I lost my best friend over a man. I won’t fall into the same trap a second time. When I find out my best friend has been secretly dating the man I’ve been crushing on for months, I somehow lose her friendship and our whole friend group in one fatal swoop. To say that the situation devastates me is an understatement. Still reeling from their duplicity, I find comfort from an unlikely source: Drew Yarrow. I haven’t seen Drew since I left for college, fifteen years ago. When he dances back into my life, quite literally as he sings karaoke, he saves me from my social exile. He’s grown into a kind, teasing, chivalrous man. It isn’t long before I feel more for him than friendship, no matter that he’s six years younger than me. But I’ve learned my lesson. Unrequited crushes only bring destruction. I’m not about to lose him because of my messy feelings. Friendship is what we have and how it will always remain. Except when I fall in love with his small hometown and decide to uproot my comfortable life to live next door to him, how do I resist his charm? How do I remain content with friendship when what my heart wants is forever? It’s Not Like It’s Meant to Be is a sweet small town, age-gap romance perfect for readers who love slow-burn tension with all the swoon but no action beyond kissing.