THIS MEMORY (Moose Village 3) by Kelly Elliott-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 19, 2025

Brystol
I’ve been in love with Gavin since high school. He broke my heart back then, something I’m not keen to forget, which makes our current situation challenging. Our best friends are married, and we’re constantly thrown together because of that connection. When those same friends ask me for a favor, one that is life-changing for all of us, I don’t even question how close it will bring me to Gavin. I simply say yes.

Gavin
I’m not sure what I did to turn Brystol against me, but whatever it was, I’m ready to make amends. I might even tell her that she was all I could see back in high school. When our best friends ask Brystol to be their surrogate, I have mixed feelings, to say the least. Nothing will keep me from supporting her in every way possible because among those feelings are admiration and love for the kind girl I used to know…and even more for the woman she’s become.

Neither of us were prepared for the trials and tribulations that come with not just pregnancy but the surrogacy process—including the strain it can put on everyone involved. Nor could we predict the powerful emotions or the sheer joy of growing a life. There is no way we could have predicted the heartache that would follow.

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REVIEW: THIS MEMORY is the third instalment in Kelly Elliott’s contemporary, adult MOOSE VILLAGE erotic, romance series. This is police officer Gavin Quinn and toy store owner Brystol Duggan’s story line.THIS MEMORY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers

Told from dual first person perspectives ( Gavin and Brystol) THIS MEMORY focuses on Brystol Duggan’s selfless journey as she becomes the surrogate for Gavin’s best friend’s Evelyn and Denny McCain but Gavin and Brystol have a history rooted in heart break and perceived betrayal, and a mutual request finds our couple working together for the foreseeable future. Gavin doesn’t know what he did in high school to Brystol but somehow he broke our heroine’s heart. Brystol has never forgiven Gavin for the high school humiliation but carrying their best friend’s child means forgiving the man with whom she will fall in love. Disaster will strike not once but twice, and our couple must come to terms with what happened and why. Guilt followed by heartbreak finds our couple journeying towards a different future than they could have ever imagined.

The world building focuses on the rekindling friendship between Brystol and Gavin. A perceived betrayal, and an ongoing need to push Gavin out of her life finds our couple coming to terms with the past, and making plans for the immediate future but all does not go according to plan, when Gavin and Brystol ‘s lives will take an unexpected and heartbreaking turn.

The relationship between Gavin and Brystol is a rekindling friendship, a second chance, of a sort. Brystol had been in love with Gavin for as long as she could remember but high school bullies and betrayal sent Brystol into another direction. Gavin have not idea what happened in the past but knowing he needed to apologize meant a second chance with the woman with whom he would fall in love-the sexual tension is palpable. The $ex scenes are provocative and passionate

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, energetic and struggling secondary and supporting characters including the couples we met in the previous storyline; Gavin’s brother James; Declan and Harper, Kian and Cadie, Aunt Judity, and Liam Turner. We are introduced to Brystol and Gavin’s parents, as well as Denny and Evelyn.

THIS MEMORY is an emotional and heart breaking story of love and loss, family and relationships, forgiveness and love. The character driven premise is raw and tragic yet somewhat predictable; the romance is seductive ; the characters are determined and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
This Moment
This Feeling

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Reviewed by Sandy

Kelly Elliott is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling contemporary romance author. Her bestselling works include, Wanted, Broken, Lost Love, and Never Enough, to name a few.

Kelly lives in central Texas with her husband, Gus, her chocolate lab, four cats, and endless wildlife creatures. When she’s not writing, Kelly enjoys reading and spending time with her family.

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