I didn't realise this was a sequel when I requested the book but, worry not, you can still read it as a standalone even though you guess immediately which couple the prequel was about.
I though this was a very entertaining read! I enjoyed the banter between the main characters and although I'm a bit sad that they didn't kiss until pretty late into the book, I definitely shipped them hard!
Ember is super witty and sarcastic, she's one-of-the-boys kind of girl, sporty yet still very feminine.
Bash is funny and caring, with some family issues that shaped his decision to leave soon after his dad married Ember's mom.
Yes, they're step-siblings. But they only live under the same roof for a few months and there was never a brotherly/sisterly connection between the two, as they started dating in high school months before their parents got married. This aspect of the story was a reason why was hesitant to request this book but honestly, it did not bother me because, as I said, there was no sibling connection between the two, ever.
I recommend this book if you're looking for a cute quick read.

Just a Boyfriend is a sweet and funny story. Ember and Bash secretly are dating, until their single parents surprisingly elope. Bash moves to the other side of the country and they don’t see each other for nearly four years until Bash ends up playing football at Ember’s college.

Bash and Ember were great protagonists to read about. They both were loyal, funny, and showed greater depth than I had expected from the blurb. Both were

It was a little obvious how the story would flow, but I can’t complain because I wanted it to end the way it did. I did get frustrated with the characters a couple times – why does no one communicate? That would solve most of the world’s problems!

Just a Boyfriend was an adorable and easy read; perfect for a cold winter’s afternoon.

Bash has to figure himself out first!

Ember Carlson had fallen in love with Ian “Bash” Sebastian in high school and they kept it very quiet from everyone. Things changed when their parents met at Bash’s parent-teacher conference and their parents started dating and three weeks later during a trip to Las Vegas, they got married and moved in together and Bash couldn’t handle not being able to date Ember so he moved in with his grandparents.

Bash had been kicked off his football team and he knew that Edwin O’Leary College (EOL) was his chance to salvage his career and hopefully play professional football but when he realized that Ember went to the same school and he would possibly see her all the time, he knew he had to figure himself out before trying to date Ember again.

Bash and Ember knew that their family probably wouldn’t be happy for them but they would have to convince them they were in it forever.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

My favorite troupe is the second chance romance troupe. This is by far one of the best second chances I have read in a long time. Ember and Bash were high school sweethearts, except no one knew. They hid their relationship and before they could have their big coming out party the unthinkable happened....their parents met, fell in love and got married. Years later they find themselves thrown back together at the same college. Of course sparks had to fly and the love these two had felt for each other came roaring back. I love the bond that Ember had with her mother and I think like all daughters we always want to please our mothers and not do anything to cause them pain. I can understand why she was so concerned about telling her mother she was in love with her stepbrother because she never wanted her mother to look at her differently. I can not wait to read Logan and Jess's story along with the next book in the EOL series.

Thank you to netgalley, Sariah Wilson and Montlake Romance Publishing for allowing me to read this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This one was so good!

What an impossible situation for Bash and Ember, to be dating already and then their parents (her mom, his dad) get married to each other. The family dynamics change and expectations change as well.

Thinking he's doing the best for everyone involved, Bash leaves.

It's now been 5 (or 6) years and Bash and Ember as back in each other's lives. They try to go on with just a friendship, but they soon find out they can't.

I didn't think it was fair of Bash's father to ask what he did, but he didn't have all the information as well.
I liked the secondary characters who made up a well-rounded cast and made the story have more depth.

I'm excited for the next story about Ford and Keilani.

I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.

This was the first novel I had read by this author but it won't be my last. I loved it.! This novel is one of my favorite genres. I love it when a novel sucks you in and you can't put it down until the very last page. I loved the chemistry between Bash and Ember. So good! The dialogue and banter were so good! This novel checked all of my boxes and left me with a happy heart and a smile on my face. I loved it!

This book is about Bash and Ember. They fell in love in high school but, oh no Fate, their parents met and fell in love, too.
Their sacrificed their love for their parents' sake. But now, three years later, have they forgotten each other?
Sweet story. A little bit slow in some moments.

This was a sweet second chance at love story about Ember and Bash. They dated briefly in high school and hid it from their families, their break up came when their single parents married. Fast forward 4 years and they are both attending a local college close to the family home. They rekindle their friendship immediately which is so much fun to watch, their silly banter is spot on! Spending more time together makes it difficult to keep denying their feelings so they act on that spark and find that they both are ready to jump back into a relationship. Bring on the family drama and the customary angst and they still get their HEA. I really enjoyed this book and when I say it is a SWEET story that is really code for NO STEAM. While a little bit of sexy times may have added to the story, the absence of it certainly did not take away from the story or my enjoyment in reading.

I definitely didn't think i would enjoy this book as much as i did so suffice to say i'm very pleased i picked it up.
The characters were really well developed and i enjoyed their banter. If you're a fan of the genre you'll like this book

Just a Boyfriend is the second book in Sariah Wilson’s End of the Line series, and this story is full of teenage angst and misunderstandings. The story starts out well enough, but it evolves into an unrealistic romp into the surreal. I did like the characters in the beginning, however as the story progressed, I lost interest and didn’t really care about their future together. The authors writing style is entertaining, quick-witted and provides both characters POV, but the this book wasn’t anything special or one that I’d bother to recommend.

I love all of Sariah’s stories. She captures friendship and romance in such a powerful way. You feel so much through the course of reading her books. Just a Boyfriend was no different. I love Bash and Ember! Their dynamic was magic!

Really, really sweet! I always love Sariah Wilson’s books. They have so much heart and some much chemistry without ever making me feel like I’m reading something too risqué! She is an amazing story teller and a diamond in the rough as an author.

You’re like an addiction to me.
Only it’s not just physical, it’s in my soul.
On my heart.
I want you constantly.
I want you in my bed, in my life, all the time.
It feels like there’s never a point in time where I don’t think about you.
Want to kiss you. Hold you.
Wake up next to you.
I want to tell you every stupid thing that happens in my day.
When something makes me laugh, the first thing I think is “I can’t wait to tell Ember.”

That was actually the cutest moment ever.

Story 🌟🌟🌟
This was a really dramatic love story with a lot of misunderstandings, crazy things happening and teenage angst.
It was like boy loves girl and girl loves boy but both think that the other doesn’t want them so they act totally crazy.
I enjoyed the story in the beginning but the more unrealistic things happened the more it became boring. I thought it would get better but in the end it was too cute and too perfect for my own liking.

Character 🌟🌟🌟
Ember was a strong, loyal girl with talents in Sports and the biggest love for her family.
Bash was literally the same person but as a male.
I liked them, but in the end I wasn’t 100% into the story and lost interest into the future of the characters, which was super sad, because the story had a nice premise.
But in the end the characters seemed too perfect, their action too weird and unrealistic.

Relationships 🌟🌟🌟
Like I said I liked the story in the beginning. It was so cute and there was a lot of teenage angst in it. But then there were so many unrealistic things happening, like jumping out of a plane, joining a dancing competition, being trapped in a snow storm in a perfect cabin. Like after a while it felt too much.

Writing style 🌟🌟🌟
The writing was entertaining and fast paced and was written in two POVs- Bash and Embers. We get to see all the emotions, all things happening in two points of views which I really liked.
All in all it was a good book, but nothing special.

Well this one was interesting. I have loved her new series and this one was fun to read but not a favorite of mine in this new group of books. The Struck series were all like eating chocolate cake for me and the last one of this series was great. We get a peek at how that couple is doing in this book because Bash and he are roommates. Bash and Ember have some serious chemistry. From the first pages they emitted heat from my kindle. I was wondering where the love was but it does show up and I was relived. This ended up being a deeper book then I thought it would be, it just took a while to get there. This was a pretty immature book for me. Lots of sarcasm, pettiness, not talking about the giant, huge elephant that is on fire in the room. This also had more making out, more talk of making out, more kissing scenes and more immature talk then any of her other books I have read. They are pretty open about the fact that they want to have sex with each other but unlike the other books there reason is trying to take time and move slow. So it was a much more in the world kind of book from a author who keeps it chaste and has a pattern of writing books with awesome chemistry. Just so you know that going in. I enjoyed it and found myself fanning myself in a couple places, but it was all kept pg13:} Actually they show a lot more in pg13 movies now then what was described in this book. A fun one but I like my characters a little more on the mature side so that is just my preference and not a bash on the book or the writing.

I loved this book!! I read the first one and really liked it, but this one!!!!! I laughed out loud so many times. I genuinely LOVED both characters. I would recommend this book to everyone. Your heart will be be so happy when you are finished.

Ian "Bash" Sabastian and Ember Carlson were high school sweethearts...until their single parents get married. This puts a halt to any possible relationship and Bash decides to move away. Now, after nearly four years, Bash has returned to Seattle for college football.

They agree to be friends to make family dinners less awkward. They're totally fine being friends, until they start dating other people. Should they admit their past to their parents? Is it time for them to have their own happily ever after?


I really enjoyed this book! The duel point of view is always a bonus. It was hilarious at times and also very emotional as Bash and Ember navigate their relationship. Ember needs to work through her abandonment issues to be able to trust that Bach will not leave her again. I've yet to be disappointed in a Sarah Wilson book! This was so good! I flew through this one!

Just a Boyfriend didn't quite meet my expectations after The Friend Zone, which was excellent.

The back and forth between Bash and Ember went on for way too long. They didn't even kiss until the 70% mark! It was baffling since it was made clear early on that they were both pining after each other. The "taboo" element to their relationship was negligible at best, but seemed to be the point around which the author kept them separated emotionally and physically. There wasn't enough time spent with the characters connecting emotionally and physically. Too much misunderstanding and miscommunication. I needed them to actually get to know each other again, but the entire book was them sneaking little moments to ogle each other and pine about "what ifs" and then retreating into major denial!

I really struggled with Ember's continued stubborn refusal to see what was right in front of her. Even after Bash point blank told her that he had feelings for her and that he only left because of his dad's warning, she was absolutely convinced that he felt nothing.

Maybe the bigger problem was the head-scratching choice to make her weirdly self-conscious in the second half of the book. I had ZERO vibes from Ember that she was a character that would have self-esteem issues. They seemed to come out of nowhere.

I was introduced to Bash in a previous book and I was excited to see he was getting his own story. This story pulled me in from the beginning and I could hardly put it down. I was a bit frustrated with the parents in this story. There is a lot of chemistry between Bash and Ember. Overall a great story and a fun read.

I read an ARC of the first book in this series earlier this year and really enjoyed it, so I was looking forward to this book releasing! I wasn't sure when it was releasing, but I was on Netgalley one day and saw it, so I started reading as soon as I had finished my current read! The synopsis sounded amazing and I love the cover! After reading this book, I can say that I enjoyed it! I was drawn in right from the first chapter and it only took me a few sittings to read! The plot also developed at the perfect pace, but I do wish that more had happened in it though! I felt like it stayed on one level and I was waiting for something big to happen! Lots of small things happened that held my interest though! There was a lot of romance in the plot as well and a lot of sexual tension between the two main characters! I also understood why they couldn't exactly be together because there was a big reason! The characters were also amazing and made this book even better! Ember was the main female character, and I felt for Ember in this book because she had history with her love interest and it was easy to see that she still had feelings for him! Ember also went through a lot in this book, but she stayed strong and kept going! She was also always there to support her family and her sisters and friends were very funny! Ian 'Bash' was the main male character and love interest of Ember! I'm not sure whether to refer to him as Ian or Bash lol, but I think I'll stick with his nickname! I liked Bash a lot in this book! It was easy to see that he had feelings for Ember, and he tried to stay away from her, but it was difficult for him! Bash also had a lot going on in this book and someone came back into his life that changed things for him! Ember helped him a lot through this, which is what he needed! I loved that this book was written from both Ember and Bash's point of views! I was sort of expecting it to be because the first book was written from dual point of view! The synopsis also gives the impression that it's going to be as well! It helped me connect more with Ember and Bash, which was a good thing as they were both dealing with their feelings for each other! It allowed for more things to happen in the plot as well, which helped as the characters didn't spend every second of the plot together and both went though their own situations! I can also completely understand why this book is a standalone! Everything was wrapped up and the plot was resolved! The ending was left at the perfect place as well! I'm not sure if there's going to be more books in this series or not because I can't find any information anywhere about more books! I still have all of this author's other books to read though, so I can't wait to check them out! I hope there's more books in this series as well! I also love the cover for this book a lot! I love how well it matches the cover for the first book and it really matches the book and the feel of it! The cover model is the perfect Ian as well!

The story of Bash and Ember - they were high school sweethearts until their parents ended up getting together.

Now they are both at college together, will they get a second chance or stay just friends?

I liked how it was told from both of their points of view.