AFFECTIONATELY YOURS

From Australian Romance Author Emily Foxx comes her new standalone, a friends-to-lovers romance with a compassionate heroine and a damaged but lovable hero.

Doctor Bradley Stephens

Evelyn is a childhood friend. When I moved away from Bluebeach Bay, she would write letters to me, to remind me I was brave.

Never did I think she would make another impression on me when I moved back to my childhood home to start a doctor’s practice.

She reaches a part of me I have closed off to women.

My heart.

Dark memories from my past make sure of that.

Evelyn Cassano

When Bradley meets me for coffee, we reconnect. It’s like old times.

When I finally let him know how I feel, I realize he feels the same way.

However, the more time I spend with him, I learn his past is in his present.

It causes trouble because he won’t open up to me when I am the only person who truly understands him.

An emotionally driven and passionate, friends-to-lovers story, with a twist of drama and suspense.

Mature audiences only.

Some dark themes

https://www.emilyfoxxauthor.com/pages/affectionately-yours-book-content-warnings

Goodreads reviews link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210307849-affectionately-yours

Here are some of the customer reviews:

• Wow this one was super intense emotion wise
  Brad and Evelyn went through so much emotional baggage to reach their hea. Really liked that Emily Fox tackled the issue of mental illness and it's huge impacts on the whole family. This one's a keeper....
• This is the first book I have read by Emily Foxx but it won’t be the last because I really enjoyed this friends to lovers romance set in the small town of Bluebeach Bay. In saying this I also think I should point out the trigger warnings for this story as some subjects that are covered may be a trigger for some readers.
  Dr Bradley Stehens has returned to his home town and he reconnects with his old friend Evelyn Cassano. From the moment they meet up the friendship picks up where it left off but Brad has issues from his past that makes his future very difficult. So can Evie help him move on or will his past ruin their future…….
  This is an emotional yet entertaining read, it’s well written with characters you can’t help loving and once you add in the suspense element you get a great read.
• 4 Star Review Affectionately Yours by Emily Foxx
  Emily Foxx is a new author to me and I surprises me that I have not read any other books from this author. I enjoy friends to lovers stories and this was well written and I quickly became invested in Dr. Bradley Stephens and Evelyn Cassano ‘s story set in Bluebeach Bay.
  Please take note of the trigger warnings as some subjects covered may be a trigger to some. You have been warned.
  When Stephen returns to Bluebeach Bay he re connects with Evelyn, an old friend. It feels like they were never apart but Stephen has baggage and it quickly becomes clear that it is colouring his present. Can Evelyn help him come to terms with the past and in doing so create a future together?
  There were times where my heart broke for this couple. Affectionately Yours was an emotional love story that drew me in. The addition of the suspense element was a bonus.
• Friends to lovers, damaged hearts, a sweet story about friends who find each other after years apart. Was good to see that even damaged they were able to work through their issues with the help of on another and other family members.
• Childhood friends torn apart by tragedy. Still haunted from the past our MMC Brad tries to push away feelings for his childhood friend. Our FMC Evie has had feeling for Brad since she was 6 years old, craving for years for their relationship to work. Reunited they can’t hold their attraction in anymore, but with one wanting to go all in and the other one pained by past trauma is not willing to commit.
  
  I enjoyed this story. There were times I thought it was near the end but wasn’t. I liked that it was set over a period of time but I just couldn’t connect with it the way I do with other stories. I did like their dynamic and there coming back on and off. Also their connection plus family connection
  
  There is mental health rep there so be sure to check in with self when read, some bits can be triggering and some of the explanation was hard to digest. Also the lines on BPD, if your bpd I don’t think the author meant manipulation and compulsive lying because of the BPD, it’s ok she didn’t mean you boo 😘 I know you feel the stigma but I don’t think it was meant to sound that way.
  
  I would still check out Emily Foxx other work and look forward to what she has next.
  
  -Domestic abuse
  -R@p3
  -Loss of newborn
  -Loss of parent
  -Trauma
  -witness to d3@the of parent.
  -ptsd
  -mental health
  -Bipolar and BPD
• Affectionately Yours is a friends to lovers story featuring Brad, a doctor and Evelyn a midwife. Friends since childhood, Evelyn always had a crush on Brad. Since he returned to town, their friendship develops into something more, but a tragedy from Brad’s past prevents him from having a serious relationship/ will Brad and Evelyn get their happy ending? Read and find out.
  Affectionately Yours is a very enjoyable read. The hero is swoon worthy and the book is well written. Highly recommended

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