Sweet
Hayley Pham · 2026
Blair and Declan were inseparable growing up—best friends who knew each other better than anyone else. But when an impulsive kiss took them from friends to something more, everything changed. Just as quickly as their romance started, one moment shattered it all, leaving them with nothing but heartbreak and silence.
Now, four years later, Blair is back in their coastal hometown of Seabrook to support her mom and care for her great-aunt Lottie as her health declines. To make ends meet, Blair applies to work at a coffee shop—only to discover it’s managed by none other than Declan. The boy she loved. The boy she lost. The boy who still makes her heart race.
As Blair’s path keeps crossing with Declan’s, old wounds resurface, secrets are revealed, and sparks reignite. But could their future ever be free of their past?
If you love contemporary with second chance, childhood friends to lovers, coastal town setting, you prefer a clean or sweet romance without explicit scenes, then Just Friends by Hayley Pham is the book for you.
This book contains themes of: grief.
These warnings are provided to help readers make informed choices about what they read. They may contain mild spoilers.
Just Friends by Hayley Pham has a spice level of 2/5 (sweet — mild romance, closed door).
Yes, Just Friends by Hayley Pham is a standalone novel.
Just Friends features these tropes: second chance, childhood friends to lovers, coastal town setting, coffee shop setting.
Just Friends by Hayley Pham is a Contemporary novel.
Yes. Just Friends contains themes of: grief. These warnings are provided to help readers make informed choices.
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