Forget Me Not
A
Candy Hearts Romance
by
Maureen L. Bonatch
The car
accident totaled Sabrina Post’s convertible and reinvented her memories. She
can't recall dumping Cole Dawson ten years ago. What her new clairvoyant
visions tell Sabrina is he’s her husband. Any practical girl would question her
sanity. But if Sabrina wants to make this imaginary future a reality, she'll
have to regain Cole’s trust and eliminate her rival, the coffee shop waitress
who’s pegged Cole as husband #4. To prove she’s foreseen their destiny, Sabrina
stirs Cole’s interest by revealing specifics about him she couldn’t have
otherwise known. Unfortunately, the one detail he vividly remembers is the pain
when she left him and their "rinky-dink" town in her rearview mirror.
If Cole
can't believe she's a changed woman, can Sabrina accept the only
second chance she has at love exists in her memories?
Excerpt:
The boxes of candy hearts Julie
forgot spilled across the floor.
Cole hunkered
down and gathered the papers. His mouth formed a hard line as he glanced at
Sabrina’s leave paperwork with the end date prominently circled. He replaced it
on the table under the keys.
“No really, I
can do it. You stay, Cole. I’ll be right back.” Sabrina caught her reflection
in the mirror on the wall. The quest for a coat resulted in her hair looking as
if she’d stuck her finger into an electrical outlet. Her appearance matched her
desperation. She ran her hands over her head, but the static filled strands
resisted smoothing.
“I need to
check on Dad anyway, and it’s on my way. I’ll take Josie.” Cole extended his
elbow, and Josie latched on like a lifeline, her fingers digging into the
leather of his jacket. She skittered across a few of the remaining candies,
crushing Be Mine and Love Me on the floor. “Thanks again for
dinner, Marge.”
“Cole wait.”
Despair leaked into Sabrina’s plea.
He glanced toward the papers on the table and sighed. “I waited for years, Rena. It’s you who waited too long.”
He glanced toward the papers on the table and sighed. “I waited for years, Rena. It’s you who waited too long.”
As the door
closed behind him, so did the future with Cole that she’d imagined. Her
shoulders fell. She knelt to collect the candy hearts scattered on the floor.
Forget Me Not and Hug Me taunted her with their cheerful words. Lacking a
garbage bag, she shoved a handful of the candies into her jacket pocket.
Several hearts were trodden into tiny pieces, like her own.
My Thoughts: Forget Me Not is a novella in the Candy Hearts Series. This was a very sweet little story. Sabrina seemed to do a complete 180, surprising all the people in her life. I was rooting for her as she struggled to make the future she sees come true. I get the feeling that who she was before might have been so goal oriented that it made her a little unlikable. I liked her though and I would happily read more about her. Cole is a great leading male. I loved his friendliness and his willingness to help everyone who needed it. I also really enjoyed Sabrina's mom.
This is a great second chance love story. I buzzed through it quickly and I definitely wish it hadn't ended. I'm looking forward to seeing what other Candy Hearts books come out.
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About the Author:
Maureen
writes stories in the beautiful state of Pennsylvania that boast laughter,
light suspense and something magical in the hope of sharing her love of finding
the extraordinary in the ordinary world. She writes Paranormal Romance and
Fantasy.
I received an e-copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.
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