I usually veer away from books about infidelity because the feelings I get inside aren’t all warm and fuzzy but at the same time I’m drawn to books about amnesia. There's a love-hate relationship for me before I even started. Chloe and Shay’s marriage is on the rocks. They’ve been separated for six months and Chloe has moved on with Erica. When Shay is in an accident and wakes up having lost her memory of the entire previous year, she’s confused by the distance she finds in her formerly loving wife.

I enjoyed the way the story was written using pieces from journals, good and bad memories, secondary characters and Shay’s confusion to build up what was their marriage. It was dynamic and it worked. I had a hard time with Shay though and couldn’t help feeling that it was very convenient for her to lose her memory.

Chloe’s turmoil and reticence was really well portrayed and in spite of her not always making the best choices, I found her humanness very appealing. The story pushed my emotions around continuously and at no point did I want to stop reading. It’s not fun and light but it is a good book.

Book received from Netgalley and Bold Strokes Books for an honest review.

I've got a liking for Dena Blake as an author and the way she tells a good story. Having read 'Just One Moment' I wasn't disappointed.

The characters Chloe and Shay are both likeable, but what I liked most about this book is the taboo subject.....shock horror .....one of them has had an affair while married. For once an author writing about something that does go on in real life, we don't all have that perfect, loved up, cute, fairy tale life. I loved that even though Shay has had an affair and been caught red handed her character wasn't portrayed as evil, nasty, spoilt human being.

I also think this book has left an opening for a follow on book, I personally would love to hear how Rachel gets on in life.

Would I recommend, yes, a good enjoyable book

3.5 Stars. Not my favorite by Blake but I still enjoyed it. It’s funny that while I’m not usually a fan of over the top, soap opera like angst, I don’t mind it in Blake’s books. Besides her book Racing Hearts, (which I’m just going to pretend never existed and so should readers everywhere) her last four books have been pretty darn entertaining. If you want angst, go have fun with Blake.

Infidelity! Dun, dun, dun. It’s one of those single words that can get people to pass on a book in an instant. I’ve personally found that I have done about a 180 on this subject. I still don’t care to read about it…but and there is a but, if the author bases the whole story around it, including the aftermath and should or shouldn’t the characters stick together, I am much more okay with it. I don’t like infidelity as a cheap plot gimmick that is used in one chapter and quickly forgotten/forgiven after two more chapters. Luckily, Blake used the former and while it was plenty angsty and soap opera worthy, it was the good soap opera kind, the entertaining kind and not the we’re just sweeping it under the rug kind.

Is everyone going to like both characters? Probably not, and to be honest I’m not sure if I really cared for either of the two mains. In a brilliant plot twist, amnesia is involved. As a reader can you hate a cheater if they don’t remember they cheated? What an interesting question that this book brings right to the reader. Interestingly enough the answer was no I couldn’t “hate her” but for other reasons not even touching on the cheating, well she wasn’t my favorite character. Both characters were a bit immature and made me feel like a very old 37 year-old. And even though I am very much a character driven reader, Blake’s angst filled plot it what kept me going. I didn’t care that I didn’t really like the characters I just wanted to know what happened next.

Am I recommending this one? Yes. As much as I expect readers will have some mixed feelings about this book since it is about the big bad infidelity, I can’t help but recommend it anyway. Is this a book I will remember in six months’ time after I read another 100 books, no probably not, but I had fun reading it and I’ll never complain about being entertained.

This story was a complete rollercoaster. There were so many ups and downs, and twists and turns. Kudos to the author who came up with a unique and interesting premise - a married couple is separated but forced back together because of a devastating car accident followed by memory loss. Great set-up for a book and the story was worth reading. A few pet peeves were that there was so much unnecessary and at times annoying drama - even for a book in this genre, I felt there was too much. Some of the characters were not believable (the other women and the physical therapist) and the physical therapist should have been left out completely as she added no value to the story.

Overall, pretty good but a bit over the top.

Like many, infidelity isn't a favorite topic of mine, but this book intrigued me. First off, I really enjoy Blake's writing style. I haven't read many of her books yet, but every book that I have read has been a joy. Yes, her stories are somewhat predictable, but the way she writes still makes you want to follow along and see where it goes.

Know going into this read that infidelity is a major theme, but it's not exactly what you may be thinking... The story has one very big and very welcome change to the normal theming - one MC gets into a car accident in the very beginning of the book and has a massive gap in memory, wiping out her entire last year. She's got no recollection of the cheating, and doesn't understand why her loving wife of years is suddenly very distant. Major kudos to the way Blake handles this delicate situation!

**Many thanks to Bella for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.**
In my opinion, this is Blake's best book yet, filled with a love story that's both sweet and incredibly raw. The pacing is perfectly on point and the MC's journey to find the love they once had together is beautifully written. Again, even though infidelity is a difficult topic to read about, this felt more like a story about the rediscovery of true love. I enjoyed this one a great deal more than I expected to, and am confident in recommending it if you're in the mood for a second chance romance. 3.75 stars.

Affairs, not my favorite read. I believe if you are not satisfied and happy with your relationship, leave, do not cheat. I read because I liked that one or both of the individuals was unsure if they wanted the relationship to end. Shay Buchanan and Chole Jensen are difficult to like. As the story unfolds, I found myself wanting to learn more about why they did what they did and what they were planning to do moving forward. I liked how Chloe stood by her woman as Shay struggled to recover from the car accident. This read proved to be entertaining and offered some insight and food for thought for long term relationships.

I received an ARC copy of this book from the Publisher via Netgalley and voluntarily leaving my review.


Chloe trying to move on without Shay while trying to settle into a new life. Shay is trying to save her marriage and she keeps hitting roadblocks.

Shay not ready to let go of Chloe goes to the beach house to ask forgiveness where she sees Chloe new girlfriend Erica and realize they are living together heartbroken that she lost Chloe forever she runs to her car and get into a terrible accident.

When Shay wakes up she is confused doesn't remember what has happened and she confused about why Chloe is so distant when she thinks they are happy.

Chloe feels she has to take care of Shay while she recover as she helps Shay they begin to grow closer again Chloe struggles with forgiving Shay as she starts to fall back in love with her.

I like that this was a second chance at love you get two people who loved each other intensely but life got in the way and you lost yourself but in the end you came back because you know this time it's forever.

I normally don't like infidelity stories even though it was a part of the story it was mainly about two people who got a chance to do it right.

This book broke me but in all the good ways. I’ll be honest, I worried about this story, the synopsis indicated at an affair and honestly, I struggle with reading my protagonists having affairs because hey, this is meant to be true love, right? No heart break allowed! But that’s what’s beautiful about this book, it’s REAL. It’s so beautifully real and undeniably vulnerable that you’re invested by the first chapter. Because the book shows that real life, with all its hard crap and struggles, can still be a fairytale. It just takes hope and a truck load of love…

Let me tell you a little about this book…

Chloe is trying to settle into her new life without Shay. Shay is in no way ready to leave Chloe behind but all attempts to try and fix their marriage come against a stone wall. But that all changes when Shay is in an accident and she can’t remember not being with Chloe. Chloe decides to help look after Shay until she recovers not realising that in doing so she may fall in love with Shay all over again.

This is the sweetest, yet rawest book from Dena Blake yet. It is 100% the best book she’s ever written. The pacing was perfect, and the story told well. No epilogue which would normally annoy me but because these characters have already been in a relationship and it’s more of a rekindling of their love, I didn’t mind that there wasn’t one.

Shay was my favourite character. She was so sweet and couldn’t understand why Chloe was being distant after her accident. The love she felt for Chloe just broke my heart. I reckon if there was ever to be a true match made in heaven, it was Chloe and Shay.

As they found their relationship beginning to build again and realising that they had never truly fallen out of love was probably my favourite sections of the story.

Sex scenes and chemistry were excellent. Like I said before, the connection between both characters really was out of this world and not just the love, but the anger too. When Shay and Chloe are fighting in the beginning of the book you can still feel the passion and chemistry flowing.

Just one last thing! Big shout out to Tammy Seidick who designed the cover for Just One Moment. This book has the sexiest cover… ever!

Fantastic book.

5 stars

Chloe Jensen is finally moving on with her life after her wife Shay Buchanan cheats on her. Shay suspects Chloe always was having an affair and when she comes back to their beach house to beg forgiveness, finds Chloe's new girlfriend has already moved in. Shay, totally devastated, takes off and is involved in a car accident and her memory of her infidelities, the breakdown of her and Chloe's relationship is completely wiped so she believes their relationship is still perfect.
I was a bit unsure of this storyline at first as it involves cheating, betrayal and of course, devastation but wow, what a fascinating story.  Shay and Chloe had always loved each other intensely but life got in the way of their relationship and through flashbacks and journal extractions their story slowly unfolds. We're taken on a journey of such extreme and raw and passionate emotions, I lost my weekend with this book, I couldn't put it down. It was really well written and the storyline was completely different to the usual lesfic stories. Definitely 5 stars from me.

What an amazing story it didn’t take me long to read this one, it was so well writing that I couldn’t seem to put it down and when I did have to stop I found myself thinking about Chloe and Shay and hoping that they make it. Right from the very first pages I was pulled into the turmoil that was going on in Chloe’s life when she discovers that her wife had cheated on her and her world comes crashing down, but then it gets interesting because when she has finally decided to move on Shay is in a terrible car accident and ends up with amnesia. Chloe steps up to take care of Shay as a battle rages inside of her with what Shay did to her. Can they find each other again and all the reasons that they had fallen head over heals in love

I’m in awe over this story it pulled me right in from the beginning and I knew I was going to have to finish this fast. The character development was spot on and the secondary characters helped tie the story together.
It’s the best second chance romance that I have read in quite sometime. You can’t help but become emotionally invested in this story

I was given an ARC by the publisher through Netgalley for an honest review

This is my first Blake book and I have to admit she writes very well!
While this book is about infidelity, for some odd reason I couldn’t put it down! This topic is very sensitive to everyone including me, but the author managed to get me involved so much into the lives of the characters and their feelings that I ended up rooting for them to get back together wholeheartedly! See, forgiveness sometimes works people and this one did work for me :)
The 2 MCs had unbelievable chemistry once the accident happened. When I rate a book, I rate it according to how I feel about it, how much I liked the characters and felt their connection, how it’s written and how much it entertained me. For me this one hit all the spots and I thoroughly enjoyed it!
I received an ARC for an honest review.

A soap opera.

Chloe is an artist and married to Shay who is an actuary. Shay cheats on Chloe with a coworker. After 6 months of separation, Chloe moves on with another woman. Shay finds out. Distraught and distracted, she gets in a serious car accident. Chloe must decide if she should provide support for her wife or ship her off to Shay's homophobic parents.

First, I have to say that I was thoroughly entertained throughout this book. There was always some sort of drama happening. It was predictable, but still kept me engaged.

Even though this deals with infidelity, the author does a good job at giving us glimpses into what caused the rift between Chloe and Shay that led to the betrayal. And I think she did a good job at showing how it could be possible to fall back in love with someone who has broken your heart.

This really did read like a soap opera, though. It felt like we were a part of every sequential moment of their lives. And some of it seemed repetitive because something would happen from one of their POV and then in the next chapter we would read about it from the other's POV. Just in a slightly different way.

This did not have flashbacks per-say. But there are journal entries being read all of the time that feel flashback-like. It wasn't bothersome, though. It seemed like a creative way to reveal certain things.

What was the point of Jackson and Whitney getting pregnant? That literally had no impact on the story what-so-ever. And this isn't a spoiler specifically because of that.

Overall, this was an OK read.

I recommend to people who like DRAMA RAMA, angst, hospitals, therapies, jealousy, non-communication, art, beach houses, Florida, Tahoes, and onion flavored pizza.

<i>I received an ARC from the publisher for an honest review</i>

An opportunity to start afresh because you can't remember what happened for most of the last year. A devastating but reasonably warm novel which looks into love despite infidelity.

How do you reconcile what's happened and move forward when your partner has been injured and doesn't recall almost the last year?

Dena Blake puts together a good novel tackling this difficult situation. I liked it but didn't love it.

3.5 stars

I have never been a fan of infidelity books. I think that's the romantic in me. I can take angst, drama, miscommunication, even breakups that lead to sleeping with other before the mains get back together and live happily ever after. But for some odd reason cheating has also been a turn off for me and books. Despite that though, I felt drawn to this book and read it, not reluctantly but eagerly. Weird I know.

The book really is just centered around the two main characters, Shay and Chloe. The other characters each played their roles but seemed on the very outside hust adding to the two mains turmoil or understanding of the overall situation. Would it have been better to make the infidels more present in the story? I'm not sure but I am glad they weren't. I enjoyed how Chloe and Shay were flawed and how much Chloe struggled within herself. She didnt easily come to terms one or another with the Erica, Shay, Rachel, Lila, and everything else. I enjoyed how when Shay "discovered" what happen there was disbelieve and an attempt to make it right without being too much in a sense.

This is the first book I have read by Dena Blake and I hope to rectify that soon. I really enjoyed this book with its flaws and all. And I really liked the characters. I give it an easy 4.5*

***ARC from Netgalley for an honest review from me :) ***

An honest review thanks to NetGalley. This book was filled with angst and pain from the start. As the story progressed and the reader got to know the characters I felt torn between who Shay is and her past actions that destroyed her relationship with Chloe. There was a lot of moving pieces with and as much as the angst and pain affected me and caused me to really dislike this book at times, the real human emotions and pain that the author put into the book and made me feel did make it a good read.

I wasn't 100% sure what to expect from Just One Moment but wanted to take a chance on reading it. This second chance romance is about Chloe and Shay. They have been together for 5 years and are now married, but separated because Shay cheated. After reading about this one, I just had a hard time believing that Shay would cheat. That didn't take away from the book and I still enjoyed it, but I would really think that Chloe might cheat before either one. As I read this book, I started to reflect on real life and if I could really see this story happening. The answer is YES. Even though these two people have such love for each other, it does show how others can exploit those that are vulnerable. Of course this story would not be complete if some of their past wasn't shared and I liked how the author choose to present it. I honestly really like this one and couldn't wait to see if Chloe and Shay would stay together or be headed for divorce.
4 stars!

This book is all about soul-searching and moving on from infidelity in a relationship. Despite this wafer-thin plot, the book is written brilliantly and the characters developed beautifully.

Shay Buchanan and Chloe Jensen are married and have been together for five years. Theirs was a honeymoon-forever kind of love. However, in the past year, their relationship was strangled by silence and Shay had an affair with a colleague and six months back, they separated. Chloe is in the process of trying to move on. Shay goes to plead with her to get back, but as she is leaving, she gets involved in an accident. Chloe, to whom Shay still matters, is solidly there to look after Shay in the hospital and after she is discharged. The accident has wiped out the past year from Shay’s mind. She doesn’t remember anything about their relationship unravelling and her own role in it. Chloe is struggling with multiple emotions pulling her in various directions.

Dealing with infidelity has to be one of the most difficult things in a relationship. The author does a wonderful job getting into Chloe’s head and heart during this phase. Shay, with all her grand gestures of love, seems to be lacking the depth of feeling that Chloe has.

This is not a particularly light or fast read, but it is a completely engrossing, and Chloe is someone we’d really love to have in our life. We absolutely cannot imagine someone wanting to, much less actually cheating on her.

More angst than romance. The characters are likable enough. It was a bit confusing at some parts with names and pronounce being switched. Overlooked by the editor.

If you can take a story full of angst than you'll like this book. The romance is mostly in the past through diaries and flashbacks.

It's more about angst than romance, an okay story with likeable characters. The writing is done well, so if you are into angst, prtfrvt story for you

A well written romance with much angst and emotion. The characters were very likable and the story was interesting. I think this is the first romance I've read that had to do with infidelity. The storyline was captivating and kept me reading. Normally you read about girl meets girl and girl is attracted to girl and they live happily ever after. This was about a relationship and the work to make it work. I really liked it and will recommend to my students.