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Only Once
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.
Tall with those perfectly rounded shoulders made for throwing footballs and winning championships, he carried himself in that regal way that told everyone in the room he was all talent and power.
All these years later and he was still that same gorgeous man 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.
But when his unexpecting glare lands on me, the last ten years seem to slam back into us at once.
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.
It had me wondering if he’d buried anything at all. Maybe he’d just carried all the dirt in a little glass jar, waiting for this moment to shatter it all at my feet.
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.*
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.
Tall with those perfectly rounded shoulders made for throwing footballs and winning championships, he carried himself in that regal way that told everyone in the room he was all talent and power.
All these years later and he was still that same gorgeous man 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.
But when his unexpecting glare lands on me, the last ten years seem to slam back into us at once.
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.
It had me wondering if he’d buried anything at all. Maybe he’d just carried all the dirt in a little glass jar, waiting for this moment to shatter it all at my feet.
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.*
324 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 23, 2022
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Ashley Munoz
30 books2,633 followersAshley resides in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and four children. She enjoys hiking, sneaking off to read, and of course, drinking copious amounts of coffee when she finally sits down to write.
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February 19, 2021
3.75 first choice stars
The trouble with choosing someone first was, so often, they didn’t choose you back, and it felt like flames against your skin when you realized your heart belonged to them regardless.
Song : Love Story - Taylor Swift (Taylor’s version)
The second I read the blurb for this book, I knew I had to get my hands on it ASAP. It had all the elements I live for :
✨exes reunite/second chance
✨single mom (kids with OM)
✨angst
I’m a hoe for any of these elements, but all of them together?
Some minor(-ish?) spoilers ahead, bc I’m incapable of not spoiling.
Story
This is the journey of Bexley Black and Ryan Prince, from their separation 10 years ago to their reunion, when Ryan, now a Hollywood actor, shows up for a vacation in the resort Bexley works at. 10 years is a lifetime, so it’s no surprise that each of them has moved on, at least in their own way, but not fully. Never fully. Bexley is a single mom to two incredibly endearing kids, who struggles to make ends meet when her ex suddenly stops paying child support, and Ryan is now a superstar, used to meaningless flings with the most beautiful actresses and models ever since Bex left him a decade ago.
Their lives couldn’t have been more different, their futures don’t seem to align in any way, so will their love be enough to conquer all ?
That night, I finally knew what all those country songs were singing about. I knew what it was like to feel as though someone had cracked open my chest and held my heart for ransom.
Characters
I slid inside, next to Bexley, while Cole buckled in next to Bella’s seat in the back. I started reversing, not hating at all how normal this felt, how having them all in my car with me felt like I’d finally found that thing I’d been missing and ignoring for the past ten years of my life.
— Ryan Prince
I really liked Ryan’s character. He was just mean enough to be my type (y’all know I don’t do them good guys, in books), but not too mean to be at odds with the sweet tone of the book. I could actually understand every asshole move he made, because honestly? I would’ve probably lashed out the same way.
For real tho. Yes, a-decade-ago Ryan really messed up and his reaction to a certain event was the catalyst to driving Bexley away from him, but just imagine with me.
When she said the name out loud in the car, I swore she did it to hurt me, knowing it would be like an arrow to my heart. That was why I said what I said, why I wanted to cut her down as swiftly and harshly as she’d cut me.
Imagine seeing the love of your life moved on with another man, had TWO kids with HIM, and named one of the kids the name you guys were supposed to call your own child. If it were me????
BETTER YET
I’m woman enough to admit I could never. I think what makes single parent trope usually easier for me is that either a) the kids are the hero’s or b) the hero is new to them, like he didn’t know the heroine before, ya know? But to see kids that were supposed to be MINE, dammit?? I’d flip. That’s way too much for my insecurities to deal with and why am I talking about myself?
Anyway, Ryan. Ryan was so sweet to Bexley and to her kids. He embraced them fully and soon turned into their rock.
Did he act like a dick? Yup. Did he fuck up? Yes. Did I yell at my kindle for him to get his head out of his ass? Repeatedly. But did I blame him, deep down?
I felt his insecurities, his fear of rejection and of not being enough. Of always being in the shadow of the kids’ father. Of being robbed of what was supposed to be his life, past mistakes be damned.
“Stop,” Ryan demanded breathlessly. “I can’t hear how you met him, or how soon after you left me you started casually fucking him. I can’t sit here and listen to the story of how you started a life with him.” Ryan suddenly stood, choking out his words.
“Stop leaving me,” he whispered harshly, so low that I thought I might have imagined it, but the burn on my hip told me I hadn’t.
Ultimately, Ryan adored Bexley and the kids. There was never any doubt as to the depth of his feelings towards them, and that alone made me, in turn, adore him. He might have fucked up in the past, but he paid for it with 10 years of heartache, meaningless hookups, aimless wandering across sets and studios, always yearning, always missing the largest piece of his puzzle, Bexley Black.
— Bexley Black
I began tearing into envelopes, silently praying for a random check or marriage proposal from a foreign prince.
Let’s put our imagination to work again, guys. Imagine with me your mom telling you this, at 9 years old.
“Well, you’re like that: sweet, and good for the right kind of people, but not everyone’s first choice. You’ll see when you’re older.” Somehow my little heart felt like it had shrunk to the size of a marble. How could I be the worst kind of flavor?
Never first choice. Never second choice. Not even third one. Bexley simply never factored into anyone’s choices in her life, which created a well of hurt so deep within her, it felt like she was constantly drowning.
She thought she’d found her future in Ryan, but upon his reaction to that fateful event a decade ago, she knew he’d never put her first. Should she have run away based on his immediate reaction? I dunno, y’all. I’d like to tell you that I understand how big of an effect some news might have on people, and how everyone has the right to freak out, and that most of all, they have the right to take time to process things, but ultimately, I believe I would’ve done the same as her. I wouldn’t have stuck around long enough for him to get his shit together and his head out of his ass.
But even as she ran, she could never fully commit to anyone, least of all the father of her kids. Her soul was always waiting for Ryan, knowing that somehow, someday, he’ll find his way back to her, or at least hoping so.
I really liked Bex’s character too. Yes, I wanted to slap some sense into her at some points, but who’s perfect anyway? She’s a devoted mother, fiercely protective of her kids. Her interactions with them simply breathed life into me. 😭💜
If any man were to try to date me or get into my pants, it would best be done by complimenting my kids.
Her deep rooted fear of not being anyone’s first choice or priority resonated with me. It took her the whole freaking book to come to this realization,
“I sabotaged my last relationship waiting for you…I won’t do that again. When I find love again, I’m going all in. Future me deserves that kind of happiness.”
But once she did?
Just like Ryan, there was never any doubt to us, the readers, as to who was, is, and will always be Bexley’s one true love. Ryan Prince. And those adorable babies of hers.
— Cole (7) and Bella (5)
I’m a hoe for kids in books. Authors including kids to make us soft and happy?? I see what you’re trying to do…and it’s working.
These two kids owned my heart. Cole being there for his mom, protecting her, supporting her, holding her hand when he feels her crumbling??? Bella casting her sunshine left and right, and being the most adorable kid ever??
My uterus : I’m ready
Me : no. you’re not.
My uterus : I SWEAR I AM!! Look, I’ve built all these walls and made it really pretty-
Me :
Romance
“It still matters, Bex. It will always matter.”
These two didn’t have it easy. Their journey was long and filled with insecurities, which resulted in misconceptions, miscommunications and a whole lot of back and forth. Both Bex and Ryan had so many issues to work through, so much past hurt and simmering anger to work out, but I’m happy to report that, in the end, their love did conquer all.
RAMBLINGS : What Hurt My Soul
We’re circling back to Ryan’s insecurities. Bexley’s are no less serious, and definitely no less painful, but I feel like by the end of the book, Ryan made it clear she was indeed his first and top choice, forever and ever. Don’t get me wrong, by the end of the book, Ryan was pretty content with the way things were and he was confident of his place in the kids’ life, but I just couldn’t stop wondering.
I mean, the way I see it, if you take away all the superficial niceties, the pretty shiny things and the golden veneer covering our insides, if you break us down to a molecule, you’ll find there’s an ugly, selfish, bitter part of us. A part that doesn’t care for right or wrong, true or false, sense or madness. A part that just feels. And I think sometimes, when Ryan looks at those kids, at the kids that were supposed to be his, the life that was supposed to be his, that teeny tiny part will hurt and ache. It doesn’t matter if he had a hand in the way things turned out to be, it doesn’t even matter if it’s 100% his fault. Human emotions don’t work like that, at least not in my knowledge.
What would it be like if Bella was ours…not his, but ours?
This was resolved in the book, as I said, Ryan is confident in the part he plays and all that jazz, but just thinking about all of this hurt me, dammit. I’m sensitive, ya know? 🥺 I felt like this might really happen to me (I’m not talking about being with someone who already has kids, but breaking up with your one true love and reuniting after they build another life and have kids), and while I’d love those hypothetical kids with all my being, can the love of my life just please not have babies with someone else?
If I’m not making any sense, please ignore me LOL this is all written on 3 hours of sleep in near 54 hours (my insomnia is back YAY), so don’t take me too seriously. 👉🏻👈🏻
Why Not More ?
While I truly enjoyed this story and these character’s journey to their HEA, I still had some minor issues with some parts, mainly :
💥 Ryan is a 30 year old bachelor with 0 experience with kids. The way he just automatically and wholly embraced Cole and Bella warmed my heart, for sure, but was it realistic, tho?? I expected he would feel overwhelmed at some point, or have at least some trouble adjusting, but nope. Our man said these are my kids and that’s final. I love that energy but
💥It kinda dragged in the middle. Your girl here was exhausted
💥Lucky for me, my number 1 pet peeve in romance entered the chat.
Rest in peace, King 💫
Okay, enough nitpicking.
All things considered, I really enjoyed this book and I enjoyed the author’s writing style, so i’ll definitely check out her other work.
If y’all in the mood for something sweet and sometimes painful, with the most adorable kids, flawed likeable characters and a truly deserved HEA, this is for you.
Sometimes in life we only get a few seconds to tell our truth, and no matter how much we want to change it, we can’t erase it from other people’s lives.
ARC received from Wildfire Marketing- thank you! 🙃
March 23, 2021
Happy Pub Day!!!
"If you want this, want us...then take me out of here. There's no halfway with me, Ryan Prince. If you say you're mine, you won't ever belong to anyone else."
GAHHH. This is my second book by Ashley Munoz, a new to me author who I discovered on a KU browsing whim, and I'm wholly convinced that she's now on my beloved author list. She knows just the right amount of angst and emotion to blend with her atmospheric settings to create a journey that brings both comfort and satisfaction. Her characters are raw, real, and multifaceted, and Bex and Ryan were no exception. Only Once is a second chance romance with a flare of enemies-to-lovers, based on how their relationship crumbled the first go around.
Ryan and Bexley meet in college, where they discover they fall into a once in a lifetime sort of love. Ryan has dreamed of playing professional football, and Bex doesn't want to be anyone's second choice, so you can imagine that some things go down, causing the couple to split. The story takes place 10 years later, where Bex is struggling to make ends meet as a single mother raising two small children, and Ryan is now a movie star headlining the hottest new releases on "Hitflix". The moment they see each other, old sparks fly while deep hurt abounds, so there's a bit of a rough ride getting to the HEA, but boy is it worth it. Bex's childhood and Ryan's insecurities also play a role in what broke them up the first time, and once both characters begin to heal themselves, they are able to find each other again in a deeper way.
I absolutely loved the role the secondary characters play in the story. Bexley's best friend Shay is a riot, and Ryan's parents are an absolute delight. Don't even get me started on Bex's ex, Logan! From the beginning to the end, I was glued to the story and couldn't stop *turning* the pages on my kindle. There is depth, entertainment, and swoon-worthy romance galore in this story, and I hope you love it as much as I did! The author's note at the end brought some fun enlightenment to the inspiration behind the setting, and I love the personal touches she included along the way to bring the story to life. If you're looking for an angsty, gorgeously written romance that will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions, please one click this book as soon as it is released!
"I smiled, feeling old scar tissue in my soul warm over from how perfect it felt to be whole. To be chosen, to be loved...it was beauty and chaos all blended into the most perfect of beginnings."
*Thanks Wildfire Marketing for my arc!
"If you want this, want us...then take me out of here. There's no halfway with me, Ryan Prince. If you say you're mine, you won't ever belong to anyone else."
GAHHH. This is my second book by Ashley Munoz, a new to me author who I discovered on a KU browsing whim, and I'm wholly convinced that she's now on my beloved author list. She knows just the right amount of angst and emotion to blend with her atmospheric settings to create a journey that brings both comfort and satisfaction. Her characters are raw, real, and multifaceted, and Bex and Ryan were no exception. Only Once is a second chance romance with a flare of enemies-to-lovers, based on how their relationship crumbled the first go around.
Ryan and Bexley meet in college, where they discover they fall into a once in a lifetime sort of love. Ryan has dreamed of playing professional football, and Bex doesn't want to be anyone's second choice, so you can imagine that some things go down, causing the couple to split. The story takes place 10 years later, where Bex is struggling to make ends meet as a single mother raising two small children, and Ryan is now a movie star headlining the hottest new releases on "Hitflix". The moment they see each other, old sparks fly while deep hurt abounds, so there's a bit of a rough ride getting to the HEA, but boy is it worth it. Bex's childhood and Ryan's insecurities also play a role in what broke them up the first time, and once both characters begin to heal themselves, they are able to find each other again in a deeper way.
I absolutely loved the role the secondary characters play in the story. Bexley's best friend Shay is a riot, and Ryan's parents are an absolute delight. Don't even get me started on Bex's ex, Logan! From the beginning to the end, I was glued to the story and couldn't stop *turning* the pages on my kindle. There is depth, entertainment, and swoon-worthy romance galore in this story, and I hope you love it as much as I did! The author's note at the end brought some fun enlightenment to the inspiration behind the setting, and I love the personal touches she included along the way to bring the story to life. If you're looking for an angsty, gorgeously written romance that will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions, please one click this book as soon as it is released!
"I smiled, feeling old scar tissue in my soul warm over from how perfect it felt to be whole. To be chosen, to be loved...it was beauty and chaos all blended into the most perfect of beginnings."
*Thanks Wildfire Marketing for my arc!
February 23, 2021
3.25 stars ✩⋆
second chance romance?
really cute kids?
the H is a famous actor?
angst but kinda annoying drama?
yes.
honestly, the whole time i was reading i was just reciting:
i'm young and i'm broke.
i'm young and i'm broke
i'm young and i'm broke
I'M YOUNG AND I'M BROKE.
why, you ask?
BECAUSE THE KIDS ARE SO FUCKING CUTE. i swear- fictional kids just hits different i don't know why.
bella (5) with her lisp and the way she says "Wyan" and thinks her mom is a princess and Wyan is her mom's prince 🥺🥺 and cole (7) being attached to ryan and being protective towards his mother because he knows ryan can be a douche sometimes 🥺🥺🥺
ugh. i'm young and i'm broke. i'm young and i'm REALLY broke.
i think this story was cute and i've not read any second chance romance where the h is the one that has kids and who broke the H's heart because usually it's the other way around but you know what? i'm actually kinda glad this is something new.
what's not new in this second chance romance though is that Ryan (H) is the one who's more successful since he's a hollywood actor, and slept with more people because he had his "seasonal fuck buddies" and was known to be seen with women all the time. on the other hand, Bexley (h) has only been with one dude aka the dad of her children, has been pining for Ryan and is kinda broke since she works at a resort and that's where she reunites with Ryan, after 10 years, who's with one of his fuck buddies by the way.
↠ OW/OM drama (spoilers)
if any of y'all are curious, yes, there's a little bit of OW/OM drama here. in the first chapter in Ryan's pov, he's with Henna (OW) and his inner monologue is him telling us he had seasonal fuck buddies, and there's a fade to black scene where she gives him a bj even though he doesn't want to. Henna tagged along with Ryan to the resort where Bexley works and she's the one in charge of driving them around or something and then at one point, Ryan being petty af and decided to make out with Henna in front of Bexley to hurt her (because Bexley is the one who broke his heart so he wanted to see a reaction from her). don't worry, Ryan was never intimate with anyone once he saw Bexley but it was inferred Henna and him slept on the same bed at the resort.
all this Henna drama ended pretty quickly though (chapter 8) when she found out Bexley was the girl he loved and honestly, it's nice to see an OW character who chastises the H for acting like an asshole and leaves right away.
and then Logan (OM) aka the father of Bex's children kissed Bex and she ended it quickly because she didn't want him but this creates drama later when Logan tells Ryan they kissed and he ended up between her legs (obviously lying). AND THEN Bex saw Shelly (another OW) kissing Ryan for press and then that creates drama too.
* * *
i honestly thought this was very cute but what didn't work for me was Ryan. i don't know why but he was just so annoying especially when he practically blamed Bexley about everything. understandable, since she's the one who left him, but his actions and how he reacted to certain things annoyed tf outta me. and the double standard!! i get he's insecure when it came to Logan since Bex and him share 2 kids and that's a different kind of pain but come on dude. you had your seasonal fuck buddies and Bex had to see your pics making out with other women throughout the years sit down and think about her pain too 🙄
i like grovelling but i think Ryan should've done more SORRY. it's a me thing cuz i'm spoiled af when it comes to grovelling and i guess i wasn't satisfied enough since he kinda just ignored Bexley for at least a few weeks until there's a grand gesture at the end 🙄 i guess it was nice but eh not my cuppa.
but still. this book was cute and if you're looking for drama and adorable fictional kids, then y'all should read this.
second chance romance?
really cute kids?
the H is a famous actor?
angst but kinda annoying drama?
yes.
honestly, the whole time i was reading i was just reciting:
i'm young and i'm broke.
i'm young and i'm broke
i'm young and i'm broke
I'M YOUNG AND I'M BROKE.
why, you ask?
BECAUSE THE KIDS ARE SO FUCKING CUTE. i swear- fictional kids just hits different i don't know why.
bella (5) with her lisp and the way she says "Wyan" and thinks her mom is a princess and Wyan is her mom's prince 🥺🥺 and cole (7) being attached to ryan and being protective towards his mother because he knows ryan can be a douche sometimes 🥺🥺🥺
ugh. i'm young and i'm broke. i'm young and i'm REALLY broke.
i think this story was cute and i've not read any second chance romance where the h is the one that has kids and who broke the H's heart because usually it's the other way around but you know what? i'm actually kinda glad this is something new.
what's not new in this second chance romance though is that Ryan (H) is the one who's more successful since he's a hollywood actor, and slept with more people because he had his "seasonal fuck buddies" and was known to be seen with women all the time. on the other hand, Bexley (h) has only been with one dude aka the dad of her children, has been pining for Ryan and is kinda broke since she works at a resort and that's where she reunites with Ryan, after 10 years, who's with one of his fuck buddies by the way.
↠ OW/OM drama (spoilers)
if any of y'all are curious, yes, there's a little bit of OW/OM drama here. in the first chapter in Ryan's pov, he's with Henna (OW) and his inner monologue is him telling us he had seasonal fuck buddies, and there's a fade to black scene where she gives him a bj even though he doesn't want to. Henna tagged along with Ryan to the resort where Bexley works and she's the one in charge of driving them around or something and then at one point, Ryan being petty af and decided to make out with Henna in front of Bexley to hurt her (because Bexley is the one who broke his heart so he wanted to see a reaction from her). don't worry, Ryan was never intimate with anyone once he saw Bexley but it was inferred Henna and him slept on the same bed at the resort.
all this Henna drama ended pretty quickly though (chapter 8) when she found out Bexley was the girl he loved and honestly, it's nice to see an OW character who chastises the H for acting like an asshole and leaves right away.
and then Logan (OM) aka the father of Bex's children kissed Bex and she ended it quickly because she didn't want him but this creates drama later when Logan tells Ryan they kissed and he ended up between her legs (obviously lying). AND THEN Bex saw Shelly (another OW) kissing Ryan for press and then that creates drama too.
* * *
i honestly thought this was very cute but what didn't work for me was Ryan. i don't know why but he was just so annoying especially when he practically blamed Bexley about everything. understandable, since she's the one who left him, but his actions and how he reacted to certain things annoyed tf outta me. and the double standard!! i get he's insecure when it came to Logan since Bex and him share 2 kids and that's a different kind of pain but come on dude. you had your seasonal fuck buddies and Bex had to see your pics making out with other women throughout the years sit down and think about her pain too 🙄
i like grovelling but i think Ryan should've done more SORRY. it's a me thing cuz i'm spoiled af when it comes to grovelling and i guess i wasn't satisfied enough since he kinda just ignored Bexley for at least a few weeks until there's a grand gesture at the end 🙄 i guess it was nice but eh not my cuppa.
but still. this book was cute and if you're looking for drama and adorable fictional kids, then y'all should read this.
March 17, 2023
God gave me eyes and i misused them
December 19, 2022
⚠️SPOILERS AHEAD!
If I hear this guy say “me” one more time, I’m going to chuck him into a highway.
Basically from the start the Hero’s POV is “oh poor me, she did it to me, me, me, me” and oh my god I have never been more frustrated.
The heroine was left alone by Mr. Me over there and then he’s hurt she’s hurt and leaves him. Mind you the Heroine has some deep-rooted trauma with relationships and Mr. Me is just making it worse.
I won’t even talk about how already at 3% into the book I was done with the guy. He treated Heroine like absolute shit for being a mother to kids that are not his—which is absolutely and incredibly insane— and saying “she deserves it” for ABSOLUTELY NOTHING and then he’s surprised she won’t talk to him.
Let’s also talk about how when they’re having a conversation about what happened when they fell out. For context, she had a kid with her next boyfriend about two years after their fallout and as she’s explaining how him disappearing after she told him she was pregnant—to which by the way he accused her of planning it and trapping him— Mr. Me says “How do you think that made me feel?”
Now, who the fuck asked you?
She unfortunately had a kind of miscarriage making her lose the baby right after telling him to which he said “I mourned you and him for an entire year!”
*cue cricket sounds*
Wow a whole year. 365 days. Congrats.
Now, I would feel kind of bad were it not for the fact that he became condescending and telling her “she moved on pretty fast” for having a kid after two years with another dude. Boy let me tell you, I wanted to strangle his withered soul out of him.
After he accused her of lying, trapping him, and disappeared while she had to got through that alone and with absolutely no family and no friends. Yeah I feel real bad for you, mate.
Anyway can you tell I didn’t like it?
If I hear this guy say “me” one more time, I’m going to chuck him into a highway.
Basically from the start the Hero’s POV is “oh poor me, she did it to me, me, me, me” and oh my god I have never been more frustrated.
The heroine was left alone by Mr. Me over there and then he’s hurt she’s hurt and leaves him. Mind you the Heroine has some deep-rooted trauma with relationships and Mr. Me is just making it worse.
I won’t even talk about how already at 3% into the book I was done with the guy. He treated Heroine like absolute shit for being a mother to kids that are not his—which is absolutely and incredibly insane— and saying “she deserves it” for ABSOLUTELY NOTHING and then he’s surprised she won’t talk to him.
Let’s also talk about how when they’re having a conversation about what happened when they fell out. For context, she had a kid with her next boyfriend about two years after their fallout and as she’s explaining how him disappearing after she told him she was pregnant—to which by the way he accused her of planning it and trapping him— Mr. Me says “How do you think that made me feel?”
Now, who the fuck asked you?
She unfortunately had a kind of miscarriage making her lose the baby right after telling him to which he said “I mourned you and him for an entire year!”
*cue cricket sounds*
Wow a whole year. 365 days. Congrats.
Now, I would feel kind of bad were it not for the fact that he became condescending and telling her “she moved on pretty fast” for having a kid after two years with another dude. Boy let me tell you, I wanted to strangle his withered soul out of him.
After he accused her of lying, trapping him, and disappeared while she had to got through that alone and with absolutely no family and no friends. Yeah I feel real bad for you, mate.
Anyway can you tell I didn’t like it?
February 14, 2021
3 ❤️❤️❤️🌟s
A slow burn second chance romance read, with a single mother of two children and a famous actor.
Bexley and Ryan reunited after 10 years and none of them had stopped loving each other.
Their story was very well written and developed, it was full of emotions, the children were adorable and Ryan’s parents were amazing!
Their journey had plenty of angst and drama, back and forth, misconceptions, miscommunications, insecurities and both of them had mixed feelings and so many issues to deal with. All these might not be my favourite 🤷🏻♀️, but most readers loved this story.
A slow burn second chance romance read, with a single mother of two children and a famous actor.
Bexley and Ryan reunited after 10 years and none of them had stopped loving each other.
Their story was very well written and developed, it was full of emotions, the children were adorable and Ryan’s parents were amazing!
Their journey had plenty of angst and drama, back and forth, misconceptions, miscommunications, insecurities and both of them had mixed feelings and so many issues to deal with. All these might not be my favourite 🤷🏻♀️, but most readers loved this story.
February 18, 2021
3.5 Stars
January 30, 2023
Oh boy deepu this is gonna be a long one because this book made me so goddamn pissed. Anyways the only reason it’s a two is because the kids were so MF CUTE. Holy hell. Her daughter Bella has a lisp and that about killed me and Cole was so excited to have the MMC-Ryan- care about him is actually bursted my heart muscles. Everything else about this book was awful and she should not have gone back for him. The worst part about all of this was that she met back with him when he was a celebrity on a trip with a fling and she was apart of the work staff (all 18 besides her) serving him and his the girlfriend. It makes me so man that he had so many flings and she only had that awful baby daddy. Also yk the reason why they broke up? It was cause she thought they were pregnant and he accused her of baby trapping her and was awful to her so she left. He also always said his football career would be first and this was when they loved each other. Also all of this was 10 times worse because of her parental history and ik the grammar in this review is so bad but I’m just so mad. I don’t understand why authors always make the man 10 steps ahead of the woman in books. Like he’s always some rich superstar and she’s mega poor searching to make ends meet. Also she almost went back to watch him kissing someone else. Like what? But anyways he was awful to her in the hotel because he blamed her for leaving him. But the nail really hit the coffin where he forgot about her and her children for his fans and she proceeded to forgive him. The for some publicity stunt he kissed this girl he has a fling with WITHOUT HER KNOWING and turned the whole situation into her just being insecure and not wanting him to succeed. Then continued to say awful stuff to her after believing one thing her ex said. She also forgave all of this pretty easily so ig they deserve each other
I just don’t understand why authors do this. Like pls for once make the MMC the one who is poor and struggling. Tbh Ryan deserved no rights like I hate that man.
Anyways, all love,
Ashna
Actually jk now I think I’m gonna give this book one star. It was just so sad how he probs have cole even more attachment issues
I just don’t understand why authors do this. Like pls for once make the MMC the one who is poor and struggling. Tbh Ryan deserved no rights like I hate that man.
Anyways, all love,
Ashna
Actually jk now I think I’m gonna give this book one star. It was just so sad how he probs have cole even more attachment issues
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February 19, 2021
I read this book basically because of book envy. I saw the review from someone here and I had to read it. And it didn't disappoint.
It was a great romance and second chances story and I liked the pace and rithym the writer set, not dealing with the past so much and focusing on the present. Ryan and Bexley were flawed and imperfect characters who scared to get hurt again and that makes them more... normal?
I liked this book and I would recommend it to anyone who likes romantic stories!
It was a great romance and second chances story and I liked the pace and rithym the writer set, not dealing with the past so much and focusing on the present. Ryan and Bexley were flawed and imperfect characters who scared to get hurt again and that makes them more... normal?
I liked this book and I would recommend it to anyone who likes romantic stories!
November 15, 2022
Only Once is actually entertaining read. But not perfect. The writing is choppy. The plot need more drama. The characters need more vulnerable connection and show more vulnerable side.
Miss Munoz wrote Only Once with choppy writing style. I feel the plot/ story does not flow nicely. Some wierd/ awkward pauses between the plot.
Overall this is an OK read.
3 stars
Miss Munoz wrote Only Once with choppy writing style. I feel the plot/ story does not flow nicely. Some wierd/ awkward pauses between the plot.
Overall this is an OK read.
3 stars
February 28, 2024
the only way this couple is lasting past the epilogue is couples therapy #toxic
March 21, 2021
Note: I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Cheating, insane characters who know nothing other than consistently blaming each other for most of the book, and then insta love and HEA in the end.
I do not need this.
Next please on the book rounds.
Until the next read,
TMR
Cheating, insane characters who know nothing other than consistently blaming each other for most of the book, and then insta love and HEA in the end.
I do not need this.
Next please on the book rounds.
Until the next read,
TMR
March 5, 2023
nah to the ah to the, no no no.
March 1, 2021
The relationship of the MCs had so much angst that I could barely relish in the happy moments.
Their miscomunications and lack of trust was frustrating, they didn’t see eye to eye up until the end.
But I am thankful that the heroine make him grovel a lot and didn’t take him back until he apologized and did a big gesture.
I am not a big fan of kids in real life but when they are in books they have my heart by saying one sentence, so Bella and Cole made this book 10 times better with their cuteness and shenanigans.
Their miscomunications and lack of trust was frustrating, they didn’t see eye to eye up until the end.
But I am thankful that the heroine make him grovel a lot and didn’t take him back until he apologized and did a big gesture.
I am not a big fan of kids in real life but when they are in books they have my heart by saying one sentence, so Bella and Cole made this book 10 times better with their cuteness and shenanigans.
February 14, 2021
‘I was on the verge of a total meltdown. This wasn’t how I’d pictured my life when I turned thirty…’
Only Once by Ashley Munoz is a beautiful and emotional second chance romance which we read from cover to cover, in one sitting. It had so many elements which we love in our romance. A single parent with two gorgeous kiddies, hot movie star, and angst…a lot of ANGST! As our first taste of this Author’s stories, it was wonderful, our hearts were fully invested in the ups and downs of Bexley and Ryan’s soul mate love. The writing was flawless, had real depth and vivid imagery. It would be remiss of us however not to mention the book cover, as it is one of our pet peeves. In the book Bexley has white-blond hair, the cover model has dark brown curls!
‘I had never considered that I was worthy of being chosen first, regardless of how much I wanted it and even though I’d left Ryan for it. I’d never actually believed it about myself.’
Bexley’s childhood was cold, loveless and she was at rock bottom in the list of priorities by those meant to love her. Her story was heart-breaking, and we could not help but understand her hesitance, her insecurities, and her priorities. As details of her story came to light, it was impossible not to feel her angst from the scars caused by people leaving her throughout her life. The love she has been sorely missing came through in her relationship with her children, Bella, and Cole. We have a real bugbear with how children are often written to sound and act older than their ages. Not so in Only Once. These kids were adorable, they loved their mum fiercely and they acted and spoke in a manner true to their ages. We fell in love with Bell and Cole.
“Honey, the best kind of love story happens when we don’t feel lovable, when we feel ugly and bruised, like the reject of the pile. That’s when that shit sneaks up and bites the hell out of you.”
Ryan Prince lives the typical movie heartthrob lifestyle, a woman in every corner of the country and -one nighter’s- on speed dial. Ryan Prince does not do serious, not since Bexley! He met and fell in love with her in college over ten years ago, they both knew theirs was a forever kind of love. But sometimes life takes a sudden turn and everything you fear or least expect comes into fruition and old anxieties resurface. Years pass but the hearts never forget. When confronted with a face from the past that haunts your every waking moment, how do you react? Old wounds are reopened and what once was, rises to the surface. We felt his heartbreak and sense of abandonment. We swooned over his actions and his heartfelt moments with Bella and Cole. And we loved how he loved Bexley.
‘Sometimes in life we only get a few seconds to tell our truth, and no matter how much we want to change it, we can’t erase it from other people’s lives.’
So, if you are a reader like us who loves a lot of angst and swoon-worthy romances, Only Once is absolutely for you! Great chemistry, wonderful characters and the heat was scorching when it really counted. A journey of love, heartbreak, forgiveness, and redemption, it certainly ticked all the boxes for us and we will definitely be reading more from Ashley Munoz.
“Let me fix us, Bex.”
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January 8, 2021
Wowza! Ashley killed it with this book! The angst had me wanting to smack both Bex and Ryan, they just couldn't get out of their own way! I was crying, laughing, swooning and yelling. My family now thinks I'm insane 😂 This second chance romance had me all up in the feels. There was filthy hotness, family connection and sweet romance. Honestly, this book has it all and was a great book to start the year with. Ashley has set the bar high here! I am offically obsessed with Bex and Ryan's story and I know you will be too 💋
May 2, 2025
Bex and Ryan were a couple for most of their college years. Both thought that this was it for them— they were soul mates. Bex had emotional abuse from her Mom and sperm donor. She doesn’t ever want to be second best in a relationship. Ryan is on his way to football stardom. When Bex winds up pregnant he says some very hurtful things to her causing deep emotional wounds. He really didn’t mean them it was just a knee jerk reaction. Bex hauls tail never to be heard from again. Fast forward 10
Years and Bex has 2 children by her former live in bf. They are over now since she refused to marry him 3 times and then he cheated on Bex and got the ow pregnant. Sports star turned Netflix actor Ryan comes to town with his eff buddy. Bex has been forced to get a job at a resort since her ex hasn’t paid child support. Ryan sees Bex when he checks the into the resort with his entourage. He’s still hurt and mad that Bex ran away— she miscarried their baby. He flaunts his gf to Bex’s face kissing and jumping her right in front of Bex. He also humiliates her in other ways. Finally he sends his Hollywood hookup home and sets about getting Bex back. She is the only woman he ever loved. Stuff happens and a
Little angst. Hea. Both of them kiss other people after they meet up again… I characterized it as cheating although in the blurb it says no cheating.
Years and Bex has 2 children by her former live in bf. They are over now since she refused to marry him 3 times and then he cheated on Bex and got the ow pregnant. Sports star turned Netflix actor Ryan comes to town with his eff buddy. Bex has been forced to get a job at a resort since her ex hasn’t paid child support. Ryan sees Bex when he checks the into the resort with his entourage. He’s still hurt and mad that Bex ran away— she miscarried their baby. He flaunts his gf to Bex’s face kissing and jumping her right in front of Bex. He also humiliates her in other ways. Finally he sends his Hollywood hookup home and sets about getting Bex back. She is the only woman he ever loved. Stuff happens and a
Little angst. Hea. Both of them kiss other people after they meet up again… I characterized it as cheating although in the blurb it says no cheating.
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January 6, 2021
Ashley delivers yet another emotional and electrifying read!
Ryan and Bexley stole my heart, ripped it apart, then put it back together again. If Hollywood romance, Sports, and Second Chance are your thing, you have all three in this story. Sexy, emotional, and all the angst.
I couldn't get enough of the back and forth between Bexley and Ryan.
Only Once was unputdownable and a read you don't want to miss.
Ryan and Bexley stole my heart, ripped it apart, then put it back together again. If Hollywood romance, Sports, and Second Chance are your thing, you have all three in this story. Sexy, emotional, and all the angst.
I couldn't get enough of the back and forth between Bexley and Ryan.
Only Once was unputdownable and a read you don't want to miss.
January 17, 2021
Only Once is one of those books that pulls at every heartstring you have. The angst and anticipation had my heart racing and chest tightening with every turn of the page. Bexley and Ryan’s story is tragic, but redemptive, heartbreaking and heart warming all at once. Ashley has this way of pulling you in and making you hurt right along with her characters before giving you even an ounce of relief. But you’re going to enjoy the ache. One of the best second chance romances I’ve ever read!
January 23, 2023
4.5 ★
I was addicted af to this story and I could not get enough 🔥
I was addicted af to this story and I could not get enough 🔥
January 22, 2021
‘𝙒𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚; 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜.‘
It’s too early to cry, it’s too early to cry.
My goodness, Munoz knows exactly where to hit so I FEEL it the whole way. If you had a second chance with your first love, would you take it?
Bexley never moved on, not really. Ryan never opened up again, not truly. These two just existed, and didn’t even realize that was all they were doing.
Through miscommunication and error, but also learning tough lessons about what’s really important, they have to decide if the risk is worth the reward, or if things are better left alone.
I felt their struggle in my SOUL. I wanted nothing but the best for every single person involved. And I loved Gloria and Gary, loved how real they were, how genuinely kind, wholly loving they were to the people around them.
Wrap me up in love, I can feel it everywhere with this one.
It’s too early to cry, it’s too early to cry.
My goodness, Munoz knows exactly where to hit so I FEEL it the whole way. If you had a second chance with your first love, would you take it?
Bexley never moved on, not really. Ryan never opened up again, not truly. These two just existed, and didn’t even realize that was all they were doing.
Through miscommunication and error, but also learning tough lessons about what’s really important, they have to decide if the risk is worth the reward, or if things are better left alone.
I felt their struggle in my SOUL. I wanted nothing but the best for every single person involved. And I loved Gloria and Gary, loved how real they were, how genuinely kind, wholly loving they were to the people around them.
Wrap me up in love, I can feel it everywhere with this one.
January 1, 2022
We buddied up with @Ainhoa to read a book the other chooses for us and I must say that it was a very nice experience!
“Honey, the best kind of love story happens when we don’t feel lovable, when we feel ugly and bruised, like the reject of the pile. That’s when that shit sneaks up and bites the hell out of you.���
I give Only Once 4,5⭐️It’s a second chance, celebrity romance, although the celebrity aspect is less important to the plot.
I felt like the story was bittersweet, but I guess it’s the case in any second-chance romance I read, especially those involving children.
Bitter because the couple had a difficult past, they hurt each other and people around them quite badly… and sweet because they were made for each other whether they saw it or not.
The book kept me in suspension and I couldn’t stop reading it.
“Honey, the best kind of love story happens when we don’t feel lovable, when we feel ugly and bruised, like the reject of the pile. That’s when that shit sneaks up and bites the hell out of you.���
I give Only Once 4,5⭐️It’s a second chance, celebrity romance, although the celebrity aspect is less important to the plot.
I felt like the story was bittersweet, but I guess it’s the case in any second-chance romance I read, especially those involving children.
Bitter because the couple had a difficult past, they hurt each other and people around them quite badly… and sweet because they were made for each other whether they saw it or not.
The book kept me in suspension and I couldn’t stop reading it.
September 29, 2023
I almost threw my phone in the window, because how much I wanted to punch him in the face 🙄🙄
February 15, 2021
‘I was on the verge of a total meltdown. This wasn’t how I’d pictured my life when I turned thirty…’
Only Once by Ashley Munoz is a beautiful and emotional second chance romance which we read from cover to cover, in one sitting. It had so many elements which we love in our romance. A single parent with two gorgeous kiddies, hot movie star, and angst…a lot of ANGST! As our first taste of this Author’s stories, it was wonderful, our hearts were fully invested in the ups and downs of Bexley and Ryan’s soul mate love. The writing was flawless, had real depth and vivid imagery. It would be remiss of us however not to mention the book cover, as it is one of our pet peeves. In the book Bexley has white-blond hair, the cover model has dark brown curls!
‘I had never considered that I was worthy of being chosen first, regardless of how much I wanted it and even though I’d left Ryan for it. I’d never actually believed it about myself.’
Bexley’s childhood was cold, loveless and she was at rock bottom in the list of priorities by those meant to love her. Her story was heart-breaking, and we could not help but understand her hesitance, her insecurities, and her priorities. As details of her story came to light, it was impossible not to feel her angst from the scars caused by people leaving her throughout her life. The love she has been sorely missing came through in her relationship with her children, Bella, and Cole. We have a real bugbear with how children are often written to sound and act older than their ages. Not so in Only Once. These kids were adorable, they loved their mum fiercely and they acted and spoke in a manner true to their ages. We fell in love with Bell and Cole.
“Honey, the best kind of love story happens when we don’t feel lovable, when we feel ugly and bruised, like the reject of the pile. That’s when that shit sneaks up and bites the hell out of you.”
Ryan Prince lives the typical movie heartthrob lifestyle, a woman in every corner of the country and -one nighter’s- on speed dial. Ryan Prince does not do serious, not since Bexley! He met and fell in love with her in college over ten years ago, they both knew theirs was a forever kind of love. But sometimes life takes a sudden turn and everything you fear or least expect comes into fruition and old anxieties resurface. Years pass but the hearts never forget. When confronted with a face from the past that haunts your every waking moment, how do you react? Old wounds are reopened and what once was, rises to the surface. We felt his heartbreak and sense of abandonment. We swooned over his actions and his heartfelt moments with Bella and Cole. And we loved how he loved Bexley.
‘Sometimes in life we only get a few seconds to tell our truth, and no matter how much we want to change it, we can’t erase it from other people’s lives.’
So, if you are a reader like us who loves a lot of angst and swoon-worthy romances, Only Once is absolutely for you! Great chemistry, wonderful characters and the heat was scorching when it really counted. A journey of love, heartbreak, forgiveness, and redemption, it certainly ticked all the boxes for us and we will definitely be reading more from Ashley Munoz.
“Let me fix us, Bex.”
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January 26, 2021
This book is absolutely captivating and a real page turner and is a real second chance romance book. I've read books by this author before and I really like her style of writing. The love story of Ryan and Bexley is a real roller coaster ride and they have to suffer a lot of ups and downs before they get where they were always meant to be.
Bexley is a beautiful woman who is very relatable and a really nice person, she's a single parent and has had things pretty tough. When she sees Ryan after all this time she knows he is the same sexy man from back then Ryan is a man that after what happened has never really opened up again to love and now back in town and the last person he expected to see was her the spark is still there.
I love the way that this author has written her characters in this book and they had awesome chemistry between each other that it was totally of the charts. One minute I was loving them and the next I was all over the place inside my heart. I feel that the story flows beautifully and once you start to read this book you wont be able to put it down. It will have your emotions up and down and you will feel every single word it will really make your heartache and hope at the same time and I was really rooting for them both and there second chance at what everyone is always looking for L.O.V.E. I really enjoyed reading this book and I look forward to reading more from this author in the future.
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Bexley is a beautiful woman who is very relatable and a really nice person, she's a single parent and has had things pretty tough. When she sees Ryan after all this time she knows he is the same sexy man from back then Ryan is a man that after what happened has never really opened up again to love and now back in town and the last person he expected to see was her the spark is still there.
I love the way that this author has written her characters in this book and they had awesome chemistry between each other that it was totally of the charts. One minute I was loving them and the next I was all over the place inside my heart. I feel that the story flows beautifully and once you start to read this book you wont be able to put it down. It will have your emotions up and down and you will feel every single word it will really make your heartache and hope at the same time and I was really rooting for them both and there second chance at what everyone is always looking for L.O.V.E. I really enjoyed reading this book and I look forward to reading more from this author in the future.
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February 3, 2021
4.5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
ARC provided in exchange for honest review ~
Only Once is the type of book that you would not expect for it to bring so many emotions inside of you. This entire book is kinda bittersweet filled with the perfect amount of angst, heartache, and love. It seriously caught my fullest attention from the beginning till the end that I was able to finish the entire thing in just one sitting.
Basically, the entire story is about a single mother named Bexley who works in a resort to support herself and her children. Surprisingly, her ex-boyfriend Ryan (who is now a celebrity), decided to go on a vacation with his latest fling in the exact same resort. Therefore, both of them ended up meeting back together after years of separation.
First of all, I seriously liked the characters in the story because they are pretty much realistic. The things that happened in the past and the present truly show how developed the characters ended up to be. In the book, Ryan & Bexley didn't really have the best relationship in the beginning, but they matured through the years even tho they are still struggling with their own emotional conflicts when it comes to one another. However, I can't deny the chemistry between these two despite them hating each other.
On the other hand, I also liked the entire storyline because it really portrays how these two characters deserve a second chance in their relationship. Ashley managed to make me have a strong connection with the story and the characters which made it so enjoyable and interesting. Not gonna lie, this book is also pretty emotional for me because there are moments that wrenched my heart.
Overall, I enjoyed this book more than I expected. I seriously love the entire storyline and how well developed it was written. I think Ashley did a great job in delivering this story so I highly recommend everyone to read this book especially if you're a fan of second chance romance. Believe me, this book is totally worth it.
ARC provided in exchange for honest review ~
Only Once is the type of book that you would not expect for it to bring so many emotions inside of you. This entire book is kinda bittersweet filled with the perfect amount of angst, heartache, and love. It seriously caught my fullest attention from the beginning till the end that I was able to finish the entire thing in just one sitting.
Basically, the entire story is about a single mother named Bexley who works in a resort to support herself and her children. Surprisingly, her ex-boyfriend Ryan (who is now a celebrity), decided to go on a vacation with his latest fling in the exact same resort. Therefore, both of them ended up meeting back together after years of separation.
First of all, I seriously liked the characters in the story because they are pretty much realistic. The things that happened in the past and the present truly show how developed the characters ended up to be. In the book, Ryan & Bexley didn't really have the best relationship in the beginning, but they matured through the years even tho they are still struggling with their own emotional conflicts when it comes to one another. However, I can't deny the chemistry between these two despite them hating each other.
On the other hand, I also liked the entire storyline because it really portrays how these two characters deserve a second chance in their relationship. Ashley managed to make me have a strong connection with the story and the characters which made it so enjoyable and interesting. Not gonna lie, this book is also pretty emotional for me because there are moments that wrenched my heart.
Overall, I enjoyed this book more than I expected. I seriously love the entire storyline and how well developed it was written. I think Ashley did a great job in delivering this story so I highly recommend everyone to read this book especially if you're a fan of second chance romance. Believe me, this book is totally worth it.
January 21, 2021
Oh my gosh! Swoon worthy! I won’t spoil it for anyone but literally GET THIS BOOK ON RELEASE DAY and add it to the top of your TBR!
Bexley and Ryan are amazeeee!!!
You killed it, Ashley!
Bexley and Ryan are amazeeee!!!
You killed it, Ashley!
February 15, 2021
Loved this second chance romance. I read it in one sitting and I was pulled in from page one. The romance of Ryan and Bexley was wonderful. Ashley has created characters that will pull at your heart strings and have you rooting for them to get the HEA that they deserved so many years ago. The chemistry between them never left. It was just as explosive as it was in their past. There will be some bumps in the road to happiness that threaten to derail the progress that they made in their rekindled romance. Will they let it ruin their chance at happiness or will love conquer all?
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