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Timing is everything.

Presley Hale and Sebastian Vargas are no strangers to goodbye. Their high school summers were spent wrapped up in each other until she would inevitably go home to California. One season after college, Sebastian finally escaped the little Texas town to travel the world, and they said goodbye for what they thought might be the last time.

Sebastian went one way. Presley went the other.

For the first time in five years, they’re both in town, but the timing is no better than ever. So the only thing to do is what they do best. Keep it casual.

Friends with benefits.

They’ve done it before—doing it again will be easy.

But their hearts don’t get the memo.

When the lines of their arrangement blur, Presley and Sebastian are faced with decisions they’ve avoided for years. And that’s not even their biggest problem.

A small town in danger of failing.

A secret that could tear them apart.

And two hearts that can’t hide anymore.

They’ve shared so many summers, but none compare to what they’ll face.

Timing is everything.

And their time is almost up.

CHRISTY'S REVIEW:

If you love a great small town romance with a bit of a rom-com feel, Friends with Benedicts is the book for you. I’ll be honest, it has a troupe I normally don’t love, but I feel like it was handled better than normal and the book was so lovely, I was happy I was able to overlook it.

Presley and Sebastian had a long standing summer romance. When Presley would visit her cousins in Texas each summer, she and Sebastian would end up together. When summer was over, so were they… until the next summer. It worked for them. Then Sebastian went into the Peace Corps and Presley went on with her life.

The highlight of my high school years, the first girl I ever loved. My what if.

Sebastian couldn’t be more excited to hear Presley is back in town. Even though he’s going through a divorce and dealing with other things, he’s happy to see her. Presley’s happy too, but nervous. She has a life changing secret she has to share. One that she’s been keeping the five years they’ve been apart.

I enjoyed the romance between Presley and Sebastian a lot and I also loved the family dynamics they both had. And of course, there were so many charming characters in this small town the story takes place in. The reason I love small town romances so much is because the community is always there, and this town has to band together for the sake of the town. I thought that was a great secondary story line.

Presley and Sebastian had fantastic chemistry and I really rooted for them to be together for good. There was a bit of miscommunication, but it was resolved and this ended the sweetest way. I enjoyed this one a lot and I can’t wait for some of the secondary characters in this book to get their own stories!