“Heidi McLaughlin delivers a breathtaking addition to the Beaumont series. Holding Onto Forever is everything you want it to be and so much more. I fell in love all over again.” USA Today Bestselling Author, K.L. Grayson 

“Holding Onto Forever is emotional, riveting, and completely captivating. Noah Westbury will steal your heart and never give it back.” NYT Bestselling Author, S Moose

“A rollercoaster of emotions. McLaughlin takes you on a journey of two hearts that are destined to be together.” NYT Bestselling Author, Kaylee Ryan

The road for Noah Westbury has been carved out for him, long before he knew who his father was. Making sure he worked hard to deserve the opportunities provided to him, Noah is exactly where he dreamed of being – starting QB for Portland Pioneers. Together with a Victoria Secret’s model girlfriend by his side, life couldn’t get much better. Except for the fact that standing in his path is Peyton Powell-James, his life-long friend and the one woman he can never have.

And once he does, the sweet scent of his cologne fills the small space. I find myself leaning a bit closer to him so I can inhale deeply without looking like a creeper. Kyle smiles. It’s an ear-to-ear grin with a slight chuckle. I’ve been caught, but he doesn’t seem to care. He leans forward, pulling himself away from me. It’s probably best. We’ve just met and if he kissed me now, I don’t know what I would do.

“Tell me about yourself, Peyton.”

“I’m majoring in broadcast journalism. I love football. I’m a twin.”

“Is your twin as pretty as you?”

“Prettier,” I tell him.

“Impossible,” he replies, never breaking eye contact with me. “What do you know about me?”

“Everything, yet nothing. Your rookie year, you sat on the bench but started your second year. You threw sixteen touchdowns, eleven interceptions and accumulated 3,440 yards. Your completion rate was fifty-eight percent. This year, you’re pushing seventy percent and in line to win the league MVP. You’ve thrown for almost 4,500 yards, twenty-five touchdowns and four interceptions.”

Kyle’s eyes widen as his mouth drops open. “Wow, you had to go and bring up my first year, huh?”

I shrug. “You asked, but …”

★★★★★

 

Holding Onto Forever is an all-consuming emotional page turner! I couldn’t put this novel down!

I have to make a confession….Forever My Girl is the one and only book I’ve read from the Beaumont Series…OMG….What is wrong with me. I need all the books now. Holding Onto Forever is a novel that you should go into blind. Don’t read the blurb. Don’t read the spoiler reviews. I promise you will not be disappointed!

Because this is a second generation series I was worried that I would be confused, even though it clearly says this can be read as a standalone, sometimes that isn’t the case and confusion can cloud the premise of the story. But I’m happy to say….that is not the case. This novel gave the right amount of background information between previous characters in the Beaumont series.

Peyton has dreams of being a sports broadcaster, her love for football is strong thanks to best friend Noah. When Peyton was five her birth father, Mason, was in a car accident leaving behind his two twin daughters and a wife. Peyton leaned on Noah throughout her life’s hardships. They were two peas in a pod. That is until Noah went off to college and then started life as an NFL player.

Noah has always loved Peyton, but at a young age he viewed that love to be wrong due to the closeness of their families. One night is all it took for those walls to come crashing down. Noah has to tell her how he feels but when Peyton starts talking about college and her excitement to finally be free to venture the world on her own, Noah again puts his feelings to the side and does what is right by her.

Until it happens..and all bets are off…….

 

I have never cried this much while reading a novel and that’s saying a whole hell of a lot, I love my angst.

The first chapter I shed a couple of tears and by the fifth I was in FULL UGLY CRY MODE! This novel fed my emotions. I didn’t know it was possible to feel that many emotions in a single moment while reading. I’m just thankful I had the house to myself!

Noah and Peyton’s story is heartbreaking with an underlying hope. When everyone was giving up on Peyton, Noah was right there fighting for her. I was right there along with him screaming at my kindle. I know how it feels to be in that situation, to be the only one to have hope in a situation that dire.

It’s difficult to write this review and not give away spoilers. Every year I have a few chosen novels that stick with me. Holding Onto Forever is one of those novels. Peyton and Noah’s story is one that literally consumed my mind, heart, and soul. The fear of the unknown is what I loved about it. I reluctantly flipped through the pages not knowing if the next one was going to bring more heartbreak. I felt the fear that Peyton was feeling along with the turmoil the whole freaking family felt.

Now that I’m finished reading Holding Onto Forever, I can say this with a clear mind. Holding Onto Forever is my #1 Favorite novel of 2017.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!

 

Peace Love and Happy Reading,

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