Forever Right Now: A Single Dad Romance

***STANDALONE new adult romance from the author of The Butterfly Project and the Full Tilt Duet***Darlene Montgomery has been to hell and back...more than once. After a stint in jail for drug possession, she is finally clean and ready to start over. Yet another failed relationship is just the motivation she needs to move from New York to San Francisco with the hopes of resurrecting her dance career and discovering that she is more than the sum of her rap sheet. As Darlene struggles in her new city, the last thing she wants is to become entangled with her handsome-but cranky-neighbor and his adorable little girl...Sawyer Haas is weeks away from finishing law school, but exhaustion, dwindling finances, and the pressure to provide for himself and his daughter, Olivia, are wearing him down. A federal clerkship--a job he desperately needs--awaits him after graduation, but only if he passes the Bar Exam. Sawyer doesn't have the time or patience for the capricious-if beautiful-dancer who moves into the apartment above his. But Darlene's easy laugh and cheerful spirit seep into the cracks of his hardened heart, and slowly break down the walls he's resurrected to keep from being betrayed ever again.When the parents of Olivia's absentee mother come to fight for custody, Sawyer could lose everything. To have any chance at happiness, he must trust Darlene, the woman who has somehow found her way past his brittle barbs, and Darlene must decide how much of her own bruised heart she is willing to give to Sawyer and Olivia, especially when the ghosts of her troubled past refuse to stay buried.For readers 18 and up
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4.5 stars - Another heartfelt, beautiful love story by Emma Scott. I haven't read a book of hers that has been less than 4 stars for me. She has a way of hooking me in at the start and I know I'm always in for an emotional ride. Forever Right Now made me fall in love with not just Darlene and Sawyer's story but the love Sawyer had for his little girl and Darlene's journey to self-acceptance.
I also admire the way Emma Scott forced Sawyer to see past his black-and-white thinking and rediscover his humanity. The single-dad trope in this melted me. My favorite was Darlene though. I loved her sunshine, her caring heart, and her flaws. The side characters were also enjoyable additions to the story, even when they made me feel frustrated and protective of our mains.
My only complaint is really more of a preference. I would have loved this more if it was a slow-burn romance. What I enjoy is the slow breaking down of walls and tension. This wasn't insta-love but the trust formed pretty quickly between Darlene and Sawyer. I get that's not the story Emma Scott was focused on here though.
I also admire the way Emma Scott forced Sawyer to see past his black-and-white thinking and rediscover his humanity. The single-dad trope in this melted me. My favorite was Darlene though. I loved her sunshine, her caring heart, and her flaws. The side characters were also enjoyable additions to the story, even when they made me feel frustrated and protective of our mains.
My only complaint is really more of a preference. I would have loved this more if it was a slow-burn romance. What I enjoy is the slow breaking down of walls and tension. This wasn't insta-love but the trust formed pretty quickly between Darlene and Sawyer. I get that's not the story Emma Scott was focused on here though.
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