“That’s why I asked you to stay in the Jeep,” I explain him with a lifted eyebrow and a slight arch to my lip.
“No more, Dani. I’m coming into these appointments with you. Maybe you’re ready to accept all this, but I’m not. I will fight for you!”
“There’s nothing to fight for,” I argue, heading for the passenger side of the Jeep.
Mr. H snags my arm as I walk past him and he pulls me into his chest, clasping my head against his ribcage. “Do you hear this sound?”
His heart is racing. It’s pounding. “Yes.”
“That’s because of you. It’s always been because of you and I won’t let anything come between us.”
“This is why I’m with you, Mr. H. This is why I fell in love with you.” He has an uncontrollable need to love, and I’ve needed to be the recipient. It has saved me so many times, and I’ve wanted to believe it might be the one thing that always saves me.
“Don’t call me Mr. H right now. It’s not funny anymore.”
“It’s funny to me, so let me have my funny right now.”
What isn’t funny … is that no amount of love in the world can save me from losing my mind.
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Acknowledgments
Authors are always asked what our favorite book is or who are favorite characters are. For most, it’s like choosing you one child over the other, a near impossible task. However, when I created Ajay and Whiskey, I had no idea where they would end up, until I started writing Chasing My Forever. Ajay was perfect for the Beaumont Series, an addition edition for Katelyn and Harrison, and a much needed friend for Quinn… you know since Noah’s playing football (and hopefully trying to make Liam a grandfather). My heart ached for Ajay though. He was a lost boy, searching for a place to belong, and he found that with the James’ and Sinful Distraction. While the original group from Beaumont will always be my number one, Ajay and Whiskey rose pretty high in the ranks of favorites!
I want to thank my agent, Marisa, for working tirelessly to make sure everyone across the globe has access to my novels. My team: Yvette, Traci, Ellie & Emma for making my words and thoughts more eloquent.
And to the readers: Without you, I wouldn’t have anyone to tell stories to.
Huge shout-out to all the Beaumont Babes – you’re pretty awesome!
About Heidi McLaughlin
Heidi McLaughlin is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of The Beaumont Series, The Boys of Summer, and The Archers.
Originally, from the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in picturesque Vermont, with her husband, two daughters, and their three dogs.
In 2012, Heidi turned her passion for reading into a full-fledged literary career, writing over twenty novels, including the acclaimed Forever My Girl.
When writing isn’t occupying her time, you can find her sitting courtside at either of her daughters’ basketball games.
Heidi’s first novel, Forever My Girl, has been adapted into a motion picture with LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions, starring Alex Roe and Jessica Rothe, and opened in theaters on January 19, 2018.
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THE BEAUMONT SERIES
Forever My Girl – Beaumont Series #1
My Everything – Beaumont Series #1.5
My Unexpected Forever – Beaumont Series #2
Finding My Forever – Beaumont Series #3
Finding My Way – Beaumont Series #4
12 Days of Forever – Beaumont Series #4.5
My Kind of Forever – Beaumont Series #5
Forever Our Boys - Beaumont Series #5.5
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The Beaumont Boxed Set - #1
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THE BEAUMONT SERIES: NEXT GENERATION
Holding Onto Forever
My Unexpected Love
Chasing My Forever
Peyton & Noah
Fighting For Our Forever
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THE ARCHER BROTHERS
Here with Me
Choose Me
Save Me
See Me - Fall, 2019
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LOST IN YOU SERIES
Lost in You
Lost in Us
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THE BOYS OF SUMMER
Third Base
Home Run
Grand Slam
Hawk - Fall, 2019
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THE REALITY DUET
Blind Reality
Twisted Reality
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SOCIETY X
Dark Room
Viewing Room
Play Room
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THE CLUTCH SERIES
Roman
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STANDALONE NOVELS
Stripped Bare
Blow
Sexcation
Santa’s Secret
Christmas With You
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