Just Friends Forever

Sheppards in Love, Book 2

By: Martha Keyes

Narrated by: Ariel Royce, Christopher Rourke

The lines around the friend zone are blurrier than ever

Stephanie “Stevie” Jacobs

Marriage to an A-list actor has its perks, but no one ever tells you about the drawbacks—paparazzi infesting your life like cockroaches after the divorce, for one. So when my longtime friend Troy offers me the empty side of his duplex while I get back on my feet again, the only possible answer is, “How soon can I come?”

I’ve never seen Troy as anything but a friend, but when the gossip columns pin down my location, they’re determined to make more of things between us, despite my assurances he’s dating someone. The media are a tenacious bunch. Heck, they almost have me convinced, which is totally crazy. Right?

Troy Sheppard

My friendship with Stevie has survived a lot, including the day I caught the crazy bug and told her I wanted to be more than friends. Thankfully, that’s far behind us. I’m here for Stevie—as a friend—now that she needs a soft place to land away from the gossip-hungry tabloids.

There's just one problem: I may have seriously underestimated the power of the paparazzi—and possibly my feelings. Both seem bent on bringing the past into the present, but there's no way I'm going down the road to rejection a second time.

©2023 Martha Keyes (P)2023 Paradigm Press

A great story!

Ah, this is a great book, funny and super sweet. It’s a contemporary, best-friends-to-more, celebrity romance. It’s light and feel-good, with limited stress.

Troy is a great MMC and well developed. He has some quirks, but without them he’d be that unbelievable, perfect-man character that triggers my eye roll reflex. As is, he’s both adorable and lovable.

Despite thoroughly enjoying the book, I’ll admit that Stevie’s character felt a little underdeveloped in personality. She didn’t really have any characteristics that made her stand out as something special (other than her looks?), which made the extent of Troy’s feelings somewhat difficult to comprehend… But the story is really more about Troy than her, so it didn’t ruin anything for me.

Highly recommended to sweet and clean rom-com fans.

Content:
There is no foul language, sex, or violence. The romance is limited to lightly descriptive kisses. There is no mention of faith or God.

Good story 

This book is a good read, it just start out slow, however. Characters are well thought out plot is good and narrators are good overall I would recommend it. 

Loved this!!!

This book was so good! Troy was hilarious!!! Enjoyed how he was so supportive of her! His inner monologue had me laughing out loud!

The voice actors were a perfect fit for this book!!