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『 tropes 』
•second chance
•nurse practitioner/fmx driver
•forced proximity
•medical setting
•opposites attract
•will they/wont they

『 plot 』
eve and guy haven’t seen each other in five years, after their whirlwind romance and decided love isn’t enough, eve walked out on him but when he ends up in her ER, after a bad motocross accident, she throws caution to the wind and decides to stay by his side until he wakes, and then she’s going to walk away, again. however, circumstances change and he needs someone to look after him, eve is the one to do that. after 5 years of no contact, guy wants to prove that they still belong together, but will the secret he’s hiding from her break them once again.

i really enjoyed this story, it was a breath of fresh air and a fun little read. i loved, even after 5 years of no contact, for the most part, they both were open with one another, they both understood that they both were hurt after the break up and that they both played their part in hurting one another. guy has to live with eve until he’s medically fit to fly again, this forces them both together and face each other and their past. they slowly start to get to know one another again. but eve has been hurt since then and struggles to trust men, guy will do anything to help her heal from him and her other ex, even if it means losing her all over again.

『 writing style 』
always love a dual POV, it’s the only way to write a good book in my opinion. we got to see the full story, it wasn’t biased from just one point of view and you learned so much about both characters thoughts and feelings on their situation

『 overall 』
really really enjoyed it, i can’t really fault this book. it was fun, fast paced, easy to follow, with likeable characters and great relationships.

Five years ago Eve walked out of her very short marriage to Extreme sport star Foster. Now, he ends his way into the ER she works in as a nurse after an accident at a game. Not only that, but she finds out she is still his emergency contact.

I adore Aimee Brown's books! While this one wasn't in my top reads for her, I did enjoy it.

Eve and Foster are good characters. You can feel the pressure they both put on themselves. There is a bit of insta-love when they meet and when they find each other again, but you can see where they work well together. This is a great example of forced proximity as Eve volunteers to take care of Foster. Along with that, you get looks into their past to see what went well and what went wrong within their original relationship.

I wanted a little more from their relationship. But beyond that, I did enjoy the story and the characters.

All in all, a good second chance romance.

Thank you to the author and publisher for the gifted copy!

This story had so much potential but unfortunately the writing felt awkward and clunky. I know it’s fiction but I’d like some realism. SPOILER AHEAD. Foster suffers a motorbike accident and is brought in to the trauma center where Eve works. As she’s accessing the patient and realizes it’s Foster her first thought is he hasn’t aged. What?

Still The One
⭐️⭐️⭐️

If you love an Exs-to-Lovers trope, this book hits it!

After five years of not seeing him, Eve’s ex-husband ends up in her ER from a motorcycle racing accident. Eve and Foster are forced into close proximity as he recovers with her help.

While I felt like I had to suspend my disbelief a little bit during the final resolution with how swiftly they resolved things, these two were fun to read about!

Thanks to @netgalley for this copy of Still The One!

An upcoming release by a new-to-me author absolutely hit the spot! I needed a good book to get out of a mini-slump, and Still the One was the perfect choice.

Five years ago after a whirlwind 30 days, Eve and Foster were madly in love and eloped. Only they didn’t quite realize what they were getting themselves into, and things fell apart almost as quickly as they started. After Eve split, they didn’t talk again except for Foster’s yearly comment on a social media memory that always messed with both of them.

Until Foster, who’s a professional FMX motorcycle rider, crashes and ends up in the hospital where Eve works as a nurse. Enter all the feelings they’ve both shoved away for too long. When Eve agrees to let Foster recuperate in her tiny apartment, those feelings surface, but both are terrified of being heartbroken again. They’re suddenly together 24-7 and can’t just make small talk or keep from flirting forever, can they?

This was the perfect second chance romance! Eve and Foster were both such loveable characters, both contributed to the original breakup, and they genuinely love each other. They just have to get there, and the journey was sweet, tearful at times, honest (mostly, except for one kind of big omission), and just adorable. Foster was this goofy, kind of clueless (but still pretty smart) guy who is still deeply in love with Eve but needs to figure out how to actually do a relationship. Eve is strong, kind, doesn’t trust men, and doesn’t trust herself not to fall again.

Still the One made me feel warm and cuddly the whole time, and I was SO rooting for Eve and Foster. Great banter, side characters, and you can feel the love they have for each other throughout the entire book. Also loved the dual POV and the short but meaningful flashbacks. Overall a light, fun, and moving story that left me in a great place and wanting to read more books from Aimee Brown.

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the opportunity to read an advance copy of this book.

Such a great second chance romance. Wonderful main characters whose love for each other jumped off the page. Fun banter, cute nicknames, good side characters. I loved that this was dual POV and I loved the "5 years ago" sections that gave their back story. I've read a couple books by this author and really enjoy the way she writes. A quick read with a satisfying ending.

The premise of Eve and Foster’s story initially drew me in, but it failed to deliver. The characters’ relationship seemed to rely too much on physical attraction, leaving little room for deeper connection—often a pitfall of love-at-first-sight narratives. It’s not my jam. While it’s an easy read, both protagonists would have benefited from a lot more depth—and a touch of humor. I’m not convinced that fans of Abby Jimenez and Emily Henry will find the same level of enjoyment they’ve come to expect, despite the comparisons in the blurb, and may instead end up as disappointed as I did. A round or two with more beta readers could have helped elevate this story if only to eliminate the pervasive “telling, not showing” in the text and provide more context for vague statements like, “When our relationship spiraled out of control.” At the end of the novel, I still don’t know what actually happened to the characters…

3.5 Stars

I loved the characters Eve and Fost. I felt I missed a lot of how great their connection was in the past even though we do get flash backs of five years ago, I feel I needed a bit more to make their second chance believable.

This is not my first Aimee Brown book. It was not my favorite, but it won't be my last.

Thank you to Netgalley, author and publisher for the opportunity to read this book and share my thoughts.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

It’s been five years since Eve Cassidy walked out of her marriage to Guy Foster, so imagine her surprise when she finds out she’s his emergency contact. After a bad motocross accident, Foster is rushed to the hospital to receive life saving treatment. It also happens to be the same hospital where Eve is an on call trauma nurse. Not wanting him to be alone, Eve stays by his side while he recovers. Once it’s time for him to leave the hospital she agrees to move him into her one bedroom apartment to help with his recovery. As the two spend more and more time together they start to wonder if fate has brought them together for their second chance at love.

The characters are quite likeable. Both have a lot of baggage from their first attempt at a relationship, but they genuinely try to see each other for who they are in the present time and not who they were. We do get flashback scenes of when they first met which helps the audience to present a clearer picture as to where things went wrong and show each character’s overall growth. This is a dual POV and we get to see the circumstances leading up to their break up from both sides.

I was turned off by how Ms. Brown wrote a side character who is a POC. This character’s dialogue was written to reflect her accent and to me it read like a stereotype of what a non POC assumes Latinos are. The accent was written in an over the top way and it was unnecessary. Ms. Brown could have simply stated that she spoke with a thick accent. She even referenced Sofia Vergara, an actress who has played into the stereotypes often plaguing Latino artists. This was disappointing, and took away from an otherwise lovely story.

New to me author and this is one of my favorite aspects of reading advance copies. Discovering the voice of an author that touches me deeply. Having my own second chance love story, I’m always drawn to reading these type of stories. Foster and Eve have a bit of a unique story in that they were both a bit too young to actually tie the knot considering the logistics of their careers. It was a relationship that was doomed despite a great deal of love between them.

Beautifully written and the authors note gives a personal connection to the near death aspects of the main characters accident. Really loved the story. Would have just loved a tiny peek into the bedroom. Thanks for the advance copy.

Eve Cassidy believed that Guy Foster was the only man she would ever love. Their relationship was intense and passionate, culminating in a whirlwind romance and marriage. However, their love story took a tragic turn, ending in heartbreak.

Five years after their separation, Eve remains skeptical about the existence of true love. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she learns that Guy has been in an accident and discovers that she is still listed as his next of kin. This revelation compels her to be by his side during his recovery, as she cannot bear the thought of him waking up alone in the hospital.

“Still The One” is a contemporary romance filled with humor and heartwarming moments, appealing to fans of authors like Abby Jimenez, Lindsey Kelk, and Emily Henry.

This was probably one of the best if not THE best second-chance romance I've read in awhile! It was a slow, romantic yet an emotional roller coaster of a read that I will be thinking about for a long time. This was my first Aimee Brown book and definitely will not be the last.

Aimee absolutely nailed this second chance romance and did it with such flawless execution! She did so without making our heroine appear weak by using a little forced proximity to help them rub elbows and help them recall what once was.

Eve is an emergency room RN at a trauma center in the Pacific Northwest and she’s never quite got over her lost love, her ex husband.

Foster is a professional bmx racer who lives life on the edge of danger and he too has never gotten over his one and only love, his ex wife.

When fate decides they have wasted too much time the unthinkable happened and Foster ends up in Eve’s trauma room forcing her to let her walls down to be by his side during his worst. When it’s time for Foster to go home, he can’t fly and doesn’t know anyone in town so Eve is pretty much give little choice but to bring Foster home to recuperate. Being stuck together means they are basically forced to deal with the elephant in the room.

Can they find their way back to each others hearts or are they destined to be apart?

This book blew my socks off! It was so good! I didn’t want to go to sleep and wanted to stay up reading but with kids and work I had to wait but it was such a treat to go back to! I finished this book in less than 24 hours. It was that good!

Thank you to Net Galley, Boldwood Books, and Aimee Brown for the arc!

Still The One is a story about what once was. When Eve runs into Foster due to an unfortunate motocross accident, past emotions are brought back up after five years of keeping them under wraps. Things take a turn when Eve has to be Foster’s caregiver for a little while, and those emotions and memories that they tried so hard to bury come right back up.

This book was an endearing trip that leads us through both the past and the present of our FMC’s and MMC’s relationship. It’s almost bittersweet how each day plays out. I could tell just how much longing Foster still had for Eve and how much longing Eve had for Foster. It was definitely a slow burn to get to the point of reconciliation though.

All in all, I thought this book was pretty good. The pacing was great, the characters were relatable, the writing was decent. I just think this wasn’t necessarily the book for me, so to speak. Doesn’t mean it wouldn’t be someone else’s cup of tea! Because everything is there for a good story. I just think I needed more drama and maybe even more of a backstory on Foster and Eve, despite having the flashbacks.

Overall rating: 3.5/5 (rounded down)
Spice: 0/5

Eve y Foster se conocieron hace cinco años, se casaron un mes después y se divorciaron tres meses más tarde.

La idea me pareció interesante, pero no siento que ninguno de los dos haya madurado durante sus años de separación ni en las semanas que se volvieron a reunir.

Su relación se basa en la atracción, no en el amor.



Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Eve thought that Guy was the one. Except that it ended in heartbreak. Five years later, Eve was called because Guy was in the hospital and she was listed as his next of kin. She stayed with him to help him recover...

Love Guy and Eve. Very swonny and romantic. Enjoyed how they work things out. Really enjoyed it.

Thanks to the publisher for the arc.

⭐️: 5/5
🌶️: none/closed door

You may enjoy this if you like:
❤️ Second chance romance
❤️ Slow burn
❤️ Healing & Forgiveness

Eve walked out on her ex-husband, Foster, 5 years ago. She had been trying to forget him and their whirlwind romance ever since. But… as fate would have it, he wound up in her trauma room in the ER on their 5 year anniversary.

Foster is a FMX racer and almost died during a competition away from home. All of Eve’s feelings and nightmares about losing him due to an accident came flooding back to her while she helped save his life and then decided to keep sticking around to nurse him back to health.

Like Eve, I’m an RN, so it was fun to read her experience as an RN and then also taking care of her ex. What a predicament that would be!

It was an emotional rollercoaster of them remembering their past, navigating their present situation, and then deciding how to move forward. As a reader, you want to yell at them and cheer them on to finally express what they truly want and rekindle their spark.

Thank you to the author, publisher @theboldbookclub , and @Netgalley for this copy! All opinions are my own, and I am reviewing this voluntarily.

I like how the characters are estranged exes brought together by a medical accident. It's an interesting premise.

I enjoyed how the novel moves at a good pace and doesn't waste too much time on descriptions and boring stuff.

There are some grammatical and editing things that I didn't enjoy. It irks me that there is no line spacing in between paragraphs. There is also no new line for dialogue. There's also lots of boring adjectives, which could easily be changed by opening a thesaurus.

I don't really understand why the main character is supposed to be this really hard working medical professional who does a lot of overtime, yet she has time to scroll social media at work. During the day, not a break time. It doesn't make sense.

I feel like this novel has good ideas and excellent potential. It could be a great novel with a few tweaks and adjustments. As-is, I give it a 3/ 5

3.75 stars! Such a sweet, feel-good story! I absolutely enjoyed it. The main characters, Eve and Foster, are both so likable, and their chemistry is just chef’s kiss. From the very beginning, I was hooked on their journey, and the story flowed so smoothly that I breezed through it.

The book follows Eve, who’s a bit stuck in life, and Foster, her old flame, and you just know sparks are going to fly when they reconnect. Their banter is super cute, and I loved how the author balanced the emotional moments with humor. It had the perfect mix of heartwarming moments and light drama, without ever feeling too heavy or drawn out.

Aimee Brown's writing style is easy to sink into, and the pacing keeps you turning the pages. Everything just flows, making it one of those books you could easily finish in one sitting (guilty!). It's the kind of romance that leaves you with a smile on your face and a warm, fuzzy feeling by the end.

If you're in the mood for a heartwarming, easy-breezy romance, Still The One is definitely worth the read! Thansk to NetGalley and Publisher for the opportunity to receive an ARC of this book.

If you’re craving a swoon-worthy "will they, won’t they" romance, this one’s got you covered!
Eve Cassidy thought Guy Foster was her forever—until their whirlwind marriage crashed and burned. Five years later, love’s still a four-letter word for her… until Foster ends up in the hospital, and guess what? She’s still his next of kin. Cue those irresistible blue eyes that are impossible to resist!

When Eve finds herself playing nurse in her tiny apartment, sparks fly and old feelings refuse to stay buried. Foster’s confused if it's his injuries messing with his mind or if he’s seeing a flicker of that old magic between them. With their close quarters heating up, it's anyone's guess whether they’ll rekindle the flame or fan the flames of frustration. If you’re all about messy, tender, second-chance love stories, this one’s going straight to your TBR!

Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood books for this free advanced copy.
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