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Reviewers Choice Award Winner **
“Ever After” is the continued story of Shane Galanter and his high school sweetheart Lauren Gibbs. They were separated by their parents not long after graduation and the discovery of Lauren’s pregnancy. Now reunited almost twenty years later by the daughter neither knew Shane’s devotion to God and his support of the war continues to come between them. Meanwhile Emily their daughter has found a love of her own when she starts working at Fort Lewis and runs into Justin Baker. Emily and Justin become fast friends and soon their love begins to grow into something amazing. The book bounces back and forth between the relationship of Shane and Lauren and Emily and Justin.
Lauren continues to struggle to understand why Shane and Emily both support the war. It’s not until Lauren gives the situation to God and decides she must go back to the Middle East that she learns more than she ever thought possible. Justin gets notice that he has to go back to Iraq for his second tour. Justin and Emily spend the final weeks before he goes back spending as much time with each other as possible and promising to marry when Justin comes home. Emily sees a side of Justin she never knew about. She learns he’s so much better of a person than she ever realized. Emily and Justin learn to trust God for his safety while Shane and Lauren realize if they will ever make it they have to grow in their relationship with God and His perfect understanding.
For me this book absolutely blew me away. I used my Kleenex more than I care to admit. You feel like you truly know the people and are rooting for them. The way Karen Kingsbury makes you feel like part of the story is amazing. You find by the end of the book not only have you read a great story but you too have changed and grown.
Reviewed by Kristy Pelletier
for The Road to Romance
January 31, 2007
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