GRR Reviews Marrying His Best Friend (The McKinnons) by Jennifer Gracen

Marrying His Best Friend is a sigh-worthy romance about getting out of the friend-zone. However, I find the threat, i.e. the ex, to be completely overblown and just never was a "credible threat" which made their "struggle" rather... really low-intensity.

Single mom Maura Callahan was raising her daughter Chloe alone after her BF Niall hit her while she's pregnant and left one night and never came back. She's barely making do with a job that barely paid enough, while living back home with her mom and her daughter. The only one to talk to was her best friend Aidan. Aidan McKinnon was head of a social media company and had been there to see Maura fall for another man, her heartbreak, and her slow healing... He is Chloe's godfather after all. And he wanted out of the friend zone for a very long time, but was afraid it would break the friendship. When Chloe's father suddenly turned up one day and demanded shared custody, Aidan saw his chance... Marry Maura and adopt Chloe. But will she love him back?

The verbal spat near the end that caused the "darkest hour" was really lame, and Niall was just not a credible threat to the romance at all. And one wonders why don't Maura change her phone number. Niall just comes across as a creepy stalker, but never stepping out of line. BORING!!!!!

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Single-mom's best friend saw his chance to get out of friend zone by marrying her to save her from her ex; will she love him?

Tropes: single parent, friends to lovers, marriage of convenience, evil ex

Overall Rating:  3/5