Liam Westbury has the
world at his feet. He’s the quintessential golden boy. He’s the
superstar quarterback for Beaumont High. His girl, Josie, is head
cheerleader. He has his choice of colleges just waiting for him. Except
he’s suffocating from all the pressure he’s under and no one
understands.Liam Page is the heartthrob he never wanted to be. He’s successful, smart and in demand by record companies and his adoring fans. Music is his passion, his love, but something’s missing. His nights are lonely and he longs for the girl he left behind. Seeing her in every face in the crowd haunts him with the knowledge that she hates him. Going home has never been an option until now.
Be there when Liam Westbury becomes Liam Page and follow the highs and lows of the Quarterback turned Rockstar as he finds a way back to Beaumont in this prequel to Forever My Girl.
Amber's Review:
5 Beautiful and Heart-Wrenching Star Review by Amber Presley
Boyd
This book was utter perfection for me. Nope not even kidding
a little bit. Finding My Way was all I had hoped it to be and more. I guess I
should share that I adore this Beaumont Series so much and so if I could give
it more than 5 stars I so would!! This may be number four in the series but it’s
really the prequel to the entire series and puts into place the 10yrs that Liam
Page Westbury spent away from the people he loves the most. If you haven’t read
the rest of the series, what the hell are you waiting for?! No really, my love
(and slight obsession with all things Beaumont and 4225 West) began almost 2yrs
ago when my friend Sarah found and read Forever My Girl and said “I just read
this great book and you’ve got to read it too!” Well let’s just say I not only
fell in love with the story but couldn’t wait for more about these amazing
characters to come out! So getting to fill in all the blanks of Liam’s story
completely from his point of view? Yes please!!
“Your life takes on a different
meaning when you break your own heart…”
Sometimes reading prequels can leave you feeling flat
because if you’ve read the remainder of the story what new things can you
possibly learn, right? But Heidi McLaughlin does such a masterful job of
bringing the characters to life and showing you all the angst and turmoil,
fear, guilt and self-hatred that Liam was faced with as he makes the hardest
decision of his life. Even knowing that eventually things are going to be okay
didn’t stop me from feeling so sad for him, first in dealing with the truly
awfulness that were his parents (Sterling and Bianca Westbury were deplorable!)
to the despair Liam feels when he begins to doubt the football plans he and
Josie had created for their future. Seeing him know that what he needs most is
just what his grandmother encourages “follow only your dreams” was tear
inducing. But then in following those dreams he will be leaving behind not only
his girl but the family he loves in Mason and Katelyn was even worse.
Throughout Forever My Girl we were given glimpses of the past first of Liam in
high school with Josie (QB1 and his cheerleader) and then of his musical life,
but getting to experience his rise to fame and his becoming Liam Page was not
what I expected. Seeing Liam come in to his own musically was gratifying,
seeing him become so shut off emotionally and engage in a ‘f*ck’em and chuck’em’
series of encounters was just depressing. But it was his relationship with his
grandmother Betty, her total belief in him that touched me greatly and broke my
heart for Liam when he loses her all too soon. I also loved getting to see he
and Harrison forge their friendship from the beginning, the way Liam looked up
to him and the way Harrison encouraged the music between them. Then we have all
the drama with psycho-bitch Sam (ok I maybe liked her for about 2mins, but yep
total psycho), knowing the way that she manipulated Liam even in the early days
of the band made me hate her even more. It was clear that despite the years
that he stayed away from Beaumont, his heart and peace were always residing
there. That Liam basically tortured himself with his guilt, even though his
reasons were rooted in the knowledge that unless he followed his dream of music
he would never be whole, it was really an emotional thing to read. So all in
all watching Liam try to decide who he is the quarterback phenom Westbury or
the rock god Page, at the end of the day Liam finds that following your dreams
may change, the path of your journey may change but your destiny never does if
you follow your heart. “Home is nowhere and everywhere I guess”, says Liam; but
I think in the end he comes to realize that his home is Beaumont and his heart
was always with Josie and that taking the chance to reclaim it all may be what
he needs to feel whole once again.
So if you’re already a Beaumont Series fan and you haven’t
yet read Liam’s story, go get it today. If you haven’t read this series, start
with Forever My Girl and read them in order. Trust me on this that reading
Finding My Way after the rest just feels like the right thing. You don’t have
to do it this way, but I think the story has meant so much more to me getting
Liam’s point of view no as opposed to before I read the rest. Brava once again
Heidi!! Thanks for continuing to give us more about our favorite Beaumont
residents!! Can’t wait for what’s next!
Buy Links:
FINDING MY WAY (Beaumont Series #4)
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1lIPBWe
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1lIPBWe
B&N
PREVIOUS BOOKS IN THE SERIES
FOREVER MY GIRL (The Beaumont Series #1)
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1ej73sA
Kobo: http://bit.ly/1mSW5ly
iBooks: http://bit.ly/1e2UJBQ
MY EVERYTHING (The Beaumont Series, #1.5)
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1h3SVIk
MY UNEXPECTED FOREVER (The Beaumont Series, #2)
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1kA3LoB
Kobo: http://bit.ly/1e2PRNp
iBooks: http://bit.ly/1hQltoH
FINDING MY FOREVER (The Beaumont Series, #3)
Amazon: http://amzn.to/PBgRIt
Kobo: http://bit.ly/On8zmh
iBooks: http://bit.ly/1lIRdPM
AUTHOR BIO:
Heidi is the author of USA Today, Digital Book World, Amazon and Barnes & Noble Bestselling novel, Forever My Girl.
Originally from the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in picturesque Vermont, with her husband and two daughters. Also renting space in their home is an over-hyper Beagle/Jack Russell and two Parakeets.
During the day Heidi is behind a desk talking about Land Use. At night, she's writing one of the many stories planned for release or sitting court-side during either daughter's basketball games.
AUTHOR LINKS:
Website: http://heidimclaughlin.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeidiMcLaughlinAuthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HeidiJoVT
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6568302.Heidi_McLaughlin
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