Just Friends – Haley Pham

The only way I’ve seen how. I throw on clothes without looking at them and meet my mom at the car downstairs. If there’s a piece of Lottie left in the world, I want to see it immediately. OceanofPDF.com Chapter 13 This is it?” I ask, eyes bulging out of my skull. “Mh-hmm.” My mom nods. It’s gorgeous. The cottage is a single-story home tucked between cypress trees, lavender bushes, and grass that looks as fluffy as a baby lamb.

You wouldn’t notice the quaint house if you weren’t paying attention. It seemed like an afterthought in comparison to the whimsical landscaping. I wouldn’t be shocked if fairies flew out and started tending to the land. My mom ambles up the gravel path that leads to the house. “The real estate agent is busy hosting an open house today, so she left us the keys,” she says.

“Why does it need a real estate agent?” I ask, realizing how out of my depth I am being given an entire house at the age of twenty-two. “Well.” She sticks the key into the rounded door and wiggles it back and forth. “You’re about to have a lot of options, and since I know you don’t want to stay here, I figured we should have a real estate agent help you with all of them.”

Her voice sounds brittle, like she doesn’t enjoy saying it. All of my options. A few months ago, I wouldn’t have been able to conjure up a single reason why I’d want to stay in Seabrook, California. I hadn’t been expecting to come home at all, and now I was entering my dream home, the property in my name. My breath hitches as I walk inside. The ceilings are sloped and low. The wooden floors creak, and the floor plan hints at the age of the home, having a random two-step staircase down into the living room, which is merely a hop away from the kitchen.

“Watch your step. This is called a sunken living room. My grandparents had something like this,” my mom says as she walks ahead of me.

Advance Praise for Just Friends “It is IMPOSSIBLE to believe that this is Haley’s debut novel! Just Friends is a heartwarming second-chance story that contemporary romance fans will adore. An absolute must-read!” —Lynn Painter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Better Than the Movies “Haley Pham’s debut novel, a second-chance romance set in a seaside town, is a sun-drenched delight. Just Friends explores grief, vulnerability, and the power of forgotten dreams.

I could not stop turning the pages, following Blair and Declan’s flight toward each other, and love.” —Amanda Eyre Ward, New York Times bestselling author of the Reese’s Book Club pick, The Jetsetters “Champion of reading Haley has written a beautiful, sensitive second chance romance that her millions of fans are going to love.

I was reminded of the warmth and heart of Emily Henry. Just Friends is so assured and confident it’s hard to believe it’s a debut. Haley is a big new talent for the genre.” —Mhairi McFarlane, author of Just Last Night “In this debut novel, Haley Pham explores first love and second chances with a tender gaze. Not shying away from the raw emotion that accompanies grief, Pham handles both love and loss deftly and with a kindness that will leave readers warm and smiling by the final pages.

The setting of Seabrook sings, and Blair’s struggle with friendships, family, and her own career path elevate this into a relatable coming-of-adulthood story—without losing focus on the romance at its heart. This novel feels like the perfect bridge between young adult books like The Summer of Broken Rules and the fully mature struggles you’ll find in adult contemporary romance—exactly what a new adult novel should be!” —USA Today bestselling author Emma St. Clair “A moving story of first love finding its way home. Utterly delightful.”

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• Pages: 298
• Language: English (en)

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