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Friends With Benedicts, a brand new, heart felt rom - com from Staci Hart, is finally LIVE!! Who's reading? Grab your copy today from your favorite online book retailer!

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Timing is everything.

Presley Hale and Sebastian Vargas are no strangers to goodbye. Their high school summers were spent wrapped up in each other until she wou ld inevitably go home to California. One season after college, Sebastian finally escaped the little Texas town to travel the world, and they said goodbye for what they thought might be the last time.

Sebastian went one way. Presley went the other.

For the first time in five years, they’re both in town, but the timing is no better than ever. So the only thing to do is what they do best. Keep it casual.

Friends with benefits.

They’ve done it before — doing it again will be easy.

But their hearts don’t get the memo.

When the lines of their arrangement blur, Presley and Sebastian are faced with decisions they’ve avoided for years. And that’s not even their biggest problem.

A small town in danger of failing.

A secret that could tear them apart.

And two hearts that can’t hide anymore.

They’ve shared so many summers, but none compare to what they’ll face.

Timing is everything.

And their time is almost up.

REVIEW

3.5 stars!

I love small town romances and I loved Staci Hart’s previous book ‘Bet The Farm’ so I was excited to read Friends With Benedicts, especially because we met Presley in Bet The Farm.

I really liked how this story started, it was a cute start with Presley and Sebastian reuniting straight away. It made me smile watching them reconnect after years apart.

They had never had the right timing in the past, summer hookups before one of them going away. But now with both of them back in town at the same time, this could be their time… however things aren’t that easy. There is something that turns their world upside down, Presley has been preparing for this moment for years while Sebastian is shocked at the secret. He takes it in his stride though and reacts way better than I think most people would.

Presley and Sebastian decide to rekindle their relationship for the summer, with the future mostly depending on if Sebastian wants to go back to Africa with the Peace Corps. Their hearts end up getting fully involved no matter if their timing is right.

I liked Presley and Sebastian and their families. What I love about small town romances is the charm of the town and I felt this with this book. I loved getting to know the town.

Presley and Sebastian have great chemistry after years of being in love with each other even if the timing is wrong and they’re with other people. I liked their banter and their relationships with their families. They were a great pair and you could tell they were conflicted about the future and their feelings.

Things weren’t easy and there is some miscommunication that leads to broken hearts but I think they worked it out well in the end thanks to their friends calling them out.

Although I could tell that they loved each other, I felt like I was missing some romance. I didn’t swoon at anything and I thought a lot of the focus of the book was away from the romance and was focused on what was happening with the town and if Sebastian was staying.

It was a cute read if you love small town romances and if you’re curious about what happens to Presley after reading Bet The Farm.

*ARC kindly received in exchange for an honest review*

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Staci has been a lot of things up to this point in her life -- a graphic designer, an entrepreneur, a seamstress, a clothing and handbag designer, a waitress. Can't forget that. She's also been a mom, with three little girls who are sure to grow up to break a number of hearts. She's been a wife, though she's certainly not the cleanest, or the best cook. She's also super, duper fun at a part y, especially if she's been drinking whiskey. When she's not writing, she's reading, sleeping, gaming, or designing graphics.

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Bet the Farm is LIVE and available from your favorite online book retailer! This heartfelt, flirty story of opposites attract from Staci Hart is just what you need. Happy reading!

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Olivia Brent has one summer to save the dairy farm she just inherited.

But there’s one problem, and it’s not her lactose intolerance.

Jake Milovic.

The brooding farmhand has inherited exactly fifty percent of Brent Farm, and he’s so convinced the city girl can’t work the land, he bets she can’t save it in a summer.

Determined to prove him wrong, Olivia accepts what might be the dumbest wager of her life.

His strategy to win seems simple: follow her around, shirtlessly distracting her between bouts of relentless tauntin g. And it’s effective — if his dark eyes and rare smiles aren’t enough to sidetrack her, the sweaty, rolling topography of the manbeast’s body would do the trick.

What they don’t know: they’ll ha ve to weather more than each other.

Mysterious circumstances throw the farm into disarray, and with the dairy farm in danger, Olivia and Jake have to work together. But when they do, ther e’s more to fear than either of them imagined.

Because now their hearts are on the line, and the farm won’t be the only casualty if they fail.

REVIEW

4.5 STARS!

I have to admit, I haven’t read a Staci Hart novel for a while so I wasn’t completely sure what I was getting into when starting Bet The Farm but it did not disappoint. I loved it!

Bet the Farm is exactly what I needed at this moment in time, it was hilarious with a bit of hope.

Staci Hart has written a beautiful book full of sunshine that showcases a powerful couple on a crazy rollercoaster ride.

I completely fell in love with Olivia and Jake straight away. This couple couldn’t be more different but they just work together so well.

Olivia is hilarious, she has big dreams and so many ideas on how to help save the farm and once her mind is put to something, she doesn’t back down easily. I loved Olivia, she has a heart of gold and the best intentions whenever she is doing something. I completely connected with her straight away as she was mourning the loss of her beloved Grandpa. Although she was suffering from the loss and fighting for what she thought was best and made a few mistakes, she still had such a positive mindset throughout it all and never gave up. I loved watching her fall in love with Jake and how she showed him patience and understanding and truely showed that she cared for him.

I fell in love with Jake straight away, I’m such a sucker for grumpy men that have a soft spot for that one person that brings light into their life. Jake’s person was Olivia. Jake was so loyal, protective and determined towards everything he loved. He may come across as rude at times but he had the best intentions and didn’t want everything he has known to suddenly change. He has walls up to protect his heart from being let down again but once he gave love a chance, it was beautiful.

Staci Hart has written he perfect enemies to lovers book with just the right amount of angst. Both Olivia and Jake always had the best intentions at heart and never meant to hurt the other person if they couldn’t come to an understanding. They really cared about each other underneath the disagreements. Their chemistry was flying off the pages even when they hadn’t even gotten together yet and the slow burn was still building and when they finally gave in the spark was undeniably beautiful.

I loved the supporting characters and their friendships and relationships with Jake and Olivia and they made the story even better. They were like a family.

I love Staci’s world building and the whole story was beautifully written with the perfect ending.

This is such a heartfelt story that will make you feel good inside when you’re reading it. I would highly recommend this to anyone who loves a great romance story.

*ARC was kindly received in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own*