It is a reality universally acknowledged that every one the younger girls who make their debut are searching for one factor and one factor solely: a rich husband. Or are they? In Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban, our heroines Beth and Gwen need something however. When the 2 meet at a get together early within the social season (Gwen’s fourth and Beth’s first), they hit it off instantly. They determine to spend their time establishing their widowed mother and father as a substitute of looking for their very own husbands, hoping that a completely happy marriage between the 2 will enable Gwen and Beth a bit extra freedom. There is only one small drawback: Their mother and father appear to have had a romance of types previously, and now may really hate one another. Never ones to say no to a problem, Gwen and Beth discover each excuse to spend extra time collectively and plot their mother and father’ inevitable union. But when a suitor begins to precise curiosity in Beth, the 2 should face the truth that the love story they’re crafting may simply be their very own.
A cheeky, queer twist on the The Parent Trap, Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend is a rollicking romp by means of Victorian England. Alban crafts a deliciously intelligent romance for Gwen and Beth. While the ladies are serving to their mother and father reconnect, they’re able to first discover a friendship, one which naturally provides method to their very own true emotions. Gwen and Beth are a fantastically enjoyable couple, and it’s such a delight to look at them uncover their love for one another. The juxtaposition of the younger girls’s new and thrilling emotions with their cynical, seasoned mother and father’ second probability at love offers a nice stability to the narrative. Alban captures all of these emotions on the best way to offering two satisfying and hopeful HEAs. And whereas the love tales shine, the familial relationships are additionally noteworthy and charming. Although they couldn’t be extra totally different, Gwen’s devil-may-care father and Beth’s cautious, weary mom each present that a guardian’s love is aware of no bounds.
If you might be searching for a bighearted queer romance with stolen kisses and grand gestures, then Alban’s Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend is the e book for you. A candy and sensual historic romance, it’s going to have you ever full of champagne giggles and matchmaking mischief.
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