J Bengtsson has just revealed the gorgeous cover for What Lasts
Release Date: April 13, 2026
Cover Design by: Okay Creations
About What Lasts
Falling in love is the easy part.
It is the late 80s when wealthy East Coast socialite Michelle Carver meets Scott McKallister, sun-crusted California local and frontman of an underground heavy metal band who flirts like he has got nothing to lose. It is instant chemistry. And when Scott promises a night she will have to lie about later, Michelle can’t resist.
“From the day I met Scott, life asked me to choose.”
Michelle’s status-obsessed family has plans for her that do not include marrying down. When the secret romance is discovered, Michelle must decide between the future she was raised for and the man she would risk everything to keep. Their story ends the way every romance promises: with a happily ever after.
But that was only the beginning.
Told across multiple eras, What Lasts is a story about love that survives beyond the honeymoon phase: when kids arrive, money gets tight, and real life moves in. Marriage is not about finding “the one,” or even learning to pee with the door wide open. It is about choosing the same person, again and again. Scott and Michelle think they have figured that part out…
…until the day one of their children does not come home.
Availability
What Lasts is currently available for preorder in eBook format on Amazon.
What Lasts will be available to read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited on Amazon upon release.
Series Listing
- What Lasts (The Cake Series Book 0.5)
- Cake: A Love Story (The Cake Series Book 1)
- The Theory of Second Best (The Cake Series Book 2)
- Fiercely Emma (The Cake Series Book 3)
- Cake: The Newlyweds (The Cake Series Book 4)
- Rogue Wave (The Cake Series Book 5)
- Hunker Down With the McKallisters (The Cake Series Book 5.5)
- Next In Line (The Cake Series Book 6)
- Grace Note (The Cake Series Book 7)
About J Bengtsson
J. (Jill) Bengtsson is the bestselling author of the Cake Series. She writes contemporary novels focused on love, humor, passion, and family. Her heroines are strong, nurturing, and quirky while her heroes are what dreams are made of – gorgeous, committed, and in need of a little saving. A native Californian, Jill’s novels are set under the glittering lights of the West Coast entertainment industry. They are for the dreamer in all of us.
Connect with J.
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