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Lauren Layne
Releasing Aug 25th, 2015
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a novel that’s perfect for fans of Abbi Glines and Jessica Sorensen, USA
Today bestselling author Lauren Layne delivers a sexy take on the timeless
question: Can a guy and a girl really be “just friends”?
When
Parker Blanton meets Ben Olsen during her freshman year of college, the
connection is immediate—and platonic. Six years later, they’re still best
friends, sharing an apartment in Portland’s trendy Northwest District as they
happily settle into adult life. But when Parker’s boyfriend dumps her out of
the blue, she starts to wonder about Ben’s no-strings-attached approach to
dating. The trouble is, even with Ben as her wingman, Parker can’t seem to get
the hang of casual sex—until she tries it with him.
The
arrangement works perfectly . . . at first. The sex is mind-blowing, and their
friendship remains as solid as ever, without any of the usual messy romantic
entanglements. But when Parker’s ex decides he wants her back, Ben is shocked
by a fierce stab of possessiveness. And when Ben starts seeing a girl from
work, Parker finds herself plagued by unfamiliar jealousy. With their
friendship on the rocks for the first time, Parker and Ben face an alarming
truth: Maybe they can’t go back. And maybe, deep down, they never want to.
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I’m totally
on a Friends-to-Lovers kick right now and this just hit the spot.
I’m a huge
fan of these types of stories and while I love the stories of friends from
childhood eventually falling for each other, this one was different, and kind
of refreshing.
Parker and
Ben have been friends for only 6 years. They met as Freshmen in college and
just clicked….in the friendly sense. And I loved their friendship. They
bickered and had banter and talked and they were awesome. Ben was there for
Parker when her mom got sick, when she got better, when she needed someone to
talk to and when her boyfriend broke up with her. That’s where things started
to get interesting…and one of the decisions that I didn’t care for on Parker’s
part.
Parker
decides that she wants to be like Ben…she wants to play the field and have
meaningless sex. Now, there’s nothing really wrong with that but…I didn’t like
the reasons behind the decision. So I was glad when she decided that her best
bet was to hook up with Ben and they could use each other as sex buddies as
well as best friends. And man, did they have chemistry!
Some of my
favorite parts were when Parker and Ben spent time with Parker’s parents. And
the scene between Ben and Parker while at her parents’ house was beyond sweet
and it made me root for them even more. But at the same time, with them finally
realizing their feelings, you knew that things were going to go bad…and boy did
they. I have to put out there that I hated Lance (Parker’s boyfriend). The way
he dumped her was horrible and I never quite believed that he wanted her back
when he came crawling back to her. And I didn’t like Parker’s decision to go
back to him. It was out of fear for her feelings for Ben that she went back to
Lance. And I couldn’t help but feel like the stunt Lance pulled during Karaoke
with Ben was because he knew Parker wasn’t really all in with him the second
time around.
But,
overall, even with the minor issues, I did enjoy this. It was my first book by
Lauren Layne but it definitely won’t be my last!
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Lauren Layne is the USA Today
Bestselling author of contemporary romance.
Prior to becoming an author, Lauren
worked in e-commerce and web-marketing. In 2011, she and her husband moved from
Seattle to New York City, where Lauren decided to pursue a full-time writing
career. It took six months to get her first book deal (despite ardent
assurances to her husband that it would only take three). Since then, Lauren's
gone on to publish ten books, including the bestselling Stiletto series, with
several more on the way in 2015.
Lauren currently lives in Chicago with her husband and spoiled
Pomeranian. When not writing, you'll find her at happy hour, running at a
doggedly slow pace, or trying to straighten her naturally curly hair.
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