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Just Friends: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER

A heartfelt and unforgettable second-chance romance about first love, lost connections, and finding your way back to the person who always felt like home—Just Friends is the highly anticipated debut novel from popular YouTube creator Haley Pham.

Blair and Declan were once inseparable.

Growing up in the seaside town of Seabrook, they were best friends who shared everything—their dreams, their secrets, and a bond that felt impossible to break. But one impulsive kiss changed the rules between them, turning their friendship into something deeper.

Then, just as quickly as their romance began, it ended.

A single moment tore them apart, leaving behind heartbreak, unanswered questions, and years of silence.

Now, four years later, Blair returns to Seabrook to help her family and care for her beloved great-aunt Lottie as her health begins to decline. Looking for work, she takes a job at a local coffee shop—only to discover that it’s owned and operated by Declan.

The person she once loved.

The person she never truly forgot.

The person who can still make her heart skip a beat.

As Blair and Declan are drawn back into each other’s lives, the feelings they buried begin to resurface. Old memories return, hidden truths come to light, and the connection they thought they lost starts to burn again.

But can they build something new when their past still holds so much power?

Told across two timelines that reveal the sweetness of first love and the pain of losing it, Just Friends is a tender, emotional romance about forgiveness, second chances, chasing dreams, and discovering that sometimes the people we leave behind are the ones we were always meant to find again.