Once in a Lifetime Author: | Language: English | ISBN:
B00I2SSOLO | Format: PDF
Once in a Lifetime Description
Sometimes wrong is oh-so-right!
After a wrenching loss, Ben McDaniel tried to escape his grief by working in dangerous, war-torn places like Africa and the Middle East. Now he's back in his hometown and face-to-face with Aubrey Wellington, the hot-as-hell woman who is trouble with a capital T. Family and friends insist she's not the one to ease his pain, but Aubrey sparks an intense desire that gives Ben hope for the future.
Determined to right the wrongs of her past, Aubrey is working hard to make amends. But by far, the toughest challenge to her plan is sexy, brooding Ben - even though he has absolutely no idea what she's done....
Can this unlikely couple defy the odds and win over the little town of Lucky Harbor?
- Audible Audio Edition
- Listening Length: 9 hours and 27 minutes
- Program Type: Audiobook
- Version: Unabridged
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Audible.com Release Date: February 18, 2014
- Whispersync for Voice: Ready
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00I2SSOLO
Well, Jill Shalvis gives us another taste of what romance is like in Lucky Harbor and every trip we take is better than the last!
I love the way this author writes, her characters are fun and believable, tender one minute and funny the next. The men are hot, the women are sassy and the Lucky Harbor grapevine is alive and well.
Ben McDaniel is back after 5 years away from Lucky Harbor spent trying to get over the death of his wife Hannah. He's a favorite son of the town and is welcomed back with open arms and warnings to stay away from a certain wild girl, Aubrey Wellington whom he has known since he was a kid. But when Aubrey throws a drink in his face (she was aiming for someone else) it's kind of hard to ignore her, especially since she's one beautiful woman, trouble or not.
Aubrey is tired of her life and her reputation as a trouble maker (well earned she's the first to admit) so she sets out to change her ways and her life by making amends to the people in her life she has wronged... not an easy task for anyone, let alone a woman with a past as colorful as Aubrey's. When Ben shows up to help her rehab the bookstore Aubrey has opened, the attraction between the two is strong and immediate, but what starts as a "no strings attached" fling quickly turns into something more. To complicate matters further, Ben starts to question whether he is willing to risk his heart again and Aubrey has a secret that she knows could change everything between them, and keeping quiet about it is killing her!
Once in A Lifetime is a fun, fast paced romance and you can't help but admire Aubrey as she goes through the difficult task of seeking out people from her past to say she's sorry.
My Thoughts:
I was lucky to be given the opportunity to read, Always on My Mind (Lucky Harbor #8), recently, by Jill Shalvis. This had been my first foray into Ms. Shalvis' writing, and I could instantly see why this author was such a popular, and stunning success! The great news about the Lucky Harbor Series is that even though it has several installments, these books can be read as stand alones, or in any order, because they are companion novels. In Always on My Mind, I got to know the main characters, Jack and Leah, and was introduced to certain secondary characters that really stuck out to me. I met Luke and Ally, whose story was before the one I read, and Ben and Aubrey. When I got offered to read Ben and Aubrey's story, I was thrilled! Ben came off as a very mysterious, quiet, and loyal man, and I instantly wanted to know more about him. Aubrey came off as a snotty, piece of work, and I didn't like her character. It was obvious that these two were attracted to one another, but I never would have guessed how passionate their love affair would become.
In Once in a Lifetime, we finally get Ben and Aubrey's story, and what an amazing story it was! Ben lost his high school sweetheart, Hannah, five years ago, and never got over her accidental death. For the five years after her death, he traveled to third world countries, ravaged by poverty and war, to put in water systems, and help the people make a living. He ends up coming home, because he cheated death and it opened his eyes to the fact that he wanted to live and didn't want to put himself in danger anymore. Lucky Harbor has always been his home. His Aunt Dee, cousin Jack, and their best friend Luke, are his family and he has missed them dearly. Little by little, I fell in love with Ben.
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