Always the One

By: Kelly Collins

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

A single dad, second chance, small-town romance. A pro football player with a broken daughter. A physical therapist who never forgot him. And the hometown reunion that heals them both.

Aidy Smith has been in love with Jace Johnson since she tutored him in high school. He never noticed. He left Beloved, became a pro football star, and she stayed behind building a quiet life as a physical therapist and the reigning karaoke queen of their small Colorado town. When Jace brings his injured five-year-old daughter home to recover, Aidy is the one his aunt calls. She’ll heal his daughter. She just has to survive being invisible to him one more time.

Jace Johnson hasn’t felt real in years.
He’s got the NFL career, the money, and a daughter whose mother walked away without looking back. A car accident shattered Maddie’s leg and sent them both to Beloved, the only place that ever felt like home. His aunt’s physical therapist turns out to be Aidy Smith, the girl who once shoved his homework back at him and told him not to waste her time. She’s still fierce. She’s still real. And he can’t stop looking at her.

Maddie is healing. Jace is falling. And Aidy is trying not to love a man whose life is a thousand miles away from the only town she’s ever called home.

Football is all he knows. Beloved is where she belongs. Can he give it all up for a second chance at the love he never knew he was missing?

✓ Single Dad Romance
✓ Second Chance Romance
✓ Small-Town Romance
✓ Friends to Lovers
✓ He Falls First
✓ Celebrity / Famous Hero
✓ Found Family
✓ Hometown Return
✓ Strong Female Lead

Heat Level: Steamy
Vibes: Emotional, Warm, Heartfelt
Setting: Beloved, Colorado
Ending: HEA
Series: Beloved Series (Interconnected Standalone)
Perfect for fans of: Elsie Silver, Lucy Score, Devney Perry, and readers who love single dad small-town romance with a heroine who’s been waiting her whole life to be chosen

She watched him walk away. Now he’s back. Will he stay to fulfill her dreams?