The Friend Zone
Kristen Petersen doesn't do drama, will fight to the death for her friends, and has no room in her life for guys who just don't get her. She's also keeping a big secret: facing a medically necessary procedure that will make it impossible for her to have children. Planning her best friend's wedding is bittersweet for Kristen—especially when she meets the best man, Josh Copeland. He's funny, sexy, never offended by her mile-wide streak of sarcasm, and always one chicken enchilada ahead of her hangry. Even her dog, Stuntman Mike, adores him. The only catch: Josh wants a big family someday. Kristen knows he'd be better off with someone else, but as their attraction grows, it's harder and harder to keep him at arm's length. The Friend Zone will have you laughing one moment and grabbing for tissues the next as it tackles the realities of infertility and loss with wit, heart, and a lot of sass.
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Wedding planner Kristen Petersen is pretending everything is fine while her body breaks under uterine fibroids. Josh Copeland, a Marine and best friend of the groom of an upcoming wedding, walks into her shop and refuses to leave the friend zone.
Yes. The Friend Zone contains explicit on-page romance scenes, around 3 out of 5 on the spice scale. Abby Jimenez writes contemporary romance with significant emotional weight alongside steam.
Yes. The Friend Zone contains explicit on-page romance scenes, around 3 out of 5 on the spice scale. Abby Jimenez writes contemporary romance with significant emotional weight alongside steam.
Abby Jimenez's connected friend-group series has three books: The Friend Zone, The Happy Ever After Playlist, and Life's Too Short. Each features a different couple in the same friend group.
The Friend Zone was written by Abby Jimenez, published in 2019 by Grand Central Publishing.
The Friend Zone is 384 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Friend Zone takes most readers 6 to 8 hours to finish.
The Friend Zone is a standalone novel by Abby Jimenez, not part of a series.
The Friend Zone is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
