This is the first book I have read by Erin Hahn and it definitely won't be the last. This was a great friends to lovers romance where the guy falls first and oh how I love when that happens. I loved this fun, cute and spicy romance. I can't say enough about this book that's why I HIGHLY recommend you pick up this book.


Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Griffin for allowing me to read this ARC for my honest opinion.

Erin is a brilliant storyteller. While giving a beautiful friends-to-lovers story, she provides a stunning criticism of the problems in country music and even gun control in America. I was so enthralled by Craig and Lorelai from the jump. The way that Hahn weaves their past story line with their current situation proves that she truly is a master of her craft. Craig is such a soft boy and the way that he adores Lorelai is just beautiful. He absolutely falls first, falls hardest and is the kind of man who would say that he continues to fall for Lorelai more every day. That’s just who he is. I love him. I cannot wait for Maren and Joe’s story.

4.25 stars

This was so sweet and definitely had a couple of great *spicy* moments. Everyone needs a Craig in their life. I loved the whole backstory and seeing some past characters of Erin Hahn's. Can't wait to read the next one from her!

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Griffin for granting me access to this book in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book! The writing was great and the characters were wonderful! The author has great imagination and I love a good romance novel!

Erin Hahn may have just made me a friends-to-lovers fan; I absolutely adored this novel. I loved the bits of music and lyrics that were threaded throughout and the call back to her some of her past characters from her YA novel (a fun little easter egg). As with many romance novels there were a few bits that were cringy to read, and even though I enjoyed the characters' friendship I do feel like their past could've been developed a bit more, I really grew to love Huck and Lorelai's journey. I definitely will be looking out for Hahn's next release.

Friends Don’t Fall in Love by Erin Hahn
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Lorelai Jones used to be a successful country music star until she got cancelled. But it’s been five years and she is ready to make a comeback. She calls on her good friend Craig Boseman to help her. But what Craig really wants, is Lorelai.
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What I liked:
-If you can do the audio, DO THE AUDIO! Not only are the narrators great and do accents (it’s Nashville, ya’ll), but there is a song that the characters talk about the entire book, and at the end of the audiobook you get to hear the song! And it’s really good!
-Ok I love a good comeback story and Lorelai Jones is such a great comeback story. She has a great group of friends supporting her. And Craig is AMAZING.
-The “villian” in the story is very 😒😒😒 and I’m so glad that our people stood up to him and told him to take a hike.
-I loved everything about the romance. This was such a great friends-to-lovers book. 💜💜💜
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4.5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 I enjoyed this so much more than I thought I would. Highly recommend!

This was such fun read! I am a huge country music fan, so the vibes on this one were immaculate for me. I loved loved Loraeli's personality and character, and Huck was just such a FUN love interest! This was the ultimate slow burn, and sometimes the characters could have benefitted from getting out of their own way, but overall this was a perfect palate cleanser read. It was quick and sappy, country music themed, and spicy, though the spice could easily be skipped if you prefer a closed door romance, but still want the country vibes!

If you're a romance reader looking for something new and different, pick this one up!

MY HEART. I adored this one with my entire soul. The friendship between Craig & Lorelai was so pure and heartwarming and I just couldn’t get enough. The support he gave her was just *chef’s kiss*. Loved getting to see these two fall in love in this perfect friends to lovers romance. I loved built to last but it’s safe to say that I ADORED Friend’s Don’t Fall in Love.

This one is out now & do yourself a favour and listen to the audiobook if you want to experience the recorded version of Jonesin’ by the one and only Craig Boseman.

Thank you to Netgalley & St. Martin’s Press for this advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review.

I LOVE a good friends to lovers trope. It's honestly one of my all time favorites. Throwing in a bit of music to it just bumps it up a notch.

Also, I do like when a man ends up falling first and falls super hard for the MMC AND is also a giant cinnamon roll. I love when you can feel the chemistry between two characters on page and having them have a slight past (a one night stand) and then them being able to reconnect later on and putting them in situations to make them spend more time together is a good way to draw me into a story.

Overall it was a cute book and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I almost DNF this book at 15%, but then I switched over to the audio version to get through it since i received an ARC and I wanted to finish it to fully give my honest review. It was a cute story and I enjoyed the ending of it, but thought the book was meh. If I didn't wait until this book was released and had the opportunity to listen to the audio version, I probably wouldn't have had the motivation to finish it.

I am glad that Drake got what he deserved and that Loreli and Craig were happy at the end. I love how Lorelei stook to her values no matter what, and Craig never let anything interfere with their professional relationship and always supported and loved her through it all. It was cute, but didn't have that "soulmates" "they were meant to be and I will die on that hill" kinda vibe to it.

Thank you Netgalley and St Martin's Press for an advance readers copy in exchange for an honest review.

The mention of gun violence and school shootings here took me out and that is personal but I will not continue to read even though the book has been enjoyable thus far and I recognize the importance of this issue. I wish it had been mentioned in the blurb.

Are you kidding me? I LOVE ERIN HAHN. Definitely one of my most fave authors. I listened to the audio and it was so good. Love the plot, the music, the social activist themes, & of course the romance AND STEEEAM. Ugh, the epilogue was perfection.

DNF at 82%
How much I hate writing that I didn't finish an Erin Hahn book... I love her writing. It's deep and thoughtful (her young adults, in particular) but I could not with this one. Two of my least favorite tropes are featured heavily, friends-to-lovers and friends-with-benefits, and I had the hardest time rooting for this couple. Which is so SAD. I thought Lorelei was a fantastic friend and character in the previous novel, Built to Last.
Could I push myself to read the last 18%? Sure. But I feel like the ending won't magically cure how I feel 8 weeks after setting it down. I delayed this review this long to see if my mood was the problem and here we are - still a problem.
Will I pick up another Erin book in the future? ABSOLUTELY.
Thank you to St Martin's Press and NetGalley for the advanced copy. All thoughts are my own.

I loved it when the friends fell in love~

This book is so charming! I have never read a book from Erin Hahn before, but I certainly will check out more. The love story was well-paced, and I enjoyed seeing the flashbacks to the first time they got together, and how that bond transformed into friends (and obviously more).
I adored Lorelai and Huck, but the supporting characters were just as entertaining, and the Nashville / country music scene really made the story come to life. It was the perfect balance of a little spiciness and a lot of sweetness for me!

This book started slow, but I got more invested in the characters as the story went on. It was cute and spicy, and I liked having the dual POV. Craig was sweet, and Lorelei was fierce. The miscommunication annoyed me, but I guess there has to be a conflict. Overall, it was an enjoyable friends to lovers romance.

I am a big fan of Erin Hahn’s books, so I was so excited to see she had a new one coming out! I didn’t love this book as much as I hoped I would. I thought it was really cute, just not my favorite. This book had a celebrity friends to lovers trope, and that’s not a favorite of mine. I did like the connection between the characters and the country music aspect. I know others loved this one, so I do recommend checking it out!

Thank you Netgalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

If you're a fan of friends to lovers, he falls first, and country music then Friends Don't Fall in Love needs to be added to your TBR! Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this book, in exchange for my honest opinion.

Friends Don't Fall in Love is the perfect novelization of the song "Something to Talk About" by Bonnie Raitt. This book is a spicy, romance novel and a straightforward friends to lovers trope.

Hahn's style balances more light hearted concepts such as a country star/Nashville darling with more serious topics such as the main character's desire to bring focus on gun control or politics. Overall the dance is done well, but there are a few spots where the writing gets clunky. It is almost as if Hahn is trying to fit more than is really necessary in order to give her novel depth beyond what is called for in a straight romance read.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the chance to review this novel.

I love Erin Hahn and will always read her books. I was grateful to get this one as an ARC via NetGalley.

Overall, this book was fairly middle of the road for me, hence the 3 star rating. It wasn't that I didn't like the characters, but I felt a bit of the story and their background was given a shortcut, given that 1) we met the FMC as a friend in a previous book and 2) the storyline is about two country musicians who fall in love and explore that via music. Normally that's a storyline that will draw me right in. However, this storyline has already been loosely explored in a different way via yet another of Hahn's books, and characters from two previous books (at least) appear in this story. So I can't recommend this book as a standalone, as I think some shortcuts are taken and you'd miss a lot. Because of this, the story also felt familiar and repetitive, and not in a great way (the Dixie Chicks parallels also were hard for me to ignore). I'm hoping her next book will stretch Hahn out of this comfort zone into a newer fresher world.

I'm an Erin Hahn fan, so when I saw this book come up on NetGalley, I knew I needed to read it.

Friends Don't Fall in Love is a sweet, spicy, friends-to-lovers book set in the world of country music. This is a second book in a series -- but if you haven't read the first book, that's okay! You'll still fall in love with both of these characters. Lorelei James, singer/songwriter and Craig "Huck" Huckleberry Boseman, songwriter and producer (and secret exotic poetry writer) have been friends for years. After Lorelei's career and relationship with Huck's bandmate imploded, the two share one spicy night together. But, Lorelei left Nashville and her country music dreams behind. But now, an older and wiser Lorelei returns to Nashville hoping to reclaim her career and the only person that can help is Huck. Brought back to together after several years apart, it doesn't take long for the line between friendship and lovers starts to blur. But can Lorelei and Huck juggle their careers, their friendship and their feelings for one another?

Hahn really knocked it out of the park with this book. It's sweet and funny but also has a lot of great LGBTQIA rep in it. It also has the right level of spice in it as well!

If you're looking for a fun, well-written adult romance, then you need to add this to your list asap!!

Thanks to NetGalley for a digital arc of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.