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Heart of Hope #7
The One and Only
The man of my dreams abandoned me almost a decade ago.
Now he’s back� and I’m planning his wedding.
Seriously, could life get any more brutal?
I’m thinking about what I did to deserve this.
To watch Cade’s ring on someone else’s finger.
But here’s the thing.
I’m the one who got the best gift from him.
His child.
And the crazy part?
Cade doesn’t even know that he gave me that gift.
He absolutely cannot find out.
Neither him nor the goddamn press.
His family is toxic.
His dad is a powerful politician and it’s his career that’s on the line.
Hence, this sham wedding.
I just need to keep my head straight.
Plan the wedding.
Show up to the wedding.
Go home, cry, eat some ice cream and then move on� again.
But what if� during all of this, Cade discovers the one secret that makes us family?
A full-length second chance secret baby romance. High school sweethearts, unforeseen circumstances, inevitable drama…and the sweetest child in the universe, this one tugs at the heartstrings, promising the perfect HEA and absolutely no cliff-hanger! ‘The One and Only� is a part of the Heart of Hope series but stands alone. Books do not have to be read in order.
Now he’s back� and I’m planning his wedding.
Seriously, could life get any more brutal?
I’m thinking about what I did to deserve this.
To watch Cade’s ring on someone else’s finger.
But here’s the thing.
I’m the one who got the best gift from him.
His child.
And the crazy part?
Cade doesn’t even know that he gave me that gift.
He absolutely cannot find out.
Neither him nor the goddamn press.
His family is toxic.
His dad is a powerful politician and it’s his career that’s on the line.
Hence, this sham wedding.
I just need to keep my head straight.
Plan the wedding.
Show up to the wedding.
Go home, cry, eat some ice cream and then move on� again.
But what if� during all of this, Cade discovers the one secret that makes us family?
A full-length second chance secret baby romance. High school sweethearts, unforeseen circumstances, inevitable drama…and the sweetest child in the universe, this one tugs at the heartstrings, promising the perfect HEA and absolutely no cliff-hanger! ‘The One and Only� is a part of the Heart of Hope series but stands alone. Books do not have to be read in order.
265 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 6, 2021
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About the author
Ajme Williams
101books411followersAjme Williams - mother, wife, daughter, dreamer, an avid reader and a writer.
When she's not writing romance, Ajme can be seen sipping coffee, gorging on dark chocolate, exercising, or travelling with family and friends. Cooking is therapeutic for her and she drools over Italian food...and men.
What to expect from her books?
Ajme loves variety, so expect a lot of second chances, secret babies, office romances, big fat fake weddings, curvy heroines and alpha heroes. HEA? Always, baby!
If you're a fan of emotional angsty contemporary romance, then you'll enjoy Ajme Williams.
When she's not writing romance, Ajme can be seen sipping coffee, gorging on dark chocolate, exercising, or travelling with family and friends. Cooking is therapeutic for her and she drools over Italian food...and men.
What to expect from her books?
Ajme loves variety, so expect a lot of second chances, secret babies, office romances, big fat fake weddings, curvy heroines and alpha heroes. HEA? Always, baby!
If you're a fan of emotional angsty contemporary romance, then you'll enjoy Ajme Williams.
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April 2, 2021
2 ⭐⭐ - Meh!
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Hero is a coward and without a backbone. He lives to please his parents as if he were a little child with no will or personality. No sympathy for him. The icing on the cake was that he cheated on his future wife while planning their wedding. Our heroine was a fool to get involved with him again, even though she knew he planned to marry another woman to please his parents and his political career. Aff!
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Hero is a coward and without a backbone. He lives to please his parents as if he were a little child with no will or personality. No sympathy for him. The icing on the cake was that he cheated on his future wife while planning their wedding. Our heroine was a fool to get involved with him again, even though she knew he planned to marry another woman to please his parents and his political career. Aff!
And he had just—was he going to cheat on his fiancée now?
Cade didn’t deserve to know just how much he’d hurt me and how much I’d missed him. He didn’t deserve to know all of that about me.
I yanked my mouth away from hers and moved down to her beautiful neck, kissing passionately as I pushed that teasingly tight pencil skirt up her legs. I rubbed myself on her, feeling the fabric get wet—from her or me or both of us—ready to unzip my pants and fuck her right here, right now, against this wall�. She was going to feel so sweet�
“I think it’s clear that our chemistry is still there, but I refuse to be the other woman. Out of respect for myself and out of respect for your future wife.�
“I have to do what my family wants. It’s my duty to do as my parents say and to live the life that they want for me.�
After he dumped me, I hadn’t even been in a serious relationships, so marriage fell off the table. All of my energy had gone towards my career and my darling son.
I don’t want to let them down. They have such high hopes for me, and it means so much to them. Besides, I’ve always done what they wanted. What kind of life would I have if I stopped doing that?�
You’ve let them think it’s okay to rule over you.
She kissed me on the cheek. “I hope you find a way to be happy without letting your parents dictate everything in your life. You deserve it.�
There was anger, there was sadness—but there was also confusion and disappointment. How could she have kept something like this from me? Especially in light of my—well, my father’s—political aspirations. Having a child out of wedlock when I had been a teenager wasn’t going to play well among the more conservative factions in the state.
You assumed that I was a cheater, and now you’ve shown up at my house unannounced like some psycho stalker, and you’re demanding to see a boy that you gave up the rights to seeing when you treated his mother like she was trash.�
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September 23, 2021
I think it was a good book. His parents were horrible parents so she made the choice to keep a huge secret. She didn't think they deserved to know they had a grandchild. Years later they are all together again. She still doesn't tell. Will the truth come out?
October 30, 2022
First off, an editor was seriously needed!! Secondly, I actually skipped through some parts and still got the gist of the story without missing anything important. 🤷🏾♀� I give it a 2.5 stars. I didn’t fall in love with any of the characters at all, which is what I look forward to in a book. The story was good but execution could have been much better.
March 22, 2021
I have put several of Ajme's books on my TBR b/c she seems to regularly write one of my favorite tropes: secret baby. I started a previous book and couldn't get into it so left it on the TBR. The blurb of this one seemed right up my alley. But the execution is terrible. There doesn't seem to be an editor. SO many sentences that have missing words or just don't make sense. The characters are one dimensional and there is no depth or complexities at all. The side characters may as well not even exist. They're pure filler and Laura seems to take serious advantage of her BFF who helps take care of her son. Our H/h want to jump each other's bones every 2 seconds but I don't see much else between them. I mean, they dated for a few months in high school IN SECRET. This dude HID her from his family and friends and she was totally ok with it. Also, she describes herself as chubby about 20 times and it just gets old. Anyway, this book's "hero" Cade is just about the biggest wuss I've read about and it makes no sense why he was so scared of his parents. They didn't seem abusive or anything. Yet he's almost 30 and marrying someone he doesn't like because they told him to. And for the record, they never even made him dump Laura in Highschool, they never knew he dated her or that she even exists. He did that all on his own b/c he THOUGHT they would hate her.
Then she hid his child from him for TEN YEARS b/c he dumped her. Umm, that doesn't really justify it. Its not like he was abusive or would have been a danger to the child or that she couldn't find him! And she had the audacity to be pissed at him for being upset she hid his son from him and for wanting to meeting his child! I'm just done and if this is what the writing from this author is like I'm deleting all her other books from my TBR. Waste of time. DNF @ 80%.
Then she hid his child from him for TEN YEARS b/c he dumped her. Umm, that doesn't really justify it. Its not like he was abusive or would have been a danger to the child or that she couldn't find him! And she had the audacity to be pissed at him for being upset she hid his son from him and for wanting to meeting his child! I'm just done and if this is what the writing from this author is like I'm deleting all her other books from my TBR. Waste of time. DNF @ 80%.
May 2, 2022
I like the plot and the concept of the story line. I hate the characters beyond Laura's friend and the kid.
Cade is an asshole who doesn't have a spine. He has repeatedly hurt Laura over and over again from small to ultra large and doesn't see why she kept the kid hidden from him and was a selfish dick about the situation. He can't stand up against his parents, he would have been more than willing to marry the other chick Dallia (even though people were telling him if he doesn't love her then don't marry her and he doesn't owe his life to his parents). If Dallia hadn't called off they would be married, even though he was repeatedly cheating on her with Laura (only kisses and touching but still) on her with Laura, then too selfish to let Laura back away from being the event planner.
Laura is stupid. I can understand giving someone a second chance, but the crap she accepts from Cade is multiple red flags being waved in front of her. I understand why she didn't contact him when she found out and since then but to read the crap he does to her since he walked back into her life just makes me want to hit them both with a smart and empathy stick. She deserves more than a person that treats her and really Dallia as well.
They both need to grow a f*ing spine and grow the F up.
Cade is an asshole who doesn't have a spine. He has repeatedly hurt Laura over and over again from small to ultra large and doesn't see why she kept the kid hidden from him and was a selfish dick about the situation. He can't stand up against his parents, he would have been more than willing to marry the other chick Dallia (even though people were telling him if he doesn't love her then don't marry her and he doesn't owe his life to his parents). If Dallia hadn't called off they would be married, even though he was repeatedly cheating on her with Laura (only kisses and touching but still) on her with Laura, then too selfish to let Laura back away from being the event planner.
Laura is stupid. I can understand giving someone a second chance, but the crap she accepts from Cade is multiple red flags being waved in front of her. I understand why she didn't contact him when she found out and since then but to read the crap he does to her since he walked back into her life just makes me want to hit them both with a smart and empathy stick. She deserves more than a person that treats her and really Dallia as well.
They both need to grow a f*ing spine and grow the F up.
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April 1, 2021
There is nothing worst than a grown man worrying about pleasing his parents just to make them happy. Give me a darn break. He was weak in this entire book. Also the girl was selfish. During the entire 8 years she had her son, she had no true relationship with anyone??? She deserved to be unhappy. Planning a wedding for your baby's daddy to another woman was just dumb. He son was not first as she says. She could have turned down the job and looked for another one since she was well known. Also, even though her ex broke up with her for the wrong reasons, once he was in town, she should have told him about his son. She did have a right to be scared as to what his parents would have done and he knew she was right. But, he had the nerve to be mad at her for not telling him knowing what his parent would put her through. This was book was about two weak people who didn't deserve to have a child.
I wish the writer would have made both characters stronger. Making the father of the son so weak through out the entire book was not good for the character. I still felt he was not a good example of a father for his son. Children need strong and loving parents, not weak and loving.
I wish the writer would have made both characters stronger. Making the father of the son so weak through out the entire book was not good for the character. I still felt he was not a good example of a father for his son. Children need strong and loving parents, not weak and loving.
May 21, 2025
It was OK. Nothing extraordinary happens, no real angst. It was an easy read with a HEA.
March 6, 2021
Ajme Williams has written a 5-star book. This is the story of Laura and Cabe. Laura has been raised on the wrong side of the tracks from Cabe. He is from a wealthy family and his dad is in politics. His mother is a famous actress. Laura and Cabe's relationship is kept a secret because Cabe knows that his parents would just break them up. He takes her to his family's lake house and they spend a week there just being together. Laura thinks that they will be together forever. On the last day, they are there Cabe tells her that he had fun and it was just a fling. Laura is heartbroken since she loved him so much. He calls a car for her and sends her on her way. After he leaves to go to college in Georgetown, she finds out she is pregnant. After the way he treated her, she doesn't let him know about the baby. Now ten years later, his parents have pressured him into getting married and having the wedding back in his hometown at the family's lake house. His assistant, Paula calls him and tells him that his mother has made an appointment for an event planner but he will have to take it because she is going to be late. When Cabe gets to the meeting, he is shocked to see he is meeting with Laura. Laura is not happy to be seeing Cabe. She has not gotten over him in the past ten years. At first, things seem to be going fine with them working together, but then Cabe kisses her and it brings old hurts to the surface again. There is something not right with this wedding and when she finds out what it is, she tells Della, the bride that she needs to follow her heart and not let her parents run her life. Della tells Cabe that the wedding is off. Cabe is happy about that, he can now spend time with Laura and feel guilty. Cabe gets Laura to spend the night with him and the next morning, she is upset. She told him she was not supposed to spend the night. He is upset over this so he hires a P.I. and finds out why. When he finds out about her son, he gets upset when he counts back. He realized that her child is his son and he was never told about him. When Cade confronts her about his son, she just lets him have it.
Can Cabe prove to Laura that he is there for her forever?
Will Laura give Cabe another chance?
This was a wonderful book and I would recommend it to anyone.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Can Cabe prove to Laura that he is there for her forever?
Will Laura give Cabe another chance?
This was a wonderful book and I would recommend it to anyone.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 4, 2021
This story had my heart breaking for Laura for what life threw at her. Her childhood was awful then when she thought she found someone to share her life and dreams with he treats her like garbage and throws her away. Only he did it the worst possible way because he first made her feel loved and cherished while he made love to her for days. Then he told her she was just a fling a toy to him and that it was over. That everything they shared wasn't real and he was leaving for DC where his real life will be. She was devastated by his cruel words and actions only to find out later she was pregnant. Alone no family no real friends until she met Caitlyn who was her savior when she needed it the most. Laura is a beautiful woman, strong, independent,smart and protective of her friend and child.
Cade is the son of a Senator and a famous actress who have his whole life planned out. They want him to run for office and eventually end up in the White House. They even picked his college and now arranged his marriage. He never could tell his parents no even if it wasn't what he wanted even if it hurt someone he loved years ago. He really is a coward most of the story. He was dating Laura in high school but never told anyone because she was from the "other" side of the tracks. She lived in a trailer had never knew her father her mother was neglectful and was poor. He knew his parents would never approve so when it was time to leave for college he hurt her by telling her she meant nothing to him even if it was a lie.
Now almost ten years later he is back because his mother wants him to get married at their lake house somewhere he hasn't been since he last saw Laura. What he doesn't realize is that the wedding planner that his mother hired is none other than Laura.
You will have to read to see what drama,anger, hurt feelings, old feelings,emotions and chemistry come out once they see each other after all that time.
I received an ARC from the author through Booksprout for my honest review.
Another amazing book by Ajme Williams.
I hope we get a book about Caitlyn and Gray.
5⭐⭐⭐⭐�
Cade is the son of a Senator and a famous actress who have his whole life planned out. They want him to run for office and eventually end up in the White House. They even picked his college and now arranged his marriage. He never could tell his parents no even if it wasn't what he wanted even if it hurt someone he loved years ago. He really is a coward most of the story. He was dating Laura in high school but never told anyone because she was from the "other" side of the tracks. She lived in a trailer had never knew her father her mother was neglectful and was poor. He knew his parents would never approve so when it was time to leave for college he hurt her by telling her she meant nothing to him even if it was a lie.
Now almost ten years later he is back because his mother wants him to get married at their lake house somewhere he hasn't been since he last saw Laura. What he doesn't realize is that the wedding planner that his mother hired is none other than Laura.
You will have to read to see what drama,anger, hurt feelings, old feelings,emotions and chemistry come out once they see each other after all that time.
I received an ARC from the author through Booksprout for my honest review.
Another amazing book by Ajme Williams.
I hope we get a book about Caitlyn and Gray.
5⭐⭐⭐⭐�
March 11, 2021
The One and Only. This was a rather predictable story with a totally frustrating male lead character. Cade gave up on Laura 10 years ago because he assumed his parent's social standing wouldn't allow his relationship with her. He comes back 10 years later to get married at his parent's lake house, the one that holds all the memories of his love for Laura. He gets a shock of his life when it turns out that Laura is his wedding planner. Of all the cruel jokes of fate, the poor girl has to endure the pain of seeing the love of her life get married to another woman. As the reader can imagine, the pair still have an undeniable attraction for one another, yet Cade is still towing his parent's line, that he has to marry Della, his fiance, to make his parents happy. It is Della, that has enough gumption to call off the wedding, as she feels, a sham of a loveless marriage is too high a price to pay for a life serving in politics. Laura's secret nevertheless, surfaces and Cade finally finds out that he has a 9-year-old son. He insists he wants to be in the life of his child but as the paparazzi descend on the small town at the news of a scandal, he leaves Laura and his son again. What a spineless character!!! He finally responds to his father's bullying by being honest and standing up to his parents. He goes back to Laura and as with all of Ajme's novels, there is a HEA but I would have kicked that guy to the wind if I were Laura. The fact that the story evoked strong reactions from me is a testament to how well Ajme described the characters and directed the dialogues. A well-written book, even if I didn't much like the male hero.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 5, 2021
THE ONE AND ONLY: A SINGLE MOM SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE is part of the HEART OF HOPE series. The book held my interest from the first page to the last and was a quick paced read. Laura and Cade dated in high school and though they felt each was their one true love, Cade broke her heart before heading off to college. Almost a decade passes until their paths unexpectedly cross again. There are still sparks and danger especially since he's engaged to marry someone else and she's the wedding planner! Their feelings seemed real when they were in high school but she came from the wrong side of the tracks. He comes from money and is the son of a politician and well known actress. I liked how her life played out and the support they each get from their best friends since neither gets it from their family.
The story is told from both Laura and Cade's perspective in alternating chapters. The prologue sets the stage of what's to come and the epilogue which takes place about a year later gave me better than expected closure. The story has a good flow to it and a depth to the characters. There are many surprises, secrets, dysfunctional families, unhappiness, successes, disillusionment, harsh words, lots of hot between the sheets and elsewhere moments, romance and love. The story had some steaminess that added to the story and just wasn't sex for the sake of it. There is nice closure but it left me wanting more. The cover was nicely done.
Ms. Williams is an author whose books I always look for when I want to indulge.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
The story is told from both Laura and Cade's perspective in alternating chapters. The prologue sets the stage of what's to come and the epilogue which takes place about a year later gave me better than expected closure. The story has a good flow to it and a depth to the characters. There are many surprises, secrets, dysfunctional families, unhappiness, successes, disillusionment, harsh words, lots of hot between the sheets and elsewhere moments, romance and love. The story had some steaminess that added to the story and just wasn't sex for the sake of it. There is nice closure but it left me wanting more. The cover was nicely done.
Ms. Williams is an author whose books I always look for when I want to indulge.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 7, 2021
This is a story about young love that never really has a chance at love. Cade is the popular boy in high school from a wealthy family and Laura is the smart young girl from the wrong side of town with no real family support cade falls in love with Laura and hides their relationship to protect her from those who would talk bad about her. When summer is over and they are ready to head off to college Cade breaks up with Laura and says some pretty mean things to keep her hope up about trying to keep their relationship. Years later Laura has been raising their son on her own and Cade shows up to her wedding planning business looking for help to plan his arraigned wedding. Cade has never stood up to his controlling parents and they have made every decision for him among him going into politics and marrying a woman he does not love whose is also from a wealthy connected family. When Cade sees Laura all those feelings become something he wants to have each day with her. While out on appointments Cade gives in and kisses Laura and it keeps happening. Laura fires herself as sh will not be with Cade while he is engaged and Cade is besides himself with the possibility of not seeing Laura. When things get turned upside down Cade does what he should have done years ago and goes above and beyond what Laura expected only to fail her again but this time for the right reasons in Cades eyes. Will Cade ever stand up for himself and what will make him happy in life against his parents to become a man and father to those he loves? I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 7, 2021
I received this book with the understanding that I could leave a voluntary and honest review.
In this book we meet Laura Loomis and Cade Kirkpatrick. During their senior year in high school these two dated but only in secret. The thing is they may have been a secret but Cade was very protective of her none the less. When they graduated they were supposed to go to college together and live HEA. That isn't what happened though. Cade did go off to college and is being groomed to be the next congressmen of his state. Laura though she didn't make it instead she got pregnant with a beautiful little boy and started her own event planning business. This is all going ok for Cade and good for Laura until the day Cade's mother can't meet with the wedding planner for his sham of a marriage. Yes Cade is engaged to another woman. Sure he might not love her but he is willing to do it for appearance sake. Laura however knows the one thing she has to do is keep her child a secret if nothing else than to protect him. Will these two find their way to the HEA they both long for or will they just wish for the love they can never have?
This is another amazing story by this author. It will really have you on an emotional roller-coaster with these characters. One minute you are rooting for them the next you want to slap one. I will say this book will have you hooked from the first word to the very end. I would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.
In this book we meet Laura Loomis and Cade Kirkpatrick. During their senior year in high school these two dated but only in secret. The thing is they may have been a secret but Cade was very protective of her none the less. When they graduated they were supposed to go to college together and live HEA. That isn't what happened though. Cade did go off to college and is being groomed to be the next congressmen of his state. Laura though she didn't make it instead she got pregnant with a beautiful little boy and started her own event planning business. This is all going ok for Cade and good for Laura until the day Cade's mother can't meet with the wedding planner for his sham of a marriage. Yes Cade is engaged to another woman. Sure he might not love her but he is willing to do it for appearance sake. Laura however knows the one thing she has to do is keep her child a secret if nothing else than to protect him. Will these two find their way to the HEA they both long for or will they just wish for the love they can never have?
This is another amazing story by this author. It will really have you on an emotional roller-coaster with these characters. One minute you are rooting for them the next you want to slap one. I will say this book will have you hooked from the first word to the very end. I would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.
March 7, 2021
Ajme has scored another 5 star plus book with The One and Only. A wonderfully written second chance romance that started in high school between Laura and Cade. Cade was the guy every girl wanted to date in high school, smoking hot good looks, wealthy and everything else you can imagine. Laura was the complete opposite, sweet yes, smart yes, but she wasn’t in his social class/group. She didn’t come from money but yet Cade feel for her anyway. They spent a wonderful summer together but Cade kept in on the downlow because he knew his parents would never accept him falling for “a girl like that�. When time came to leave for college Cade broke things off with Laura in a mean sort of way by saying hurtful things. He also left her with something else that he never knew about. Now ten years down the road his controlling parents who has never stood up to have arraigned his marriage. What will happen when he is sent to meet the wedding planner and it just so happens to be Laura? Will all those feelings come rushing back and will he finally stand up to his parents? Will the secret Laura have been hiding keep them apart?
Ajme did an excellent job with this storyline plenty of drama, excitement, surprises, and lots of love. I was all in from page one and couldn’t put this book down. I just love this woman’s writing she never lets me down. 😊
I received a free copyof this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving my review.
Ajme did an excellent job with this storyline plenty of drama, excitement, surprises, and lots of love. I was all in from page one and couldn’t put this book down. I just love this woman’s writing she never lets me down. 😊
I received a free copyof this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving my review.
March 6, 2021
This book sucked me in from the start. Laura starts as a curvy insecure teen. Cade is the whole package, looks, charm, wealth. Laura cannot believe he wants to date her. But the first warning sign should have gone off in Laura's head....he wanted to keep it a secret. That spells heartbreak in all caps. He knows he is going to abandon her and leave her behind to go off to Georgetown for school. All their plans were lies. He rips her heart apart by breaking up with her and telling he it was just a fling and he never had feelings for her. In the mean time she is heart broken and soon to find out she is pregnant with the jerk's baby. She goes on with her life, raising a beautiful boy and building a successful business. Cade is finally ready to bow to his parents political ambitions and marry a girl who is a good political asset. Cade travels home to plan his wedding. Laura is is wedding planner. I think I would have walked away right then if I were Laura. But Laura knows she needs this coupe of a wedding to take her business to the next level. Cade and his bride to be are not in love and are willing to settle. Read this book to see if everyone gets their HEA.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 7, 2021
Laura is from the wrong side of the tracks, while Cade is from the right side when they were in high school. Cade had to keep his time with her from his family as they are toxic and he didn't want to hurt her. But in the end, he did hurt her and left her for college because of his parents. One thing he never knew he left behind besides Laura is their child. Now 10 years later he is back for the wedding of the town. Cade does not love this woman, but it is what his parents want, so it is what they get. When they meet with the wedding planner he finds out, it is none other than Laura. They are both rather shocked at this. Feeling start to surface again but Laura has to keep him at bay because of her secret he can never know until she is at the point of telling him. This story has you on an emotional rollercoaster. These two have always been meant to be together. Will Cade find out what Laura is hiding from him? Will Laura let Cade back in after he hurt her so bad 10 years ago. Will Cade dump his fake fiance for Laura? We have to read and find out what all the emotional turmoil ends up!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 4, 2021
I loved Laura and hated Cade. Laura is a strong single mother, she's got some confidence issues which Cade made worse. Cade is the only man she's ever been with and even though he broke her heart he left her with the best gift ever, her son.
Cade doesn't know he's a father. He pushed Laura away because he thought it was the only way to protect her. Even though he's now about to get married, he can't stop thinking about Laura. I understand they have a history and crazy chemistry, I also understand his arranged marriage is about politics, but he crosses the line more than once and even though he apologizes it felt hollow.
Cade is not an alpha male, he chooses the path of least resistance and is unable to stand up for himself. I wanted Cade and Laura to find their happy ending but at the same time, I just wanted Cade to overcome his privilege.
I hope the next book in this series focuses on some of the people in this story, I can feel another romance brewing.
I received an advanced copy of this story through BookSprout and am leaving a voluntary honest review.
Cade doesn't know he's a father. He pushed Laura away because he thought it was the only way to protect her. Even though he's now about to get married, he can't stop thinking about Laura. I understand they have a history and crazy chemistry, I also understand his arranged marriage is about politics, but he crosses the line more than once and even though he apologizes it felt hollow.
Cade is not an alpha male, he chooses the path of least resistance and is unable to stand up for himself. I wanted Cade and Laura to find their happy ending but at the same time, I just wanted Cade to overcome his privilege.
I hope the next book in this series focuses on some of the people in this story, I can feel another romance brewing.
I received an advanced copy of this story through BookSprout and am leaving a voluntary honest review.
March 6, 2021
Cade and Laura were secret lovers in High School. Cade's mother was an actress and his Father a U.S. Senator. Laura lived in a trailer with her horrible single Mother. They wanted to go to college together and grow closer. Cade's parents had other ideas for him. He broke off their relationship in a harsh way because he wanted to protect Laura.
Nine years later, Cade is marrying his Dad's assistant because of pressure and lack of love just friendship. He returns to Detroit to help plan the wedding. Guess who the wedding planner his Mother hired is? Laura.
This book is a fast moving, entertaining, life learning experience that you will love. Characters are : Laura's best friend Caitlynn, Laura, Cade, his fiancee Della, Cade's parents, his friend Gray and most important Cade and Laura's son Drew. You need to read and find out how many times love needs to be protected from life,maturity and if all can be well.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Nine years later, Cade is marrying his Dad's assistant because of pressure and lack of love just friendship. He returns to Detroit to help plan the wedding. Guess who the wedding planner his Mother hired is? Laura.
This book is a fast moving, entertaining, life learning experience that you will love. Characters are : Laura's best friend Caitlynn, Laura, Cade, his fiancee Della, Cade's parents, his friend Gray and most important Cade and Laura's son Drew. You need to read and find out how many times love needs to be protected from life,maturity and if all can be well.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 7, 2021
The One and Only by Ajme Williams is an captivating,emotional,touching,steamy second chance/secrets baby romance story of Cade and Laura..Cade a gorgeous and from a wealthy family and Laura a sweet,curvy and grew up poor but their connection and chemistry is off the charts,their relation is a secret because Cade doesnt want his parents to know and to save Laura for all the gossip being poor but when thier fantasy world crumbling down when cade broke Lauras heart and left he didnt know that he left not only Laura but also his unborn child..Laura all the hardship she persevere and conquered all even being a single mother at a young age and having a business, and now her past and the father of her child is back and shes the one planning his wedding could life get any more brutal,Seriously? did she deserve this? but hey she got the best gift ever from him,her son that he didnt even know..But what if� during all of this, Cade discovers the one secret that makes them family?
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 23, 2023
Cade and Laura were high school sweet hearts whose lives were so far apart. She was considered trailer trash whereas he is the son of a politician. They had plans about their lives including going to college together but his father had other ideas and when Cade saw the direction things were going, in order to save Laura from being caught in social media, he ended things in a bad way making sure that her hatred of him would allow her to live her life without him. Now he is back in town planning to get married and Laura is the event planner in charge. They are shocked to see each other but the sparks are still there. Laura has a secret one that could cause a lot of chaos and pain when revealed. Do they stand the chance of rekindling their relationship and will it bring about a happily ever after for the two? This story draws you i and have you on this couples side to get a second chance for happiness.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 6, 2021
I loved reading The One and Only by Ajme Williams because it was a steamy and wonderful second chance story about Cade and Laura. They were high school sweethearts in their senior year of high school. But because of who Cade's parents were, they had to keep their relationship secret. Flash forward almost 10 years later and Laura is planning the wedding for Cade and his fiancé. Talk about it being awkward. Also, Laura is keeping a secret from Cade. I loved these two characters. Laura definitely made something of herself and Cade needed to tell his parents what he really wanted. Their fiery passion for each other was very steamy and hot!!! I hoped that everything would work out for the both of them because they really loved each other. I would highly recommend reading this story. It was a wonderful second chance story!!!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 6, 2021
The One and Only by Ajme Williams left me feeling let down. I thought that Laura was a lovely person who had endured so much when she was growing up and managed to improve her lot in life by sheer will and determination all way raising a child on her own. Too bad she had such lousy taste in men! Cade was weak-willed with virtually no backbone to speak of and he was a jerk in high school when he broke up with Laura in an extremely cruel way and took off for D.C. immediately afterward. He comes back to town ten years later to get married at the family lake house and he has not improved at all. He is still the same spineless idiot he always was, just an older version. Somehow, Laura and Cade get a HEA and I was happy for them but I still could not like Cade.
I still like this author very much and will not let one book deter me from continuing to read her books in the future.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I still like this author very much and will not let one book deter me from continuing to read her books in the future.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 8, 2021
I had good expectations for this book but I was sorely disappointed. As a second chance romance it's not very satisfying. Hero acted like a spineless douche when they first got together and didn't change at all until the last 3 chapters of the book. Heroine on the other hand acted extremely immature and wasn't likeable at all. Also the motivations behind both characters decisions were flimsy and shallow, which is quite unappealing.
Also, this author has a big problem with monologuing. Seriously, this happens on several different instances, where on character will go off on a tangent and ramble on like an old person in a nursing home for several giant paragraphs. All while the other characters just let it happen and don't react conversationally at all.
This was a drag to read, and I couldn't even finish the last 2 chapters, that's how bored I am. Sorry to say I can't recommend this to anyone.
Also, this author has a big problem with monologuing. Seriously, this happens on several different instances, where on character will go off on a tangent and ramble on like an old person in a nursing home for several giant paragraphs. All while the other characters just let it happen and don't react conversationally at all.
This was a drag to read, and I couldn't even finish the last 2 chapters, that's how bored I am. Sorry to say I can't recommend this to anyone.
July 6, 2022
Wow. I thought Ibwas on a really awesome book streak for the past weeks (8 amazing books so far) but then.. My streak was broken with THIS. I feel so sad. And cheated. And.. UGH.
Short review :
*What I think the author wanted her characters to be:
H - strong, selfless, parent-loving, dirty talking alpha who loves the heroine sooooooo much he sacrificed his happiness for her.
h - strong, independent and self made.
VS
*How author actually wrote the characters :
H - weak, indecisive, spineless POS who didn't have a single alpha bone his body. All the supposed "flirting" and "dirty talking" just didn't work. It was.. God, it was so cringey that I skimmed the sex scenes altogether. It made me feel icky 🤢🤮
h - doormat. Couldn't stand her ground. Boring. Oh, did I mention that she was a pathetic DOORMAT?
Oh, and the fiancée? Another brain cell killing character. Pshhh
Yep. Sad but, I'm not sure I'll be reading any mkre books from this author.
One and done.
Short review :
*What I think the author wanted her characters to be:
H - strong, selfless, parent-loving, dirty talking alpha who loves the heroine sooooooo much he sacrificed his happiness for her.
h - strong, independent and self made.
VS
*How author actually wrote the characters :
H - weak, indecisive, spineless POS who didn't have a single alpha bone his body. All the supposed "flirting" and "dirty talking" just didn't work. It was.. God, it was so cringey that I skimmed the sex scenes altogether. It made me feel icky 🤢🤮
h - doormat. Couldn't stand her ground. Boring. Oh, did I mention that she was a pathetic DOORMAT?
Oh, and the fiancée? Another brain cell killing character. Pshhh
Yep. Sad but, I'm not sure I'll be reading any mkre books from this author.
One and done.
July 11, 2023
Single mom gets a second chance with baby daddy??
Almost a decade before Cade broke Laura's heart. Now he's back in town trying to plan a wedding he doesn't want cause he's not in love with the bride. Laura is the unfortunate wedding event planner his mother hired. Cade never told her the truth about their break up, it is all because his parents were constantly controlling his life.
Laura was devastated when Cade broke up with her after high school graduation, saying it was only a fling. She never contacted him to say she ended up pregnant with his kid. She figured he would be like her father, never there, or worse, his parents would take her child. They were veryowerful people.
Now they're planning his wedding, but will it happen, or will these two get another chance at love? What will happen when he finds out about his kid?? These questions are answered in a fabulous manner of anger, hurt, and forgiveness. A wonderful read.
Almost a decade before Cade broke Laura's heart. Now he's back in town trying to plan a wedding he doesn't want cause he's not in love with the bride. Laura is the unfortunate wedding event planner his mother hired. Cade never told her the truth about their break up, it is all because his parents were constantly controlling his life.
Laura was devastated when Cade broke up with her after high school graduation, saying it was only a fling. She never contacted him to say she ended up pregnant with his kid. She figured he would be like her father, never there, or worse, his parents would take her child. They were veryowerful people.
Now they're planning his wedding, but will it happen, or will these two get another chance at love? What will happen when he finds out about his kid?? These questions are answered in a fabulous manner of anger, hurt, and forgiveness. A wonderful read.
March 6, 2021
This book is about Laura and Cade, high school sweethearts from different side of the tracks, who ended on a very bad note over ten years ago. Present day Laura is a strong independent woman raising a young son on her own, running her own business, but lonely for the one man who broke her heart. Cade followed his parents rules and did what was asked, never putting up an argument. I don’t want to give away the whole plot, but I can honestly say, I did not much care for Cade, as he could not stand up to his parents back then and certainly not in present day. The storyline was good and the ending did come out with HEA, just I would have wished Cade grown up a little more than waiting till the very end to finally confront his overbearing parents.
I am voluntarily leaving a review for this book that I received free.
I am voluntarily leaving a review for this book that I received free.
March 6, 2021
Laura is from the trailer park, Cade was from money, in high school they had a secret love but when the came together Cade threw her out like last weeks trash and left. All would have been easy to get over if it wasn't for the fact that he left her with more than a broken heart. Ten years last Cade returns home to get married to someone he does not want, but his family is forcing the issue. When he goes to meet the wedding planner, he is taken back when his past comes to smack him in the face.
Not sure how feel about Cade, there were part where I was frustrated how he seemed to have no back bone. Laura should have run the first moment she saw Cade, but high five to her for standing her ground.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Not sure how feel about Cade, there were part where I was frustrated how he seemed to have no back bone. Laura should have run the first moment she saw Cade, but high five to her for standing her ground.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 7, 2021
Oh my, best intentions but not always the best solutions...
I liked the hero though I wanted to slap him on repeat for making so many appalling decisions. The heroine was truly that, she rose from the ashes of her trailer park life with a mother who didn't care for her & her dad bailed very early on. She was smart & sassy & totally in love but her rich boyfriend ditched her when they graduated high school. She raised their son he wasn't aware existed. Fast forward 10 years & she's his wedding planner, a marriage of convenience to respect their parents though neither of them really wanted to be forced beyond friendship. He eventually grows a pair & confronts his overbearing parents intending to try & claim back the only woman he ever loved & the son he met only once. I received an arc & this is my honest & voluntary review.
I liked the hero though I wanted to slap him on repeat for making so many appalling decisions. The heroine was truly that, she rose from the ashes of her trailer park life with a mother who didn't care for her & her dad bailed very early on. She was smart & sassy & totally in love but her rich boyfriend ditched her when they graduated high school. She raised their son he wasn't aware existed. Fast forward 10 years & she's his wedding planner, a marriage of convenience to respect their parents though neither of them really wanted to be forced beyond friendship. He eventually grows a pair & confronts his overbearing parents intending to try & claim back the only woman he ever loved & the son he met only once. I received an arc & this is my honest & voluntary review.
March 4, 2021
Recapturing A Lost Love -
Cade and Laura were in a secret relationship in high school, but Cade broke up with Laura just before he left for college and left her with a special gift. Fate brought them back into each other’s lives in an unexpected way, but they would have to overcome major obstacles before they can get a happily ever after.
This fascinating story is a definite must read for all and you will not be disappointed with it. This is a well written story, which intrigued and hooked me right from the beginning, whilst ensuring I would look forward to reading more from this talented author.
I received an advanced copy of this book from Booksprout and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
Cade and Laura were in a secret relationship in high school, but Cade broke up with Laura just before he left for college and left her with a special gift. Fate brought them back into each other’s lives in an unexpected way, but they would have to overcome major obstacles before they can get a happily ever after.
This fascinating story is a definite must read for all and you will not be disappointed with it. This is a well written story, which intrigued and hooked me right from the beginning, whilst ensuring I would look forward to reading more from this talented author.
I received an advanced copy of this book from Booksprout and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
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