Jessica Lemmon delivers another fun, feel-good quick read for readers who love the friends to lovers trope. Interesting, real life characters who put forth just the right blend of real life believability and a lot of wit will keep you hooked throughout the story. I would recommend this book for sure!

Flynn and Sabrina have been best friends since college, along with Gage and Reid. Sabrina and Flynn grew apart when Flynn got married and his wife did not want him hanging out with Sabrina. Now that Flynn is going through a disastrous divorce, they are picking up where they left off. They are all older now (in their 30s) and all the guys are in a “no marriage” pact, Flynn’s father passed away and Flynn now has to run the corporation called Monarch consulting. The whole group works for Flynn, which makes for some interesting dynamics in the story.
Flynn has gotten grouchy at work and Gage and Reid have told him to take some time off. Sabrina is just the person to spend time with Flynn to get him back to normal. It just so happens that Sabrina’s plumbing is broken and she needs a temporary place to stay. So, Flynn takes advantage of the situation and invites her to stay at his place for a while. This is the perfect opportunity to spend time with each other and what could be if they just take a leap of faith with each other. This is a friends to lovers story, with witty dialogue and characters that are fun to spend time with. I like the corporate setting and the focus on friendship. This was the first book by Jessica Lemmon that I read and I really enjoyed it. Hopefully Gage and Reid will get their own stories and I will be waiting on release day for them.

This was your typical friends to lovers, office romance. Jilted by his fiance man is attracted to his best friend, who is mutually attracted to him. I wanted very much to like it bc this is my catnip, but I couldn't get into it. The characters did not pop off the page for me. The writing style was decent enough. I'd give it three stars.

I love best-friends-to-lovers stories, but the romantic pacing in this one seemed a bit off, and as a result the chemistry between the hero and heroine seemed lukewarm.

I really liked the snappy dialogue between the hero and heroine, but the hero’s personality didn’t always seem consistent. At times he came across as a slightly confusing mashup of good boy next door, hard-headed CEO and party animal. The heroine was a nice character but I had a hard time relating to her at some points in the story, which made my reading feel a little disjointed.

Overall, it was only an okay story that I personally didn’t really get into.

What a fantastic read!!! Flynn is a workaholic and Sabrina has been his best friend for years. Together they take us on a journey of love. Storyline was easy to follow, characters were very easy to relate to and feel like your apart of the book. I would highly recommend this book.

I was given a ARC from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

4.5

Flynn and Sabrina have been best friends since college, never even thinking about crossing the line from friendship into something more intimate. Their friendship took a slight derailing during Flynn's marriage, but after his disastrous divorce, they're back on track again and not too soon either as Flynn's father has also recently passed away and Flynn finds himself the head of his family's corporation. Unfortunately, not everyone is embracing the change to the company hierarchy, and they've threatened to walk out unless Flynn takes some much needed time away to reassess.

Luckily, Sabrina is just the person to pull Flynn out of his funk. But being along together, and single at the same time, has started giving them both glimpses into what could be between them, if they just give in and take that next step.

Best Friends, Secret Lovers is full of everything I have come to expect from Jessica Lemmon. It's a simple, no-nonsense story that's quick to read and doesn't stray from it's main focus which is the relationship (friendship and otherwise) between Flynn and Sabrina. I felt like Jessica Lemmon did a great job incorporating the conflicts that surround any kind of intimate relationship between Flynn and Sabrina (i.e. his ex-wife, their friendship, his workaholic nature, the fact that Flynn is in a pact to never get married again, and marriage is definitely on the table in Sabrina's future), but only delves into them on enough of a surface level, like an acknowledgement of said conflicts, but in a way making a statement that any arguments for them to not be together are quite trivial. Instead, we get a lot of focus placed on Sabrina and Flynn's feelings even if, at first, they're not sure how deep those feelings run. I just liked that the idea of Flynn and Sabrina being together seemed so easy and natural like a romantic relationship is a natural extension of the friendship they've always held for one another.

Never to be outdone, Flynn and Sabrina's two friends Gage and Reid - also members of the notorious single-man's pact - play interesting secondary characters. Not only for the obvious way in which they're each just begging to be thrown for a loop in love (I honestly can't wait for their books), but in the way they enhance the group dynamic. A relationship moving from platonic to romantic can have an impact on more than just Flynn and Sabrina, but unlike with the other possible conflicts, I genuinely liked the fact that it was never a question of anything being "ruined". Instead it was about their friends' happiness.

I really enjoyed this first book, it's a good one to curl up with on a lazy afternoon.

3.5 stars for this story. Flynn is a workaholic and Sabrina has been his best friend for years. He's been burned by his ex-wife and his father's death, so Sabrina convinces him to take a sabbatical to refresh himself and avoid his company going under. They end up exploring a relationship together.

I enjoyed the romance and the overall storyline. I did think his ex-wife and her behavior was cliché, but it didn't take away from my enjoyment of the story. I do look forward to Reid and Gage's stories.

Thanks to the publisher for a review copy via NetGalley.

Raise your hand if you stayed up too late last night and it wasn't to watch the snow falling? Guilty as charged! It actually is a pretty quick read, and totally worth being tired today. Yes, friends to lovers has been done before but not like this. And yes, it is a romance book, but it had "real" qualities. It's not over the top or unbelievable (well, besides them of course being rich, but gotta have something to dream for, right?) and you will be rooting for this couple from the beginning. You want to see them get their happily ever after, together. No crazy antics or unnecessary interference- just two people who should be together and just need to realize what everyone else probably already knows. Hallmark movie worthy but not cheesy or sappy. And side note- can't wait for Reid's story (British guy with cheeky charm? Sign me up now!). And if you've read any of Jessica Lemmon's books before, you understand when I say- nailed the cover, again!

Flynn and Sabrina have known each other for a long time but only as friends. Then one day their feelings deepen and evolve into romance and things get complicated. Their friends try to help but just make things more difficult. Loved this sweet hot romance!

I really liked this book but I don't think the description of it really does it justice. Flynn and Sabrina meet in college and become great friends but then he meets another woman and he marries her, putting distance between the two. Now his wife cheated on him (with his brother) and he is divorced and very bitter. He works with Sabrina and his two other best friends and the three guys form a "I will never get married" oath.

Meanwhile Flynn is very grumpy and stressed as his father has died and he is fighting for power within his company. His besties tell him to take a vacation and Sabrina agrees to take one as well. THat is when they kiss at valentines. They both agree to ignore it even though that starts both of them having erotic dreams.

That is until Sabrina is forced to live with Flynn and the passion comes out. These two are so wonderful together. They are best friends but until that kiss neither really saw the other romantically which I liked about the story. They fall for the other but the oath gets in the way....Flynn will have to learn to trust his heart to Sabrina and Sab has to learn that love is a risk.

This was a wonderfully written story with characters I absolutely loved. I cannot wait for more in this series.

Flynn and San were perfection. I loved their friendship and their falling in love. I also love Gage and Reid and can’t wait for their books too!