[.ca] First Love and Forever: A Novel (ISBN 1555037143)

What a great book!:
I love the story of Michael and Emily Hamilton. This is an outstanding book and one you will have a hard time putting down! One of the things I like best about Anita Stansfield's books is that she keeps bringing back the characters from previous books into the stories of later ones. It feels so good to "check up" on favorite people from former stories. It is, therefore, most enjoyable to read Anita Stansfield's books in a certain order: 1 - First Love and Forever 2 - First Love, Second Chances 3 - Now and Forever 4 - By Love and Grace 5 - A Promise of Forever 6 - Home for Christmas 7 - Return to Love 8 - To Love Again 9 - When Forever Comes 10- A Christmas Melody 11- For Love Alone 12- The Gable Faces East 13- The Three Gifts of Christmas 14- Gables Against the Sky Anita Stansfield has written other excellent books, but these 14 are somewhat linked because they keep bringing back characters that you grow to love from her previous books.

Wow!!!:
I really Loved this book. Once I started it I could not put it down. It was heart warming. I loved it!

VERY TOUCHING NOVEL:
This book makes you want to keep reading, not put it down for anything. .Very well written. . . If you liked this one then you will also love Stolen Moments by Barbara Jeanne Fisher. I intended to give the book a quick read, but I got so caught up in the story that I couldn't put the book down. From the very beginning, I was fully caught up in the heart-wrenching account of Julie Hunter's battle with lupus and her growing love for Don Lipton. This love, in the face of Julie's impending death, makes for a story that covers the range of human emotions. The touches of humor are great, too, they add some nice contrast and lighten things a bit when emotions are running high. I've never read a book more deserving of being published. It has rare depth. Julie's story will remind your readers that life and love are precious and not to be taken for granted. It too had an impact on me, and for that I'm grateful. Stolen Moments " which is reminiscent of "Love Story" is written with so much sensitivity that it made me want to cry. Like"Love Story" it is the love story of the nineties."

One of the best books I've ever read!:
Wow. This book is really good. It's about Emily, who, after 10 years of separation is reunited with her college sweetheart Michael. Only, Emily is in a not-so-happy marriage. Michael's offer to take Emily with him to his home in Australia, along with quarells with her husband Ryan, only confuse Emily further. Several plot twist add to the way this book won't let you put it down. Anita Stansfield is an INCRENDIBLE writer. Also read the 2 sequels.

Faith promoting:
I love how this woman writes. She manages to express things I have felt and gives me hope for the future. Her writing is clear, easy to read, full of emotion and yet not sappy. This is the book that hooked me on her writing. You come to love the characters and feel they are part of your family.