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Friends To Lovers (Aisle Bound Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Christi Barth (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 3 of 4: Aisle Bound

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Love blooms where you least expect it.
Chicago wedding florist Daphne Lovell has no trouble producing perfect happily-ever-afters for her clients. But figuring out her own love life isn’t as easy...because she’s head-over-heels for her off-limits best friend. Revealing her secret crush on British expat Gibson Moore isn’t an option. Until fate steps in, darkening a ballroom and giving her the opportunity to steal a passionate kiss from the hunky hotel manager who unknowingly holds her heart.

Too bad that when the lights flick back on, the oblivious playboy searches the room for the lips that just claimed his—never bothering to look at the friend standing right next to him! Daphne still can’t confess her feelings for her bed-hopping best friend. Crossing the line from friends to lovers could ruin everything. Until an accidental second kiss reveals the truth to Gib. They both know that the smart thing would be to forget it ever happened. But some kisses are so spectacular they change everything...

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"If you're looking for a light, funny and romantic novel that will keep you warm on a dark fall-night, Friends to Lovers is just the book you need!" ~ (un)Conventional Book Views

"This was truly a great romance story. I highly recommend this book and can't wait for book 4".~ Books Books and More Books

"I love books that showcase how much a group of close friends can become like a family, and Barth has done this perfectly. I adore all the characters in this story, and Barth's ability to write fun and sexy heroes and heroines is one of the many reasons she has become a must-buy author to me." ~ The Book Pushers

"From the first book, I knew this was going to be a spectacular series and while I've enjoyed the books so far I flat out LOVED this one. This book was simply a sexy thrill ride from start to finish and I was more than happy to jump on and throw my hands up in the air while enjoying it!" ~ Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews

"Barth's latest is a fun, fast read. Readers will delight in the loop Gib is thrown for, as his feelings for Daphne grow and change. The group dynamic is lighthearted and enjoyable, and readers will sympathize as Daphne struggles to get to her happy ending." ~ RT Book Reviews

About the Author

Christi Barth writes sassy, sexy and smart contemporary romances. She 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 lives in Maryland with her husband.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0861XBSMX
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (June 22, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 22, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1762 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 344 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #836,113 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #18,194 in Romantic Comedy (Kindle Store)
- #20,653 in Billionaire Romance
- #21,498 in Contemporary Romance Fiction

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USA TODAY bestseller 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 lives in Maryland with her husband.

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Kate Estevez

HLB Reviews Friends to Lovers

Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2014

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So this is the third book in a series, a series I literally know nothing about, but I was looking for a book where two close friends end up together and this one kept coming up in the forums as being awesome, so I decided to jump right into the middle of the series. I’m very glad that I did, because I did seriously enjoy this book, and it could easily be read without having known all the backstory behind some of the other characters in the previous books.

I love the whole Gibson being an ex-pat Brit who comes from a wealthy family, but who left it all behind him and made his own way in America, coming to manage an awesome five-star hotel in Chicago. I love Chicago (home to my favorite airport of all time, yes I know I am a weirdo). I thought he was a really interesting guy and that his character really evolves over the course of the book. I mean he is known for being a serial dater in the beginning of the book but when he starts seeing Daphne and his family issues start to come back into the picture, then he really has to hunker down and decide what’s important to him in life, and I really loved that about him.

I also really liked Daphne, she is really independent and she is very career oriented/driven. I loved that about her. I also really loved that she didn’t roll over for anyone, she makes Gibson work to get her, she doesn’t just go with the flow or become a doormat because she wants a guy.

I love the cast of friends in this book as well, it makes me want to go back and read the other books in this series just so I can get to know them a little better. I thought the writing was really good and so was the pacing. I enjoyed this book from beginning to end, I loved that I was invested in the characters, that there were moments that made me laugh out loud, that their were moments that pulled at my heartstrings, and I loved the Chicago backdrop. I would highly recommend this book.

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Friends To Lovers

Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2021

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A long story about believable and likable characters. I doubt that I would read this author's other stories from here.

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PaPackrat

Oh, to have a friend like that!

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2021

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I'm not sure how many of us truly get a love like this, but we can dream! Great characters and an enjoyable book.

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Jocelyn Nielson

A cute read but has main story/plot flaws

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2023

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I liked this for the most part, but some of it felt choppy. Especially the ending. It just ended, and while it’s most likely that the main characters’ story will be mentioned in the next book (other previous book characters were highlighted in this one), it still felt rushed, and I was disappointed in not getting certain plot questions answered by the end of the story. I’m open to reading more from this series, but it wouldn’t be my first choice when looking for something to read.

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2021

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Gib reminds me of Lucifer from the Netflix series and frankly, here for it. It was a good read. I cried a bit, but I loved it.

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2021

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Interesting story about friends and how a kiss in the dark changed their relationship. There were bumps along the way but at the end was a happy ever after

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E.A. Reyes

Funny, entertaining and romantic

Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2013

* I received a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review

There are two kinds of man whores. The unlikable, arrogant ones that lie just to get a woman in bed and the likable, honest ones who make women feel attractive and appreciated, even if it's just for one night. British expat Gibson Moore is the likable kind. Sort of. He isn't cruel to the women he's with, he just never stays with them long enough to form a relationship. Ironically, for a womanizer, Gibson is oblivious to the woman in front of him, his best friend Daphne Lovell.

As a florist and wedding planner, Daphne is used to being around loving couples on one of the happiest days of their lives, so it's no surprise that she wants that for herself as well. The only problem is that she has her sights set on her best friend Gibson. When the chance presents itself during a blackout on New Year's Eve, she boldly kisses Gibson in the dark and is promptly crushed when the lights come on and he begins looking for his mystery woman, never once thinking she could be right in front of him.

Two friends who have long denied the attraction to each other make the decision to go from friends to lovers and find out it's not as easy as they thought. It may not even be worth it.

Friends to Lovers was more enjoyable than I thought it would be. I enjoyed both Gibson and Daphne, and though it is book 3 in the Aisle Bound series, I didn't feel lost, nor were the previous books spoiled for me. In fact, I hope to be able to read the first two books in the series someday, that's how much I enjoyed this book.

Usually I'm skeptical when the heroine works in the wedding industry, I have found that there are just too many cliches or the heroine herself is some wedding obsessed creature that I have zero in common with and even less interest in. Not so with Daphne. Her job didn't define her, it was just that, a job. She had other interests outside of her business and thank goodness that she wasn't a prissy, frou-frou female either! She was a guy's girl without losing her femininity. She's a good friend and obviously a good person because her friends adore her. She's confident about her job but self conscious about her changing relationship with Gibson. Her insecurities were reasonable without being annoying and whiny. She is fully aware that she isn't the most beautiful woman that Gibson's been with but she's hoping that because he knows her as a person, it will be enough to make him fall in love with her. Major points to Daphne for not only being able to maintain a friendship with a man like Gibson, but for being the one to initiate change.

Okay, now on to Gibson. I loved him. Yes he was a womanizer, yes he could be dense when it came to Daphne, but the fact that he was unsure about risking his friendship with Daphne even though he was attracted to her went a long way towards winning me over. It wasn't about another score, and he never once had the attitude of "Sure, what the hell, I'll give it a shot" where the new relationship with Daphne was concerned. That showed me that he was capable of feeling more than just lust for a woman, and that he cared more about his and Daphne's friendship than most men would.

The switch from friends to lovers shouldn't be easy. For two people who are truly great friends, the transition should be awkward and challenging, there are big changes happening and if it were easy for these two then I would have said that they weren't that great of friends to begin with. Where Gibson and Daphne shared EVERYTHING as friends, they now had to learn what to share and what not to share as lovers. Daphne the friend didn't have a problem with Gibson sharing details of his latest conquest but Daphne the girlfriend did. Gibson had to learn NOT to share those things. Both of them had to learn to be vulnerable around the other as well, which was a huge problem for Gibson.

Author Christi Barth created a lovely, warm, feel good story with quick, entertaining dialogue and very likable characters in Friends to Lovers. She didn't overdo it with the wedding theme (thank you), nor did she weigh down the story with a drawn out conflict. The pacing is great, and easy to follow. I'm insanely curious about the previous books in the series and anxious to read Tabitha and Drew's story.

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