From This Day Forward

De: Wendy Haller

Narrado por: Jennifer Sommerfeld

Newlyweds Jay and Emmaline Ellis are the picture-perfect couple, excitedly charting the course of their lives together. Their dreams are big, their plans carefully crafted, and their love unwavering—until a devastating accident turns their world upside down.

When Jay sustains a traumatic brain injury, the couple is thrust into an emotional and physical battle they never anticipated. As their future takes a drastically different shape, they must confront questions they never thought they’d face: Is love enough when the life you planned doesn’t seem possible? Can hope mend what feels broken?

From this day forward, they’ll have to decide whether to hold on to the promises they made, or let tragedy break the future they once planned together.

A story of heartbreak, resilience, and the transformative power of love, this story asks: From this day forward, for better or worse, can you hold onto love when everything else feels lost?

©2025 Wendy Haller (P)2025 Wendy Haller

Honest and sensitive portrayal of several mental health issues woven into a tender love story

I appreciated the author’s realistic approach to mental health issues and how we are all affected in different ways. A believable and well researched story. I also enjoyed the narrator’s delivery.

Excellent

Very enjoyable read. Great book that keeps your interest through out the entire book… looking forward to the author’s next novel.

"From This Day Forward" ~ Wendy Haller ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨️ Audiobook

"A Heartfelt Journey of Love, Loss & the Ties That Bind Us"

Wendy Haller delivers an emotionally immersive and beautifully written tale in "From This Day Forward". Newlyweds Jay and Emmaline begin their marriage with dreams full of promise, they were perfectly in sync. Only to have their world utterly shattered when Jay suffers a severe traumatic brain injury, after a car accident. What follows is a nuanced and tender exploration of how love transforms when faced with unthinkable adversity.

Haller’s gift lies in her authentic and deeply empathetic portrayal of both spouses. Jay’s struggle; his physical limitations and identity shift, filled with raw honesty. Emmaline’s resilience, punctuated by moments of heartbreak, hope, and quiet strength, feeling painfully real. Their evolving relationship shows not just how trauma tests love, but how it can also deepen and redefine love.

The pacing is heartfelt and introspective. While some scenes slow to allow emotions room to breathe, they never drag. Haller balances emotional weight with hope and occasional lightness. The story, gentle yet vivid, evokes the day to day reality of caregiving and grief, but never veering into melodrama.

Haller’s restrained and sensitive narrative delivers a quietly powerful resonance through the final chapters. This isn’t just a story of tragedy: it’s a testament to the resilience of partnership and the transformative power of love when everything else seems lost.

♥️ Emotionally honest characters you’ll root for

🌱 A heartfelt and nuanced exploration of love after trauma

✍️ Evocative journey and pacing that honors the human journey

"From This Day Forward" is a beautiful, quietly powerful story about commitment, identity, and what it means when we utter “for better or worse.”
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