Only Once by Ashley Munoz Release Blitz & Review

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BLURB 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀: 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗯, 𝗥𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹? No, I hadn’t heard that Ryan Prince was staying at the very resort I had just started working at. If I had, maybe I would have called in sick. On second thought, maybe I wouldn’t have, because I really needed that paycheck. Being a single mother and having a lapse in child support had made me that desperate. Still, I would have rather avoided the circus that rolled into Hawk Tail Resort and the man who sauntered in with it. All these years later and he was still that same gorgeous football player I left behind in college. Except now he wasn’t gracing the gridiron unless it was for a movie role. I assumed he wouldn’t even recognize me, not with the actress on his arm and the crowd pressing in around him. Ryan Prince didn’t just recognize me; the angry tilt of those lips on that too perfect face told me he remembered exactly what I did when I left. I thought maybe this was a gift, a way to put the past to rest…but the look on his face told me he had plans to dig up everything that was unfinished between us. The summer was about to end, but it felt like my penance for the last decade was about to begin. 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑙 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑛𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔. Add to your Goodreads TBR: https://bit.ly/OO-GR PURCHASE LINKS Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3hJOJ4k Amazon CA:https://amzn.to/38Ua9Yo Amazon AU: http://amzn.to/2Xcp1fu Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/3pP5sGd GIVEAWAY To celebrate the release of the Only Once, Ashley Munoz is giving away a signed paperback and $25 Amazon gift card! Stop by her Facebook page to enter: http://bit.ly/2LxktNK ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ashley was born in Nebraska, but raised in Oregon where she lives with her four children and husband. If she's not helping her husband with DIY projects around the house, she's writing or sneaking off to a corner to read.   AUTHOR LINKS FB Author Page | ReaderGroup | Instagram | BB | GR | AMZ Author Page | Newsletter Sign up

Only Once by Ashley Munoz
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Bexley and Ryan's second chance love story was so darn sweet and dramatic! It tugged at my heart strings, frustrated me to no end and made me swoon. I absolutely adored Bex's kids (usually I'm not a fan of baby talk or kids dialogue in romance novels) because they had such robust personalities and really helped elevate the story. With a decade lost between these two, their separation brought a lot of miscommunication, assumptions, heartbreak and grief. I felt like the author did a great job reflecting back on their past relationship; what went right, what went terribly wrong and how they ended up where they each were 10 years later.

At times, it felt like things moved EXTREMELY fast with this couple, especially considering one of the characters had children. But, because the couple had history and a deep connection, I was okay with it. The heat was sizzling between the duo, even all these years later. The spark between them was undeniable from the very first re-encounter.

My heart broke for Bex and her current situation. It seemed like no matter what she did, she just kept getting knocked down but would brush herself off and get right back up. I truly appreciated her perseverance and protective mama bear attitude. Ryan, while sometimes brooding and impersonal, was actually really sweet and compassionate! I loved the way he was drawn to Bex's kids and took care of them and was always looking out for their well being. I also loved how his parents took Bex and her kids under their wing and treated them like family regardless of the status of the couple's love life. My heart ached for that family connection for Bexley.

I hated the things that came between this couple throughout the story. So. Much. Drama! I was worried they'd never get it figured out and make it work. Whether it was their own stubbornness, or the interference of others. But, I kept the faith and adored how the book ended. The grand gestures at the end made me swoon. I felt like Bex was a little too quick to forgive and forget but that's just me.

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