The One I Left Behind
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $21.99
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- $21.99
Publisher Description
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.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
With the smoothness of buttercream frosting, Piper Rayne’s novel turns a small-town homecoming into a romance that’s as hot as it is sweet. When former professional football player Ben Noughton returns to his Nebraska hometown and his family’s ranch, there’s one variable that he can’t control: facing his high school girlfriend Gillian. Even though the sparks are still there, trying to jump-start a long-dead romance takes even more dedication than being a world-class athlete. Rayne surrounds the couple with memorable small-town characters, including Ben’s father and brothers, building a world that would make anyone want to stay. We especially loved the complication presented by Gillian’s surly teenage son, Clayton. And the quaint setting doesn’t stop Rayne from turning the sensual heat up to sizzling. Trading off the narration, CJ Bloom and Robert Hatchet each bring their own brand of quiet passion to the fast-moving love story. The One I Left Behind is a romance worth running home to.
