EverI fell in love with Memphis when I was five years old.I spent our whole lives planning the perfect moment to tell him how I felt. When that night finally came, my best friend . . . the man I thought loved me in return . . . did the last thing I expected— he left. Memphis abandoned me when I needed him the most, and as the years went by, I came to despise him.Now, he’s back and the contestant … and the contestant of a local dating show— while living under the same roof as me.
As much as I want to keep hating Memphis, the more I get to know him again, the more I want to be one of the girls on the show.
When Memphis finally comes clean about why he left, I’m not sure if it’s going to heal us or rip us apart all over again.
Memphis
My entire life is one giant mess up. One questionable decision after the other.
Loving Ever is not one of them, though.
The night she finally poured her heart out to me, I should have taken her in my arms and never let her go. Instead, I turned my back on her and broke her heart.
It’s been forever, but I’m back home, trying to clean up my image with the help of a dating show, and living right down the hall from the woman who’s held my heart and soul since before I was old enough to realize I had either.
Working my way back into her life and her heart means coming clean about what happened the night I shattered her . . .
I’m terrified of losing her all over again.
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Ever has loved Memphis since she was five, but when she confessed, everything went downhill. After five years, Memphis is coming home to clean up his image by doing a reality dating show. His agent and best friend have something else up their sleeves. What could it be? There is drama, angst, a chance to right the wrongs and some twists along the way. I loved this story and the characters you get to meet.
I am team Ever all the WAY! Oh this story brought up so much for me! I cried tears of sorrow, tears of Joy, and just tears period. It was a remarkable read and gives me hope that this scenario dies not play out too often, because it touches so many lives. Anyway back to this story! Team Ever all the WAY! oh yeah I mentioned that. I’m not a Memphis fan, but he is redeemed about 15 percent, ok.. maybe a bit more, but he is NOT redeemed totally. That is just me. Sorry if your opinion does not match mine but I think Memphis should grovel FOREVER! ok maybe not forever…..I digress, I enjoyed it and it made me cry but I loved it and would recommend it. it is an emotional read so bring the tissues and be prepared to have your heart broke but also put back together better.
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loved it !!! hated it !!! love Ever !!! sweet and good… Memphis ? low life… this is their story… the plan went sideways…worst day ever… humiliated and then run over !!! and left for dead… Memphis just ghosted…was her BFF. not anymore. years later… he’s the star of a dating show… she caters it… OMG !!! what could go wrong ? need to read…
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I received an ARC from the author thru Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving my review. Ever and Memphis have known each other since they were kids. Best friends once, their history together ended tragically. Years later they are shoved back together and things are beyond complicated. This is a story of friendship, betrayal, danger, heartache, strength, mystery, drama and love. It has a man who has to live with his mistakes and still find a way to make things better. Ever has to decide if she wants to take a chance on more heartache or give up a chance on happiness. Emotional story with characters that you love and hate.
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Ever tells her older friend Memphis that she loves him and he stands back as his evil girlfriend slaps her around which is bad but then when Ever walks home the evil girlfriend runs her over causing her to be hospitalized for about a year. Years later Memphis and the evil girlfriend gets a divorced and all he does is fight as a MMA and manwhores around. When his agent wants to boost his career is takes him back home to where Ever still lives with her father and they film a dating reality show on her land. It does not take long for Memphis to realize that he has always loved Ever and the big age difference does not matter but she loves/hates him. I loved Ever and hates Memphis about 90% through this book but in the end he really worked to get Ever back into his life and to show her that he really loves her.
It was a nice story, but the ending seemed to be written too quickly. The story, though it went smoothly, was too predictable for me.
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I enjoyed reading this book.
The plot of the story was very well
written and held my attention for
an afternoon.
The couple had amazing chemistry.
I would recommend this book to others.
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WOW!! loved this story, fabulous characters, very poignant, wonderful story line, small town age gap romance, childhood best friend to love. very emotional. love, anger, disappointment, tear jerker, tragic, haunting. I didn’t want to put this down.
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I thought Ever and Memphis story shows the fine line between love and the pain of love and how it can twist the two together so tight it hurts. Cedar Rose has done a incredible job of making her readers feel the same emotions her characters felt at the time they were going through them.
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A great first time read from a good author, the story line grabs your attention from the first page to the last.
It shows that true friendship can grow even if there are issues that force the people apart for a time.
Ever and Memphis have a true connection that most real couples do not. They love and hate equally. But, in the end they come together and realize just what they have and how precious it truly is.
Only con I felt about Memphis is, Memphis likes to screw any woman when he’s messed up, board, or no reason at all, even if he’s pinning for the one women he wants and to chicken to fight for… so to me this man is cheating even if he’s mentally prepared to be with Ever…
Told in both POVs, the ending is can be one of two chapters, the second to last is Memphis and Ever’s HEA, but the last on is many decades later and it’ll be in Memphis POV and it’s a tear fest because something happens that I wasn’t prepared for, is sad but it’s cycle of life.
You know how sometimes you read a story and there is just something about it that resonates with you? Well, Ever’s Last is that story! The passion of the story is displayed through drama, tragedy, mystery, suspense, humor and romance. It takes a story to move me in order to earn my five star review, and if there were a higher rating available, this book would have earned those extra stars from me. Do yourself a favor and read Ever’s Last.
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This is my first book by this Ceder Rose and is will not be by my last. Ever’s Last put me on such a emotional roller coaster with all the twist and turns, ups and down that the character went through. This story has heartbreak, tragedy, pain, suffering, bullying , love, passion, redemption, kindness, family and heart.
Memphis and Ever were best friends, even though they were several years apart. The day Ever went to tell Memphis her feeling, tragedy hit. Ever almost lost her life and lost her best friend. Years later they are brought back together, both of the have changed, one not for the better. After searching deep within himself, Memphis found what he truly wanted.
Ever was an amazing written character with a huge heart . Her story would have made anyone angry, but instead she encouraged, helped other and wish them the best.
Grab your tissues and your heart and enjoy this heart felt book.
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Great storyline and character development made this book a hot and enjoyable read!
Extremely entertaining, captivating and interesting sexy read. I could not put it down. Wonderfully written with strong, intriguing characters. I want to read more from this author.
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As teenagers we all make mistakes. Mistakes we regret, mistakes that forever change our lives. How many times do we get a second chance to right a wrong? Sometimes never. Thankfully for Memphis, he gets that chance.
Having lived her life making everyone else happy will Ever finally find what truly makes her heart joyful?
Ever’s Last is Cedar Rose’s debut book. She is kicking down the door into the romance world. Her characters, main and side, draw you in and make you feel at home. You will see characteristics of people you know. You will want to crawl into Ever’s Last and become their neighbor. Cedar shows a side of small town life that is easily relatable, welcoming and comfortable. The flow of the book is so natural.
Rose uses humor to get you laughing and lock you in.
Memphis and Ever will drag you in and make you want to stay. They will make you laugh. They will make you go through every emotion there is. Yes you may need Kleenex. Cedar Rose is a name to keep your eye on.
I always love a good redemption story and this was a new author so I figured I would give it a shot. Well, there were things I liked, primarily the female lead, Ever and her friends. I usually enjoy a guy that changes from rude to a sweetheart because of a woman. Memphis, the male lead gets better, sorta but was just too much of a self absorbed a-hole. He was saying the right things but it didn’t feel completely genuine. I didn’t feel like he was really sorry for all that he had done. I would have been fine with the story until the epilogue. I didn’t expect it as it is quite different from what I normally see in a romance and frankly, made me sad. I think Ms Rose has talent and I was very engaged with characters. I just need more groveling from a guy who screwed up as much as he did.
This was a great read with characters that are well developed and engaging and have chemistry. The storyline is well written and flows smoothly from page to page.
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This is my first time reading this author and was not disappointed. Ever and Memphis story is a roller coaster of past issue, current issues, and how to move on and love each other again. I think one of my favorite part is the background “family” that see what they can be and push them to fix themselves!! Great read and can’t wait for the next!
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Cedar Rose, you have managed to make me a lifer. Your words grabbed onto my heart and haven’t let go. Thank you.
Ever was in a bad accident five years ago and went through hell but she came out on top. Only thing missing was her best friend, the man who owned her heart. Now he is back and living under the same roof. Will they finally get there second chance or will the past come back to bite them??
I can’t wait for the next book in this series!!
*Spoilers* This is book 1 in the Chicken Fried Love series. Ever Rain and Memphis Evans used to be best friends until Ever told Memphis how she wanted to be more than friends and he laughed and brushed her off. Ever was hit by a car and went from an ugly duckling to cinderella with the number of surgeries that she needed after the accident. Memphis is divorced from Skye who he caught cheating on him with two other guys and is a fighter who is put on a TV show to help clean up his image. The show happens to be filmed at Ever’s family farm and a little bit more about Ever is that she is a barrel racer and she joins the show and she learns the truth about what happened the night of the accident. Can Ever forgive Memphis and give them a shot at love and a happy ever after.
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