Note: Just Friends is a homoerotic love story with BDSM elements.

Eli has been in love with Grant for a long time – but how to get close to the man when he ignores Eli’s flirtations? Then one day the perfect opportunity presents itself when he finds out that Grant spends time in a BDSM club; Eli just can’t pass up the opportunity to get close to Grant by showing an interest in the lifestyle. When Grant offers to “mentor” Eli in his exploration of BDSM, Eli grabs at the chance to use this to show Grant how much he loves him. Will Eli get what he hopes from Grant or will it all blow up in his face?

You know when you read a book that’s so good it leaves you speechless? Well, Just Friends is one of those books. Eli and Grant will immediately pull you into the story making it almost impossible for you to tear yourself away. The interactions between Eli and Grant are tender as well as intense within the BDSM play and outside of it too that they will leave you gasping. The passion between them is so hot that it will singe you and you won’t be able to help but feel as part of it as you are reading. Anne Thomas does a masterful job portraying the emotional catharsis that Eli and Grant experience during their exploration of BDSM together and how they each reacts differently to it. The emotions that they feel the morning after are so sharp that you will feel a pang in your heart for them as they struggle to gain the balance they need in order to make a relationship work. Just Friends is a truly awesome read, and you should run over and get it for yourself – today!

Reviewed by: Isabella