Forever Be Mine

Written by Lauren Smith

Narrated by Shane East and Stella Hunter

What’s love got to do with it?

 

Celia Lynton had been told her entire life that she couldn’t marry for love, marriage should be a business agreement, poor men were only after the family fortune, blah, blah, blah. But now, there is no fortune. There’s only debt, and an urgency to find a way to pay her younger brother’s tuition at a school that can tend to his special needs. So yeah, there’s going to be a marriage. One of convenience. Just like her parents wanted. She’ll marry a future Scottish earl—a very rich future earl—and her brother will get to attend school. There’s just one problem: Celia is in love with another man.

 

 

You can’t always get what you want.

 

Carter Martin has loved Celia since they were kids. Never mind he’s too quiet, too studious for someone who lights up a room when she smiles, add to that his father works for her family. Being the son of the “help,” he could never be good enough for her. So he’s worked hard his entire life to show his boss, the Earl of Pembroke, that he can take over his father’s position as Steward of the estate some day and take care of the family who has taken care of his for generations. Little does he know, Celia has a plan of her own…an intimate trip to Italy where they won’t be able to keep their hands off each other. How can he resist the only woman he’s ever loved?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lauren Smith
• Release date: Mar 25, 2022
• ISBN: 9781956227789

Reviews for Forever Be Mine

[Jen Favey · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Carter and Celia grew up together and have always known they are meant for each other - but they have resisted. This story is adorably sweet and runs through the pitfalls of arranged marriages and giving up on your dreams. The forbidden love aspect in the face of a more modern and evolving views on class, station, and love in general is heartbreaking, but this story is not too emotionally heavy. It's just perfect. Beautifully performed by Stella and Shane. I would definitely recommend!