Forever (Firstborn Series-Baxter 2, Book 5) (Paperback)

~ Karen Kingsbury (Author)

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Product Description

Katy Hart is thrilled about her future with Hollywood's Dayne Matthews. But as she plans a wedding and looks for a house on the shores of Lake Monroe, she receives tragic news. Now she and the members of the Baxter family must travel to Los Angeles and sort through their options. While paparazzi open fire on the Baxter family, Luke Baxter must wrestle with feelings that have troubled him for nearly a year. Ultimately, the Baxter family must pull together one last time in an act of service and love to help Katy and Dayne find what they've always been looking for--a chance at forever.

About the Author

Karen Kingsbury is currently America's best-selling inspirational author. She has written more than 30 of her Life-Changing Fiction titles and has nearly 5 million books in print. Dubbed by Time magazine as the Queen of Christian Fiction. Her fiction has made her one of the country's favorite storytellers, and one of her novels-Gideon's Gift-is under production for an upcoming major motion picture release. Her emotionally gripping titles include the popular Redemption series, the Firstborn series, Divine, One Tuesday Morning, Beyond Tuesday Morning, Oceans Apart, and A Thousand Tomorrows.Karen and her husband, Don, live in the Pacific Northwest and are parents to one girl and five boys, including three adopted from Haiti.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. (February 13, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1414307640
• ISBN-13: 978-1414307640
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #11,636 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This is item 5 in The Firstborn Series.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A sweet "conclusion" for a beautiful story, March 21, 2007

By	Celina V. Sconochini "celi23" (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have to admit that I had my doubts when I bought this book... the last couple of books in this series were quite repetitive and more of the same. But I was beautifully surprised with Forever because it is really one of those books that you cannot put down even though you know how it is going to end. The dialogues between Dayne and Katy are so sweet and romantic that you will always be wishing for more. And we will get more about them in the new series "Sunrise", which I cannot wait to read!
But, as in the other books in the Firstborn Series, Forever is not only about Dayne and Katy. Forever is also about Luke and his struggles with himself now that he has a brother. I particularly liked this part of the story because what happens with Luke can be applied to many situations and provided me with things to think about in my own life.
Again Kingsbury has created an inspirational story based on faith and love that is not only romantic, but also moving and motivating. It is definitely a must read!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forever, April 10, 2007

By	Marilyn F. Fitzgerald - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I have read this book plus the other 4 in the series. They are all fabulous and I enjoyed them immensely and have donated them to my church library. I have read all of Karen Kingsbury's books and am looking forward to Sunrise when it is released.

Marilyn Fitzgerald
Carlsbad, CA

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fame, Forgiven, Found, Family and Forever......, June 27, 2007

By	Anita Burkhardt "Christian fiction addict" (Racine, WI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Forever (Firstborn series-Baxter 2, Book 5) (Hardcover)

I hope that as you read this book, "Forever", you have read the four books that precede it. I dearly LOVED this series. I couldn't put any of the books down for more than a moment. The characters became as real people to me as they did to the author. One thing I found interesting to my own value system is that most other "Christian fiction authors" I have read, are quite squeaky clean i.e. no profanity, no sex scenes, etc. With one phase of the story of this series taking place in Hollywood, the story did encompass the lifestyle of the stars of a movie as you read about in newspapers. It was handled delicately and yet it made the story more believable. As much as some may prefer to have none of this side of life exposed, it does exist. I believe an author who has the ability to include these incidents while maintaining the art of forgiveness of the characters, is doing a wonderful job of spreading understanding, forgiveness and showing the consequences of one's actions which we can all apply to our individual situations, when we choose. I highly recommend each of the books in this series. I loaned these books, one at a time, to a friend who came back every day or two for the next one. After completing each one, she would comment, "I wondered what my neighbors thought, as I sat on my porch, reading this book, with tears streaming down my face." Karen Kingsbury has that ability .... you laugh a while and cry a while..........