Abbie Watson's grandfather is keeper of the Rose Island Lighthouse, and day by day his memories are slipping away. She will do anything she can to help him hold on to the place that gives him security, whether it's the duties he no longer remembers to perform, neglecting sleep in order to go clamming to raise money to pay for medicine he needs...or acting like the young man washed up on the shore is her missing husband.
Nathaniel Winthrop III's life of parties and carousing comes to an abrupt end when he's thrown from his yacht in the middle of a storm. He wakes with no memory of the room he's in or of the beautiful girl tending to him. Dogged by the faint notion that he's led a life he's not proud of, Nathaniel is determined to do whatever he can to make the young woman who says she's his wife proud of him.
The amnesia device can be tough because it's so often used poorly, but Jody Hedlund doesn't overplay her hand. The parallels between Nathaniel's situation and Hosea's are poignant and add depth to the story. If it was a bit too easy to see what was coming occasionally, that was easy to forgive because of the characters themselves. There's plenty of chemistry between Abbie and Nathaniel and they were both likable and relatable. Nathaniel's growth, in particular, was nice to see.
As always with Jody Hedlund's writing, the spiritual thread is strong, encouraging the characters and through them the reader. In this case it was with the truth that "If any man is in Christ, he is a new creation." She illustrated this well through both Abbie and Nathaniel in a way that was authentic without being preachy.
Jody Hedlund is a gifted writer of historical romance and if you love that genre like I do, you'll enjoy Never Forget.
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Erin Michelle Ross
A great finale for a fantastic series
Reviewed in Canada on March 5, 2023