Better Than Friends (Sunrise Cove #7) by Jill Shalvis
Publication Date: January 21st 2025 by Avon
Pages: 336
Source: Author & Purchased Audiobook
Rating: ★★★★½
My
Thoughts:
Olive is back in Sunrise Cove to support her best friend, Katie,
when her husband is injured in an accident. Unfortunately, she’ll be staying
under the same roof as Noah, Katie’s brother, and they have a history.
Quick flashes from the past gradually reveal the details of Noah
and Olive’s friendship and the attraction between them. However, all that came
to a halt when Olive accidentally runs Noah over, changing the course of his
career path. Olive never forgave herself and accepted an early internship
overseas leaving soon after. There’s more to that story that Noah and Katie didn’t
know about, and it made me mad!
Noah and Olive’s forced proximity makes it impossible to
ignore the feelings they’ve always had for each other. Their romance was full
of longing, a little bit of hurt, but also a lot of fun with great playful
banter!
I absolutely loved Better Than Friends! Yes, it was a
romance, but so much more! Quirky, fun secondary characters, like Katie, and her
little boy Joey. Don’t get me started on the things that came out of his mouth!
Hilarious! Not to mention the sweet animals! Holms, the dog, and kitten Pepper,
named because she’s spicy and feisty. Their bond was so adorable! I also loved all
the original marketing strategies Olive came up with for her customers. The gorgeous,
small mountain setting was just icing on the cake for me! Definite recommend!
4.5 Stars
Book Description:
Old flames reignite in Sunrise Cove in this charming enemies-to-lovers, second-chance, small-town, forced-proximity love story about family, friendships, and true love from New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis.
When Olive Porter’s off-the-grid parents go missing, she reluctantly seeks out Noah Turner, her ex and the only person she both trusts implicitly and not at all.
As a special investigative agent for the National Park Service, Noah’s used to living under intense pressure. Or he was until he got injured on the job. Now unhappily recuperating at home while being smothered by his loving but nosy family, he’d love nothing more than a good distraction.
So when Olive shows up looking like a million bucks, he has to do a gut and heart check. Because nope, no matter what, he can’t fall for her again, the woman who once blew up his entire life and never looked back. How ironic then that his own personal hell (Olive) is also his ticket out of town. The question is, will the risk be worth the reward?
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I do love a romance that includes a great cast of secondary characters. This book sounds really fun!
ReplyDeleteForced proximity is always a fun romance trope! :D
ReplyDeleteThere is always so much in a Shalvis book. Joey was a big plus. The animals are always on point too. The business aspects were also amazing. Awesome review!
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