One by Jewel E Ann

4.5 Stars

Lake Jones known for being the cover girl for prosthetic legs.  She likes to binge-watch Netflix and watch her neighbors through her peephole.  When her new neighbor moves she meets Cage Monaghan.  She hasn’t seen him in 3 years but she’s just as drawn to him now. 

Cage Monaghan walked away from Lake Jones but now he’s all in.  His dream has been to play professional football and now that he’s doing that he’s not sure that is what he wants.  Is the woman more important than playing ball?

This would have been a 5 star but there were some parts of the book that would have made more sense if I had read the Jack and Jill series first.  My problem with that is the book is marketed as being a standalone.  The book was enjoyable without reading it but there were parts of the story that would have made more sense if it had been read first.  Otherwise this book was really good.  It was well written.  The pacing in the story was good.  It never felt rushed though I wanted to rush through it to see how it would end.  There were some very cliche moments in the story like conflict between Lake and Cage over guys interested in her but it wasn't excessive. 

There were three moments in the book that sticks out the most for me and that is Cage meets her again and she is planning on leaving for China right away.  Even though he has training he hops on a plane to see her for a couple of days.  The second one was when she takes a pregnancy test and the final one is the epilogue.  Best line of the book is when Lake asks Cage what Flint had whispered to him.  He told her it was the same thing Flint told him at their wedding. “Best decision of your life, buddy.”  The sweetest line ever and it was from Flint who hadn’t wanted them to be together.