The Now in Forever

Can one perfect day turn into a lifetime love?

Ten years ago, Hattie Stevens had the perfect day. She spent a little over twenty-four hours with the attractive, creative, always moving, slightly chaotic writer, Ed DeArmas. The timing was wrong, but their connection was undeniable.

Three years ago, Hattie tried to reconnect with Ed at a signing for his book. Nothing went right. She was late for the event and when she finally handed Ed the book to sign, he didn't recognize her.

Now, on the cusp of turning thirty, she's about as far from her dream life list as she's ever been. Divorced, unexpectedly out of a job, still unpublished and doesn't own the small town bookstore that has been an aspiration since she was a child. Ready for a break from life, she agrees to spend the summer in Fortune Falls on the Oregon Coast with her two best friends and their partners. She's stunned to find that one of them has brought a guest-Ed.

Thrown together for the summer, both working on drafts of new novels, both single, both attracted to each other, but Ed still doesn't remember her from their day together. Or does he?

As they get closer, Hattie also grows attached to Fortune Falls, while Ed makes it very clear he would never want to live in a place so small. To complicate matters, a bookstore in an old Victorian house off Main Street is for sale. Hattie must choose between the dream of owning her own bookstore or risk her heart a third time with Ed.

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The Now in Forever

Can one perfect day turn into a lifetime love?

Ten years ago, Hattie Stevens had the perfect day. She spent a little over twenty-four hours with the attractive, creative, always moving, slightly chaotic writer, Ed DeArmas. The timing was wrong, but their connection was undeniable.

Three years ago, Hattie tried to reconnect with Ed at a signing for his book. Nothing went right. She was late for the event and when she finally handed Ed the book to sign, he didn't recognize her.

Now, on the cusp of turning thirty, she's about as far from her dream life list as she's ever been. Divorced, unexpectedly out of a job, still unpublished and doesn't own the small town bookstore that has been an aspiration since she was a child. Ready for a break from life, she agrees to spend the summer in Fortune Falls on the Oregon Coast with her two best friends and their partners. She's stunned to find that one of them has brought a guest-Ed.

Thrown together for the summer, both working on drafts of new novels, both single, both attracted to each other, but Ed still doesn't remember her from their day together. Or does he?

As they get closer, Hattie also grows attached to Fortune Falls, while Ed makes it very clear he would never want to live in a place so small. To complicate matters, a bookstore in an old Victorian house off Main Street is for sale. Hattie must choose between the dream of owning her own bookstore or risk her heart a third time with Ed.

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The Now in Forever

The Now in Forever

by Nc Barton
The Now in Forever

The Now in Forever

by Nc Barton

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Can one perfect day turn into a lifetime love?

Ten years ago, Hattie Stevens had the perfect day. She spent a little over twenty-four hours with the attractive, creative, always moving, slightly chaotic writer, Ed DeArmas. The timing was wrong, but their connection was undeniable.

Three years ago, Hattie tried to reconnect with Ed at a signing for his book. Nothing went right. She was late for the event and when she finally handed Ed the book to sign, he didn't recognize her.

Now, on the cusp of turning thirty, she's about as far from her dream life list as she's ever been. Divorced, unexpectedly out of a job, still unpublished and doesn't own the small town bookstore that has been an aspiration since she was a child. Ready for a break from life, she agrees to spend the summer in Fortune Falls on the Oregon Coast with her two best friends and their partners. She's stunned to find that one of them has brought a guest-Ed.

Thrown together for the summer, both working on drafts of new novels, both single, both attracted to each other, but Ed still doesn't remember her from their day together. Or does he?

As they get closer, Hattie also grows attached to Fortune Falls, while Ed makes it very clear he would never want to live in a place so small. To complicate matters, a bookstore in an old Victorian house off Main Street is for sale. Hattie must choose between the dream of owning her own bookstore or risk her heart a third time with Ed.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798999441409
Publisher: Story Club Books LLC
Publication date: 08/15/2025
Series: Fortune Falls , #1
Pages: 280
Product dimensions: 5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Many years ago, NC received a BFA in mixed media studio art. With a degree in the arts and no solid plan, she's held many different jobs; barista, photographer's assistant, toy store clerk, and yoga instructor at a retreat in Puerto Rico to name a few. All of which serve as hands on research and inspiration for her books. When she's not writing, you can find her working at the library, painting with my little girl, or working on her podcast, So I Wrote a Book...Now What, where she interviews fellow authors (including New York Times best-seller Holly Gramazio) about their revision process.
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