Even Now

By Karen Kingsbury

Shane is getting married—but can he forget the girl he loved years ago? Lauren’s dreams of happiness walked out the door with Shane and the daughter she gave up, and now Emily searches for the mother she never met. Can three hurting people find hope in the ashes of yesterday?

Shane Galanter is a man ready to put down roots after years of searching for happiness. But is he making the right choice? Or is there a woman somewhere who even now also remembers those long-ago days . . . and a love that hasn’t faded with time?

Lauren Gibbs is a successful international war correspondent who gave up on happily-ever-after years ago—when it was ripped away from her. Since then, she’s never looked back. So why can’t she put to rest the one question that haunts her: Why is life so empty?

Emily Anderson is a college freshman raised by her grandparents and about to take her first internship as a journalist. But before she can move ahead, she discovers a love story with a tragic ending that came accompanied her birth. As a result, she is compelled to look back and search out the mother she’s never met.

Sometimes hope for the future is found in the darkest moments of the past.

• Contemporary Christian romance 
• The first book in the Lost Love duology
  • Book 1: Even Now
  • Book 2: Ever After
• Includes discussion questions for book clubs

• Language: English
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Release date: Sep 9, 2008
• ISBN: 9780310296256

Karen Kingsbury

Karen Kingsbury, #1 New York Times bestselling novelist, is America’s favorite inspirational storyteller, with more than twenty-five million copies of her award-winning books in print. Her last dozen titles have topped bestseller lists and many of her novels are under development as major motion pictures. Her Baxter Family books have been developed into a TV series now available everywhere. Karen is also an adjunct professor of writing at Liberty University. In 2001 she and her husband, Don, adopted three boys from Haiti, doubling their family in a matter of months. Today the couple has joined the ranks of empty nesters, living in Tennessee near four of their adult children.

Reviews for Even Now

[schofim1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book was very good and well written. A true love story.

[wearylibrarian · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Kingsbury caught my attention with the first sentence of this book and held it until the end. It is a powerful book about young love and parents love for their children. I found myself rooting for Shane and Lauren, hoping they could overcome their parents’ objections and remain together.

[conniejackson · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A Warm and tender story. I'm new to Karen Kingsbury and a friend gave this book to read. She thought that it was a wonderful story. Well, I have to agree with her, the book was terrific. Once I started reading the book I had a hard time putting it down. The author's style of writing is warm and heartfelt and I can hardly wait to read another book by this author.

[je_kelley · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Book 1 of 2 in the series. Kingsbury provides a Christian and realistic view of two teenagers who fall in love, make a mistake and become pregnant. The story takes place twenty years later when their daughter, who lives with her grandparents, go looking for her real parents. Through different circumstances the parents do not know that she is alive. They have gone on to live different lives that contradict each other and did not keep in contact with each other. Emily (the daughter) finds both parents, but this book does not let you know what happens with the family or with Emily. Ever After is the sequel to the book.

[afrank9 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a great book on matters of love and faith. I have a strong faith in God, and while reading this, I felt very refreshed reading about how the couple put God into the picture along with their intense love for each other. It was extremely touching.

[misfev · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wonderful, Wonderful!! Another great Kingsbury book.

[Diana Iuga · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Even now - about unconditional love, choices and their consequences.
I really appreciate the way God'st teachings are made known on our daily struggles.