A Chance at Forever

Whew...what a beautifully crafted story! I have a hard time reading Melissa Jagears's books quickly because I just want to soak up all the details. I managed to make this one last a week. Of course, though, I finished the last hundred or so pages in a single night because I simply couldn't stop to put it down.

At the end, I had warm fuzzies and a deep regret over having to say goodbye to these characters. The small-town feel is authentically crafted and made me feel like I could go visit it if I lived a century ago. The epilogue was good, but not enough material on my new “friends” to satisfy me. I want more books set here!

I've always liked the name Mercy and I loved how our heroine embodies some of this and seeks to live up to her name. I loved the Christian lessons included. Aaron was an enjoyable and believable character also. I really admired his gutsy decision to come back to the town where he had been a bully and been miserable in order to try to make amends. I love how their story unfolds gently until everything about the past is understood and there's just the present and future to deal with.

I really have a hard time with writing reviews on books I love too much. In fact, a lot of the books on my favorites shelf don't have reviews because of that. I highly recommend the whole series, and this is a great story to end it with (though I will continue to protest the series having to end.)

Content: some mention of the shady houses of the red-light district. Some drinking/drunkenness, not condoned.

Thanks to the author for a free copy of the book in exchange for a review.