{"product_id":"his-best-friends-offer-copy-copy","title":"The Temptation Series","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eContemporary Romance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecond Chance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmotional\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eOffice Romance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eForbidden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eForever Young\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFor as long as I can remember, I’ve been the fun fat friend. The wallflower. The advice-giver. Especially to my childhood best friend, Callum Richards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut he doesn’t know how long I’ve loved him – or how deeply I want us to be more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe’ve been through thick and thin together. He’s the one who protects and builds me up when the world tries to tear me down because of my weight. I’ve always been there for him through his darkest times. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWe may be opposites – me with my glitter lipgloss and pink fluffy jumpers, him with his black ink and leather jackets – but I choose to believe opposites attract.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow we’re studying marketing at the same university, but things feel different when he signs up for the same art history class I’m taking. I know how much my best friend hates art history, and hope blooms in my chest that he's ready to be more than friends.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the year goes on, we’re forced to live in the same house off-campus. We’re spending even more time together, building a connection even greater than before. But I'm not sure my best friend wants to risk years of friendship to be something more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCould this girly, plus size wallflower land the tattooed best friend, or am I destined to stay in the friend-zone?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA prequel to Forever Yours and Forever Mine set twenty years in the past following Cal \u0026amp; Steph at university. The prequel can be read at any stage of the series, but if you want to read in order of timeline, start with Forever Young.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eForever Yours\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLovable rogue Cal was my best friend, soul mate, housemate and lover... Until he shattered my dreams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYears after Cal left me, my husband picked up the pieces - the first man to show interest and make me feel worthy of love again. Two children later and life has taken its toll; a monotonous routine and stale marriage. But when a new career opportunity presents itself—an exciting job at a leading marketing company—nothing can dull my sparkle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUntil he walks into the office; the one who loved and left. Irresistible, carefree Callum, who stirs something deep within me. Feelings I thought I had laid to rest. Being plus size in every sense of the word, I struggle with temptation as I try to lose weight. I don’t need another craving to contend with.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI'm devoted to my family, but my desire for this impossible man has been reawakened. I’m not willing to risk my heart again for a man that left it in pieces. But when true love and loyalty collide, Cal might be one temptation too far.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eForever Mine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShe’s mine. She’s always been mine, married or not.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen my girl, Steph, walked into my place of work one autumn day last year, I thought fate had given us a second chance, until I saw the ring on her finger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNothing stops me from getting what I want, least of all a piece of jewellery. But my desperate need for her is my undoing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’ve always been a selfish A-hole with a capital A, and that’s never gonna change.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe’s always been a selfless soul and would forgive me for anything.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut she may not be so forgiving this time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’ve pushed away the one woman I love above all else and the one woman who loved me unconditionally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeeing her again, I want to rip her clothes off, but the only thing that’s off is our timing, as usual.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs things go from bad to worse, can I win back her heart, or is our relationship forever in the past?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Annie Charme","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56090596311380,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0906\/1148\/2964\/files\/ShopifyCoverNEW-2026-06-12T122833.883.png?v=1781263723","url":"https:\/\/www.heabookshop.com\/products\/his-best-friends-offer-copy-copy","provider":"HEA Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}