friends to lovers book ideas

We Only Kiss in Other People's Photos

Two adult friends keep appearing as a couple in strangers' holiday photographs. Recreating the pictures for a seaside exhibition makes them confront the relationship they have carefully kept outside the frame.

Forty Days to Almost

Two widowed neighbors agree to rehearse dating each other for forty days, then discover one has accepted a job abroad.

The Flatmate I Keep Missing

A ferry mechanic advertises for a new flatmate after her oldest friend moves out. Every promising applicant makes her realize she has been looking for a replacement for a relationship she never named.

The Mascot Has My Phone Number

A sports physiotherapist exchanges late-night messages with the anonymous adult inside her team's ridiculous mascot. Learning he is the stadium's demanding new accessibility designer turns easy friendship into a very public dilemma.

The Harbor Master Is My Emergency Contact

A city glass artist returns to restore a harbor memorial and discovers her oldest friend still lists her as his emergency contact. The commission brings them close enough to ask why neither ever changed it.