It Only Takes Once...

Twenty-something Dublin single mom, Aislin (pronounced Ash-lin) Moore, suspects that her life is seriously Stuck in Neutral. She decides that all she needs is a man… or to be precise, a father. Not for herself, mind -- 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, so Aislin follows the mad impulse to track down the perfect father-figure for him: who else but Ben Carpenter, Kevin's real (and altogether more perfect than he has a right to be) father.

In no time flat, she's juggling her on-and-off boyfriend with her attraction to Ben and her memories of their Truly Awful Breakup seven years ago. Unfortunately, despite lots of loyal girlfriend advice, Aislin has a way of screwing up her most inspired schemes. So when her promising friendship with Ben takes on a sexy new edge, and her father's unexpected gesture turns both their relationship and her motherhood ambivalence upside down, her dreams for Kevin's happiness and her own future are on the line. Should she: Ignore her father, or take a chance on forgiveness? Cool it with Ben, or take a chance on love?

Click here to read Chapter 1.