Forever for Us

The Wilder Brothers, Book 8

By: Carrie Ann Ryan

Narrated by: Jason Clarke, Rose Dioro

The Wilder Brothers series from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues with an enemies to lovers, workplace romance where Wyatt Wilder meets his match.

The moment I found out my ex-wife was cheating with my former best friend I knew I’d hit rock bottom, and it was time for a change. With the freshly signed divorce papers in hand, I want nothing to do with my old life as I start my new one with my brothers and our new distillery and bar on the Wilder Retreat.

Only when I see my former best friend’s ex, Ava, in need of a job, I can’t say no. Not when she has their eight-year-old daughter in tow and nowhere to go.

Now I’m forced to work with the woman from my past I’d rather forget. We both want to move on, but every time we’re near each other, the fire hadn’t known we could have burns between us even brighter.

We should say no. The complications would break us. Yet we can’t walk away.

Even when it would be safer for all of us if we do.

©2024 Carrie Ann Ryan (P)2024 Carrie Ann Ryan

Loved Ava & Wyatt's story!

I loved Ava and Wyatt's romance! I both listened and read this one and couldn't really put it down, so when I couldn't read, because I was doing laundry or cooking, I immediately switched to the audio. The narrators were perfect for these characters. Wyatt was best friends with Ava's husband until he had an affair with his wife. Now Ava and Wyatt are both divorced and still reeling from what happened. Ava is barely getting by since her ex wiped out her savings and a lot of her belongings. Wyatt runs into Ava at her work when she is at a particularly low point and loses her job. He steps in and offers employment that comes with a place to live.

I really loved reading how they come together and their interactions as well as reading and listening to Wyatt interact with Ava's daughter, Faith. This was such a sweet romance, while also being emotional and angsty. Such a good read.

Once friends. Twice enemies. Forever the passion.

After the epilogue in A WILDER WEDDING, I couldn't wait to get my hands on FOREVER FOR US. In that story, Wyatt is attacked in his bar after hours, and a pouch of money is stolen; this book picks up right from that point. This book can be read as a standalone, as with all of the books in this series, but they are interconnected since they revolve around a family. You can jump in at any point, but it will enhance your reading experience to have prior knowledge of each of the brothers and cousins as their stories occur.

Wyatt and Ava have a strange relationship; Wyatt was best friends with Ava's ex, and Ava was friends with Wyatt's ex when they were married. The four of them would vacation together and everything until one day when Wyatt came home to find his wife in bed with his best friend; needless to say, both marriages were heading to divorce court from that moment. The tragedy in it all was not the fact that their spouses cheated on them, but Ava's ex took EVERYTHING from her other than their daughter, and she is working at a job she hates to make ends meet. That is until Wyatt offers her a job as Assistant Manager at The Wilder Distillery and Bar.

Ava and Wyatt's story will pull at your heartstrings, especially the part where Ava's daughter Faith is affected. I loved this little girl and wanted to give her all the hugs she deserved. Suppose you have ever had the fortune to be a bonus parent. In that case, you know how precarious your relationship can be initially, but hold on because it can be the best thing ever if you show them that you aren't going anywhere and will love them wholeheartedly...yes, I speak from experience. I was so happy to see how invested Wyatt was with Faith even before he realized he wanted a relationship with Ava.

I listened to the audiobook, and Jason Clarke and Rose Dioro did a fantastic job bringing this story to life.

I recommend this book to readers who enjoy STEAMY Contemporary Romances, Romantic Suspense, Workplace Romances, Boss/Employee Romances, Single Mom Romances, or enemies-to-lovers Romances.

Happy Reading!!!

Powerful, moving and just meant to be!

How is it Rose Dioro made me feel all of Ava’s emotional turmoil with just her voice. Jason Clarke’s voice is simply dreamy and captures Wyatt perfectly. These two make an impeccable team!

I wanted to wrap Ava and Faith in a protective blanket and make sure they were loved forever. I should never have worried because Wyatt fills that role perfectly. Can you say swoon!!! The way Ava innocently heals Wyatt’s long broken heart was tender, raw and honest. And Wyatt just acts on instinct and pure protectionism, while he emotions slowly play catch up. It was beautiful and heart warming from the first to the last page. These two just naturally belong together and bring out the best in each other. And their chemistry is pure fire. Now I have to admit Faith is amazing!! That little girl is awesome.

Great story!

I really enjoyed this one! I loved Wyatt and Ava and Faith was adorable. Wyatt and Ava know each other because Wyatt's best friend, Aaron, was married to Ava and Wyatt's wife and Ava's husband had an affair together. Wyatt and Ava really have not seen each other since everything went down and they both went through their divorces separately. Ava ended up getting screwed in the divorce but the one thing she was able to get was full custody of her daughter, Faith. It has put her in a tough situation though and she is trying to make ends meet and when Wyatt walks into the diner where she works for 1 of her jobs, it is a shock to both of them. Of course, then things go from bad to worse for Ava when her boss is a jerk and ends up firing her. Wyatt then offers her the job of being assistant manager for his bar on Wilder property with a place for Faith to stay and be watched while she is working. I enjoyed watching Wyatt and Ava get to know each other again. They definitely argued a lot in the past and while they still have some of that going on, they are working to move past it and the sexual tension between them starts making itself known. I loved how Wyatt interacted with both Ava and Faith. He cares for both of them and wants to see Ava do well and is upset on her behalf for what Aaron did to her and how she's been treated as well as how he has pretty much disappeared out of Faith's life. Both Ava and Wyatt have healing to do in order to really be able to move forward. At first they are both in denial about it and then after something happens they are both "that can never happen again" so kind of pretend it never happened....until it happens again. Both are very conscious of Faith and putting themselves in a situation to get hurt again or let Faith get hurt. It was great though, once they finally made that choice to move forward, they give it everything they have. I enjoyed how things developed between them and how they built trust with each other. This was a great read and I can't wait for more!
The narrators did a great job with the story! They brought the characters to life and added that extra dynamic to it.

Wilder World

I always enjoy being in the Wilder universe. Wyatt is a cousin to the bunches of Wilders that own the Wilder Retreat, and owns the bar on property. Ava is a working single mom to an adorable little girl. They have a past, as their spouses cheated on them, then got together. They hit the bottom of the barrel with those two! But also, hit it out of the park once they stopped winking at each other. Once that happens, they became the perfect little family.
😍❤️ Jason Clarke 😍❤️ always a favorite Rose Dioro does a great job too

Great story

I really enjoyed listening to this audiobook and the narrators were wonderful bringing the characters and story to life. I especially love Jason Clarke’s “kid voice” when portraying Ava’s daughter, Faith. Another great book in this series.

A wonderful love story!

Ava is struggling to take care of her daughter after her ex took everything in the divorce. After his divorce, Wyatt is putting all his energy into the new whiskey distillery he owns with is brothers. A chance encounter with Ava, his ex-best friend's ex-wife, will not only change her and her daughter's lives for the better, but his as well.

After witnessing her being fired from her crappy job, he offers her a job at his bar on the grounds of Wilder Retreat. With no other option and the thought of providing a safe place for her daughter to live, Ava accepts his offer. As they get into a routine, Wyatt and Ava give into their chemistry and begin to build a relationship. An unexpected visit from their ex's could change everything and deny them the HEA they both deserve.

A great, heartwarming story about two people being wronged by those they once loved and getting a second chance of finding their forever love. Narration by Jason Clarke and Rose Dioro do a wonderful job bringing out the emotions of these two characters.

Amazing enemies to lovers romance

I received this as an arc/alc from the author and I’m voluntarily leaving my honest review.

This was an amazing enemies to lovers romance. It was simply put my favorite book ever by this author. It was such an emotional story and I felt so connected to the characters, especially Ava who went through so much adversity but still stayed strong for Faith. Wyatt wasn’t always smooth in his relationship with Ava, but he always had the best intentions and their chemistry really was fantastic. I just loved the story.

Audiobook review: I loved the narration of this book. It was well paced and I was completely emerged in the story. Both narrators just did a fantastic job and I can definitely see myself listening to it again and again.

Forever for Us

I really love the Wilders and this story was so enjoyable from the start up until the end,

The narration was good.

Ava & Wyatt...

Forever For Us is the 8th book in the wilder Brothers series. It is a second chance, enemies to lovers, workplace romance. Ava and Wyatt's story is full of tension, angst and the amazing found family feel. You can feel their chemistry flying off the pages. It's an emotional read from start to finish. You get all the feels and steam in this one. I absolutely love how cute the scenes with Fayth and Wyatt are. I loved how the relationship slowly grew along with the beautiful bond that formed between Ava and Wyatt.

Jason Clarke and Rose Dioro did a great job bringing this story and these characters to life.