When my best friend and I fell for the same guy in middle school, I stepped back.

I'd always expected to dance at their wedding.

Not sit in the back pew of her funeral.

I left town for my own reasons, but now that I'm back, it’s clear Sebastian Montgomery isn't the same man I left.

He's hard. Broken.

And a single father to an adorable little girl.

When it turns out he’s my new neighbor, I can’t stay away.

But I know I’m playing with fire and the heat between us burns enough to scorch.

I thought I was over my crush.

But now it might crush me.

I’ve been waiting for Sebastian’s story, knowing it was going to be an emotional one and Longtime Crush did not disappoint.

Sebastian didn’t picture himself raising his daughter alone, but since Marley died giving birth, his whole focus has been on raising Nora and proving to Marley’s parents that he is a good dad.

Raven left town years ago, and only returned briefly for Marley’s funeral. She thought it was best to leave seeing as she had feelings for her best friend’s boyfriend. It didn’t matter that the three of them had been inseparable before that, it just mattered that her friends were happy. But now she decides it is time to return home and she hopes that she and Sebastian can be friends, since they are neighbors as well.

I loved the build up between these two. This was not a quick insta-love situation. WIth 5 years since Marley’s death, Sebastian has spent a lot of time and energy dealing with his grief and loss. I loved that he and Raven were able to talk about Marley and bring her into their relationship, since she will always be a part of Nora’s story. They were friends once, but they have to figure out how to navigate a new friendship as adults, especially since Raven’s once crush blooms again and develops into more.

I really enjoyed this whole story. I found myself grinning from ear to ear as I followed their story. Early on, I knew Marley’s parents were going to be a problem, though I didn’t foresee the way that conflict was resolved. I was surprised by an additional plot twist that was added towards the end that almost seemed to come from left field, but was resolved in a way that has me thinking there may be some residual things to deal with in the next book (by Noah, who was involved in the situation).

I love each return to the Montgomery world and love the way this second generation is growing up into their own personalities, dreams, and futures. I am looking forward to Best Friend Temptation and seeing how Greer, Noah, and Ford navigate a roommate situation.

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Carrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Redwood Pack, Fractured Connections, and Elements of Five series, which have sold over 3.0 million books worldwide. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over seventy-five novels and novellas with more in the works. When she’s not losing herself in her emotional and action-packed worlds, she’s reading as much as she can while wrangling her clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.