Title: Friends to Lovers
Author: Sally Blakely
Genre: Romance   
Rating: 4 out of 5

Best friends Joni and Ren have been inseparable since childhood. So when Joni moves across the country for her job, the two devise a creative way to stay in touch: they’ll be each other’s plus-ones every year for wedding season, no matter what else is happening in their lives.

It’s a tradition that works, until a line is crossed and the friendship they once thought was forever is ruined.

Now Joni is back at their families’ shared summer home for her sister’s wedding, and she’s determined to make the week perfect, even if it means faking a friendship with Ren—and avoiding the truth of why they have to fake it in the first place. How hard can it be to pretend to be friends with the person who once knew you best?

But as sunny beach days together turn into starry nights, Joni begins to question what her life is without Ren in it. And when the wedding arrives, bringing past heartaches to the surface, she’ll be forced to decide if loving Ren means letting him go, or if theirs is a love story worth fighting for.

This was a cute read! I love the friendship between these two families and all the intermingled relationships. The varied friendships were my favorite part of this read, actually. I liked the scenes in the past and the glimpses we got of how Joni and Ren got to where they are. Their friendship was great, and I loved their interactions and little inside jokes and stories. Definitely recommend this read!

Sally Blakely is from Montana. Friends to Lovers is her newest novel.

(Galley courtesy of Harlequin Trade Publishing | Canary Street Press in exchange for an honest review.)

 

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