Forever and Always [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Jude Deveraux (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2003

This is Jude Deveraux at her most pleasurable, hailed Booklist in praise of her powerful bestseller Forever....Now Deveraux brings back her gifted heroine, Darci Monroe, in a riveting new novel of endless love and shadowed secrets.

Forever and Always

Darci's psychic abilities have always guided her through hardship...and into a once-in-a-lifetime love with her rich, powerful husband, Adam Montgomery. When Adam vanishes in a mysterious accident, a grief-stricken Darci is left alone to raise their young daughter. But her instinct tells her the reports of Adam's death are untrue. When the FBI enlists her intuitive talents to solve a heinous crime, she agrees -- if they'll help to uncover the truth about Adam. It may be a tougher deal than Darci imagined: she must go head-to-head with Jack Rose, a criminal whose mind power matches Darci's at every turn. Now Darci must discover if those in the highest circles of authority have her best interests at heart -- or if someone intends to sever the everlasting bond she shares with her one true love.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The bliss that Darci Montgomery found by the end of Deveraux's last paranormal mystery-cum-romance, Forever, didn't last long, as this lackluster follow-up finds the pint-sized psychic alone once again, searching for her abducted husband. When primetime TV hunk Linc Abrams seeks her assistance in finding a son he fathered via sperm bank, Darci agrees, sensing that the investigation will bring her closer to her husband. As they aimlessly search for answers at a creepy Alabama "spa," they rub shoulders with ghosts, uncover secrets about Linc's lineage and cross paths with a blind seer. Darci's psychic insights make it easy for the author to skimp on character development. When she meets Linc, for example, we're told that "he'd missed out on some love in his life" but that he's generally a "good guy." The plot is also lacking in development. Overall, the book feels more like a sketch than a fully fleshed-out story. Despite its open-ended denouement (which includes an obvious setup for book three), readers may think twice before picking up Darci's next adventure.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

About the Author

Jude Deveraux is the author of thirty-seven New York Times bestsellers, including Lavender Morning, Return to Summerhouse, Secrets, Someone to Love, Wild Orchids, Holly, The Mulberry Tree, The Summerhouse, and Temptation. To date, there are more than 50 million copies of her books in print worldwide. She lives in North Carolina.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 411 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786259043
• ISBN-13: 978-0786259045
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,037,573 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jude Deveraux was once a fifth-grade teacher who loved to read. When her imagination began to be filled with her own stories to tell, her career as a writer began. Jude's novels have been set in both contemporary and historical periods. Her strong, lyrical writing style and ability to write stories with memorable characters, rich detail, and believable dialogue has garnered her many devoted readers.

Jude has had over thirty books on the New York Times bestsellers list, has over 60 million copies in print, and has been translated into 18 languages. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading murder mysteries, working in her garden, and in boxing class she likes to show much younger males that she can throw a mean right cross.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Oh yeah, Bleh! it is., September 28, 2003

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Jenna Leigh "Jenn" (Louisiana, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Forever and Always (Forever Trilogy) (Mass Market Paperback)

Well, I am a BIG Jude fan, I have read EVERY book she has ever written, however, I am here to tell ya, I am not going to buy another of her books automatically. This book promised so much, but delivered so little, yeah Adam and Bo are missing, nothin gets resolved with that. She doesn't get ANY information about them at all, just that her helping someone else MAY lead her to her beloved husband.
That's another thing. If he is so beloved, what in the hell is she doin lusting after another man throughout the whole book? I mean seriously, I am married, I am NOT saying that I don't look at nice looking men, but I do NOT actively lust after them.
I know she is supposed to be human, but sheesh, every other page? She was lookin at his butt, abs, shoulders, pecs, etc. If she wants him so much, then jump on him and just leave Adam to his fate. I did enjoy parts of this book but it just...stopped suddenly with nothing else happening. Wham!! And then the blurb about the next in the series. And, from what I can see, it has NOTHING to do with Darci, Adam, Bo, or even Linc. GRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's not a romance, but it's pretty good..., November 25, 2003

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L. Mullins "laura209" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Forever and Always (Forever Trilogy) (Mass Market Paperback)

I selected this book randomly off the shelf at the bookstore. I was really desperate for a good book. I was an avid reader of JD's earlier work (Velvet Series, Knight in Shining Armor)and loved them all. I've really tried to get into the new way she's writing with little success. So now I've read the book I chose and I was very surprised. I actually liked it. I love the way the whole story is written in 1st person. It's like you actually experience what the characters are feeling. With the 3rd person POV it's hard to *really* get to know a character. I absolutley loved Linc. This is the first "romance" novel that I have read with one of the main characters being African-American. It's quite refreshing to read something different than the norm. You get time-travel, ghosts, villians, and other characters wrapped up into one neat little book.

Other reviews have stated that you have to read Forever first. This isn't true. I did not read Forever (I probably will go back and read it though) and understand everything that was going on. Not once was I lost or found something hard to understand.

Just remember, so you won't be disappointed later on, this book, or any of her newer books, is NOTHING like her earlier work. The book's spine says romance, but it definately is not that. It's a really good story about a woman looking for her husband.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time on this book, November 4, 2003

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"kellykel" (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Forever and Always (Forever Trilogy) (Mass Market Paperback)

I wish I could have had some of that True Persuasion to make me like this book. If it wasnt' for the fact that I have never not finished a book I started, I would have thrown this in the fire. Now, Im disappointed that I didn't. A complete waste of my time. I have never finished a book and felt mad and confused at the same time. Horrible Ms. Deveraux! And I am a huge fan!