This is the second book I've read in this series and it was wonderful. I loved how it was a beautiful slow burn romance between Hailey and Wes. They really did build a great foundation to what would be their HEA. I look forward to more books from this author and I will be reading the first book in this series since I originally missed out on it.

After a difficult breakup, Hailey is starting over - new location, new apartment, new friends, new job,
Wes is also starting over in a new place having just relocated from New York to start working with his brothers. After a rough first meeting and misunderstanding, Hailey and Wes go the "just friends" route and begin spending time together. Their relationship was sweet, but nothing exciting.

I didn't love the pace of the book, it was very dialogue heavy and there were a lot of backstories and added elements - (finances, toxic relationships, rent, familial discord, business decisions, charity contributions, volunteer work, and more) that just made it hard to invest in any one storyline or character. Hailey was likable as was Wes and the other supporting characters, but beyond being "friendly" I didn't feel much else from these. characters.

Overall this was a nice book with a HEA, so if that's what you're looking for, then A Guide to Being Just Friends is your book! Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Griffin for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Yay! Jansen Brothers are back in town! This time Wes Jansen: uptight, analytical, nerdy, business oriented, perfectionist big brother takes the spotlight! Don’t get fooled by his serious, introvert, geeky manners! He’s gold hearted, caring man who takes the verbal abuse of their father for years to protect his brothers! But now he left New York to strategize a new business plan, giving more to public, being partner with his baby brothers!

And lovely, chatty, sunshiny salad shop owner Hailey Sharp confuses the hell of him. They met under funny and humiliating circumstances but they decide to be friends to prove the opposite to the famous theory of When Harry met Sally: the man and woman cannot be friends, even though attraction is undeniably palpable!

Hailey moved from LA to form a brand new life, hanging out with book club members of her cousin Piper, instead of talking about book, they focus on gossiping and filling her glasses to the brim with wine just like my own book club members do!

Her self esteem is bulldozed by her ex who was an aspiring actor and full time asshole! She has her own trust issues! So being friends with Wes is safe solution to keep her emotional barriers intact.

Wes is also looking for something intense and hopeful just like his brothers Chris and Noah ( we know them from previous books I highly recommend you to read them) He just wants to tick all the boxes to find best compatible woman for her! If he has chance like the geeks of “ Weird Science” movie, he can create his dreamy woman by writing the right code combination.

But as he spends more time with Hailey, he realizes his dreamy woman is standing in front of him. He just has to be bold enough to make a move, taking risk to be broken hearted as like Hailey decides to give a chance to their happiness. Will they write their own happy ending? Nope, brilliant Sophie Sullivan is right here to do that for them.

This was sweet, a little angsty, enjoyable, swoon read I highly recommended to romance fans like me!

Special thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions.

Oh, how I loved this series. I love the Jansen brothers as much as I love their girlfriends.

This is the last book in the series and it revolves around Wes. Wes is the oldest brother and still feels the most pain from his parents’ divorce. He views love as manipulative and not everlasting so he will do his best to never fall in love.

Hailey has recently moved to town to open a salad eatery next door to Tara’s baked goods shop. Through Tara, she is eventually introduced to Wes and the sparks start flying. But Hailey is coming off a long relationship that was not healthy so she is not eager to jump back in to the dating scene.

These two find themselves drawn to each other, but keep each other in the friend zone for different reasons. After months of being just friends, can they handle more? Or will their fear of something bad happening keep them strictly as friends?

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The opinions stated above are mine without biases.