Is it wrong to want what you can’t have?I don’t take risks.I can’t afford to. Yet, here I am, desperate for a job with the college senior surrounded by mafia rumors.Sebastian Gianni is my best friend’s ongoing obsession. She wants him. And what Harper wants Harper gets.I just want to get out of this town and transfer to a university far away, where I can follow my own dreams and not the ones … follow my own dreams and not the ones planned for me.
Sebastian is the financial key, but slowly he’s becoming more. A friend, a mystery, a temptation.
I want to know his secrets and soothe the sadness I sense beneath his cool facade. I want him, even though I shouldn’t. And sometimes, I think he wants me, too.
Risking Forever is part 1 in The Forever Series serial romance following Ainsley and Sebastian.
The story continues in Daring Forever and concludes in Claiming Forever, both available now.
NOTE: Risking Forever and Daring Forever end on cliffhangers with the finale ending in Claiming Forever. If you prefer to read the story as a whole, it is available in The Forever Series (serial romance collection), which includes Sebastian’s version of Risking Forever.
The Forever Series
Risking Forever: vol 1
Daring Forever: vol 2
Claiming Forever: vol 3
Sebastian – Risking Forever: vol 4
The Forever Series (serial romance collection vols 1-4)
Waiting Forever: vol 5 (standalone)
Losing Forever: vol 6 (standalone, spin-off)
Genre:New adult Contemporary romance.
*Contains adult language and sexual content
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Ainsley and Harper are college friends from completely different worlds. Ainsley worries about money, having a job, and paying her own bills. Harper doesn’t worry about anything except who’s going to be in her bed next. Harper currently has her sights set on Sebastian, the elusive but smoldering-hot senior with potential ties to the mafia. Using Ainsley, Harper manages to put Ainsley in the path of Sebastian and his friend and roommate, Nathan. What follows is a strong attempt at staying away from the man her friend wants. Unless she wants to start a fight with Harper, Ainsley must stay away. As the story progresses, it becomes harder for Ainsley and Sebastian to stay apart, even if it is what’s best for everyone.
In Volume 1, the reader gets to know Harper (shallow and self-centered), Ainsley (nice, respectable, goes with the flow), Nathan (funny, sweet), and Sebastian (broody with secrets, a powerful family, and maybe a fiancé). The story is told in first person, not a favorite of mine, but the story is told so well that I got over the POV. The story is quick, fast-paced, and engaging. The world building is done well and the characters appropriate developed. I imaging we’ll see more character growth and continued world building as the series progresses.
The connection between Ainsley and Sebastian is romantic and realistic. He wants her to stay away, to protector her from his family and life, but the attraction between them continues to grow, preventing either one from truly pulling away. Then Sebastian hires her to work remotely for his autobody shop. I love the unlikely connection Sebastian and Ainsley have and can’t wait to watch it grow and advance.
I now must express my disgust with Ainsley’s friend Harper. Harper is spoiled, self-centered, and disinterested in anything that doesn’t involve her. She gets Ainsley into and then just disappears leaving Ainsley to wonder where she went. The first time she did it I shrugged it off. Ainsley’s conversation with Sebastian and Nathan took longer than either anticipated. When Harper drags Ainsley to Nathan and Sebastian’s home and abandons her amid a bunch of males that Ainsley doesn’t know, essentially tossing her to the wolves, I lost all pretense of liking Harper. If that’s the portrait the author is trying to paint for Harper, she has succeeded. And don’t get me started on Ainsley’s mother.
Risking Forever is a wonderful story in a college town. I enjoyed every bit of the story (even the role Harper plays). I can’t wait to move to Volume 2 of The Forever Series.
This was such a fun story to read. I loved all the characters. It was a quick, easy read and I am looking forward to the other books in the series. I received this book for free from eBook Discovery. I voluntarily review this book. This is my honest review.
Sebastian is a mysterious sexy rich guy that owns a car repair shop. He seems to be intrigued by Ainsley. Ainsley is a college student that just lost her Nanny Job and is looking for another. Her mom is a control freak that does not want her to live on her own or do anything other than the family medical job. By accident she found out about a job with Sebastian. She ends up convincing him to let her do the job remotely because his shop is in the bad part of town. Her best friend Hailey has finagled a way for them to get into a party where Sebastian is. Hailey just wants to “get in his pants”.
This story was interesting. I am looking forward to the next part of the serial novel. It was a quick and easy read. The only character I could not stand was Hailey.
I received this book for free from eBook Discovery. I voluntarily review this book. This is my honest review. The opinions in this review are 100% my own
4.5 stars Risking Forever is a great read and the first installment of a 3 part series. This college romance is humorous along with a bit of angst. Ainsley is a breath of fresh air. She is kind and quirky. Sebastian is rich, sexy, clever, and a bit mysterious. The two of them seem to be an unlikely couple, but both are bound by the constraints related to their families. I really liked the secondary characters of Nathan and Harper. Nathan is a flirt and a good friend to Sebastian. Harper is vivacious and has quite the dirty mouth on her. The things that she would say had me practically in tears of laughter. Overall, I really enjoyed Risking Forever. It is an entertaining NA college romance that has wonderful characters, a good storyline, and moves at a great pace. I am definitely looking forward to the next book to see how their relationship evolves and to see what the author reveals about Sebastian’s life/family.