Plain Jayne

Laura Drewry

Apr 2014 · Loveswept

About this ebook

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In the debut of Laura Drewry’s funny, heartwarming Friends First series, a man and a woman learn the hard way that a little bit of love makes staying friends a whole lot harder.
 
Worn out from the long drive back home, Jayne Morgan can only smirk at the irony: Of course the first person she sees from her old life is Nick Scott. Once best friends, they lost touch when Jayne left town at eighteen, but nothing could keep them apart forever. Jayne has returned to take over her grandmother’s bookstore, determined to put all her bittersweet memories and secret disappointments strictly in the past—until, that is, Nick insists she bunk at his place.
 
Nick never did care what people thought about having a girl for a best friend—or the “scandal” she caused by showing up to his wife’s funeral four years earlier—so he’s got no problem with the gossips now. Jayne was always the one person he could count on in his life. Now Nick is starting to realize that he never wants her to leave again . . . and that being “just friends” isn’t going to be enough anymore.

Praise for Plain Jayne
 
“This romance is a tale told well—without being overly steamy—and romance readers will find themselves awake well into the night, rooting for Nick and Jayne.”—Library Journal
 
“[Plain Jayne is] comical, sweet, cute and refreshingly innocent. It will grab you with its sage and witty eighties’ movie quotes . . . and keep you entertained with a great playlist sung, probably off key, by none other than Jayne, and its witty banter between well-developed characters.”—TJ Loves to Read
 
“A great friends-to-lovers story . . . If you enjoy slow-burn romance, then you’re in for a real treat.”—Girl Meets Books
 
“If you’re looking for a wonderfully romantic, touching story to curl up and enjoy, Plain Jayne is the perfect book for you.”—Tome Tender
 
“Funny, sweet and sad . . . I simply loved this book. . . . Four solid stars.”—You Gotta Read
 
“An emotional story of friendship, forgiveness, healing and the power of love.”—Red’s Hot Reads
 
Includes a special message from the editor, as well as an excerpt from another Loveswept title.

Ratings and reviews

I’m really surprised by just how much I love this story! I mean, I figured I would like it, but I can’t even count how many books I’ve read that have lifelong best friends falling in love. So I thought I was getting the usual, albeit enjoyable story. Oh, but it was so much more! Plain Jayne is a great read, with all the fun of a New Adult book wrapped around adult lives, just enough every day banter to fit reality, and just enough happily ever after to make it that much better. ***FicCentral received this book from Random House LLC (via NetGalley) for free in exchange for an honest review.

Probably my favorite book I have read in a long time. The characters are well thought out and that makes the story that much more enjoyable. Also, it's a romance so to say I loved it is a HUGE understatement.

I loved everything about this book. The way it flowed, the anticipation of what was going to happen with each touch or look. I felt like I wanted to be jayne.

About the author

Laura Drewry had been scribbling things for years before she decided to seriously sit down and write. After spending eight years in the Canadian north, Laura now lives back home in southwestern British Columbia with her husband, three sons, a turtle named Sheldon, and an extremely energetic German shepherd. She loves old tattered books, good movies, country music, and the New York Yankees.