Just This Once

De: Lena Hendrix

Narrado por: Aiden Snow, Samantha Summers

Whip King cannot be the man for me.

Cocky, pierced firefighters are perfect for late-night rom-coms, but in real life they’re nothing but trouble. Especially when you find out they work for your dad—after you’ve already slept with them.

Moving to my parents’ small town was supposed to be the fresh start I was looking for. When a disastrous Valentine’s Day leads to an unexpected encounter with a sexy stranger, and ends with the hottest night of my life, I didn’t think I would ever see Whip again.

Imagine my surprise when one of my sixth-grade students has a medical emergency and it’s Whip who shows up, looking hot as hell, to save the day. I should be embarrassed at how we left things, but instead I’m furious he doesn’t seem to remember me.

So I scrape my pride off the floor, lift my chin, and pretend there’s nothing between us. But that can last only so long. Stolen glances melt into forbidden touches, and once we give in to temptation, we can’t keep our hands off each other.

Nothing has ever felt so right, but my guarded heart won’t let me believe in happily ever after with a man like him. Opening up to Whip may be the hardest thing I’ve ever done, and every time we agree to one last time, we both know it’s a lie.

How many times can we keep telling ourselves just this once before we realize that, when it comes to love, once is never enough?

©2024 Lena Hendrix (P)2024 Lena Hendrix

Ohhhh the King family is going to be so good too!!

I devoured the Sullivan Family series and could hardly wait to read the King's side of the story. Lena did not disappoint!

Whip (the oldest King) falls hard for Emily. His one-night stand, who abruptly left the next morning. He has no idea why she left so fast but, that night was special. Little does he soon find out their connection and it's not a good one! He's a hot cocky firefighter looking to be promoted to Lieutenant. Emily has just moved to this small town to be close to her parents and be a substitute teacher, in hopes it will turn into a full-time position.

Things just keep bringing these two together. They try to avoid each other but it's not working. They start off seeing each other in secret but it soon turns into so much more.

However, Whip's father who runs their town but doing anything he wants has other plans. Whip's aunt finds some things in the family's basement and passes them onto Whip and cause so many questions, that him and his brothers start to look deeper into family secrets that have never been spoken about.

The little breadcrumbs that Lena left make me so excited for the next book! The narrators did an excellent job!

Just this once

I really liked this book Thank you. . Look forward to the next books . Keep writing great stories . Smile Always!

Loved it

I fell hard for Whip, he ticked all my boxes; I loved the development of his relationship with Emily.

Ms. Hendrix drew the reader in with characters that will have you quickly invested in their story.

The connection between them was palpable and it was entertaining to watch as they fell in love.

From the first to the last chapter, I was invested in the story.

The narration by Aiden Snow and Samantha Summers was spot on. They brought the fabulous story and characters to life with their performances and I found myself listening well into the night.
Ms. Hendrix wove a story that the narrators certainly did justice too.

New Favorite

I loved the storyline and am looking forward to finding out what happened to the King Mother. I fell in love with Whip and Emily, looking forward to the rest of the series.

So good

I just love a good small town romance add in fun banter, hilarious characters, insane chemistry and you have one good read. Just This Once is filled with fun flirty banter, secret forbidden relationship with the boss’ daughter, one night stand. He’s a firefighter and she’s a teacher. The tension and the banter between Whip and Emily is so good!!! I could not stop listening. The audiobook is perfectly narrated by Aiden Snow and Samantha Summers.

The male character to me

I dislike how I’m the middle the write started with a a mystery to be solve and it left us hanging I hope there is another book to complete it

hello king family

I love a small town romance and now that I've discovered Lena Hendrix, there is no turning back. Just This Once is the first book of her King Family series and I am already obsessed.

ʙᴏᴏᴋ 1 ɪꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ᴏɴᴇ-ɴɪɢʜᴛ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀʙɪᴅᴅᴇɴ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴍᴄ, ᴇᴍɪʟʏ, ᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴍᴇ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴀꜱ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ꜱᴇxʏ, ᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴛɪɴᴇ'ꜱ ᴅᴀʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇʀ, ᴡʜɪᴘ, ᴡᴏʀᴋꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ. ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ꜱɴᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅ ʜɪᴍ, ɪɴ ᴀ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ɪᴛ'ꜱ ɪɴᴇᴠɪᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴄʀᴏꜱꜱ ᴘᴀᴛʜꜱ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ɢᴇᴛ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏꜰꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴍɪɴᴅꜱ ꜱᴏ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇʟʟ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴜᴛ ᴇᴍɪʟʏ, ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ, ɪꜱ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴏʀᴀʀɪʟʏ - ᴄᴀɴ ᴡʜɪᴘ ᴄᴏɴᴠɪɴᴄᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴀʏ?

Emily and Whip have great tension filled chemistry that creates wonderful "F-it" moments and fun banter. I could not get enough of their dynamic. The forbidden nature of it all, them sneaking around, Whip's family drama - it is all so good! And we are set up for a family mystery that I am guessing will play out over the course of this series. I am here for it.

Whip is such a swoony MMC - the dates he takes Emily on! Melt my heart. And of course the spice is chef's kiss. How can it not be, especially with a pierced MMC!

I have a feeling this series is going to be one of my favorites!

🎧 I listened to this one on audio and the dual narration by Aiden Snow and Samantha Summers was so good. Aiden Snow was so perfect for Whip.

🏡 Small Town
💖 One Night Stand to Lovers
⚡️ Opposites Attract
🍆 Pierced MMC
➶ Forbidden
✨ Boss's Daughter
🧯 Firefighter x Teacher
❓ Family Drama & Secrets
✌🏻 Dual POV

Miscommunication Angst with Good Spice

Dual Narration was fantastic! The angst in the book is due to miscommunication trope and character insecurities, so if these are not your favorite you might not like this story line. Additionally with predictable third act breakup. Spice is really good with good dirty talk.

Aiden Snow!!!

I’m a new reader/listener of Lena Hendrix and she is so good!!! Love the story and spice. Aiden Snow? Now he can do no wrong. I could listen to that voice ALL. DAY. LONG. Samantha did great as well. Definitely recommend this one!

Very good!

I really enjoyed this small town romance. I got all the feels (I didn’t actually cry, but I definitely felt Eve along with the characters!) and rejoiced at the end with the sweet hea. The characters have depth and I felt like I was right there in Outatowner, MI with the community. Great series!