WINNER! Utopia Con LGBTQ+ Book of the Year“A romance novel meant for the masses. For all humans, for all readers, for all love.”–Nicky F. Grant, award-winning author of Behind the MasksEVERYONE needs to read this book! Riveting, electric, and poignant. Emma does not waste her words. Every sentence, every line of this story was magic.–Kate Stewart USA Today Bestselling AuthorHow long would you … Author
How long would you wait for love?
Max Kaufman was kicked out of his home as a teen and his life has been an uphill battle ever since. From addiction and living on the streets, to recovery and putting himself through nursing school, he’s spent the last ten years rebuilding his shattered sense of self. Now he’s taken a job as a private caretaker to Edward Marsh III, the president and CEO of one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Max soon learns Marsh’s multi-billion-dollar empire is a gold and diamond-encrusted web of secrets and lies.
The longer Max works and lives with the Marsh family, the tighter the secrets tangle around him. And his heart—that he’s worked so hard to protect—falls straight into the hands of the distant, cold, and beautiful son of a dynasty…
Silas Marsh is set to inherit the family fortune, but his father is determined his heir be the “perfect” son. Before Silas can take over the company and end its shady business practices, he must prove himself worthy…and deny his true nature.
Silas must choose: stand up to his father by being true to himself and his undeniable feelings for Max. Or pretend to be someone he is not in order to inherit everything. Even if it means sacrificing a chance at happiness and real love.
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5+++++ STARS
Such a relevant and significant story in today’s world. Emma Scott has delivered an important book…a story that needs to be told. She delivers it with grace, with beautiful words, unforgettable characters, with wisdom, humor, empathy and so much love. Someday, Someday is a powerful book with a powerful message.
“Maybe what’s really unnatural is hating someone for a reason that has nothing to do with you.”
Max and Silas have endured the unthinkable. Their pasts are tough to read, their experiences are what nightmares are made of. Max, with the help and kindness of a virtual stranger, and the unwavering loyalty of his best friend Darlene (from Forever Right Now) has turned his life around. But he longs for his family that turned their backs on him. He also longs for a loving relationship where he is not hidden and it is okay for him to be who he is. Silas is tormented by a horrific event in his life and is still trying to come to terms with all he has gone through. He puts up a facade to stay in the good graces of his overbearing and powerful dad. After meeting Max and when a certain situation comes to light at his Dad’s company, Silas knows he must take a stand in his personal and professional life. As the relationship between Max and Silas and the relationships they each have with family members unfold, we see a heartbreaking and powerful story come to life as only Emma Scott can tell. She once again proves she is a master storyteller…bringing to the forefront an important subject. This is so much more than a romance. This is a book of acceptance, of ignorance, of hope, of fighting for others, of family, of taking a stand and of love. I can’t say enough about this book. I can’t say enough about the importance of the message. Love is love is love. Love always wins. And Emma Scott ALWAYS gives us a special gift. Someday, Someday is just that…a gift and another phenomenal book. My heart is overflowing with love for this story.
“I’ll love you for who you are, and we’ll have a shot at happy.”
“I was his. He owned me…”
…and this book owned me—and Silas Marsh (and Max but mostly Silas) owned me—so much so, I’m currently on my third read. I figure you can’t get a book hangover if you don’t stop reading the book.
My emotions were (and still are) all over the place. I laughed a lot (Max has jokes) and I cried a lot more. Sobbed, actually. My heart ached, leaped, and my cheeks hurt from grinning. God, even when I was crying, I was grinning—because I was (am) so dang happy. The angst, the swoon, the physical pain of it, the sheer joy in anticipation of a hard-earned HEA… It’s been a long time since a book’s made me feel quite like this—and even longer since a book’s broken my top ten. A year and five months, to be exact. And this one did. So many of Emma Scott’s books have come close, but Someday, Someday is the one that knocked Rush from the pedestal I’d placed it on. It’s hands down my favorite book of hers and quite possibly my favorite book EVER. Clear your calendar because your hangover will be a doozy. Or just read it again.
“I promised to protect my heart and instead I ripped it out of my chest and handed it to Silas Marsh.”
Ditto, Max. Ditto.
There are so many things to say about this story, so many inadequate words to discribe Emma Scott’s beautiful and haunting storytelling.
I have tried, believe me, to find the words to describe what this collection of words made me feel, but I am no author or poet, and I’m failing miserably.
So this is my final edit of this review:
With her first MM story, Emma Scott took me by my figurative balls, twisted them, and kept me on the tip of my toes until the very end.
“…. seems so easy. More natural to be happy for you than to hold on to hate.”
– most beautiful words I’ve read in a long long time.
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For some reason, the books that affect me the most are always the most difficult to review, and OMG, this book owned me! I’m struggling to find the words to describe how truly special this beautiful story is, but I’ll try. How do I review perfection….how do I put into words, and give them the justice they deserve? I know I can’t, but I will start off by saying that Someday, Someday deserves ALLLL the stars!!! This book had me feeling every emotion. It’s heartbreaking, it’s gut wrenching, you will feel deep anger for what these characters have endured.
My heart is bursting with love for Max and Silas. Their epic love story shook my foundation and is artfully crafted by a masterfully skilled writer. The emotions are breathlessly overwhelming. The words, phrases, thoughts and feelings on every page had me mesmerized. At the halfway mark, I knew I was a goner. Max and Silas’ love story hooked me completely from the prologue (which had me tearing up, btw….reading the PROLOGUE!!! WHO does that??!!) And, as I read I just got more and more immersed in their story, until the end. I can’t even IMAGINE going through what they had to endure and my heart broke repeatedly throughout this story, however their deeply moving and emotional story will definitely stay with me forever. For all the hardships they experience, Silas and Max have a beautiful love story. Finding their way to one another and allowing themselves to embrace that love is so pure and wonderful. This book is so powerful in its message and these characters won’t ever disappear when you’ve read the last word. They’ll easily win your heart and keep it forever. Emma Scott has done it again and, as always, to absolute and beyond perfection.
This story not only glows with light and positivity and strength, Emma Scott has poured all her heart and love into it and I felt every bit of it. I don’t know how to describe it with better words, but I really felt Emma’s heart. It was like she spoke to me on a spiritual level. The secondary characters here, too, each had its importance for the story, and each contributed to this fantastic story in its own way. A special mention goes out to Eddie. The beautiful soul that is Eddie. The one constant and the only shining star in Silas’s life for many of his dark days. He truly lit up every scene. He was never ever a side character, and his presence added even more depth and deeply enriched this already moving story.
I don’t know what we all did to deserve Emma Scott’s words, but whatever it was, I’m eternally grateful. This is why I love to read, this is why I read romance. For books like this one. This is how it’s done. It is without question every time I read a book by Emma, that I’ll be wholeheartedly invested. And it’s because she writes books like THIS. Emma Scott has created a wonderfully honest masterpiece that I could not put down and cannot not stop thinking about despite finishing reading this story. She has given us a special gift in the form of this book. A beautifully intricate, exquisitely told story with a powerful message: “Love is Love”. Someday, Someday is just that…a gift and another magnificent book. My heart is full and overflowing with love not only for this story but for Max and Silas also.
OMG. Simply incredible .I have a severe book hangover. I can’t leave a review that’s worthy enough. I can’t stress enough how impactful and important this story is. It brings needed awareness on some serious issues. It’s way more than just a M/M romance story. The scenarios broke my freaking heart and made me want to scream about all of the injustice , greed and hateful judgment in the world .Max and Silas both have literally been through Hell and back and just want love and acceptance. To love and be loved. To make a difference. To right the wrongs. To help others overcome their demons, as well as their own. I want to hug them so hard! The supporting characters are dear to my heart as well. They made it even more special and endearing. Emma’s writing is always beautiful but this is just outstanding. Every sentence has a purpose. No fluff or filler. I enjoyed every word. This story will stay with me. Always.
Another fantastic, kick you in the heart and gut, make you cry within a moments notice book. I was so drawn to Max and Silas and their story… heart-breaking at times, maddening at others… routing for them all along. Both had long suffering, brutal pasts, but both had emerged from all of it, Phoenixes in their own right! So deserving of love and happiness! A great love story! Once again Emma takes us on a journey, full of emotion, leaving us wanting more…
Emma Scott has delivered a tour de force with Someday, Someday. A story that has reduced me to tears at the love, the pain, the devotion and the triumph that is Silas Marsh and Max Kaufman. Two men who suffered dearly at just being themselves and who have finally found the exquisite warmth they needed in each other to stave off the cold that forever threatened their very existence.
I was fully immersed in this incredibly well-written and moving book from the very first words. Just the way Scott carefully crafted both Silas’s and Max’s pasts as she painstakingly moves them forward in the present stole my breath. Even as wetness covered my cheeks from hearing just what they both endured for simply liking another man, I couldn’t stop reading. And then just as masterfully, Scott would show the joy from finally finding that someone who could understand the ongoing torment and I felt relief, albeit temporary a time or two, for both of them.
Although this is their story, I felt that Silas was truly the unsuspecting star of this book. With Max as his devoted, selfless and no-nonsense guide, it’s his desires that are still hidden away. His journey to freedom of choice is at the heart of this tale and it is filled with hesitation, shame and the struggle to be at peace. And then at the same time, there is the underlying story of the Marsh legacy and the absolute horror they have inflicted on families all across the world with their greed. The moment of dread as Silas comes to grips with his father’s aspirations and what has been done thus far is in some respects, the very ‘a-ha’ moment he needed to right his course in life.
With exceptional secondary characters to fill out an already magnificent book, Someday, Someday is the very definition of touching. The way that Faith (and that women deserves a book of her own), Sylvia, the entire Marsh home staff and never, ever to be forgotten, the extremely charming Eddie, supports both Silas and Max is a thing of beauty. Despite all they have come up against, that support never waivers and my heart was in my throat over and over again. I’m telling you, this reading experience for me was perfection.
Emma Scott moved a bit out of her comfort zone by writing her first M/M and used her exceptional talent to relay a story that is timely and necessary and truly glorious. It doesn’t matter if M/M isn’t your usual, this master storyteller will make you a believer that love comes in all shapes and sizes and in the end, as long as you have that special someone by your side, the world is quite simply a much better place full of laughter and light. Love is love and Someday, Someday is proof positive of that. Bravo!
10+++++ stars!!