From This Day Forward by Fiona Davenport
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Quinn Evans knew Jenna Davis was the woman for him the moment he spotted her. Five years, a stint in the military, and the longest engagement in the history of mankind hasn’t changed his mind.
It’s a good thing there are only three months to go until their wedding because he’s about ready to toss her over his shoulder for a quick ceremony at the courthouse. But when she turns up missing, all bets are off as he races the clock to rescue his bride… and their unborn child.
- File Name:from-this-day-forward-by-fiona-davenport.epub
- Original Title:From This Day Forward: A Sex & Vows Novella
- Creator:Fiona Davenport
- Language:en
- Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:B07195RMLC
- Date:2017-05-07T16:00:00+00:00
- File Size:152.845 KB
Table of Content
- 1. Prologue
- 2. Epilogue
- 3. From This Day Forward
- 4. Chapter 1
- 5. Chapter 2
- 6. Chapter 3
- 7. Chapter 4
- 8. Chapter 5
- 9. Chapter 6
- 10. Chapter 7
- 11. Chapter 8
- 12. Chapter 9
- 13. Chapter 10
- 14. Books By This Author
- 15. About the Author
Fiona Davenport
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From This Day Forward, Book 3 of the Sex & Vows series, was about Quinn Evans, former military, and Jenna Davis. As his final semester in college was starting, and shortly before he was to begin Officers Candidate School, Quinn found himself in the wrong classroom. However, as he turned to leave, his eyes collided with Jenna's, and he knew he was in the right place...wherever she was. He went so far as to tell her so, and that she was his. A few months later, on their shared birthday (she turned 19 and he turned 22), Quinn proposed. Although she said yes at the time, it would be a while before they could actually get married since he was going away to OCS, which was 12 weeks long, and then would be shipped overseas shortly after graduating. Because of his position as a military intelligence officer, he was often on the move and unable to share with Jenna his whereabouts. He made it home as often as he could, but at the end of his four-year career, he was offered a position stateside. However, he turned it down for a position with her brother's friend working in security as a civilian contractor. A year later, he was still waiting for Jenna to plan their wedding, but things kept happening to stop it, especially when her brother's fiancee was threatened and it spilled over to include her as well. So, Quinn gave her a deadline and said if they weren't married by then, he was going to sneak her away to Vegas for a quick wedding. Less than three months before the wedding, Jenna had the sneaking thought that she might be pregnant (which was Quinn's plan that he hadn't shared with her). As she grabbed several pregnancy tests to confirm her suspicions, she went to Quinn's office to take them with him present. After the test proved positive, Quinn dragged her out of the office...and headed straight for the courthouse. However, Jenna convinced him to take her home instead so they could talk things out because she knew if she got married without her parents present, they would be very unhappy with them both. After a fun few rounds of spicy passion, Jenna thought she'd convinced Quinn to wait the remaining three months to get married (she hadn't). The following day, Jenna was at school waiting for him to pick her up after work for an OBGYN appointment. As she waited, she saw one of her students standing with his mother, who was talking with a man Jenna didn't recognize, a man who looked very much out of place. The guy had a threatening air about him, and he seemed to be arguing with the student's mom. When Jenna tried to intervene, the mother said he was her "friend", and they rushed away. At that point, Quinn arrived and queried about the others, but he didn't buy the guy being friends with the mother. But he let it go and took her to the doctor. After the doctor confirmed the pregnancy, Quinn took her home, which passed by the school again. As they did, he was reminded of the guy from earlier and determined he was going to do some investigating because something didn't sit right where the other man was concerned. Because of his feelings of unease, Quinn determined to take Jenna to school and pick her up afterward the following day. As she was preparing to go meet him at the entrance, she thought she heard a child crying. She looked around but saw no one, so she turned to continue to the doors. Once again, she heard the cry and, turning the corner, saw the student from the day before. He was on the floor holding his cheek, and the man she'd seen with him and his mom was standing over him. When she confronted him, the man turned on her. As he stalked towards her, someone else grabbed her from behind and took her, and her student, away. Quinn arrived just in time to see the man's vehicle race out of the school parking lot. Once he realized Jenna was missing, he went into action, getting his boss, her brother, and her brother's CIA friends (from Book 1) involved in finding her. From that point on, the author sort of rushed through the story. It felt like five chapters happened in the space of two, but left out everything from the other (non-existent) three. That was a bit disappointing because it had so much potential and the author just dropped the ball and left so much unexplained and hanging in mid-writing. There was plenty of angst and drama, but what left a huge question in this reader's mind was...WHY did the FMC keep putting off a wedding that she actually WANTED?! There wasn't a good reason for doing so. The MMC had been home a YEAR after having been in the service for FOUR years, so why did she make him wait for another one to tie the knot? She wasn't ditzy, and she wasn't stupid, but she dragged her feet needlessly when HE wanted to go ahead and get married the moment he returned. It's not like they needed to wait to afford it. The MMC mentioned that they "both came from money", and they both had jobs. He also mentioned that they'd already bought a home together before he even left to serve his country. So her hesitation left me questioning...WHY?! The main characters were both well-rounded, mature, level-headed adults with the ability to grow and work things out. Except...there wasn't any bone of contention between the two except for her dragging her feet about the wedding. She wanted to have her "dream wedding", but what was the holdup in doing so? Ugh. The twists and turns of the drama that played out didn't really fit the story. It really had nothing to do with the main characters...just a very minor secondary character thrown in almost as an afterthought. With all of the inconsistencies and unresolved issues, it still managed to get a 3.5-star rating, dropping down to three. It just needed...more...during the final conflict.
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