Series: Jansen Brothers #3
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Audiobook
Narrators: Stephanie Willing, Timothy Andres' Pabon
Publisher: MacMillan Audio
Release Date: Jan. 17, 2023
Purchase Link: Amazon
Special thanks to MacMillan Audio for the audiobook of this title. #MacMillanAudio
Review:
A Guide To Being Just Friends is book 3 in the Jansen Brothers Series. While the book will stand alone, the characters from the first two books are prominent in this one.
Wes Jansen moves to California to live and work with his younger brothers. He's a super organized tech geek in charge of technology for their business. Wes's passion is in writing gaming programs, but his father's constant belittling of his talents causes him to suppress that side of himself to concentrate on the more serious aspects. Hailey leaves behind a bad relationship to arrive in California and open her own salad shop in a local strip mall. She has trust issues so romance is off the menu for her. Wes and Hailey meet in an awkward situation, but then reconnect later. Neither wants a relationship so they agree to be friends. Can a man and woman be "just friends"?
Friends to lovers is one of my favorite tropes in cute romances and A Guide To Being Just Friends delivers that and more. Sullivan does a great job fleshing out characters with all their quirks and pushing them out of their comfort zone to grow. While the relationship between Wes and Hailey progressed slowly, the other relationships including Wes with his brothers and Hailey with her new friends filled in the time and space. I enjoyed the fact that each main character had to grow and learn to accept some things individually before they could accept their changing relationship.
Quirky banter, heartfelt emotions and light conflict kept me turning the pages in A Guide To Being Just Friends. Sullivan shines a light on the possibilities when two people let go of the past and embrace the future both personally and professionally. Fans of rom coms will love this charming romance. I highly recommend the audio book version as narrators Stephanie Willing and Timothy Andres' Pabon are outstanding!
Synopsis:
Hailey Sharp has a one-track mind. Get By the Cup salad shop off the ground. Do literally everything possible to make it a success. Repeat. With a head full of entrepreneurial ideas and a bad ex in her rearview, her one and only focus is living life the way she wants to. No distractions.
Wes Jansen never did understand the fuss about relationships. With a string of lackluster first dates and the pain from his parents’ angry divorce following him around, he’d much rather find someone who he likes, but won’t love. Companionship, not passion, is the name of the game.
When Hailey and Wes find each other in a disastrous meet cute that wasn’t even intended for them, they embarrassingly go their separate ways. But when Wes finds Hailey to apologize for his behavior, they strike up a friendship. Because that’s all this can be. Hailey doesn’t want any distractions. Wes doesn’t want to fall in love.
What could possibly go wrong?
Wes Jansen never did understand the fuss about relationships. With a string of lackluster first dates and the pain from his parents’ angry divorce following him around, he’d much rather find someone who he likes, but won’t love. Companionship, not passion, is the name of the game.
When Hailey and Wes find each other in a disastrous meet cute that wasn’t even intended for them, they embarrassingly go their separate ways. But when Wes finds Hailey to apologize for his behavior, they strike up a friendship. Because that’s all this can be. Hailey doesn’t want any distractions. Wes doesn’t want to fall in love.
What could possibly go wrong?
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