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She's the only girl he's ever loved.
Zowen Archer has been in love with Aston Wheeler for as long as he can remember.
She's perfect, except for the glaring fact that she fell in love with his best friend instead of him. For years, he loved her from afar with zero expectation. He told himself that as long as Aston was happy, his feelings for her didn't matter.
However, Aston isn't nearly as happy as she seems. And by the time Zowen figures things out, his life takes a drastic turn for the worse.
Now that Aston is single and laser-focused on making up for the lost time between the two of them, Zowen is doing everything in his power to avoid her. He's convinced that if she never wanted him when he was at his very best, there is no chance in hell she could care about him now that he's at his absolute worst.
He's the only boy she's willing to wait for.
Time has never been on Aston Wheeler's side.
She spent too long pretending to be someone she was not. She lost herself in a first love that everyone, except her, thought was perfect. She wasted a lot of time trying to convince herself that she should be happy when she was anything but. She watched for years as the one person who made her feel like her true self drifted further and further away.
Finally, when she's ready to reach out and grab the one-of-a-kind love that Zowen Archer has always silently promised her, it's too late. Zowen is taken away, and when he reappears in her life, he makes it clear there's no going back to whatever they might have been.
Good thing for Zowen that Aston is patient and doesn't mind waiting for him to have a change of heart. It's the least she can do after all the time he spent waiting for her.
[ I received a digital arc for an honest review]
Wayward Son by Jay Crownover is the fourth book in the Forever Marked series. Zowen Archer is the unexpected wildcard of the Archer children. It isn't until his pride and need for speed get him into a situation that even his family and friends can't help him out of. Getting out of prison after five years has changed Zowen and he is shocked to find that Aston Wheeler has been waiting for him. Aston has been building a life in LA with Zowen's release in the back of her mind. The two have so much history and want for more but are struggling to find a new balance to their relationship. Aston has decided that Zowen is for her and she's fine waiting for him to come into himself again before taking the ultimate chance on her.
Zowen Archer is not the loudest or most noticeable Archer but he has made a huge impact on the entire family when he goes to prison over a motorcycle race that went completely wrong. He is struggling to determine if he's the same man as before the incident or if he even deserves any kind of forgiveness. Aston steps in and decides to show Zowen that although he may be different from before, that is not a bad thing. She takes control of their relationship which is out of character for her but helps them finally give in to each other. The two have so much chemistry and can't manage to keep their hands to themselves once the barrier between them snaps. But with two complicated people with a lifetime of history and mistakes, it's not going to be easy for these two.
All I could think, all I could feel, was Mine. I wanted - no, needed - Aston Wheeler to belong to me.
Zowen and Aston are a fabulous couple. The two manage to break each other out of shell while not trying to change each other. You are cheering for them the entire time and gasping as the world gets in the way. With this world you always get a great cast of supporting characters who help Zowen and Aston, especially Daire and Campbell. There are several underlying life changes impacting Zowen and Aston and the two must find their way to overcome everything together.
4.5 stars for Zowen and Aston finally getting their shot at happily ever after.
---Written by Katie--
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