Review: Just One More Affair by Carly Phillips (The Sterling Family #5)


Note: An advance reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author via The Author Agency.

Just One More Affair is the fifth book in the Sterling Family series from Carly Phillips, and it's one that I've been looking forward to reading ever since I found out who it was going to be about. It's often been said that lightning rarely strikes twice, but don't tell Charlotte Kendall that. Her ten-year-old twin daughters, Dylan and Dakota, were the result of a one-time thing with their father, and while she has a great co-parenting setup with Noah Powers and his new wife, Fallon Sterling, she certainly wasn't expecting for her to get pregnant after a hot hook-up with Fallon's oldest brother! Billionaire Jared Sterling reassures Charlotte that he's all in, but she can't help the doubts that creep in. What will it take for her to see he wants more than just their baby, and what happens when her brother brings trouble their way?

There's a lot to like about Charlotte and Jared's story, the twist of Fallon being Charlotte's daughters' new stepmother AND Jared's sister just being one of them. Family dynamics is always a must when it comes to any series that involves one family, and I liked seeing how Jared was with his father and siblings. On the other hand, I empathized with Charlotte and how she wanted to have a strong relationship with her brother but needed to set boundaries given his issues. Jared is very much the alpha male main character you expect, but I loved the soft spot he had for Charlotte's twins, Dylan and Dakota. The romance was great, and the hint of suspense was like a good topping to round things off nicely. 4.5 stars for Just One More Affair.

Date Read: 14 May 2025

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