Andi Arndt is one of my favorite narrators. She has a way with voicing the characters that’s so soothing and natural. She brought this book and the characters to life beautifully. This book was written so well and I really enjoyed it. The ending was a little cheesy but romance books tend to end that way. This is one our library patrons will enjoy.

Title: Better Than Friends
Series: Sunrise Cove #7
Author: Jill Shalvis
Format: 🎧
Narrator: Andi Arndt
Publisher: Harper Audio
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Pub Date: January 21, 2025
My Rating: 2.6 Stars
Pages: 336

True- I am not a big romance fan I do like a nice sweet cozy love story.
I have read several in this series and l enjoyed them.
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Although when I started this I was a bit surprise with some of Oliver’s unnecessary foul language. Since I loved the others I read I hung in there thinking her language was anger.

In this story ~ Olive Porter’s parents are missing, she reluctantly seeks out Noah Turner, her ex and the only person she both trusts implicitly as well as not at all.

Noah Turner is a special investigative agent for the National Park Service, Noah was dedicated to his job and lived under intense pressure. However, when he got injured on the job, he had to recuperating at home while being smothered by his loving but nosy family.
When Olive shows up looking like a million bucks, he has to do a gut and heart check.
Needless to say, things do heat up between these two.

As little Joey said” Uncle Noah said a bad word.”
Yep I feel the same way. The ‘bad words’ did pop up ‘now and then’ and definitely got in the way of my enjoyment of this story.

Want to thank NetGalley and Harper Audio for granted me this early audiobook.
Publishing Release Date scheduled for January 21, 2025.

Jill Shalvis. A cozy backdrop. Memorable characters and a second-chance romance? My heart was yearning for a story like this. Heartfelt and beautiful!

Jill Shalvis is my go-to for a feel-good book. This one did not disappoint. I enjoyed the characters, the history and how they worked through things. It was a beautiful story and I can't wait until the next one in the series!

This was a heartfelt second chance, dual POV, small town romance that delivers all the feels, was good on audio narrated by Andi Arndt and can be read as a standalone. I liked the animal and human side characters and thought this was a cozy feel good read for winter. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital and audio copy in exchange for my honest review!