It Only Takes Once (A Village of Ballydara Novel Book 1)

“The urge to contact an old boyfriend should be approached with extreme caution, I always say,” begins Dublin girl Aislin Moore...In this breezy romantic comedy, twenty-something Aislin, a shopgirl, suspects that her life is seriously stuck in neutral. All she needs is a man…or to be precise, a father.



Not for herself—as a single mammy, she’s completely estranged from her scruple-impaired dad, and plans to keep it that way. But her daddy-hungry son Kevin has been without one long enough…and she’s determined to succeed at motherhood, even if the rest of her life is a bit of a disaster. So Aislin follows the mad impulse to track down the perfect father-figure for her little boy: who else but Ben Carpenter, Kevin’s real father.



She's determined to keep things platonic, especially after their truly awful breakup seven years ago. But Aislin has a way of mucking up her most inspired schemes. Sequestered with Ben and Kevin in the Irish countryside, she finds her chemistry with Ben is stronger than ever…then her father’s unexpected gesture creates a seismic shift in their relationship too. What should she do? Ignore her father, or take a chance on forgiveness? Cool it with Ben, or take a chance on love?



Aislin discovers that even if you’re a commitment-shy young mother, you can still create your own fairy tale ending.