Friends Don't Fall in Love is, not surprisingly, a friends to lovers romance and it's one that I absolutely adored. Things this book has going for it: 1. The music. (I absolutely adore books centering around music. If there's talk about how to write a song or writing a song in general, I'm seated. And this book has a lot of that.) 2. The friendship. (I believed that these two are REALLY actually friends. And so I understood the hesitancy to mess it up.) 3. The FEELINGS. (They're big and expressed in the funnest of ways... An anonymous erotic poetry account is just maybe one example.) 4. The world. (Erin Hahn has created a whole universe for her characters to live in and I just really love the way she's done it. In a contemporary romance, world building is usually less of a focus, but I really appreciate how grounded her books are because there's a full cast of characters that are consistent across books.) 5. The romance. (I just really loved the turn from friends to more that happens here. Loved it a whole, whole bunch.) 6. Craig's nephew. 7. Lorelai's Celiac representation. (It makes me so grateful that I'm just gluten intolerant and I used to think that was the worst thing in the history of ever.) 8. So much more honestly?

If you're wondering what this book is actually about, essentially Lorelai pulls a The Chicks and gets kicked out of country music, which also results in her "losing" her fiancé (the jerk) and moving back to Michigan. Except now it's been a few years and Lorelai is ready to make her way back to music so she moves back to Nashville and into the other side of a duplex that Craig (her ex's former bandmate) owns. She and Craig have always been such good friends, but they also had a pretty steamy moment right after the breakup and right before Lorelai moved away. The tension is tensioning and the romance is definitely romancing. If you haven't read this one, I would definitely recommend.

I enjoyed this friends to lovers story and loved being in the world of country music. Lorelei Jones and Craig Boseman have a solid friendship with such great chemistry, and a fun setting in Nashville.

WHAT TO EXPECT
-friends to lovers
-miscommunication
-country musician
-second chance
-Nashville setting

*many thanks to St Martin’s Press and Netgalley for the gifted copy for review.

1. Some of the thematic content in Friends Don't Fall in Love contains discussions of school shootings and gun violence, neither event occurs on the page. Lorelai Jones and I have both spent time in the classroom and this subject is very close to our hearts. Please take care when reading.

2. There was a mistake made when printing the early ARC covers and the wrong copy was sent to the printer. It will be rectified on the final copies but those readers who win GR giveaways will be receiving the *special mistake editions*. I guess we’ll call them collector’s editions! Enjoy!

3. Despite the adorable cover, FDFIL is a very spicy romance with explicit descriptions. Be advised of steamy content! ❤️

Not only is this author a Michigan author but her romances are always fun. I love how these two had a past, not in a bad way at all but they were friends. I love how their relationship developed but they also didn’t let their romance get in the way of the business relationship they had as well. I also love the music element to it and I would love to see some of these created.

This was so adorable! I absolutely loved it. The banter between Craig and Lorelei was top tier! I can’t wait to read another one by this author!

orelai Jones has a thriving country music career, as long as she obeys her fiancé. When she gets in trouble she takes off to her dear friend Craig, a music producer. He’s always had a crush on her and he wants to help her get her career back, and maybe explore the connection they’ve always shared. But friends don’t do the things they’re talking about, do they?

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley, I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my

I have had this review done for a while, but Erin Hahn is such an icon.

This book, I seen in Barnes and Noble yesterday, and bought it because I loved it so much when I first read it, I had to read again with it physically in my hands. Something about getting an arc for a book you wanted to read, and then getting to see it in a bookstore has me so :)

BUT TO THE BOOK:
Friends to Lovers is one of my favorite tropes because you get to watch their relationship develop from platonic to romantic and get to follow along the angst, the nervousness, the anxiety, the love, the entire way,. The fact that sometimes your perfect person is right next to you all along, really makes you stop and look around and see who you surround yourself with. Such a cute, light, easy read, and I don't know why so many people went so hard on the book in the ratings. This is definitely a 4.5 star (Rounding up to 5 for me)

Erin Hahn can't write a bad book, and I Stand on that.

a solid 4 stars!

the book follows longtime friends lorelei and craig aka huck, who have always had feelings for one another but through so many different experiences, have never found the right time or the right words for one another.

the angst between the two really create such an emotional and sweet story to blossom. the angst isn't too heavy but the miscommunication adds to it and although some people don't like miscommunication, i love it! lorelai and craig continuing to be there for another and finally find each other really makes the HEA well deserved.

lorelai was also someone i loved because she has such strong values and is clearly very talented. craig is swoon worthy and such a great hero.

i love this universe that erin hahn has created and i can't wait to read more from her!

thank you netgalley and the publisher for sending an arc in return for an honest review.

Made it 20% into the book and was so confused the entire time about the timeline and couldn’t convince myself to continue. I may try again one day because I LOVE friends to lovers…but I just couldn’t do it this time around.

I loved Hahn's Built to Last, which unfortunately set high expectations that Friends Don't Fall in Love did not meet. It was similar in its premise as a former celebrity makes a comeback with the help of an old friend. This was another friends to lovers book but starts with unrequited love then turns into friends with benefits before finally becoming love.

The evolution of Lorelai and Craig's relationship was somewhat unsettling to me because Lorelai and I were not on the same page. I thought they were headed into a relationship when it was just with benefits, so I had to double back to confirm what has happening. The book did not tug at me the way the first book had nor was I as invested in Lorelai's singing career. I was left with something missing--the extra oomph that would have made this book better. I could not make the connection with Lorelai and Craig. I still appreciated the writing and thought the story was well-thought out. This was just one of those cases of having different expectations.

3.5 This steamy country singer romance had me flying through this book. This book follows Lorelei a country singer who after protesting gun violence had her country career ruined and her famous country fiancé running for the hills causing her to go back to teaching school. That is except Craig her ex fiancé base player and song writer after hooking up once after her career is ruined we follow these two as the reunite many years later with Craig as an indie music producer and Lorelei ready to give it another shot.

I loved the story in this one it was engaging easy to follow and I loved all the music and song writing through out this book. I don’t read many music romances but really enjoyed this one. The characters were great I loved Lorelei and her energy. The romance in this one was HOT this is definitely on the spicer side of contemporary romance but thought it was done well just be warned if you like a more closed door romance. This was my first book by this author but hope to pick up more from her in the future. I would like to thank net galley and the publishers for a chance to read this book for an honest review.

Here's the problem with the title: Friends actually fall in love all the time.

I probably shouldn't have asked for this galley, but I read 'You'd Be Mine' by this author and it was set in the same universe, so I thought 'why not'. Unfortunately, it wasn't as good, mainly because these two people wouldn't TALK to each other. The older I get, the more I can't tolerate this "oh, but what if it ruins our friendship" hemming and hawing that a lot of romance books seem to use to prolong the moment when they actually get together. If it ruins your friendship, then it does, but at least you can move on then. But what if it doesn't?

I really enjoyed reading this book.
I read it over a few days, and couldn't wait till I got free time to read it more.

I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley.

Lorelai Jones was at the start of her music career - she was skyrocketing to the top and had a music star fiancée. At the end of one of her concerts, fed up with the gun violence in our country, she sang a protest song at the end of her show. The world turned on her, her fiancée turned on her, everyone but Huck.

Craig Huckleberry Boseman (Huck) prefers to stay out of the limelight. He is a great musician and lyricist, but is happy letting everyone else take credit for his work. In one passionate night after Lorelai explodes her career, they part ways. She heads back to Michigan to restart her life, and he builds a career as a producer in Nashville.

Five years down the road, Lorelai realizes she is not done with music and heads back to Nashville to see if she can restart her career. Time has not been kind to her - everyone still "hates" her - but she does have a loyal following. As they walk the fine line - they realize, maybe they can have it all.

Friends Don't Fall In Love by Erin Hahn is a second-chance romance of sorts. Lorelai had a fantastic country music career. She then played a protest song at a concert and ruined her entire future. Five years later, she refuses to be done with her dreams and calls up the one person who stuck by her, her dear friend and her former fiancé’s co-writer and bandmate, Craig. He always had a thing for Lorelai but knew he'd never get the girl, except for one night long ago. Now they are friends living next to each other with a spark lighting up between them. Can they just remain friends or will it be something more?

I have read all of Erin Hahn's books and she has such a way of writing characters to feel real. You are right there with them in every emotion. I was rooting for Lorelai every step of the way. She is fierce and knows what she wants. Craig is such a sweetheart and someone who you just love. This book had a nice bit of spice to it. I cannot wait for the next book in the series.

Thanks to NetGalley and St Martins Press for the e-ARC of this book. This review is my own opinion.

Thank you NetGalley for the eARC.

Until SMP boycott reaches a resolution, I will not be reviewing this title.

This is such a swoon-worthy read! Set in the world of country music, this book hits all the right notes. I loved the plot and the interaction between characters. Many thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

Erin Hahn’s novel Friends Don't Fall in Love is the story of Lorelai Jones who has it all – an amazing music career and a famous fiancé. That is until she is cancelled because she played a protest song. I voluntarily read and reviewed a complimentary copy of this book about love, second chances, loyalty, and friendship.

Friends Don’t Fall in Love has everything I love! It’s a second chance, friends to lovers romantic comedy set in Nashville with a background of country music. Lorelei Jones and Craig Boseman have not only the most perfect friendship and working relationship, but their chemistry is off the charts. I read it in two days because I just couldn’t get enough of their story, and I was thrilled reading the author’s notes that Maren, Lorelei’s best friend is getting her own book this fall. I can’t wait to read it.

This book was published by St. Martin's Press, which is unfortunately being boycotted. If the boycott reaches a resolution, I hope to come back and review this book.