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Book Review By Sandra Calhoune
Forgivin' Ain't Forgettin' by Mata Elliott

Schoolteacher Cassidy Beckett has been living life in the shadows ever since she experienced an out of wedlock pregnancy years earlier. Rather than deal with the pain of her giving her son up for adoption, Cassidy has buried herself in her work. Trevor Morgan is still reeling from the loss of his beloved wife, Brenda. Raising his two daughters by himself is a major task, one that has Trevor questioning his past actions on the night his wife passed away. Trevor's pre-teen daughter Brittney has never forgiven her father for disappearing the night their mother passed away so that he could mourn in private. Rather than mourn with his two daughters, Trevor fled to lick his own wounds. When a fire destroys Trevor's kitchen, Cassidy's kindly Aunt Odessa takes Trevor and his children into her home. Problem is, Cassidy lives with her Aunt Odessa and isn't too crazy about sharing her home with the sexy widower and his two children. Things start out rocky when Trevor walks in on Cassidy in the bathroom and catches a glimpse of her undressed. But as Cassidy spends more time around Trevor, she begins to realize that he is a deep man with a lot of love in his heart. As Cassidy and Trevor's relationship deepens, Cassidy's secret comes hurtling out of the closet, threatening to ruin her newfound relationship with Trevor and send her spiraling into a depression.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Who: - aunt
If one lover chases another... - they alternate
Children/Pregnancy Yes
Children/Pregnancy: - Get accidently pregnant

Main Male Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Sex makes him
If he's not white he must be... - black

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Effect of sexing
If she's not white she must be... - black

Setting
United States Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - 80%
How explicit is the sex? - vague references only - descript of kissing
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts
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