FOR EMERY (For You #4) by J NATHAN

“Be good to her.”
“You know I will.”

We’ve adored each book in the For You Series by J Nathan. They’re stories of love and friendship and growth, and in each book, we witness the characters grow and find love, and in the case of For Emery, we discover a sweet friend to lover’s romance. Each book in the series focuses on a different couple and can be read as standalone’s although characters from other books do make appearances throughout each book.

Emery Pruitt and Jordan ‘Grady’ Grady were neighbours and only 8 and 11 respectively when they met, and it was a friendship that would leave an imprint on their hearts for years to come. Emily would sneak into Jordan’s bedroom to escape her abusive stepfather and troubled home life. Jordan and his family provided a comfortable refuge for Emily.

‘Was that what love felt like? Because I was pretty certain, since I was eight years old, I’d loved Jordan Grady. He was the boy who saved me. The one who protected me. The one who made my darkest days bright.’

One day, Emily disappeared leaving Jordan bereft and confused that she didn’t even say goodbye. As the story is told in dual POV’s we know immediately why Emily left and it isn’t until four years later when they are at college in Alabama their paths would cross.

We switch to present day and find that during Emily’s absence, Jordan, or Grady as he is known to his football clan, had gone a little off the rails trying to get Emily out of his heart, with no success. Both Emily and Grady had changed over the years, yet still maintained the essence of who they were, and their feelings were every bit as intense.

‘Could I just tell him I’d loved him since I was eight? Could it be that easy?’

There is a serious nature woven into For Emery that is topical and poignant, yet this is predominantly a story of childhood friends, first love, family and friendships. And added bonus was catching snippets of past characters from For Finlay, For Forrester and For Crosby as their sports careers and love lives prosper and their dreams are fulfilled.

‘I’m gonna be your biggest fan, Jordan Grady. You just wait and see.’