Book Review: "My Best Friend's Secret" by Romeo Alexander

Adam couldn’t wait to leave his hometown of Fairlake, Colorado and get his life going. Even though his parents and his best friend Bennett still lived there, Adam didn’t come back to visit that often, so no one had any idea how badly his life was falling apart.

And now he’s back, in the midst of a bitter divorce, his business sold, and he feels like having to come home with his tail between his legs means he’s hit rock bottom. It’s not too long before he’s the topic of conversation in his small town.

Bennett and Adam were inseparable friends through high school. But when Adam moved away and got married, their friendship became more of an acquaintanceship than anything, which hurt Bennett a lot. He’s never told Adam—or anyone, for that matter—that he’s been in love with him all these years.

It’s not long before Bennett finds Adam contracting work so he can feel productive again. The more time they spend together, the more they fall into their old routines. But for the first time, Adam finds himself seeing Bennett in a different light, and it confuses him. Why is he having sex dreams about his best friend?

As they acknowledge their feelings for one another, Adam realizes how much he wants to stay in Fairlake and make a life with Bennett. And then Adam’s ex-wife comes to town with a secret that could topple everything.

I buddy read this with my friend Matthew, and neither of us realized this was the 8th book in a series. There were lots of characters who made cameo appearances and I guess if we had read the earlier books we might have known who they were. And there also were some plot lines that were introduced and never picked back up again.

I liked Adam and Bennett a lot, and the steam was very steamy. But the third-act melodrama really irritated me, even though I read romances all the time and should be used to it. I wanted more from this book and these characters.