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Friend Zone

By: Nicole Blanchard
Narrated by: Allie Martina, Gideon Frost
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Summary

From New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Nicole Blanchard comes a new-adult, friends-to-lovers, close-proximity romance!

Best friends + close quarters = huge trouble

Charlie

It started with a kiss. One that never should have happened. Liam was only doing what best friends do—standing up for me. It didn’t mean anything.

Right?

Sure, it made the fact I had to move in with him for a few months a bit complicated, but we’ve been firmly in the mutual friend zone for years. He’s the one who christened me "Charlie" after all. He only saw me as one of the guys.

Crossing the line is off limits.

Liam

We’re just friends.

Maybe if I said it enough, I’d stop picturing her naked.

Who was I kidding? With her living at my place, I couldn’t seem to stop picturing her naked.

All I had to do was keep my hands to myself for a few months.

No fantasizing bout her. No touching her.

And no more kissing her.

I was f--king screwed.

Friend Zone is book one in the Friend Zone series. Each book features a different couple and may be enjoyed as a stand-alone.

©2018 Nicole Blanchard (P)2023 Nicole Blanchard

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Friends to lovers!

Friends to lovers. I love this trope for the sheer reason that it's so easy to understand! After all, Charlie and Liam have been best friends for years! Nicole Blanchard tells their story as Charlie and Liam realize what they truly have. But how does it all happen? It all starts with one kiss. Now Liam is determined to win over Charlie's heart but will it be easy? Both are at different stages in the education and Charlie is not good with commitments. But her feelings for Liam are so strong! Is this the time she is ready? Blanchard takes us on a whirlwind of feelings, as these two navigate their new found relationship, their family drama and the art of communication! I found myself in love with this couple, rooting for their happy ending and wanting to push them along with their thoughts and plans! It just shows the investment that Blanchard got out of me as I was cheering for these two! Loved their journey.

Allie Martina and Gideon Frost tell the story with a fabulous narration. Martina is the emotional Charlie, as she comes out of her current relationship and finds true feelings. Each nuance lets her feelings out and made for a realistic character. Frost is a favorite, his smooth romantic voice coming through as Liam. I was captivated from the start. These two gave a fantastic performance.

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Wonderful Story & Listen🎧 Delightfully Heartfelt!

I enjoyed this wonderful ‘friends to lovers’ romance novel, the story swept me in right from the start, grabbing my attention and captivating it the entire time. The characters are realistic, easy to relate to and connect with, they are easy to care about and like too. Liam and Charlie became each other’s best friend when they were young and their friendship has lasted thru the years. Liam has watched Charlie date different men and as soon as it becomes too serious or the guy wants to take the relationship to the next level, she ends the relationship. And that is what she planned on doing with her latest boyfriend, Andrew, except it doesn’t go exactly like that. Charlie always does her breakups in the bar where Liam works, so if she needs rescue or support, he is there for her. Liam is used to her doing this, but it is different this time, hearing another guy is going to propose to her stirs up feeling in him and even more so when he sees how upset she is. So he takes the rest of his shift off and plans to take her back home to his family’s home. Charlie realizes her feelings for Liam had morphed into something else too, but both have plans, he is going to vet school and she has plans of her own that will take her out of the country for months. I loved the layers to the story and how it all played out, the writing and plotting are fantastic and so is the world building and character growth and development. There is never a dull moment in this book and it has the perfect balance of drama, heartfelt emotions and steamy romance. Nicole Blanchard, thank you for another fabulous story and emotional rollercoaster ride.

🎧📚🎧And for the fantastic narration, Nicole Blanchard chose the perfect cast to bring her characters and story to life. Allie Martina and Gideon Frost are wonderfully talented narrators and versatile voice artists. They did an amazing job portraying these characters, giving each a voice that fit that character’s persona and was believable in every role they played. Allie Martina nailed it as Charlie, grasping all sides of her personality, and Gideon Frost did the same for Liam. Both were fabulous performing the roles of all the secondary characters, too. They set the perfect tone for the story, captured all the character’s emotions and had you feeling every single one. These entertaining storytellers are a pleasure to listen to and their narration enhances an already fabulous story to another level. Thank you for another wonderful listen.

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