Forgetful Hearts

A Hometown Jasper Novel, Book 3

By: Nicky James

Narrated by: Nick J. Russo

Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's Summary

Why can't Shay remember when his nemesis became his lover?

Shay would never associate with Josiah. Not only is he his brother’s ex-best friend, but he’s arrogant, cocky, and rude. 

When Josiah claims they’re dating and that Shay forgave him for his past transgressions, Shay is convinced he’s lying. Except, since the accident that left him with no memory, Shay isn’t sure of anything. 

The last six months are a black hole in his mind. What’s worse, Shay is convinced that whatever happened to him wasn’t an accident, at all. But the only person who believes him is Josiah. 

Perhaps, together, they can figure out the truth. Maybe, retracing their steps will shake loose those missing pieces. 

Can Shay put trust in the man he swore to hate? Will regaining those memories be good or bad? What if the truth was written on his heart the whole time? 

Forgetful Hearts is a low angst MM romance novel with amnesia, age gap, enemies-to-lovers, and brother's ex-best friend tropes. It is part of the Hometown Jasper Series but can be listened to as a stand-alone. 

©2020 Nicky James (P)2021 Nicky James

Love the book and Nick

Nick Russo is simply amazing. His voice, narration, performance just pulls me in. He has created the voice to this series that is phenomenal. He has become a new favorite of mine.

4.5 STARS

I love the town of Jasper and this series. I couldn’t get anymore excited each time Nicky announces the next cover reveal in the series than I do. I want to live there.

This book is much different than the first two as there is the suspense aspect to it. I loved the mystery of what really happened and who did it. It kept me on my toes.

Let’s talk Josiah. He totally swept me off my feet and that’s saying a lot ad I was not a fan from previous books. Learning about why he doesn’t complete sentences broke my heart. He is so sweet, understanding, he loves his work and so proud of his newspaper. He dealt with Shay with love and patience and let me say this, Shay’s words to him broke my heart and Josiah is a strong man for letting it slide knowing the pain that Shay was going through.

Shay struggles to express himself and doesn’t allow himself to be vulnerable. Until, one day he finds himself losing a chunk of time in his life. Specifically his connection with Josiah. With as much I felt his words were hurtful, they did become funny banter to me eventually.

I loved when Shay finally opened his eyes to Josiah again and felt the connection and that Josiah was also on his side believing in him and supporting him from the get go. What more could you ask for in a loving and supportive relationship??

Ok I can’t not mention the funniest character of them all, Jordie. His dialogue with Josiah has me on the floor laughing.

This book is low angst, funny, suspenseful, sweet, and you will walk away with a huge smile on your face. And, Nicky has set up the next book where I am desperate for more.

Enjoying This Series!

I'm really enjoying this series on audio and listening to Nick J. Russo bring all the wonderful people of Jasper to life. He is really nailing the entire series!

Nicky James gets me every single time! I admit I was weary going into this book because amnesia stories are not something I normally will read. They are just not something that usually interest me. I NEVER should doubt Nicky though because no matter what she writes it is fantastic! The feelings, emotion, character development, dialogue, love, steamy times...everything is always spot on and this book was no exception.

Josiah--sweet, misunderstood Josiah--oh how I adored him. It was evident from the start how much Shay meant to him. The clear pain he was feeling after Shay's accident made my heart hurt for him. But he never wavered and he stood by Shay's side the entire time. And poor Shay, he was so frustrated and I felt bad watching him struggle, but he was also a fierce and determined fighter. He never wallowed, he just dug in with grit and determination and kept moving forward. Watching Shay and Josiah reconnect and rediscover their love was just splendid!

Let's talk about other fabulous things with this book! There was humor (the text conversations had me laughing out loud), there was mystery, their was this wonderful town of Jasper with all the awesome townspeople (Lady Mallory is a favorite of mine!), there was love, there was feeling, and there were some very steamy times too! As I'm reading the books in this series I want to go to Jasper and sit at the bar and chat with Lucky, read a copy of Jasper's paper, or go get my fortune read--I want to know more about The Chief and I cannot wait to read Tomi's story next! If you haven't been reading this series, you need to, it is wonderful!

Loved it!!!!

I loved the sparks that were flying between Shay and Josiah in the previous book and they were still shooting off through this book. My heart broke for Josiah. You could tell from the beginning he had very strong feelings for Shay and to have to start all over, that must’ve been tough. I loved seeing their relationship blossom over a short span of time.
Nick did a fantastic job narrating this story! I enjoyed every minute of it!

Love the quick wit

I love this series but especially this story. These two are so dysfunctional in their own way. Josiah might own a newspaper but has trouble with complete sentences. Shay who has plenty to say keeps getting corrected by Josiah. I love the sort of banter as Shay finished Josiah’s sentences. I laughed at the interaction between Josiah and Jordy over Jordy’s helping at the newspaper. There is a serious mystery here but its more the personalities and their relationships to each other than kept my attention. The narration of Nick Russo really brought this fun story to life. Even though this is listed as a standalone I feel I enjoyed it more because I’ve read these stories in order.

fantastic performance

listening to nick j russo's performance of bringing shay and joshia and nick James's words to life was absolutely stunning and incredible I loved it I felt like I was there every step of the way

i cried a little and my heart felt so full

I was on the edge of my seat at times and excited to listen to more