The Friendship Fling

A Novel

De: Georgia Stone

Narrado por: Kitty Kelly, Edward Mitchell

"The Friendship Fling is fun, feisty, and sexy! The characters have such brilliant chemistry, and it’s the perfect escapist novel to curl up with.”—Emily Stone, bestselling author of Always, in December and A Winter Wish

"Charming from start to finish, The Friendship Fling is the perfect summer read." —Hannah Bonam-Young, USA Today bestselling author of Out on a Limb

In this delightfully charming and heartfelt debut love story, two lonely and wildly different strangers embark on a short-term friendship over one London summer—only to discover they may be something more by the time the season ends.

No one would ever call Ava Monroe a people person, which isn’t ideal for a barista in a busy London coffee shop. She’s sarcastic, blunt, and set in her ways, with a rule that her relationships are to be strictly no-strings-attached. But now, rather inconveniently, her best friend, Josie, is about to leave for several months, and she's pushing Ava to get out of her comfort zone and meet new people—though Ava's really not keen to shake up her life.

Then the interminably cheerful and undeniably gorgeous Finn O’Callaghan rolls into her coffee shop with an unusual proposal: a strictly friends-only summer fling. Finn needs a local to help him complete his London bucket list before he moves away, and Ava needs to reassure Josie—and maybe herself—that she won't be lonely. Besides, it’s only for a few months: What's the worst that could happen?

Before long, their mismatched friendship of convenience becomes more tolerable than Ava expected. As they work their way through Finn’s list around the sun-drenched city, from rooftops and floating bars to nights at the museum, their adventures—and Finn’s company—start to feel . . . nice. Incredibly, terrifyingly, dangerously nice.

Still, rules are rules—and Ava's not one to make exceptions. As the days get shorter and Finn’s departure gets closer, Ava is surprised to find herself soaking up every moment, wishing they had more time together. But that’s the thing about summer: it always ends. Right?

friends to lovers

Convincing you to read this incredible book by sharing some of my favorite lines/quotes:

"Not many people glow so bright that you start to believe you could step out of the shadows and see the road ahead with their light."
When the black cat energy FMC meets the golden retriever MMC
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“I’ll be waiting.”
“You said that yesterday, too.”
“Because I’m good at waiting."
Mr. Finn "Yearning" O’Callaghan
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"His smile splits open a trench in my heart, and for the first time, I want to put seeds down to see what could grow there if I nurtured it."
MY HEART 💕 I loved them so much.
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“I’ve realized I don’t even want to spend time with people if they’re not you. No one compares.”
NO.ONE.COMPARES
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“Did you know everything on this planet is made of stardust? You, me, this couch. All of it. But I think it’s often easy to forget that. I never forget that you come from the stars, Ava.”
The things he said had me constantly giggling and kicking my feet.
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And the quote that had me tearing up? 😭
“All those years I spent looking for reasons to run away, I didn’t realize I was being pulled toward something. The place I belonged. Somewhere that felt like home. Then I came here, and suddenly it all made sense. It’s you, Ava. Before you, I didn’t know home could be a person.”