Abstract of the book "More Than (Just) Friends"
Rule number one: never play truth-or-dare poker if luck isn’t on your side. Rule number two: never make a bet you can’t follow through on. Herman and Arsen broke both. Now, thanks to one spectacularly bad hand, they have to pretend to be a couple for an entire month. Just for laughs. Just to prove they’re not cowards. There’s only one small problem… They kind of like it. And one more problem. Neither of them is ready to admit it.
72 comments
nataliia-pidgorecka18.10.2025, 10:57I stopped by your page out of curiosity because I had never read on such a topic before. I really liked the book, your writing style, it’s easy to read, you feel all the emotions of the main character and empathize with them (that’s the most important thing). This is the second book of yours that I’ve read, but this story left a stronger impression on me. Thank you. Wishing you inspiration for your future works.
laki-xart18.10.2025, 12:33Natalia Pidhoretska, I’m incredibly pleased that you liked it❤️❤️❤️ I hope that my other books will also be to your liking) Thank you❤️ P.S. I also write classic books in SLR under the pseudonym Ivanna Zalizna)
peter-oaks30.09.2025, 15:07For the first time, I read a story like this. Literally from the first lines, I had goosebumps. It got to the point where I even started missing the guys, and of course, Ivy. I just knew that Ivy is a prototype of the author. She (the author) is probably just as cool as her character. Also, a lot of things intertwined with my own life, so sometimes it felt like I was reading about myself! Endlessly grateful to you! And long life to Gary and Ars!
peter-oaks30.09.2025, 15:35Lucky Hart, I'm already reading "Familiar". I eagerly await the continuation. Wishing you success! You are super cool!
nikon15.08.2025, 19:48How nice that their family supported them after all!! This is important for everyone. It was interesting to read, I liked the story!!!))
laki-xart15.08.2025, 19:50nikon, Thank you for reading❤️❤️❤️
- nikon15.08.2025, 17:37
Herman accepted the relationship quite quickly, it seems he has also felt something for Ars for a long time! And Ars's parents are supportive, but what will Herman's parents say... he's a bit afraid of that. Can you tell me how old they are?))))
laki-xart15.08.2025, 18:21nikon, 23 years old) carefree students
vitalina-mazurenko28.07.2025, 23:04I got a lot of emotions from the book, thank you. I’ve somehow gotten hooked on this genre, maybe because it’s somewhat unusual. For some reason, the scene with the parents really struck me. I wish all parents would accept their children in such moments and at least try to understand them; it’s so important and vital.
laki-xart28.07.2025, 23:05Vitalina Mazurenko, Sincerely thank you for reading❤️ I'm very pleased❤️✨❤️
roxi-koro27.06.2025, 09:57Impressed. Very much. Thank you. A book that makes you laugh and cry at the same time is a bomb. There are a lot of books on the portal, but unfortunately, most of them are just empty. So the impression from this story is superb. I sincerely wish the author creative success and inspiration. You write very beautifully, keep impressing us, your readers.
laki-xart29.06.2025, 08:24Roxi Koro, Thank you very much for such warm words❤️❤️❤️
natalia-maraxovskaia-belas12.06.2025, 23:01Thank you for such a touching book. Throughout the story, you experience and rejoice together with the characters. At times, it was very heartfelt. While reading, I had the impression that Ivi is you, and it was interesting to read the confirmation at the end.)) It's good that you raise this topic; it becomes more understandable how same-sex relationships originate and emerge.
laki-xart13.06.2025, 06:57Natalia Marakhovska-Belash, I’m very glad that you liked it❤️ Thank you for reading❤️❤️❤️
kseniia-strilec01.06.2025, 19:05I can’t remember the last time I got so much pleasure from reading books about traditional relationships as I did from the "friendship" of Ars and Ger. I laughed, worried, cried... A wonderful story, but the way you convey emotions captivates even more. I’m off to read other stories, but these guys have definitely left a mark on my heart.
laki-xart01.06.2025, 19:09Ksenia Strilets, I'm very glad about this❤️ You can't imagine how pleasant it is for me to hear this, thank you❤️❤️❤️
- kseniia-strilec01.06.2025, 12:50
No, damn it... I already have enough worries, and now I have to worry about them too ) Just so you know, Ars confesses to Herman about... well, you get it )
kseniia-strilec01.06.2025, 17:52Lucky Hart, I usually listen to a few chapters a day while doing something. But this time, I deliberately started organizing my wardrobe to have time to listen. Ars and Herman made me clean up the mess )))
- kseniia-strilec01.06.2025, 16:03
Ivi - the best!!! Expert ;-))))
- kseniia-strilec30.05.2025, 16:11
I was reading and staying silent... but damn... kombucha )) and it even multiplies )))
laki-xart30.05.2025, 18:25Kseniya Strilts, I knew you would appreciate it))
nataliya-parfenyuk01.05.2025, 02:59I join in all the thanks! I enjoyed it too. I laughed, reflected, worried, and rejoiced together with the characters. Thank you
laki-xart01.05.2025, 07:08Nataliya Parfenyuk, I'm very happy about this❤️
vlad-sapsan28.04.2025, 10:50Thank you for this incredible story! And for the emotions)) When you read one chapter, you eagerly await the next, experiencing the characters' emotions every time... thank you))
laki-xart28.04.2025, 10:53Vlad Sapsan, Glad to see your comment at the end❤️❤️❤️ And very happy that you liked it❤️
viktoriia-baeva27.04.2025, 13:06Cool! I bathed in a sea of tenderness)) I really love your slash ❤️ What’s already out there, I’ve read to pieces)) so I’m waiting for the next books!)
viktoriia-baeva27.04.2025, 23:22Lucky Hart, thank you for writing so beautifully ❤️
sova27.04.2025, 19:43Thank you sincerely for the book. While reading, it feels like I'm experiencing all these moments myself. The story is light but at the same time incredibly exciting. I'm a little sad that it's already the end. I want more. Wishing you creative inspiration and new stories.
sova27.04.2025, 21:26Lucky Hart, I will be waiting eagerly))
More Than (Just) Friends
About the book
Rule number one: never play truth-or-dare poker if luck isn’t on your side. Rule number two: never make a bet you can’t follow through on. Herman and Arsen broke both. Now, thanks to one spectacularly bad hand, they have to pretend to be a couple for an entire month. Just for laughs. Just to prove they’re not cowards. There’s only one small problem… They kind of like it. And one more problem. Neither of them is ready to admit it.
72 comments
- nataliia-pidgorecka18.10.2025, 10:57
I stopped by your page out of curiosity because I had never read on such a topic before. I really liked the book, your writing style, it’s easy to read, you feel all the emotions of the main character and empathize with them (that’s the most important thing). This is the second book of yours that I’ve read, but this story left a stronger impression on me. Thank you. Wishing you inspiration for your future works.
laki-xart18.10.2025, 12:33Natalia Pidhoretska, I’m incredibly pleased that you liked it❤️❤️❤️ I hope that my other books will also be to your liking) Thank you❤️ P.S. I also write classic books in SLR under the pseudonym Ivanna Zalizna)
- peter-oaks30.09.2025, 15:07
For the first time, I read a story like this. Literally from the first lines, I had goosebumps. It got to the point where I even started missing the guys, and of course, Ivy. I just knew that Ivy is a prototype of the author. She (the author) is probably just as cool as her character. Also, a lot of things intertwined with my own life, so sometimes it felt like I was reading about myself! Endlessly grateful to you! And long life to Gary and Ars!
peter-oaks30.09.2025, 15:35Lucky Hart, I'm already reading "Familiar". I eagerly await the continuation. Wishing you success! You are super cool!
- nikon15.08.2025, 19:48
How nice that their family supported them after all!! This is important for everyone. It was interesting to read, I liked the story!!!))
laki-xart15.08.2025, 19:50nikon, Thank you for reading❤️❤️❤️
- nikon15.08.2025, 17:37
Herman accepted the relationship quite quickly, it seems he has also felt something for Ars for a long time! And Ars's parents are supportive, but what will Herman's parents say... he's a bit afraid of that. Can you tell me how old they are?))))
laki-xart15.08.2025, 18:21nikon, 23 years old) carefree students
- vitalina-mazurenko28.07.2025, 23:04
I got a lot of emotions from the book, thank you. I’ve somehow gotten hooked on this genre, maybe because it’s somewhat unusual. For some reason, the scene with the parents really struck me. I wish all parents would accept their children in such moments and at least try to understand them; it’s so important and vital.
laki-xart28.07.2025, 23:05Vitalina Mazurenko, Sincerely thank you for reading❤️ I'm very pleased❤️✨❤️
- roxi-koro27.06.2025, 09:57
Impressed. Very much. Thank you. A book that makes you laugh and cry at the same time is a bomb. There are a lot of books on the portal, but unfortunately, most of them are just empty. So the impression from this story is superb. I sincerely wish the author creative success and inspiration. You write very beautifully, keep impressing us, your readers.
laki-xart29.06.2025, 08:24Roxi Koro, Thank you very much for such warm words❤️❤️❤️
- natalia-maraxovskaia-belas12.06.2025, 23:01
Thank you for such a touching book. Throughout the story, you experience and rejoice together with the characters. At times, it was very heartfelt. While reading, I had the impression that Ivi is you, and it was interesting to read the confirmation at the end.)) It's good that you raise this topic; it becomes more understandable how same-sex relationships originate and emerge.
laki-xart13.06.2025, 06:57Natalia Marakhovska-Belash, I’m very glad that you liked it❤️ Thank you for reading❤️❤️❤️
- kseniia-strilec01.06.2025, 19:05
I can’t remember the last time I got so much pleasure from reading books about traditional relationships as I did from the "friendship" of Ars and Ger. I laughed, worried, cried... A wonderful story, but the way you convey emotions captivates even more. I’m off to read other stories, but these guys have definitely left a mark on my heart.
laki-xart01.06.2025, 19:09Ksenia Strilets, I'm very glad about this❤️ You can't imagine how pleasant it is for me to hear this, thank you❤️❤️❤️
- kseniia-strilec01.06.2025, 12:50
No, damn it... I already have enough worries, and now I have to worry about them too ) Just so you know, Ars confesses to Herman about... well, you get it )
kseniia-strilec01.06.2025, 17:52Lucky Hart, I usually listen to a few chapters a day while doing something. But this time, I deliberately started organizing my wardrobe to have time to listen. Ars and Herman made me clean up the mess )))
- kseniia-strilec01.06.2025, 16:03
Ivi - the best!!! Expert ;-))))
- kseniia-strilec30.05.2025, 16:11
I was reading and staying silent... but damn... kombucha )) and it even multiplies )))
laki-xart30.05.2025, 18:25Kseniya Strilts, I knew you would appreciate it))
- nataliya-parfenyuk01.05.2025, 02:59
I join in all the thanks! I enjoyed it too. I laughed, reflected, worried, and rejoiced together with the characters. Thank you
laki-xart01.05.2025, 07:08Nataliya Parfenyuk, I'm very happy about this❤️
- vlad-sapsan28.04.2025, 10:50
Thank you for this incredible story! And for the emotions)) When you read one chapter, you eagerly await the next, experiencing the characters' emotions every time... thank you))
laki-xart28.04.2025, 10:53Vlad Sapsan, Glad to see your comment at the end❤️❤️❤️ And very happy that you liked it❤️
- viktoriia-baeva27.04.2025, 13:06
Cool! I bathed in a sea of tenderness)) I really love your slash ❤️ What’s already out there, I’ve read to pieces)) so I’m waiting for the next books!)
viktoriia-baeva27.04.2025, 23:22Lucky Hart, thank you for writing so beautifully ❤️
- sova27.04.2025, 19:43
Thank you sincerely for the book. While reading, it feels like I'm experiencing all these moments myself. The story is light but at the same time incredibly exciting. I'm a little sad that it's already the end. I want more. Wishing you creative inspiration and new stories.
sova27.04.2025, 21:26Lucky Hart, I will be waiting eagerly))