No one thinks “regrets” when they hear Daniel Bennett, but I have one big one.Ten years ago, I let go of the woman I loved. But I never stopped loving her.Not that I’d ever admit that out loud. No one wants to buy an adventure package from a guy who’s still pining for the one that got away. But since when has anyone ever successfully kept a secret from my family? My sisters naturally see a golden … naturally see a golden opportunity to matchmake.
And as long as it’s with Caroline Dunne, I’ll play along.
I built my business out of opportunities–I know full well one like this doesn’t come along often. Our lives might be going in separate directions, but hasn’t that been the case for ten years? The pull between us hasn’t changed one bit.
She won’t let herself fall for me again. I won’t let her get away a second time. If it takes everything I have, that’s what I’ll give. If I’ve learned anything, it’s that when you’ve found your one true love, you can’t give up. But can I convince her to give me a second chance?
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Your One True Love by Layla Hagen is probably my favorite book in her The Bennett Family series. Once again Your One True Love is filled with incredible characters and settings that are better than ever. Your One True Love is the second chance romance between Daniel Bennett and Caroline Dunne, school teacher and adopted Bennett. Daniel, Blake and Caroline originally meet in college and Daniel and Caroline became romantically involved and break up during their senior year. The Bennett Family continues to match make to get Daniel and Caroline back together. Daniel and Caroline get back together and before you know if, Daniel is making room for Caroline in his heart and his home. Caroline was surprised to find out that Daniel has kept in touch with her father, Martin and has even given him business advice. I love that with every Bennett Family book you get to catch up with all the family. You fall in love with the family and root for happily ever afters and more babies. My favorite part of Your One True Love is all the advice that Jenna Bennett, matriarch, so lovingly disperses. Your One True Love is once again filled with all those things that I have come to love and expect in her romantic tales. I love the poignant and bittersweet moments, as well as the light and humorous ones. Her stories would not be complete with her plot twists that put the happily ever afters that we root for in peril. With Your One True Love, Layla Hagen has once again proven that she is an incredible storyteller. I could not out the book down and loved every moment. Who doesn’t love strong women and their swoon worthy men who love them. Love all the sensational things the men do for the women that they love. So glad to caught up with all the Bennett Family and all the love that surrounds them. Looking forward to Summer’s story, but it will be bittersweet since it will be the story of the last Bennett sibling. I loved Your One True Love.
Daniel and Caroline have an amazing romantic story. So good
Sigh. What a wonderful second chance romance. Daniel and Caroline met in college and became friends then lovers. As college neared its end, they had different dreams to pursue that was going to create a long-distance relationship. Daniel did what he thought was best and broke it off, shattering Caroline’s heart. Now, the interesting twist is that Caroline remained friends with the Bennett family, so she would see Daniel at some events. Daniel was the playboy for several years but has now built a successful business. His sisters can tell that he never stopped loving Caroline, so their matchmaking skills get kicked into high gear to bring these two back together. Caroline has worked the last 10 years to get over Daniel, but she hasn’t been successful. When Daniel begins to pursue her in earnest again, she finds it hard to resist but she has had some life changes that may push Daniel away. These two have a combustible sexual relationship, struggling to keep their hands off each other which is fun to experience as they rekindle their love. I am never disappointed when I get to dive into one of the Bennett families story. Layla Hagen keeps me coming back for more with her blend of humor, romance, drama and sexiness.
Favorite Quotes:
To her defense, she does have chronic bad luck in the dating department. But maybe her expectation that all men are assholes actually attracts assholes.
I have three sisters. Sugar’s the answer to everything.
I’m sorry about how I handled things on the phone. I was scared and the stupid came out.
I’m sure the right one’s out there somewhere. He just needs a map to find me. Or a compass. Better yet, a GPS. Mine’s definitely not working. Keeps sending me into dead ends.
My Review:
Oh those swoon-worthy Bennett men, all sweet-talking, rich, successful, handsome, thoughtful, romantic, sex-gods, this is how you know you are reading fantasy as these men are as common in real life as a bus driving unicorn. But Ms. Hagen does make them delightful reading with her clever and amusing humor, playful banter, and endearing characters. And those scorching hot sex scenes… an absolute bonus. I enjoyed this sweet and steamy second chance romance from start to finish.
Love all of the Bennett’s!! Second chance romance is one of my favorites.
We are slowly but surely working our way thru all the Bennett Family kids. Oh My Goodness what will we do when we run out of Bennetts to read about? I sure hope that our author has more cousins and friends on the horizon for us to fall in love with because I know I for one am not ready to call it quit with this family that I have grow to love as they have married and expanded with each book that has come out. And I was really lucky to be able to read an advanced copy of this book. It did not influence my opinion on my review at all.
In Book 8 we get the next to the last sibling’s story. I somehow knew that Caroline and Daniel’s story was going to be one of my favorites for so many reasons. So many reasons that I can no share in my review either. LOL Storyline reasons. BUT I will say reasons that are so wonderful. This is a second chance story that all the Bennett family has been saying Hail Mary’s and praying would come to pass. No only that the sisters and wives have been helping Cupid along and giving him a shove now and then, LOL. I mean what good are big families if they don’t butt in right?
I love how our author uses the ten years these two have been apart and the things they have both been through to shape their lives and instead of separating them it builds their characters and draws the together. I can’t wait to see where our author takes us with Summer Bennett and hope that this is not the last we see of this amazing family.
Daniel and Caroline so obviously had that “once in a lifetime love” that I found myself questioning how in the world they ever broke up and stayed apart.
Caroline is a school teacher and has remained close to the Bennett sisters and Mrs. Bennett. Daniel has a business that caters trips, parties, and nature excursions to the rich and famous. He made a point to stay close with Caroline’s father.
If you have read any of this series then you know that the Bennetts are doing all they can to push Daniel and Caroline together. These two BELONG TOGETHER, but Caroline has a secret that keeps her from feeling like she will ever have/deserve a happily ever after.
This is a good one! When a reaction to an allergy has Caroline passed out in Daniel’s room things start to heat up and it is romance perfection, but will Daniel be able to accept Caroline’s secret? Will they have their happily ever after? Do you want to read every juicy detail of this book? Yes. Yes, they will. And a resounding yes you do!
Friendship brought them together. Youth tore them apart. Can distance and time allow them a second chance to get it right? Daniel and Caroline were the definition of young love. Immature, head over heels and heading toward heartache. The first heartbreak was a memory that stuck. Years later and a tad wiser, fate brings them back together, but will the pain of the past and the secrets of the present be the death nail for their happily ever after? There’s a sadness to this romance, more than any of the others. An unbearable underlying pain that is constantly dogging Caroline and Daniel as they struggle to begin a new chapter of their lives. Your One True Love is the beginning of a dream interrupted and a hope fulfilled. Hope, healing and new beginnings converge on an emotional roller coaster ride.