A review by romancingthereader
Just This Once by Lena Hendrix

medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I think those of you who read the Sullivan family series have been salivating to read more about the Kings. But for those of you who havenโ€™t gotten into Lena Hendrixโ€™s writing, you might want to get on this new series bandwagon with us this timeโ€ฆ 

๐Ÿ“• ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Just This Once by Lena Hendrix 

๐Ÿ“™ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€: The Kings, book 1.  

๐Ÿ“— ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€:  E-book ARC on Kindle. ๐Ÿ†“๏ธ on KU. 

๐Ÿ“˜ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:  Contemporary romance

๐Ÿ“” ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜€: One night stand, forbidden romance, opposites attract, bad boy with tattoos, man in uniform.  

๐Ÿ“– ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€: Emily and Whip have an incredible night together, before they realize they canโ€™t go forward with their connection because Whip works for Emilyโ€™s father. But the connection they share keeps bringing them back together, and the good girl canโ€™t help but fall for the bad boy firefighter. 

๐ŸŒŸ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„:  Man, was I happy to be back in Outtatowner.

Guys, Iโ€™m always raving about Lena Hendrixโ€™s writing. I have a ridiculous amount of swag for her last series, and I was just SO excited to pick up this new character series.

Whip and Emilyโ€™s story was a great kickoff. It was spicy and romantic. And Whip was book boyfriend perfection - a tattooed, pierced firefighter who is so much more than just what he shows on the surface. I read the last two chapters with a hand over my heart.

To say Iโ€™m excited for the characters in this series is underselling it. Iโ€™m particularly pumped for Abelโ€™s story next - the ex convict turned bar owner and his quirky employee. Iโ€™m already sold.

๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: 4.5/5 โญโญโญโญ

๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น: 3/5 ๐ŸŒถ๐ŸŒถ๐ŸŒถ

 ๐‘ฐ ๐’“๐’†๐’„๐’†๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’… ๐’‚๐’ ๐‘จ๐‘น๐‘ช ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’๐’๐’Œ ๐’Š๐’ ๐’†๐’™๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’† ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’‚๐’ ๐’‰๐’๐’๐’†๐’”๐’• ๐’“๐’†๐’—๐’Š๐’†๐’˜.