Friends Don't Fall in Love
A Novel
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2.6 • 5 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Erin Hahn’s Friends Don’t Fall in Love is about long-time friends, taking chances, and finding out that, sometimes, your perfect person was right there in your corner all along.
Lorelai Jones had it all: a thriving country music career and a superstar fiancé. Then she played one teenie tiny protest song at a concert and ruined her entire future, including her impending celebrity marriage. But 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.
Craig Boseman’s held a torch for Lorelai for years, but even he knows the backup bass player never gets the girl. Things are different now, though. Craig owns his own indie record label and his songwriting career is taking off. If he can confront his past and embrace his gifts, he might just be able to help Lorelai earn the comeback she deserves—and maybe win her heart in the process.
But when the two reunite to rebuild her career and finally scratch that itch that’s been building between them for years, Lorelai realizes a lot about what friends don’t do. For one, friends don’t have scratch-that-itch sex. They also don’t almost-kiss on street corners, publish secret erotic poetry about each other, have counter-top sex, write songs for each other, have no-strings motorcycle sex, or go on dates. And they sure as heck don't fall in love... right?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Hahn (Built to Last) takes readers behind the curtain of the country music industry in this sassy rom-com. Six years before the events of the novel, superstar Lorelai Jones sang a protest song calling for gun control at a concert—and she's been persona non grata in Nashville ever since. Hahn takes her time setting the stage, which makes for a slow start, but the backstory will put country fans in mind of the band the Chicks. Now, however, Lorelai's ready to reclaim her place in the spotlight with the help of her longtime friend, indie music producer Craig Boseman. Neither can forget the one magical night they shared following the scandal, but they're determined to keep their relationship friendly and professional. Unsurprisingly, their resolve doesn't last long. Soon the pair are writing each other erotic poems and all-out love songs, the text of which adds some fun to the proceedings. Hahn surrounds her protagonists with diverse friends and family who act as confidants and cheerleaders for the couple, adding some flair to what would otherwise be a straightforward comeback story. Those most familiar with the country scene and its artists will especially appreciate how deeply the music and culture is woven into the plot.
