They say patience is a virtue. (Yeah, right.)Timing is everything. (Sure thing.)All good things come to those who wait. (Seriously?)If that’s the case, how long does a guy wait for the girl before he becomes a chump?I’ve been best friends with Ellie Green since we were on the high school swim team and I was dating her best friend. A lot has changed since then, except now I’m in love with my best … now I’m in love with my best friend.
I started seeing Ellie in a different light one night in college, but the timing was never right between us. For years I’ve stayed neatly stowed in the friend zone. Until this summer when she lost her job and moved back to our hometown.
That’s when it finally happened. I made my move to escape the dreaded friend zone.
My timing still sucks, though. Now that I have my chance to woo her, Ellie may not stick around long enough to see where things lead between us.
And I may be stuck again waiting until she decides what she wants: my friendship or my love.
*This book previously published as Be Patient – The Waiting Game (An Escaping the Friend Zone series). New content and a prologue scene have been added.
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I enjoyed this short sweet read so much! It is a well written, witty, funny, and captivating fast pace read. An amazing storyline that is well developed, fresh, and flows smoothly. Loveable characters; the chemistry between them is potent and undeniable. This story grabs your attention from the start and keeps it until the end. Definitely recommended. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This a great short friends to lovers story.
Ellie and Deacon have great banter and really hot chemistry!!
It was the right amount of sweet and sexy.
A bit of angst thrown in and it was a really well rounded novella!!
Really good!!
Deacon and Ellie became friends while they were in high school as he was dating her best friend and their friendship remained throughout college. After college Deacon returned to their hometown to manage the family business while Ellie stayed but now that she has lost her job she has returned home as well.
When Ellie starts working for him their friendship evolves into something more but is it enough to not only overcome their pasts but their different plans for the future as well?
This is a friends to lovers story that doesn’t disappoint.
Be Patient is a friends to lovers romance about Deacon and Ellie who have been best friends since high school. Years later Ellie moved back to town and Deacon decides it’s time to tell her how he feels. Love Deacon and Ellie together because they have a great connection and hot chemistry. Great writing, a sweet romance and a perfect couple make this a must read.
This is the 2nd book I’ve read written Sierra Hill; she has done a great job at writing a good book; I will definitely be reading more of her books.
The story line caught my attention at the very beginning and kept me interested throughout the entire book.
I loved the chemistry between the characters.
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This was the sweetest friends to lovers book I have read in some time. Ellie and Deacon were simply amazing together. They have been best friends for years with Ellie unaware of Deacon’s real feelings. Now that she is back in their small hometown, will Deacon finally let Ellie know she is the one for him and that he has been in love with her for years? And will Ellie share those same feelings? A very sweet and steamy book that I couldn’t put down.
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Yum… HELLO new book boyfriend Loved it! The banter, the tension, the steam and that HEA… perfection!
It was a quick and easy read that had me hooked early on, I didn’t want to put it down.
Sierra Hill is new to me as an author but I will DEFINITELY be reading more of her books.
I liked Damien & Amelia’s story. Their connection was strong and sexy. Well written and fun! Can’t wait for more!
This is such a sweet and perfect Friends to Lovers book!! Sierra Hill has a way with telling a story that makes you FEEL!! This novella was short and sweet but not rushed! Reading it never felt like it was short, just perfect!! Ellie and Deacon were the best of friends growing up, and are still as close as ever. Neither one knew that the other was secretly in love with each other, but holy S**t,,, that’s about go change!! When Ellie moves back home after college, and losing her job, Deacon swoops in and hires her to work with him. At first it’s just like old times, but one night out, they wager a bet, and it’s all over!!! Finally they move past the friend zone into lovers!!!
This was such a good book!!! the only problem I have now is I WANT MORE!!! lol
Sometimes it pays to just wait it out. In this case it did. Neither was ready for each other when they were younger. Timing was just right this time.
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Ellie and Deacon. Longtime friends fighting their feelings. It was a sweet story that turned flirty and so sexy. All nice and neat, wrapped up in a love package. I wish it would have been a little longer because I didn’t want it to end, but I enjoyed it.
Be Patient – The Waiting Game by Sierra Hill is a lovely,sweet and steamy read. a friends to lovers romance that you will loved every pages of it! well done!
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Even for being short read this was fantastic. Love the friends to lovers they make a beautiful read seeing the beauty they have as friends and then start as more then what they were. Love reading Deacon and Ellie story.
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This was a great read I loved the story line and the characters made it all the better they were characters I wanted to know
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Deacon and Ellie have been friends since high school when they were on the swim team together and he was dating her BF. When they went away to college Deacon began to see Ellie as the beautiful woman she is but timing just was not right so he waited. Ellie moves back to their small town when she losses her job in the city but Deacon gives her a job at his business and one night after one too many drinks they move from the friend zone. Wow this is a hot sensual story and loved both Deacon and Ellie.
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The book is a good romance read. The story has a good story line. The characters are good, and they have good chemistry. The story is a quick fun read. The story is a good sweet friends to lovers romance read.
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Sierra made me feel that Deacon and Ellie were living, breathing and believable characters. Their story was a quick read but I didn’t feel that anything was left out.
The energy between them could light up the night. Friends to lovers story done right. Not insta but you as a reader knew they couldn’t let that fire go out. When they get together the fireworks are beautiful.
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3.5 stars This book was good but not great;maybe because it was a novella and it could have been developed more. I enjoyed the premise of the story because I love the friends to lovers trope. I would definitely read more stories by this author.
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Deacon and Ellie are the epitome of all of those cliche sayings about friendship, and what a way to go those two had.
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How can Deacon ever get out of the friend zone?
Ellie is back in her small Pacific Northwest coastal town two years after graduating from college. She did two years in Portland but now is looking for a job in her home town.
Deacon used to date Ellie’s BF in high school. In college he finally noticed Ellie.
He’s had his dalliances, but he’s been waiting on Ellie.
Now that he’s given her a job at his Powell’s Surf Shop & Sports, will she finally see him as the man for her?
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