Thank you for Netgalley for the advanced copy in exchange for my review.

Eve is an ER nurse, who has sworn off love after getting divorce. As fate would have it, her ex husband, a professional biker, comes into her ER after a near fatal accident. The more time Eve spends helping Foster recover, they both realize their still existent feelings for one another.

I really wanted to love this book because the premise was so unique and intersecting; however, it fell a little flat for me. I couldn’t connect to the characters. They felt surface level to me and I wish we had gotten a deeper understanding of them through heavier dialogue.

I also wish we had gotten more flashbacks of their relationship in the beginning of the book. Seeing them as a happy couple would have built up the desire to have them work out in the present timeline.

Finally, this book was described as perfect for Emily Henry fans. As Henry is the Queen of banter, I felt the banter in this story was lacking. It didn’t have me swooning like the works of Henry have done.

Despite my inability to really connect to the story, I would recommend it to anyone who likes a sweet, easy to read, slow burn second chance romance.

If you are looking for a feel good book you need to pick this one up. Still the One is a heartwarming and witty rom-com that grabs you from the very first page and doesn't let go. It's the perfect blend of humor, emotional depth, and relatable characters that will make you laugh, cry, and root for love.
Guy and Eve were married for five years, neither one has moved on. Imagine "While you were Sleeping" except no amnesia. Eve gets a random phone call that states she is listed as next of kin for her ex-husband Guy. Eve knows that she has to go and be there for Guy when he wakes up, because she couldn't fathom the thought of Guy waking up with no one there. When Guy does wake up he isn't sure if he seeing things or has brain damage from the accident but there by his bedside is the only woman he has ever loved.

What stands out the most in Still the One is Brown’s ability to weave lighthearted moments with profound insights about love, regret, and the courage it takes to start over. Her writing is crisp and engaging, filled with clever dialogue and heart-tugging scenes, much like Emily Henry's writing or Abby Jimenez (two of my all time favorite authors. Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy and for letting me find a new author to follow.

So if you are looking for a feel-good romance with a healthy dose of humor and genuine emotion, Still the One is the perfect choice. It’s a story about the joy of rediscovering a love you thought was lost and the hope of new beginnings. Aimee Brown has crafted a beautiful tale that will stay with you long after you turn the last page.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in return for an honest review.

I thought this was cute, overall! An emotional second chance, "it's always been you" romance.

Foster and Eve were married in a whirlwind romance that quickly went awry. Five years later, under tragic circumstances, they are brought back together. Are they fated to be together or will they be destined to stay apart?

I enjoyed the slow burn hurt/comfort in this story and it made for a more realistic take on their relationship. I loved Eve and Foster (even the side characters were good - LOVED Phil, the flamboyant neighbour).

What to expect:
•cozy romance
•Hurt/comfort
•It's always been you
•Slow burn
•Second chance
•Closed door

After reading several crime, thrillers, and heavier books, it is really nice to pick up something that is easier on the brain and that I can just sit down and enjoy. Still, The One is such a book. It has drama, mystery, and romance but is a wonderful story with some great characters.

Eve Cassidy and Guy Foster had been married, it had been a whirlwind romance and they were very much in love. However, things did not last and Eve left Foster. It has been 5 years since the split and even though they are separated she is still aware of their wedding anniversary. Now working in an ER department of an Oregon Hospital she is shocked when Foster is brought in, life-threatening injuries, a critical condition and suddenly her world is turned on its head once again. Foster had pushed his luck too far on his latest motocross appearance!

This is a wonderful book to settle down with, as did one Sunday evening, and read from cover to cover. The storyline follows that once lovers have separated, they are forced together and admit they still have feelings.

I have to say there are some wonderful and colourful characters in the story and they all have varying degrees of input as far as advice, opinion and just basic comments are concerned. The main characters have stories to put right before they can work out the next step, if they have a future as friends or if there may be a chance of something more. I enjoyed the will they/ won't they balance as this kept me guessing. There are a couple of bombshells that are dropped but overall a lovely story with some lovely moments and a good smattering of humour.

I do think this is one for fans of rom-coms, romance and general light-hearted books. I thoroughly enjoyed this one and I would happily recommend it.

Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the ARC of Still The One by Aimee Brown.

I was a bit torn on giving this a 4 star or rounding down to 3 as I felt this was more of a 3.5, but Goodreads doesn’t allow for 0.5 star ratings. Overall, I found the book enjoyable. Follows the typical romance book set up, Eve and Guy “Foster” have their falling out and come back together for their HEA. What got me is, this one started out really fast, jumped right in. The ending wrapped up nicely as well. But the middle of this book just felt a little drug out. And the “fall out” was very predictable. It was just a waiting game. Again, the overall book was good, so I did round up. Eve is a likable character, especially when they go to the country bar (no spoilers…but I’m sure many ladies have wanted to do what she does!!!). And Foster seems like a legit good guy who does dumb stuff. A clean romance for those looking for a break from all the spicy books out there.

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Eve has been single for awhile. She is surprised to get a call about her ex boyfriend. She decides to visit him like any reasonable person would. The more time she spends with him, the more her love for him grows. A quick read.

A lovely story about getting a second chance at love.
Relationships and love is hard and requires work, but when you throw in a whirlwind romance, marriage within a month and our MMC who has a career that takes him all over he country, it can spell disaster.
5 years later our FMC Eve is confronted with our MMC "Foster" when he arrives critically injured in her trauma room. Confronted withe feelings she though long gone she stays by his side as he recovers. Can the past be be forgiven, and past mistakes be overcome, or will history repeat itself. And this story asks one question - Is love enough?

I feel in love with Foster immediately and from the very first chapter I knew there was more to his character then what the first few chapters led us to think. Aimee Brown weaves a beautiful story of past love and hurt and a man who never ever got over what he deems the love of his life. She effortlessly captures the feelings of both our MC's with her beautifully crafted character building and descriptive writing. She beautifully navigates the emotions of the heart healing and reliving past pains and joys and opening up to the possibility of loving again.
The last few chapters had my heart aching.

This book is easy to read, and the plot wonderfully real and relatable. While dealing with some complex feelings of the heart this story is lighthearted and fun in parts. Thoroughly enjoyed this read.

Five years after Eve and Foster’s whirlwind romance fell apart, fate brings them back together when Foster has an accident. Eve, still listed as his emergency contact, finds herself by his hospital bed—and later, letting him move into her tiny apartment to recover. Old sparks fly as they share close quarters, and soon they’re both wondering if their story isn’t over after all. 💌

Still the One is a perfect reminder of how love, even when complicated, deserves a second chance. Aimee Brown’s humor, rich characters, and heartfelt storytelling make this book truly unforgettable. It’s one of those reads that pulls you in and keeps you rooting for a happy ending, all while delivering lots of laughs and swoony moments. 💫

I'm always drawn to romance books that has one of the love interests working in a hospital so I always get excited to see them!
This book was short and sweet and did exactly what it said on the tin. There were parts that I found jarring (including Eve's strange replacements for curse words) but overall it was a perfect book for a relaxing rainy weekend.

This is a clean, second chance romance. Our main characters, Eve & Foster, only knew each other for a month or so before they got married. Just a couple of months into their marriage, Eve decides to move back home to Oregon while Foster was on the road with his motocross tour, and they haven't spoken since. After 5 years, Foster is brought into Eve's hospital after a horrible motocross accident. Now they are back in each other's lives whether they like it or not.

I thought this was a great story idea and really pulled me in from the start. I stayed up super late reading it because I couldn't put it down. Buuuut around 70-75% I started skimming and losing interest. The last part of the book seemed very drawn out. There was also too much info at times. Like, the nitty gritty details of motocross racing were not needed. This story starts off with a lot of promise, but ultimately, it fell a little flat for me.

When your ex husband is rushed in to the ER room that you work as a trauma nurse. Reeling from his injuries and feelings that you thought had disappeared.
Invested in his recovery and taking him into your home. Friendship and questions resurface. Marrying after only knowing eachother for 30 days. Was it marry in haste and repent at leisure? Five years later and half a country away from each others home can it work out this time?
Root for a happy ending, whilst understanding both view points.

I enjoyed this sweet story but finding love again. Both Eve and Foster still loved each other but 5 years ago thought they got divorced. Foster is a motocross driver and Eve is an ER nurse. Foster is distracted during a race and has a horrible accident. Of course Eve is on shift when he comes in through the ER. The accident is bad. This forces both Eve and Foster to examine their feelings for each other. I love how these two reconnected and never fell out of love with each other. It was sweet. I laughed and cried. It was sweet cute read!!

Five years ago, Guy Foster & Eve Cassidy got married on a whim after 30 days of knowing each other. Soon after, Eve walks out. Five years later, Foster ends up in the hospital that Eve works at after an accident & Eve discovers she’s still listed as his next of kin & is tasked with taking care of him during his recovery.

What to expect:
✔️ second chance
✔️ forced proximity
✔️ extremely slow burn
✔️ no spice
✔️ dual POV

The premise of this book was interesting to me & while it was okay story-wise, it fell flat in some areas. First of all, I hated the single quotation marks. I know that’s not a huge deal for some people but for me it just makes it harder to follow the dialogue. Also, the reason for Eve leaving kept being hinted at but we never actually got the scene that led up to it. That seems to be a pretty important part of the story & why the characters feel the way they do, but we never got to see what happened. Including that scene would have helped the reader to better understand WHY Eve actually left.

Another thing is that it was a little too much of a slow burn for me. Slow burn is not one of my favorite romance tropes, but when it’s done right it can still be enjoyable for me to read. This book just took forever to actually get to the reconciliation/second chance part of the plot & kinda kept skating around it.

I would have enjoyed this book a lot more if we had gotten more details from the past & if the romance had started way before the last 10% of the book.

Thanks to NetGalley & the publisher for this ARC.

3.5 ⭐️

Five years ago Eve walked out on her marriage to Foster. So, imagine her surprise when she learns that she is still his emergency contact after he's rushed to the same hospital where she is a trauma nurse with life threatening injuries. Not wanting him to go through this alone, Eve offers to take care of him once he's out of the hospital, and sparks fly between the two making them both wonder if fate brought them back together for a reason.

Still the One was a cute and steamy second chance romance! Overall I really enjoyed Eve and Foster's story, but the ending was a bit lackluster, which was disappointing. Otherwise though, I liked this a lot!

Gorgeous, sizzling second-chance romance, told across dual timelines and from dual perspectives.

Five years ago, Eve and Foster married after a whirlwind 30 day romance which blew up just as quickly.

Today, having not seen or heard from him since their breakup 5 years ago, Eve has just started her shift in the ER when Foster is brought in with serious life-threatening injuries after his daredevil FMX career finally seems to have caught up with him.

Still registered as his next of kin, Eve tells a white lie so she can sit with Foster while he recovers in an induced coma in the ICU.

Foster thinks he must be dreaming to find the love of his life with him in hospital, but if she's actually real, is there still a chance for them after all?

I love all of her books, they are all done so well. This one did not disappoint either. It has everything you love in her books and so much more. Thank you for letting me read this book.

Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for proving the arc in exchange for a honest review.

I enjoyed reading this book, however I felt the was something lacking towards the end of the book, with it being dual pov it was nice to read both sides of the story with small throwbacks included in parts of the story.

- This is a second chance romance book
- dual pov
- Slow burner
- No spice

Will they wont they? Should they shouldn’t they? A fabulously entertaining second chances romance. I loved it from beginning to end.

I absolutely loved this book partially due to my love for a good second-chance trope that gives true love a chance to take root. We've all pondered the what-if we'd met a decade or more after our first meeting and this book answers the questions about whether true love can grow at different stages. I would recommend picking this book up when it hits the shelves!

Eve is a successful nurse who's sworn off love after a messy divorce and a messier failed engagement. During a shift, fate strikes when her ex-husband is wheeled through her trauma bay with life-threatening injuries. She agrees to nurse him back to health despite the lingering feelings stirring between them.

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I really wanted to love this book, but in the end, it fell flat. It was billed as a "deliciously hot romance" for fans of Emily Henry, and I'm not sure that's very accurate. I adore her work, and this was missing not only the tension but the banter, wit, and depth that her characters possess. It was a slow burn to the point of absolutely nothing happening, aside from a couple of kisses and a closed door mention of intimacy at the very end of the book. Despite other books with similar intimacy still reeling me in, this left me bored and disinterested throughout most of it.

Flashbacks were utilized a lot, and I enjoyed the peek into their past selves, however she talks of everything spiraling out of control and her leaving, but we never actually get that scene. Missing out on that key moment left a gap in seeing why there was so much silence and devastation after they separated. There's a lot of tell and not show, ample back and forth of feelings and overt dialogue in current day, without feeling an emotional investment into the characters themselves. Choosing to show more of their history to build up what they lost would have been a better hook than dispersing it amongst them openly pining for each other through current day. It left tension and intruige at a consistent low, which made the book drag a bit.

When it comes to external characters, they felt underdeveloped. The intrusive sibling, family, coworkers, and friends were all odd additions that never really felt fully fleshed out. We didn't get descriptions or detailed dialogue to an extent that they were recognizable as unique and interesting individuals. They felt like additions to advance the plot or add comic relief. On that point, there were some really poor choices in adding diversity into the book. Phil is presented as an overly flamboyant gay character at all times. Constantly on show, over the top, and excessively stereotypical. Her coworker, who's like "Sophia Vegara," was presented as having her heavy accent, written out phonetically. It was cringe-inducing when she could have written that she had a thick accent instead of literally spelling it out. It's not the same as using vernacular that belongs to language, like AAVE or Scots, but spelling out broken English pronunciation felt so wrong. Dialogue does not need to be presented in that way, and it made me question why she added diversity if she was going to utilize it through botched stereotypes.

Overall, the book wasn't poorly done, but it made some odd choices and isn't something I'd recommend to others who are interested in a similar read.

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Thank you, NetGalley, and Boldwood Books, for the digital ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.