I'm tickled pink because RC Stephens has brought back all of my favorite things about her writing in this book. I first "found" RC when I read her Westfall U series, and books 1 and 2 were my downfall for her, her writing, and her stories. I then read Flynn and Myles' story, as well as Flynn's brother Oli's story, which were a totally different location, story and feel from Westfall. I mention that because here in this new series, she has those two series collide! I read book 1 in this series a couple months back and I really enjoyed it, but here in book 2, Patty is the FMC and her parents are Flynn and Myles, while Evan went to Westfall with Rebel and Wolfe (the main characters from book 1 of the Westfall U series), sooooo you see, there's so much crossover happening here and I love it.
Now, that all said...
I love Evan. I love him so much. He's such a sweetheart and so genuine. He's the thing that book boyfriends are made of. And then Patty is the entire package. We got to know her quite a bit in Skylar's book (book 1) and how their story was intertwined, and how selfless Patty is as well as giving and just a really amazing person. So we already loved Patty from book 1. So to understand why she won't let love into her life beyond what we already know -when we learn why- ugh it breaks your heart. You just want to go to bat for Patty. And here's Evan, just all sweet and swoon worthy. Ugh, it's just a whole thing.
Their story starts with attraction but is really about friendship, and I really love it. But their chemistry is envious. It's so delicious. And then the trajectory of their friendship and consequent relationship... mmm so good. I hate giving away spoilers, and I often don't even read the tropes of a book before reading the book because I want to experience the surprise plot twists, so if you can, I recommend NOT reading the tropes here. I didn't and I loved the surprises. Of course we know that Patty is Evan's coach's daughter - not a biggy on that one. And we know that this is a forbidden workplace romance, she works for his team, which fiiiiine. That's fine. Not my favorite trope but the characters seem to be more realistic about this than most other books I've read where we have this scenario. But that's it: that's all I'm saying, because letting the other tropes come to the forefront is so satisfying.
Halfway through this book I was all up in my RC Stephens feels - I felt like she'd brought me back to all of the reasons why I first fell in love with her writing, all the way back to books 1 and 2 of Westfall. And by the end of this book... well, first off, this book ended way too soon. I would definitely have enjoyed more pages! Let me just say that - seeing Evan at the end... omg. Just omg. ... Anyway, I digress, I was saying... oh yes, she brought me back to all my favorite things and by the end of this book I was so enthralled in the story that I didn't want it to end. Love it!
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Slowly burning, emotional and Sweet, One Time Player is a lovely read.
With great characters and an engaging plot, the slow build of Patty and Evan's relationship was just heartwarming to behold. With their friendship beautifully blooming into what felt like an almost inevitable romance, the growth, acceptance and strength in this slow burn are just right. 4.5 stars and a salted caramel cupcake
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