A best-friends-to-lovers standalone romance from New York Times bestselling author Kendall Ryan. She says she needs some help … in the bedroom.Come again? No, really come again.Sweet, nerdy, lovable Keaton. She’s my best friend and has been for years. Sure she likes numbers and math, and thinks doing other people’s taxes is fun. And I like … none of that stuff. She’s obsessed with her cat and … … none of that stuff. She’s obsessed with her cat and reads novels I’ll never understand, and yet we just click. There’s no one I’d rather share breakfast burritos with or binge watch hours of Netflix. She’s my person. And so when she takes off her glasses and asks me to help her improve her skills in the bedroom, I barely have to think about it.
Of course I’ll help her. There’s no one better for the job.
I’ve been there for her through everything, why should this be any different?
But what happens when she’s ready to take her new-found confidence and move on?
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This was a fun loving 4 star story that kept me entertained all through out.
Keaton is not very experienced in the sex department. So she enlists the help of her best friend , Slate. So being the good friend that he is, he will help her out. Things start to get blurry.
This was a fun loving friends to lover romance. It was entertaining and captivating. An enjoyable short romance that didn’t lack steamy scenes.
Standalone told in a dual POV with an HEA. I recommend this story.
Once again Kendall Ryan delivers an amazing, fun, sexy read that will have you laughing out loud.
Keaton and Slate are absolutely perfect together. Best friends since college, nothing will separate them. So when Keaton needs some “tutoring” in the bedroom, Slate steps in to help his friend. I mean who could you trust more than your best friend, right?
I could not get enough of this story. Once again Ryan left me in complete awe and completely satisfied. I can’t wait to see what see brings us next!
**I voluntarily read an early copy of this title in exchange for an honest review**
Oh how I love Kendall Ryan books! They are always fun, sexy and engaging and Love Machine was absolutely no exception! I did not want to put it down once I started reading.
I absolutely adored Keaton and Slate and their relationship. They have been friends for a decade and know one another about as well as anyone can, however they’ve never looked past that friendship to see if anything else could be possible. Keaton is focused on her work, she loves spreadsheets (a girl after my heart!), but she can be a bit awkward at times, especially when the opposite sex is involved. Slate on the other hand is relaxed, sweet and it’s clear that when he cares about someone, he’s all in, whether that is a friend or someone who means more.
The friendship between Keaton and Slate was so strong that it was absolutely awesome to watch it “catch fire” and turn into a more romantic relationship. I loved that not only Keaton asked Slate for his help, but that Slate did everything he could to help her out, but to also make her feel comfortable. The sparks between the two of them flew, but then things got real for a bit and I was holding my breath hoping that things worked out for the two of them. In the end, I think it worked out perfectly and I loved Slate’s gesture toward the end.
To me, this is a perfect summer read. It has everything you could want from friendship, to romance, to sexy times and great supporting characters. It makes you laugh, smile and even get a little teary at times. Also, the taste that we got of the upcoming Flirting with Forever was awesome too – can’t wait for that one to release later this year.
SLATE!!! Oh goodness, Slate is just so swoony! Love Machine was such an amazing read for me, I absolutely loved it. Best Friends to Lovers romance is one of my favourite tropes ever, so I was so excited when I found out about this book, I could not wait to read it.
Keaton is what you might express as a little bit nerdy. She kind of reminds people of a shy librarian, the source of a lot of men’s fantasies. She is so funny in some parts, like in a laugh out loud, feel embarrassed for her kind of way. There is a part with a cucumber that had me in stitches!
Slate, well where do I start with Slate. Yes he is the playboy type but he has a heart of gold which makes him completely swoon worthy. He cares for Keaton and their friendship and he is there for her whenever she needs him. I absolutely loved Slate!
This book will have you laughing out loud, and will keep you intrigued right from the beginning. I could not put it down. I can’t wait to read more from Kendall. I hope you love Slate and Keaton’s story as much as I did!
This book about best friends was such an easy wonderful read that I must admit tugged at my heart so very much.
Best friends for ten years, Keaton and Slate have such a beautiful friendship!The banter was hilarious, especially when getting together with Karina and Gabby! The innuendo’s, the flirtatious moments and the whole premise of this story captured me!
I think what I came to realize is that a truly great friendship is hard to come by and if you have that hold onto it tight!
When Keaton asks Slate to be her “love coach”, needless to say what happens once they begin this journey is eye opening as well as incredibly steamy!
Can a true bond between friends stay the same or will feelings get in the way!!
I laughed, I cried, I swooned and sighed….
This book was truly beautiful.
Audiobook:
I have to say Keaton and Slates story was narrated so well that I felt a part of it! They brought the characters to life and made it so enjoyable!
I really like both Sebastian and Andi’s voices! Particularly in certain steamy moments lol! Oh my goodness indeed!!! Love Machine as an audiobook is incredibly entertaining and you can’t help but love the characters more so than reading the actual book!
How this story has been brought to life is a real credit to the author and the narrators! Can’t wait to listen to more from them!!
This is one of the cutest, sweetest, funniest best friends to lovers book I have read. I love the chemistry that Slate and Keaton.
Keaton is a woman who has put her life on hold to climb the corporate ladder and become the success she is in her field. She is a computer nerd to the core and I loved every second of it. One bad bachelorette party experience and she decides to make some changes. Starting with her sex life. This is where Slate comes in, he is to be her wingman. Pay back for all the times she has been his wing woman.
Slate is happy being single. He has his job, his best friends and living in the city, there is never s shortage of woman to help fulfill his needs. I loved Slate and I really enjoyed his POVs. I loved watching how his view on things starts to change and seeing Keaton through his eyes.
These two were sweet, lovable and the perfect match. I hope we get to see more of them in other books so that we can keep up with their lives.
Slate and Keaton are absolutely working for everybody including me! Finding out innate truths about yourself is never easier and when Keaton realizes she is woefully incompetent at sex she realizes she needs a some serious practice to help make her perfect. Blurting out her new revelation to Slate aka Don Juan and asking him for lessons may not have been the best decision to make while emotional and tipsy, but she’s been his wingwoman often enough for him return the favor. Slate has never, repeat never, seen Keaton as anything more than his best friend. Don’t get him wrong he knows she gorgeous, funny, smart and a whole host of other desirable traits, but just she’s Keaton. When she makes her proposal for a Sexual Yoda he knows he cannot let her go out in to the real to find what she’s looking for so that leaves him to be her guide. Catching feels was never part of the plan especially when it could mean losing their friendship, but sometimes the heart overrides the head.
I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of this book
What a fun, sexy, flirty read! I was immediately engrossed in this best-friends to lovers story and I couldn’t wait to see what happened with Slate and Keaton.
Lordy, their chemistry was off the charts hot. Definitely due to their long standing friendship, for sure, but I’m amazed neither one had stepped over the line previously. I loved how they were so mature in how they got together . . . well, after the whole love lessons became more real, more true. Because they really were falling in love. It was genuine and true and brought back all those memories of my own experience of falling in love so many years ago. Sigh.
Love Machine is a perfect example of swoony, smart romance. One that you just enjoy every damn minute reading. Can’t wait to see what’s in store for us in Flirting with Forever!
Love Machine is sexy, fun, and completely swoony; a friends-to-lovers romance that was written with the perfect amount of charm, fascination, and irresistibility!
Slate is Keaton are a classic set of best friends. Always there for each other, always each other’s go-to person for advice, always one another’s rock. But in Keaton’s case, she needs more than a best friend. She needs a seduction coach. So when Keaton suggests Slate teach her his experienced seduction skills, their ever solid relationship quickly switches from friendship to red-hot intimacy and temptation.
No one does romance like Kendall Ryan! Her books are pure enjoyment and entertainment, and Love Machine is no different. Slate and Keaton have a special relationship. But when taken to the next level, it showcases a new level of attraction, fasciation, and steamy passion. Already feeling they know each other through and through, it’s this next step into intimacy they take that truly makes the reader feel they are experiencing all the jittery butterflies, the anxiety of something new, and the rush of anticipation right along with the characters. And it’s the humor, sincerity, and genuine love and devotion fused into the storyline that sets this book apart from others in the friends-to-lovers trope.
The author’s unique storytelling in Love Machine guarantees laughs, heartwarming emotions, and complete satisfaction. An absolute must read you can’t pass up!
GAWD! I loved this one. Kendall Ryan sure knows how to write the perfect rom/com and Love Machine served up lashing of her delicious, sexy delights.
Keaton was such a great character with her need to have all her i’s dotted and T’s crossed. Her love of spreadsheets made me snigger and shake my head… but in a good way. I could actually see myself doing something like that once upon a time.
I freaking loved Slate, he was a confident, sexy as sin and overall HAWT stud muffin. This witty, banter filled story had me in some serious stitches as she went through the motions of asking Slate, her best friend of ten years, to show her the ropes.
Sexually.
Slate barely batted an eyelid at her request before jumping on board. But then when she had to graduate to picking up other men, the little green man showed his hand. I loved how he dealt with this moment, although Keaton might not if she’d known the real reason behind her lack of dates.
Once the clothes came off with these two, that’s when things really notched up to another level, their chemistry was breathtaking before they even made it to a bed so I was seriously worried for about my kindle overheating. I loved watching their relationship transition, not just in the bedroom but in every aspect of their lives.
But, then just when they were getting comfortable those pesky ‘love’ feelings came into play and they had to deal with the repercussions.
This was a fast, fun read that will leaving you begging for more. I know I am.
When it comes to knowledge she’s the smartest person in the room. When it comes to life skills she’s a lot less confident. Keaton is clueless to how sexy she really is. Slate is the perfect man to show her how beautiful she truly is. If he doesn’t compromise their friendship along the way. Love Machine is a smartly written, sexy sweetheart of a read. Ryan stays true to her seductive style while imparting a positive message about being true to one’s self. Beauty is not the outer shell, but the glow that comes from within.
I am loving how Kendall Ryan does friends-to-lovers romances. She gives us great characters and stories that leave us content and smiling. Love Machine was such a story and I consumed every word!
I loved Keaton! In her professional life she was strong, smart and a type-A personality. In her personal life though, she feels lacking. Especially after attending her female best friend’s party where actual cucumbers and biting were involved. Yikes! She decided she needed a plan, with spreadsheets and everything. Keaton was just so adorable with a stubborn streak!
When Keaton decides she needs help in the bedroom, she comes up with a plan. Slate decides he can be the one to help her, right? They have been best friends for a long time and have always been there for each other. They can do this and have nothing change, right? So he offers to help. But how will this affect their friendship, because sex never complicates things, right?
You can tell Keaton and Slate had a strong friendship and trusted each other right from the start. Their camaraderie was fun and came easy. She is a smart, nerdy and beautiful woman. Slate was hurt deeply in college and now stays away from relationships. But things with Keaton are different. There is a connection and chemistry neither saw before. But what happens when the lines begin to blur?
I truly enjoyed reading Love Machine by Kendall Ryan. This story had the best feels! There is a bit of anxiety in regards to crossing lines and feelings changing, but overall this was such a sweet, adorable and charming read with lots of sexy times.
4.5 stars! Loved it!
Happy reading!
I love a good friends-to-lovers story, and the premise of Love Machine was such a fun take on the traditional trope, I had a great time reading Keaton and Slate’s story.
The very idea of asking your best friend to tutor you in the art of sex was hilarious and oh so awkward. I loved that Keaton and Slate just went for it, though. They had such a fun dynamic, even before adding in the carnal aspect of their relationship, it seemed almost natural for them to explore something beyond a platonic friendship. When they crossed that line, it felt so good, so real, so natural; I rooted for them from the very first kiss.
Both Keaton and Slate were great characters. They balanced each other so well, and they knew each other, which made their relationship feel so much more real than a lot of romances. They were so ingratiated into each other’s psyches they easily accounted for one another’s quirks, shortcoming, needs, and wants.
I’m loving these sweet, fun, little romcoms Kendall Ryan has been releasing. They are like palate cleansers between my heavier reads, and I find myself looking forward to the fun banter and quirky characters I know she is going to deliver.
Love Machine by Kendall Ryan was every thing and more!! Nerdy girl Keaton and playboy hunk Slate hook up in a friends to lovers and the chemistry is explosive!! i was totally smitten with the story line and characters!! Fantastic book!!
I love Kendall Ryan! Love Machine is a wonderful Rom-Com that is just so much more! Keaton and Slade are both amazing characters that you can’t help but fall in love with! And the chemistry – WHEW! Off the charts!! This is a beautiful friends to lovers story with so much laughter and heart! FIVE HUGE GIGANTIC STARS!!
Who do you turn to when you realize that your sex skills aren’t up to par? Your best friend, of course! This best friends to lovers romance has a little something extra to spice things up!
Keaton is a woman who seems to have it all. A high profile software sales job, great friends, an all around fun life. At her friends bachelorette party, she comes to an unexpected realization. She has spent her entire life focusing on school and then work, but has neglected her “sex education”. Like the computer guru she is, she comes up with a plan to correct that issue. And turns to her best friend, Slate, to help her enact her plan.
Slate has had no luck with relationships. So he’s sworn off relationships. The original hit it and quit it guy. But he is a great friend who will do anything for those in his circle. Including things that are outside his comfort zone, that he isn’t sure will have a good outcome. Keaton is his bestie, and needs his help. Of course he would step up to the plate!
This book is full of fun, friends, and emotional angst. Slate and Keaton start out smoldering, and then burst into flames. The evolution of their friendship was fun to watch, and the unexpected turns kept me guessing. This book is a fun read with lots of laughs!
What can I say about Love Machine???? IT WAS EVERYTHING!!! OMGEEE. Okay now that I got the screaming out the way, I seriously have to say I floved this book hard. Keaton’s and Slate’s relationship is the best. The best friends persona you get is perfect to the T. Once Slate decides to ask Keaton for a little “ahem” lesson under the sheets, the book takes off from there. Love Machine has become my favorite book written by Kendall Ryan. This is why I am a forever fan!
All I know is that everyone needs a friend like Slate. Slate and Keaton have been friends since college, pretty much best friends that can talk about anything with each other. And they never so much as thought of hooking up until that drunken offhand text complaining about needing help in the “having sex department” that Keaton sends to Slate. After they talk it over while everyone is sober they decide that Slate will help Keaton figure out what to do since she feels she has no idea what she is supposed to do. Of course this just awakens feelings in each of them that they don’t quite accept right away. Although one of them accepts how they feel sooner than the other and when they tell the other their feelings the response they get is not what was expected. I like how everything was resolved and really thought these to were hot and sexy together. You could feel the chemistry between them. Slate and Keaton are definitely one of my favorite couples I have read lately.
Another 5 STAR read from Kendall Ryan. It seems that each book of hers that I read just gets better and better. This is a really sweet and fun story with a lot of sexy as well. It is one of those stories that you will swoon over, giggle over and cheer for them to make it. It is very heart warming as well. Their chemistry is off the charts. I really enjoyed it and highly recommend it if you are looking for a fun read.
When it comes to computers Keaton knows her stuff, she can talk computer shop with the best of them and confidently show she has serious game… but when it comes to her prowess in the bedroom that’s another story. After taking part in a friendly little game at a bachelorette party, and failing miserably, Keaton knows her sex skills are seriously lacking, she needs some help, and fast. So she decides some lessons are in order, and her friend Slate Cruz would be the perfect teacher, he’s well versed in bedroom etiquette and she is certain he has plenty of expertise to bestow upon her. So without truly thinking it through she drunk dials him and bravely asks him to teach her how to rock men’s worlds in the bedroom… and winds up getting far more than she ever bargained for!!
Slate Cruz has always thought of Keaton as just a friend, someone he can depend on, have fun with, and share lots of things with… but the thought of sharing a bed with her has never crossed his mind. That is until she drunk dials him, and asks him to teach her how to be a better lover, she doesn’t have a ton of experience with men, and she wants him to help her improve her skills and broaden her horizons in the bedroom. Which he thinks he can handle, but after one night on the town, with him coaching her to pick up a man, he realizes this little deal of theirs is going to be a lot harder to follow through on that he originally planned…
Between the pages of Love Machine you will find a delightfully satisfying friends-to-lovers tale that will squeeze your heart and leave your fingertips permanently singed!! Within minutes of diving into this one I knew I was about to embark on a unforgettable journey, with the mere mention of a slightly awkward women looking to let her inner vixen out and her sexy highly skilled best friend offering up his services I just knew there was a lot of heat and emotion up ahead, and boy was I right… so damn right!! These two lured me in, made me feel right at home as the inconspicuous fly on their bedroom wall, privy to their darkest desires, left to witness their tender moments, and of course their blush-worthy encounters too… and I loved every single second of it! This is by far one of my favorites from Ms. Ryan to date, it gave me everything I hoped to find and SO much more, I highly encourage you to read this one, it is outstanding!!
I requested an advanced copy of this title, and I am voluntarily leaving my honest and unbiased opinion.