Your One True Love

Layla Hagen never ceases to impress me with her writing talent. This series hit me with all the feels for so many reasons. It makes me laugh, cry and, swoon in equal measure. Just when I think she's covered every trope and every subplot possible she comes back and hits me with another. There is a subject in this book which is very close to my heart and although I felt to was too fast (that's just because of my personal experience and I know I'm being vague but no spoilers! – but it's the epilogue so when you read it feel free to send me a message to discuss), the rest was just perfect and highlights the subject very well.

Layla, Layla, Layla. Every time I read another Bennett book I think it's the best yet. I've gone through so many book boyfriends with this series that I'm starting to worry about myself. Daniel was no exception. I just adored him, Blake is still in the lead though, but his twin is right behind him. Those party brothers sure turned out well. I haven't read many second chance romance books but after this one maybe I need to start. Even if that trope isn't your thing, I think you'll like this book. Although the book is a standalone and you can dive right in with Daniel and Caroline's story I'd recommend starting at the beginning because this is a wonderful series with interconnecting characters and you're going to want each siblings story. Bring on Summer's!!!!!

Caroline Dunne we've seen here and there in the other books and I was always intrigued by her. She was obviously still in love with Daniel, but I always assumed the feeling wasn't mutual. Her life has changed since they were together, and she has worries she didn't have before. I enjoyed that aspect of the story and it gave her character that bit of internal conflict. I could relate to Caroline more than most of the female characters in this series. Her concerns about bringing up a certain issue she has hits very close to home. I felt a real connection to her and must admit I shed a few tears on her behalf.
Daniel Bennett hasn't really played that big of a part in the other books, except his incident in Your Alluring Love, so although I was excited to read his book I also didn't know what to expect. Being Blake's twin, I had high hopes though...and he's a Bennett! Gah! He is a total sweetheart. The way he was with Caroline, was just adorable, he had those cheeky yet charming traits down pat. He felt very British to me. Maybe it was some of the phrases he used, I dunno, but it suited his character well.

I adored their relationship so much. The way they knew each other but were also learning about each other. The things that had changed. The respect they had for one another was beautiful to witness and how they didn't push the other and gave themselves the right to be happy again. There was no big break up like in a lot of romances, they knew what they wanted and what they'd be losing so they worked at it. That's not to say they didn't have any conflict to contend with, just that it wasn't blown up, one of my pet peeves in romance fiction is lack of communication and thankfully that isn't the case with this book – I didn't have to shout at the characters. It was simply beautiful. The sex scenes were sexy as f*** and played such an important role in the story that it never felt like too much or misplaced. And boy, did they make up for lost time in the bedroom department. Talk about steaming up my kindle. When Caroline finally tells Daniel about the secret she has I was incredibly emotional and if I didn't like Daniel before, his reaction would have made me fall madly in love with him. It's a testament to Layla Hagen's skill that she can evoke such reactions from her readers.