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Forever..

a novel of good and evil, love and hope

Jude Deveraux

421 pages

A modern fairy tale wrapped in paranormal suspense, where a sunshine heroine's psychic gifts and pure heart battle ancient evils.

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Reading this book feels like stepping into a modern fairy tale laced with supernatural suspense. The narrative moves at a brisk, engaging pace, balancing the swoony, classic romance tropes of a brooding millionaire and his plucky, sunshine assistant with genuinely atmospheric, slightly spooky paranormal elements. The prose is earnest and emotionally charged, leaning unapologetically into dramatic declarations and high-stakes battles between light and dark magic. It is a story that wraps the reader in a cozy yet suspenseful mood, where the ultimate weapon against an abiding evil is unconditional love. Fans of classic romantic suspense who enjoy a Cinderella dynamic mixed with psychic abilities and occult mysteries will devour this heartfelt, adventurous ride.

Mood
  • swoony
  • suspenseful
  • atmospheric
  • slightly spooky
Tone
  • earnest
  • dramatic
  • romantic
  • whimsical
Pace
brisk
Themes
unconditional love · light versus dark · healing childhood wounds · destiny and fate · hidden powers
The writing
Accessible and emotionally charged, blending classic romance melodrama with fairy-tale whimsy.
The arc
Moves from guarded skepticism and lingering past hurts to a sweeping, soul-deep devotion that conquers literal darkness.
Who it's for
Readers who love a plucky, sunshine heroine melting the heart of a brooding millionaire amidst a backdrop of supernatural suspense.
Content notes
  • childhood neglect
  • kidnapping
  • occult themes

About the book

From A Knight in Shining Armor to The Mulberry Tree, Jude Deveraux’s bestsellers sparkle with stunning originality, heartfelt wit, and adventurous passion. Now, this superb storyteller mixes the flavor of a classic fairy tale with a very modern love story — set in a town locked in the shadows of an abiding evil — in this imaginative new novel.

Darci Monroe overcame a childhood of neglect with an ebullient spirit, a positive attitude...and extraordinary determination. Now the resourceful young woman, hired as Adam Montgomery's personal assistant, devotes more than just professional attention to this devastatingly handsome millionaire. But one thing bars Adam from accepting Darci's love: he is intent on discovering the secret of his parents' disappearance, for she possesses the otherworldly abilities needed to help him fight a terrifying mistress of the dark arts. What Darci ends up offering is a gift greater than Adam ever hoped for, for Darci loves with all her heart, and all her soul, forever... Forever...

Darci Monroe overcame a childhood of neglect with an ebullient spirit, a positive attitude...and extraordinary determination. Now the resourceful young woman, hired as Adam Montgomery’s personal assistant, devotes more than just professional attention to this devastatingly handsome millionaire. But one thing bars Adam from accepting Darci’s love: he is intent on discovering the secret of his parents’ disappearance, for she possesses the otherworldly abilities needed to help him fight a terrifying mistress of the dark arts. What Darci ends up offering is a gift greater than Adam ever hoped for, for Darci loves with all her heart, and all her soul, forever...

Montgomery/Taggert (in chronological order): The Black Lyon (Montgomery/Taggert, #1) The Maiden (Montgomery/Taggert, #2) The Velvet Promise (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #1) (Montgomery/Taggert, #3) Highland Velvet (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #2) (Montgomery/Taggert, #4) Velvet Song (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #3) (Montgomery/Taggert, #5) Velvet Angel (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #4) (Montgomery/Taggert, #6) The Velvet Quartet Velvet (Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #1-4) The Heiress (Montgomery/Taggert, #7) The Raider (Montgomery/Taggert, #8) Mountain Laurel (Montgomery/Taggert, #9) Eternity (Montgomery/Taggert, #10) The Duchess (Montgomery/Taggert, #11) Twin of Fire (Chandler Twins, #1) (Montgomery/Taggert, #13) Twin of Ice (Chandler Twins, #2) (Montgomery/Taggert, #12) The Temptress (Montgomery/Taggert, #14) Wishes (Montgomery/Taggert, #15) The Awakening (Montgomery/Taggert, #16) The Invitation from “The Invitation” (Montgomery/Taggert, #17) The Princess (Montgomery/Taggert, #18) A Knight in Shining Armor (Montgomery/Taggert Family, #19) Sweet Liar (Montgomery/Taggert, #20) Matchmakers from “The Invitation” (Montgomery/Taggert, #21) Change of Heart from “A Holiday of Love” (Montgomery/Taggert, #22) Just Curious from “A gift of Love” (Montgomery/Taggert, #23) High Tide (Montgomery/Taggert, #24) Holly (Montgomery/Taggert, #25) Someone to Love (Montgomery/Taggert, #26) Forever... (Forever, #1) (Montgomery/Taggert, #27) Forever and Always (Forever, #2) (Montgomery/Taggert, #28) Always (Forever Trilogy #3) (Montgomery/Taggert, #29) True Love (Nantucket Brides, #1)(Montgomery/Taggert, #30) For All Time (Nantucket Brides, #2)(Montgomery/Taggert, #31) Ever After (Nantucket Brides, #3)(Montgomery/Taggert, #32) Met Her Match (Montgomery/Taggert, #33) Simple Gifts: Just Curious / Miracles / Change of Heart / Double Exposure (Montgomery/Taggert)

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