The One I Left Behind by Piper Rayne is now live!
It’s the classic story—boy goes off into the world to fulfill his dreams and leaves the girl behind.
Not every boy returns home, and I wish Ben Noughton wouldn’t have come back to our small ranching town at all after he retired from playing professional football.
I figure it’s a quick layover for him. He always wanted out of this town and off his
family’s ranch. I just have to bide my time until he turns his back on all of us again.
Then he takes on the coaching position for the high school football team and starts milling around too much, bulldozing the protective walls I’ve built around myself. But he goes too far when he takes my son under his wing to help him be the best player he can be. Leaving me to protect not only my own heart but my son’s too.
Because I promised myself a long time ago that I’d never be the girl in the rearview mirror again.
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MY REVIEW
The One I Left Behind kicks off the Plain Daisy Ranch series with one heck of a start. Ben and Gillian’s story starts off like any good romance. Ben and Gillian are high school sweethearts and desperately in love. However, when Ben leaves town to follow his football dreams, he leaves Gillian behind. Fourteen years later, Ben returns home and it’s as though no time has passed. Gillian swore to herself that she’d never get left behind again and would protect her heart at all costs…
Gillian is a hardworking mom, who would do anything for her family and friends. But when it comes to matters of the heart, Gillian’s walls are sky-high. When Ben returns home after fourteen years, Gillian’s world gets turned upside down. Suddenly feelings she thought were buried rise to the surface as she comes face to face with her past. That brings us to Ben. Yes, Ben was the golden boy, superstar. He’s retired from the game he loved and is just trying to find his place in the world. He doesn’t have many regrets, but the one thing that he does regret is leaving Gillian behind. Soon, Ben will find himself in the fight of his life, to win back the woman he loves…
Together, Gillian and Ben were quite the force. Their chemistry was undeniable despite the years and pain between them. And when Ben discovers that Gillian has a son, he doesn’t get scared away. Instead, he wants to get to know Gillian’s son Clayton. He wants to show that he’s not afraid of doing the work or putting in the time with the people and things Gillian cares about. I loved watching these two characters grow and work past their issues on their way to happily ever after. If ever there was a couple I wanted to have a second chance at love, it was this one.
The One I Left Behind wasn’t all hearts and flowers. Despite being fairly tame with the drama aspect, this story does touch on some sensitive subject matter and this duo did an incredible job with it.
If you’re looking for a small-town, second chance romance that will utterly consume you and have you fall head over heels for all of the characters, you’ve got to get your hands on The One I Left Behind. I loved everything about this book and can not wait to see where this series will go next.
*I was provided an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*
Meet Piper Rayne
Piper Rayne is a USA Today Bestselling Author duo who write “heartwarming humor with a side of sizzle” about families, whether that be blood or found. They both have e-readers full of one-clickable books, they’re married to husbands who drive them to drink, and they’re both chauffeurs to their kids. Most of all, they love hot heroes and quirky heroines who make them laugh, and they hope you do, too!
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