ruin the friendship – GoodeyReads

Rating: ★★★★
Audience: Holiday Romance
Length: 344 pages
Author: K. Sinko
Publisher: Self published
Release Date: November 6th, 2025
Image & Other Reviews on: Goodreads

BOOK SUMMARY:

It was just one kiss. It wouldn’t ruin their friendship at all. Or so they thought.

Samantha Carter knew it was all her fault; she was the reason they even kissed in the first place. So when her older brother Jeff made her promise to stay away from his best friend, she agreed. She loves her brother, and would never want to do anything to hurt him. But if that truly were the case, why can’t she stop Nico from pulling her into a dark corner at the pub the night before Thanksgiving after years of staying away?

It’s been four years since Nicolas Giuliano kissed Sam, and he’s done everything he can to try and forget about it. What started out as a joke that night quickly shifted into something far more, and it obliterated his sixteen year friendship with his best friend. Now he’s home for the holidays and Jeff wants to make things right. Yet all of that hard work to fix his friendship and forget about Sam instantly crumbles at the sight of her standing in front of him after so long.

Sam knows she should listen to her brother. Nico knows his wounded friendship with Jeff is still fragile. And yet…under the magical spell of New York City during the holidays, the two of them can’t resist the magnetic force that ruined their friendship in the first place.

THIS WAS A HOLIDAY ROMANCE?

I wish that had been more clear from the things I’ve seen about this book because I think it would find its audience on that avenue. There were holiday parties, a celebration of Christmas, being snowed in and more. I could easily call this a holiday romance, so if you’re looking, here you go!!

This book was pretty good. I found it easy to read and with a pace that kept me interested. I love having dual POV and seeing just how down bad Nico truly was for Samantha. There were many genuinely good romantic moments between them that brought the swoon factor I adore.

I did nooooot like the term of endearment, baby girl (and I’m a fan of good use of the word baby in most scenarios).

Another book from K. Sinko that I enjoyed and I can’t wait for more.

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