A Forty Year Kiss: A Spellbinding Story of Second-Chance Romance, Hope, and Resilience

Name: A Forty Year Kiss: A Spellbinding Story of Second-Chance Romance, Hope, and Resilience
Price: 9.29 USD
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Rating: 4.1 (477 reviews)
Author: Nickolas Butler

by Nickolas Butler

Romance Literary Fiction

4.1 (477)

4.1 stars from 477 reviews

Published by Thorndike Press Large PrintPublished 2025-02-26

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Last checked: May 4, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You appreciate quiet, character-driven stories about ordinary people wrestling with real consequences and second chances.
You're drawn to books about ageing, regret, and whether love can survive decades of silence and separate lives.
You loved Shotgun Lovesongs and want more of Butler's lyrical, deeply human take on relationships.

Maybe not for you if...

You want fast-paced plots with big dramatic reveals. This is contemplative and measured.
You prefer romance where the couple fights to stay together, not stories examining what happens when they've already drifted apart for decades.
You're not interested in exploring the painful, unglamorous side of long-term relationships and unresolved grief.

About this book

Charlie and Vivian divorced after four years of marriage, despite their love never fully disappearing. Forty years later, Charlie returns to Wisconsin and seeks to reconnect with Vivian to address the broken pieces of their shared past. Over four decades, both have built separate lives, experienced other relationships, and accumulated regrets, mistakes, and secrets. When Charlie attempts to reconnect, he must confront the complexity of rekindling a relationship after so much time has passed. Set in a small Wisconsin town, this novel explores themes of redemption, second chances at love, and the possibility of triumph in life's later chapters. The narrative examines both the hope and grace of new love alongside the scars and regrets of the past.

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Currently on sale at $9.29 — 38% off peak. Price has dropped 5 times over the last 22 months. Goes on sale roughly every 159 days. Typically stays discounted for 9 days.

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Currently around #21K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Climbing the charts — 79% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.1★ from 477 reviews

Gaining approximately 30 new reviews per month. Steady word of mouth growth. Rating has dipped slightly from 4.2 to 4.1.

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