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Facing West: A Forever Wilde Novel Kindle Edition

by Lucy Lennox (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 5,140 ratings

Nico:
I left my family and tiny Texas hometown fifteen years ago to escape small-town gossips and to give my mom and sister the chance at a better life. But when a phone call from an attorney back home informs me that my sister passed away, leaving me custody of her newborn baby, I’m shocked out of the steady life I’ve built for myself running a tattoo shop in San Francisco.

The thing is: I don’t do babies. And I don’t do small towns. Or commitment. And I especially don’t do family. My plan is to go back to Hobie just long enough to sign adoption papers, giving my niece the kind of stable, loving family I could never provide.

But the moment I meet my niece in the arms of Weston Wilde, my sister’s best friend and the town’s handsome doctor, my plans begin to change. Because suddenly, I see a different future. One with the very thing I thought I never deserved: a family. If only I can convince West that I’m not the same good-for-nothing kid ready to bolt when things get tough.

Weston:
There’s one thing I know for sure about Nico Salerno: he was a good-for-nothing as a kid and judging by the purple-haired, tattoo’d punk who shows up at his sister’s funeral, he hasn’t changed. There’s no way I’m letting him take custody of my best friend’s baby.

But the more time I spend around him, the more I realize that his rough exterior is just a shell and that beneath all the tattoos is a scared, insecure man searching for a place to belong. And pretty soon I know exactly where he belongs: in my bed and by my side.

The problem is, he abandoned his family once before, how do I know that if we become a family he won’t do it again?

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"I love this book! I love Nico and West together. I love the whole Wilde clan. I love this author and everything she writes because this storyand all of her other stories make me so stupidly happy when I read them" - 5 Star Amazon Review by myvicariouslife

"Oh the swoons - West and Nico are now my new favorite couple but that happens a lot with this author's books. This love story is filled with all the emotions, the connections and the love - one minute I was snort laughing, the next I was swooning, then gasping, and then I was crying." - 5 Star Amazon Review by Tammy M.

"wow, I didn't think there could be a series to rival or compete with those Marian men, but boy was I wrong!" - 5 Star Goodreads Review by Monica C.

"What a great start to a new series! The world is vibrant and alive with characters that are well thought out and intriguing. I was pulled in from the first pages. This book has it all: an unexpected death, a baby, soul- searching, revelations, insecurities, and passion." - 5 Star Amazon Review by Robert S.

"Lucy Lennox is pretty much a one-click buy for me. Her Made Marian series was awesome, and this new series Forever Wilde promises more of that same mix of sweet, sexy, and sass."
- 5 Star Goodreads Review by Nora Phoenix

"Good lord, I freaking love this book! I have been hoping for Nico's story since we first met him in Grounding Griff in Lucy's Made Marian series. I just knew he would make a fantastic main character with a great story, and I could not be happier with the story we have been gifted with." - 5 Star Goodreads Review by Amanda

"Once again she has created a world of sexy men who all need someone to love, and someone to love them...The chemistry between these two, from hate to love to everything in between, is freaking off-the-charts!" -5 Star Goodreads Review by The Novel Approach

"Nico, Nico, Nico that man just does it for me. Lucy Lennox has done it once again but with a new amazing and crazy family, the Wilde's."- 5 Star Goodreads Review by Antoinette

"When in a book slump turn to Lucy Lennox" - 5 Star Amazon Review

"Plan on a wonderful read that tugs at your heart, then warms your heart, brings a tear to your eyes, then a smile to your face. Plan on a new amazing cast of characters that you can't wait to learn more about. Plan on not wanting to be interupted for a few hours. And plan on auto clicking the next story to this new series" -5 Star Amazon Review by Laurie

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B074ZKT816
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 20, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.1 MB
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  • Book 1 of 10 ‏ : ‎ Forever Wilde
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Lucy Lennox

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Lucy Lennox is the USA Today bestselling author of over fifty gay romance titles including the GoodReads Hall of Fame winner Wilde Love. Born and raised in the southeast USA, she is finally putting good use to that English Lit degree she earned before the turn of the century.

Lucy enjoys naps, pizza, and procrastinating. She stays up way too late each night reading romance because it’s simply the best.

For more information and to stay updated about future releases, sales and audio news and to grab some free and bonus reads, please sign up for Lucy’s author newsletter on her website at Lucy Lennox dot com or to stay in the know, join her exciting reader group, Lucy's Lair on Facebook.

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Customers enjoy this romance novel for its sweet and sexy content, with one review describing it as a gorgeous marriage of passion. Moreover, the book features compelling characters and a big loving family dynamic, making it a great start to a new series. Additionally, customers appreciate the emotional depth, with one review highlighting the intimate moments, and find it fun to read with plenty of steamy scenes.

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92 customers mention "Story quality"89 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the story quality of the book, particularly the plot and the relationship between Nico and West.

"What a powerful story of caring, self sacrifice, survival, and the twist of fate to find the a life that is well deserved...." Read more

"...She's been consistently good, funny, sweet, sexy (in fact this is the hottest book yet IMHO) well developed, etc all things good...." Read more

"...Lennox uses a broad cast to populate the Texas town with interesting and amusing characters...." Read more

"...The interesting, handsome and caring Dr. Wilde causes salacious thoughts and pushes all of Nico's buttons but Nico has never had a serious boyfriend..." Read more

58 customers mention "Romance"58 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the romance in the book, describing it as sweet, sexy, and a modern mm romance, with one customer noting it's a gorgeous marriage of passion.

"...She's been consistently good, funny, sweet, sexy (in fact this is the hottest book yet IMHO) well developed, etc all things good...." Read more

"There are not enough stars for this gorgeous marriage of passion and emotion that will certainly leave you with that wonderful loving feeling!..." Read more

"...first time he really looked at Nico he felt that Nico was the most beautiful man he's ever seen tattoos and all...." Read more

"...And as I've said, she has created some well-rounded, sympathetic heroes...." Read more

34 customers mention "Character development"34 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, noting the author's knack for creating interesting heroes and sympathetic protagonists.

"I liked the characters, mostly the Wilde family (grandpa and Doc <3). However, I wished West had been less judgmental and mean towards Nico. *..." Read more

"...The heroes are always so sweet and wonderful and sexy but still real, still flawed...." Read more

"...a broad cast to populate the Texas town with interesting and amusing characters...." Read more

"...Ms. Lennox has a knack for creating interesting heroes, but doesn't seem to know what to do with them once they're on page...." Read more

28 customers mention "Family oriented"28 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's family-oriented content, featuring a big loving family with large family support.

"...passion and emotion that will certainly leave you with that wonderful loving feeling! Story 5*, Emotion 5*, and Sizzle a scorching 5*...." Read more

"...This was a swoony, hilarious, fun, sweet, steamy, heart warming story with very little angst...." Read more

"Lucy has created another fun family in this new series! I really enjoyed reading about West and Nico and seeing them shifting from enemies to lovers...." Read more

"...This large Wilde family is interesting, quirky, loving, and supportive. They enhance the storyline without taking over...." Read more

24 customers mention "Start"24 positive0 negative

Customers love the start of this new series, with one customer specifically mentioning their enjoyment of the Made Marian series.

"...This is a brand new series, yet linked to the well-loved, best-selling Made Marian series...." Read more

"...Great start to the series.😍😍..." Read more

"What a great start to a new series! The world is vibrant and alive with characters that are well thought out and intriguing...." Read more

"Great start to the series set in the USA. This is a modern mm romance. Main characters are Nico and West...." Read more

22 customers mention "Emotion level"22 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's emotional depth and brilliant writing style, with one customer highlighting the precious descriptions of intimate moments, while another notes its realistic creative tension.

"...I also liked the narration of this book. I am looking forward to reading and listening to the next book in this series." Read more

"There are not enough stars for this gorgeous marriage of passion and emotion that will certainly leave you with that wonderful loving feeling!..." Read more

"...This saddens me, because Ms. Lennox actually has a good command of the English language, with few of the errors in grammar or punctuation which..." Read more

"...The development of the romance is very well handled by the author and was nice to read...." Read more

16 customers mention "Humor"16 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the humor in the book.

"...She's been consistently good, funny, sweet, sexy (in fact this is the hottest book yet IMHO) well developed, etc all things good...." Read more

"...This was a swoony, hilarious, fun, sweet, steamy, heart warming story with very little angst...." Read more

"Written in dual first person POV. Good amount of sexy M/M scenes and humor...." Read more

"I choose the audible version and wow the guy made me laugh so much. There is some really subtle humor in here that kinda creeps up on you...." Read more

12 customers mention "Fun to read"12 positive0 negative

Customers find the book fun to read, particularly enjoying the steamy scenes.

"...And I laugh. Boy do I laugh. Because the antics and banter are just so much fun and so well done...." Read more

"...This was a sweet, fun, heartwarming book. Because of what Nico's been through, he doesn't have a lot of confidence in his own self worth...." Read more

"...This was a swoony, hilarious, fun, sweet, steamy, heart warming story with very little angst...." Read more

"...It was hot, sweet and a lot of fun. Grandpa and Doc were fantastic, and it was nice to see a couple of familiar faces from the Made Marian series...." Read more

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  • Stu
    5.0 out of 5 stars Opposites attract, sometimes with a love that is meant to be.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2025
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    What a powerful story of caring, self sacrifice, survival, and the twist of fate to find the a life that is well deserved. There is Nico and West in all of us. But the power of family, and friends, pull it all together to make a story that defines love. Such a good book, and so well worth the read.
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  • Jenny
    4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as I would like, but an ok beginning of a series.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2023
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    I liked the characters, mostly the Wilde family (grandpa and Doc <3). However, I wished West had been less judgmental and mean towards Nico. *THERE MAY BE SPOILERS AHEAD*

    West’s attitude towards Nico on the first half of the book didn’t make sense to me at all. West knew the probable cause of Nico leaving Hobie and knew Nico was a kid when he left. Also, his sister was three years older than him, why would he, a kid, have any responsibility towards two (including his mother) grown adults? Nico’s mother also was a horrible mother, she didn’t report him missing when he left, and did not go look for him, much less cared about him. She was more preoccupied with her relationship with a man, who obviously didn’t want her children, and was a misogynistic bigot. Instead of looking for her missing child, she remarried and continued her life like she never even had a child, the same with his sister. She knew where Nico was, and even knew his phone number but never contacted him. It’s not his fault that they didn’t care about his existence, and his sister only remembered he existed after her relationship with her “stepbrother” didn’t work. It looks like they both (his mother and sister) wanted him gone so they could start their lives with their respective men. I don’t see how Nico wronged either of them, when they clearly didn’t care about him. He should be the one resentful towards them, not the other way around. Also, who the h is West or anyone in their town to judge him for running away from a negligent and broken family? It just really pissed me off. No matter how I looked at it, it all was a cluster f of victim blaming. I really didn’t enjoy that part. I enjoyed even less the fact that West never actually apologized to Nico about how he treated him. He only apologized once after mentioning Nico’s dead “mother” (to me she doesn’t deserve to be called a mother) during an argument where West was being an royal A hole.
    It’s not that I hated West, I just found it annoying how the author tried to paint him as this kind, and genuinely good guy, but then he would turn around and behave like a jerk and an A hole towards Nico in every oportunidad that he could. It was like witnessing a toxic and abusive relationship. The only reason why I don’t completely hate that West and Nico ended up together, is that it says that they’re both going to therapy, and working on their relationship. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to believe that their relationship would work. Nico deserves someone who accepts, and loves him and not judge him for the things he went through in his life, and helps him work on the issues and psychological scars that all that has left as a result, and West didn’t look like the best candidate for that. At least not on the first half of the book. That’s why I deducted one star, I read the entire Made Marian Series and I wanted Nico to end up with someone better. It’s not that the Wilde family and even West are horrible, I actually like them and will continue reading the series, but I feel like Nico, after all he’s been through, deserved a lot better.
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  • myvicariouslife
    5.0 out of 5 stars If you're looking for a good time....read this book!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2017
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    I love this book! I love Nico and West together. I love the whole Wilde clan. I love this author and everything she writes because this story and all of her other stories make me so stupidly happy when I read them. The heroes are always so sweet and wonderful and sexy but still real, still flawed. In fact I wanted to shake West for a good portion of the beginning of the story. Yet, while wanting to give him a good shake and growl at him a little, I still thought he was great. And the way he came to not needing to be shaken anymore just made him that much more wonderful to me. (I know I'm vague but I'm not giving anything away haha) I always fall in sappy ewy gooey love with her men and I find myself smiling, even when they're going through something heavy and sad because someone, whether it be the love interest or a family member, is going to help them through in a tug your heart strings kind of way. And I laugh. Boy do I laugh. Because the antics and banter are just so much fun and so well done.

    I don't usually go into the actual story itself because the synopsis does that and I don't need to be redundant or risk changing your reading experience somehow. What I will say is that I adored this book. I will read this book again. I will buy the next book just as fast as I bought this one, immediately, because this is the eighth book I've had the pleasure of reading by this author and she hasn't disappointed me once. She's been consistently good, funny, sweet, sexy (in fact this is the hottest book yet IMHO) well developed, etc all things good. And I have to say, although it's weird for me to say it, but I feel like this story showed some growth for her as an author. Now if anyone were to ask me how could a Lucy Lennox book be better, I'd look at them in wide eyed shock, and say absolutely nothing. I loved the Maid Marion series and her collaboration with Sloane Kennedy in Lost and Found. I don't want her to change anything because she has been so consistent and so good and I don't want to lose that. These are my go to books for a guaranteed good fun read. Yet, somehow this book was the same quality as the others but still managed to just feel a little "more". The slightest bit more honed. The first year of writing is completed and now this is year two and a bit of a step up. I'm super excited for the rest of this series and for anything else that is brewing and I really hope to even get more of the Maid Marion series as it was awesome to catch up a bit with a certain someone from the Marion bunch.

    Would I re-read? If you somehow missed it in the review then absolutely yes! haha

    Was it worth the money to me? I received a free advanced copy but still paid for it as soon as it was out.

    Did I fall in love? That I did.

    Were there moments sweet/sexy/funny/daydream inducing that I still think about? Yes, I'm especially driving my SO nuts laughing over something in particular and as I mentioned this, in my opinion, is the hottest book so far.
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  • Angie
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Start
    Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2023
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    This was book 1 in the "Forever Wilde" series. This book has been on my tbr list for awhile. We first met Nico Salerno in the "Made Marian" series he has been back to his hometown in 15 years his sister Adriana has died and he learned that she left him custody of her newborn baby. Dr. Weston Wilde was Adriana's best friend. I didn't like the way West treated Nico he didn't know why Nico left or what he has been through. I didn't like the fact that his mother didn't stand up for him against the bullies A man who people said wouldn't marry her because of him. I loved that West started seeing Nico for the man he was when he lets his guard down. I loved that each one of them wanted the best for Pippa. These two started hooking up it was hot and heavy neither one of them wanted a relationship but feelings happen. I loved that West has a big family like the Marian's that showed up I loved that Griffin and Rebecca showed up to help Nico. I loved West grandfather's and I can't wait to read there story. I love reading books with loud large families who were very supportive of each other. This book was well written with no errors in grammar or spelling. I also liked the narration of this book. I am looking forward to reading and listening to the next book in this series.
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  • K.H.
    5.0 out of 5 stars The town screw up
    Reviewed in Canada on December 31, 2022
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    Another great Lennox series!

    With a small town, a huge family, and the one guy who never fit in, it seems obvious where it will all go. And while the path is somewhat clear there are unexpected family members, difficult stories of the past, a surprising bit of angry hookups, and some really difficult discussions about family. West is the "perfect" one, so showing that he isn't perfect and figuring out how to deal with that is important. Nico is the one who never fit in, the constant screw up, so seeing how he found his way and all he has done is important to his journey. But all of it also requires the help of a meddling family and a town, as well as a few whispers from the grave. Great story!
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  • Célineluvlarry
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent moment
    Reviewed in France on March 11, 2018
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    Histoire géniale que j’ai adoré. Nico et West sont 2 merveilles et j’invite toutes les fans de ce style de lecture à le lire.
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  • JudyAnnLovesBooks
    5.0 out of 5 stars My first and most certainly not my last!
    Reviewed in Italy on January 1, 2022
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    How appropriate is it that today is January 1st and this was my first Lucy Lennox romance?!

    Honestly, I don’t know how I managed to NOT have read her books considering how much I enjoy MM romance reads.

    Facing West was on my TBR list and when I finally started it, I could not put it down. All I can say is, I have a lot of books to read because, one is just not enough.

    Nico and West won over my book loving heart and I was all in while reading their love story. It was a helluva ride! I’m giving Facing West the judy.ann.loves.books stamp of approval, TBR and Enjoy!
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  • Tanz
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hooked on a new series
    Reviewed in Australia on August 24, 2017
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    What a great way to start a new series. This is the debut book in a new series by Lucy Lennox and I must say I am so excited for the rest of the series if this story is just the beginning. This as always with Lucy is such an unbelievably wonderful story. In this series we meet the Wilde family, who as you can expect from Lucy are a funny and smart ass family that love each other unconditionally. This is West Wilde's story, he is the hot as local doctor in Hobie Texas and his best friend has just passed away leaving behind her baby daughter Pippa. Nico ( if you've read the Made Marian series then you already know Nico is Griff's bestie) the tattooed, purple haired, pierced Uncle and now legal guardian of Pippa goes back to Hobie for the first time in 15 years for the funeral and to sort out what his next step is.
    West and Nico knew each other from school and have so many misunderstandings and opinions that are just bad assumptions between them.Can Nico let go of his past hurts and can West finally see that Nico is not the sort of person he believes him to be.
    Such a well written story with well developed characters that you just cant help but love. Definitely going in my reread folder....
    I LOVE LOVE LOVE the fact that we get to visit with Griff, Sam and Rebecca from the Made Marian series.
    I am so excited to see what the Wilde's get up to next.

    I received an ARC copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving an honest and unbiased review. I also bought it too its that good....
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  • Lailita
    5.0 out of 5 stars West, Nico & Pippa
    Reviewed in Brazil on October 27, 2022
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    Nice story told through both POV with the always adorable, clear and straightforward way of the author.

    This book starts as a Enemy to Lovers idea but turns into a very sweet plot about West, the little town family doctor and Nico, the tattooist from SF that is called suddenly to town to get hold of his sister’s life, business and daughter, as she designed him as her guardian.

    Excellent plot to read and enjoy.

    I don’t thing it was the best book of the author (as I’m a confessed Aster Valley fan), but certainly is amazing as always.
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