Title:
The Forever Kiss
Author:
Angela Knight
Published By:
Red Sage
Publishing
ISBN:
0-9648942-3-8
Release Date:
July 2004
Format:
Print
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For as long as Valerie can remember, 'Cowboy' has always been in her dreams. First he was there to comfort and protect a small child in the aftermath of her parents' violent death, and as she grew from a child to a woman, he became something much more. 'Cowboy' invades her dreams and her body. In her dreams he was her lover, her hero and she loved him and 'Cowboy' loved her too. So when her fantasy dreams turns into a nightmare, Valerie feels heartbreakingly betrayed.
Cade hadn't meant to frighten Valerie, he just wanted to be with her, feel her one last time. Cade learned years before to accept the bond between them. Obviously that night so long ago mentally linked them for all time. Cade knew that should Valerie learn of his role in her parents' murder, she'd never forgive him. The fact that he was there at all would turn her away forever. She doesn't remember seeing him, talking with him, or not being afraid of him, when the look about him should have sent her screaming into the night. Instead when the monsters came in her dreams, she called to him to protect her and he could do nothing else but slay her monsters for her.
Valerie is prepared to go cross-country. Having suddenly and suspiciously lost her job, she reluctantly takes another. The very last person she expects to greet her at the airport is 'Cowboy'. One look into his eyes and she knows for certain it's him. Valerie never thought that he could be real; hoped and prayed that he was somewhere out there, but didn't believe it. Now he's here and he's even better in person than in her dreams. Then she remembers her nightmare and all she can think is, could that be real also? Would the fantasy lover of her dreams, really grow fangs and want to bite her?
I found The Forever Kiss to be an exceptionally written, refreshing book. Immediately readers are drawn into this story by the very steamy love affair between Cade and Valerie. Angela Knight has written this cast of characters wonderfully. Ms. Knight has captured Valerie's internal struggle so well, that readers also feel undecided; if she helps Cade her life is forever altered, but if she doesn't can she live with the repercussions? The Forever Kiss is filled with intriguing questions just like this. The balance of good and evil isn't always known in this book or that the good will win in the end, but readers can hope that true love conquers all. I really enjoyed this book by Angela Knight. As a new-to-me author, Ms. Knight goes straight to my 'auto-buy list'. 5 angels!Reviewed by: Jaymi
