The Weight of Forever

When college student Shanese Hall leaves Jamaica to spend the summer working at a popular tourist island on Lake Erie called Put-in-Bay, she just hopes to earn some extra money and broaden her horizons with an adventurous trip to the U.S.Shanese already has a boyfriend back home, so falling in love is the last thing she expects-or wants.But Fate has other plans. Shortly after arriving, Shanese meets Logan, a native Ohioan who works at the same hotel. After a bumpy start, they become friends-and then more.The pair come from vastly different worlds, and what begins as something effortless and electric becomes a test of endurance neither is prepared for. Torn apart at the end of the golden, magical summer, Shanese and Logan know they'll give anything to be together again.Raw, emotional, and achingly real, this romantic memoir explores what happens when love is no longer just a blissful feeling, but a commitment to hold onto each other against all the odds.Sometimes, forever isn't a simple promise-it's a load we must carry. And true love? Well, it conquers all.