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One Night Only
Jake Carpenter wasn't supposed to come back to Magnolia Ridge.
After nearly two years in Atlanta, he's built a good life for himself-- steady job, new friends, and busy nights that keep him distracted. But no matter how far he gets from Tennessee, nothing feels like home the way Magnolia Ridge does. Not Sunday dinners with the Collins family. Not late nights at The Tipsy Magnolia with Warner. And definitely not Blythe Collins.
Blythe has always been his biggest mistake... and his favorite one.
Their relationship was never simple. It was years of bad timing, chemistry they couldn't ignore, and hookups they swore would be the last one-- until the night before Jake moved away changed everything.
Because a few weeks after he left, Blythe found out she was pregnant.
Now she's raising nine month old Camden on her own, determined to protect the peaceful life she's built for her daughter.
There's just one Jake has no idea he is a father and the second he walks back into the Collins family kitchen and sees Camden for the first time, he starts putting the pieces together.
What follows is a collision of heartbreak, missed time, and feelings that never really disappeared. Jake wants answers. Blythe wants to protect herself from heartbreak. But in a small town like Magnolia Ridge, avoiding each other is impossible, especially when a little girl with Jake's eyes have tied them together forever.
Some people are unfinished business.
And some loves never really let you go.
After nearly two years in Atlanta, he's built a good life for himself-- steady job, new friends, and busy nights that keep him distracted. But no matter how far he gets from Tennessee, nothing feels like home the way Magnolia Ridge does. Not Sunday dinners with the Collins family. Not late nights at The Tipsy Magnolia with Warner. And definitely not Blythe Collins.
Blythe has always been his biggest mistake... and his favorite one.
Their relationship was never simple. It was years of bad timing, chemistry they couldn't ignore, and hookups they swore would be the last one-- until the night before Jake moved away changed everything.
Because a few weeks after he left, Blythe found out she was pregnant.
Now she's raising nine month old Camden on her own, determined to protect the peaceful life she's built for her daughter.
There's just one Jake has no idea he is a father and the second he walks back into the Collins family kitchen and sees Camden for the first time, he starts putting the pieces together.
What follows is a collision of heartbreak, missed time, and feelings that never really disappeared. Jake wants answers. Blythe wants to protect herself from heartbreak. But in a small town like Magnolia Ridge, avoiding each other is impossible, especially when a little girl with Jake's eyes have tied them together forever.
Some people are unfinished business.
And some loves never really let you go.
- GenresRomance
307 pages, Paperback
Published August 1, 2026
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
August 21, 2026
I love Jake and Blythe! Their back and forth is so much fun. I really enjoyed this story and look forward to the next book in the series.
August 2, 2026
AMAZING
I want to preface this by saying that I do not regularly read books. I read this solely out of support for the author and holy cow…. I began reading at 8 AM and every chance I had a break in my day, I’d read some more. I finally finished at 10 PM and it was hands down the best book I have read in years. 10/10.
I want to preface this by saying that I do not regularly read books. I read this solely out of support for the author and holy cow…. I began reading at 8 AM and every chance I had a break in my day, I’d read some more. I finally finished at 10 PM and it was hands down the best book I have read in years. 10/10.
August 2, 2026
love jake and blythe!!! def recommend for anyone needing a good laugh and sweet romance 🤭
August 16, 2026
The banter in this was really good but there was definitely some repetition issues.
August 19, 2026
It’s a good premise, just had some editing errors and some plot holes
August 20, 2026
3.5 ⭐️
August 20, 2026
DNF. Sleeping with someone when you’re drunk and not remembering it is not consent. Let’s stop normalizing this please!
August 24, 2026
I liked this one a lot more than the first one. I have been loving reading smaller authors when I can’
Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews