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Maurene Goo so far has written a number of young adult books, and One and Only is her first for adults. I really enjoyed Throwback, where a mother and daughter become closer because of a little magical event. It was fun, clever, and sweet.
The same heart is present in this novel. It’s about family ties, too, in addition to being a romance. Here, a woman who’s about to turn 40 has been searching for her fated love for a decade. She has known his name, even, but hasn’t been able to find him, despite all the useful tools that exist in our day. She comes from a line of women who are gifted with the ability to read faces and see past lives. In doing so, they can help people find their perfect match. They run a matchmaking agency in Los Angeles and have had amazing success rates.
Cassia has known someday she would find her fated, perfect love. But he sure has taken a long time to show up. She’s starting to get a bit worried.
One day, she pretty literally runs into a handsome man with whom she has an immediate, strong connection. Ellis is kind and generous and totally into her. However, he’s not her fated — she knows that man’s name — and he’s only 28 years old. But she really enjoys Ellis. She may as well spend time with him until her fated finally shows up.
Well, fate sure has some tricks up its sleeve. Cassia is thrown by all that happens and finds herself questioning her heart, or perhaps the fate she’s been taught and taken for granted as fact for her entire life. When she finally learns a secret that her family has kept from her, Cassia must make a decision about how she will finally take control of her own fate and find happiness.
One and Only is just delightful. It’s a great romance: Ellis is a darling. You can’t help but love him. I would really have enjoyed this more, however, and would recommend for sure if it didn’t have such strong content (aside from the “obligatory spicy scenes,” ugh, 54 uses of the f-word? Why is that necessary?).
Rated: High. Profanity includes 54 uses of strong language, 63 instances of moderate profanity, 50 uses of mild language, 55 instances of the name of Deity in vain, and a couple of uses of British profanity. Sexual content includes a number of instances talking/thinking about it and a couple of detailed scenes, with a few more instances that are much briefer.
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