Is it ever too late to leave the friend zone?

Hi, my name is Bree Camden, and I’m hopelessly in love with my best friend and star quarterback Nathan Donelson (so is half of America, judging by the tabloids and how much the guy dates). The first step is admitting, right? Except, I can never admit it to him because he clearly doesn’t see me that way, and the last thing I want is for things to get weird between us.

Nothing but good old-fashioned, no-touching-the-sexiest-man-alive, platonic friendship for us! Everything is exactly how I like it! Yes. Good. (I’m not crying, I’m just peeling an onion.)

Our friendship is going swimmingly until I accidentally spill my beans to a reporter over too much tequila, and now the world seems to think me and Nathan belong together. Oh, and did I mention we have to date publicly for three weeks until after the Super Bowl because we signed a contract with…oops, forgot I can’t tell anyone about that!

Bottom line is, now my best friend is smudging all the lines and acting very unplatonic, and I’m just trying to keep my body from bursting into flames every time he touches me.

How am I going to make it through three weeks of fake dating Nathan without anything changing between us? Especially when it almost-sorta-kinda seems like he’s fighting for a completely different outcome?

Send help.

XO Bree

(Warning: Major gushing to follow!) I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this book!! This is my favorite romance book to date!! I was laughing, swooning, crying, and felt as giddy as a teenager in love. Sure, it was a bit cheesy and felt like a Hallmark romance movie, which I enjoy, but it also had depth, emotion, and character development. It was very well-written. I felt super cozy, like a warm hug to my heart. It was extremely bingeable. I couldn’t put it down 

I had always heard of “book hangovers” but never truly understood them until it happened to me after this book. I was obsessed with this story, and it has been the only book to date where as soon as I finished it, I wanted to pick it up again and start all over. It was that good!! 

I think this book is a good book to get out of a reading slump if you’re in one. I think it would also be a good palette cleanser if you needed a lighter, swoony read if you’ve been reading heavier stories. It’s also great to read in the fall and winter seasons since it centers around football. 

The romance…the ROMANCE!!! I adored this couple!!! I loved how safe and trusting they were in their friendship. I also loved how they helped each other in their moments of struggle, pain, and vulnerability. There was so much pining and sexual tension buildup. It was so cute. They were extremely relatable. At times, I could see my husband and me in some of the scenes. Oh, and one of my favorite scenes: brownie batter!! (If you’ve read this, then you know!) The banter and inside jokes were perfection. I enjoyed the goofiness and silliness they had with each other.

As for the two main characters, they were very easy to love, connect to, and root for. Nathan was such a good guy. He always put Bree first and thought about her so much. He defended her, protected her, and watched out for her – a perfect book boyfriend. Then, Bree was so kind and caring, yet confident, strong, and independent. She was soft and tender with Nathan when he dealt with some mental health issues. I felt like Sarah Adams wrote about anxiety and panic attacks very well and handled them with care.

The side characters were also entertaining and charming. I liked getting to see the dynamics and relationship of Bree and her sister, and then Nathan with his football friends. The scene with Nathan and his guy group was hysterical when they were making the “cheat sheet.” One of the best scenes in the book. I loved how this group felt like found family and how much they cared for and supported each other. 

Speaking of football, I’m a fan of the sport, so it was nice to actually have some football scenes weaved in the story, and the witnessing the big game at the end. There were also a few dancing scenes with Bree, but I wish we had seen more highlighting her ballet studio, students, and classes she taught. I wanted a bit more. 

Read if you enjoy:

• Best friends-to-lovers
• Fake dating
• Clean, closed-door romances
  Happily ever after

This was my first Sarah Adams book. Now I’m dying to read more from her. She has definitely become an auto-buy author for me now. In fact, I’ve already pre-ordered her next book, which comes out in early April and is a companion novel to this book. It follows one of Nathan’s friends who is still single. I was only a couple of chapters into this book when I decided to pre-order it because I was having such an amazing time with her book. 

I can’t gush enough about this cute, sweet romance story. Highly, highly recommend!!