Charlotte and Nathan were supposed to be forever. They grew up together. Their families were intertwined. Charlotte was Nathan’s first love. Nathan was Charlotte’s first everything.
Until they weren’t.
How do you hold on to the person you know in your heart you are supposed to be with when everything and everyone in the universe is telling you it’s over?
How many times does a heart break?
When is enough…..enough?
How long is forever?
MICHELLE’S REVIEW
I wish I could just write “Jen Frederick is the best ever, of all time. Bow down.”
But you probably want to know what this book was about.
So…here we go.
First off- if you have not read Undeclared and Unspoken- I think you should consider starting there. You don’t have to at all but I know that for me- knowing the parents of the characters in Charlotte Chronicles and loving them the way I do made me love this book even more. Because as epic as the love stories of their parents were- Bo and AM and Grace and Noah have NOTHING on Charlotte and Nate.
JenFred- this might be your best work to date. And considering I read everything you write- that’s a bold statement. (And you know how much I love Ian and Tiny so this is hard to admit!)
But Charlotte and Nate are just - they are the definition of meant to be. Two people were never more made for each other than they are.
But the road there is so, so tough. Nate is the ultimate idiot asshole and almost ruins EVERYTHING. We meet Charlotte and Nate as teenagers. Their young love is perfection. But again- Nate is a stupid, stupid boy. Luckily he does not grow up into a stupid little man. But he has his work cut out for him. He’s like:
This may be one of Jen’s most emotional reads for me as well. I felt like Charlotte and Nate went through so much as a couple and it’s heartbreaking. But Charlotte is one of the strongest female characters I have ever read about. I am in love with her. She just goes through so much and always comes out on top. And it’s not because she has a man behind her. It’s because she herself is strong.
And Nate. God- I love him like he’s real. He knows how much he fucked up and he is going to move heaven and earth to fix it. And boy does he fix it.
Like, seriously. If you haven’t gotten into this series. YOU MUST!! It’s everything. It’s perfection.
EXCERPT
But when I close my eyes, I can see him—and me. I can see me pressed up against the mirror in the bathroom, my hands making starfish prints as I brace myself against his thrusts. I can hear his harsh breathing, his commands to come, come now, Charlotte. There was that passage of time that felt endless when he was between my legs, licking me softly and leisurely as if there wasn’t anything in this world that gave him more pleasure than helping me find my own. I touch myself, but it’s useless. My body wants one thing: Nathan Jackson.
I’m on fire and the ache of want is so acute it’s like a knife in my chest. I’ve had multiple surgeries, chemo treatments, radiation but that’s nothing compared to what I feel now.
Time and distance had dulled my pain and that my desire and love for Nathan had actually started to ease only to be stoked into high, hot flames by his reappearance in my life.
He is the poison and the antidote.
AUTHOR INFO
Jen Frederick lives with her husband, child, and one rambunctious dog. She’s been reading stories all her life but never imagined writing one of her own. Jen loves to hear from readers so drop her a line at jensfrederick[AT]gmail[DOT]com.
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