{"product_id":"cole-and-laila-are-just-friends-a-love-story","title":"Cole and Laila Are Just Friends","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eCole and Laila Are Just Friends\u003c\/em\u003e is a glorious ode to '90s romcoms, lifelong friendships, and all the many twists of life that drop us right where we need to be. Full of warmth and witticisms galore, this will-they-or-won't-they love story will capture readers from the first page and spin them capably through the landmarks of New York alongside the most rootable duo I've ever encountered.\" --Nora Nguyen, author of \u003cem\u003eAdam \u0026amp; Evie's Matchmaking Tour\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCole and Laila have been inseparable since they could crawl. And they've \u003cem\u003enever\u003c\/em\u003e thought about each other \u003cem\u003ethat\u003c\/em\u003e way. Except for when they have. Rarely. Once in a while, sure. But seriously . . . hardly ever.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCole Kimball and Laila Olivet have been best friends their entire lives. Cole is the only person (apart from blood relatives) who's seen Laila in her oversized, pink, plastic, Sophia Loren glasses. Laila is always the first person to taste test any new dish Cole creates in his family's restaurant . . . even though she has the refined palate of a kindergartener. Most importantly, Cole and Laila are always talking. About everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Cole discovers a betrayal from his recently deceased grandfather that shatters his world, staying in Adelaide Springs, Colorado, is suddenly unfathomable. But Laila loves her life in their small mountain town and can't imagine ever living anywhere else. She loves serving customers who tip her with a dozen fresh eggs. She loves living within walking distance of all her favorite people. And she's very much not okay with the idea of not being able to walk to her very favorite person.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill, when Cole toys with moving across the country to New York City, she decides to support her best friend--even as she secretly hopes she can convince him to stay home. And not just for his killer chocolate chip pancakes. Because she loves him. As a friend. \u003cem\u003eJust\u003c\/em\u003e as a friend. Right?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey make a deal: Laila won't beg him to stay, and Cole won't try to convince her to come with him. They have one week in New York before their lives change forever, and all they have to do is enjoy their time together and pretend none of this is happening. But it's tough to ignore the \u003cem\u003every inconvenient\u003c\/em\u003e feelings blooming out of \u003cem\u003enowhere\u003c\/em\u003e. In both of them. And these potentially friendship-destroying feelings, once out in the open, have absolutely no take-backs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf \u003cem\u003eWhen Harry Met Sally\u003c\/em\u003e had a quippy literary love child with \u003cem\u003eGilmore Girls'\u003c\/em\u003e Luke and Lorelai, you'd get Cole and Laila. Just . . . don't tell \u003cem\u003ethem\u003c\/em\u003e that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor's Note: Cole and Laila are best friends who slow-burn (like, for nearly forty years, so . . . SLOW) toward love and yet never see it coming in this low-spice\/clean, laugh-out-loud friends-to-lovers rom-com. All it takes is the threat of being separated, a trip to NYC, one night in one bed, a fake blind date for the ages, and a little dancing on a penthouse rooftop for the slow-burn to finally, \u003cem\u003efinally\u003c\/em\u003e ignite.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCole and Laila Are Just Friends\u003c\/em\u003e is a standalone novel set in the charming Adelaide Springs, Colorado, where the author's previous book, \u003cem\u003eBrynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other\u003c\/em\u003e, also takes place. This heartwarming story includes discussion questions for book clubs and readers to further explore the delightful journey of Cole and Laila's relationship.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Nelson Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49715752796504,"sku":"9780840706904","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780840706904_989d9310-cbcd-4411-ba35-d665c9f3474b.jpg?v=1777187747","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/cole-and-laila-are-just-friends-a-love-story","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}