Thursday, November 5, 2026

Willow Aster: Now and Forever

 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/246786152-now-and-forever

Book Blurb:

I flew to Vegas to watch my little sister Goldie get married, not to fall for a stranger with a British accent and a laugh that could undo a man in one syllable. But that's exactly what happened.

By morning, she was gone, the ghost of her perfume on the pillow, and a feeling I couldn't shake for months.

Imogen was supposed to be a story I'd never tell anyone. Especially not Grayson, my son.

Because Imogen was the one thing Grayson wanted—a woman in our life. Someone to fill the void his mom had left, and someone to make his dad happy.

I told myself it was for the best—that Grayson needed a father who kept his heart exactly where it with him.

My life in Windy Harbor has been quiet. Until a caravan of cameras, assistants, and matching luggage rolls into town, and I find out the woman who vanished on me in Vegas isn't just unforgettable—she's Imogen Edwards, the London influencer with a zillion followers and a life I can't begin to understand.

Suddenly my carefully guarded existence isn't mine anymore. And the woman I never stopped thinking about is standing on my porch, entourage in tow, asking more of me than I can deliver.

She knows exactly what happened between us that night—a truth I never told a single soul, one that's about to turn everything I thought I wanted upside down.

Tropes:

*Valentine PR ALC *Small Town Romance *one night stand *Vegas wedding *Single Dad 

*British FMC x American MMC *Found Family *Opposites Attract *Influencer FMC 

*spice *forced proximity *meddling family

Thoughts:

This is book 5 in the Windy Harbor series while it can be read as a stand alone it is the first book I've read in this series and I think it would have been better if I had read them in order as a lot of characters are introduced and I think I would have had an easier time keeping up with who was who if I had a better foundation on this large family group.

Noah (MMC) is in Vegas with his family for his younger sister's wedding while there he is child free for the night and meets the beautiful Imogen (FMC) they have a night to remember... but find out soon enough that what happens in Vegas doesn't stay there because they got married... but she lives in the UK and he is going back to his quiet life in Windy Harbor.

Imogen is able to find him and makes her way to his families cabins she is a famous influencer and comes with her assistants, one item on her list is to get this marriage annulled before anyone finds out (especially the media... they would have a field day over this)... only it's easier said than done when the judge won't grant it he wants them to take time to think about their decision... I guess she's staying longer than she thought she would.

Imogen now has to give up her lodgings because someone else rented them and move in with Noah and his son... they can make this work right?  

Naturally the longer they have to be together the closer they get and real feelings are developing for a relationship they thought would last one night.

I loved watching these two opposites fall into each other so naturally, Noah's son was super adorable, I also loved Noah's big loud, meddling family and Imogen's dad was a sweetheart.  There is a suspense element that is woven into the story and from what I gathered flows through the previous books as well. 

Noah is dealing with some long term grief and emotional pain that cause him to make some emotional decisions, while Imogen is so patient with him as he works through his feelings.  

When danger comes close will they still find a way to be together?

I enjoyed the narrators Zara Hampton Brown and Connor Crais and think they did a great job with all the accents and bringing all these characters to life.

If you enjoy single dad, accidental marriage, small town romance with big emotions and a large loving family you might enjoy this one, but I would recommend reading these in order.  

Thank you to Valentine PR for this ALC 

Have you read this one?  what did you think? 

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