I really didn't enjoy this title. The hero was not a hero to me, and while I understand that Darcy was his friend, Sean never really treated her like one, in my opinion. The scores of women he paraded in front of her should have turned her off long before the events took place. And, it was hard for me to believe he felt like she was "it" for him. This turned me off of their story.

The writing was strong, but the storyline really didn't work for me.

Not In My Dreams author Jamie Hollins, just may be my secret girl crush. How am I just now discovering her work. The McKenna series has become my new guilty pleasure. Not In My Wildest Dreams has enough testosterone to short circuit any woman's estrogen levels. Sean is a walking fantasy with his panty dropping smile and playboy charm. He can blend in with the boys as easily as he can hang out with the girls without missing a step. Darcy has the dirty mouth, sensitive heart and group of friends that some people only dream about. Yet her heart's desire has always been out of her reach. Or has it? What's a girl to do when the cause of her most embarrassing moments worms his way into her heart? Give in of course. There were a couple of tears along the way, but the smiles far outweighed them in the end.

I loved the first book in this series and was really looking forward to Sean and Darcy’s story.

Sean and Darcy have been best friends since they were 10, when Darcy came to live with her grandmother.

Darcy has been in love with Sean from day one. She’s still a virgin at 28 because she compares every guy to him and no one measures up or gets her fired up like he does. That’s a bit pathetic. She has watched him fawn over many, many women over the last 18 years. Darcy has a bit of a foul mouth, speaks her mind (except about her feelings for Sean), has a wicked sense of humor and has lots of insecurities. She was a total doormat when it came to Sean and just kept taking the small scraps he was handing her and justifying it however she could. She should not have put up with it for as long as she did.

Sean was a total douche for most of the story. He was supposed to be her best friend for the last 18 years but he knew nothing about Darcy’s life before she came to live with her grandmother. He is a manwhore, self centered and totally incapable of verbalizing or dealing with his own feelings and insecurities. I wanted to shake him so many times for being the ass he was to her on multiple occasions.

Sean is second in command at Rolland Construction. Darcy has her own interior design company. So, naturally, when Sean needs an interior designer for a big project his company is taking on, he snags Darcy for the job. Darcy is thrilled with being able to spend so much time with him.

We get both Sean and Darcy’s POV. Too much talking in their heads and not enough to each other.

I loved seeing Ewan and Quinn again. Still intensely dislike Lisbeth. Looking forward to Megan the Perfect’s story.

This story made me laugh (at their banter, at Darcy’s foul mouth and retorts), made me cry (when she finally draws the line in the sand), made me angry (with Sean‘s insensitivities), had me rolling my eyes at Sean several times, and had me yelling at Darcy to grow a backbone and demand more. That says a lot about an author’s writing skills to me. Having said this, I did not like this book near as much as book one. Too much angst and I struggled to like Sean, even after he figured it all out, because of the way he treated her for much of the book.

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC provided by NetGalley

This was a lovely read with a good foundation story. Few discrepancies regarding Boston and the surrounding areas, but if you aren't a local, you won't realize. Darcy was a wonderful character from the beginning, kind and warm. Sean was funny and engaging. There was quite a bit more angst than I expected but it worked for the most part. This was the first book by Jamie Hollins that I have read, and I think I will go back and read the first book. I didn't feel that I missed out not reading the first book though.

I love when stories are set in where I am from. I hate when the authors get it wrong.
I tried to enjoy this book, but there was so many discrepancies when it came to Boston and surrounding places, that I found myself having a hard time enjoying this book.

3 Stars- Friends to lovers and all that jazz... This felt like it was a natural flow...they both were childhood friends and one had the itch before the other...Went a little longer than it should but over all was an ok- hit the mark read.