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Crushing On My Brother's Best Friend

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I’ve wanted Bryson Sawyer for way too long. Who wouldn’t? His looks and body are crush-worthy. Unfortunately, he is my older brother’s maybe ex-best friend.

Bryson’s thirty-seven, a successful doctor, and wouldn’t look twice at a wannabe podcaster, nineteen-year-old virgin… right?
My crush started way too early when Dr. Sawyer cast my broken wrist from a childhood accident.

My brother, Adam, would freak out if he knew about the inappropriate, oh-so-steamy fantasies I’ve entertained about Bryson. Not that it matters.

Adam and Bryson had a fight last year. It was so bad Bryson moved to the other side of the country. My brother won’t tell me what it was about, but I’m wondering what happened. No way their fight was about me.

Now Bryson is back, and I am so unprepared for the bombshell this possessive, jealous doctor drops on me. I never in a million years expected this…

220 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 6, 2023

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854 reviews2 followers
February 13, 2023
An Entertaining 4 Star Read

Thoroughly enjoyed this age gap romance between Harper and her brother’s best friend , Bryson. She has had a crush on him for so many years. Bryson has been gone for over a year since he and Adam, Harper’s brother argued and had a falling out. The two seem to mend fences when Bryson returns upon hearing that Eva, Adam’s wife has died. Bryson is so moved by the sight of Harper at Eva’s funeral, he knows he is in for a battle to keep his hands off her, despite the fact that she is only19 years old. Harper is mature beyond her years. She and her friend Tiffany have their own Podcast and delve into relevant subjects, which impresses Bryson,and only adds to his respect and love for her.When Adam asks Bryson to drive Harper back to the apartment she shares with Tiffany,he is unable to leave his hands off her and the two have sexually charged touching.Both are riddled with guilt over the fact that Adam is so against the two being together. When Bryson discovers Harper’s journal with youthful, adolescent type ramblings of her love for him, he begins doubting that her love for him is mature enough to sustain a life-long love.At times his strong sexual attraction for Harper was difficult for me to wrap my head around coming from a mature 37 year old medical doctor,but his love for her was handled respectfully by the author. The storyline was well developed in explaining what drove Adam to send Bryson away and was contrary to what Harper had envisioned had happened. When Bryson saves Harper from a horrific assault, Adam finally realizes Bryson’s true love and devotion for Harper. The two epilogues were very satisfying to read in how Harper and Bryson’s HEA played out.
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3,492 reviews26 followers
February 12, 2023
Harper is much younger that her brother Adam and he has always been protective of her. He even took her in when their parents had to move for a great job opportunity. Adam has a best friend named Bryson and the two were inseperable. Adam took her to Bryson when she broke her wrist at the age of twelve. His kindness inspired her crush. As Harper grew, her feelings did too. She could picture a life for them together and children. Then Bryson and Adam had a falling out and Bryson moved to the opposite coast for a year. Harper had no clue what broke them up. Then Adam's wife died and Bryson came for the funeral. Harper feelings for Bryson have grown even more and by some miracle he seems interested in her too.

Bryson fell for Harper when she turned 18 years old. Her brother Adam found out about it and they fought. Bryson moved across the country to save his friendship and to get away from the temptation of Harper. After Adam's wife died, Bryson returned for the funeral. The two friends are together again but Bryson knows that he has to keep away from Harper to keep his friend. The problem is that Bryson loves Harper and finds it impossible to keep his distance.

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1,337 reviews24 followers
February 25, 2023
Crushing on My Brothers Best Friend is full-length standalone novel Part of: the A Who Knows What He Wants Series. There's no cheating or cliffhanger and complete with a satisfying happily-ever-after. It contains an insta-everything, hot alpha male, age gap story, brother best friend, taboo, curvy FMC, opposite attracts, forbidden relationship, virgin heroine, secret, betrayal, crush, lust, passion, steam obsession, slow burn, and love. Bryson Sawyer is successful thirty seven year old doctor who happens to be best friend with Harper's brother Adam.
Harper has had a crush on Bryson from way back in her pre-teen years when he cast her broken wrist from a childhood accident. From then she started to fantasize about him. Her brother would freak out if he knew what she wanted to do with his friend. Harper worries that he will not be interested in a wannabe nineteen year old curvy virgin podcaster. However. Bryson feels the same about her too but he doesn't want to jeopardize his relationship with Adam. There were a lot of push and pull between the characters as they didn't want to hurt Adam with their relationship. It's an okay read.

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320 reviews12 followers
May 6, 2023
oupp

spice: 2/5
open door

first person
dual pov

hero: bryson sawyer
heroine: harper jones

tropes:
-brother‘s best friend
-age gap (~18 y)
-insta love
-obsessive fmc and mmc
-virgin fmc

(SPOILERS!!)

oh damn. i wanted to read a quick fast-paced book and I got it. I love good obsessive love interests and if they’re both possessive? even better.

and this book was also really emotional- what I definitely didn’t expect. eva seemed like such a nice person and it’s so sad she didn’t get to live her life to the fullest. and to mention that she was diagnosed with cancer and they were in the middle of an adoption process.. it’s so sad for eva and adam.

and I knew that fight was about harper. like it was predictable and I never even thought for a second that it may be about eva and bryson. but tbh if bryson and eva did have an affair I would’ve a completely different opinion of them because of course, cheating is a 100% no-go and that harper considered that option and still would’ve wanted bryson… couldn’t be me. but well I’m glad their fight wasn’t about that.

their kids in the extended epilogue were really cute and yeah. I love devoted husbands.
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660 reviews6 followers
February 8, 2023
Thanks to Booksprout for a copy of this book.

Like always, Flora Ferrari weaves a tale of taboo romance with an older man and a younger woman, both of whom know what they want, what they desire, and they're not afraid of going after it. This book, too, had it all. The characters were realistic, the chemistry between them was sizzling hot, and the sex was mindblowing. There was a lot of push and pull happening throughout the story, but it kept me on my toes as I wondered when Bryson will pull his head out of his behind and just take what he knows is his.

I love it when a character goes absolutely feral when their beloved is in danger, and this book captured just the right emotions. Trigger warnings always apply when you start reading any Flora Ferrari book, but if you're not into this sort of thing, then that's your choice. But for me, this was an exceptional book.

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1,225 reviews5 followers
February 9, 2023
Adam’s wife has died in a car accident. Harper is Adam’s younger sister. Bryson is Adam’s best friend. Bryson is home for the funeral and is staying a little longer to help Adam. Harper has had a crush on Bryson it seems like forever. It’s the only person she has ever wanted. You could say she is obsessed! What will she do? The thing that Harper doesn’t know is that Bryson has become obsessed with her. Bryce is trying to figure out what to do? Since he has been gone he has become even more obsessed. Is there anything that can come from these secret obsessions? Each obsessed with the other but unsure how to move forward. What will happen when Adam finds out? This story is filled with angst. They both felt it - anxiety, apprehension. It became all they thought about. Will family drama destroy their obsession which really is love for each other? Can love win out?.

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7,104 reviews31 followers
February 8, 2023
A Love That Was Meant To Be -
Harper has been crushing on her older brother’s best friend, Bryson for years, but she didn’t think anything would come of it because of her age and he moved away. However, everything changed when Bryson returned and they started spending time together. Unfortunately they had to sneak around because of Harper’s brother, but what they didn’t know was that her brother was aware of their feelings for each other and wouldn’t stand in their way if their happiness. This was a really interesting storyline, that had me hooked from the beginning. I really enjoy reading Flora Ferrari books, as they pull me into the story and make me wish I was the heroine. This book was no exception.

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3,193 reviews28 followers
February 8, 2023
I loved Crushing On My Brother’s Best Friend Book 317 of A Man Who Knows What He Wants. Have some tissue handy. There are a few emotional parts. Bryson is back in town for his best friends wife’s funeral. Seeing Harper again is bringing back all his feelings for her he ran away from a year ago. But now he can’t stay away even if he loses his best friend again. Harper has loved Bryson since she was a young teen. Everyone thinks it’s just a silly crush but she knows better. When a crime is committed and Bryson is there for Harper it seals their future. Is they just have to tell her brother and hope he understands. A great storyline and characters. I would definitely recommend this book.

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892 reviews43 followers
February 8, 2023
Crushing On My Brother's Best Friend is a quick and entertaining age gap romance. It Bryson and Harper, who are 37 and 19 at the beginning of the book.

Bryson and Harper's brother Adam, had a falling out a year prior and Bryson moved across the country. He returns to town at the beginning of the book and all he can think about is Harper. He wants her but knows that Adam wouldn't approve.

Meanwhile Harper has crushed on Bryson since she was 12 years old. She doesn't believe he would ever want her but she can't help but fantasize about it.

I enjoyed Crushing on my Brother's Best Friend. It was fun to read along as these two discovered that they both wanted each other.

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12.3k reviews92 followers
February 9, 2023
Harper has had feelings for her brother’s best friend Bryson since she was a teenager even though he and her brother have been estranged for over a year when he left town. When a tragedy brings him home, she realizes that her feelings for him are stronger than ever.

Bryson overcome his less-than-ideal beginning and worked hard to become a doctor. His need to protect someone he cared about created a rift between he and Harper’s brother. Since his return they have been rebuilding their relationship but will the life he wants with Harper cost him his best friend?

Both Harper and Bryson are conflicted about their relationship as they don’t want to make the difficult time that her brother is going through any worse, but somethings are undeniable, and love always finds a way.
5,040 reviews28 followers
February 11, 2023
Nineteen year old Harper has always had a thing for her brother's best friend, Dr. Bryson Sawyer, but she has not seen him in a year since he and her brother had a fight that left with him moving across the country. Now that her brother's wife Eva has been killed in a car accident, Bryson is back to support his friend at his time in need.

Her brother would never tell her about why they fought and neither will Bryson. There is something different about Bryson and the way he is looking at her. The possessiveness the good doctor is displaying is throwing her for a loop. How will her brother react to the two of them getting together?.

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55 reviews2 followers
April 18, 2023
Sweet but also a bit cringy...

This book had a sweet tone but I can't ignore the fact that it is a bit cringy as well... The wording of the spicy scenes are weird at best and the whole situation is obsessive and taking advantage of a girl who believes she knows what she wants but hasn't experienced anything as far as other relationships go so he leaps onto the fact that she's ready for the whole shebang with his breeding kink by taking her virginity and probably knocking her up the first time... It's just a weird book and a bit creepy when you think about the entire scenario of it this was real life that there is no what that this girl would not eventually wish she had taken a different path..
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301 reviews19 followers
February 8, 2023
My rating: 3

Heat: 7/10
Emotion 5/10
Story: 6/10
Characters: 6/10
Interest: 5/10
POV: Dual
No Cheating
No Cliffhanger

"Crushing on my brother's best friend" is a passionate story about two people obsessed with one another and the person they don't want to hurt.
The story was good with no angst and honesty.
I just found something very odd with the writing and some of the expressions used. I have read more books from the author and i will most likely read more, but this one wasn't one of the best i have read.

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1,814 reviews8 followers
February 8, 2023
She is sure that her love for her brother's best friend (Bryson) is unrequited. What if it's not? Will the age gap get in the way? Harper had a crush on Bryson years ago, and nothing has changed her heart over the years. Now Bryson is back in town, will the fire light between them? I loved younger woman and older man romance (and probably a bit forbidden too), watch out for the steam rising up from the pages (for this is a scorching couple). I loved the obsession, the tension and how protective and caring Bryson is towards Harper.

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3,229 reviews25 followers
February 8, 2023
Harper has wanted Bryson ever since he treated her broken wrist.
Harper's brother Adam is eighteen years older than her but that did not stop her developing a crush on his friend Bryson years before when he treated her broken wrist. A year ago when she was eighteen Adam and Bryson had an argument which resulted in Bryson moving to the west coast but after her sister-in-law Eva was killed in a car accident Bryson is back for the funeral. An age gap romance that has effect both but now come to the boil as their feelings are revealed against a background of tension and sadness.

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3,549 reviews
February 8, 2023
Flora Ferrari truly has done it again with another fantastic story that will gut you and then make you swoon all in one book. Harper has always crushed on her brothers best friend but one day he is gone and took her heart with him . Now he is back after something terrible happens but can he stay away from her? Bryson has been through so much growing up but one thing he is knows for sure is his feelings for Harper and even if it guts him he tries to stay away from her. This book was absolutely fantastic and omg tge connections with the characters emotions is so raw and strong that it's like its happening to you.

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20.8k reviews361 followers
February 8, 2023
Second Chance for Love ? . . .

When Bryson Sawyer comes home to attend the funeral for Adam’s wife who was killed in a car accident, he is not sure how he will deal with his possessive crush on Adam’s sister, Harper. Harper has crushed on Bryson for a long time, but neither of them had let the other know. When Bryson and Adam had a fight the year before, Bryson left town. Will he tell Harper how he feels about her when they have a moment together? Will Adam be angry if the two of them get together? Or will neither say anything and walk away without getting a chance to find out where their feelings could have taken them?
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580 reviews98 followers
June 1, 2023
Harper has had a crush on Bryson since he wrapped her arm in a cast. She would write both of their names together in notebooks. She hasn't given up on that fantasy. Since she turned 18, Bryson has seen Harper in a different light. He can't stop thinking about her no matter how hard he tries. What do they do now?

It's so cute that Harper would write their names in her notebook. It's sad that it took the death of Eva for Harper to get Bryson back. The second Bryson said he was staying for a while made me smile. It's amazing how he loses control with her and doesn't know how to stop. I couldn't believe what happened between Bryson and Adam. The ending was just what I needed.
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537 reviews3 followers
February 8, 2023
This was an okay story, I thought the characters came together pretty well, the story had its ups and downs, for the most part it was pretty good, but then again there were parts where it felt like it just took too long to get somewhere exciting. Flora is a great author some of her books are just hard for me to get into and others I absolutely love, this was one of those that was a bit in between somewhere. I look forward to reading another in the future.

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766 reviews5 followers
February 8, 2023
This age gap book it several of my favorite troupes (brother best friend, age gap, breeding) and had me having all sorts of feelings. I felt sad about Eva, understanding for Adam, and adoration for Bryson.

Adam is the protective older brother that is suffering from a tragedy. While Harper and Bryson are experiencing obsession feelings towards each other.

I love the sweet protective vibes Bryson puts out. And is breeding obsession is 🔥.

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4,945 reviews31 followers
February 8, 2023
Harper has been in love with Adam her brothers best friend for years but he moved away and she went on with her life. When her brothers wife gets killed Adam returns. The much older Adam is also in love with Harper but he knows her brother does not agree due to the fist in his face a few years back. When he rescues Harper from some guys to dropped a date rape drug in her drink at the club her brother realizes that their feelings are true and the age difference does not matter. Wonderful story.

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4,918 reviews
February 8, 2023
Another delightful story from Flora Ferrari's A Man Who Knows What He Want series. And this is also a story that will keep you hooked from start to finish. Harper and Bryson are a nice couple, she has been in love with him for years, but doesn't know that he feels the same way when he sees her again. They both turn around each other that they don't know about each other that they feel the same. In short, a wonderfully romantic story.



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153 reviews2 followers
February 10, 2023
So it took longer to finish, but I wanted to make sure I got the whole picture right of the story. Bryson is a doctor who is back (after leaving for a year for mysterious reasons), to be there for Harper's brother who just lost Eva his wife. Harper has had a major crush on him for years and years. I was really intrigued by that made Adam so mad that Bryson left and how Eva was a part of it all. To make this shorter and not give anything away, it all turns out and HEA.

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6,168 reviews58 followers
February 10, 2023
This was another good story from Flora Ferrari. The story is about the crush that Harper has had on Dr. Bryson Sawyer who set her broken wrist. Bryson happens to be Adam, Harper's brother. There happens to be a falling out between Bryson and Adam and Bryson leaves and move across the country. When Bryson comes back will he and Harper be able to act on their love for each other? What will Harper's brother do when he finds out? I enjoyed this story very much.

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1,375 reviews35 followers
February 10, 2023
All I can Flora Ferrari did it again. I have read all the books from this series and I get so excited when we another one from it. This is book 317 and you are going to love as much as I do. This is all about Harper and Bryson. They have longed for each other but it would not happen because of young women and older man story line. The age was not the problem but Harper's brother Adam who stood the way for these guys but at the end Adam saw the light.

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4,400 reviews33 followers
February 11, 2023
I received this book with the understanding that I could leave a voluntary and honest review.

In this book we meet Harper & Bryson. There is one person that Harper has wanted more than any other and that is Bryson. She is sure that he could never see her the same way. Bryson has been attracted to Harper for years now. He even left town because her brother/his best friend warned him away from her. Can they find a HEA or will her brother/his best friend always be in their way?

Another amazing story by this author. I would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.
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4,084 reviews21 followers
February 11, 2023
Another addition in Ferrari's series A Man Who Knows What He Wants. A well written romance that is short but with a storyline that doesn't come thru as rushed. A taboo, age gap, insta love/lust romance that seemingly has it all. Our main characters are Bryson and Harper. Haper has crushed on her brother Adam's best friend Bryson for so long but after Bryson and Adam have a falling out Bryson moves away...now he's back and Harper's not the lil kid she once was...

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83 reviews1 follower
February 12, 2023
Harper has been in love with her brothers best friend since she was very young. This is a definite age gap 37-20 book with Bryson and Harper’s brother having a fight a year before so he moves across the country to get away. Harper doesn’t believe he would ever fall for her and when he returns she’ll find out just how possessive he is and there will be bumps on the way to their HEA but I definitely recommend this book! Soooo good.

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40 reviews
February 12, 2023
Bryson and Harper’ where do i start as a individual charachter’s i like them this was a sweet and quick read also quiet spicy’

However before reading this book check out the trigger warnings’

I think this book is a good quick read witch is why i rated it 4 stars

i am so glad that Bryson and Harper’s love story ended in a happily ever after’

If your looking for a unrequited love’ sunshine kind of love story then this book is for you enjoyable.

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812 reviews2 followers
February 13, 2023
This book is an enthralling, steamy and gripping book that has bewitched me from the very beginning. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to everyone! If you're looking for an easy to follow, hot, steamy, sexy, smooth flowing read that captures your attention from the start. Congratulations my friends you've found it. The characters and scenes are realistic and believable. Twists and turns and unpredictable surprises that kept my eyes on the pages and on the edge of my seat.

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