Best Friends and Birthdays Series by Marie Landry

How Evie sees her life as she approaches her thirty-fifth birthday: pretty close to perfect.How Evie’s mom sees her life: doomed for spinsterhood and in need of matchmaking at every turn.Between her three lifelong best friends, a good job, and a beautiful home, Evie has nearly everything she needs... moreHow Evie sees her life as she approaches her thirty-fifth birthday: pretty close to perfect.How Evie’s mom sees her life: doomed for spinsterhood and in need of matchmaking at every turn.Between her three lifelong best friends, a good job, and a beautiful home, Evie has nearly everything she needs. She’s in no hurry to find love…until her first (and unrequited) love, Wesley, unexpectedly returns to town for the birthday party Evie’s mom is throwing, and stirs up all kinds of long-buried feelings.As the boy next door, Wes was one of Evie’s closest childhood friends. Somewhere between playing out scenes from their favorite movie and listening to Wesley’s endless mixtapes, Evie fell in love. As the old friends catch up after years apart, Evie realizes she never fell out of love with Wesley, and begins to wonder if her feelings for him might not be as one-sided as she always assumed.While her mom attempts to find Evie’s perfect match, Evie can’t help thinking she’s already found him. Too bad he’s only in town for a week…Matchmaking & Mixtapes is a childhood-friends-to-lovers romantic comedy set in the fictional town of Bellevue, Ontario, Canada. Full of banter, crackling chemistry, and plenty of swoons, this is a kissing-only romance with mild language. It's the first in the new Best Friends & Birthdays series. less

Three reasons Stella shouldn’t fall for Leland: 1. He’s her brother’s best friend 2. She’s a bit of a disaster, and he deserves better 3. He’s her fake boyfriend Ever since the car accident that dashed her dreams of skating professionally, Stella has made countless bad decisions. At almost thirty-five, she has a failed marriage under her belt, no job, and she’s living rent-free with her best friend after returning to her hometown... moreThree reasons Stella shouldn’t fall for Leland: 1. He’s her brother’s best friend 2. She’s a bit of a disaster, and he deserves better 3. He’s her fake boyfriend Ever since the car accident that dashed her dreams of skating professionally, Stella has made countless bad decisions. At almost thirty-five, she has a failed marriage under her belt, no job, and she’s living rent-free with her best friend after returning to her hometown. Her latest bad decision? She agreed to go to the high school reunion hosted by a former friend…and she roped her brother’s best friend Leland into being her fake boyfriend so she wouldn’t have to attend said reunion alone. The timing is perfect, though: with Stella’s past mistakes and disastrous dating history haunting her, a fake relationship is exactly what she needs to prevent her from continuing her journey down the Hot Mess Express. Bonus points for the fact she actually enjoys Leland’s company while they spend time together in order to ensure their ruse is believable. With Leland’s help, along with the love and encouragement of her three lifelong best friends, Stella starts to feel less lost and aimless. She also begins to feel more than friendly feelings for her fake boyfriend. If only she could get past the old fears that prevent her from believing she deserves more. As the reunion approaches and the deadline for their fake relationship looms, Stella will need to decide whether to remain ‘just friends’ with Leland or pursue what her heart truly yearns for: the real, lasting love she’s never experienced, but that she thinks might be possible with Leland. Reunions & Ruses is a fake dating, friends-to-lovers romantic comedy set in the fictional town of Bellevue, Ontario, Canada. Full of banter, crackling chemistry, and plenty of swoons, this is a kissing-only romance with mild language. It's the second book in the Best Friends & Birthdays series, and can be read as a standalone. less

Louisa wouldn’t say it was love at first sight when she met Fergus, but…okay, it was love at first sight. Her anxiety usually makes her painfully shy and awkward around men, but something about the hot Scot instantly put her at ease. As her thirty-fifth birthday approaches, Louisa knows it’s time to take control of her life and step outside her comfort zone. There’s a whole, wide world out there waiting for her, and Fergus wants to help her embrace it... moreLouisa wouldn’t say it was love at first sight when she met Fergus, but…okay, it was love at first sight. Her anxiety usually makes her painfully shy and awkward around men, but something about the hot Scot instantly put her at ease. As her thirty-fifth birthday approaches, Louisa knows it’s time to take control of her life and step outside her comfort zone. There’s a whole, wide world out there waiting for her, and Fergus wants to help her embrace it. The problem is, comfort zones are comfortable for a reason, and the thought of trying new things and maybe even letting love in is terrifying.Fergus had no intention of looking for love when he moved to Canada to work for his cousin. Still grieving the death of his mother, he puts his head down and focuses on work. It doesn’t take long for love to find him, though—unexpectedly, and in the form of a group of friends who become his chosen family.One of those friends is Louisa. Sweet, beautiful Louisa who has no idea what she does to Fergus with her shy smiles and freely-given hugs. When Fergus finds a half-finished bucket list Louisa and her three best friends came up with five years ago, he’s determined to help her complete the tasks before the deadline: December 31st, Louisa’s birthday.Fergus concocts a plan that will require Louisa’s full trust. He hopes that somewhere along the way, she’ll see what he’s seen all along: that she’s braver, more capable, and more incredible than she’s ever given herself credit for. He also hopes she’ll realize one other important thing: the two of them are meant to be together.Bucket Lists & Midnight Kisses is an opposites-attract, friends-to-lovers, found family romantic comedy set in the fictional town of Bellevue, Ontario, Canada. Full of banter, crackling chemistry, and plenty of swoons, this is a kissing-only romance with mild language. It's the fourth book in the Best Friends & Birthdays series, and can be read as a standalone. less