Christi Barth earned a Masters degree in vocal performance and embarked upon a career on the stage. A love of romance then drew her to wedding planning. Ultimately she succumbed to her lifelong love of books and now writes contemporary romance. Christi is President of the Maryland Romance Writers and lives in Maryland with her husband.
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As florist and co-owner of a successful Chicago wedding planning business, Daphne Lovell has been there for the happiest days of other people's lives. As for her own life? Well, it's hard to be perfectly happy when you're carrying a torch for your sexy, womanizing and oblivious best friend. So when the lights go out on New Year's Eve, she seizes the opportunity to kiss him senseless.
British expat Gibson Moore has a lot on his plate. The hotel he manages is being bought out, his family is crazy and someone just kissed him in the dark. When the lights go on, he searches the room, trying to find the mystery pair of lips. Only, he never thinks to ask the woman standing by his side. He's shocked when he discovers that Daphne is the woman he's been searching for. But Gib's also eager to act upon the attraction for her he's always fought to ignore.
It takes trust to move from friends to lovers, and as Gib's work situation worsens, he is no longer sure he can risk the friendship he relies on most. It's up to Daphne to convince him that some things are worth fighting for…
FRIENDS TO LOVERS can be purchased from Amazon and other eRetailers
You can see my review of FRIENDS TO LOVERS here.
Harlequin has generously offered to give one Read Your Writes Book Reviews commenter and eCopy of FRIENDS TO LOVERS. Please follow the Rafflecopter below to enter. Question...How do you feel about friend to lovers relationships? Good luck
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I love friends to lover storylines. They're always so entertaining to see how they progress and how it changes their relationships.
ReplyDeleteAnita,
DeleteThis was a really good story. I never realized how much I was waiting for these two until, I read the first half of the first chapter. It was probably even before the first half.
One of my favorite tropes! I do enjoy reading them and the entire idea of it.
ReplyDeleteI never really think too much about this trope. But I loved these two. Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteI have a love hate relationships with them. They can be really fun but I wish more authors wrote included male/female platonic friendships. My best friend is male and both of us are tired of when people ask us if we're a couple. No. We have known each other for almost eight years and we're just good friends. My rafflecopter name is Nat.
ReplyDeleteHi Natalie,
DeleteYou should really check out Friends to Lovers. Gib and Daphne's relationship was platonic for years, until one night. In fact, they were the best of friends.
This sounds like a book I need to add to my TBR stack. I have a good friend to lover relationship. We have been friends over 15 years and are not in a romantic relationship. Just still good friends with benefits when needed.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the give away
Oh my gosh Christie!
Delete15 years as friends with benefits? Really? 15 years is a LONG TIME!!! And you NEVER not even one time thought about it being more than just benefits? You never even got jealous?
I love friends to lovers romance, to me it makes for the best romance cause there's already a backstory! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteThis is like my favorite book by Christi. I mean I loved Planning for Love. But Gib and Daphne are two great characters.
DeleteThanks for stopping by and good luck!