Loving Sam: a Childhood Best Friends to Lovers Second Chance Contemporary Romance About Growing Up, Letting Go, and Finding Your Way Back to Each Other

She had the perfect life—or so she thought.At 28, Samantha had it all mapped out: a fast-track career at a top law firm, a picture-perfect townhouse ready for two, and the man she was sure would be her forever. She was living the dream… or at least that’s what she kept telling herself.Until one crisp October evening, when she came home to find a single, gut-wrenching sentence scrawled on a scrap of paper—a breakup that shattered the illusion of her perfect life in an instant.Reeling from betrayal and heartbreak, Samantha turns to the only person who’s never let her down: her best friend, Ben. Over a weekend fueled by alcohol, ugly crying, and brutal honesty, Samantha vows to rebuild herself from the ground up. No more liars. No more manipulators. No more men, period.For the next six months, it’s all about her: healing, growing, and reclaiming the parts of herself she gave away too easily.But life has other plans. Because while Samantha is busy swearing off romance, she starts noticing something different about Ben—the way he looks at her, the way his touch lingers a little longer than it used to… the way she feels when he’s near.They’ve been inseparable for twenty years. They’re best friends. They know each other better than anyone. Crossing that line would be a disaster… wouldn’t it?Steamy, swoony, and full of heart, this is a riends-to-lovers with heat romance that explores what happens when the one person you’ve always counted on turns out to be the love you were meant to find all along. Packed with emotional tension, laugh-out-loud banter, slow-burn chemistry, and unforgettable passion, Loving Sam is a heartfelt second-chance romance that proves true love often starts with friendship.Perfect for fans of contemporary romance novels with strong heroines, protective heroes, and happily ever afters… eventually. This story will have you laughing, crying, and believing again in the kind of romance that heals heartbreak and sets your soul on fire.