4.5 stars

Wow!! I absolutely loved this book! This story was so so good. With everything that is going on in our country right now, this book is such a real mirror of life for many. The subject of school shootings are real, and I really like how Roni addressed the subject in both books in this series. She doesn't sugar coat it or smooth over anything. She shows the ugly and real truth for the victims and the shooters aftermath. And I found myself in tears several times throughout this book.

I would highly recommend this book and the first book in this series. They are both very well written, and the characters and story line are just as intriguing.

So, SO GOOD!!!! I loved this book from start to finish, even more than I loved The Ones Who Got Away. Roni Loren is an amazing author, officially able to cover a wide range of romance, from the kinky to the sweet. Can't wait for more from this series!

The One You Can't Forget is a beautifully written, compulsively readable book that will melt any readers hearts. I enjoyed every single second of this novel and know it is going to be a hit with romance fanatics. It's swoon worthy, utterly emotional, and contains characters you wouldn't mind befriending. I absolutely recommend this one to all readers.

4.5 stars

The One You Can’t Forget is an emotional but ultimately uplifting story. The author has found a way to get you thinking about the horrific subject of a mass shooting in a way that you might not have already. We see Rebecca seriously struggling with some demons caused by this trauma she has survived. Such an event has altered Rebecca’s thinking to such a point she cannot forgive herself for how she once treated someone in high school. Her actions, however as mentioned in the book, though typical and common for a teenager become something so much bigger in her mind as a result of the trauma she experiences. It made me think about how much we are shaped by the different experiences we go through in our life, bad or good but particularly the truly awful and negative experiences.
I loved Wes’s character. I thought he was so loveable and honest with his feelings and struggles which only made him seem more down to earth and genuine which in turn, to me, is what made sense about the relationship between Rebecca and Wes.
I found the relationship between Rebecca and her father to be an interesting dynamic. The relationship had a very realistic feel to it in the way it wasn’t picture perfect, nor was it horrific or abusive but somewhere in between the huge spectrum that is a parent – child relationship. There was a level of dysfunction and her father struggles with some control issues but you could see the love still very evident in the relationship, for example within the honest dialogue they were able to have with each other, particularly towards the end.
Overall, I enjoyed this book. As I said I found it ultimately uplifting despite its central theme, as Rebecca works to overcome her struggles and deal with the trauma she has lived through while finding a way to continue to grow and help others. I’d definitely recommend this book.
*Thanks to Netgalley and Publisher for ARC*

Roni Loren weaves another fantastic tale. Rebecca is wracked with guilt over a past mistake and stumbles into a situation that feels like redmption to her. Wes is sexy and delicious and Rebecca's partner in in every way. I love how the book's titles have such a deeper meaning. "The One You Can't Forget" was not who you might initally think. I highly recommend this series!

‘The One You Can’t Forget’ isn’t a title that lends itself to easy guessing—one could be forgiven for thinking this is a typical second-chance romance when it really isn’t quite—but the unique context in which school-massacre survivors rebuild their lives brick by brick has put Roni Loren on the book map for me.

For Rebecca Lindt, the woman who’d physically escaped the school shooting, but remains mentally fettered by it years later, ‘The One you Can’t Forget’ is pretty much her story. Despite the book being a romance between a disgraced chef and a staid lawyer who’d a painful teenage school dream and had it shattered underfoot, only to find love again much later, it’s also a story that I can get more or less behind, because it’s probably the most realistic type of narrative out there that states love (with a different person) can be found again, in a different time, in a different context entirely.

The kind of mediated response Rebecca had to the world as she got lost in her career, the so-called philosophical musings she had concerning love and life, the complexity of survivor guilt, the lingering effects of PTSD, and the slow steps back into getting into a relationship with a person who’d once come and gone in her life are what Loren expresses very well. I just wished she had more courage where Wes was concerned, though that was (incidentally) resolved through an untimely interruption that proved to be the last straw that broke the camel’s back for them.

It was impossible not to like Wes just as much though, considering he was a protagonist who was as well-crafted as Rebecca with his own motivations and his own demons, yet had gone through the tunnel with a clear vision of the mistakes he made and the precious insight he’s gained from them. That he talked about them, laid out his feelings for Rebecca and stepped bravely out of his own comfort zones? Absolutely brilliant. In fact, I loved seeing every step of his growth and the uptick of his fortunes the moment he and Rebecca crossed paths…which Loren almost writes as kismet.

If I wasn’t entirely sold on Loren’s first book, ‘The One You Can’t Forget’ definitely worked out better for me, with an epilogue that’s tooth-achingly happy and a wrap-up that made me think that Wes/Rebecca’s hard-earned HEA was nothing but well-deserved.

great mystery and heart. i'm newly addicted to this series and i can't wait to see where it takes me.

Oooooohhhh my! What a fantastic read! The One You Can’t Forget is the second book in Roni Loren’s, The One’s Who Got Away series and it’s an absolute must read! I didn’t read the first novel, but I had no issues with starting with book 2. In saying that, I will definitely be 1-clicking book 1 asap!

From the moment I started The One You Can’t Forget, I was totally captivated with the endearing characters! The storyline was paced perfectly and I was amazed with the amount of depth Roni Loren packed throughout this 5 star novel. This book gave me all the feels—love that! I am so darn excited for the next book in this series!

Devoured this book in a day! Roni Loren is my new favorite after I bought the first book in this series and the follow up didn't disappoint. I LOVE her well-developed female characters who have passions, emotions, interactions with other female friends. I wish all romance novels were this good!

This was a very solid book 2 of the series. The trajectory of the romance, the character development. The trauma and suspense. It was thrilling, comforting and hopeful all wrapped up into one!

Oh Rebecca! I loved loved LOVED The Ones Who Got Away. LOVED IT. So I was super excited when I realized this would be a series! I was a little hesitant about Rebecca because I didn't originally click with her. However, I was pleasantly surprised! I loved Wes, though! He was such a treat to meet and idk why but his gruff attitude got to me good.

I'm so excited for the next book in the series!

Rebecca is a divorce attorney with a traumatic past as a survivor of a high school shooting. In her job she sees the worst in people who once loved each other. That combined with her PTSD from the shooting makes it difficult to socialize with others but she tries. One night on the way home, she is mugged and is lucky when a man, Wes, come to her aid. Wes has demons of his own but when he and Rebecca start seeing each other they realize what they've been missing for so long. Loved it!