A Jewel Trilogy Novella (short novel)England, 1667Sensible Clarice Bradford is content in her widowhood. She has a pretty one-room cottage and a lovely little daughter, and the last thing she wants is another husband. Until one fairytale evening when she's invited to a wedding at a castle...Scottish gentleman Sir Cameron Leslie is smitten with the shy, English beauty at first sight. He's fiercely drawn to the very strength and independence that make her unwilling to throw caution to the wind and bestow her heart on a younger man. Though passion flares between them, it will take everything Cameron can muster to reawaken Clarice's long-forgotten dreams of true love...~~~~~PLEASE NOTE: This Jewel Trilogy novella is a short novel--about 1/4 the length of Lauren's full-length novels. In other words, it's longer than a short story, but shorter than a typical book. Forevermore stands alone as a complete story, but if you'd prefer to read it in order within the trilogy, chronologically it falls between Emerald and Amber.Special Author's Cut EditionA novella of approximately 25,000 words (about 100 printed book pages)R-rated content: Steamy love scene!Originally published by Penguin Putnam (Signet)This Author's Cut Edition e-book has been completely revised from the original and includes Bonus Material, including an author's note, a sneak preview of Lauren's next book, and a link to an online contest where you can enter to win a piece of jewelry featured in the book.CONNECTING BOOKSWhile FOREVERMORE is written so you can read it on its own, many readers enjoy reading it as part of a series. All of my books feature Chase family members, Ashcroft family members, or both. Should you wish to read them in chronological order, this is the sequence:THE JEWEL TRILOGY1666 - AMETHYST (Colin Chase)1667 - EMERALD (Jason Chase)1667 - FOREVERMORE1668 - AMBER (Kendra Chase)THE FLOWER TRILOGY1673 - VIOLET (Ford Chase & Violet Ashcroft)1677 - LILY (Lily Ashcroft)1677 - ROSE (Rose Ashcroft)THE TEMPTATIONS TRILOGY1815 - LOST IN TEMPTATION (Alexandra Chase)1816 - TEMPTING JULIANA (Juliana Chase)1817 - THE ART OF TEMPTATION (Corinna Chase)ALSO AVAILABLETHE JEWEL TRILOGY - all three books in a specially priced boxed setTHE FLOWER TRILOGY - all three books in a specially priced boxed setTHE TEMPTATIONS TRILOGY - all three books in a specially priced boxed set