Only Forever [Mass Market Paperback]

Kimberly Cates (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1992

Innocent Ashleen O'Shea steals a chalice from the convent that shelters her in order to deliver herself and four orphans from famine-stricken Ireland, and, once in America, discovers that she has been deeded a Texas farm complete with handsome scoundrel Garret MacQuade.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Cates's ( To Catch a Flame ) heroine fails to live up to the promise of her spirited if incredible entrance. As a young woman about to take nun's vows in famine-stricken 19th-century Ireland, Ashleen O'Shea steals a chalice to save four orphans from the workhouse and buy passage with them to America. Soon, however, she devolves into an insipidly sunny miss engaged in melodramatic adventures. Arriving in Missouri, she meets Kennisaw Jones and nurses him when he is fatally wounded by his old enemies, the Garvey brothers. Before he dies, Kennisaw asks Ashleen to warn Garret MacQuade that the Garvey brothers are loose; in turn he gives her title to an abandoned farm in Texas. Ashleen finds Garret, an initially vulgar loutpp. 54-7 who turns out to be tender and good with children, and succumbs to his charms. Garret guides Ashleen to the farm, where the Garvey brothers track them down; it was on this farm that, hunting Kennisaw's buried treasure, they murdered Garret's family 20 years earlier. Had there been any chance that the Garveys could do any damage before being wiped out by the hero, it might--perhaps--have made the story less silly.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 314 pages
• Publisher: Pocket; First edition. edition (April 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416506950
• ISBN-13: 978-1416506959
• ASIN: 0671740830
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,496,835 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I absolutely LOVED this book!!!, August 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Only Forever (Mass Market Paperback)

I am a huge Kimberly Cates fan - and this book has to rank as one of her best!! The romance between Ashleen and Garrett is so strong - you really believe these two belong together. Both characters have overcome so much, yet they are still strong and able to care about others. The kids and their relationship to each other and the adults was heartwarming. And the bad guys were REALLY BAD!! I would highly recommend this book as well as all her others.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most talented, enjoyable authors I've read, January 16, 2005

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Judy Smith - See all my reviews

This review is from: Only Forever (Thorndike Large Print Popular Series) (Paperback)

Upon reading this book, the discerning reader will see that Kimberly Cates has the unusual knack of being able to portray interpersonal relationships and feelings so realistically, that it warms the souls of those who enjoy having their souls' warmed. So I guess maybe the official reviewers don't fit the latter category, judging by their less than flattering comments.

Rarely does one come across novelists such as Cates who are able to focus on the complete picture, which includes family life and kids. And to bring out the childrens' unique personalities, instead of the way so many authors don't seem to acknowledge, not only that children exist, but that they can have complex mindsets as well! It occurs to me that novelists can learn a thing or two from marketers in that respect... ahem!