Jump to ratings and reviews
Rate this book

Text Me You Love Me #4

Texting My Dad's Best Man

Rate this book
I almost kissed my dad’s best friend at my eighteenth birthday party.

Banner Barret is thirty-nine years old and six feet two inches of pure muscle, with intense eyes and the sort of confidence most men could only dream of.

It was a mistake, and I get that. He only did it – almost did it – because he was drunk.

But now it’s a year later, and dad’s getting married in a tropical island paradise. Banner’s going to be there as the best man, taking a break from his work overseas.

I know nothing can ever happen.

I’m nineteen, obsessed with dogs, and not exactly the come-get-me type. Oh, and I’m a virgin.

But the first night I arrive, everything changes.

I find myself alone with Banner.

“I wasn’t drunk. That was a lie. I just knew it would be wrong. But I can’t hold back anymore. I need you, Brooke.”

When he kisses me, it feels magical. It feels like the start of something.

But we can’t ruin dad’s wedding. We can’t make it about us.

So we make a deal.

Using the phones the travel company provides, we’ll text each other.

Just text. Nothing more.

But as the long weekend progresses and the texting becomes steamier and more intimate, it becomes more and more difficult to resist the real thing….

227 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 21, 2022

358 people are currently reading
111 people want to read

About the author

Flora Ferrari

436 books1,049 followers
Wake up to a free, new, original story on Easter morning by joining my mailing list and staying subscribed. ---> https://www.subscribepage.com/r9y2s6

Ratings & Reviews

What do you think?
Rate this book

Friends & Following

Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!

Community Reviews

5 stars
259 (52%)
4 stars
128 (26%)
3 stars
88 (17%)
2 stars
13 (2%)
1 star
3 (<1%)
Displaying 1 - 30 of 67 reviews
Profile Image for Rachael Bromley.
1,664 reviews16 followers
October 24, 2022
A good read overall

Brooke is on an island with her dad and soon to be Stepmom for their wedding but Brooke is thinking about the day she turned 18 and the near kiss she got from her dad's best friend. Banner has been thinking about that day for a while but chose to hide from temptation half way around the world. Being in paradise, anything can happen but it's nearly then end when the bride to be hears something she shouldn't and we'll, all hell may be let loose. I did like the book. I must admit gicen the title, the texting bit sort of got on my nerves a little. It was a good story and conveyed everything about the characters, where they were, the relationship between characters and the emotions between the family and Banner.
Profile Image for Alison.
1,507 reviews107 followers
January 6, 2023
She switched her formula up on me!

Flora Ferrari switching her formula up on me when I complained about it in the last books review. No Xs or kisses in the texts? He snuck some fingering in before he eats her and she runs off cuz she’s a virgin? I mean, what did I even read?! I think the next book the hero might not even be the dads best friend. She’s throwing my world off kilter!
3,377 reviews28 followers
October 25, 2022
One of my favourite books by Flora
Wow this book is just brilliant. I was on tender hooks whole way through.

Brooke was on her way to her fathers wedding. They had gone away to New Zealand to have this amazing wedding and she was really excited for her dad to finally marry. It had been awhile since They had lost her mum and it was good to see him happy again. But what she wasn’t excited for was seeing Banner again. He is her dad‘s best friend and he was best man at the wedding. The issue is Brooke has had a crazy crush on him for years, then on her 18th birthday at her party they nearly kissed but he stepped back and said he had had too much to drink and he was sorry I left the party. So she wasn’t sure how this was going to be seeing him again. He had moved to Tokyo for a year probably enjoying life out there seeing women but Brooke couldn’t think about that now.
Banner was dreading this wedding. He knew at Brooke’s 18th birthday party that she was the woman for him. But out of respect for Gill her dad and his best friend he left the country so he wasn’t tempted to see her again. But now he was going to spend a long weekend with her and he didn’t know if he could keep his feelings to himself. And seeing her and watching her walk away from him nearly killed him. But when he gets a text from her asking him to meet her later he quickly agrees.
And that is all you’re getting from me because you need to read this book it’s exciting it will have you on the edge of your seat. It will have you laughing out loud and it will make your heart melt reading the text messages between them. But what they can’t hide from each other all their feelings. They both know that they want each other but they try to fight it so hard out of respect for her Dad. can They stay away from each other?? can they be good?? Of course they can’t. A brilliant read.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Rebecca Grove.
3,492 reviews26 followers
October 23, 2022
Brooke had just turned 18 and her father threw her a big birthday party. Brooke has had a crush on her father's best friend, Banner for years but he had never really noticed her until that night. When they were alone, it looked like Banner was about to kiss her. He suddenly jerked away and blamed it on the alcohol. It has been a year since Brooke has seen Banner, but now her dad is getting married in a destination wedding on a tropical resort. She is going to see Banner again but she is unsure if she really wants to. She doesn't know if she can handle being near him without showing her true feelings. However if her dad knows she has feelings for Banner, it might ruin his wedding. How can she avoid the best man?

Banner has never really been interested in women and has kept his focus on his work. That all changed when he saw Brooke all grown up. He knows he shouldn't be interested in his best friend's daughter because it could destroyed their friendship. However for the first time he has feelings for a woman that he wants to make his. He comes really close to kissing Brooke but he pushes her away by pretending to be drunk. He took an assignment in Japan for a year to make sure he stayed away from Brooke. However he never got her out of his head. Now he is on the way to the wedding and he is torn between making her his and trying to save his friendship. He and Brooke have a conversation about the night a year ago and his attraction came out. They both agree it would be best for the two of them to avoid each other but if the temptation became too much they could text each other. The exting was supposed to help them keep their distance but it brought them together even more.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Suzy Pryor.
95 reviews4 followers
June 13, 2023
I almost kissed my dad’s best friend at my eighteenth birthday party.

Banner Barret is thirty-nine years old and six feet two inches of pure muscle, with intense eyes and the sort of confidence most men could only dream of.

It was a mistake, and I get that. He only did it – almost did it – because he was drunk.

But now it’s a year later, and dad’s getting married in a tropical island paradise. Banner’s going to be there as the best man, taking a break from his work overseas.

I know nothing can ever happen.

I’m nineteen, obsessed with dogs, and not exactly the come-get-me type. Oh, and I’m a virgin.

But the first night I arrive, everything changes.

I find myself alone with Banner.

“I wasn’t drunk. That was a lie. I just knew it would be wrong. But I can’t hold back anymore. I need you, Brooke.”

When he kisses me, it feels magical. It feels like the start of something.

But we can’t ruin dad’s wedding. We can’t make it about us.

So we make a deal.

Using the phones the travel company provides, we’ll text each other.

Just text. Nothing more.

But as the long weekend progresses and the texting becomes steamier and more intimate, it becomes more and more difficult to resist the real thing….

Absolutely love this series. It’s nice to read about curvy women and not stick insects. Loved this book and the steam, here for it.
Profile Image for Kiley.
1,874 reviews45 followers
December 19, 2023
Texting My Dad's Best Man, Book 4 or the Text Me You Love Me series, was about 39-year-old Banner Barret, a management consultant, and 19-year-old Brooke Carter, a wanna-be animal behaviorist.
Banner had been BFF's with Gil, Brooke's father, since they were children. He'd been there for his first wedding, the birth of Brooke, and even when Gil's first wife died. So when Brooke turned 18, he wasn't expecting to fall in love. After nearly kissing her, he left for Japan and spent a year working there. After that year when Gil was ready to marry again, he invited Banner to be his best man.
When Banner apologized to Brooke for the near-kiss, putting it down to being drunk, he broke her heart. So when she knew he was returning for her father's wedding, she prepared herself to ignore him. But neither of them were able to avoid the other.
It was another sweet romance novel that had low angst, medium drama, and a touch of humor. There were a lot of other emotions that the characters were saddled with too, but the secrecy of the relationship weighing heavily on the two main characters definitely took the cake.
Unlike some of the previous stories, the character development and maturity of these two were a bit better. They were at least a tad more mature, but they still had trouble with their communication skills. I gave this story a three-star rating.
Profile Image for Dee.
5,048 reviews56 followers
October 25, 2022
Brooke young, innocent crushed on only one man her father’s best friend knowing she is way to young, and the fact that he is her dads best friend also he would never see her pass anything then her father’s best friend’s daughter but one night changes everything. Banner sexy as all get out older man watching his best friend grow up right before his eyes so wanting her is forbidden and top that with the fact he is twenty years older than her so the night of her eighteenth birthday when she kissed him of course he allowed her to think he was drunk but reality he was sober and has wanted that kiss for a while now that she is older enough just maybe he can step out of his own way. No matter how hard they try to not think about each other the stronger the magnetic pull between them grows and the harder it is to resist fate has put them on the same path neither of them can walk away but when they give in the guilt on both their parts is eating at them but when their love is discovered , how will her father react to them being together, will they be stronger enough to get through it together, and can they find their own happiness together?.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Nicole.
1,333 reviews24 followers
November 2, 2022
Texting My Dad's Best Man is a steamy standalone insta-love full-length romance with no cheating or cliffhanger and a guaranteed happily-ever-after. A fast paced quick read novella that you can curl up on your couch and get lost between the pages. An age gap story, and opposite attracts romance. This is Brooke and Banner story. Eighteen Brooke almost kissed her dad's best friend at her party. Thirty-nine year old Banner Barrett had a little too much to drink. However, fast forward a year later Brooke was nineteen years old and now Banner was the best man in her dad's wedding. He kissed her and this time he wasn't drunk they both wanted each other.
They didn't want to ruin her father's wedding so they decided to communicate via text messages back and forth. They texted back on forth all weekend long until it got a fever pitch of steamy racy text and the two realized that communicating on the phone wasn't enough for them and wanted to take it a notch. They know that they have to see each other so they started to sneak around. Will Brooke dad find out about her and Banner relationship? Will it ruin their friendship once he find out that Banner is dating his daughter?

I received an advanced copy of this book via Booksprout and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for T Nelson.
1,879 reviews28 followers
April 19, 2023
HEA
Standalone
*over 18 readers only *
Age-gap(39-19), friend of father

Trigger warnings
Dead mother

Brooke (mfc)
Sonya (stepmother)
Banner (mmc, dad's best man)
Mila (step sister)

Banner almost kissed her a year or so ago at her 18th birthday party. Brooke can't stop thinking about it, even though Banner is her father's best friend, and they are all on the island for her father's wedding. Mila finally convinces her to text Banner and have a discussion about the almost kiss after Brooke tells her how serious her obsession with Banner is. But they are all on the island for the wedding, and no one wants to ruin that. How will her father ever forgive them if he finds out what's going on?

I enjoyed the first couple of books in the series, but now they all seem to be the same. A curvy virgin falls for an older man who is off limits. They text, they flirt, and they do something until she tells him she's a virgin. Then things stop until they tell the person that makes their love forbidden. Also, every 39-42 year old man has gray in his hair, and a big deal is made about her young-ness.
Profile Image for Korkoi.
7,070 reviews31 followers
October 23, 2022
What Is Meant To Be, Will Be -
Brooke had been crushing on her father’s best friend for a while, but didn’t think he would reciprocate her feeling, until their near miss on her eighteenth birthday. Banner knew he was in trouble when he saw Brooke on her eighteenth birthday, so he found a way to stay away from her. However, they were brought back together during Brooke’s dad’s wedding on a tropical island, which made it difficult for both of them to stay away from each other. Unfortunately, their secret trysts were discovered and they had to deal with the potential ramifications of their actions.

This taboo romance story had plenty of intrigue and spice. Their chemistry was evident in the passionate way they communicated. It was a fabulous read that you will really enjoy and be happy to recommend.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
6,168 reviews58 followers
October 26, 2022
This had a great storyline with wonderful characters. Banner had gotten a shock when he sees Brooke on her 18th birthday. He is so engrossed in having her that he leaves the country for a year and goes to Japan. Brooke is so excited and scared to see Banner again one year later at her father's wedding. When they see each other again it's worse. They are both overwhelmed by the feelings that they have but they are trying to keep it together because they don't want to ruin her father and Banner's best friends wedding. Will they be able to control themselves until after the wedding? What will they do if they get caught sneaking around before the wedding? Some adventure, some drama, and sizzling steam. Recommend the story.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Emily Pennington.
20.7k reviews362 followers
October 24, 2022
Falling in Love . . .

On Brooke's eighteenth birthday party the previous year, she and Banner, her father’s friend 20 years older than she is, almost kissed each other. He stopped and had let her think he was drunk at the time. But both of them can’t stop thinking of and longing for each other.

With Brooke’s father getting married on a tropical island, Banner will be there as best man. This time when they have a moment alone, he tells her he was not drunk and that he needs her. They agree not to ruin the wedding by making it about them. So they will text each other. Do they really think that will work? Are they ready to admit that they want to be a couple? Sneaking around never works. Either you commit to what you want, or you have to walk away. What will they choose?
Profile Image for Laura Carter-Alexander.
562 reviews9 followers
October 24, 2022
Brooke has had a crush on her father’s best friend, Banner, for years. Banner has been attracted to the beautiful woman Brooke has grown into. After a kiss that he tells her should never have happened, he takes off for Tokyo, knowing that he would never betray his friend that way. With her dad getting married right around the corner, Brooke and Banner know they will be brought together again.

Corresponding only through text, they reconnect and their relationship continues to grow until the wedding day is upon them all. Not able to keep themselves under control, they give in to the passion between them. What happens when someone discovers their affair? How will her father react to his daughter and best friend sleeping together?
3,178 reviews27 followers
October 23, 2022
I loved Texting My Dad’s Best Man: Book 4 of Text Me You Love Me. I’m a big fan of age doesn’t matter in love and these stories always portray that. Banner has tried to stay away from Brooke, she’s his best friends daughter but running away to another country for a year didn’t make any difference. Brooke might be young but she knows that Banner is the other half of her soul. Will her dad understand? Will he forgive them for keeping a secret? A great storyline and great characters. I always enjoy Flora Ferrari books and I would definitely recommend this book and the whole series.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Jenny Harris.
4,400 reviews33 followers
October 23, 2022
I received this book with the understanding that I could leave a voluntary and honest review.

In this book we meet Brook & Banner. 1 year earlier these two almost kissed. Now neither can't forget it. They both want the other but getting together at Brooke's dad's wedding well neither can stand the thought of hurting him. Banner knows his best friend Gil was there during the worst time in his life. Now he wants his daughter but how can he tell him that? Will these two find a HEA or will they always be left wanting the other?

Another amazing hit by this author. I would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.
Profile Image for Cherie Alvaro.
1,724 reviews9 followers
October 31, 2022
Banner and Brooke almost kiss at her 18th birthday party. Banner is Brookes dad's best friend, but he's to die for and Brooke can't think of a better way to go. A year later he returns from his over seas travel for her dads wedding and confesses that he wasn't drunk that night, but knew it would be wrong. But now he can't move on. They decide to text so as not to ruin her dads wedding, but the texting is getting hotter and hotter. This is another great full length novel by Flora. I love the way she tells her stories and can't get enough of them!!!.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
5,017 reviews27 followers
October 23, 2022
Brooke has had a crush on her dad's best friend for sometime, on her eighteenth birthday party, he almost kissed her. He has been working out of the country for a year and is coming back to be her dad's best man at his wedding. Has he been thinking about her this whole year or was it just like he said, he was drunk?

When she sees him, he tells her he was not drunk and he can hold back any more and he wants her to be his. Can they keep it quiet so they do not ruin her father's wedding?.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
118 reviews1 follower
October 23, 2022
This OMYW trope features Banner and Brooke and a 20+ year age difference. Brooke's dad is Banner's best friend, so the H & h's instalove is portrayed as a tale of forbidden passion. They cannot resist each other or keep their hands off one another. It's your standard Flora Ferrari formula. I do love her stories, but it would also be nice to read a book in the future that breaks away from the formula. What would be ever better is that she surprises readers with an unexpected plot twist.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
2,286 reviews13 followers
October 23, 2022
I volunteered to read this ARC for an honest review. I enjoyed this story about Banner and Brooke. He's her dad's best friend and her crush. Banner finally see her as a woman on her 18th birthday, but pushes it aside and spend time in Japan to forget. When they see each other on the island that her dad is getting married on, all bets are off. They indulge in texting to satisfy the need to talk. But they need more. Great HEA in the works.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
3,206 reviews26 followers
October 24, 2022
Texting My Dad's Best Friend was a steamy, forbidden romance by Flora Ferrari. Banner saw Brooke only as his best friend's daughter until the night of her 18th birthday party. She went from Gil's daughter to the woman of his deepest desires. He knew she was the one for him. Brooke has crushed on Banner for as long as she can remember. Trying not to ruin his friendship, Banner goes to work overseas. Now reunited for her dad's wedding, staying away from each other is impossible. Another awesome insta love romance.
Profile Image for Shakala Gushwa.
343 reviews3 followers
October 25, 2022

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.


I loved Brooke and Banner but I felt like it was dragged out to long. I also love smutty books and this is just my preference I don't like the use of manhood I'd rather read c*ck or d*ck. I also don't like core I'd rather read p*ssy or c*nt. Now that is my preference but it made me lose interest. Also the way Banner would speak sometimes was more like a teen/ early 20's than a 39 year old man.

Now this is just my preferences and how I felt reading. This is still a good story it just wasn't really for me.

Profile Image for Lucy Chesna.
1,372 reviews35 followers
October 26, 2022
The story between Banner and Brooke was the cutest and hot in all levels. Banner had to lie that the kiss was a mistake because she was 18 and being 39 it was not going to happen. He had to leave and broke Brookes heart. But they are together again for his best friend and Brooke's father. They tried and tried but the love they share was unbreakable and the heart wants what the hearts want. You are going to love this as much as I did.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
82 reviews1 follower
October 23, 2022
I like Ferrari’s work and she always hits my R spot (Romance spot) right in the heart. Banner fell in love at a wedding and instantly had the primal urge to procreate… a must for OTT romances. LOL. The couple continues to get to know each other via texting. Brooke and Banner with the sexting… Hot, Hot and Hot. I typically don’t like romances with sexting but I am converted now. I like the ooey gooey sweetness and sexy exchanges between these characters.
117 reviews2 followers
October 23, 2022
I absolutely loved this story. Flora Ferrari is one of my favorite authors. Brooke and Banner has a great love for one of another. Banner is Brooke's dad's best friend but they fall for each other. How are they going to be together without hurting him? Do they get to be together forever. Read to find out how they figure out their life together.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Michele79.
641 reviews6 followers
October 23, 2022
This was such a great story. Brooke and Banner were so sweet with each other. He's older and her dad's best friend and Brooke has always had a crush on him. While at her dad's wedding, their emotions explode and they can't stay away from each other. Since they don't want to ruin the wedding they keep it under wraps and spend the time texting.
Definitely a great book!.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Sheila.
761 reviews2 followers
October 24, 2022
Brooke had always crushed on Banner until their almost kiss at her 18th birthday. Banner was Brooke's dad's best friend and knew he could never touch or be with her. But after a year away from each other, they realize they can't stay away and know their love is strong. But will it hurt her Father? Will they get their happily ever after? Give this book a read to find out.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
23 reviews1 follower
October 24, 2022
It was my first novel by Flora Ferrari. I enjoy reading it, I like Brooke and Banner. Brooke’s father was best friend with Banner and were friends for long time. They met at beautiful island for wedding, and all guests got sell phone and Brooke and Banner started texting each other. When they went boating Brooke fall in the water and Banner safely brought her back to boat. It was romantic and well written book.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
10.8k reviews125 followers
October 25, 2022
I've read a lot of books written by Flora Ferrari; she is one of my favorite authors. I can’t wait to read more of books her books.

This is part of the Text Me Love Me Series; it is a stand-alone book. The story is about Brooke & Banner; he’s her dad’s best friend and is on the island for her dad’s wedding where he is the best man.

I received a free copy of this book via booksprout and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Barbara Abatzis.
301 reviews19 followers
October 25, 2022
Cute, Sweet story with Obsessed Dad's Best Friend

My rating: 4

Heat: 6/10
Emotion 7/10
Story: 7/10
Characters: 6/10
Interest: 6/10
POV: Dual
No cheating

It was a cute and sweet story about dad's best friend infatuation and love.
There was no angst, misunderstandings or drama.
I liked the fact that the MC characters were honest with each other without the usual drama of hiding their feelings.
There are more than one epilogues in the future.
9,376 reviews140 followers
October 25, 2022
Another great read by Flora Ferrari who once again brings strong characters and a hot and sexy older man/younger woman romance. After fighting the attraction they decide to keep their romance to texting .. until that's not enough. After some sneaking the truth comes out. I loved reading their story and would recommend this book.

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are my own and freely given.
Displaying 1 - 30 of 67 reviews

Can't find what you're looking for?

Get help and learn more about the design.