This story centers around Max and Anna...Max is Anna's crush from childhood. When they find each other in the same restaurant/bar one night in NYC...things heat up fast. This isn't a deep romance....everything is centered on them hooking up and keeping it from Anna's brother and the rest of the small town they are now spending time in again.

If you want a SPICY book that jumps into the action fast, this is the books for you. You aren't getting a deep romantic connection that tugs at your heart. The use of their childhood nicknames kind of irked me and I though they were a bit over used. Especially when they were using them again so quickly after seeing each other after so many years. That could totally just be a me thing though.

I read this book in a day, so obviously I was entertained...I think you just need to know what you are getting into when you dive into this.

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

I absolutely loved "One Night Stand Ever After" by Amanda Esen! Anna, a burlesque dancer, reunites with her childhood crush, Max, at her troupe's final show, and the sparks fly! I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the characters, and the romantic scenes were unparalleled. 🌶️ 4/5 stars ⭐️ . Thank you to Netgalley, Amanda Esen, and Entangled Publishing: Brazen for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

One Night Stand Ever After is a brothers best friend/forbidden romance, kind of? The MMC and brother don't really seem all that close and there relationship isn't really explored much so it's hard to really buy into the "your my brothers best friend I can't have you" idea. Additionally, the relationship in this story is solely revolved around sex and we don't see much of the relationship building. SO, if you're really just looking for a spicy one off as a palette cleanser, this might be for you. If you are looking for something with a little bit more sustenance, I might recommend looking elsewhere!

As this is technically a stand alone, I did not read the other two books; however, I think the lack of sustenance in our main plot line might have been easier to deal with if I was experiencing the "epilogue" of those other stories as well.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher, Entangled Publishing, for this sizzling novel.

I loved the romance, the heat and the chemistry between Max and Anna..

The author did a fantastic job. A great read!

Highly recommend.

Anna is in NewYork saying farewell to her burlesque group, and in walks in Max, her childhood crush and her brothers best friend. The sparks are pretty much instant between them and they end up having a one night stand, expecting never to see each other again. But as fate has it, they both are stuck in their hometown together and the sparks are still as bright as ever.
This was a sizzling hot romance. The chemistry was hot enough to set my kindle on fire. I loved the small town charm and the meddling grandmothers ( would have loved to see more of their meddling thought).
Overall a hot and quick read.

Cute sweet small town romance — like a spicy hallmark movie! Max is an uptight business man, Anna is spontaneous and fun dancer. Anna runs into Max at a bar and immediately clocks him as her childhood crush — they have a one night stand and promise no strings attached. Then they’re called back to their small hometown to help their respective grandmothers. Chaos, antics, and spice ensue. I appreciated this book for its near non-existent third act break-up. The characters came off as a little surface level but it’s a short romance so we didn’t have a lot of time to truly learn about them. Ultimately if you’re looking for cute, light, and short — this might be for you!

Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for an ARC of this book. All opinions are my own.

This digital ARC was obtainable via NetGalley for an honest review.

"One Night Stand Ever After" was hard for me to get into. Our main character Anna is a dancer. For some reason I could not envision the dancing majority of the time. When I was able to imagine those scenes, it came off as cringy. Now, that could possibly be a me thing, so I won't harp on that too long. Maybe adding better imagery will help the reader in those areas. I was not convinced of Max & Anna's feelings for each other. Their interactions were mostly just sex.

I can't wait to read the other books that make up this series. I liked Usen's writing and the way the story unfolded. The spicy parts were enjoyable! Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. Four stars.

I sadly decided to DNF this book. It just wasnt for me. It says its brothers best friend but they arent best friends anymore. The book is written in 3rd person which I dont like. Also I think the main characters are plain, they barely have a personality. And the foot fetish.... just no.

I do hope someone else enjoys this book.

One Night Stand Ever After is a best friend’s little sister/forbidden romance and is the 3rd book ‘Unforgettable Fire’ series. The brother and the MMC were close growing up but didn’t seem very close as adults, so that did take away a bit from the plot. There’s definitely some past baggage including potential triggers that hinder these two from trusting in love and each other. Those really carried the story and made it have some substance. I’ll note the warnings below.

The relationship between Max & Anna completely hinged on sex, and we didn’t get to really experience a lot of relationship building/deeper chemistry. The first time a foot fetish was mentioned I was like ugh, this is going to get cringey fast! Luckily, it was a pretty tame fetish and didn’t completely give me the ick.

This story ends in an HEA, but it felt rushed and could have definitely benefited from an epilogue. It did seem unlikely that our MMC would completely throw away his belief system, which is built on years of previous trauma. I guess that’s where a suspension of belief and reminder that this is definitely fictional is necessary.

I kinda wish we got to experience more of the grandmothers in the story as I really enjoyed their characters. It was quite obvious throughout the entire book that they were playing Cupid, but a part of me also questioned if they were secretly having a relationship. Plot twist? Haha 😆

While these books are noted as being able to be read as standalones, I do think it would have made the reading experience more satisfying to have read the first two books as the characters from them make multiple notable appearances. That being said, there was enough detail where I wasn’t completely confused by reading this book as a standalone.

If you like small town romances filled with quirky characters and lots of spice, this book is right up your alley! Overall, it was a short & fast read.

3.5 ⭐️ rounded down.

TW: death of a significant other, substance abuse, foster care

Thank you to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for the opportunity to read this digital ARC. All opinions expressed are my own.

Thank you NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for this ARC.

Yikes. This book just wasn't for me. Might be someone else's cup of tea though. On the bright side, it was a fairly quick read and a low-stakes romance. Though I do think reading the other books in this series is necessary since all these other characters make notable appearances throughout this story and that left me feeling quite lost.

Everything was just cringey for me, idk the whole book gave me the ick. There was no real character development since the main leads barely had a personality in and of themselves. I was not invested in their relationship either as the entire book was more focused on showing them working on their respective projects instead of showing how they fell in love and connected. Even with the premise and trope of 'brother's best friend', the moment of confrontation was so anticlimatic. The main dude didn't even seem to be a best friend for said brother lol. He interacted more with his estranged grandmother than the supposed best friend.

Overall rating: 1.5/5