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Reasons Why Not to Date the Best Friend (Shell Grove Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Melanie Munton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.5 18 ratings

Book 3 of 3: Shell Grove

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Sometimes The One you’ve been looking for…
is the one who’s been there all along.

Reason #1: Finn is Maggie’s best friend. They don’t have secrets. Which means they know exactly how disastrous they would be as a couple. They bicker, they annoy each other, but they also have one hell of a good time together. Outside the bedroom, of course. Why would they risk ruining a great thing just to satisfy years of curiosity?

Reason #2: Finn is stable and secure while Maggie acts on any wild hair she gets. She’s always looking for her next adventure. But it’s been a while. Everyone around her is moving forward with their lives, leaving her floating alone in open waters. And when she’s offered the job of a lifetime in Key West—hundreds of miles from their hometown of Shell Grove, SC—it’s too enticing to resist. Besides, it’s not like she’ll ever be the kind of woman Finn would want to settle down with anyway.

Reason #3: Losing Finn would destroy her. That’s exactly what would happen if they ever took things too far and it blew up in their faces. But ever since that job offer was put on the table, Finn is putting a whole lot of other stuff on the table, too. Suddenly, Maggie and Finn are forgetting all of their rules. And she’s wondering why it’s taken them so long to be bad when it feels this good.

Maggie wants more adventure? Fine. Finn will give her all she can handle. She's avoiding commitment? No problem. He’ll keep his thoughts on the subject to himself. But he’s not letting her take that job in Key West. She has no idea what she’d be throwing away. It’s taken him a long time to see things clearly, too, but his vision is 20/20 now. And he’s not letting his best friend—who might just be the girl of his dreams—go without putting up the fight of his life. All he has to do is show her he can be so much more than just the BEST FRIEND.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BGMCQH4N
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (June 27, 2023)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 27, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3443 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 380 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B0C8RC1BMC

Best Sellers Rank: #1,326,611 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #7,842 in General Humorous Fiction
- #14,787 in Humorous Fiction
- #25,656 in Romantic Comedy (Kindle Store)

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Melanie grew up in the Midwest, but she loves living in the Southeast (where the beaches are!) now with her husband and daughter.

Melanie’s other passion is traveling and seeing the world. With anthropology degrees under their belts, she and her husband have made it their goal in life to see as many archaeological sites around the world as possible.

She has a horrible food addiction to pasta and candy (not together…ew). And she gets sad when her wine rack is empty.

At the end of the day, she is a true romantic at heart. She loves writing the cheesy and corny of romantic comedies, and the sassy and sexy of suspense. She aims to make her readers swoon, laugh out loud, maybe sweat a little, and above all, fall in love.

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sherri bay

Love Finn and Mags!!

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2023

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Love their story!!! Great read!!! Keep telling your stories Melanie! Looking forward to your next book! Keep up the good work!

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Darci

Friends to lovers romance

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2023

Small town romance. Best friends to lovers.

Maggie and Finn have been best friends since high school. Now that all of their friends are getting married, Maggie is feeling a bit like a third wheel. So, of course, it’s the perfect time for an out-of-towner to make her a professional offer she can’t refuse. But with the possibility of her leaving, Finn starts to realize his feelings may be stronger than friendship.

FYI this one is pretty steamy 🔥🔥🔥🔥

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A. O'Dell

Another win for Melanie!

Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2023

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Wonderfully cute story, always captivating and fun! Melanie may have saved the best of the series with this one! Great romances begin with friendship, and this one is amazing!!

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Jackie Miller

An unexpected and hilarious romance

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2023

Finn and Maggie are best friends. They met in high school when Finn was a football star and Maggie was a new student struggling to belong.

They've been nearly inseparable ever since. They even share custody of a dog! What they DON'T do is cross that line into more than friends...

...until a unique opportunity pops up that may take Maggie away from Finn. It makes her realize that maybe their friendship has been holding them back from finding true love, and made him realize maybe they had true love the whole time.

He falls first. Friends to lovers. Small town romance. Dirty talking hero. Hilarious banter. Reasons Why Not to Date the Best Friend has it all!

Watching Finn and Maggie realize what they meant to each other was the highlight of my week. They tried to fight it, but it's difficult to argue with a bond that tight. Finn has been her rock, trying to keep her out of trouble as much as possible while she tries to break Coors Light Carl's arrest record. Maggie's was there to pick up the pieces when Finn's life imploded and he had to reevaluate his entire existence.

They were soul mates too blind or scared to see what was right in front of them.

I was not expecting the pure, delicious machismo that Finn embodied once he woke up. That man knew what he wanted and refused to back down. The things he said to Maggie will forever be etched in that dirty part of my brain, and I'm not mad about it.

It actually took me a few days to write this review because I have three pages of highlighted notes, and most of them can't be shared without triggering online keyword flags. They HAD to be highlighted, though, because each one also showed a depth of emotion often left out of spicier scenes. Each and every utterance from Finn about Maggie carried over a decade of love and devotion, and that is heady indeed!

Now excuse me while I binge read this author's entire backlist!

Favorite quotes:

“Jesus Christ, woman. You’ve got larceny in your heart if you think you can take this away from me now.”

“Remove all other male names from your vocabulary, Mags. Mine is the only one you need to know now. And damn sure the only one you’ll be crying out as you...”

Thank you, NetGalley and Melanie Munton, for the opportunity to read this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Lexi Rachelle Reads

Fun Romance!

Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2023

This book had a bit of a slow start for me but after Finn realized his feelings for Maggie it got really good. I loved their friendship and the chemistry between them. It had a bit of a slow burn element that I really enjoyed. Overall I enjoyed this book and will look into the others in this series.

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Chelsea Richardson

Quirky Friends to lovers

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2023

First off don’t let this innocent cover fool you this book is spicy 🔥.

Overall I really enjoyed Maggie and Finn’s story. The only reason I am giving this 4 instead of 5 stars is because Maggies character is a little self sabotaging and her constant use of pranks etc. to deflect were really annoying.

You will enjoy Reasons Why Not to Date the Best Friend if you love:

- Small Town
- Friends to lovers
- Humor
- Found Family

This was a fun read that I would recommend to others.

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Tracey

There are so many reasons to read Melanie Munton!!!

Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2023

Reasons why you should read Melanie Munton’s books: 1) they are phenomenal! 2) she gives me all the “feels” 3) she absolutely nails small town romance (and every other genre too!) 4) they’re funny, sweet & sexy all rolled into one great storyline. Need I go on?! After having read the first 2 books in this series, I really enjoyed re-visiting those characters that showed up in Reasons Why Not to Date the Best Friend, the 3rd book in the Shell Grove Series, but I might go out on a limb and say that this is my favorite of all 3. Finn and Maggie have been best friends forever and reading everything they’ve experienced through Ms. Munton’s eyes and fantastic writing made these characters really come to life for me. So much so that I want to move to Shell Grove so I can become part of their crazy, hilarious, fun-filled days! And I love where I live so that’s saying something!

When I review a book I don't generally say much about the story because I don’t want to ruin the surprise and enjoyment of reading it firsthand like I did so I usually like to relate how the story made me "feel" .... oh my goodness, I had so many feels with this one. The well-written blurb really sums up what this book is about, but you really have to read it to experience all that it has to offer. These well-developed and well-connected group of friends and how they are always there for each other and always looking out for each other is just an added bonus to this wonderful story. Ms. Munton has the spectacular ability to put me right inside their lives with her stunning and amazing writing.

I would guess if you start reading her work you’ll be much like me and read everything she has written and everything she writes in the future! And I, for one, can’t wait to see what she has in store for us next! I’m very grateful to have been given the opportunity to read and review an advance copy of this book.

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Krystal

Perfect summer read!!

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2023

He is smitten over her! Head over heels, and he is working his magic to get her to stay!

Maggie is a marine biologist in Shell Grove, NC, and she was a bit of a wild child growing up, causing so much trouble. lol Finn was on track to becoming a professional football player but sadly had an injury which he then opened up a bar by the beach. Finn is that golden retriever you'll love, and although this story is a slow burn with some spice toward the end, it's all so good!

Perfect summer read!!

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