Book description:
A steamy enemies-to-friends-to-lovers romance from New York Times Bestselling Author Samantha Young.
It’s hard to stay in the friend zone when the attraction is this hot…
Going into my senior year of university at war with a member of the British royal family wasn’t in my carefully laid plans. Sebastian Thorne might be the grandson of a princess, but it’ll take more than a royal pardon to get me to forgive him for pretending to be someone he’s not.
But Sebastian is determined to be my friend. Even if it means signing up to a psych experiment just to get me to talk to him. Who knew a sincere apology and him saying my name in that posh English accent would make me weak in the knees?
This year was supposed to be about my dissertation and graduate school. Only, Sebastian has thrown my ordered world off kilter. He makes me bolder, more confident. A braver version of me.
Yet every lingering glance and stolen touch has me realizing one thing…
I’m falling for my best friend.
There’s just one problem. Sebastian has demons, ones that make him determined to keep me in the friend zone no matter the cost.
And even when temptation sends his walls tumbling down, the beauty we’ve found might not survive against the powerful will of outside forces…
Review:
Y’all. This Southern girl wishes she were Scottish every single time I finish a Samantha Young book. Not only is she just a phenomenal storyteller, she just has this uncanny ability to paint scenes so vividly it is easy to see the picture in your mind and imagine you are right there with the characters, witnessing the story in real time. Edinburgh has definitely jumped to the top of my bucket list on places to go.
While that definitely has to do with the beautiful Scotland scenery painted so well by Ms. Young, it also probably has to do with two new fictional characters I’ve fallen in love with 😂
I can honestly say I don’t know if I’ve read a female lead character I can relate to more than Lily. For example: my master’s degree is very similar to what Lily’s professional goals for herself are, I’ve been chronically cheated on by jerks in my past, have struggled horribly with self esteem issues and having any confidence. One big thing we share though (thankfully) is an incredible man in our lives who lift us up and tell us we are beautiful when we feel anything but. So, to say I have over identified with this story may not be a stretch LOL. However, I think that makes me love it even more! I love the journey Lily goes through just with herself through this book. She learns to love herself more and more through this book, with the encouragement of her friends, especially Sebastian.
Speaking of Sebastian… what a dreamboat. He’s the biggest commitment phobe in the world, but I also understand his reasons or more specifically why they make sense to him. He seems like the most solid, comforting, encouraging person you could be lucky enough to have in your life. When he loves, friends or family, he loves hard. He wants others to be happy even at the expense of himself.
Throughout the book you’re left to wonder how things will end with these two characters. Will they or won’t they? Can they allow themselves to get through their own issues to find what their hearts really desire? Even if they do, will they end up self sabotaging everything? Ah, the last half of this book especially was such a page turner. I couldn’t wait for every chance I had to read more. Thank you to Samantha Young for this wonderful book and I cannot wait to read more in this series. Please let Baird’s story be next!
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