Customer Reviews

Almost Forever: Almost Forever\For the Baby's Sake (Bestselling Author Collection)

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I'm not sure what the reviewer who gave this book one star was reading, but this is one of the best books ever written by Linda Howard. It's been a while since I read it, and I can still remember it clearly, it was that good. It is a touching story that shows how love can overcome obstacles. You may need a tissue. It's very sensual, without being in your face, and that's what makes it sexy. Great writing and you get to meet a great couple from another of Linda Howard's (also great) books "Sarah's Child." Get this book, it is absolutely lovely!

this book got me hooked on linda howard from the begining. love the hero and the heroine. i have all of her books. the scene where max and claire first are intimate curled my toes and still can make me smile.

This is a reprint of an absolutely abominable book by Linda Howard.
Originally published in 1986, it is probably the only really awful book she wrote.
Her hero is Max Conroy, a man with no redeeming qualities that I could discover. He seduces the heroine in order to get insider information about her employer, then has her come to work for his company.
Instead of happily ever after, you wonder if he continues to romance idiot secretaries in their fictional future.
The character, "Max Conroy," made a brief appearance in a prior book, "Sarah's Child." Looking back over the decades I remember thinking at the time, that these were really bad books, but I bought more of Linda Howard's books anyway, and have pretty much enjoyed them all.
She has written some good books, these are not.
I really wish publishers were required to put the original printing year on every reprinted book.

What an awful book! Romantic Suspense? I think not! Thank goodness I didn't pay for this. I wish I could give it a 0 star1 No redeeming qualities in the characters. The story was so drawn out. Pages and pages of useless dialogue and information. I think I skimmed through the entire book - a first for me!

If you are looking to read a book similar to the books that LH has written during the last decade, then this book is not for you. This is a classic series romance book written in the late 1980's, written under the Silhoutte Special Edition Series. A lot of popular authors today got their start writing series romance, i.e. Sandra Brown, Debbie Macomber, Janet Evanovich just to name a few. When these authors cross into mainstream fiction their old series books get re-published without an acknowledgement that this book was an old series romance written under the guidelines of that series at that time. This causes a lot of disappointment to readers who generally don't read the series romance to begin with.

That being said, if you like or love LH books then you will enjoy this one if you keep in mind that this was written in the 80's under a Silhouette Series. I have been reading LH since 1982 Silhouette Special Edition #22 ALL THAT GLITTERS, so I might be slightly bias since I enjoy all of her books (some more than others).

This book is a stand alone book but the hero is in SARAH'S CHILD as a secondary character. I don't particular like the heroine in this book but I thought LH did a great job of giving us a little background in why she has such low self-esteem. The intimate scenes are real steamy and Max is a hottie! Having read all of LH books this one is not one of my top series favorites from her but not at the bottom either. If you like series romance and love LH get this book because all her books are worth reading to me. But if you like LH but you definitely don't like series romance and you look at series romances with disdain in the grocery store/book store then keep your money

There are sections of "Almost Forever" that show Howard developing her ability to get inside her characters, to convey passion and deep emotion with believable urgency. Unfortunately, there are also very uncomfortable sections that show her later adoption of unpleasant themes (which sadly define her work today): an abusive alpha man, a woman who we are told is internally strong but who behaves in passive and utterly unbelievable ways. Claire is betrayed by Max emotionally and professionally and yet this woman leaves her home to follow him across the state, allowing him back into her life without a whimper. Max, on the other hand, bullies and pushes, lacking sensitivity or subtlety, yet is supposed to be irresistable.

This book, written early in her career, is worth reading but not worth spending money on. Wait for the library copy, or pick it up second hand.