High school besties meet back up in Italy. One is a super model and the other is photographing the shoot. Second chance romance/flashbacks.

This book is so well written and done so well. I love flashbacks/second chance romance with best friends but a lot of times I feel like the back story is really under developed. This was not the case with this book. I loved both characters and their stories. The pacing of the story was also great.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC of this book!

Cute cute cute! I loved this one though it was a little different than what I was expecting. At the heart, it was definitely a second chance romance. I always love those! I think I expected it to be a little lighter based on the description but I enjoyed that the author gave the characters some more details in terms of backstory and that there was more depth. The story line goes back and forth between present day and high school and switches narrators between Emerson and Theo.

Emerson is a super model who made it big right at the end of high school. Theo is a commercial photographer for places similar to Target, etc. As high schoolers, they became best friends and were inseparable throughout all 4 years. As teenagers, they made a pact that they would marry each other at 28 if they were unattached. They were secretly already in love with each other at this point of course, but too scared to tell each other. The book picks up with Emerson and Theo seeing the reminder of the marriage pact on their phones and then how to choose to try and reveal their feelings to each other after a decade long break in their friendship due to miscommunication and trauma. Their romance was a sweet one and I really enjoyed it!
I would definitely read other books by this author!

A charming second chance romance with plenty of longing set in the Italian coast. The beautiful, sunshine-filled setting created a cozy, summer time vibe.

The two leads clearly have chemistry but I did feel like the ongoing miscommunication and misunderstandings detracted from the overall story. I enjoyed learning about some of the behind the scenes of fashion photography/photoshoots as Theo is a fashion photographer and Emerson is a model. Readers looking for an angst-filled second chance and friends-to-lovers plot may enjoy this one!

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read a copy.

This was cute little second chance romance. Theo and Emerson were childhood friends with the potential for more and then it's ends. 10 years later, a marriage pact reminder pulls them back together to remind them of who they were and the love they've always had for each other. As much as I love a second chance romance, I felt like something was missing. The story overall was amazing, but the miscommunication throughout the book was frustrating. So many insecurities could've been resolved if they'd just been honest.

This was pretty fun. There were aspects I liked but it wasn't as engaging as I wanted it to be. 3 solid stars.

ONE LAST SHOT is a second-chance love story between a fashion model and photographer, ten years later on a fashion shoot in Italy. It's a dual point of view with some chapters told in the past of Emerson and Theo's years together in high school. While I was intrigued of the premise, I found myself hoping for a little more angst and tension between them. But knowing the history of why things ended the first time and Theo's wholesome nature, it makes sense why they would quickly and smoothly jump back in which it felt to me. It wasn't quite my cup of tea, but I can see others really enjoying this book, especially for the feel-good and the sweet soul that is Theo! 3.5 stars rounded to 4.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the arc in exchange of my honest review.