Finding Our Forever (Silver Springs Series #1)

by Brenda Novak

Overview

New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak welcomes readers to the town of Silver Springs, where surprises wait around every corner! 

The search for her birth mother brought Cora Kelly to the New Horizons Boys Ranch. Getting a job there was easy enough, but confiding in Aiyana, the ranch's owner, that she's really her daughter? Cora's not sure she can do that, not unless she's confident the news will be welcomed. And once she gets to know Elijah Turner—Aiyana's adopted son and ranch manager—that decision becomes even more difficult. 

Although Elijah can't deny his deep attraction to Cora, he's always struggled with trust. Anyone with his past would, and there's something about the ranch's newest employee that isn't exactly as it seems. But if the feelings she awakes in his guarded heart are any indication, she might be just what he's long been waiting for.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781488014116
Publisher:	Harlequin
Publication date:	03/21/2017
Series:	Brenda Novak's Silver Springs Series , #1
Sold by:	HARLEQUIN
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	50,192
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Brenda Novak has penned over 45 novels. A two-time Rita nominee, she's won The National Reader's Choice, The Bookseller's Best, The Bookbuyer's Best and many other awards. She runs an annual online auction for diabetes research every May at www.brendanovak.com. To date, she’s raised over $2 million. Brenda considers herself lucky to be a mother of five and married to the love of her life.

Editorial Reviews

03/13/2017
When art teacher Cora Kelly accepts a job at New Horizons Boys Ranch (a boarding school for troubled boys) in Silver Springs, Calif., her secret goal is to find the ranch’s owner—who happens to be her birth mother, Aiyana Turner—and any other relatives who might be there. She doesn’t expect one of those possible relatives to be a hot “brother” she’s intensely attracted to. Former New Horizons student Elijah Turner was adopted by Aiyana when he was a teen and is now a ranch employee. Having failed at many relationships because of his “inability to make feel loved and ‘validated,’ ” Elijah isn’t looking for anything permanent; and since Cora is keeping her identity a secret (and he’s her boss), she isn’t either. But they embark on some no-strings-attached steamy encounters that are eventually followed up by more emotionally intimate pillow talk. Elijah is drawn to Cora’s relaxed demeanor and her willingness to accept what he offers without pushing for more, giving him a chance to open up about his past at his own pace. There’s nothing predictable about this sweet love story, and Novak’s believable yet easy resolutions make it a delightful, touching introduction to the Silver Springs series. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

04/15/2017
Cora Kelly adores her adoptive parents, but for the past six years she has been secretly searching for her birth mother and now has finally located her—Aiyana Turner, the owner of the New Horizons Boys Ranch, a private boarding school for troubled teens. Keeping the relationship a secret, Cora accepts a job as the school's new art teacher, but when she falls for Elijah Turner, the ranch manager and eldest of Aiyana's eight adopted sons, she realizes she's going to have to tell him—and Aiyana—the truth. Child abuse and long-kept secrets are at the core of this intense, heartfelt story that makes real the fictional Silver Springs. VERDICT This brief romance nicely kicks off Novak's "Silver Springs" series. (No One but You and Until You Loved Me will be published by Mira: Harlequin in June and August, respectively.) Novak (The Secrets She Kept) lives in the Sacramento, CA, area.

Library Journal

Narrator Veronica Worthington brings alive Cora Kelly’s desperation as she tries to get to know her birth mother. Cora takes a job teaching at a school for troubled boys that is run by her birth mother, Aiyana. Worthington expresses Cora’s conflicting emotions as she struggles to keep their genetic relationship a secret from Aiyana, and from Elijah, who is also adopted and helping to run the school. While Worthington adequately conveys the emotions of the story, she doesn’t provide much differentiation between male and female characters. This can make it difficult to determine who is speaking. Nonetheless, Worthington is able to portray the wealth of feelings of the characters, making for a satisfying listening experience. S.B. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine

APRIL 2017 - AudioFile