Friend Zone
by Nicole Blanchard
Publication Date: April 24, 2018
Genres: New Adult, Contemporary, Romance
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Liam Walsh is just a roommate.
Maybe if Charlie St. James repeats it enough, she’ll stop lusting after him.
Not that it matters how she feels anyway, because Liam will always see her as one of the boys.
Hell, he’s the one who gave her the nickname Charlie as a joke.
Well, the joke’s on her.
Now that she is confined to less than 1,000 square feet with him, she can’t stop thinking about how it would feel to get just a little bit closer.
Charlie St. James is off limits.
She’s been Liam Walsh’s best friend since grade school.
He thought it wouldn’t be a big deal to let her crash with him when she needed a place to stay, but he was dead wrong.
Knowing only a thin wall separates them when they sleep, that she’s naked in the shower while he lays in bed fantasizing about her, is unbearable.
When their cozy two bedroom goes from friend zone to war zone, they’ll either burn up the sheets or go down in flames.
Caroline's Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Really enjoyable best-friends-to-lovers story. Liam and Charlie were gorgeous together!
"There was only her. It had taken me most of my life to really see her. And now it was like I only had eyes for her."
Charlie and Liam have been best friends for ten years and it's always been purely platonic. However, one impulsive kiss has them both reeling out of the friend zone. It's as if a curtain has lifted and they are seeing each other in a new light. But, Charlie is a commitment-phobe. And, Liam barely has time for a relationship with his job and heavy study load. Is a love affair worth risking their solid friendship?
"F*ck just friends. Then took a step toward her, come what may. We could be so much more than that."
When a disastrous incident leaves Charlie homeless, Liam insists she moves in with him. However, the close proximity absolutely tests their restraint.
I really enjoyed Charlie and Liam's journey. Charlie has a big wall around her heart due to circumstances surrounding her family. She and Liam were childhood friends and always have each other backs. However, a realisation that Charlie might one day belong to someone else has Liam waking up to the fact that he never wants her out his life.
"It was as though I'd discovered another side of him, one that fit all my jagged edges like the perfect matching puzzle piece."
Their first kiss was a revelation and starts a sizzling attraction between them. I loved how they both started fantasising and seeing each other as a sexual being rather than a platonic pal. I admired Charlie's bravery to put herself out there and really give their relationship a go because of her trust and faith in Liam and the friendship they shared before. I adored Liam's conviction that they could be something much more - that they could build on the foundation of their friendship to have something wonderful. His somewhat alpha ways were super sexy!
This story also introduces us to characters for the other books in this series, and I'm so looking forward to reading them.
About Nicole Blanchard
Nicole Blanchard is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of gritty romantic suspense and heartwarming new adult romance. She and her family reside in the south along with their two spunky Boston Terriers and one chatty cat.
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