Breaker is officially my favorite Cane brother. He's a little nerdy and hot as hell. His best friend is getting married which makes him realize he's in love with her! Will he get the girl?

The spice in this is TOP NOTCH!

Thank you for another great book Meghan Quinn!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review!

Meghan Quinn’s billionaire rom coms have been nothing short of winners for me (I have given all four five stars). Filled with laugh-out-loud humor, the best chemistry, big romantic gestures and all the feels, these are books you will not want to miss out on.


A Long Time Coming is the fourth standalone romance in her latest series and follows the third Cane brother, Breaker, and his best friend Lia. The two met in college at the secret scrabble society, yes they are nerds, and have been each others person for the past ten years (even their apartments are next door). When Lia gets engaged, she asks Breaker to be her man of honor, needing him by her side as she deals with her future mother in law and plans for a quick engagement, only five weeks. However, along the way, Breaker realizes he is in love with his best friend and only hopes Lia will realize too, that he is the one for her… before it’s too late.

Best friends to lovers is my favorite trope and Lia and Breaker had the most ideal friendship. Since they were so comfortable and truly understood the other, when they crossed the line from friends to something more, they knew how to be open and honest with their feelings. The weddings antics added a ton of humor to the story, and I thought Quinn did a great job with the My Best Friend’s Wedding storyline. Also, while this can be read as a standalone, there are many scenes with the couples form the three previous books and knowing the dynamics between them all before reading this book is worth it. I alternated between reading and listening to this one and have to say Erin Mallon and JF Harding did an amazing job bringing Breaker and Lia’s characters to life. My favorite part was how the dialogue alternated between both of their voices regardless of who’s chapter it was!!

Read if you like:
-best friends to lovers
-forced proximity
-all the spicy
-laught out loud humor
-wedding antics

A Long Time Coming by Meghan Quinn is the third book in the Cane Brothers series. This book follows the story of Beaker Cane, one of the Billionaire Cane brothers, and his college best friend Lia. Beaker realizes he is love with Lia and ends up in quite the predicament since he is helping her plan her wedding to another man.

I thought this was a super cute friends-to-lovers rom com and loved that the characters were a bit geeky. I typically enjoy Meghan Quinn books (she's one of my must-read authors) and I think fans of hers will enjoy this as well!

I love the new cover art!

My favorite in the Cane Brothers trilogy because I am sucker for slow-burn, friends to lovers. Breaker is desperately in love with Lia but doesn't know it yet (regardless of people in his life telling him so). Lia is engaged and set to marry within five weeks and is starting to realize, her fiance may not be for her. I enjoyed Breaker and Lia's relationship, you can tell them know each other inside and out - I mean a decade of friendship will do that to people. I didn't love Lia because she was giving "one of the guys" energy but in the slightly toxic way, not uber toxic way. Breaker was also such a soft boy so I ate that up. This reminded me a lot of my relationship with my fiancée because we were friends for a decade before we got together and had been dating for months without realizing it despite others telling us we were practically a couple. So for realistic creativity, this book gets a full blown 5. But for enjoyment, I would give it and 3.5 because it was about 100 pages too long and the writing, which I am realizing is Quinn's style, was a bit amature - I hate the fourth wall breaks, it takes me out of the moment every time.

I loved this book the first time I read it. Breaker and Lia are some of my favorites! This book did not disappoint!

Thank you so much NetGalley, Meghan Quinn, and Bloom Books for this amazing ARC in exchange for my honest review!

I don't think I'm going to be able to choose a favorite Cane brother. Breaker is the absolute sweetest and I'm really, really glad that Lia wasn't as dramatic as the other FMC's in the first two books. This was wonderfully written as far as "Friends to Lovers" goes. It was sweet, it was funny, it was romantic, it was spicy. It had all the things! It was a really good book and I'm kinda sad the series is over.

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Ok, so I really didn't want this book to end. Why?? Because who doesn't want a real-life hot nerd/BFF to fall in love with??
When Lia and Breaker met in college, it was BFF love at first sight! They bonded over Scrabble and all things nerdy, which totally speaks to my heart.
Erin Mallon is always amazing, and this book was no exception. She gave Lia life and portrayed her exactly as I pictured her in my mind.

JF Harding is perfection as Breaker, the sexy, nerdy, bird loving man who realizes he's in love with his best friend.

Meghan Quinn isn't the queen of romcom for nothing! Her books always make me want to jump into the book and be one of her characters!
If you love best friends to lovers, hot nerds for the male MC, and an endearing female MC, this book is for you!

This book gives me allllll the feels. Best friend wedding - what could go wrong? Being best friends with the opposite sex and have to deal with a crazy mother in law makes things more clear for Lia and Breaker. This book gives you all the feels and makes you think of your best friends.

I’m a sucker for a friends to lovers and this one was done so so well. It’s hard not to fall in love with Breaker, the reliable, nerdy-yet-attractive, best friend. I loved reading flashbacks to the start of his friendship with Lia and seeing how it evolved into more. And the unexpected spice coming from Breaker was *chefs kiss*. Will definitely be adding this to my To Be Re-Read pile!

Thank you Bloom Books & netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Just when I thought the series couldn't get better, breaker has now taken the spot of my favourite brother. he's so nerdy, funny, and sweet! Breaker and lia's friendship is what I crave, I am so envious of it. They connect on a whole other level, not just romantically but also platonically. I whole heartedly believe that your partner should also be your best friend and they are both, it's just so perfect. It was definitely a slow burn, friends to lovers but i ate that shit up!! I wish the fiancé wedding stuff ended sooner but it gave us the opportunity to see how much lia and breaker really care about each other. ugh, they're so perfect together. i'm so glad they finally realized how deeply they care and love each other after a 10 year friendship. i love them ♡

If you enjoyed the other cane brother novels, I would highly recommend also checking this one out!

A Long Time Coming: ★★★★★ (5) 🌶️🌶️ (2)

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The opening immediately makes the two main characters likable. But the love triangle goes on a little long for my taste but overall a nice RomCom.

This is one of my favorite books of the year. No joke it is amazing. Beaker is the best book boyfriend in the world and I’m obsessed with him. I have already reread this book a few times simply because of how addictive it is. I rarely read books where I completely believe in an emotional connection between the two characters and this book did just that! Amazing!

When I requested thus book, I didn't realize I had already read it and it had a different cover to it. I am grateful for the review because this way I get to keep the book, knowing I loved it so much. I love the books that Meghan Quinn writes. There's never a dull moment in them. There's always, romance, and humor in them. I always look forward to the next ones she writes. I am grateful that netgalley and the publishers let me read this again in exchange for an honest review.

I think this is my favorite Cane Brothers book because I'm a complete softy for a clever, nerdy man. The way Breaker handles The Beave made it impossible not to love him. Is it as funny as SNMTB? No. Is it as spicy as ANSMC? Also, no. BUT I LOVED THIS STORY. Not a single crumb was left. For me, this struck the perfect balance between the first two books. It still made me laugh out loud (love that the pigeon joke from SNMTB made an appearance) a good bit and the spice was on point. I'm pretty sure l am a Meghan Quinn fan for life because these books were fantastic. Lia & Pickle will always have a place in my heart.

AH i loved this book with my whole being. Lia and Breaker have been friends since college. From that point they have been each others' best friends, Lia is getting married shortly and Breaker realizes he may have feelings...here we go!! I liked Lia's character she was very sweet and a great friend to Lottie, Kelsey, and Myla who are introduced in previous books.

I love a good friends to lovers story when its done right!!! Meghan, I think this is my favorite of yours

I absolutely loved this book! I could not put it down. It’s the perfect combo so sweet romcom and spicy romance. The Lia and Breaker are so witty and their chemistry is so well written. I was kicking my feet giggling the whole time. By far my favorite friends to lovers book. Highly recommend!

Meghan Quinn cannot write a bad book!!!! Book 3 in the Cane Brother series & I love it even more! This has the perfect combination of romance and comedy.

Easy 5 stars! This is one of my favorite romance books I’ve read this year! In this book we follow the youngest of the Cane brothers Breaker who after a false accusation is forced to stop working, and his best friend Ophelia as she’s trying to plan her wedding and dealing with her fiancée’s awful mother. As the story progresses we watch Breaker and Ophelia discover that maybe the person they’ve ment to be with had been right there all along.

I really adored this, it’s a perfect friends to lovers romance. I loved Breaker and Ophelia’s dynamic as both friends and when they start pursing a romantic relationship, their chemistry is present from their very first interaction in the story. Also Breaker is by far my favorite of the Cane Brothers, He’s sweet and a bit goofy and is incredibly considerate of Lia’s feelings.

i love meghan quinn and this series with my entire being !!!!!! ughhh breaker is probably my favorite of the brothers hes so sneaky hot

4.5 ⭐️

SO. friends to lovers isn’t my fave…. so i enjoyed this book a lot more once they got to being lovers 😆 but i think breaker is my fave brother!