I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book was super cute and an insanely fast read. The chapters are very short so the book just flies by.

John is a great character and a perfect book boyfriend. His daughter Nora is insanely adorable too.

If this book looks interesting to you then definitely give it a chance, it's a light and breezy book perfect to take your mind off things for a little while.

A second chance childhood lovers to strangers to *spoiler alert* Jane the Virgin plot twist to him spending the book showing he's worth a second chance.

Marissa and John are high school sweethearts, he leaves her a note on prom night and leaves, forever. 16 years later, Marissa walks into an appointment at a fertility clinic (she's decided she wants to have a baby) and with her usual doctor out, John steps in, having just moved back to town and took a job at the clinic. He walks in, she's in the stirrups. And both of them are positively shocked. With a lot of hate on her part, and a lot of I still love her on his, a cute romcom ensues! We also got way more closure on Blake and Gabriel's relationship in this book which i really enjoyed!

Thank you Netgalley and Boldwood Books for the ARC in exchange for my review!

Love rom-com vibes and second chance romance? Check out BABY, ONE MORE TIME by Camila Isley!

I loved NOT IN A BILLION YEARS and book 2 of the True Love series was perfection - full of sweet moments, angst and one adorable little girl.

Marissa is driven, clever and real. John broke her heart in high school and she turned her pain into a hugely successful career. After a clinical mishap, it's their second chance at happily ever after

READ FOR:
💔 Second chance romance
👫Boy/girl next door
❤️Rom-com vibes
⭐4 stars

Thanks to @NetGalley and @BookandTonic for the ARC! Opinions are my own

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I really thought I would like this book because I’ve liked the authors other books, but I found the story incredibly insensitive in many ways. Marissa is painted as this immature workaholic, who can’t love because of her high school, heartbreak, and John keeps forcing himself into situations with Marissa, because everyone thinks that she “still has feelings for him“ because she’s so upset with their current situation. All of that was annoying and I didn’t like it, but what really makes this one star book for me is the medical and legal violations littered throughout the story. The first time Marissa and John meet again 16 years later is because he’s the only doctor available for a physical exam???? That felt like medical trauma reading that, it was gross, and then the whole storyline of the lab making a mistake?? That John ends up being the sperm donor for Marissa‘s baby??? and he forced himself to be an involved parent even though she’d going through IVF HERFSLF TO BE A SOLE PARENT AND NOT COPARENT WITH THE SPERM DONOR???? the grossest. And then throughout the story, all the characters treating Marissa like she’s obnoxious for this legitimate trauma she’s literally being put through against her will (or abandon IVF and not be a mother), and John is being painted as some kind of hero? No. The fact that Marissa’s legitimate fear and trauma from realizing the donor mistake was just John going “yeah, but a child is a blessing” was so incredibly disrespectful and traumatizing. I really felt the story was written disrespectfully and insensitively toward women, doctors, IVF clinics, with casual sexism thrown around too easily.

The only thing I think was handled respectfully and well was the representation of the IVF process (drs appointments, shots, medical process, etc). I read the authors dedication, and I understand they have been through this process and have the most respect for other women going through the process, which is why I’m so baffled the story was written this way. I think the story needs a lot of editing before it gets published to be more sensitive and respectful to all the characters as well as all the readers.

I've always loved a second-chance romance and was interested in reading this for the plot. Unfortunately this book ended up being not for me. I liked Marissa's character, as she was a driven woman who wanted to achieve a lot on her own. What I disliked was how the rest of the characters treated her. All of the side characters seemed to belittle what she was feeling and just assumed she was being immature about what was going on. It made it extremely frustrating to read. John was fairly unlikeable as a love interest, which also made this book difficult to read. The Thanksgiving scene was probably my favorite in the book, as tI did laugh when Marisa has to admit to her parents shes pregnant and that John is the father.
However, I did think the author handle the IVF process with a lot of care and respect. That part of the book I think was done really, compared to some of the other scenes.

Baby, One More Time is another winner by Camilla Isley - first love, angst, a baby, and redemption make for a fun read in the second of her True Love series.

Marissa is an app developer and COO who is very successful in everything but relationships. Her first love left her heartbroken and she's never forgotten that pain, nor forgiven the teen who ruined her for any relationships going forward. Marissa isn't going to let the lack of a relationship keep her from having a child, so she enrolls in a program that is an IVF program and is thrilled with the prospect until she runs into Johnny Raikes, the man who broke her heart sixteen years earlier - while she is in the stirrups ready for an exam!

Dr. John Raikes has come home to New York with his young daughter after a divorce and wanting to raise his child around family and in the same home he grew up in. He's a research neonatal surgeon who has found the perfect position for his lifestyle - and while filling in for doctors attending a conference, finds himself with Marissa as a patient.

A crazy and serious clinical mishap, John realizing he never stopped loving Marissa, and a baby being made make this book one that I finished in one read. I rooted for John, hurt for Marissa's teen self that never got over that heartbreak, and hoped for Marissa to open her heart again.

Ms. Isley didn't disappoint in any of those things - resulting in a book that touched my heart, made me laugh out loud, and root for everyone.

I was given this ARC by NetGalley and the publisher for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

If these two Taylor Swift’s songs, Back To December and You Belong With Me, had a baby, it’d be this book! It’s a perfect boy/girl next door second chance romance …

John is the perfect book boyfriend and Marissa the best friend we all want. I honestly loved them both. Yeah? John screwed up in the past, but he more than makes up for it in the present. And he’s a single dad, swoon!

Marissa is fierce and vulnerable at the same time, I just loved her. And it’s okay that she took her time to open herself up to love again…

The banter was perfection…

The whole Thanksgiving meal scene had me bent over laughing… and I kept chuckling from the beginning to the very end of the book…

I also loved getting more insights into Blake and Gabriel’s story from the previous book in the series, Not in a Billion Years—how they get back together and the surprise at the end of the previous book. Also the taco restaurant scene was another one of my favorites…

I’m in love with this book …

Fans of rom-coms and second chance romance, or even enemies to lovers at this point, will enjoy this cute read. I will admit...some of the scenarios seem forced and really quite improbable...but it's a book, not real life! Shouldn't reading be about escapism sometimes? Overall, a great book to curl up with and read on one of these cold winter days!

Trigger warning for anyone dealing with infertility

Fun read! High school sweethearts reunite in the most unexpected circumstances. John is all in while Marissa is jaded from his quick exit from prom night. Years can pass but love will never fade. Single dad that hack never forgotten what he has given up is a pitbull to get his first love back. Marissa has her doubts having been burnt in the past but is shown how time can change a person. I thought her do would’ve been brought up with them being reunited but was really a moot point as their relationship evolved. This was a great story . Now I must go back and read Blake’s book. Thank you ti NetGalley for this free advanced copy, I’m leaving this review voluntarily.

First and foremost, I'm an avid fan of enemies-to-lovers and second-chance-at-love tropes. So, when I came across the short synopsis and saw the author's name, I couldn't resist diving into this book to soothe my jittery nerves with a great romance read.

Marissa Mayer, a workaholic and successful woman with her eyes set on the prize, is intelligent and ambitious. She's worked her way up at a fintech startup and even launched her own app. Marissa is a powerful businesswoman, and she doesn't particularly mind that her personal life hasn't followed the same successful trajectory. If she wants to be a mother, she believes she can have a baby and raise it on her own. However, her plans take an unexpected turn when she encounters a doctor who happens to be the same man who broke her heart nearly two decades ago. He's determined to prove that he has changed and become a different man. Still, Marissa is hesitant to give him a second chance. Unfortunately, being a logical person is not her strongest trait when it comes to matters of the heart.

So, did this book fulfill all my wishes? My answer is a bit of a mixed bag. The story stirred up the complex emotions I was expecting. Reuniting with the boy next door who shattered the heroine's heart sixteen years ago and happens to be the only doctor available to treat her is a touch coincidental, but I'm willing to go along with it. After all, they went their separate ways, and the hero pursued a career in neonatal medicine, becoming an expert in treating the heroine's condition, which naturally opens up old, unresolved feelings and past problems they've long buried.

However, when the hospital makes a critical error involving a sperm donor, I couldn't help but think, "Oh no, is this too forced, or did the romcom gods intervene to bring these two people back together?" In my opinion, both answers have some validity. The somewhat contrived conflict forces Marissa and John to team up to face one of the most challenging procedures women can undergo: IVF injections.

I must commend the author for portraying this painful process in a realistic manner, delving into the detailed psychological and physical traumas that women endure with courage.

Overall, I'm awarding this book a solid three stars. I had high expectations for it, and I found the reunion of the two lovers a tad far-fetched. Nonetheless, I still recommend it to fans of romcoms and second-chance romance. I'm eagerly anticipating the author's future works as well.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bollywood Books for providing me with a digital review copy in exchange for my honest thoughts.

Marissa works hard at her job but she wants a baby more than anything. She is willing to do it alone because her heart has been broken. Dr. John is an expert in neonatal medicine and the guy who broke her heart. Sparks fly when they meet again.

An enemies to lovers romance. I like Marissa more than Dr. John even though Marissa is supposed to be the more 'unlikable' character. I love her drive and ambitions and there's nothing wrong with a strong career-oriented woman. It's a funny book and I am glad that Marissa is happy at the end.

Thanks to the publisher for the arc.