Is this my new fav Meghan Quinn?! 🥰

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After meeting in college at a secret scrabble society, Lia & Breaker immediately become best friends, who are basically inseparable.

Now, years later, Lia is about to marry someone else, which is the catalyst they need to realize how much more they mean to one another.

Breaker Cane is amazing, a humble billionaire and the perfect best friend for Lia. I loved how Lia grew throughout the book, as she figured out what she wanted/needed and how to stand up for that.

Their dynamic & banter was PERFECTION - they were basically already the perfect couple before *actually* becoming one 😍

Book 3 in the Cane brothers series, and my absolute favorite - possibly my favorite Meghan Quinn I've read so far!

Tropes + topics:
💜 Best friends to lovers
💜 He falls first
💜 Neighbors
💜 Billionaire
💜 Runaway (almost) bride
💜 Geeky MCs
💜 Slow burn
💜 3rd Cane brothers book
💜 Dual POV/first person

Thank you to NetGalley & Bloom Books for an advanced copy. All opinions are my own!

This book was hilarious and spicy. I laughed so hard at some points, my kids came to check on me. Others were so spicy I had to pause and take a minute. I had been binging Meghan Quinn and this one, by far, didn't disappoint.

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I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This was a fun read! I haven't read the other related books but I definitely am checking them out now!

I've read every book in this series to date plus Untying the Knot, which is Myla and Ryot's story. All of the brothers and their significant others make appearances in this one plus Myla and Ryot, so while you don't necessarily have to read their love stories to understand what's going on, I do recommend it.

That being said, I LOVED this book. The backstory to open up the novel is funny and sweet and you can definitely see why Breaker and Ophelia (Lia) became friends. They are so sweet when they are together and their friend dates are awesome. I can totally buy them being in each other's lives. They are very compatible personality wise and they share similar interests, which is nice to see.

Then we get to present day and we see that Ophelia is engaged and basically from that point on as we get to know her fiancé, we see that while Brian loves her, he may not be her soulmate. I love the slow build up from the engagement to the ending of the book where we see how Ophelia learns to stick up for herself, especially with THE BEAST, who they refer to as Brian's mother. As Breaker helps Ophelia make wedding choices, since he's going to be her man of honor, we, along with Breaker get to see how incompatible Brian actually is with Ophelia, but Ophelia has to come to that realization herself.

I love that Breaker understands Ophelia enough to know that he has to let Ophelia make choices and decisions for herself, even as he realizes in an epiphany that he's in love with her.

And then Ophelia goes to a brunch with Breaker and from that point on, it just amps up to a glorious crescendo of amazing sex, feelings, more angst, and then straight to the finale and it's glorious.
The PINING in this book just made my heart go pitter patter though a lot of it. I think Breaker is actually my favorite of the Cane brothers, because he's so patient and kind and loving and even when he gets to his breaking point, he still gives as much as he can and then when it's time to woo, BOY DOES HE EVER.

This is a must read.

Thanks to Meghan Quinn for the ARC for a review!!!!

This is my first book from Meghan Quinn and it'll definitely not be my last. This reads like a '90s rom-com movie in all the best ways. It's funny and sweet without being corny. I think in the beginning I was impatient for them to get together but as the story progressed I just couldn't put the book down. There's so much joy and love and comedy on every page. I totally recommend this book.

I’ve read this entire series and completely loved it, I think the romance was perfect to read the character development was great. What I liked about the story was that it was also funny and the writing made it easier for me to fly through this book. I definitely recommend to any romance readers who loves a bit a spice with an amazing plot.

Breaker and Lia have been friends since college. For more than ten years, they have been there for each other so when Lia gets engaged, he is tasked with the job of being her ‘man-on-waiting’. However, it seems that Lia’s soon to be mother-in-law’ is evil and her fiancé, not too convinced about our platonic friendship. As the wedding day approaches, both Breaker and Lia are having second thoughts with Breaker realising that he is in love with her. All he must do is convince Lia that her doubts over her fiancé means that she wants to be with him instead.
The wedding of Lia’s seems doomed from the start as her friendship with Breaker is so close that it made her fiancée see superficial. It was so much fun to see Breaker realise his feelings and then struggle to contain them. Likewise, Lia’s realisation that their friendship can turn to something more without the loss of a friendship was sweet. Their chemistry is fairly intense, so readers be warned that their relationship is intense once it goes from friendship to lovers.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

My first Meghan Quinn book, and definitely not my last! I was 15% in and I added a whole bunch to my tbr/wishlist because this was just THAT good. The banter was *chef"s kiss*, the chemistry between the MCs was amazing, and I laughed out loud so many times reading this. Breaker is HOT, the way he falls first and falls HARD was just top notch; he's a total goner for Lia, and I loved that. The slow burn was great, I loved that, and when it started to heat up it got spicyyyy and I was here for it! Easy 5 stars!

Such a slow burn friends to lovers story. Really enjoyed the build up to this relationship and how much they knew everything about each other.

A very entertaining read! I look forward to reading Meghan Quinn's earlier books ‘A Not So Meet Cute’ and ‘So Not Meant to Be’! Would recommend this in store.

Breaker and Lia’s friendship to lovers was so good. I’ll say that out of the three books this one is my favorite. Breaker and Lia were nerdy cute and hot. My only complaint is that there were too many characters with B names. Breaker Beaver and Brian. They sort of blended together after reading for too long.

Breaker and Lia's friends is so damn heartwarming and reading about their friendship turning into more definitely raised the bar for the friends to lovers trope books. The relationship between Breaker and Lia is strictly platonic until a certain point and then all the antsy and chemistry builds. This book gives major Made of Honor vibes, so if you liked that movie you will love this book.

Dual POV, Spicy, Friends to Lovers, Slow Burn, Billionaire Romance, He Falls First, It's Always Been You

I loved this book.

I love these brothers.

I love this author.

If you like the other books in this series, read this quick! It’s funny! So good!!

Breaker and Lia are by far favorites in this series.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to read and review.

I know that Christmas is over, but my tree is still up and Breaker could fit under my tree💛🎄
This man is everything. He is so sweet and just perfect for Lia. We already know Brian is a dill weed and was glad to see him gone. Breaker’s mouth🥵🥵🥵💦💦💦 I’ll take 2 please 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️
I enjoyed both main characters. Breaker and Lia’s friends to lovers relationship is perfectly done.

Meghan Quinn is an auto-buy author for me; her books never let me down with their perfect combo of spice and laughs. A Long Time Coming is no different. I absolutely loved Breaker and Lia's story, from their beginnings at secret Scrabble society to their happily ever after. Breaker is now my favourite Cane brother, and that's saying a lot!

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for an advance e-copy of A Long Time Coming by Meghan Quinn in exchange of an honest review.

"In 'A Long Time Coming' by Meghan Quinn, readers are swept away in a heartwarming and humorous tale of best friends turned lovers. Breaker and Lia's journey from college buddies to realizing their true feelings for each other is filled with undeniable chemistry and spicy-hot moments. As Breaker steps up as Lia's man of honor, the wedding antics provide comedic relief and add an extra layer of entertainment. Rooting for this soulmate connection is inevitable, and the depth of their emotions will have readers captivated. Breaker, in particular, shines as a lovable character, making him a favorite among the brothers. If you enjoy friends-to-lovers stories with plenty of angst and a phenomenal storyline, 'A Long Time Coming' is a must-read." This was a 4.5 Stars read for me!

Unfortunately this just didn't have enough depth for me and I really like depth. I will still recommend it to readers looking for this kind of book because it will be popular with readers. It just wasn't for me.

I believe it was Billy Crystal’s character in “When Harry Met Sally” who said that men and women couldn’t truly be friends because if you need to be friends with someone of the opposite gender then something is missing in the relationship.

In a nutshell, that describes Lia and Breaker’s friendship over the last 10 years. Their friendship is tight, the kind that is legendary. But, Breaker never has a meaningful romantic relationship and Lia just agreed to marry a man who is a cold fish.

This is a sloooowwww burn story, then it sets the pages on fire. I like the characterization, but would have liked for Lia to get out of her engagement earlier in the story. The weekends with the fiance’ so soon to going with Breaker felt a bit icky.

Other than that, this was a fun read. I enjoyed the brothers even though I haven’t read their stories. I need to find those books!

Four, maybe 4.5 stars.

💜 A Long Time Coming by Meghan Quinn 💜
Cane Brothers, Book 3
Interconnected standalone

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Adult • Romance
450 pages

💍 friends to lovers
💒 slow burn
💍 my best friend’s wedding inspired
💒 he falls first
💍 found family
💒 dual POV
💍 no third act breakup
💒 HEA

🎶 Forever (forever), forever (‘ever)
You’ll stay in my heart and I will love you
Forever (forever), and ever (ever)
We never will part, oh, how I love you
Together (together), together (together)
That’s how it must be
To live without you would only mean heartbreak for me 🎶

Oh wait, this has no Juliet Roberts but Breaker sure does fill her shoes marvelously 😜 My Best Friend’s Wedding is a true classic and one of the only two romcom movies I love… the other being Bridesmaids. Oh shoot, I have a thing for wedding romcoms 🤨 ah, who knew. Is that even a thing?

📍“We just matched. Like when everyone left Scrabble that night, and we were alone, I felt like my missing puzzle piece was put into place.”

Knowing My Best Friend’s Wedding so well, I must confess I was a little wary. I need my books with a HEA. Not a bittersweet, not a it will all eventually turn out okay, not a “it was for the best.” Nope. I need to read it. Right there. HEA on the last pages of a book. But I quickly understood that Brian was no Cameron Diaz 👀

📍“I think it’s because in my mind, I’ve always been with you. You’ve always been mine.”

The second half of this book was pure perfection. I was rooting so hard for Breaker that my heart was racing 😱 You get your girl! You go get her! And can I just say… the 🌶️ was superb 🤌🏼

There’s something special about friends to lovers. Specially nerdy ones like these two 😍😍

Now, let me go rewatch My Best Friend’s Wedding as if I haven’t watched it a million times.

This is my favorite of the Cane brothers series so far. The banter is hilarious. This is definitely a slow burn, but so worth it! Definitely an entertaining and enjoyable read!