A Guide to Being Just Friends: A Novel

Sophie Sullivan

Jan 2023 · Sold by St. Martin's Griffin

About this ebook

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When Harry Met Sally meets 500 Days of Summer in A Guide to Being Just Friends, a playful and emotional romantic comedy from the author of Ten Rules for Faking It.

"Sophie Sullivan’s writing feels like a warm hug.” —Rachel Lynn Solomon, bestselling author of The Ex Talk

Hailey Sharp has a one-track mind. Get By the Cup salad shop off the ground. Do literally everything possible to make it a success. Repeat. With a head full of entrepreneurial ideas and a bad ex in her rearview, her one and only focus is living life the way she wants to. No distractions.

Wes Jansen never did understand the fuss about relationships. With a string of lackluster first dates and the pain from his parents’ angry divorce following him around, he’d much rather find someone who he likes, but won’t love. Companionship, not passion, is the name of the game.

When Hailey and Wes find each other in a disastrous meet cute that wasn’t even intended for them, they embarrassingly go their separate ways. But when Wes finds Hailey to apologize for his behavior, they strike up a friendship. Because that’s all this can be. Hailey doesn’t want any distractions. Wes doesn’t want to fall in love.

What could possibly go wrong?

"A joyful, swoony romance full of heart and humor!" —Sarah Adams, author of The Cheat Sheet

Ratings and reviews

This was another really fun entry for this series. The story is cute and trust me, these two are going to give you plenty of Feels. Hailey and Wes were easy to like and even easier to root for. Sweet, funny, emotional, angsty and very swoon worthy, this book did not disappoint. I am independently posting an impartial review.

I really enjoyed this fun, entertaining love story. Wes was so afraid to love because of his parents that he was missing out on life. Hailey just wanted love but couldn't find anyone to make her happy. These two were each other's missing piece of the puzzle. Enjoyable characters and a fun story line.

A Guide To Being Just Friends is a fabulous contemporary romance by Sophie Sullivan. Ms. Sullivan has crafted a well-written book and filled it with a cast of characters that makes this book a fun read. Hailey and Wesley's first meeting was a case of mistaken identity. The hilarity just continued from there. Their story is packed with drama, laugh-out-loud humor and sizzle. I enjoyed reading this book and look forward to my next book by Sophie Sullivan. This is a complete book, not a cliff

About the author

SOPHIE SULLIVAN (she/her) is a Canadian author as well as a cookie-eating, Diet Pepsi-drinking, Disney enthusiast who loves reading and writing romance in almost equal measure. She writes around her day job as a teacher and spends her spare time with her sweet family watching reruns of Friends. She has written Ten Rules for Faking it and How to Love Your Neighbor, and has had plenty of practice writing happily ever after as her alter ego, Jody Holford.