Lindsey Payne left her small, southern hometown six years ago for the bright lights of New York City with big dreams of becoming an actress. Now, she’s returning to Georgia with regrets and hoping to steer clear of those she’s wronged.Dakota Calhoun fills his days with work to keep his mind busy. The last thing he wants is time to dwell on the past or the mistakes he made. When a ghost from his … ghost from his past comes barreling back into his life, everything gets harder—and more dangerous. Now, Dakota is struggling to stay on the straight and narrow.
Dakota and Lindsey have a past as long as their memories, but their future is tied up in old wounds. They’ll have to decide if they can forgive each other and themselves. Can they overcome the past and have the future they always wanted?
A sweet, Christian romance about forgiveness and grace.
Never Say Goodbye is the second book in the Unfailing Love series, but the books can be read in any order.
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I enjoyed Lindsey and Dakota and their second chance together. I also loved the many characters involved in bringing everyone home. This is a sweet, clean romance.
A book about redemption and forgiveness, a book about second chances. Never Say Goodbye is the second book in Mandi Blake’s Unfailing Love series. Never Say Goodbye was just as good as the first book and it was so touching. It wasn’t all sunshine and flowers, but Lindsey and Dakota worked hard at their relationship.
Lindsey Payne left her small hometown, six years ago with big dreams. But now she is returning to Georgia with regrets, she is hoping to stay away from those she’s wronged. Dakota Calhoun fills his days with work, he doesn’t want to dwell on the past of the mistakes he has made. However when the ghosts of his past return back into his life, things get harder, more complicated and dangerous. Dakota and Lindsey have a past full of memories, but will they ever have a future together if they can’t get over old wounds? Will they be able to forgive each other and overcome the past, so that they could have the future they always wanted?
I really liked Never Say Goodbye, the characters felt relatable. Lindsey had made the decision to leave home and she never looked back. But now that she is back, she is wishing that she had never left. I felt bad for Lindsey, she wanted to make things right, but she was afraid. I liked how Lindsey tried her best to mend her relationships with people and with God. She was fearless in that sense. However, a lot has happened in the last six years, and it may take a while before things start to get back together.
Dakota was a piece of work, I liked him from the first book but I knew that he had his issues. Although he was struggling to control his anger and his need to drown the world out, he still cared for his sister and friends. He was a good brother and friend. I loved his interactions with Sissy and with his niece, they were so sweet. Dakota had to work through years of hurt and learn to turn back to God, giving God his anger.
Dakota and Lindsey had to work through their past. They had to figure out if they are able to forgive each other for what happened years ago, when they broke up. I liked how they both learned to trust God and turn to him for help. I also liked how their relationship grew and matured, they learned to forgive and forget. But not everything is peaceful in this small town, will Dakota and Lindsey be able to mend their wounds before something terrible happens?
Never Say Goodbye was an amazing book! I really liked everything about it. Dakota and Lindsey had real struggles, but they learned to trust God. Their faith felt real and not fake. I would definitely recommend this book, I read it in one day! Never Say Goodbye is a clean, Christian, contemporary romance.
Welcome back to Carson GA and the story of Dakota and Lindsey. Lindsey walked away from Dakota to follow her dreams in New York city but it didn’t turn out as she planned. Eight years later, she returned to her home town because her best friend is having a baby. She is looking for the hotel and almost runs Dakota over. And so the story begins. I really enjoyed the clean romance with a hint of action. I also really enjoyed the lesson that coming home is a spiritual journey as well as we return to God as we repent and remember who we are. I liked the connection to other characters we met in book one and I look forward to seeing the other characters find their love as well in future books.
I also had the opportunity to listen to the book, the narrator does a great job staying true to a southern accent. I found some phrasing frustrating when a sentence would go up in tone as if asking a question, but that may be a regional difference in speech. A good story I can recommend to anyone
This audiobook of the second story in the series gives us Lindsey Payne and Dakota Calhoun.
Lindsey left her hometown for the lights and the luring of the big city of New York. But life didn’t turn as expected and she’s returned home.
Dakota has a history with Lindsey. But old hurts and the past might not be something either can overcome.
This is a touching story of the possibility of second chances.
As I tend to feel with audiobooks, they bring the story to life in a brilliant manner.
I was entrusted a copy of this audiobook. The opinions expresses are solely my own.
The words goodbye never left their lips and never ended their story. Wanting to get out of the small town she never felt apart of because it wasn’t enough, she leaves the boy that was supposed to be her forever. The story of putting self and worldly desires before God is one that can be so many peoples story and here the author does a great job of not being preachy but getting the message across loud and clear. She didn’t realize what she had left and being ashamed of how much and who she left out of her decision weigh heavily. A beautiful second chance story with all the feels.
Mandi Blake brings a story of love, sacrifice, mistakes, forgiveness and commitment. The characters are well-developed and draw you into the story. I very much enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.
Just finished this sweet story about second chances. Isn’t it wonderful that God gives us many 2nd chances?
I love the way God works things in His own timing not ours. Sometimes we may think it’s forever or even longer than it seems but this story has a great ending!
I love how the author has portrayed jealousy. That is our worst enemy!!
Sometimes what we think is love is not how it’s supposed to be. Some people just have a hard time showing their love or even saying it and without even realizing it they’ve damaged the other person.
But, there is One who loves us no matter what we do or how much we Sin. Our Father in heaven.
Sometimes it takes time to grow up and others are just not ready for commitment. I think if we’re meant for that person God will see us through and that is the sweetest love there is. Oh so worth waiting for!!
Forgiveness is in this story too. I like that part even better!!
And take a guess who my favorite character was? Little Lydia!!
Such a sweet baby!! I could just picture her in her mama’s arms with not a care in the world! Wouldn’t life be so much better if we were all like that!!
Next come Lindsey and Dakota. I want a relationship like that and in a way, mine is like that.
Yes, we have our disagreements but doesn’t everyone?
I am also blessed to have a wonderful relationship with my Lord Jesus Christ.
I received a complimentary copy of this book with no compensations received. All opinions are my own!!!
This is a wonderfully written inspirational novel about second chances. It’s a beautiful heartwarming story about how when you fully turn your life over to God, He will work every thing out in His way and in His time. The author makes the story come to life with her words. You can feel all the emotions and see all the scenery. Even though this is book two, it can be read as a stand alone.
This was a good read. I liked the faith aspect, especially the repenting and getting right with God. It would have been better if Dakota had also done the same thing, especially with his binge drinking. Lindsey still needs to grow up and find out that the world doesn’t revolve around her. Overall, it’s a good story about going home again, and that things will work out if you let God have control, and stop trying to manipulate everything yourself.
I received a free copy of this book, and was not obligated to leave a review. This is my opinion of the book.
Lindsey is back for a visit but can she avoid Dakota and does she really want to? Loved these two and was so glad they finally really talked. My heart broke for them both. Sissy was a hoot!!! A romance but also a bit of a suspense toward the end. Forgiveness extended to more than one person. The narrator did a great job of switching between voices and making me feel like I was there.
This is a great book. I received an audible from the author who asked nothing of me but to listen to it. This is my honest opinion. Great story of second chances. Not only coming back to their true love, but also back to her Heavenly Father and learning to forgive. I love that the story didn’t end when they got back together. All of the pieces came together and made the story whole. Great writing, Mandi Blake. This is worth the read or listen.
Lindsey left New York City she had a big career, now she is returning to Georgia. Is she making the right move to go back home? Dakota is having a hard time with the past and his love of Lindsey, and currently he is not in good shape. Can Lindsey and Dakota reconcile what they want for their careers and each other and make a go of it together? This is the second book in the unfailing love series. Really enjoyed this book, looking forward to book three.