Forever Blue
Jennifer Edlund

Forever Blue: What would you do if your first love suddenly walked back into your life? This is the question Alexa Moore asks herself the moment she comes face to face with her childhood sweetheart nearly fifteen years after his mysterious disappearance.
In this coming of age novel, it's the summer of 1992. Carter Storm is a precocious thirteen-year-old child actor awaiting his big break in the entertainment industry. Alexa Moore's just a regular teenager seeking acceptance from her peers. With heartbreak and humor, these two friends expose a world of secrets and learn to survive in the face of life’s contradictions and tragedies. When Carter’s dark life suddenly unveils before Alexa’s eyes, she witnesses her best friend beaten down mercilessly by his stage mother’s antics, but Alexa’s strong will and determination helps Carter pull through his darkest hours. The two are bonded by a love that only deepens as they grow older. Carter’s mother will do everything she can to keep them apart so that her prodigy is not distracted. In doing so, the two are forced to keep their childhood romance hidden from prying eyes.
Alexa world shatters the day she discovers Carter’s family packed up and gone without so much as a chance for goodbyes. Alexa spends years trying to rid her mind of the dreams she has of Carter that increasingly haunt her life.
Over a decade later, Carter Storm resurfaces as a Grammy award winner with a new name, a new life, and an entourage of screaming girls and paparazzi following him everywhere he goes. When Alexa randomly comes face to face with Carter Storm, the encounter sets off a string of events that will have her torn between the man she loves and the man she once loved. One look at Carter is all it takes to know she can’t live without him. Alexa puts up a good front but can’t deny the love she still feels for him. Sometimes love isn’t enough to heal the wounds of the past. There's no telling how far Alexa will she go when the man from her past suddenly walks into her future.
Forever Blue: New Tears to Cry, Old Songs to Sing:
t’s the captivating conclusion to this moving saga of choices made and chances lost.
Over a decade ago, Alexa Moore’s first love vanished without warning. After years of mourning Carter Storm’s fateful departure, her emotional wounds have faded and she is finally free from the pain of her past. Now in her mid-twenties, her future includes the perfect husband and a lucrative career as a make-up artist. Of course, all this comes to a screeching halt when the past suddenly comes rushing back at her. The moment Carter Storm returns and reveals the truth about his mysterious disappearance, Alexa’s life is irrevocably altered. Every irrepressible emotion she ever tried to bury for him is inexplicably rehashed. In the wake of their rekindled friendship, Alexa promises to keep Carter at a distance, so that her marriage is not put in jeopardy. With all the strength Alexa can muster, she must push back the very real attraction she still feels for this man. But their history just won't let the passion between the two die, especially when Carter refuses to fan the coals of their long ago relationship. As Alexa struggles to determine where her heart and future lie, she makes a shocking decision that will upset the balance of everyone around her, leading to a series of staggering and heart breaking surprises.