Welcome to Forever: A Hero's Welcome Novel

Annie Rains

Dec 2015 · Loveswept

About this ebook

USA TODAY BESTSELLER • “Don’t miss this sparkling debut full of heart and emotion!” raves Lori Wilde. The Hero’s Welcome military romance series introduces a small coastal town where America’s best and brightest risk everything for love.
 
In Seaside, North Carolina, there are two kinds of people: Marines, and kids of Marines. Then there’s Kat Chandler. Recently hired as the principal of Seaside Elementary, Kat makes it her mission to turn the school into a place of peace and calm. That’s not going to be easy with hard-liner parents like Micah Peterson storming in, telling her how to do her job—and then kissing her with those gorgeous lips of his and turning her brain into mush.
 
As a Marine Sergeant and a single dad, Micah Peterson has just two priorities: doing his job better than anyone else, and getting the absolute best for his son, Ben. But when he meets Ben’s beautiful new principal, a different yearning shifts into focus. He wants her, sure, but he’s also moved by the connection Kat forges with her students. So after learning that she refuses to date Marines, Micah sets two more objectives: convincing Kat to give him a chance . . . and then holding on to her forever.

Praise for Welcome to Forever
 
“Welcome to Forever is a beautiful and touching story of love and loss that will grab you by the heart and hold on long after you’ve finished reading.”—USA Today bestselling author Laura Drewry
 
“A wonderfully written debut novel that had me fighting back tears and rooting for the couple from the first page. Annie Rains is an author to watch. I can’t wait for more!”—USA Today bestselling author Sidney Halston
 
“Emotional, heartwarming and completely engaging . . . I highly recommend this one to those looking for a contemporary romance that was realistic instead of angst-filled, with characters who are likable and so deserving of a happy ending.”—Girl Plus Books
 
Includes a special message from the editor, as well as an excerpt from another Loveswept title.

Ratings and reviews

When I first picked this up, to be honest I decided to put it down because I didn’t really want to read a book which dealt with death. However when I finally picked it up, although it does deal with death, it does not overwhelm the story. Two years ago, Kat lost her fiancée in the war. She continues to deal with this loss by keeping to herself and not dating. Because he was a Marine she did not want to get involved with another Marine. She is afraid of losing her heart again only to have him killed. Kat is the principal at the Elementary school. On the first day of school she meets Ben, a handicapped child and his father, Micah. Micah is instantly drawn to Kat but when he sees the engagement ring he realizes she is off the market. But soon he learns the truth. Kat also learns the truth. While Micah is the school’s groundskeeper he is also a Marine. As Kat becomes more involved with Micah, she slowly begins to put her grief behind her and realize she can have a life again, even if it is with a Marine. Micah was definitely a caring loving father. Ben was very astute for his age. He picks up on his father’s loneliness so he pushed his father to go out with Kat. He believes they belonged together. There were a few errors in this book. While they usually don’t bother me for some reason they seemed to stand out. First the author refers to Sergeant Peterson as an officer. A Sergeant in the Marines is not an officer but an enlisted member. Also not being able to wear his uniform off base seemed inaccurate. While you can’t wear it to certain establishments, you can surely wear it to pick up your child from school. At one point, Kat had taken off her dress, they had sex, and then she put on a T-shirt. Then in the next page Micha was taking her dress off. When did she put it back on? Another instance she took her heels off in the car, yet then on the next page she is pulling them off to run to the house. Also says spent the night in the ER, when in fact spent the unit up on the pediatric ward. Overall, this is a clean book. There is not a lot of cursing, descriptive sex scenes or over the top drama and miscommunication that you find in other books. While seemed a little slow at times, it was evenly paced and had solid storyline. I would continue to read other books by this author.

I LOVED this book!! Micah is a big tough alpha marine but first -always- he's a father and he will do anything to make sure his son has the very best of what he needs. His ex wife is more dedicated to her career than their son so he's on his own when it comes to caring for his son. He's torn though when he meets Kat Chandler, the principal at his son Ben's school. They are a great couple and you can't help but pull for them to make it! This is one I highly recommend.

A very good book. Extremely sweet story about learning to love again after a devastating loss.

About the author

Annie Rains is a USA Today bestselling author who writes small town love stories set in fictional towns on the coast of North Carolina. Raised in one of America’s largest military communities, Annie often features heroes who fight for their countries, while also fighting for a place to call home and a good woman to love. When Annie isn’t writing, she’s spending time with her husband and three children, or reading a book by one of her favorite authors.