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The brothers best friend romance books trope is a well-loved subgenre in romance novels, focusing on the main character developing feelings for their brother's best friend. This theme is often explored because it combines elements of familiarity, forbidden love, and the tension that comes with these kinds of relationships.

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Make the Play by Kaylee Ryan

Corie

Knox Beckett is heartbreak in a helmet. He’s also my brother’s best friend, and so far out of my league, he's untouchable. But a few stolen glances turn into a welcome home that blindsides us both. The rules are clear. We just chose not to follow them. Now we’re sneaking around like we’re running a trick play, hooking up behind closed doors, and pretending our actions don’t have the power to blow up our lives. Knox is under my skin and tackling his way into my heart. Ready or not, it's time we make the play.

Knox

She’s the last girl I’m allowed to want—my best friend’s little sister. She’s all grown up and looking at me in invitation. The second Corie crashes into me, with her tanned, toned skin, in a barely there bikini, I know I’m in trouble. I shouldn’t look. And I sure as hell shouldn’t touch. My hands are already on her waist, one second longer, and I’ll do something we both might regret. What I do is even worse. I help her land a job working for the team. My team. Now I can’t get her out of my mind, or my way. And keeping my hands to myself is a penalty waiting to happen. Because Corie isn’t just off-limits—she’s one line I swore I’d never cross, yet I’m sprinting toward it. I’d risk the season—my entire career—for her just to make the play.

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Pretty Incredible by Lacey Black

Blair

Hooking up with my best friend’s brother was a mistake…an unforgettable one. It’s always in the back of mind and having returned to town has brought all those feelings rushing to the surface. This time, I’m only here to cover my dad’s patients and help run the clinic—all work and no play. I haven’t even seen Gabe Rhodes since the steamy night we shared after he rescued me from a snowstorm. I need to keep it that way. Feelings make things messy and coming home has enough complications for me. Avoiding him is going to be harder than I thought—turns out Gabe is my new co-worker, and the gorgeous physician isn’t just sharing the practice with me. He wants to share his bed too.

Gabe

Blair O'Connor is back in town, and back in my life…and if we’re not careful she’ll be back in my arms. Being forced to work next to the sexy pediatrician every day is a special kind of torture. She keeps reminding me she’s only here for a few months—that she has a job to do. We both do. But that doesn’t stop me from wanting her. The green-eyed beauty has captivated me. I know being here isn’t easy for her, witnessing the life her dad built with a new family. I just have to make her see there are other reasons to stay…like how good we could be together.

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Leave Before I Love You by Max Monroe

Falling in love? Hard pass. Falling in love with Henry Callahan? Set me on fire first.

Rich, party girl Avery Banks has had her eye on her brother’s best friend Henry for longer than she’d like to admit. She’s spent years pretending she doesn’t care—pretending he doesn’t get under her skin every time he smirks in her direction or calls her “trouble” like it’s a compliment.

He’s chaos, adrenaline-seeking, successful, funny, and hotter than the sun, but he’s also dangerous in a way Avery’s been built to ignore. He makes her face things.

Actual feelings? Ew. Responsibility? What? A plan for her future? That sounds terrible.

But thanks to a freakishly unfortunate turn of events, Avery now finds herself locked in the most extreme case of forced proximity imaginable with the one man who’s always been too hot to handle—and now way too close for comfort.

Giving in to a little chemistry? That might not be totally reckless. A quick fling to get him out of her system? Practically self-care.

She just has to remember to do one thing: Leave before she loves him.

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In Your Dreams by Sarah Adams

Madison Walker left Rome, Kentucky, determined to make it in the culinary world. But after years of chasing success in New York, all she has to show for it is her shattered confidence and a desperate need for a fresh start. Coming home isn’t part of the plan—until an unexpected job offer lands in her lap: the head chef position at a new farm-to-table restaurant in her hometown. The only catch? It comes from James Huxley, owner of Huxley Farm, her brother’s best friend.

James has always played it safe, keeping his head down and running the family business. But when Madison’s happiness is on the line, he’s willing to take up his estranged brother’s offer to launch a restaurant. James has loved her quietly for years, knowing she’s never seen him as more than an annoyance, but now that she’s back, he’s determined to change that.

Madison and James are tasked with launching the dreamy restaurant in record time, but keeping things strictly professional soon becomes impossible, and the town can’t help but meddle in their relationship. As opening night looms closer, Madison’s fears threaten to hold her back.

When an unexpected disaster collides with a long-simmering sibling feud, both Madison and James will have to face their biggest insecurities—and decide if love is worth the risk or if some dreams are safer left untouched.

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My First Mistake by Sadie Kincaid

What do you do when your boyfriend cheats on you six days before your brother’s wedding? The same wedding where you’re the maid of honor and the man who obliterated your heart eight years ago is the best man?

I can tell you what you should not do. You should absolutely not have an emotional meltdown and let your soon to be sister-in-law find you crying into a glass of pink wine. Because then she will tell your overprotective big brother that you’re heartbroken (even if you’re not), and he will take it upon himself to ask the one man he trusts above all others to look out for you. Yes, same best man.

And that’s why I arrive at my beautiful secluded cabin in the woods to find Chase Hunter has already made himself at home. Despite how much I’m supposed to hate him, there are certain parts of my anatomy that don’t quite get the memo.

But I will resist at all costs. I’m not the naïve nineteen year old who thought the sun shone out of his … well, you get the picture.

No matter how charming he is, how he still takes care of me in the smallest and sweetest of ways, or how I feel even the slightest brush of his skin more deeply than I’ve felt anything else in years, I will not look into those striking blue eyes and let him fool me again.

He was my first mistake, and one I don’t plan on making again. Except … well, Chase has other ideas. He was my first everything, and he’s determined to be my last.

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Won't Back Down by Harper Jackson

I drowned when I was sixteen.

My brother's best friend brought me back, but nothing was the same. I can't remember what happened. My parents dragged me away from my island home in the name of keeping me safe, and thrust me into hell instead.

I came back to Hatterwick to rebuild my life and--hopefully--my memory.

Now a new inheritance threatens to expose those long buried secrets, and someone will stop at nothing to ensure I never remember what really happened that fateful night.

The only thing standing between me and whoever wants to hurt me is a marriage of protection with the boy who saved me--now a man grown and determined to keep me safe at all costs.

But what began as protection turns into more. Because he's the key to unlocking what hides in the shadows of my mind, which will either save or damn us both.

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Runaway Bride's Guide to Love by Chelle Sloan

What happens when a dream wedding turns into a complete nightmare? Horrible Dress - Check. No Flowers - Check. A cheating groom pretending to be my Prince Charming - Check.

What should have been a highlight of my life turned into me becoming a runaway bride after seeing my fiancé doing something no bride should ever see.

And instead of celebrating my marriage at my reception with my loved ones and adoring new husband, I'm getting drunk at a dive bar with a handsome stranger. A stranger who shows up at my brother’s beach house, where I’m spending my honeymoon – alone.

But it turns out that my handsome stranger isn’t a real stranger at all. Emmett Collins is also my brother's best friend and business partner. I never pictured myself wanting a man like Emmett in his country boy jeans. But he turns out to be exactly who and what I need.

Two weeks. That's what we've given ourselves. It's the perfect vacation fling. He doesn't do relationships and my life is…well…a mess is putting it lightly.

There's just a few problems. Emmett makes me feel safe. His quiet smile lights me up inside. And that first time he kisses me? He brings out butterflies I never knew I could feel.

I think I'm falling in love with a man who doesn't believe in forever. And there's no guide to love for that.

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Blue Jeans in Low Beams by Claire Hastings

It was a simple promise — watch out for my best friend’s little sister the same way I would my own.

Turns out, Brenna is a lot more grown-up than I realized. And a lot more beautiful. Which makes sharing an apartment with her this summer tougher than I expected.

Until she shares something with me. Something she’s never shared with anyone. Something that makes me want to step in and help. Something that changes everything.

Soon enough, my wanting to be with her has nothing to do with that promise I made and everything to do with the undeniable spark between us.

It doesn’t matter that I’m more than a decade older than she is. Or what our small town thinks. But Brenna's time in Hickory Hills is limited, making everything more complicated.

The more time I spend with Brenna, the harder it is to stay apart. The more I want to convince her to stay. I already broke my promise to her brother. But I will keep my promise to her.

Even if I break my own heart in the process.

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Fragile Sanctuary by Catherine Cowles

The scowl should've been my first clue to stay far away from Anson Hunt. The sexy smirk and the fact that he's my brother's best friend? Reasons two and three. Not to mention, he's the new contractor working on my house.

He's everything I'm not: grumpy, rude, and more than a little attached to his solitude. It doesn't matter how many times I try to kill him with kindness; the man simply won't crack.

Until he sees me shatter.

Because when my world comes crashing down around me, Anson is the one catching me as I fall. And as so-called accidents start plaguing every part of my life, it's Anson who steps in to keep me safe.

As he does, I can't help but feel a flicker of heat. And it only takes a single moment for that spark to ignite into flames, engulfing us both.

But Anson's a man with secrets, and they have a price. When they're revealed, neither of us will make it out unscathed...

Faked and Fumbled by Gina Azzi

Knoxville Coyotes football heartthrob Cohen Campbell is my brother’s best friend. Now, he’s the man posing as my fake boyfriend. Simple, right? Wrong.

I thought my luck couldn’t get worse than when my long-term boyfriend publicly dumped me. Wrong again. Now, my ex is dating my cousin, and our friend group is embarking on an annual ski trip.

Desperate to save face, I beg Cohen to pretend to like me. To bluff wanting me. To lay it on thick to convince my friends that I’m not heartbroken or hurt. I’m not damaged goods. That I have, in fact, moved on.

But during the trip, things change. Cohen’s longing glances make my heart race. His casual, familiar touches stir up new feelings. And his kiss? His kiss makes me yearn for things I’ve never experienced before.

Toss in one bed, an epic snowstorm, and a gossip circle a mile wide, and I’m praying we don’t fumble our fake relationship.

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The Way We Touch by Tia Louise

My brother’s best friend might be a cocky wide receiver with an ego the size of Texas, but I swear I did not mean to almost kill him with a ghost pepper.

Logan Murphy should come with a warning. He’s as hot as a Carolina Reaper on black asphalt in the middle of July. With perfectly messy dark hair and smoldering blue eyes—and don’t even get me started on the way that black tee stretches across his toned chest…

He’s my brother’s best friend. He’s also a football star on track to win the first wide-receiver MVP in league history. Good thing I only date golfers… or I did. Good thing he’s only visiting for a month, because the more I see he’s not a player, the harder it is to block him from running away with my heart.

I’ve always loved football, but after eight years pro, everything about it leaves me cold. So when I agree to head south with my best friend, the last thing I expect is to have my face melted off by his pepper-loving little sister. Dylan Bradford was supposed to be a kid, not a feisty pinup who looks at me like she’s never seen a man before.

She’s all curves and cutoffs, bare feet dancing in the warm summer night, But I’m only in town a month, and she doesn’t date football players. Then late-night talks turn to sharing past hurts and future dreams, and shy looks turn to confident kisses.

The heat between us can’t be denied. It’s spicy and sweet, and it melts us together. Until the way we touch becomes more than friendly—it’s forever.

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Mine for a Moment by Catharina Maura

When the man she's always been in love with starts dating one of her friends, artist Serenity Adesina creates a to-do list that will help her get over him once and for all.

The first item on that list?

Losing her virginity to Archer Harrison, her older brother's billionaire best friend…and her boss.

He's the perfect choice—alluring, caring, and entirely emotionally unavailable.

Their deal was supposed to be simple: Serenity will paint Archer anything he wants in return for a secret, no-strings-attached relationship.

Except each kiss leaves them both wanting more, tempting them to risk it all for what's growing between them. That is, until a cruel twist of fate shows them that giving in to their feelings comes at a far higher cost than they could've imagined.