COMING AUGUST 17, 2026

From Samantha Hastings and Covenant Communications, Inc.

About Friend Zoned

Four years ago, Trina Kimball confessed her love to her lifelong best friend, Dan Latu, only to be rejected. A doctoral degree from Oxford University and a published book later, Trina has cut Dan from her life and moved on. But when she inherits her grandmother’s house, she returns home to Salt Lake City to renovate it.

Dan shows up on her front porch looking for a plus-one to his high school reunion, and Trina realizes her childhood friend is just as dangerous for her heart as he used to be. Counting on his visit home being short, Trina doesn’t know what to do when Dan keeps showing up. From removing carpets and painting walls to repairing cars and boosting her author career, Dan seems determined to fix the friendship they once had.

Trina has decided to focus on love, not fear, but will her heart ever be satisfied in the friend zone?

 


Romantic Comedy
Print length ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1524429619
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1524429614
goodreads badge
Preorder Today!
Amazon

About the Author

Samantha Hastings met her husband in a turkey sandwich line. They live in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she spends most of her time reading, eating popcorn, having tea parties, and chasing her four kids. She has degrees from Brigham Young University, University of North Texas, and University of Reading (UK). She writes cozy murder mysteries under Samantha Larsen.

Author Links
Website Instagram Facebook X BookBub

great escapes virtual book tours logo

Have you signed up to be a Tour Host?
Click Here to Find Details and Sign Up Today!
Want to Book a Tour?
Click Here

I'm on Instagram
Tame Me - Book 3 of the Asylum Devils Series - from SK Pryntz is coming June 8th!

Pre-Order Here → https://a.co/d/03JQFsHb

Tropes
-Schizophrenia Rep
-MM (Gay-awakening)
-Cat & Mouse
-Cop & Prisoner
-Interracial 🖤🤍
𝙁*𝙘𝙠 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙁𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 isn’t here to comfort you. It isn’t here to soften the edges or hold your hand through the dark.
𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒚𝒔𝒔.
Inside are stories where love is obsession, devotion looks a lot like destruction, and the line between desire and danger doesn’t exist.
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘇𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝘂𝗶𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲.
Here with us, you’ll find no trigger warnings. No safety nets. No promises that you’ll walk away unchanged.
This is simply raw, unfiltered dark romance from authors who aren’t afraid to go too far and characters who will make you question why you kept turning the page.
Preorder now live: https://books2read.com/u/bxVvAk
🔗 Link also in her bio

#anthology #darkromance #almaruga
⛓️‍💥 Frat Row ⛓️‍💥

By Krista Turner Clark @kristareadsmore

Out now on Kindle Unlimited & Paperback 
🔗 https://a.co/d/04NYDuVa

Want to ARC read Book 2 (Out For Blood) 

Sign Up here 🔗 https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSdSg7AhGP0U.../viewform

#darkromance #secretsociety #pitchblackromance #kristaturnerclark #spicybooks
Are you ready for the Frat Row series to continue?

Check it out ladies & gents, the trilogy will be complete by this winter. 

Frat Row is available now ➤ https://amzn.to/3Px3NrB
Out For Blood is available to pre-order ➤ https://amzn.to/43Fv4v8
Paid In Blood will be coming soon...

@kristareadsmore

You don’t want to miss this trilogy, I am dead serious ☠️ 

#kristaturnerclark #pitchblackromance #thriller