With his raven hair and snow-white skin, Lord Ansil Eirwin draws unwanted attention wherever he goes. After his father’s untimely death, Ansil is set to become Duke of Ravenswood on his next birthday. The gallant and timid lord would never dream of shirking responsibility, so he subverts his desires in order to please his mother and new stepfather, Reginald.Orien Moore, known as the Huntsman, … Huntsman, lives on the fringes and has forsaken close bonds with anyone, even the misfits he has taken in. When Orien is called upon by his brother, Reginald, to kill the pampered future duke, it is the perfect opportunity to seek revenge against his power-hungry brother. Orien formulates a plan to use Reginald’s vicious request to his advantage by kidnapping Ansil and holding him hostage until he can fulfill his birthright.
Soon Orien realizes that Ansil is nothing like he’d expected. Kind and joyful, Ansil enchants Orien and his ragtag group. And Ansil, in turn, cannot help but be curious about the gruff huntsman as Orien’s vulnerabilities are exposed. Their mutual interest transforms into affection, followed by overwhelming desire. But they are living on borrowed time.
With Reginald seeking power in Ravenswood, they have no way of knowing what will transpire once Orien returns Ansil to his proper place in society. The only certainty is that the odds are stacked against them. Will the young lord and his huntsman ever have the chance to experience the happily ever after they’ve found in each other’s arms?
**PLEASE NOTE: FOREVER MOORE is a romantic fairy tale—minus the magic—that features one reluctant lord, one brooding huntsman, and plenty of angsty, forbidden love. It’s loosely based on a treasured fairy tale in a make-believe setting that isn’t part of any specific time period and doesn’t play by any traditional rules.
*It also completely stands alone from the first book in the Forbidden Love series. You DO NOT have to read one to enjoy the other. They are completely separate worlds. (less)
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I loved this latest installment of the Forbidden Love series. This story is loosely based off of Snow White. Orien Moore aka the huntsman is contacted by his brother Reginald. His request: to kidnap and kill the future Lord of Ravenswood and bring to Reginald his heart. Orien despises his brother for things that he has done in his past and figures this is his way of taking him down. So instead of killing Lord Ansil he kidnaps him and takes him back to his place and sends the heart of a boar to fool Reginald. The more time that Ansil spends with Orien he realizes that there is more to the broody huntsman. Feelings start to develop and a relationship begins. They both know that they are on borrowed time since Ansil is days away from turning 21 and rightfully would take his place as the true Lord of Ravenswood. Can they find a way to still be together and away from the prying eyes of society? I loved their story so much and I would highly recommend this book to all. Another fantastic collaboration from these talented authors….well done!!!
Forever Moore: A Gay Fairy Tale by Christina Lee and Riley Hart is a loosely based retelling of the classic fairytale Snow White.
Can we talk about this cover for a minute please? How freaking gorgeous!!! This is one book I definitely need on my shelf, I can’t even handle how beautiful it is.
But not only am I a cover lover when it comes to this book, I am a story lover too!
While the bones of the story are similar to the fairytale it’s based on, Ms. Lee and Ms. Hart brought a fresh, new take to the classic tale, by flipping the script and turning it into a gay love story between “Snow White” and the Huntsman, with a wicked stepfather out to cause harm. I love how these authors really created their own world. There are nods to the classic story that you’ll recognize, but this was truly a unique experience.
With a wonderful slow burn romance between Ansil, the sweet, innocent “Snow White”, and Orien, the gruff, older Huntsman, not to mention the entertaining seven “dwarfs”, Forever Moore left me in a big pile of emotions when I finished reading.
Forever Moore is a remake of the Snow White fairytale without the magical elements. The overall concept was sweet but the delivery was a bit disappointing. I found the plot and characters boring, which is a shame. I read the first book in this series, which is a separate standalone, and it was beautiful and lovely, but this addition to the Forbidden Love series was just blah. The dialogue was stilted and felt strange, the plot lumbered along, and the characters were shallow. I did enjoy the romance and the heat that was between the two lovebirds. Overall, this was a mediocre 3 stars.
OMG, I LOVED FOREVER MOORE SO MUCH!
I loved Ever After, and this book certainly lived up to its predecessor. I may love it even more.
This retelling of Snow White contains all aspects that I love in a romance.
-Forbidden love
-Slow burn
-Opposites attract
-Age gap
-Enemies to lovers
-Dual POVs
-Great secondary characters. Their little self-made family warmed my heart.
-And the end turned me into a puddle of goo.
This book made giddy and left me smiling.
CHRISTINA LEE AND RILEY HART:
KEEP WRITING FAIRY TALES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SINCERELY,
ME.
Last year I read Ever After by these authors and I just absolutely adored it, so when I heard they were going back to that style and another fairy tale retelling, I was so excited. And then I saw that cover and was just like WOWOWOWOWOW I need this book and in the end the book delivered. I thought this was a super sweet retelling.
Orien and Ansil are both so great and I loved their dynamic. Orien is gruff and slightly cranky and Ansil is sweet and optimistic. So on paper it doesn’t seem like they should work but they do. These two may not get off to the easiest start, but I loved watching them together. I also loved how relatively low angst their relationship was. It wasn’t without its problems, but it was much more sweet than drama filled and I really enjoyed that. I also loved that the focus was heavily on their relationship. There may be a lot going on around these two, but at the heart of the story it was about two people coming into their own and finding what they want in life. I also really loved the secondary cast of characters, especially Doc and Thalia.
All in all, Forever Moore was just an overall good and sweet read. I am loving these authors’ spins on classic fairy tales and I so hope they continue with these twists and can’t wait to see what they do next.
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Magical! Absolutely swoon-worthy, incredibly romantic and highly original retelling of Snow White.
I was so glad that this particular raven-haired beauty still had one of his parents and grew up relatively happy. The abduction and Orien’s initial rather boorish behavior made for a surprising change of pace in this fairy-tale environment, which I very much enjoyed. I also loved the gradual build-up of sensual awareness as well as the sweet emotional connection that slowly formed between Ansil and Orien. Orien’s sexual orientation was another very welcome surprise.
I think it’s great how the authors have once again set their fairy-tale in an imaginary world that offers such a splendid mix of historical & modern day elements. Orien’s seven companions were all brilliant and utterly lovable, though I for one am a fan of Gaius and Arya 😉
The only thing that bugged me a little was the way in which the villain was disposed of, it reeked of cruelty & vengeance rather than justice. I prefer my heroes to aim to be the bigger person.
All in all, though, this was an amazing love story. I absolutely recommend it.
Sit back and get cozy. You will not want to move until you finish this delightful story. I was captivated by Ansil and Orien. This retelling of the classic Snow White fairy tale is done with fresh eyes that turn this story on it’s ear!
This is a fun, sweet, sexy story that will win any reader over.