Three powerhouse authors, three second-chance romances ... what's not to like? All three novellas were strong, but to me the Ali Vali was the most developed for the length. I enjoyed getting to know all 6 of the main characters and would definitely like to catch up with them in the future!

I was excited to read this and am grateful to NetGalley, the authors and publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this second chance romance trilogy by 3 established popular authors. whose previous work I have enjoyed.

I was off to a cracking start with Jenny Frame's "My Forever Girl". This was an easy enjoyable lesbian romance and has all the hallmarks of what Jenny Frame's popular books provide. Faith and Bray as main characters work well. They are multidimensional and the plot moves at a decent pace to sustain interest and come to a satisfactory conclusion.

Carsen Taite's "Double Jeopardy" provided the almost slapstick mix ups confusion states reminiscent of many a lesbian relationship that falters due to poor communication. I really enjoyed the banter and the way these characters were able to win through in the end and settle with the partner they wanted and deserved. This was my favourite of the three books.

Having read through the first two novellas in speedy fashion, I was surprised to find that Ali Vali's "On the Rocks" was so much trickier to read. I've tried several times and can't get beyond chapter one. And there is nothing wrong with the premise of the book, the story these characters have to tell or the author's writing ability. I just struggled I suspect due to unfamiliar cultural differences. There were a lot of Southern customs, language, phrasing and means of addressing each other that are unfamiliar to me. I found it confusing. and found myself unusually distracted away from the storyline and characters and it became a struggle. Other reviewers have commented that this is their favourite of the three novellas, so clearly it's just me.

As an anthology this has a great premise. You have three well-established authors each presenting a well-written novella with a common theme and I'm sure it will be popular.

I absolutely enjoyed all 3 stories in Still Not Over You. This book is a collection of 3 stories written about second chances and re-connecting with your one & only true love.
My Forever Girl explores how Brayden and Faith find a way to forgive each other and rekindle the love they have for each other. This story explores how addiction and depression can play a part in destroying a relationship but also shows how forgiveness and redemption can re-build a relationship. Double Jeopardy unravels how lies caused Emma to make bad decisions - the 2 major ones being abandoning her true love (Katie) on their wedding day and then deciding to get into an arranged marriage in order to save her family's company. Only when she shines a light on the truth does she then get a second chance with Katie. Finally, On the Rocks shows that even though Preston and Hayley have misconceptions about who they are and what is important to them, both discover what they are willing to give up to be together.
Even though each story was unique in terms of why the couples separated, what they had in common is that each story completely tagged on your heart strings. I could not help but root for the couples to find a way to get back together. This was a very enjoyable read!

A set of three novellas from three talented authors.  The theme of each short story being a second chance at love with the exgirlfriend that your still in love with. In My Forever Girl, Brayden and Faith, were married but a family tragedy tore them apart where each person wasn't emotionally ready to deal with the fallout. They are intentionally brought together by their mutual friend's birthday cruise where they can no longer avoid each other.  In the next novella, Double Jeopardy, Katie bails on her first marriage to her soul mate Emma. Katie then finds herself just about to walk down the aisle again in a marriage of convenience when she runs into Emma again after 8 years. In the third novella, On The Rocks, Hayley and Preston, are college sweethearts, together for a year when Hayley literally walks away from their relationship without even saying goodbye, a business encounter with Preston sees Hayley looking to make amends with Preston who has no time for her.
The three stories are long enough to pull you in emotionally but short enough to not feel boring. My favourite was Double Jeopardy but all three stories were good. A great way to spend a lazy afternoon.

I received this book as an ARC in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books.

This book was excellent. I waited a little while before writing a review because I wanted to be able to articlulate myself properly. For the purposes of this review I am going to write about each short story since they do not connect and therefore cannot and should not be lumped together in this review. Al three stories are second chance at love stories, which in terms of genre are not my favorite.

My Forever girl by Jenny Frame is a story that was good, but it was also a little clunky and repetitive. The premise of the story is that two women are divorced because of something one of them did. Their friends ask both of them to go on a cruise with them. Both women who up to the cruise only to find out they have been duped, their friends led them to believe the other wasn't coming. Lo and behold two women find themselves on acruoqse with their ex. Through a lot of subterfuge and sadness they get back together. The two main characters Brayden and Faith were fine, but it just didn't feel like the chemistry was right. I don't know they just seemed to want to be together because it wzsd the only good relation ship they had ever known. I am not sure I would be so forgiving if my wife did what Brayden did not matter how contrite she was. Overall the story was good, the love scene was acceptable and in true Jenny Fram fashion it was well written. I guess these were characters I did not connect with.

In Double Jeopardy by Carsen Taite we get to read the story of Katie and Emma. The best part of this story was brining in characters from the Lone Star series. I still want more of those books. I loved those characters, Back to the review. I did not dislike this story, it had a good plot, it was interesting and the two main characters seemed good together. I did like the runaway bride thing twice and that made the story much more enjoyable. Other than that I honestly cannot remember much about the story. It was okay, just not very memorable. It was a very good romantic story.

I save my favorite author for last. Ali Vali write On the Rocks and I have to say after reading every single other book Ms. Vali has written this one is in her wheelhouse. Preston is described as Dark hair and Blue Eyes and I honestly cannot remember how Haley was described, but if it is true Ali Vali she is blonde haired and light eyed. The problem here is that every book I read this is how she describes her main characters It gets very receptive, Preston's mannerism and the way she treats Haley are all indicative of the type of person Ms. Vali likes her characters to be, She wants them strong and butch an their love interest willowy and feminine, Thats what the characters were like. The actual story of the scion of a whiskey empire being so amazing at everything, but also being super rich, handsome, and has a set of the most loving and adoring parents and grandparents is jut so unrealistic, I mean just for once write a character that is more like real life. I can enjoy fantasy to an extent, and I think that this short story was just a stones throw too far into the realm of fantasy for me to truly enjoy it. The writing is spot on, the love scene was good. I am just getting tired of reading the same thing from Ms. Vali.

The three Novelas in this book are so engaging and interesting. While each has different circumstances, the main thread is to women finding each other after at least 10 years of no contact. Actually in all three There is a bit of heartbreak when you read how the two women left each other years ago and the pain each of them still carries in their heart. In one of the stories the two women have a beautiful and hot relationship while they are in college but neither women is honest with who they really are mainly because they both come from wealthy families who have great expectations on each of the women.
Another story two women are getting married in a marriage of convenience one to save her family’s business and the other who needs that business to grow her own. As they’re getting their marriage license one of the women runs into the woman she was madly in love with but left at the altar because your father lied to her. Is this going to be another case where the bride is left standing at the altar alone?
In the third book we find a heartbreaking yeah beautiful love story full of regret on both women’s part until they are able to find forgiveness this is a well written beautiful story. All three of the Novelas in this book can’t have you crying in the beginning of the story and jumping for joy at the end they are all very well written with good character devepolment.

Oh I needed this !

You’ve got 3 incredible authors! 3 short, entertaining and very sweet stories mainly around second chance romances (who dosent enjoy those, you know?)..

I’m going to keep this short.. So, I totally recommend this book.. you’ve got very lovable characters, very interesting stories that don’t drag , but yet it leaves you wanting a bit more unfortunately.. and most importantly, it’s just a smooth happy read :)

“I received an ARC for an honest review.”

How I like second chance romances! And in this book there are three good stories, short but interesting enough for my delight.

Of the three I would not know which one to highlight, because they have all been interesting in their own way. The three authors are excellent in this work.

In all three stories there are in common: a butch woman and a femme woman, more or less; a rich woman and another not so much, except in the last one but in essence this is also the case. And as the title indicates, love that has endured over time, which gives for intense rediscoverings.

This kind of books also has the positive factor that they are to the point and do not divert much from the main focus.

This has been a book that I have really enjoyed and recommend for a summer read. Or winter, spring or autumn.

I really love anything by all three of these authors and these novellas were the perfect thing to tide me over until their next release. I particularly enjoyed My Forever Girl by Jenny Frame - cruises and meddling friends and a little angst and a lot of chemistry made for a delicious little story.

I received an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The book itself was enjoyable. I did like some stories better than others.

My Forever Girl by Jenny Frame
This is the story of Brandon & Faith. This story was probably the most mature and well written for real life. It also had a much more emotional connection than the other stories. It felt like this could be any of us.

Double Jeopardy by Carsen Taite
Katie and Emma. I love this story. Let me be specific. I loved Katie. Her internal thoughts had me laughing out loud! It's really a sweet and funny story, over the top, but what is true between being put in a bad situation and having to fight your way to finding your balance.

On the Rocks by Ali Vali
I am a huge Ali Vali fan! This is the story I was looking forward to reading when I opened the book. However I was left a little disappointed. Ali Vali can craft a scene and character with such vivid details it's hard to forget they aren't real people. That can also be a downer since Vali is so good at setting a character's personality. I found during the story that Preston could be almost too cold. The other character Hayley, was a bit over dramatic. However the story, the setting and the overall characters were good enough to have their own book. It's fantastic and I'd love to read more on this family.

Loved Them All
This is a great book with three stories by three wonderful authors. These second chance romances are filled with hurt and betrayal, anger, confusion, sadness and then acceptance and desire, joy and peace and of course love. All three are so beautifully written and so full of emotions that they will have you crying tears of pain and of happiness, there will also be many contented sighs along with hearts filled with warm fuzzies! If any of these authors are new to you, now is a good chance to get a glimpse of how they write and if they are favourites of yours, like they are to me, then this is a lovely treat to see them in action again. This is an amazing book, perfect for a quick read on a break or to devour in one go!

Book Review for Still Not Over You. Overall rating: 4 Stars

Three stories of second chance romance. Three couples meet again, years after breaking up. Can they rekindle their romance? Do they both want to?

3.5 Stars for My Forever Girl by Jenny Frame
This is the story of Brandon & Faith. They are happily married when tragedy and bad choices converge causing them to divorce. Their mutual friends (Jan & Kris) intervene (meddle?) by bringing them together or at least on the same ship for a two-week cruise in the Caribbean to celebrate Jan’s 40th Birthday. Brandon declined, because she couldn’t afford it and wouldn’t accept charity, but Kris said it is too late, they already bought her the air and cruise tickets. She finally accepts when she is told that Faith was not going. And Faith decides to go when they tell her Bray could not afford the trip. Both of them hadn’t dated much if at all in the 4 years since their divorce, neither could move on. How could they? When each were still in love with the other? Here Faith reflects after an initial talk with Bray when they discover their rooms are next door to each other… “Their four years apart had taken their toll on Bray, as they had done her. She supposed both of them would never really be fine ever again. All they could do was to find ways of coping from one day to the next.”

I believe I’ve most of Frame’s work (online and published) with an exception here and there liked them all. And I liked this one too. I liked both mains, especially Bray, who turned her life around and kept her promises. My only problem with this story, is it felt too long. I know, it’s a short story/novella, how is that possible? <shrug> It felt like we followed them every single day for the entire 2 weeks. It may have been my mood at the time? When I do a re-read in the future, its highly possible my opinion may change. Nevertheless, it is still a good read. Note: Cruises in general are not appealing to me, mainly because I get woozy standing on a floating pier. With one exception - I’ve always wanted to take an Alaskan cruise. Maybe with the right motion sickness drugs, one day…

3 Stars for Double Jeopardy by Carsen Taite
Katie James and her fiancé, Ann are in the courthouse to pick up their marriage license when Katie looks over and spots her ex, the love of her life, Emma Reed. Emma whom Katie left at the altar several years prior. Katie who agreed to an arranged marriage to Ann – it is a merger of two family owned Oil companies rather than a marriage for love. Katie and Emma (who is now a lawyer) reconnect when Katie asks Emma to look over her prenup agreement before she signs. Will Katie go through with this marriage?

4.5 Stars for On the Rocks by Ali Vali
I actually read this one first because Ali Valli has been a favorite writer of mine for many years and I wasn’t disappointed with this novella. This was by far my favorite of the three.

Preston Maxwell Cinclair is set to take on more responsibilities to head her family’s distillery, Cinclair Whiskey. She has become a master distiller, distilling a new Whiskey that would be their first foray in the over a hundred dollar bottle realm. For this Whiskey they decided she would meet with new prospective advertising firms.

Hayley Wyatt wasn’t planning on heading up the team to pitch her family’s advertising firm to Cinclair Whiskey, but her twin brother pulled out at the last minute. Hayley never intended to ever return to New Orleans, where she lived while attending Tulane University. She still feels guilty for disappearing right after graduating. She and Max, a bartender at a Whiskey bar had become very close but neither told the other about their family dynasties and how both were being groomed to take on more receptibilities. Imagine their mutual surprise when Hayley and her team show up meet with Cinclair Whiskey’s heir Preston aka Max. The two of them navigate secrets revealed, family, business and would Max be able to forgive Hayley for disappearing after graduation?

This novella collection has the best title, it’s exactly what all 3 novellas are about.

The first novellas is about two people who have lost so much over the course of their relationship their marriage had to end. After 4 years their friends lie to them and have them on a Caribbean cruise together, they reconnect, but there are legitimate fears of going back to Glasgow from this paradise and not have it last again. Their story is sweet, the characters nice and I feel this one has the best ending. This was my favourite.

The second story is about a runaway bride who is now getting ready for an arranged marriage to save her family’s oil business. Although I always like Carsten Taite’s writing this story didn’t sit to good with me. I feel like the ending is rushed, the story unresolved, maybe this one would have been better as a full novel.

The third novella has my favourite character, but the story is not my favourite. One of the main characters left New Orleans without saying goodbye 9 years ago. Both characters lived a sort of double life while in college just to step outside of the family business (and their dad’s shadow). The main that just upped and left has to do a marketing pitch for the other one’s company and they are both surprised and neither of them would have thought to see the other ever again. Their love was always there and they rush back into it. The ending was not for me, but I guess it all happens so fast because it’s a novella.

Overall the 3 stories were nice enough to read, I breezed through all of the, it felt like I read only a couple pages and the story was over. I certainly would have liked some more pages. Aside from the first story I actually think they needed those pages as well.

I just had to get Still Not Over You as soon as I saw the authors who had contributed stories to this collection of novellas.

Jenny Frame, Carsen Taite, and Ali Vali are all award winning authors. You can count on their works being exceptional and fun to read, and they did not disappoint in this collection.
These three novellas are second-chance, reunion romances. The stories are set in different places with diverse characters and plots, but they all do have a few things in common. They are all well-written, they all have characters easy to connect with, the romances are filled with angst (naturally), and they are all delightful love stories.

The great thing about a novella is that you can easily read the whole tale in one sitting. I thoroughly enjoyed reading all three, and can recommend them to all reunion romance lovers.

Thanks to NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books for giving me the chance to read and honestly review this book.

I absolutely love the first novella "My Forever Girl" by Jenny Frame. Its tone is sad from the beginning yet we feel the immense love and caring between Braydon and Faith. Because of unfortunate circumstances, they were divorced and had avoided seeing each other for four years. But their friends invited them on a cruise and forced them to share adjacent room for two weeks. Melancholy flowed relentlessly through the story as Bray and Faith worked to forgive each other and, most importantly, themselves. Frame did not disappoint with this emotional butch-femme story and oh what I would give to have a full length novel of them!

The second story was relatively weak just because the first one had me spoiled. Carsen Taite's "Double Jeopardy" is still a good short. Told in Katie's first-person narrative, we learned that Katie stood Emma up at the altar eight years ago. And now, they ran into each other again right before Katie's loveless new wedding. Honestly, I did not find Katie very likeable but it was definitely easy to connect with her as the story gradually revealed her concerns, both past and present. I would say true friends played a big role in this novella and since it ended quite abruptly, it left us space for imagination and hope.

Ali Vali's "On the Rocks," another butch-femme story, is very cute. I especially like how each scene started with the same idea the last scene left off. Though consecutive scenes focused on different characters, the connection of thoughts and dialogues made conversations stretch beyond space, even if they were talking about different things. Though I cannot truly grasp why Haley thought ditching Max after graduation was a great idea, I love the whiskey theme and seeing them get closer to each other after receiving closure. Also, the Cinclairs were absolutely adorable. If the first and second story showed us what friends are for, this one emphasized on wonderful and supportive family members.

"Still Not Over You" is a wonderful second-chance romance anthology that makes you believe in love again. And you would certainly be missing out if you have not read "My Forever Girl" because it truly is everything.

Still not over you shares 3 novellas of f/f couple that have broken up and then been brought back together. The authors of each of the novellas present great characters and differing story lines on how the women get back together and what broke them apart in the first place. My favorite story was On the Rocks followed by my forever girl and lastly Double Jeopardy. I connected with Double Jeopardy the least and the least connection with the character but it is a great novella. I can’t wait to read more from these authors.

Thank you to Bold Stroke Books via NetGalley for an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review.

Still Not Over You gives us three short stories about second chance romances by three well published authors.

Let's start with my favorite - On the Rocks by Ali Vale. Preston and Hayley fell in love with each other 8 years ago during their last year in college. Hayley ran without saying goodbye. Now they meet up again when Hayley is to pitch the next advertising campaign. It is a shock to both. I think this one became my favorite because of the mains and the supporting characters. You can obviously see the love that the mains still feel and they both are likable despite the way the relationship ended years before. I just found them to be adorable and I kept rooting for them the entire time. 4 stars.

The other two stories are equal to me. My Forever Girl by Jenny Frame starts 4 years after Brayden and Faith divorced. Since this is a short story, I don't want to give away much. I will simply say that Brayden for sure is dealing with the mistakes she has made in their marriage. I can't say that she is totally at fault for it's demise, but she play a very strong part. Over Faith was my favorite in this one. Brayden just held on to a tad bit too much guilt for me to really like her character. In the end I did root for them to find love again because it was clear they were made for one another. 3.5 stars

Double Jeopardy by Carsen Taite was overall enjoyable. The mains here Katie James and Emma Reid. Katie left Emma the day before getting married several years before. A week before Katie is set to marry Ann, Emma reappears. I really did like Emma and in may ways I didn't really care for Katie that much. I didn't start to feel a connection to her until after it was revealed by Katie left Emma all those years ago. I think I would have liked her better if I new the circumstances. I guess what it boils down to is that I didn't really root for them as I did the other mains in the two stories mentioned above. Also, I wished for a little more in the ending than was given. 3.25 stars

Overall I rate Still Not Over You at 3.75 stars.

The theme of these three short stories focused on second chance romance.

The first story was written by Jenny Frame and focused on a previously married couple, Bray and Faith, whose marriage was torn apart by a gambling addition coupled with postpartum depression. Neither Bray nor Faith have moved on so their mutual friends invite each of them on a two week cruise to celebrate the mutual friend's fortieth birthday. But neither of them know that the other will be on the cruise. The story describes how they deal with their mutual grief and work their way back to each other. This was an engaging story with Frame's familiar butch/femme theme.

The second story called Double Jeopardy was by Carsen Taite. Katie James is entering a marriage of convenience in order to keep her family company above water. In the weeks leading up to her wedding she runs into Emma Reed, the former love of her life who she left at the altar several years earlier. For me this story lacked some basic character chemistry and therefore I found it the least engaging of the three short stories.

The final story by Ali Vali exuded character chemistry when whiskey distiller Preston "Max" Cinclair, meets her college sweetheart, Hayley Wyatt, again in New Orleans. The Cinclairs are hiring a marketing firm for their distillery and Hayley and a co-worker are slated to make a marketing pitch. In my opinion this was the strongest offering of the stories. It was well written, the characters were solid, and I cared about what happened to them,

I received an ARC from Bold Strokes Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

We have three different short stories that start off great. I enjoyed the first story, but just went down hill from there. For the most part all the stories are good but just barely enough to have me continue reading. I really can’t give a more detailed review, the stories are somewhat lacking my enthusiasm.

If you're looking for a few nice second chance romances this is the book to grab. All three stories are written by well-known authors Jenny Frame, Carsen Taite and Ali Vali. Since it are three short stories in one book I'll state the obvious in saying that ofcourse the romance goes on a fast schedule but I don't think you would expect differently. The premise in all three stories is different; first a divorced couple with the weight of addiction and miscarriage stuck on a cruise together 4 years after their divorce. I liked how the author handled the guilt on both sides and you could understand and connect to both sides of the story.
Then there was the story about Katie who left the love of her life on the eve of their wedding just to see her again for the first time when applying for a marriage license with someone else. The first person POV made it hard for me to connect to Emma and understand her reasoning. On top of that the shortness of the story made me kind of annoyed with Katie for not having more of a backbone. Which might not have happened if you lived through to the past with her and were more emotionally involved.
Then the third about the heir to a whiskey company hiring a marketing agency and finding out that the lead on one of the companies in the running is the girl that broke her heart 8 years earlier after a year full of love. I learned a lot about whiskey in this one and it has given me an urge to try it out myself.

All three books are well written and while one or two might resonate with the reader more it depends on the reader which one(s) since they are all different with the common factor second chances. Not a book you will be sorry to pick up when sitting in a chair outside enjoying the nice weather with a good drink at hand.

*** An ARC was provided by Netgalley in exchange for a honest review. ***