More Than Friends

The More Duet, Book 1

By: Tarrah Anders

Narrated by: Lacy Laurel, Gregory Salinas

Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's Summary

Truth. Dane Crawford is head over heels in love with his best friend. Dare.... Sterling Cranefield is in lust with her boyfriend, until he abruptly breaks her heart. When Sterling tries to withdraw from her friends following the breakup, Dane won’t allow it. Now is his chance and he isn’t going to let it, or her, slip through his fingers. A simple game of Truth or Dare, changes everything. Dane and Sterling’s lives take a different direction than either of them thought possible Will they cross the lines of the just friend zone? And if they do, can they find the kind of relationship that lasts forever?

©2019 Krystal Andersen (P)2020 Tarrah anders, LLC

Who doesn’t love a friends to lovers story?

I REALLY loved this story! It has surprises and some fun! Dane is my favorite!! He is a guy who runs his own firm but yet is afraid to tell his BFF if 10 years how he feels about her. All it took was a game of Truth or Dare to start these two down the road! Sterling, (great name BTW) went through many emotions and She thought she found the love of her life...but was devastated when it turn out she was wrong. Then that Truth or Dare game, a few days and some Tequila...their lives change.

The secondary characters are fun as well! Max and Betsy are two great friends of Dane and Sterling. They help move the story along perfectly. Then their parents and Luke all fun and very helpful to the story.

This isn’t my first book by this author. I really like her storytelling. She ways get me with that emotional punch! She crafts a story perfectly and I always look forward to meeting her characters. I look forward to the next in this series.

I did listen to this On audio. Lacy Laurel and Gregory Salinas do a wonderful job.

Wow

What a great story with plenty of laughs and just enough twists and turns to move the story along. Great characters and look forward to more.

Great story!!

Absolutely loved this story! Love was right in front of their faces their entire lives without knowing the other felt the same way! Once they let go and explore their feelings, it’s full steam ahead into their happily ever after. The narrators did an awesome job of bringing the story to life and definitely worth the listen!

Friends to Lovers!💜

This was a good story. I enjoyed it. Great characters & storyline. It was charming, sexy and fun. Fantastic narration by Lacy Laurel & Gregory Salinas.

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A little too "everyday life" for me

The 2 star review might seem harsh to some, but it's not meant to be. I truly found the story to be "ok". Dane and Sterling were likeable characters, but their story was not entertaining enough to me. It was the average couple living average lives and doing average things. Now, that COULD be an advantage to a reader that is sick of reading about billionaire hockey-playing navy SEALs that are president of a motorcycle club, and the beautifully stunning virginal secretary that thinks being size 8 is fat. If you want more realistic characters, you will enjoy this one!

The writing style also had some issues for me. Present tense, in my opinion, is just really hard to pull off. It seems like every sentence starts with "I" or "We" and they start to feel simplistic and choppy.

I enjoyed the first half of the story. It held promise of good characters and an interesting story, but there was never any great conflict. (Sure there were challenges, but nothing that really drove the story to a climactic conclusion.) About halfway, there is a scene at Thanksgiving. I won't giveaway any spoilers, but that is the exact moment I felt "the turn" from interesting to plain. They have an almost-HEA moment that I really expected to be followed by an epilogue.

After that point, the chapters sounded like reading a girl's diary about the boy she has a crush on and what she did today. I couldn't figure out where the story was going since they had their semi-HEA and then it was all about doing the normal work and relationship things.

The narrators both did a fine job, but nothing really outstanding in the way of a performance.

I received a copy of the audio version from the author in exchange for an honest review.

LOVED THIS ONE

Wow I love a friends to lovers book. The friendship and connection with Dane and Sterling was awesome. There is actions that are extremely sad in this but it adds to the depth of the story. I really enjoyed it and will download Max's story on my kindle since its not available on Audible yet. I want to know :) Lacy and Gregory (hidden sexy gem he is) did a fantastic job.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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A sweet friends to lovers story

The start of this book had promise with the “will they, wont they” but after getting together the story had a prolonged mundane element to it. I enjoyed the story to a degree, there just seemed a lot of filler... I liked the characters and there development, and would really like to follow Max's story.

I did like the narration but as much as I liked the female vocal, I just didn't feel it fit the character

Friends to Lovers

I loved the characters. I really enjoyed this story. Not a lot of angst between Dane and Sterling. They have issues but they help each other through them. This is book one and we do get a HEA. But I am definitely ready to hear about the next characters story and what is going on with him. The narration was great. I definitely recommend this book.

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Great Story & Narration🎧 Captivating & Heartfelt

This is a great friends to lovers romance, it is well written with interesting storylines that are captivating from start to end. The characters are realistic, easy to relate to and connect with. Sterling Cranefield and Dane Crawford have been best friends forever. Dane wanted to be more than friends, he secretly crushed on Sterling but he did not know how to tell her, afraid she may reject him, afraid it would ruin what they have. The problem is he can not get involved with another woman, he only see Sterling. Sterling thought she was falling in love with her boyfriend but he turns out to be a jerk and winds up breaking her heart. And as usual her best friend Dane helps her nurse her broken heart. Dane realizes this is his time to tell her how he feels and after a dare had him kissing her he knew that was no ordinary kiss. That kiss ignited the chemistry between them, a chemistry neither could deny. In addition to the friendship and romance between the two leads there are storylines with secondary characters, their friends Max and Betsy, Max is Dane’s partner at their firm. There is never a dull moment in this book, it is nicely plotted with plenty of drama, some angst, lots of heartfelt emotions and a wonderful romance. Tarrah Anders thank you for this fabulous story and the emotional rollercoaster ride.

Lacy Laurel and Gregory Salinas are perfectly casted to bring Tarrah Anders characters to life. They do an awesome job portraying the characters, humanizing them, giving each their own voice and personality. You could hear how much heart they put into their work as they capture the characters emotions and project them into their performance. They are entertaining storytellers and a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for another awesome listen🎧