Ripe For Reader: Release Blitz & Review - THE ONE I LEFT BEHIND by Piper Rayne

The One I Left Behind by Piper Rayne is now live!

It’s the classic story—boy goes off into the world to fulfill his dreams and leaves the girl behind.

Not every boy returns home, and I wish Ben Noughton wouldn’t have come back to our small ranching town at all after he retired from playing professional football.

I figure it’s a quick layover for him. He always wanted out of this town and off his family’s ranch. I just have to bide my time until he turns his back on all of us again.

Then he takes on the coaching position for the high school football team and starts milling around too much, bulldozing the protective walls I’ve built around myself. But he goes too far when he takes my son under his wing to help him be the best player he can be. Leaving me to protect not only my own heart but my son’s too.

Because I promised myself a long time ago that I’d never be the girl in the rearview mirror again.

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Audio with Duet Narration by CJ Bloom & Robert Hatchet

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4 Stars

A wonderful emotional small town second chance story that builds us a new series and a new town.

A lifetime ago Ben and Gillian were the couple everyone thought would stick like glue. Ben leaving town to persue his football career at college while Gillian stayed behind. 14 years and a NFL career later, Ben has returned and everyone is town is excited except the one who he let slip away.

Gillian has struggled some with her choices but being a single mom to Clayton was never a struggle. He is the best thing that has happend to her. Now he is playing football and soon he will be heading off to college. She is just finishing law school and working to write the barr. Life hasn't been to bad for them. She is a little worred with Ben coming back to town as some secrets have yet to be revealed.

As Ben and Gillian work through the his return, they struggle a little with Clayton who is only wanting to protect his mom. Can Ben prove to them that he never really feel out of love with Gillian and is here for the long haul. He is ready to follow her while she lives out her dreams. Can he will the boy over? Is their room for the life they missed out on all those years?

I am excited to read more of the series as the brother get their stories.

*** Advanced copy provided in exchange for an honest review. ***

Piper Rayne is a USA Today Bestselling Author duo who write "heartwarming humor with a side of sizzle" about families, whether that be blood or found. They both have e-readers full of one-clickable books, they're married to husbands who drive them to drink, and they're both chauffeurs to their kids. Most of all, they love hot heroes and quirky heroines who make them laugh, and they hope you do, too!