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Forever My Girl
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
I was never supposed to be a rock star. I had my life all planned out for me. Play football in college. Go to the NFL. Marry my high school sweetheart and live happily ever after. I broke both our hearts that day when I told her I was leaving. I was young. I made the right decision for me, but the wrong decision for us. I've poured my soul into my music, but I've never forgotten her. Her smell, her smile. And now I'm going back. After ten years. I hope I can explain that after all this time. I still want her to be my forever girl.
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StayCurious
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#LittensLoveRomance Ch.11-12: Still don‘t care for Liam. Until I‘m told otherwise, it seems like he was tired of his charmed life & decided a change was needed. I hate that the people in his life became burdens & were expendable. Even if his parents forced his hand there was a better way to break free. But - Josie can‘t keep Liam and Noah apart unless she gets a handle on what they both want. It‘s not just about her-It needs to be most about Noah

LiseWorks I always feel sorry for the man when they find out they have a kid they didn't know about. I still say there really had to be a good reason for Liam to want to disappear like that. 6h
OriginalCyn620 I do think Josie needs to have a conversation with Noah. It would be so much worse if he finds out the truth from someone else! It doesn‘t seem like that possibility has occurred to her. 6h
CrowCAH I‘m kind of surprised she actually hadn‘t told Noah about her dad. What has she said about Liam this whole time? 6h
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StayCurious
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#LittensLoveRomance Ch.9-10: nuh-no Liam. You don‘t get to act broken hearted. You decided to leave. You made the choice to go. Granted you didn‘t know about Noah but you did know about Josie. So don‘t play the martyr. And Josie: you can‘t NOT tell Noah. He deserves to know who his dad is. Both these characters are irksome.

Kshakal I think I like this book so far but the characters are annoying me at this point! 1d
StayCurious @Kshakal yes! Like I want to see them grow but it needs to start happening 🔜 1d
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LiseWorks I read a book for Christmas that was just like this from Nora Roberts lol, I'm getting annoyed that they can't communicate 1d
TheSpineView Liam is acting like a spoiled child. He got his cake with ice too, I might add, and he is complaining he didn't pie! F'in A!!! He made his bed now he has to lay in it 1d
CrowCAH Especially since HE changed his phone number, HE could have reached out to her. I get where she‘s coming from wanting to keep the status quo by not telling Noah, but he‘s at an age where he can figure things out or make his own decisions about Liam‘s character. 1d
Roary47 While the characters are annoying me. I‘m enjoying the ride so far. Still curious why he left. I don‘t think he would have left the only people he cares about. He doesn‘t seem to like the fame at all. He‘s an ogre with layers. 1d
OriginalCyn620 I agree with you all! I too want to know what happened that made Liam leave. And not just leave, but also why he cut everyone out of his life. That‘s the part that‘s bugging me. I‘m guessing his dad had to do with the leaving part, and it better be pretty bad, because then maybe we can justify his behavior! 18h
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StayCurious
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
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#LittensLoveRomance Ch.7-8: Hm, I‘m seeing some red flags with Nick for sure. I don‘t like the way he manhandled Josie. Was that the first time or is it a regular occurrence? Do we think Liam was lying when he said he wouldn‘t care if Josie had moved on but seeing that it‘s with Nick pissed him off? I think he would have cared either way. Things are going to get very complicated.

OriginalCyn620 I didn‘t like Nick doing that to her either. Nor did I like Liam getting all pissy that she‘s with Nick now. He has no right to be! It‘s early on, but right now, I kinda want Josie to kick them both to the curb. 😂 2d
CrowCAH I didn‘t like Nick‘s physical reaction. Uncalled for. I think we‘d all like to think we‘d be okay seeing our true love/ex with someone else, but really we‘d be envious of their situation. And even a bit mad that they didn‘t wait for a love reunion. 2d
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LiseWorks There is no way that I would be able to be with Nick. Manhandling her like that really turned me off. I think Liam might know how Nick is, and of course, they seemed to have not liked each other in high-school, therefore the jealous reaction from both was obvious. 2d
TheSpineView Nope, don't like Nick. I think he is going to be trouble in the future. 2d
Roary47 I am on team kick Nick to the curb. Now that Liam knows about Noah he might want him in his life. I‘m glad that the wife of his friend who passed is inclusive. There has to be more there in his leaving. I can‘t see that he would leave them all when he was so happy without a good reason. 2d
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StayCurious
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
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#LittensLoveRomance Ch.5-6: well I guess cat‘s out of the bag. Do you think she should have tried harder to tell him about his son or did the fact that he changed his number make it clear that he had moved on? If he would‘ve stayed, would he have even been able to go to college with a baby on the way? Would their lives have been very different? I think he would have grown to resent her for holding him back. He seems like that type.

OriginalCyn620 She clearly tried to get in touch, so I‘m Team Josie here. I agree with her that he has no right barking at her and wanting answers. But I do think you‘re right, Renee. If he‘d known and had stayed, he probably would‘ve ended up resenting it and her. Really not liking Liam! 3d
willaful Sorry, but I'm dropping out. Liam's incessant misogyny is just too much for me. 😞 3d
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CrowCAH I agree, he would still have felt trapped, even if he knew about the baby. It‘s why he left, he wanted to pursue his passion and it wasn‘t the traditional house, wife, and baby story. Sometimes men have to do some growing up before they realize what‘s important. 3d
LiseWorks And I'm on Liam's team here. Do we really know why he left? No! Something must have happened for him to leave everything, and until I know what it is, I'm sticking with him. Don't tell me that a famous guy like that could not have been reached. She knew what he was doing if he was famous. 3d
TheSpineView @LiseWorks Not on team Liam; however, I agree that there is something else going on that has not been revealed yet. If Josie had wanted to reach Liam she could have if only through attorneys. Maybe she decided that she didn't want Liam involved with Noah afraid that he would reject them both. Who knows... Maybe this will be revealed layer too. 3d
Roary47 I‘m sorry @willaful not that you are out. I agree with you on Liam, and will miss your insight. @LiseWorks and @TheSpineView there definitely is something else going on in his reason for leaving everything behind. I‘m here to see if it justifies leaving the only woman he ever loved. His anger at her I feel is unwarranted. Sure famous dude I‘m sure could have been tracked down, but he went out of his way to ghost her. 3d
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StayCurious
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
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#LittensLoveRomance Ch.3: so when he left, it looks as though he left everything and everyone. What was he running away from? And is he still running?
Ch.4: Do you think Nick knows that Josie still thinks of the past and isn‘t sure about marrying him, despite her best efforts? How must it feel to guess you‘re second place? ⬇️

StayCurious I‘m surprised that Mason‘s wife left an open spot for a pallbearer “just in case” - I‘m surprised she would want Liam involved in the funeral after all this time. 4d
CrowCAH I do wonder exactly what happened and why Liam ran. Seems a bit drastic to leave everything behind when he had such a tight-night group of friends and a potential career in football. 4d
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LiseWorks This fascinates me. It seems weird that Liam is even going to this funeral. I donalsongrt the impression he doesn't like his lifestyle now. 4d
OriginalCyn620 First, your meme is on point! 🤣🤣🤣 Secondly, I agree that leaving an open pallbearer spot was odd, giving what we know about the situation. And I‘m with @CrowCAH…why did Liam leave the way he did? Very mysterious and we don‘t have all the pieces of the puzzle yet, but he clearly ran from something or someone. 4d
willaful Liam continues to be a prime douchecanoe. What an arrogant ass.

Not real impressed with Josie not telling Noah anything about his dad, either, but he is young yet.
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Read4life We are definitely missing key info. Liam says early on that he left the only girl he ever loved and she had a miscarriage two months later. Would he have made different choices if he knew he had a child? Mason‘s wife leaving a place for him, in my opinion, shows she knows how deep Mason‘s love for Liam went & that Liam wouldn‘t let him go without that final goodbye. 4d
willaful @Read4life The passage is a bit confusing but I think the miscarriage was his manager, not Josie. It's not clear whether he ever knew Josie was pregnant but I suspect not. 4d
Read4life @willaful Thank you. I‘m listening to the audio so I appreciate the clarification. 🤓 4d
Roary47 Yes, I believe the manager was the one with the miscarriage. @Read4life @willaful There is mention of his dad and he doesn‘t seem too happy to see his dad. My thought is him leaving has something to do with him. I hope he can be accepted with his friend group again (not that I like his choices at the moment). I‘m glad that she left a spot to carry his friend. That is a great compassion move. 4d
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StayCurious
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
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#LittensLoveRomance Ch.1. We meet Liam, who‘s definitely not coming across as a great guy. I sure hope he grows on us. But of course he should. This is a romance novel after all and we‘re supposed to like the lead. He‘s about to face his past at the most painful moment when everyone is already raw and emotional. ⬇️

StayCurious Ch.2. Uh oh - Our female protagonist is already in a relationship. I kind of hate that. I mean, in reality, you don‘t think she‘d wait for the guy who walked away and broke her heart. But the romantic in me doesn‘t want a love triangle. I don‘t like that trope. But we‘ll see what happens - it might turn out ok. 5d
TheSpineView Fantastic! 5d
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willaful Yeah, don't love that... and her kid thinks of him as his father, that seems like it will get very complicated everyone. But I hope the book doesn't turn the new guy into a jerk just to make it easy for her to dump her. 5d
CrowCAH I agree. I always hope whoever it is waits for their true love to return. Like they can date, but it doesn‘t work out. She‘s engaged! 💍 How will she get out of this situation?! 5d
Roary47 I‘m also not a fan of the love triangle. I hope it works out for her and her son. Plus I hope Liam warms up on us. I‘m not a fan yet. 5d
OriginalCyn620 So, I‘m guessing the kid is Liam‘s and he doesn‘t know he‘s a father. Seems that nobody is liking the love triangle but it‘s definitely gonna make things interesting! And yes, I hope Liam gets likable, but for a rock star, his assholery isn‘t surprising. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 5d
Kshakal Please add me to the daily posts! 😁 4d
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CrowCAH
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
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Not my typical trope to read, but it sounded like a good story. Then I find out there‘s a movie based of off it. We‘ll see how the book is before I watch the movie.

Join the buddy readalong, starting May 12 , by reading two chapters a day.

@StayCurious will lead us this month!

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LitsyEvents
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
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StayCurious
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
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Hello! For our May #LittensLoveRomance read we‘re reading the first in the Beaumont series, which is also a movie. I‘ve seen the movie but haven‘t read the book but it‘s been on my TBR for a while. This one is on KU I believe. Let me know if you‘d like to be tagged in my daily posts! All are welcome to join.

Graciouswarriorprincess Please tag me. Thank you. 2w
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LiseWorks Yes, I voted for this one. I'm excited 2w
TheSpineView I read this one and enjoyed it. I just might reread since I liked it so much 2w
peanutnine I think I'll sit this month out. Thanks! 2w
audraelizabeth This one is on my tbr but im thinking of starting early. 2w
OriginalCyn620 I haven‘t seen the movie or read this one, so I‘m in! 2w
CrowCAH Please, tag me. I‘ll try to keep up with the two chapters a day. Didn‘t know about the movie. 2w
julieclair Looking forward to it! Thanks for the heads up about KU. 😀 2w
Roary47 I‘m in for this month. 💛 2w
PageShifter Please tag me, I am trying to get the book! 2w
Read4life I‘m in. 2w
willaful I'll give it a go. 2w
TheAromaofBooks I've reserved it at the library, so I'll give it a whirl!! 2w
Catsandbooks I'm gonna pass, thanks 2w
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A rock star returns home for his best friends funeral. He knows he will see his high school sweetheart, JoJo, the girl he left behind. The author makes the reader really connect with the characters. JoJos struggles were real and relatable. All the characters had made mistakes and had to figure out how to move forward. The writing style was simple and I enjoyed the alternating POVs with flashbacks. A great quick read, time to watch the film now ❤️

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Cupcake12
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Starting this tonight 📕❤️

Charityann Love your bookmark!!🎃 7mo
Michreader3 I loved this movie! Let me know how the book is! 7mo
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TheSpineView
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
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Eggs 🩵🎶🩶 11mo
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TheSpineView
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
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Eggs Perfect 🤍🖤🤍 13mo
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Jody3
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
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Mehso-so

Seeing previews for the movie piqued my interest in reading this story. I wanted to read the book before I saw the movie, because as we all know, usually the book is better. I have a feeling the movie will be better. There is no depth in this book. Everything just keeps conveniently working out for the characters. Very predictable. Overall it is a cute quick read, but very surface level. Sometimes you need a fluff book.

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TheSpineView
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
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OriginalCyn620 🙌🏻📚❤️ 4y
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Coleen_Nieto
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
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1. Taking these two goof balls for a walk
2. Forever my girl
3. Today I took a mental health day. Wint for a king walk with my son and my dogs
4. All chocolate
@4thhouseontheleft @howjessreads #friyayintro

alisiakae Your pups are so cute! And they look like they could be a handful at times. 4y
Coleen_Nieto @4thhouseontheleft thank you so much! Yes they can be handfuls, but they're so sweet and funny. 😃 4y
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Coleen_Nieto
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
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I recently discovered this comic and I find it to be delightful. It's written in Spanish, but you cash also find some in English. It's called Macanudo.

Cuilin @Coleen_Nieto cute drawing. 4y
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FSMeurinne
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
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BookwormAHN Welcome to Litsy 😺 5y
wanderinglynn Welcome to Litsy! 👋🏻 5y
DarcysMom Welcome to Litsy! 🤩 5y
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Moodyreader
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
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This movie was so cute! So far the book is too!

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lisakoby
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
Panpan

Well this doesn‘t get any better. ⭐️

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lisakoby
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
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I wanted a lighter audiobook but 20 minutes in and I think the male protagonist is a bit of an entitled dick. Here‘s hoping for some character development.

#romance #audiobooklove #allthebookspodcast

Heretherebedragons Ha! Wow. Yeah. You can tell even from the synopsis. What a Special Snowflake ❄️ (edited) 6y
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vanslibanan
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
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Mehso-so

Read the book last November and just saw the film. Check both out!
4/5⭐⭐⭐⭐

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hes7
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
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Well, yesterday got away from me, so I‘m a day late. Thanks @Eggbeater for the tag! #TrivialThursday

1. “When It Rains It Pours” by Luke Combs.
2. I literally just started the tagged book, so I have no idea about a potential star rating yet.
3. Wolf Hall, I think.
4. Since I‘m late, if you have done this yet, you‘re tagged.

JoScho 😘 6y
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ReviewsbytheMrs
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
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Mehso-so

Spending the day working in the yard with my man, but thanks to all you Littens I am still getting some book time in! Thanks for telling me about Hoopla! Grabbed this audiobook because my tween daughter wants to see the movie...guessing the movie is much different than the book??

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vkois88
Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
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Pickpick

Y'all, if Queen Colleen (Hoover) recommends a book, you read it. I was skeptical at first, but I listened to all 6 1/2 hrs of this last night bc it was so good. I'd never heard of it until Colleen mentioned doing a meet up at the showing for premiere night of the movie. I still didn't think too much of it until I came across it on Libby while doing a search.

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vkois88 I got on the waiting list & it popped up the other day. Omg. I started out thinking I'd end up bailing bc the male MC is insufferable in the first couple of chapters, but then I fell in love with the overall storyline.
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vkois88 Liam Westbury - aka Page - is a country music megastar who has been haunted for 10 yrs by the biggest mistake he's ever made in his life... leaving his one and only true love behind in order to pursue said music career. When fate brings him back to the town he hadn't been able to get out of fast enough, he's hit with a huge surprise. Go along with Liam as he embarks on a journey to repairs the most important relationships in his life. 4.5🌟 6y
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vkois88
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This book is based on #forgiveness... I can't even right now. I'm listening at work, and I'm about halfway through. It's... so... GOOD #MagicalMarch @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I'm sorry I haven't caught up for today yet, I'll have a chance to do it after I get home from work. I just had to take a quick moment to post this!!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💛💛💛💛 6y
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Saknicole
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Mehso-so

My brief sister review with @Kimberlone pretty much sums of my feelings about this book. It wasn't awful, but I didn't love it like I excepted, and as noted the 🔥 just wasn't there. #romantsy

Kimberlone Haha best 6y
LauraJ I love it when reviews are to the point! 6y
reading.in.brussels I get it - I dnf'ed this one. 6y
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LETSHAVEAKYA
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There are books that you read that you find yourself going back to over and over again. That never get old and get you in all the same feels as the first time you read it --- this is one of those for me. 😍 And now it's going to be on the big screen!

I'm a sucker for a good second chance love story!

MrBook Ditto the review and book here too! 👌🏻 7y
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