Caitlyn and Jonas had the perfect relationship: friends with benefits, no strings attached. Until he ruined everything by asking her to go on a date with him. Caitlyn doesn't date. So they go back to being just friends and Jonas desperately tries to move on because he wants more. Six months later, Caitlyn's best friend (and boss) begs her to beta-test his new app, which just happens to be called Perfect Match. This means she has to go on dates, which maybe doesn't sound so bad anymore because she's been kind of lonely without Jonas. But will looking for a relationship with these new guys make her realize just what she missed out on with the one she actually cares about? And is it too late for her to do anything about it?

This is the first book I've read by this author, and I liked it. The characters are well-written and have strong voices, which is always important when the chapters go back and forth between their POVs. I will say that I was a little confused by the title because the number of dates Caitlyn has to go on isn't mentioned at all until the very end of the book (and she definitely doesn't go on 28). But that's a minor quibble that will likely be fixed in the final copy. Overall, I enjoyed this one and I'd like to go back and read the first 2 in this series.

**Thanks to NetGalley and Random House/Loveswept for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!**

This is so steamy and so good for the social media age we are living in!! Finding the one in 28 dates is such a great concept! Did not disappoint!!

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What a cute, fun story. The concept is about an app that will find you "the one" in 28 dates. Caitlin is a commit-phobe and won't commit to anyone past a FWB situation. She volunteers to test the new app out and as you g uessed, finds love... but the question is with who

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I'm a fan of this author's and her stories are usually flirty and fun, but this one had me scratching my head. The story is about two friends with benefits, where one wants more and the other doesn't want to change their arrangement even though they have been FWB for two years.

Jonas is in love with Caitlyn, and secretly, Caitlyn has deep feelings for Jonas but she won't commit. She will however, join a dating app and meet her dates at the bar that Jonas owns...….huh? The story just felt convoluted and I was disappointed with the direction of the characters, the storyline felt forced and by two thirds of the way, I no longer cared if they had an HEA.

Great book! Nice light love story with just the right amount of angst and humor. Would definitely recommend.

Overall this is a fun read but I while I immediately LOVED Jonas, at times I struggled to like Caitlin. This didn't exactly feel like a romance novel as much as a love story. Jonas loves Caitlin and lucky for Caitlin he doesn't give up while she navigates through her own issues until she eventually emerges as a woman who is finally capable of loving him back.

I would probably have rated this a 4 star but despite the book repeatedly describing Caitlin's red hair, someone decided to stick a cover on this book with a photo of a raven haired beauty. I suddenly realized that the last time I was this annoyed by a cover it was another book in this same series! I am fully aware that it is almost impossible to find the perfect cover photo but this one isn't even close.

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This was an emotionally charged romance with lots of angst and sweet moments. Jones has a sexual relationship with Caitlin and fights to take their relationship to the next level even if he has to play dirty. he signs up for a dating app she's on and through funny jokes he tries to get her to open up. While I thought he didn't use enough of his time really getting to know her, he makes up for it in real life. He's there for her when she needs him and he shows her how good it would be if they were together. Thank goodness she eventually reciprocates his love.

I'm a big fan of guy chasing girl stories and I thought we would see a lot of that based off the book description. Instead this was more of a story about Caitlin coming into her own.

Caitlin is the heroine that's afraid of commitment. Her and Jonas has had a friends with benefits relationship for 2 years, until Jonas ruins it by asking for more from her. As much as Jonas loves Caitlin, he knows he needs to moves on when she refuses to date him.

As much as I really liked these characters, this just had too much relationship angst for me to enjoy it to the fullest. I hated seeing Jonas dating someone else after Caitlin even knowing he tried with Caitlin and she turned him down.

I don't easily relate to heroines who have commitment problems so it was not easy for me to understand her reasoning of letting Jonas slip through her fingers. What I did like was that it didn't take her long to realize she made a mistake. The only problem was Jonas was already dating someone else.

Caitlin realizes she needed to put herself out there so she accepts her boss's request to beta test his new dating app for 28 days. This is more of what the book was about. We see her dating all these men who just couldn't compare to Jonas. Little does she know, Jonas has already realized his new girlfriend doesn't compare to her and has ended things.

This is purely a personal preference but I just wanted more of this couple together and less the struggle of them finding their way back together. I did really love the ending and that epilogue was incredibly sweet.

28 Dates, is funny and sweet. Caitlin doesn't know that Jonas is the one. Jonas knows though, and what he does to prove it to her is great.

**I voluntarily read an early copy of this title courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review**

28 Dates is a quick, cute read and is the third book in Stacey Lynn's Crazy Love series, however it can easily be read as a standalone.

Jonas and Caitlin have had a friends with benefits relationship for quite some time. Caitlin is not into commitment, but Jonas wants more. When he bridges the topic with her, Caitlin shuts him down right away and he in turn walks away. They do remain friends, but its strained to say the least based on their past.

Caitlin works for an app developer and his newest invention is a dating app that he wants her to test. She reluctantly agrees and sets out to meet guys via the app. She goes on a few dates that are absolutely awful and a few that are okay. She ends up matching with a guy that she has a great time texting back and forth with. What she doesn't realize is that Jonas has approached her boss and he is the man behind the person she's matched with on the app. Is she going to be furious when she finds out or will she have finally come to her senses and figured out that they could have something real?

I enjoyed this book and read it very quickly, however I felt like Caitlin's issues were handled way too easily and quickly. We knew she had commitment issues and that they stemmed from her childhood, but I think having one conversation with a friend and she's magically over them is a little hard to swallow. It looks like there is going to be another book in this series and I do look forward to reading it as I've enjoyed this entire series.

First let me say, I loved this book so much, I think it might be my favorite so far. I think this is the first book I've ever read and out down at three percent in, I was already emotionally invested by this point. I think the fact that I was already feeling a strong enough connection to need to take a minute before diving back in says a lot about the fact that Caitlin and Jonas felt so real and like I was a part of their world.

There isn't much steam in this book, it starts out with a bit but then it kind of tapers off for a while. I didn't mind this because I was so focused on these two finding their way and Caitlin's fear of commitment trying to ruin a good thing for her. I think it was a nice change to have less steam and more of the story, don't get me wrong though, I'll be first in line for Stacey's next steamy read.

Overall this was a really fantastic love story, that was simply about two friends finding out whether or not crossing that line was going to work for them. I highly recommend this to anyone you wants to read a great love story.

I love a good friends to lovers story. So, with two years on friends with benefits under the H and h’s belts, I thought I’d see them as a couple instantly. To my surprise, I didn’t. They both had to grow on me, much like the Caitlin’s revelation about her feelings for Jonas. This one ended with me loving them together and feeling like it is a true HEA.

While it’s not my favorite of Ms. Lynn’s romances, it definitely worth the read.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Caitlin was the commitment phobe in this relationship. Jonas was yummy and so ready for Caitlin. He was willing to watch over her while she meets her 28 dates from a friend's dating app. She didn't go on 28 dates or if she did they don't tell us about all of them. Creepy toe boy was ewh. I was expecting more fire after the prologue, but didn't get it.

Overall not a bad story. I liked how the story started and ended. Good writing and story telling. Thanks!

Great book. This book has everything you want and more. Friends to lovers, great chemistry and a lot of laughs. Caitlin and Jonas have been friends with benefits for a while now but Jonas wants more and Caitlin doesn't.
Trey, Caitlin's friend develops a dating app and wants Caitlin to try it for 28 days before he puts it on the market. Caitlin's uncertain because she doesn't want a relationship but agrees to give it a try. After a few dates it's just not working out, after all Jonas is still on her mind. Jonas in the meantime is miserable without Caitlin but comes up with a plan to go on the app himself but just no picture. He wants Caitlin back and his love for her with stop at nothing. Can he make her fall in love with him or will someone else catch her eye?

I really enjoy this authors writing. She knows how to write characters with amazing chemistry, that's for sure! This book was enjoyable and I finished it pretty quickly. However, it was a little predictable.

I look forward to more from this author!

Caitlyn as the book description says is a commitment phobe. She truly believes that she just needs to have a friend with special benefits. Her man Jonas finally confronts her and asks for just one date. Caitlyn refuses to give Jonas one date so he tells her that they are over. Caitlyn's bestie is an app designer and he wants her to try out his new dating app. Since Caitlyn and Jonas are now over Caitlyn is realizing that maybe she made a mistake. Maybe she does deserve rainbows, butterflies and happily ever after. She always thought that she was't that girl but now that she is single she is having second thoughts. Caitlyn tries out this new dating app and is realizing that she is missing Jonas. She is finding out that there are a lot of weirdos in the dating app world. Meanwhile Jonas is realizing that he was in love with Caitlyn and he wants her back. Caitlyn has no clue that she has been chatting with Jonas though the app. Will these two finally get together or will she fall for someone else on the app. Check out this amazing book by Stacey Lynn, you won't be disappointed. Plus some of your old favorites will come back in this book.

28 Dates by Stacey Lynn is book 3 in the Crazy Love series and can be read as a stand-a-lone. It tells the story of Caitlin and Jonas two friends with benefits. When Jonas asks for more from the relationship, she breaks it off.

In the meantime, she agrees to be the guinea pig for her boss’s new dating app. Once she starts seeing men from the app, let’s just say all does not go so well.

Jonas, on the other hand still has feelings for Caitlin and is hoping to change her mind. She has reservations of being with anyone, long-term, due to her upbringing and past experiences with men. Although, she has fears of being alone.

This is a fun, sweet, HEA second chance love story. You will route for Jonas and want Caitlin to get on board.

I always enjoy Ms. Lynn’s books and her characters are so much fun to read. I look forward to her next release.

Welcome to your next dating app and the story of Jonas and Cait. What a story it is!! Holy hell I loved this book. I'm a big Stacey Lynn fan and love her books, this one just wowed me. She definitely didn't draw in a straight line in this one! One amazing turn after the other, what an insanely great story.
Jonas and Cait are in a FWB relationship, two years running. She wants nothing more than that, afraid of commitment. When Jonas tells her he wants more, she freezes and he walks out. He also tells her he's met someone. Someone who will actually go out on a date with him. He's done and she's just lost the best thing that's ever happened to her. She has two best buds from college, she works for one of them as his assistant. He's an app developer, wealthy and very protective of Cait with good reason. Cait's backstory brings us the understanding of some of her behavior and is well written and woven through the story.
His completion and wanting to do a test run of this dating app, the places people together who are looking for long term commitment and he wants Cait to be the guinea pig for the first run. Cait of course balks. Being apart from Jonas is killing her, Jonas owns a bar/restaurant that she frequents and it's an awkward balance there. He's usually holed up in his office when she comes in, she knows his schedule and she knowing he's seeing someone else and has met her. She finally caves and agrees to try the app. This sets the scenario for the body of the story and all the twists and turns this one takes. Wowza, did it ever. Loaded with angst and some breath holding moments, I wasn't sure if I wanted to throw my kindle or smack them both. Stacey had me right on the edge of crazy and kept me there. What a story she tells in this one, with two amazing characters; a cast of fantastic support characters that I have to say I want to see more of and what an ending. Yes indeed, she just knocked this one right out of the park. Normally I like my angst on simmer but this, this was so worth my hair pulling and death gripping the kindle.
Well done Stacey! Fantastic story!

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A cute and dare I say realistic take on the friends turn lovers trope. The romance years in the making, you can feel the strong connection between Caitlin and Jonas through the pages and how they were able to cope with their growing feelings felt very natural. My favorite portion of the series was the gradual built-up to the leads relationship which ultimately lead to their happily ever all. What more can I say? “28 Dates” was a fun and sexy read filled with lovable characters, great writing flow and steady relationship pace.