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Summertime takes a
starring role in Friends
to Lovers by Sally Blakely, a fun,
spirited romcom sure to add sunshine to reader’s lives.
Joni and Ren are long-time friends who met as
children in their hometown of Portland, Oregon. The two share a long history.
Still single, they are both closing in on their 30s. And while Joni set off to take a
dream job New York City, the two made a pact kept throughout their
20s: they’d always serve as each other’s “plus ones” (dates) every wedding
season. That was, until the last wedding they attended together suddenly transformed
friendship into romantic love. Uh-oh!
When Joni comes back home to attend her sister’s
wedding, she and Ren awkwardly reunite, pretending to pick up as if their
rendezvous never happened. In reality, the pair struggle to reconcile their
actions and feelings; while also trying to gauge the prospect of what they really
want for the future.
Short chapters and a staggered time-line narrated
by the pull-and-tug of romantic dilemmas faced by these two, endearing characters
offer a perfect summer escape. This first novel by Blakely delivers a strong start, sure to
develop into a long-term relationship with romcom readers!
Friends
to Lovers by Sally Blakely
Canary Street
Press (HarperCollins/MIRA/Harlequin), $18.99 paperback, 9781335014245, 352
pages
Publication Date: July 22, 2025
To order this book on Bookshop.org link HERE
