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Our Forever Crazy Love is a riveting romance novel that gives readers a peek into Vivienne’s personal and career life as she explores her relationship with her long-standing crush. What were some ideas that guided this novel’s development?
I set out to write a contemporary romance with a strong female lead, someone with a busy career and complicated personal life. The main idea in the novel’s development was to show women, especially younger women, you don’t have to be perfect or have everything figured out. Sometimes, the best things happen when we let go and release some of the control we try to hold over situations in our life.
Vivienne is an interesting character that I enjoyed watching develop. What were some themes you wanted to capture in her character?
I wanted Vivenne to be someone many modern day women could relate to. Smart, fiercely independent and a person who likes to maintain control over situations in her life. Striking a balance in our modern world between career, family, friends and romance is not always easy. The feeling of wanting or needing to be in control of our lifes and the situations in it is a struggle I think many women will understand.
The relationship between Vivienne and Danny was emotional and deep. What were some sources that inspired their relationship?
Honestly, I’m not certain there was a source. Their relationship just unfolded on it’s own. I did want to introduce a bit of complication with Danny having been married before and having a child. The second chance at love trope mixed with a friends to lovers narrative added an interesting element to the story. In the end, I think the varying elements will keep readers engaged with a good pace that mirrors real life rather well, full of emotional twists. While Our Forever Crazy Love is a contemporary romance with some open door sex scenes it’s also got some interesting women’s fiction elements. Opportunities for the reader to be emotionally drawn into the story are plentiful as they laugh out loud in one chapter and silently cry along with the characters in another.
When and where will Our Forever Crazy Love be published?
It will be available Sept. 3rd, 2020 Jacketed Hardcover books are available online wherever books are sold and you can find the digital book through amazon. Paperbacks will be out in mid-late October. The book is also being released on kindle unlimited.
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Jennifer Nolan masterfully pens this contemporary romance in a style all her own, successfully creating compelling characters with real, everyday problems resulting in an unforgettable love story.
Set among the beautiful backdrop of Savannah, Georgia, Nolan takes her audience on a roller coaster ride, from laughing out loud in one chapter to silently crying in another.
Contemporary romance readers who enjoy passion and intimacy without erotica will fall head over heels with Our Forever Crazy Love.
It’s a contemporary romance that serves up a delightful blend of chicklit and women’s fiction, with a strong female lead who many modern day women will find themselves relating to.
So, if you are ready for a love story that will keep you turning pages, go ahead and grab your copy of Jennifer Nolan’s Our Forever Crazy Love, then settle in for an emotionally charged romantic adventure.
And, fair warning about this romance novel: the F-bomb does drop once or twice.
Our Forever Crazy Love
Jennifer Nolan’s debut romance novel, Our Forever Crazy Love, is quite the emotional roller coaster. First of all, the fact that it’s written in the first person through the perspective of the main character, Vivienne is something that makes it more personal. In many ways, it feels like you are reading her diary, taking a sneak peek into her most intimate thoughts.
In this riveting novel, we get a front-row seat to not only Vivienne’s personal life but her career life as well. As she explores her relationship with her long-standing crush Danny, we understand more and more why they have never ended up together. While in the beginning Danny is described as handsome but a bit standoffish, this perception is radically challenged as we get to know him better.
The book starts with Vivienne trying to seduce him but ends with her getting a complicated but yet fairy tale ending. More importantly, this is the story of a woman trying to juggle the demands of her career while trying to be there for everyone she loves. As life throws her numerous curve balls and she grapples with excruciating grief, her independent persona begins to unravel.
Apart from love, a recurring theme in this book is the struggle for control. Through the main character, the author attempts to explain how many women struggle with letting go and taking it easy; much to the detriment of their love lives.
As a modern woman, this book hit very close to home with me being able to see some elements of myself in Vivienne. Her struggle with relinquishing control is one that I believe many women can identify with.
While the author does a good job of describing the characters and their relationships with each other, there are some discrepancies and details left unshared. For instance, it would have been great to know more about Danny’s family and how that fed into the man he is today.
There was also little on Luis’ side of the family, especially during moments when such information should have taken center stage. Other characters like Rach also need more development. However, I do understand that the author may have been trying to focus on the main character, Vivienne.
On the plus side, the book has a rhythm to it quite like that of real life; there are a few things that matter and others that are just part of the flow. I also appreciate the use of foretelling by incorporating a psychic; that was a nice touch. At the end of the day, Our Forever Crazy Love is a good read.
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-989733-00-4
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