THE FRIENDSHIP FLING – Georgia Stone
Harper Perennial 
ISBN: 978-0063434790
June 3, 2025
Contemporary Romance

London – Present Day

Ava Monroe works as a barista in a busy London coffee shop and isn’t known for her friendliness. She doesn’t see the job as her future, but she can’t seem to figure out what job she should go after. One day, undeniably gorgeous Finn O’Callaghan comes into the shop, and they hit it off in an offbeat way. He isn’t put off by Ava’s surliness, and she is intrigued by his accent. They begin to talk, and she learns that Finn grew up all over the world and is currently working in London. He has a bucket list of things to see while he’s there and asks Ava to help him. They agree to be each other’s “plus one” for the summer. They soon spend a lot of time together, and he is pretty much a regular at the coffee shop. But is there also a romance developing between them? Ava doesn’t seem to think so, but she can’t stop thinking about Finn. Will their summer of friendship turn them into falling in love?

Ava is that typical single woman living in a London flat apartment with friends in THE FRIENDSHIP FLING by Georgia Stone. She doesn’t exactly hate her job, but she is not a people pleaser. Finn is the antithesis of Ava. He gets along with a lot of people and fits in well with her friends. He feels like he doesn’t have a family as his divorced parents don’t seem to care what he is doing, but Ava shows interest in his life. He enjoys hearing Ava’s ideas and easily jumps into doing things with her. Their friendship is great for them, but both are a little bit afraid to flip their friendship into a romance. Why ruin a good thing?

In THE FRIENDSHIP FLING, readers will go along with Ava and Finn as they traipse around the city doing various things and going out together. Their easygoing friendship means that they rarely argue. Is that a good thing? Her roommates and his fellow employees provide fillers and support for Ava and Finn. As he prepares for a job interview, which may take him to the United States, Ava has to deal with her conflicting emotions. Yes, their fling was only to last the summer, but how will she feel if Finn leaves?

Enjoy Ava and Finn’s foray into a friendship fling and spending lots of time together, then watch them fall in love for real. Don’t miss THE FRIENDSHIP FLING.

Patti Fischer