Publication Date: June 5th 2018 by Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pages: 416
About the book:
Most days Rebecca Lindt feels like an imposter...
The world admires her as a survivor. But that impression would crumble if people knew her secret. She didn't deserve to be the one who got away. But nothing can change the past, so she's thrown herself into her work. She can't dwell if she never slows down.
Wes Garrett is trying to get back on his feet after losing his dream restaurant, his money, and half his damn mind in a vicious divorce. But when he intervenes in a mugging and saves Rebecca―the attorney who helped his ex ruin him―his simple life gets complicated.
Their attraction is inconvenient and neither wants more than a fling. But when Rebecca's secret is put at risk, both discover they could lose everything, including what they never realized they needed: each other
She laughed and kissed him. This morning she'd melted down. But somehow this man had her laughing and turned on only a few hours later. Everything inside her felt buoyed.
She felt...light.
She'd forgotten what that felt like.
My Thoughts:
Rebecca Lindt is a successful divorce attorney and a survivor
of the Long Acre school shooting which has left her with a lot of baggage. Right after the shooting Rebecca was
determined to live her life to the fullest in honor of the ones that didn’t
make it, but things haven’t turned out exactly as planned. Her life takes a turn when she’s rescued and
cared for by Wes Garrett after a mugging-gone-wrong.
Wes Garrett’s dreams were derailed when his lying ex-wife swindled
him out of his restaurant by misrepresenting him in court, and with the help of
Rebecca skewering him in the divorce settlement. Even though Wes is a hero and comes
to the rescue, once they figure out each other’s identities things aren’t all
rainbows and sunshine…
Both Wes and Rebecca have emotional struggles, Wes has
feelings of inadequacy after almost pissing his life away over a bad
divorce. Rebecca grapples with being one
of the “lucky” ones who survived, and harbors guilt over a secret from the
shooting feeling like she doesn’t quite deserve to be happy. Their problems felt
real and relatable. After the initial
bumps Wes and Rebecca form a friendship and help each other see the big picture,
recognize their worth to the world and each other. They grow closer attraction building and
simmering along the way until they just about burn up the sheets as
lovers! I love the slow hot sexual
tension Roni Loren built between these two!
After not being blow away by The One Who Got Away I was pleasantly surprised by The One You Can’t Forget. Roni Loren’s talented writing brought Wes and
Rebecca to life, made me care about them, and I desperately wanted a happy
ending for these two together! Loved
their romantic journey!
5 Suns
I adored this one, too. I felt their hardships was also what made them good for each other.
ReplyDeleteI agree! :)
DeleteWow a 5!? But yes I have never seen a bad review ;)
ReplyDeleteI know, I was surprised by how much I loved this story! :)
DeleteMore wounded characters. Yes! I love the gently damaged ones. I also love this series. The whole concept won me over in book 1, and I really need to work this one into my TBR soon.
ReplyDeleteI hope you get to it soon, Sam, and love it too. :)
DeleteI STILL haven't read anything by this author, but I REALLY want to! I've only heard/seen wonderful things about her books. 5-stars only makes me want to read it more! <3
ReplyDeleteL @ Do You Dog-ear?
Hope you read something by her soon. And enjoy it of course! :)
DeleteI'm sure I will!
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