Love, Just In by Natalie Murray

 Book Excerpt:

"In the vein of Emily Henry's You and Me On Vacation, Love, Just In is a friends-to-lovers romance with just enough spice to heat up the summer.

Sydney TV news reporter Josephine "Josie" Larsen is approaching 30 and dangerously close to failing at life. Lost in a vortex of other people's career milestones, engagement parties, and baby showers, Josie is perennially single, abandoned by her globetrotting family, and invisible to her boss - except when he tuned in. At the same time, she was in a mid-panic attack on live TV. As a punishment, Josie is shipped off to cover another reporter's six-month leave at a regional bureau in Newcastle.

But Josie has more waiting for her in Newcastle than yawn-inducing stories about bicycle lane protests. The city is also the domain of Zac Jameson – her best friend since high school. This should be a happy turn of events, but Zac has barely spoken to Josie for the past two years. Not since his fiancée tragically died in his arms in a car accident, and he left Sydney to try and cope with his grief.

Now thrown back into each other's lives, Josie and Zac have to navigate their neglected friendship and secret attraction to each other while struggling with their careers and mental health.

Hilarious, sexy, and heart-warming, this is the perfect romcom to sit on the shelves alongside Emily Henry, Sally Thorne, and Ali Hazelwood."

Title:  Love, Just In 

Author:  Natalie Murray

Publisher:  Allen & Unwin

Reviewed By:  Arlena Dean

Rating: Four

Review:

"Love, Just In" by Natalie Murray

My Sentiments:

"Love, Just In" was a beautiful love story featuring Josie and Zac, who had been friends while growing up till it fell apart. Will this be a read of a friend-of-lovers romance? This is where you must pick up this good read to see where this author will take the reader. What will happen when these two have so much tearing them apart, especially with all the flashbacks we were given to observe during the read?   What will happen now that Josie, from Sydney, moves close to Zack in Newcastle? Will they be able to get together and renew their friendship? Will it turn into a new thing and turn into love?  

The story works very well with the portrayal of grief and health anxiety. Zac and his trauma and Josie's health concerns really brought out what was going on for these two. This author brought it out so well in the story in a very positive, intense way that the reader will have a good understanding of what has happened with these two. I enjoyed the ending, where communication started coming forth.

If you are into good friends to lovers...you may enjoy this read.  

Thanks to Netgallery and Allen & Unwin for the ARC and my review of the read.