I’m faking a relationship with my best friend. What could possibly go wrong?Skye is my best friend. I trust her with my life.So when she asks me to play her boyfriend?I say hell no. Love screws everything up. And I’m not about to lose the only person who gets me.But Skye is determined. She’s bringing a fake boyfriend to her cousin’s wedding, with or without me.No way am I letting some other guy … way am I letting some other guy hold her, touch her, kiss her.
It has to be me.
It’s strange, smiling like I’m madly in love.
But it’s easy, wrapping my arms around her curvy body.
It’s easy, dragging my lips over her soft neck.
And when she kisses me?
It’s easy, realizing she’s the only thing I need.
I have five weeks of faking it. Five weeks to convince my best friend our fake love is real.
The Best Friend Bargain is a standalone friends to lovers/pretend girlfriend romance featuring a brooding tattoo artist hero and the curvy heroine who brings him to his knees.
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Will Forest and Skye find their happily ever after by faking a relationship
I have loved all 12 Crystal romances that I have read and Forest and Skye’s story is so heartwarming! The idea of Forest’s ex getting married drives Forrest and Skye to step up their friendship to fake dating to show the world he is over his ex. But outside meddling keeps Skye and Forest on shaky ground. I was rooting for the 2 to find their happily ever after!
Forest is trying to get over Mack. Skye has always been in love with Forest even when her cousin went after him and got him after she swore she wouldn’t. Now Mack is marrying the guy she cheated on Forest with. Skye is Forest’s best friend and he tells Mack they are together and she will be his plus one. But will this BBW come out with her heart whole or will Forest crush her this time? Fun and interesting
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This is a book that hits you with all the feels and leaves you swooning. I loved Skye and Forest and their friends to lovers story. I ached for Skye and my heart bled for Forest. These two had a rich, complicated history filled with ups, downs, hidden feelings, drama, raw emotions, angst, pain and heartbreak. That is not to say this book is filled with doom and gloom because it is not. You also get plenty of sweetness, some very cute moments, wonderful chemistry, glimmers of humor and heart melting romance. A simply delightful romance that in my opinion was pure perfection!
Crystal Kaswell wrote a sexy and fun story with “The Best Friend Bargain” and I couldn’t put it down. The story flows smoothly and the romance feels real, and I love Ms. Kaswell storytelling which has me coming back for more. “The Best Friend Bargain is a sexy, hilarious story, with witty banter, fabulous characters, drama and romance. Crystal books are always fun to read, and incredibly hard to put down, so what are you waiting for, go grab your copy today and find out for yourself. You won’t be disappointed, I promise. Loved it and can’t wait to get my hands on the next book by this amazing author. Happy reading everyone!!
Crystal Kaswell gives us one fun hot read ! Forest is heartbroken and a little weary about the whole thing and is not over his ex. He has a best friend Skye, she is sassy, sexy and has some past issues and a little curvy. They come up with this fake relationship for a family wedding. What started out as a fake relationship soon will turn into so much more. The story will take you on their journey to love but also, their understanding of their past issues and they grow and become stronger together. A great story and characters.
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Skye has been secretly in love with Forest forever, but since her cousin Mack stole him away she has had to settle for being his best friend. Mack shatters Forest’s heart when he catches her in bed with another man and he believes that he will never love again. Skye is there for him to pick up the pieces hoping that it might become more between them.
When Mack invites both of them to her upcoming wedding a bargain is made between Forest and Skye to support each other at the wedding that neither of them want to go to but they have to convince Mack and everyone that they are really a couple – can they pull this off?
Skye is an incredible heroine a goth princess and social media fashion influencer. She does not allow Mack’s criticism about her plus size to bring her down but instead carves herself a career as a plus sized model. You have to wonder why Mack is out to hurt her cousin so much, jealousy maybe? Skye is funny, talented, confident and a good friend while Mack herself is selfish, shallow and believes the world revolves around her.
Forest was a little bit annoying as he allowed himself to wallow in his misery over Mack without seeing what was in front of him, but it was obvious how much he cared for Skye and I loved how he had the art of making her a perfect matcha.
A good slow burn friends to lovers romance though maybe a little too slow in parts, but it is good to see Forest and Skye coming to the realization that they are meant for each other and that the opinions of others do not matter.
A fake romance written the Crystal Kaswell throwing emotional explosives way!
Skye and Forrest’s turn up at the front line in the war of love- best friends forever, the scares of the past they carry run deep, but so does their commitment to one another.
Thinking faking it to make it will help heal, move on, and rub some karma salt in – they take their friendship to hotter than Hade’s levels!!
Witty, with feels coming off the pages, their epic story felt like it needed to be told!
I need more from this broody Inked bunch soon!
A Standalone, I highly encourage you to read this book and the others in her plethora of tatted-up gang!
Loved this fake relationship/friends to lovers romance. Skye and Forest were so good together. Loved watching them help each other work through their problems and in the process fall in real love with each other. Great characters.
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An amazing well written best friends romance.
This engaging journey as they help each other had me addicted page after page as they face insecurities, fear, rough patches, and love. They get help and encouragement as these well developed, interesting, realistic characters with amazing chemistry work through faking a relationship to their own HEA. I voluntarily read and reviewed this incredible ARC with angsty, sweet, humourous, and sexy times.
I read an advanced copy for an honest review
Skye is a curvy, self assured woman, who loves to post on Instagram. She also has been in love with Forest most of her life. The problem; he “friend-zoned” her, fell in love with her skinny cousin and then got his heart broken by this cousin.
Forest, after a 6 month “man-whore spree” following catching his ex in bed with another man, has sworn off women. He’s a caretaker. He takes care of his family and his best friend Skye. When his ex calls him to tell him she’s getting married and then starts insulting Skye “after all she’s a big girl”, Forest tells the ex that he and Skye are an item. Now he just need to get this mess straightened out without hurting Skye.
Skye thinks faking a relationship is a great idea. They can be shields for eachother. The problem; can two people really fake it without developing feelings?
With a bit of humor, the guys at the shop and their ridiculous bets, and promoting positive body image (believe it or not, in the fashion industry if you are a size 8, you are considered a Plus sized model) . It was great to see a guy appreciate and desire a curvy girl.
Learning to take chances in life and love, a great stroy is made.
Gosh this was good.
Correction. This was perfect.
I had already fallen for Forest in Chasevand Ariel’s book. But now, I have fallen, hook, line and sinker. Skye, his best friend, was exactly what he needed. Their story was full of on the edge-of-your-seat moments, cheesy moments, melt your heart moments and of course HAWT moments.
I loved each and everyone of them.
I cant wait to see what Crystal has in store for her readers next.
I would highly recommend.
Happy reading!
Rating 5 stars
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Forest and Skye have been friends for years. Skye has secretly loved Forest, and Forest finds himself thinking about Skye in terms of more than friends. Skye is a bold, sassy, woman who embraces her curves and is a social media influencer. Forest is a hot tattoo artist who is still nursing a broken heart over finding his ex with another man in their bed and doesn’t know if he will ever be able to love again. When Forest’s ex and Skye’s cousin calls to tell him she is getting married, Forest tells her that he and Skye are seeing each other. Forest and Skye agree to fake a relationship as protective cover to show Mack that she means nothing to either of them. As Forest and Skye spend more time together, they find it harder to hide their feelings from each other. Forest and Skye give into their feelings and attraction to each other. Will Skye walk away from Forest after she promised she would wait for him? Will Mack come between Forest and Skye again? Will Forest realize that he truly loves Skye? Will Forest finally exorcise Mack from his life? Can Skye and Forest find their happily ever after? I absolutely love Crystal Kaswell. The Best Friend Bargain is a terrific book with great characters that will make you laugh out loud. I love Forest, his brother, and all the guys at Inked Love. I hated Mack and her digs to Skye and Forest. She definitely needed to be put in her place, and I am glad that Forest was the one to do it. Skye and Forest have amazing chemistry that had them burning up my kindle. I would highly recommend getting The Best Friend Bargain by Crystal Kaswell.
I’m so happy Crystal is writing the boys of the new shop Inked Love. They are a great bunch. This is Forest’s story. He has been broken ever since he caught his girlfriend with another man. It’s been two years since he’s even bother with women. The only women in his life are his sister who will soon be marrying his best friend and work partner Chase and his neighbor Skye. Skye also happens to be his ex’s cousin and has stood by him since the break-up. Secretly she had a thing for him and sat and watch her cousin date him even though she knew of Skye’s feelings. Now Mack, Forest’s ex is getting married and has invited both Forest and Skye. Having not talked to her since the break-up they decide to fake a relationship. Let the fun begin. These two are so cute together. There are some moments I wanted to throw the kindle and moments I wanted to cry but I just loved this story.
I love Skye’s character. She takes the parts of her that may not seem glamorous to others and flaunts them with no apologies…and she shouldn’t have to. I love that she finds a niche and works hard to make it a success. It’s hard to read Forest. He got his heart broken but isn’t sure about his ex…or his best friend Skye. I love that he has Skye’s back when others are cruel, but I don’t know if I find parts of him being unsure, a little selfish, or a little thinking with his hormones. They make a perfect pair no matter what the titles are. There is also no shortage of steam. This book was given in exchange for an honest review and I am voluntarily leaving this review.
The Best Friend Bargain by Crystal Kaswell is the story of Skye Kim and Forest Ballard.
Forest and Skye are friends and neighbors who have been there for each other through the good and bad. Forest nor Skye has had a serious relationship in a long time due to their past one and I felt because of their boarder-lining feelings for each other. When Skye has to attend her cousin’s wedding she feels she needs to take a date and asked Forest to be her pretend boyfriend. But, he doesn’t want to cross the friendship line and possible ruin what they have. But he also doesn’t want her going with anyone else so he gives in. Skye has always had a crush on him but when they are put in this position of boyfriend/girlfriend her feelings just grow.
This was a great friends to lover story! Loved it and hope to read more from this author soon.
Crystal Kaswell is back with another book in her Inked Loved series. As always, she chooses a topic to focus on.
Skye and Forest are best friends. They have been forever. Even closer since he was dumped by her cousin. The cousin that is getting married. Skye doesn’t want to go but know she needs to. Forest doesn’t want to go, but wants to support Skye, so he tells Mack they are together. But they aren’t. Both think they aren’t good enough for a relationship. Forest doesn’t think he can ever love again. Skye is a plus sized blogger who has always been told she’s not quite good enough.
As they spend more and more time together, it becomes obvious to them that there is something more than friendship going on. Can they figure this whole thing our or will their self-doubts destroy all they are building?
Another fantastic read! I just love these characters so much! Forest has been hurt and he just needs his family and his best friend, Skye. The relationship they have is fun, caring and all about each other. This is a great friends to lovers situation, the back and forth, the playfulness, the amazing heat. I’m loving this series and so excited for the next book.
Skye has been in love with Forrest since forever and the one person she believed to be her best friend and sister betrayed that trust, then told her it was for her own good because Forrest would never care for her that way. Forrest is broken after the love of his life cheats on him he doesnt believe he could ever love, open up his heart and give more than just his body to the world. But he craves Skye her brightness, her openness and her heart. What started out to be a way to protect each other from hurt grows to be more than best friends protecting from pain. The story is an easy read but seems stilted in places, it’s like reading a screenplay switching between thought and speech. But overall enjoyable.
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I received an advanced copy for an honest review. I have read all of Crystal Kaswell’s books and I think The Best Friend Bargain may be my new favorite! I love the relationship and bow it progressrs with Forest and Skye. I laughed, got mad, and cried. Skye is one of the most real heroines I have read in a long time! A definite must read!
This book was amazing. I loved every minute and i can’t wait to see whats next from this author.