Dylan Stone and Serena Fields have been best of friends their entire lives. For Dylan, she’s the solid, dependable woman in his life. His person. The one who has been there for him through the best and worst of times and doesn’t see him for the millions he has in the bank. And even though he’s been secretly attracted to her for years, there are some lines that best friends don’t cross—even if he … he does spend most of their time together entertaining dirty thoughts about her that have no business being in his head.
Serena has been in love with Dylan Stone for as long as she can remember, but she’s searching for her happily-ever-after and that’s not her best friend’s thing. Unfortunately, her dating life is one disaster after another, yet Dylan is always there with a pint of her favorite ice cream and a listening ear after each and every disappointing encounter.
It’s the perfect arrangement, until one night changes everything.
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Serena and Dylan….best friends from childhood; confidants; the other half of a whole…but never crossing the friend zone. Even though Serena has known she was half in love with him her entire life, she can’t push through and take a chance on losing his friendship. And Dylan didn’t recognize the depth of his feelings until he did cross the line and put it all at risk.
I absolutely love friends to lovers stories, especially the life-long bonded friendships that have endured. And already meeting this family in the earlier stories just makes Dylan and Serena that much more a part of the bigger picture.
Definitely don’t miss this book and do yourself a favor. If you haven’t already met the other brothers, read them also…..
5 STAR Review by Jodi for Ruby Red Romance Review
I loved this story. A good best friends to loves story makes my heart happy. That’s exactly what Tall, Dark, and Tempting is. Serena and Dylan secretly love each other. But the thought of ruining their friendship for more, keeps their feelings locked up tight. I loved seeing the walls crumble. I loved watching them be vulnerable with each other. I loved seeing them decide more, was exactly what was meant for them.
This was a great book and I loved every second of it. Please check it out.
This is a cute book that I totally enjoyed. I felt bad for Serena as she was so in love with her best friend Dylan, but he wouldn’t take it past friendship. He knows how she feels, but because of how his father treated his mother when she had cancer, he doesn’t feel he could ever be a good husband for anyone. The two of them are so cute together and are very close. It is funny how Dylan’s whole family knows how Serena feels, but hates how Dylan won’t do anything about it. You really need to read the book to see what happens. I voluntarily read an Advanced Reader’s Copy of this book.
FINALLY!!! I’ve been waiting on Dylan and Serena’s story since book 1, and it was worth the wait. These two characters are so protective and loving of each other, but Dylan is too scared to cross that line, until he does, and that scares him even more.
As usual, Erika Wilde adds secondary characters that help make her primary characters more well rounded and add at times much needed levity.
This Tall, Dark, and Sexy Series is a gem.
ARC received for honest review.
You know sometimes you read about a hero who is hard headed and you wish you can dive into the book and knock some sense into him? Well that is exactly what I wanted to do with Dylan. I mean hello! Gah! So what am I rambling about? Well I would have to spill a lot and I love keeping my reviews spoiler free, so you got to dive into this book and see what I mean.
Serena is in a bad spell of men. I feel for the lady when all you want to do is move on with your life. One night in Las Vegas changes it all for her and Dylan. Their rock solid friendship, becomes….well rocky. I was not sure if these two could come back to be best friends. In the end, I was smiling like a loon and loved the HEA. I am so excited to see what will be coming up next!
I loved this conclusion to the series. For someone so smart, Dylan Stone can really be “dumb” sometimes; at least when it comes to his real feelings for his best friend Serena. It takes almost loosing her for him to finally realize that he can’t live without her and they were meant to be together.
Omg! Finally Serena gets her HEA. I was seriously worried there for a moment because her best friend, and her forever unrequited love, Dylan, was being so darn stubborn and so clueless on what she really needed and wanted. But he finally figured it out and this story turned out to be just as “cheesy” and wonderful as any Hallmark movie but with some very sexy and hot additions. And that “cheesy” Hallmark movie ending was just so sigh worthy. I want that ending for myself too. Absolutely loved Tall, Dark and Tempting.
*I voluntarily read an advance copy of this book*
Tall, Dark and Tempting: A Best Friends to Lovers Romance (Tall, Dark and Sexy Series Book 3)
by Erika Wilde …. Very well done Erika ..I enjoyed Dylan and Serena’s story and was so happy to revisit Aiden, Daisy and Isabella…Leo and Payton…and Grace and Charles. Their love is a Hallmark movie ..but Serena doesn’t think she will ever see her HEA. Your heart breaks for Serena and you want to hie Dylan in the head…he lives there because of his mom’s bad experience with his dad…his mom is now happy with Charles…will he ever wake up…lots of tears, laughs and steamy sex all leading to their HEA… Can’t wait for Eric’s story TOTAL PACKAGE.
Tall, Dark and Tempting: A Best Friends to Lovers Romance is the 3rd book in the Tall, Dark and Sexy Series.
Wow some guys just don’t get it! Serena Fields is not a friends with benefits type of girl. Someone needs to knock Dylan Stone upside of his head for him to get the picture. All he knows is that Serena is “his girl”. Not his girlfriend, she is his “friend”.
Serena has secretly been in love with Dylan for a while. One night in Vegas changes things and he wants his friend back. But, she can’t do it. She wants the “fairytale” and who can blame her.
I loved reading this book and the whole friends to lovers series. 4.5 stars
Serena and Dylan has been best friends since babies. Serena is a schoolteacher and Dylan writes apps for companies. Serena has been looking for her forever ever after, she wants marriage, kids, and love. Dylan is the one she goes to after a break up but he’s not the forever type. When a trip to Vegas changes everything, can Dylan figure out how to get Serena back into his life forever.
Great story. Best friends to lovers. Sexy. And a clueless man.
* Voluntarily read and reviewed this for the author through BookFunnel *
He’s her hero. She’s his dream girl. So why are these perfectly in tune soulmates letting fear rob them of what they both want? Tall, Dark and Tempting turns lifelong friends into bumbling lovers. Dylan and Serena have love within their grasp, but have allowed life to get in the way. Will they listen to their hearts and reach for a happy ending before it becomes too late? Wilde tempts the senses with a spicy dynamic, even as she lays claim to emotions with great storytelling.
Just want to let you know that this is a ‘new to me’ author & book! I was super excited to read it when i read the description. I didn’t used to be a fan of Friends to Lovers story’s but through out time, I have read enough that i enjoy them very much now.
Dylan not being the relationship time, realizes that he is very much in love with his best friend Serena. What do you know…Serena happens to have been in love with Dylan all her life…what do they do about it, they circle the insane chemistry they have between one another until it all blows up.
Dylan is the best kind of man there can be, in her eyes. He is always there after the disaster dates and always there for her no matter what. But, can Dylan let go of the past and his demons to move forward with Serena? Well, this is very much worth reading to find out. It’s full of heart, surprises, passion, pain and will have you laughing with a lot of cheesy romantic lines.
My heart really goes out to Serena on this because, having him but not really having him…it broke my heart. I highly recommend this short story, and it’s perfect for around the holidays! 5 STARS!
p.s. THAT COVER my good god, I am fanning myself..is it hot in here or is it just me?! haha
It sucks when you figure out you are in love with your best friend and cannot do anything because you do not want to lose the one person in the world you can count on. Throw in a wild night in Vegas and Serena and Dylan might just tip the scales. But will it be towards everlasting love, or will it be the biggest mistake that ends the friendship? I totally loved these characters. I was locked in from the opening chapters and wanted so badly for them to get their HEA.
Friends to lovers books always tickle me because it’s such great entertainment when a character, usually the guy, figures out he’s been in love with his best friend all along. Dylan and Serena have been friends since they were in diapers and Serena has been on a five-year quest to find “The One.” While she certainly wouldn’t mind if Dylan was the one, his commitment phobia and presumed inability to love Serena they way he thinks she deserves make him a poor candidate.
If you like a romance with a strong, independent heroine and a big-hearted but loveably clueless hero, you’ll love Serena and Dylan’s story. Their chemistry will raise your blood pressure, their banter will tickle your funny bone, and you’ll swoon at Dylan’s romantic gesture. Don’t miss their delightful, touching, heartfelt story.
Dylan Stone and Serena Fields have been best friends since they were children, and always there for each other. Dylan is there for her with a tub of Ben & Jerrys and The Hallmark Channel with sappy romantic movies when Serena comes over to hang out, or to share another disastrous relationship that didn’t work out. All Serena wants is to find Mr. Right and settle down and have a family. She secretly loves Dylan and no man has ever measured up to him.
After growing up with a father who walked out, leaving his mother when she needed him most, Dylan no longer believes in happily ever after. He doesn’t do relationships, except his long-term friendship with Serena. He secretly loves her, but keeps her in the friend zone and silently celebrates every relationship failure she has.
One night in Vegas changes everything. The friend zone line is crossed and now all Dylan wants is his best friend back, but Serena isn’t willing to settle for less than the fairy tale. Can Dylan get past his fears and give Serena what she needs, or is he too afraid to take a chance and lose the only woman he has ever truly loved.
Tall, Dark and Tempting is a swoon worthy read