Just Friends: A hilarious and heart-warming friends-to-lovers romcom for summer 2022
By (Author) Holly McCulloch
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Corgi Books
4th April 2021
4th February 2021
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Modern and Contemporary romance
Romance: wholesome
Humorous fiction
Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Narrative theme: Coming of age
Paperback
304
Width 129mm, Height 200mm, Spine 19mm
213g
Laugh-out-loud and moving, JUST FRIENDS is a feel-good 'will they, won't they' love story is the perfect pick-me-up for reading in the sun or on a rainy afternoon from an exciting new voice in women's fiction. 'Hilarious, heart-warming and real. You will absolutely fall in love with Bea, a witty and wonderfully flawed protagonist. You have to read this book!' Lucy Foley, author of The Hunting Party and The Guest List. ___ It's easy to put someone in the friend zone. But what happens if you change your mind Bea isn't happy. Desperate for a change, she looks to her friends for inspiration. Every single one of them is paired off, perhaps that's what she needs too. So, she starts dating again. But everywhere she goes - amid the hilarious and scarring dates - there's Peter. Good old, oddball Peter, her closest friend from university. He's always been firmly in the friend zone but something's happened lately - he seems taller, more handsome and suddenly making him smile is Bea's favourite thing. But how can Bea possibly risk their friendship And how do you even go about taking someone out of the friend zone What if Bea and Peter were only ever meant to be just friends... ___ Readers are falling in love with Just Friends- ***** 'This book is funny, warm and cheeky - perfect' ***** 'I fell completely in love with this book . . . so witty and keenly observed and FUN' ***** 'I snorted and laughed all the way through - but the emotional pull was also brilliant, and I found myself rooting for Bea'
Hilarious, heart-warming and real. You will absolutely fall in love with Bea, a witty and wonderfully flawed protagonist. You have to read this book! * Lucy Foley, author of THE HUNTING PARTY and THE GUEST LIST *
Heart-warming and hilarious * Richard Roper, author of Something to Live For *
Holly McCulloch lives in Oxfordshire and bakes beautiful (and delicious) cakes for a living. The Mix-Up is her second novel; her debut novel, Just Friends, is also published by Corgi.