Love Me Like You Do: A Friends to Lovers Small Town Romance

Harrison has a child, 8 year old Wren, with Lola, the product of a one night stand. They have never lived together but he sees his daughter and now wants more, but the mother is resisting every time and everything. Forcing shared custody through the court is complicated especially when his solicitor suggests marriage is a definite bonus in his application. Blurring out he is about to get engaged is a face saver, especially when he named is best friend and confident Everley. Now he needs to tell her and ask for a fake relationship. The problem starts when fake is becoming real, and feelings are surfacing, but friendship is all it is supposed to be with the intention to breakup after the hearing. Confusion, trust issues, unrequited love, all combine to derail the plans..others see exactly what Harrison has missed, and Everley may no longer be willing.

I love Ms. Coll’s stye of writing. Her characters are multi-dimensional and realistic. I enjoy friends to lovers’ stories and this genre is one that Ms. Coll does well. This was an emotional read and really tugged at my heart strings. I fell hard and fast for Harrison, his love for his daughter Wren, and his willingness to go to any lengths to get joint custody melted my heart. What started out as fake relationship quickly becomes real for both Harrison and his best friend Everly.

We all know there are rules that shouldn’t be broken and sleeping with your best friend is one of them !!!! Harrison and Everly are best friends and when he asks her to become his fake girlfriend in order to pursue custody of his daughter Wren, she jumped in feet first. What follows is an entertaining and emotional journey as fake becomes real. I loved everything about Harrison but what made him a very special man was the love he had for his daughter Wren. The willingness to go above and beyond