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A review by linnareads
Just This Once by Lena Hendrix
4.0
Just This Once by Lena Hendrix ✨
I think this might be my new favorite book from Lena! Emily is in need of a fresh start and returns to the small town her parents live in. On her first night back in town, she meets Whip and they end up having an unexpected date that turns into a night together. She doesn't expect to see him again, especially after learning he's a a firefighter when her dad is the chief. That is until they keep running in to each other. They both try to not give in to the temptation, but things feel so right it's hard to resist.
I really liked Whip and Emily. Whip is a small town firefighter who feels like he's better off on his own, not letting himself get too close to people despite that being something he'd love to have. Emily is the "good girl" who has always followed her set of rules but after coming back to the small town her parents live in deciding to step out of her comfort zone a little bit. They both have their hold ups as to why they don't think they should give in to the obvious tension between them. The forbiddeness they had made their budding relationship kind of fun. There were so many tense looks and secret touches.
I love how Whip and Emily communicated with each other. They would banter and tease each other but they'd also know when they needed to have those serious conversations. Whip especially was saying all the right things and had me melting. While some may think it's cheesy, this had one of those moments where she says that something is beautiful and he looks at her and says yes it is. Ahhh. I love reading that in a romance, I don't care how many times I see it.
Lena's books always have such good spice in it. There's a little tease at the beginning because there's the lead up to their one night stand but you don't get to actually see it. The first true spice scene comes later in the book. However Whip has what was so lovingly referred to as a glitter
I think this might be my new favorite book from Lena! Emily is in need of a fresh start and returns to the small town her parents live in. On her first night back in town, she meets Whip and they end up having an unexpected date that turns into a night together. She doesn't expect to see him again, especially after learning he's a a firefighter when her dad is the chief. That is until they keep running in to each other. They both try to not give in to the temptation, but things feel so right it's hard to resist.
I really liked Whip and Emily. Whip is a small town firefighter who feels like he's better off on his own, not letting himself get too close to people despite that being something he'd love to have. Emily is the "good girl" who has always followed her set of rules but after coming back to the small town her parents live in deciding to step out of her comfort zone a little bit. They both have their hold ups as to why they don't think they should give in to the obvious tension between them. The forbiddeness they had made their budding relationship kind of fun. There were so many tense looks and secret touches.
I love how Whip and Emily communicated with each other. They would banter and tease each other but they'd also know when they needed to have those serious conversations. Whip especially was saying all the right things and had me melting. While some may think it's cheesy, this had one of those moments where she says that something is beautiful and he looks at her and says yes it is. Ahhh. I love reading that in a romance, I don't care how many times I see it.
Lena's books always have such good spice in it. There's a little tease at the beginning because there's the lead up to their one night stand but you don't get to actually see it. The first true spice scene comes later in the book. However Whip has what was so lovingly referred to as a glitter