{"product_id":"friends-dont-kiss-signed-copy-paperback-emerald-creek-book-4","title":"Signed Paperback, Emerald Creek Book 4: Friends Don't Kiss - Friends To Lovers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA SMALL TOWN, FRIENDS TO LOVERS ROMANCE (SIGNED PAPERBACK)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThey didn't plan the kiss, or anything that happened after...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen I kissed my best friend to shut up her judgmental family, I didn’t expect her to melt in my arms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKiss me back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHold me tight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI thought she didn’t feel for me the way I do, but this changes everything.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur friendship started the day I found her sleeping in her car, fresh off a betrayal that should’ve broken her. I cracked her protective shell and helped her start over. Now she’s become a part of me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s simple: this kiss is the beginning of our forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut nothing with Kiara is simple. Not the wounds from her past. Not her struggles to succeed as a pastry chef. Not the reasons she fights her battles on her own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe turns me down? Fine. I’ll wait.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe starts swiping right on other men? Absolutely not.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eKiara doesn’t know it yet, but she’s already mine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eKiara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis fake kiss wasn’t supposed to leave me breathless, aching for more, and wondering \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ewhat if\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause Colton Harper doesn’t do anything halfway. Not kissing, not pretending, and definitely not loving.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow he wants to date for real, but I’m terrified.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI built a new life in Emerald Creek, made friends who are my new family. Colton is my rock, and changing our friendship to dating could lead to losing everything.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’ve seen how love ends, and I won’t let that happen to us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe’s relentless though, so I cave in. He can be my first. Just once. No expectations. No heartbreak.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen he refuses, I’m left with no choice but to swallow my disappointment and move on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBut Colton can be\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003every\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epersuasive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFriends Don't Kiss is a steamy romance with open door scenes and a very intrusive, but well-meaning small town. Book 4 in the Emerald Creek series, it can be read as a standalone.\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1962627115\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Both main characters are absolutely adorable together and I think Colton is my favourite hero so far. From angst to zest for life, this book runs the gamut of emotions, with the cutest HEA that brought tears to my eyes. I can't wait to return to Emerald Creek.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bella Rivers Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41798222119025,"sku":"","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0617\/3366\/6929\/files\/BookBrushImage36064FDK.png?v=1744395111","url":"https:\/\/store.bellarivers.com\/products\/friends-dont-kiss-signed-copy-paperback-emerald-creek-book-4","provider":"BELLA RIVERS BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}