A disgraced Nashville superstar and her longtime friend and eventual producer, what could go wrong when they have romantic feelings for each other? Both did a lot of second guessing, but in the end the resolution was worth it. This book was quite a romantic ride! I was rooting for Lorelai and Huck. Thank you NetGalley for providing the ARC.

This is my first Erin Hahn book, and I'm thrilled to say that it definitely won't be my last!

This book is simultaneously sweet and spicy and lighthearted and heartwrenching. How? Not sure. But it is.

I'm a big friends-to-lovers fan, and Hahn did a great job with portraying this couple as such. And it's all centered around country music?! Yes, please!

After one night together, Lorelai decidees to leave her best friend Huck in order to pursue her music career. Huck, always supporting her, stands on the sidelines, loving her from afar.

Friends don't fall in love... but maybe sometimes they do?

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

unfortunately this book was hard for me to love! I usually love the friends to lovers trope. However with all the backstory, it felt like we missed 3/4 of lorelai and craig's story, and we just got the highlights of it in the beginning. plus, with them already having had a one-night stand, it felt like they were never actually "in the friend zone". they were both clearly in love with each other.

This was a sweet friends to lovers romance. I was invested in their story & I wanted to see them together. The chemistry was great & I always love when “he falls first”. Great for lovers of country music & Nashville also.

Rating: Loved It, 4.5 stars

Friends Don't Fall in Love is the second romance novel I've read by Erin Hahn, and I think that she will be an auto-buy romance author for me! I loved Friends Don't Fall in Love. In this we follow Lorelei Jones, a former country star whose career fell apart when she played a song in protest of guns and school shootings. She is attempting to make a comeback in Nashville where she has one friend, Craig "Huckleberry" Boseman, her best friend and former bandmate to her ex-fiance.

This is a friends to lovers romance that I felt like was done pretty well overall. With any friends to lovers there always seems to be an element of repetition and miscommunication, but while that was present to some degree, it didn't feel overwhelming. I liked Lorelei's personality and that Huck was the one who was the over-thinker and and the one who would spiral. I believed them as a couple. I also appreciate the nods to country music and the current issues within it. Overall, I felt this was very well done and a great time.

I am hopeful that we get another companion novel to this series to follow Maren, the third friend in the trio of Shelby, Lorelei, and Maren. I enjoy these characters and this slice of the world that Erin Hahn has created.

Friends Don't Fall in Love releases on October 17, 2023. Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Griffin for an advance eARC of this. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

A spicy, steamy second chance, friends to lovers romance set in the world of country music. Lorelei lost it all when she sang "Ohio" at a concert and managed to offend her audience so she went home to Michigan and taught school but now she's back in Nashville and in Craig- Huck's- heart. He's a songwriter who now runs a recording studio and he's deeply into her. Both of them tell this story of how they come together again and how he helps her revive her career. You know what else happens, don't you? There are good atmospherics, zippy dialogue, and interesting insight into the songwriting process. I suspect there will be some who won't appreciate Lorelei's perspective on certain things, which is part of the point. If I have a quibble it's the way their back story is told because I found it confusing. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. A light quick read with good characters.

Thank to you to the publisher for a copy of this great friends to lovers romance. I adore the history between Lorelei and Craig and seeing the flashback and their relationship. The banter and tension between them is so good. I love the added lyrics and how much they played in the story. This story always covers some heavier subjects which added more depth to the story.

I was not expecting this to be a full on sequel to not just Built to Last but also You’d Be Mine. I was approved for the YBM e-arc years ago and it is a book that has never left my mind since, and every single one of Erin’s books does not miss.

Friends Don’T Fall In Love was utter perfecting! The unrequited love, the yearning, the SPICE! So delicious. And I loved seeing all the familiar faces. Lorelai was a favorite from Built to Last and I am so happy I got a chance to read her story.

I actually wish this book was LONGER because I just want to live in these character’s world all the time.

I am kind of hoping Maren’s story is next based on that little piece of info we got at the end there.

I will forever and always be an Erin Hahn stan and I cannot wait for more

This was a good book. At first, I was a bit worried because it seemed like it could be a bit slow but I was proven wrong.
There was a good backstory, which was great to see. But it seemed weird at times because you are reading in present day and then all of a sudden bam you are in the past. There was a lot of back and forth of that for a good part of the book.

The chemistry between the 2 main characters is so strong and I am so glad for that. It felt like something that could really happen in life and made for a great story. I loved how it all came together.
I enjoyed getting to know all of the characters even the background ones, because at times they even played an important role in the story.

I am so happy to have been able to read this ARC, thanks to NetGalley and the publisher. The above is my honest opinion and voluntary.

Lorelai Jones had the perfect country music career and the perfect fiancé until she took a stand and it all fell apart. Five years later, she is trying hard to rekindle her dream with the help of indie music producer and one of her good friends, Craig Boseman. Craig has been in love with Lorelai for years but always stuck to the friend zone. Now that they are working closely together and Lorelai is starting to see the sparks fly too, will they be able to stick to the friend zone or will it turn into something more?

I really wanted to like this book because it love the friends to lovers theme, but I just couldn’t get into this one. There was something about the storyline and the characters that I just couldn’t connect with and it didn’t help that I wasn’t a fan of Lorelai at all. I really enjoyed Craig, but that wasn’t enough to overcome my feelings about her. I can definitely see how many who love this trope will love this romance, but it just wasn’t for me. I’ve read other books by Erin Hahn that I’ve enjoyed, so this was a one off for me. If you like friends to lovers with a slow burn, give this book a try!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book!

4.5 stars for me. I fell in love with Shelby and Cameron, so I needed to continue. Lorelei was a fun, spunky woman in the first book and I was squealing when I found out she was getting her own book. Craig (huckleberry) was perfect for her, and she was perfect for him . There was some spice, but it was mostly a lot of pining and swooning . I am such an Erin Hahn Stan .

Can’t wait for this book to come out. I’ve been waiting for Lorelai’s story since I finished Book 1 in the series. This could be read as a standalone but “Built to Last” is fantastic and I highly recommend reading them in order. Everyone is going to love Craig Boseman aka Huckleberry.
This country singer got “canceled” because of a political statement she took on gun control (especially schools) which is a subject very dear to the author’s heart (her social media). So it was wonderful to see so much of herself poured into this story while also bringing the HEAT!
A spicy book with a lot of heart and movement t. You’ll like it a lot.

Don’t let the title fool you, friends absolutely do fall in love!

Hilarious, heart-felt, and deeply feminist, this book is about more than a romance. It’s about gun control, the way the media demonizes women in the public eye, and what it means to have a voice and use it.And, of course, it’s about falling in love with your best friend.

Erin Hahn has done an amazing job of writing a spicy yet sweet romcom that put a giant smile on my face. Bonus points for all the Easter Eggs, some people who have read her YA books may recognize a couple of the characters in this book…

*I received a free ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

Really enjoyed this one! I loved Craig (aka Huckleberry) and Lorelai's story.

I loved that Lorelai stuck to her instincts and followed through on not taking anyone's crap. I loved that Craig was so supportive of it. Their friends-to-lovers romance drew me in - I read this book in one day because it just flew by. The slow burn was definitely present in this one - you could feel it in every chapter. I read <i>Built to Last</i> last year and loved it. I was glad to see Erin Hahn pulled me in again.

Hoping someone else's book is next!

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC!

“It’s a slow buuuuurrrrn…,” in true, country music, Kacey Musgraves-loving fashion.

This was my first read from Erin Hahn, and I was very excited based on the cover and description. I wanted to love this storyline but often had a harder time getting on board with it. I really enjoyed Hahn’s writing style and dialogue, (which is one of the biggest pet peeves of mine -if it doesn’t work well - while reading any book). And this aspect was done beautifully, so that was a main motivator in continuing.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Publishers for an advanced copy.

The logline of the book is “about long-time friends, taking chances, and finding out that, sometimes, your perfect person was right there in your corner all along.”

You have the friends to lovers trope, set in the country music scene/Nashville (both of which I’m a sucker for). It’s like “Country Strong” meets “Nashville” with a love triangle and music industry executives and artists trying to pave their way in the world.

To be honest, the start of the book threw me off with multiple flashbacks from different years. It ultimately gets us to the present day, where most of the story happens, with a few flashbacks sprinkled in throughout the remainder of the book, when necessary.

The friends-to-lovers trope is probably the one I read and love the most. But, this one felt like too much of the plot was wrapped up in the FWB relationship and spicy scenes. Aside from their relationship, their other needs and desires as characters felt like an afterthought.

I loved Craig’s character, or Huckleberry as he was referred to most of the time, by his best friend, Lorelai. He falls first, has his stuff together and is the leading man you’d want in your own life. The guy who consistently shows up, no matter what.

This one just didn’t hit like I thought I would. However, I would definitely try another book from her in the future.

This book will be released on October 17.

I absolutely LOVE Erin Hahn’s writing and this one was so fun! Literally love every book I’ve read by her and can’t wait for more!

Friends Don't Fall in Love is a friends-to-lovers novel, which is one of my favorite tropes. Both main characters, Lorelai and Huck, were very likable and their chemistry was great. The writing didn't always work for me - some stuff was over-explained or cheesy. While my feelings were somewhat mixed, I'm intrigued to read other Hahn novels.

I’m definitely the furthest thing from a country music girlie, but I really enjoyed this!! After Lorelai’s career falls apart for taking a stand against gun violence, she ends up befriending a sweet & talented producer and slowly making her way back. I really enjoyed how modern social issues were a large part of the story, the friends to lovers storyline, and the side characters who all supported Lorelai and helped her regain her confidence. While country music was obviously the setting, don’t discount this book even if you aren’t a fan of it!!

I've read and loved other Erin Hahn books in the past, but I must admit that initially I had a bit of trouble getting into Friends Don't Fall in Love. It may have been the format of the book; the going back and forth between past and present and various flashbacks.

However, I really liked Lorelei, a country singer who risked it all for what was right and what she believed in. I also liked Craig, who was so in love with Lorelei, but several factors prevents them from taking the leap and go from friends to more. That this not stop them from dipping into the friends with benefits territory, when it was obvious they were destined for so much more.

It became a bit frustrating at times, but still I was happy to see them get their happy ending.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC! This friends to lover was such a cute story! It’s a slow burn which I normally don’t like but this author knows how to suck you in!!