Millicent – don’t call me Millie- Merriweather has had a thing for Tom Franklin since she was twelve years old. At the time he was a senior in high school, which meant her dreams of being his girl weren’t meant to be.Her thirtieth birthday is getting closer by the hour, but she’s still crushing big time on her first love. The problem is her childhood crush is now her BFF and Merri isn’t sure how … sure how to get out of the friend zone.
With a divorce under his belt, a Purple Heart stashed in a drawer, and a business to run, Tom Franklin chooses to avoid the dating scene. Besides, no one interests him the way Merri does. If only they weren’t trapped in the friend zone.
When Tom needs a date for a banquet recognizing his dad, he asks Merri.
With everyone they know cheering them on from the sidelines, the comically sexy misadventures of Tom and Merri begin.
What happens after that is a wild, laugh-filled, adventure.
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Where to start! I loved this book.
Millicent “Merri” Merriweather has loved Tom Franklin since she was 12 and he was 18, but pals to best friends is were they are almost 18 years later. What happens when you realize “the one” has been right under your nose all along? Well grab a copy and follow Tom and Merri in this sexy, fun filled romance from friends to lovers. Love the banter and snark all through this book. Didn’t want it to end. You will love all the characters and some you may know from the Until Series.
Favorite quote from Merri “You have a Clark Kent meets Bill Nye hotness.” Love It
I LOVED this!
The story was great, the writing was wonderful, and seeing Tom and Merri’s HEA unfold was awesome.
I highly, highly recommend this one.
It’s your typical friends to lovers story, very sweet!
Until Merri by Suzanne Halliday is part of the ‘Happily Ever Alpha World’ Series. This is Millicent Merriweather and Tom Franklin’s story.
Millicent and Tom are BFF’s. Merri has secretly crushed on Tom. Tom doesn’t know. There is a bit of an age difference- Tom is alittle older than Merri and he was married but is now divorced. They started off as casual friends then when he went off into the military, they were pen pals. She loved him when he married a horrible woman. Now, Tom is divorced and they are firmly stuck in the friends zone. Both Tom and Merri are ready to exit the ‘friend zone’ . Can they make the move and take a chance on love ?
This is a sweet and steamy novella that will have you rooting for the friends to get their HEA. Love the characters that are from Until series that make appearances in this novella. Great story!!
My Rating: 4.5 stars ******
This book is short and sweet, it is the perfect read. Millie marches to her own beat. Tom who left his world and enlisted to help serve his country after the devastation of 9/11. Millie has loved Tom since she was in middle school, Tom however never new and got married. Tome returns home and is divorced and millie ditches her fiance. What started out as pen pals while Tom was away and bloomed into a full on friendship, can they admitted to each other what everyone already knows? Can they have their happy ever after?
Until Merri: Happily Ever Alpha World
Suzanne Halliday
Millicent “Merri” Merriweather had known Tom Franklin pretty much all her life. He was her teenage Fantasy Man! Visualize your favorite Dream Man, Tom is THAT man for Merri! They are best friends. He comes to her rescue. She cooks for him. They hang out. They have many of the same friends. Their families get along. Merri is that Cute, Kid Sister that grew up into a luscious, intelligent, snarky, beautiful woman. But that’s only part of the story!
Life sent them both curves balls, Tom into the military and a relationship that never should have been. Merri, once Tom was taken, went full tilt toward life. But even she found a relationship that left her feeling used. Both are jaded, wary and but still have that connection to one another. Life kept throwing them into the same ball game, only now it was the top of the 9th. What was the strategy now??
Suzanne has crafted a rare glimpse into a fantastic Love-Story between two people who have been around each other a long time. They can read the other like an open book. Now how do they take it to the next level without losing that friendship each other relies on? Get ready for some twists, left and right turns, snark, male-female sparks and sides into Homeplate!
I was given an ARC to read, but the Review is all mine and freely given.
A fantastic read that had me cheering for our two leads Tom and Merri.
These two are friends, best friends. Their parents are close so they’d always been around each other for family gatherings.
Merri secretly crushed on Tom. He had no clue. Major in two big factors. First it was an age thing and then the fact that Tom was seeing Merri’s big sisters best friend who he eventually married.
Then that day in September, that rocked the world saw Toms patriotic side come to the surface and he was enlisting without a second thought. Nine years in the service and through it all Merri and Tom were pen pals. Light stuff, from home and what’s going on. When his marriage fell apart while serving it was her letters that kept him going.
Fast forward to the present and Tom is firmly in the friend zone. His friendship with Merri has grown over the years and both their feelings have changed. But both are clueless as to how the other feels. And foremost in their minds is what if they take this leap and it all goes south?
But sometimes you have to grow a pair and man up. And with Tom taking the lead you’re going to have no worries at all.
A read that slides effortlessly into the Until World.
It’s a sizzling sexy read and Suzanne delivers on it all.
Banter
Laughter
Story development
Characters you absolutely love
Sexy times