And Then Forever

This was a great book!! Love Shirley Jump Books!!1

The perfect summer beach read

This is the first time I am reading the author and I really enjoyed the book. It starts out slowly so we get to know Darcy (the heroine) and who she is. where she comes from and sets the scene.

Then we Kincaid, our hero, who 7 years before fell in love with Darcy. He is the rich boy and 7 years before darcy dumped him in a 2 sentence letter before he went off to law school. Now he is back in town with his very pregnant sister while they hide from their powerful father and his sisters husband.

Now I am not spoiling anything else but Kincaid and Darcy have a lot of talking to do and watching them work it out was pure pleasure and I loved every minute. Its a great story and I loved all the characters.

this was a wonderful story. Love this author and she never disappoints. you start the book and you can't stop reading it.

An amazing read and a great start to another fun series from this author! Set on a small island, this small town romance is a second chance/secret child story that will warm your heart, make you chuckle, and have you cheering at the end. For all appearances Kincaid Foster and Darcy Williams couldn't be any more different. But when the heart is involved, where you come from and what you have don't really matter in the end. If you listen, your heart will always lead you where you need to go. Now if these two will just listen!!

I highly recommend this one!

And Then Forever by Shirley Jump is the 1st book in her new Fortune’s Island series. I have read and enjoyed reading Shirley Jump novels, and looked forward to reading the start of this new series. I am happy to say that this was a fun, quick and enjoyable read.

Darcy Williams is our heroine and a wonderful one at that. We learn early on that Darcy was not happy as a child, as her mother never really paid much attention to her. As soon as she was old enough, she left home for the nearby Fortune’s Island, and lived life to the fullest, since she was totally independent and fun loving. Darcy, who has been a waitress at The Love Shack bar and restaurant from the start, is perfectly happy doing what she does, not to mention the owners and friends have become her family.

Kincaid Foster, who comes from a wealthy family, fell in love with Darcy years ago, and out of nowhere, she wrote him to say goodbye, since he was only there for the summer. Now 7 years later, he returns to the island with his pregnant sister. When he visits The Love Shack, he sees Darcy, and the feelings he felt before arisee quickly. She is shocked to see him, and does her best to avoid him. Kincaid never understood why she pushed him away, but what he doesn’t know is Darcy has a secret.

Though Darcy does her best to keep her distance, the romance slowly begins to heat up again. Darcy fears for Kincaid to find out her secret, and of course, when at the beach he discovers she has a child now 6 years old. Kincaid automatically can see the resemblance to both him and Darcy, and knows Emma is his. Darcy tries to explain that he was going away to college, and his father expected him to join the firm in the future. She did not want to ruin his life.

What she doesn’t tell him is that his father forced her to take some money to take care of the child, with threats to take away Emma, if she ever told Kincaid. What follows is a sweet romance between Kincaid and Darcy, and his happiness to be with both her and Emma. He realizes that being on Fortune’s Island makes him happy and content. He considers giving up his wealthy life in NY, and staying with Darcy and Emma, whom he has fallen hard for. But there still some secrets that will threaten their relationship. Will Kincaid understand why Darcy was afraid to tell him about his father, and forgive her?

The secondary characters are very good, and a few we expect to have stories told about them in future books. We get some snippets from Kincaid’s sister, Abby and Darcy’s friend, Jill. There will be more fun to come on Fortune’s Island. Shirley Jump has written a sweet and emotional story in Fortune’s Island, and I look forward to the next book.

And Then Forever by Shirley Jump is a page turning must read. I was hooked from the beginning, Then during chapter three there is a twist that I should have seen coming but didn’t. I think I was so caught up in the character of Darcy, so impressed how she had found stability and family that I never thought to question why. What an inspiring person she had become even with her fears and insecurities. If only Kincaid Foster had had the backbone seven years ago that Darcy has. At one point he tells his sister, “I’m going for the wounded and vulnerable alpha male look.” That is pretty much how I see him too.

The main storyline is wonderful but so are the two subplot that are happening to with Abby and Jillian. These extra plots do not take anything away from Darcy and Kincaid but make the story all the more richer. The supporting characters who make up Darcy’s “family” are loyal and a bit meddling. They are a perfect complement to Darcy’s take-no-prisoners attitude.

The pacing remains steady and while I expected the outcome the journey to it is so worth the read. I liked how the author allowed us to see both Darcy’s and Kincaid’s POV. I knew a reckoning was coming for both Darcy and Abby and boy, is it a doozy.

Now I can’t wait for the next book in the series which is Jillian’s. I also would like to go back in time to read her parents’ story of how they found each other.