Thank you to Montlake for the advance reader copy of Falling into Place by Allison Ashley!

Brooks, a former high school party boy, now an antisocial, work obsessed physician, is asked by his sister, Sasha, to be the main subject in a magazine series to help boost sales. Sasha is the publisher of their family’s fashion magazine which is currently struggling. Sasha’s proposal if for Brooks to go on dates as part of a series. Sasha recruits her best friend, Carly, who is an accountant but also a freelance personal stylist. Carly helps style Brooks during the series. As Carly helps Brooks, the two begin to form a connection.

I loved the setup for this book! The forced proximity between Carly and Brooks is done so well and I simply melted reading these two grow mutually unspoken feelings for the other as they did this series. Of course, due to the series for the magazine, this adds a difficult element the two have to navigate as they both strive to be professional despite their growing feelings. This story has signature Allison Ashley vibes throughout and does not disappoint! I enjoyed the personal growth for both of the MCs. The last act pulled at my heart and wrapped up so wonderfully!

If you enjoy a friends to lovers, forced proximity, best friend’s brother, this is a romance to check out!

I throughly enjoyed this book and would love to read more from this author. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC

What a surprising five-star read. The slow burn, the duel pov, the man having the make over and realising what is important and just creating his true self. A self that dealt with the grief of the loss of his parents and makes him able to cope with what happens and become an even better doctor. This is a sweet story, with some heavy storylines, but those storylines are done beautifully and create such joy in you in the end. This author has created some great emotional stories and this one is simply great.

Lovely story! Enjoyed the character growth in all the main characters, and Jamie was a delightful cinnamon roll MMC. Sweet and touching.

I really enjoyed this one! I actually read it all in one sitting session. it was very sweet and cute. the concept of the story was different to this authors previous works, it didnt dive in as deep, but overall it was really fun!

Grateful to have received the ARC of Falling into Place, as Allison Ashley is one of my auto-buy authors! Her smart writing and well-developed characters make her books easy to love. Some of my favorite tropes, like best friend's brother and friends to lovers, are the icing on the cake. I love an intelligent, sensitive MMC, and Brooks fits the bill!

Another great read by Allison Ashley! Thank you NetGalley for this arc. Carly & Brooks had a perfect friends to lovers story and I really enjoyed all the side characters as well. Can we get a book for Sasha next!?

This book was everything I had hoped it would be and so much more. Allison Ashley has an amazing way of bringing depth and real life topics to her rom-coms. I always walk away from one of her books more satisfied than expected. So far I have read three of her books and I think I would go as far as to say this one was my favorite. The emotions that the author is able to pull from her reader shows just how talented she really is. I laughed, I cried, I gasped and I swooned. I simply could not get enough of Carly and Brooks.

The pacing was just right and held my attention from start to finish. I absolutely adored this sweet love story and can’t wait to get a physical copy for my own bookshelf.

Carly, a driven CPA with her sights set on a stylist position at the chic fashion company Mode, teams up with her savvy magazine-editor best friend Sasha. Their plan? A unique bachelor event for Oklahoma City, designed to land Carly her dream job and boost the magazine's profile. Enter Brooks, Sasha's older brother, a recently freed-from-residency doctor in desperate need of a style upgrade (and perhaps something more).

The transformation of Brooks' wardrobe, guided by Carly, is just the beginning of their unexpected connection. What starts as a professional collaboration sparks into a slow-burn attraction that simmers beautifully. The authors navigate the potential pitfalls of their burgeoning feelings – Brooks' past with his sister's friends and Carly's professional boundaries – with a delicate touch, making their eventual surrender feel earned and satisfying.

While the initial plot is light and fun, the story delves into deeper emotional territory as Brooks grapples with past trauma. This vulnerability adds a layer of complexity to the relationship and provides a genuine test for Carly and Brooks' newfound connection.

This is the first book I've read by Allison Ashley and It won't be my last. She had a fast-paced writing style that draws you in right away.

This book was amazing! The romance was so sweet and the banter was so fun. And the story was very well paced. I would highly recommend!

I really wanted to like Falling into Place because I liked the FMC, Carly in If Tomorrow Never Comes and wasn’t a fan of how the main characters in that novel treated her after she’d been kind enough to donate her stem cells to the FMC so I was really happy to discover Carly was going to get her own HEA in Falling into Place.

After I’d finished reading though, I still like Carly as a character and there wasn’t anything particularly off-putting about the MMC, Brooks but Falling into Place was just OK. I’ve been thinking about it over the last couple of days to try to figure out what it was that stopped it from being a 4 or 5 x Star Read and I still don’t know. I just didn’t engage with it.

I've read several of Allison Ashley's books before and this is my favorite so far. Could not put it down. Loved the banter between Carly and Brooks. Pacing was great. What a sweet, story!

This was my first book by Allison Ashley and I really liked it! I loved Carley and Brooks relationship and how it evolved throughout the book. The conflict in the book felt natural and not forced. 4 stars. Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake for the ARC.

Falling into Place is the fourth Allison Ashley book I've read, and continues fall within her genre of contemporary romance with medical twist.

Plot Summary: Carly is an accountant by day, but moon-lighting as a fashion stylist. Her best friend's older brother, Dr. Brooks Martin, is her newest client/project. Brooks is going to be featured as a eligible bachelor in a local Oklahoma City magazine, and needs a fresh look. Carly has known Brooks since adolescence, and has always harbored a little crush on him. They were never close in high school, and haven't spent much time together in the 15 years since graduation. Due to their forced proximity to complete the fashion overhaul of Brook's appearance, Carly and Brooks get to know one another as adults, and sparks begin to fly. With her inability to date a client, and his inability to open his heart, is their relationship doomed or will it fall into place?

My Impressions: One of the main reasons I read Allison Ashley's books are the medical/heavy themes always included. Although this particular book had no medical issue between the main characters, Brooks is a doctor so the medical workplace is included a little bit. I appreciated the author's medical knowledge accurately describing the hospital and environment Brooks worked in.

This novel focused more on the emotional development / character growth of both of the main characters. It took me a little longer to get into this book, but it was well done overall. I think both characters showed healthy growth in the way they approached their relationship. (I also enjoyed the cats being included in the story!)

If you liked Abby Jimenez's Say You'll Remember Me, you'll probably like this too!

Content considerations: Heavy use of strong profanity (f---), romantic scenes between unmarried couple with descriptive making-out that fades to black, innuendoes, heavy issues.

Thank you to Montlake and NetGalley for the the complementary copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. My review is my own opinion and is in no way influenced by the author or publisher.

If I could summarize this book in word it would be: CUTE.

Fans of tropes like: best friend’s older brother and forced proximity.

Like I mentioned this book was a cute, sweet easy read. Which I can always expect with an Allison Ashley book. However, even though I enjoyed Brooks & Carly’s story, it wasn’t my favorite by Allison.

My Pros-
- [ ] I enjoyed the slow-burn buildup of Brooks & Carly’s relationship. Even though they both knew each other in high school I’m glad they took the time to reconnect grow together. Made their journey worth it.
- [ ] I loved Carly’s character from start to finish. Carly is a great female lead. She’s smart, kind, empathetic and easy to relate to.

Now for the Cons-
- [ ] Oh Brooks even though I love you with Carly. As a character on your own I have my struggles with you. Mainly I don’t believe this man used to be a player then decides to do a total 180 and stop sleeping around and all of a sudden struggles to talk to women. Like come on, that’s just not mathing my guy.
- [ ] Lastly the weird 3rd person POV is not something I could get behind. Sadly just not for me.

Overall, this is a cute quick easy read perfect for any upcoming summer reading. Definitely pick it up, when it releases this August. Lastly big Thank you NetGalley and Montlake for this ARC.

Dare I say this is my favorite Allison Ashely book yet??? She does friends to lovers SO WELL, and after reading If Tomorrow Never Comes, I was desperate for a Carly book. It was everything I could have hoped for and more - I mean there's two cats in this book plus Carly crochets!!! Automatic 5 stars right there!

Really though, this book will make you laugh and cry. Allison always has deeper/darker themes in here books so be sure to check the TW/CW!

Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake Publishing for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

Another amazing read by Allison Ashley. After reading If Tomorrow Never Comes, I was beyond excited to find out that Carly was getting a book as well! Her story of finding her niche in life, along with her developing relationship with her best friend’s brother, Brooks, took me on an emotional journey. Both of them had dragons to slay, so to speak, and following along as they learned to trust one another gave the story a deeper layer of meaning. I loved this book, these characters and this author! I’m excited for more in the future.

This is my first Allison Ashley book, and it was cute!
Brooks and Carly were such a pair, and the banter is there!
I could relate to Brooks and the scrubs.. lol.. in healthcare, you almost forget how to dress like a normal person because all you wear for so much of your life is scrubs.. so I felt him on that one!
I don't want to give away too much, but as Carly is working to style Brooks (by the way, he is a doctor), feelings start to develop. As always lot of turmoil for the characters while they work up the nerve to tell each other how they feel.
You get: best friends' older brother and forced proximity in this contemporary romance.
Characters are well-developed.
The plot is well structured with an adequate pace.
I think this is certainly something you should pick up if you want a quick read that gives you the warm, cozy feels!
Thank you to NetGalley and Allison Ashley for this ARC

4 stars ⭐️ The banter between Carly and Brooks and top tier! It was a quick and fun read! This is definitely for fans of Abby Jimenez!

What to expect:
- best friend’s brother
- forced proximity
- slow burn
- closed door romance

Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to Montlake and NetGalley for this ARC.

I didn’t love this one. All of this author’s romances involve medicine in some way and I like that. The 3rd person POV was not for me. The MMC is a doctor who begins a bachelor like journey to help his sisters’ online magazine. When he falls for his stylist/sisters best friend, he can’t get past his emotional unavailability.