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My Review:
Sharla Lovelace has only a very few books out. Last year I read THE REASON IS YOU and absolutely adored it (in fact, it made my top 10 list for the year). I've had this book in my TBR pile since I read that first one, but had such high hopes and expectations for it, honestly, I was a bit afraid to read it. Well I am so happy to report that this book was just as good as the other. So good!!! OMG!

The book begins with the shocker for Emily that her mother has decided to sell her home and go on the road with her crazy Aunt and the big blue RV. This is the house her mother has lived in since she got married, so both girls were raised in it. It has so many memories for Emily and the house seems to be giving those memories back to her. As she helps clean it out, she begins to have a series of visions of events that happened in the house which she is able to watch play out like a movie. It's giving her a new fresh perspective on her parents, her childhood, and her relationships that played out in the house...and each vision always reveals something that she didn't know before.

Emily is 39-40. She has a grown 21 year old daughter and an ex-husband in the picture. Her ex husband was her boyfriend all through high school and they got married when she got pregnant. They have a decent relationship although he was a jerk and cheated on her constantly. The ties to their daughter have kept them at a friends level all these years. During high school, she also had her best friend, Ben, who came from a troubled home. But they knew everything about each other and would end each evening sitting out on the rooftop outside her bedroom. Twenty one years ago that ended when he slept with her a single time and then disappeared from her life never to be seen again....until her mom starts getting the house ready to sell. He's the handyman she hires to fix up the place and everything begins to unravel from there.

This is a story interwoven with great characters....all tied to Emily. There is a lot going on in each of their lives as they deal with the upheaval of life. As the reader gets to know them, threads begin to unravel and secrets are revealed. Sharla Lovelace is a master story-teller. The way the book is written is magic. The flashbacks and the little pieces of new story you get along the way. I couldn't read it fast enough...and then was sad when it was over, so had to go back and re-read my favorite parts. It's an emotional read and definitely admit to crying while reading it, but I laughed just as much. It was just one of those books...all-around, it made me feel better for having read it. There is definitely angst in it, but the ending is gorgeous. I LOVED THIS BOOK!

HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

I'll tell you right now, Sharla Lovelace is officially on my auto-buy authors list.


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Before and Ever Since Sharla Lovelace 9780425253052 Books Reviews

I saw this book while browsing at the bookstore. Checked it out and and purchased. Love this author! Have read both her books now.
This books held my attention and I enjoyed it. It was interesting and the characters were real. I'm going trying to Read another book by this author.
You can't go wrong with Lovelace's books. This was a well written book about second chances, redemption and forgiveness. If you love books about rekindling old flames and finding lost loves, you'll love this.
I really liked this book and read it in one sitting. It had a lot of depth and emotion. The only complaint I have is that it kinda ended with a thud and you are like what just happened here.
I don't cry when reading much, but did here. I was emotionally invested in all of the characters and this book had me captivated from the first word. I love it and have no critiques. I strongly recommend this book and author!!!
Read this one in a day. Couldn't put it down. The character was easy to relate to, even if the situation was not anything I'd ever been in. The character was written in such a way, even if you wouldn't have done what she did, you sympathize and root for her.Great secondary characters round it all out and help create a sweet story about forgiveness and second chances.
The first book I read from Sharla Lovelace was Don't Let Go, which has been my favorite so far. Before and Ever Since is good but not up to the first one for me. Sharla's plots have similar themes of second chance romances with the Heroine's first love. What I think she does extremely well is capture a story about love, family and forgiveness. She also writes with much humor that has me laughing to myself over. The heroines are always strong, independent but slightly flawed women that you can either see as yourself or your best friend. In Before and Ever Since, Emily and Ben were friends growing up and then lovers as teenagers. Ben leaves town and Emily's life and then shows up 20 years later as a Contractor of her mothers. Emily is now divorced from a not so nice guy. I was really routing for Emily to find romance especially with Ben. The chemistry between them was good (not great). I felt the romance part of the story could have started earlier in the book and have a little more heat. I love that Sharla writes about characters that are older than in their 20's that so much of us can relate to better. There are not enough books or writers that write about people that are a little more older and maybe wiser. I definitely look forward to more books from this author.
My Review
Sharla Lovelace has only a very few books out. Last year I read THE REASON IS YOU and absolutely adored it (in fact, it made my top 10 list for the year). I've had this book in my TBR pile since I read that first one, but had such high hopes and expectations for it, honestly, I was a bit afraid to read it. Well I am so happy to report that this book was just as good as the other. So good!!! OMG!

The book begins with the shocker for Emily that her mother has decided to sell her home and go on the road with her crazy Aunt and the big blue RV. This is the house her mother has lived in since she got married, so both girls were raised in it. It has so many memories for Emily and the house seems to be giving those memories back to her. As she helps clean it out, she begins to have a series of visions of events that happened in the house which she is able to watch play out like a movie. It's giving her a new fresh perspective on her parents, her childhood, and her relationships that played out in the house...and each vision always reveals something that she didn't know before.

Emily is 39-40. She has a grown 21 year old daughter and an ex-husband in the picture. Her ex husband was her boyfriend all through high school and they got married when she got pregnant. They have a decent relationship although he was a jerk and cheated on her constantly. The ties to their daughter have kept them at a friends level all these years. During high school, she also had her best friend, Ben, who came from a troubled home. But they knew everything about each other and would end each evening sitting out on the rooftop outside her bedroom. Twenty one years ago that ended when he slept with her a single time and then disappeared from her life never to be seen again....until her mom starts getting the house ready to sell. He's the handyman she hires to fix up the place and everything begins to unravel from there.

This is a story interwoven with great characters....all tied to Emily. There is a lot going on in each of their lives as they deal with the upheaval of life. As the reader gets to know them, threads begin to unravel and secrets are revealed. Sharla Lovelace is a master story-teller. The way the book is written is magic. The flashbacks and the little pieces of new story you get along the way. I couldn't read it fast enough...and then was sad when it was over, so had to go back and re-read my favorite parts. It's an emotional read and definitely admit to crying while reading it, but I laughed just as much. It was just one of those books...all-around, it made me feel better for having read it. There is definitely angst in it, but the ending is gorgeous. I LOVED THIS BOOK!

HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

I'll tell you right now, Sharla Lovelace is officially on my auto-buy authors list.