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Good with His Hands by Lauren Blakely / Lili Valente-Review Tour

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Good with His Hands (Good in Bed #1) by Lauren Blakely / Lili Valente-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 15, 2020

I’m the wrong guy for her.

She’s sunshine, and cherry pie. I’m whiskey and fast cars. I’m also keeping one hell of a secret from the woman I’ve wanted for years.

But when I find a list my sister left behind for Ruby, I’ve got no choice but to offer the sexy, big-hearted girl next door both a road trip and a chance.

A chance to discover how big she can dream.

And if some of those dreams play out in the bedroom? Well, there’s nothing wrong with a few — okay, several — hot nights together as we hit the beach, visit old stomping grounds, and test all sorts of limits, in and out of the sheets.

Seven days, then I’m off, moving across the country, far away from her.

No way can things get complicated in a week. Ruby and I aren’t the kind of dream that has a shot of coming true.

Especially once she learns what I’ve done.

••••••

REVIEW:GOOD WITH HIS HANDS is the first instalment in the contemporary, adult GOOD IN BED erotic, romance series co-authored by Lauren Blakely and Lili Valente. This is twenty-seven year old, illustrator Ruby Valentine, and artist Jesse Hendrix’ story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Jesse and Ruby) GOOD WITH HIS HANDS follows the best friend’s brother relationship between twenty seven year old illustrator Ruby Valentine, and artist Jesse Hendrix. Two years later Ruby’s life imploded when her best friend Claire Hendrix aka Jesse’s sister died following a car accident that left Ruby struggling for her life. Fast forward to present day, after two years of therapy, Ruby is ready to move on with her life when Jesse presents Ruby with a bucket list of no regrets, a list drawn up by Claire that Ruby and Jesse are about to fulfill but timing is crucial as New Yorker Jesse Hendrix is set to move out to California, to start a new career without the woman with whom he is falling in love. What ensues is the two -week relationship and journey of no regrets between Jesse and Ruby, and the potential fall-out as Jesse reveals a secret about the list Claire wanted Ruby to finish.

Jesse Hendrix lost his only sister two years earlier but the loss brought him closer to Ruby Valentine. Ruby has always had a crush on her best friend’s brother but never knew that Jesse felt the same about her in return. With the list of no regrets about to be fulfilled, Jesse and Ruby realize that falling in love may be the biggest ‘no regret’ of all. The $ex scenes are passionate and seductive without the use of over the top,sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Ruby’s best friend and cousin Gigi, as well as Ruby’s mother who owns and operates Sweetie Pies bakery. Gigi’s story line is next in GOOD TO BE BAD.

GOOD WITH HIS HANDS is a fun and flirty story line. The premise is entertaining and captivating; the romance is flirtatious and enthusiastic; the characters are dynamic and imaginative.

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Lauren Blakely

A #1 New York Times Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s hot, sweet and sexy. She lives in California with her family and has plotted entire novels while walking her dogs. With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than eighty times, and she’s sold more than 2 million books. In October she’ll release HARD WOOD, a sexy, standalone romantic comedy. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter! laurenblakely.com/newsletter

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Lili Valente

Lili Valente has slept under the stars in Greece, eaten dinner at midnight with French men who couldn’t be trusted to keep their mouths on their food, and walked alone through Munich’s red light district after dark and lived to tell the tale.

These days you can find her writing in a tent beside the sea, drinking coconut water and thinking delightfully dirty thoughts.

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One Exquisite Touch by Lauren Blakely-review tour

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One Exquisite Touch (The Extravagant #1) by Lauren Blakely-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 16, 2020

When the invitation arrived, it detailed the rules of the masquerade–no names, no identities.

I set one more–find a most wicked man for one night, the kind who’ll bring me deliciously naughty pleasure.
But as the clock ticks to midnight, he finds me, whisks me away to a secret alcove, and delivers all that dirty bliss and then some, leaving me craving more. We make arrangements for another secret rendezvous.

Only fate has other plans, since I run into him the next morning. Turns out the stranger at the ball is the billionaire owner of the hotel across the Strip from mine.
My rival. My enemy.

The last thing I’ll do is let the brilliant, mercurial man who wants a piece of my business into my bed again.
But when he throws down a daring, risqué bet. I have to decide if I want to raise the stakes.
Or walk away…

••••••••

REVIEW:ONE EXQUISITE TOUCH is the first full-length instalment in Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult THE EXTRAVAGANT erotic, romance series focusing on people at The Extravagant Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is co-CEO of The Extravagant Hotel Sage Carmichael, and co-owner of the The Invitation, Cole Donovan’s story line. ONE EXQUISITE TOUCH can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Some of the events of ONE EXQUISITE TOUCH cross over with, and run parallel to the events of the prequel ONE NIGHT ONLY.

NOTE: ONE EXQUISITE TOUCH contains scenes of MFM and ménage sexual situations that may not be suitable for more sensitive readers.

Told from three first person perspectives (Sage, Cole and Daniel) ONE EXQUISITE TOUCH follows the business rivals to lovers relationship between co-CEO of The Extravagant Hotel Sage Carmichael, and co-owner of the The Invitation Cole Donovan. Cole Donovan, along with his business partner British-born Daniel Stewart, have just opened The Invitation, the newest hotel on the Vegas strip, directly across from the Carmichael family owned The Extravagant Hotel. A black-tie masquerade ball at The Invitation finds Cole and Daniel seducing a masked yet unidentifiable Sage, resulting in the awkward morning after meeting between Vegas competitors. Competitors in business and the boardroom but lovers on the side, Cole and Sage’s relationship turns into something more but not before the threesome continue to heat up the bedroom with their sexual desires. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Sage and Cole, and the potential fall-out as issues of trust continue to fester for our leading couple.

Sage, Cole and Daniel have all loved and lost but the focus of this story is on the past betrayal of our heroine, and Cole’s loss of a former love. Sage continues to struggle in the face of betrayal in a previous relationship; and Cole’s inability to move forward finds his best friend intimately involved in finding someone for Cole to love.

The relationship between Cole and Sage begins as a bet wherein Cole and Daniel take pride in their games of seducing beautiful women. A quickie threesome in a darkened hallway leads Cole to wanting something more, and that something more is the woman both Cole and Daniel seduced the night before. The $ex scenes are erotic, emotional, passionate and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Sage’s best friend Eliza, as well as the return of Sage’s sister Ivy Carmichael; rockstar Stone and his bodyguard Jackson; Cole’s business partner and friend Daniel Stewart, and another of Daniel’s business partners Scarlett. Stone and Jackson’s story is next in ONE TIME ONLY; Daniel and Scarlett’s story in ONE ALLURING CHANCE.

ONE EXQUISITE TOUCH is an erotic story of friendships, relationships, partnerships and love. The premise is captivating; the romance is seductive; the characters are energetic, charismatic and intense. ONE EXQUISITE TOUCH is a passionate and provocative story of seduction and love.

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Standing in front of the glass window overlooking the casino is a stunning woman in a red dress with a zipper all the way down the back.

I want to unzip it with my teeth.

Her blonde hair is twisted neat and tight in a clip. Those silky strands remind me of my stranger. That clip, too, reminds me of the one she left behind that night. The barrette I picked up when she scurried away. The barrette I plan to give her next weekend at the party.

But right now, I’m not thinking of my stranger, because I’m too busy admiring the view in front of me.

That body. That ass. Those legs.

She stands at the window, hands on the sill, gazing at her empire below.

She looks powerful, and power looks so damn good on a woman, especially when a powerful woman gets on her knees at your command.

I’d like to put her on her knees.

A #1 New York Times Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s hot, sweet and sexy. She lives in California with her family and has plotted entire novels while walking her dogs. With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than eighty times, and she’s sold more than 2 million books. In October she’ll release HARD WOOD, a sexy, standalone romantic comedy. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter! laurenblakely.com/newsletter

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Thanks for Last Night by Lauren Blakely-Review tour

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Thanks for Last Night (The Guys Who Got Away #3) by Lauren Blakely-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 18, 2020.

A sexy new friends-to-lovers standalone!

Let me list the reasons why dating a sexy, charming, pro hockey star is a bad idea:
1. He’s one of my closest friends
2. All our friends are friends
3. The wounds I’ve got from past relationships go deep. And so do his.

We’re both devoutly single — it’s just safer for the heart that way. But there’s no reason not to bid on the gorgeous, clever athlete at the charity auction this weekend. If I win, it’ll be a friendsdate.

And I do win.

I win him big.

And hard.

And all night long.

The trouble is . . . what happens in the morning?

•••••••

REVIEW:THANKS FOR THE LAST is the third instalment in Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult. THE GUYS WHO GOT AWAY erotic,romance series focusing on a tight-knit group of friends. This is professional hockey player Ransom North, and philanthropist and social media promoter Teagan King’s story line. THANKS FOR LAST NIGHT can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Teagan and Ransom) as well as several ‘cameo’ points of view THANKS FOR LAST NIGHT follows the friends to lovers relationship between professional hockey player Ransom North, and philanthropist and social media promoter Teagan King. As the two remaining singles in their group of friends, Ransom North and Teagan King both profess to keep their relationship strictly in the friend zone but a bachelor auction finds Ransom asking Teagan to bid for his date in an effort to come out on top. A winning bid, and one night together stirs something deep for both Teagan and Ransom, something neither one was willing to admit having loved and lost in the past. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Teagan and Ransom as both continue to deny the are looking for something more.

Throughout the story Teagan and Ransom watch as their friends fall in love, get married and consider Starting families but having been burned in the past, Ransom and Teagan struggle with a direction in their personal lives. One night together turns into something more, and with a little poking and prodding from their well-meaning friends Ransom and Teagan reconsider their lives together.

The relationship between Ransom and Teagan is a friends to lovers relationship. Ransom struggled with the betrayal of his former girlfriend, and in this he never wanted to place himself in a similar situation while Teagan lost the support of a former lover when her own life spiraled out of control. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of the over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

All of the previous couples return as secondary and supporting characters as well as Ransom’s sister Tempest, and his verbal sparring partner, professional baseball player Adrian Martinez. We are up close and personal with Logan and Bryn on the day of the nuptials, and like many of the couples, considering a future with or without children.

THANKS FOR LAST NIGHT is a story of family, friendships, relationships and love; a story of second chances of a sort for two people burned by love, never hoping to find their own happily ever afters. The premise is entertaining and energetic; the romance is seductive and fated; the characters are sassy and fun.

Reading order and previous reviews

Dear Sexy Ex Boyfriend
The What If Guy
A Guy Walks Into A Bar

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A #1 New York Times Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s hot, sweet and sexy. She lives in California with her family and has plotted entire novels while walking her dogs. With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than eighty times, and she’s sold more than 2 million books. In October she’ll release HARD WOOD, a sexy, standalone romantic comedy. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter! laurenblakely.com/newsletter

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A Guy Walks Into My Bar by Lauren Blakely-Review tour

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A Guy Walks Into My Bar (The Guys Who Got Away #3)  by Lauren Blakely-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 19, 2020

Every bartender should follow one simple rule—don’t go home with the customers.

That’s been easy for me to stick to, until the night a cocky, confident, and sinfully charming hockey star walks into my bar. This sexy athlete is too hard to resist, especially when he makes it clear how much he wants the “sarcastic, witty, hot AF” guy behind the bar—also known as me.

Still, I’m not keen on breaking my own rules since I know where that can lead—no place good.

But when that man makes his case with one bone-searing kiss on the streets of London, I throw resistance out the window.

What could go wrong with a hot, dirty, no-strings-attached fling before he leaves town in five days?

Trouble is, soon our nights together lead to days, to long conversations, to getting to know each other, and to something I never expected—falling ridiculously hard for a man who’s getting on a plane to America when I live a world away.

My life is here. His is there. And no amount of falling or feeling will change that one big problem.

••••••••••

REVIEW:A GUY WALKS INTO MY BAR is the third instalment in Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult THE GUYS WHO GOT AWAY erotic, romance series. This is professional hockey player, American James ‘Fitz’ Fitzgerald, and thirty-one year old, British bar owner Dean Collins’ story line. A GUY WALKS INTO MY BAR can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary. Fitz was first introduced in book one DEAR SEXY EX-BOYFRIEND.

NOTE: A GUY WALKS INTO MY BAR is an LGBTQ / MM story line with graphic scenes of same sex situations.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dean and Fitz) A GUY WALKS INTO MY BAR follows the building relationship between professional hockey player, American James ‘Fitz’ Fitzgerald, and thirty-one year old, British bar owner Dean Collins. James Fitzgerald’s sister Emma is about to start school in London, England, and as such Fitz is helping his sister get settled and moved in but Fitz never expected to meet British bar owner Dean Collins, a meeting that will turn into somuch more. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Fitz and Dean, and the potential fall-out as Fitz’s time in England comes to a close.

James ‘Fitz’ Fitzgerald doesn’t do relationships having struggled with previous relationships in the past but meeting Dean Collins draws Fitz to Dean like a moth to a flame. Six days together ends with professions of love but neither one is willing to commit to forever in the face of a long distance relationship, and their commitment to their own current career paths. Dean Collins knows to fall in love with Fitz means never getting his happily ever after but time spent with Fitz gives Dean thoughts of a future, a future that would require him to move out of his comfort zone, and to a new place, new country, and new way of life.

The relationship between Dean and Fitz is one of immediate attraction but Dean refuses to be a tourist’s hook-up, and Fitz is leery in the face of his fame and hockey notoriety. A few hours together quickly develops into something more but the likelihood of forever is something neither one had considered until they had fallen in love. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Fitz’s friends: Leo, Oliver (Dear Sexy Ex-Boyfriend), Logan Clark and Bryn Hawthorne (The What If Guy), teammate Ransom; Dean’s father Martin Collins, coffee shop owner Penny; Dean’s friends Sam, and bar co-owner Maeve.

A GUY WALKS INTO MY BAR is a story of family, friendships, relationships and love. The author points out there is zero homophobia in her fictionalized world, therefore the conflict revolves around the thousands of miles that separate our story line couple. The premise is charming, encouraging, sexy and inviting; the characters are sassy and edgy; the romance is provocative and seductive.

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A #1 New York Times Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s hot, sweet and sexy. She lives in California with her family and has plotted entire novels while walking her dogs. With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than eighty times, and she’s sold more than 2 million books. In October she’ll release HARD WOOD, a sexy, standalone romantic comedy. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter! laurenblakely.com/newsletter

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THE WHAT IF GUY by Lauren Blakely-Review Tour

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THE WHAT IF GUY (The Guys Who Got Away #2) by Lauren Blakely

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 24, 2020

It should be an easy rule to follow – don’t bang your boss…
But I didn’t know who he was when I met him.

And the first time I saw him, our connection sounded like the stuff of romantic legends — that whole “their eyes locked across a crowded room” moment that turned into more.

I didn’t believe it. . . . until it happened to me.

Fine, the charming, clever, sexy-as-sin guy in the tailored suit was only trying to buy the same Snoopy lunchbox (as a gift!), but still, our eyes totally locked, and my lady parts definitely tingled as we vied for the prize.

Naturally, I did what any badass business woman would do. Negotiated for the lunchbox, then found my what-if guy online and made plans to see him the next night.

One night only — that was the deal we made.

But one fantastic night had us both changing our minds in the morning. And making plans for another.

Until I walked into the office to learn he just bought my company.

And here’s the biggest rule of romantic legends — no matter what, don’t bang your boss.

Especially if you’re already falling for him.

••••••

REVIEW: THE WHAT IF GUY is the second instalment in Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult THE GUYS WHO GOT AWAY erotic, romance series focusing on a tight-knit group of friends. This is lifestyle website manager Bryn Hawthorne, and media finance entrepreneur / single father Logan Clarke’s story line. THE WHAT IF GUY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Bryn and Logan), as well as third person from our couple’s cats, and several text messages between our leading couple, THE WHAT IF GUY follows the building romance and relationship between thirty-two years olds, lifestyle website manager Bryn Hawthorne, and media finance entrepreneur / single father Logan Clarke. Bryn Hawthorne is a collector but when a handsome stranger wants the same Snoopy lunchbox as Bryn has been coveting, all bets are off when Bryn posts an ad in the ‘Made Connections’ chat room in an effort to find the man that caught her eye. With a connection made, Logan and Bryn agree to see one another followed by a wild night of passionate $ex neither one will ever forget. But a buyout of the copy for which Bryn currently works finds our heroine face to face with her new boss and CEO Logan Clarke, and the future of their relationship is about to be put on hold. Days of uncontained sexual attraction followed by nights of texting one another force our couple to come to a decision regarding their future, and their time together both inside and outside of the boardroom. What ensues is the building but forbidden romance and relationship between Logan and Bryn, and the potential fall-out if management determines their relationship goes against company policy.

Bryn Hawthorne has already loved and lost when she discovered her husband wanted more than Bryn was able to give. Logan Clarke’s first wife left after having an affair but his love for his daughter Amelia is currently the most important relationship in his life. Meeting Bryn Hawthorne gives Logan a second chance at love but discovering he is technically Bryn’s boss puts a damper on their future plans.

The relationship between Bryn and Logan is one of immediate attraction. Bryn is sexually aggressive and knows what she wants-she demands honesty both in and out of the bedroom. Logan is a man who is ready to move forward, and Bryn is the woman that will allow him to become the lover he has always wanted to be. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text. The back and forth texting is sexy and fun.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including Logan’s friends Fitz and Ransom, Christian, and Oliver; his daughter Amelia, and his ex-wife Stacey; Bryn’s co-workers and friends Teagan, Hadley, Rosario, Matthew, Quentin, Isaac and James; sex toy company owner Casey Sullivan as well as Logan’s cat Queen LaTofu, and Bryn’s cat Bruce.

THE WHAT IF GUY is story of friendships, family, passion and love. The premise is energetic, sexy and fun; the romance is provocative and intense; the characters are spirited and impassioned. THE WHAT IF GUY is a delightful and playful story of forbidden love and happily ever after.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one DEAR SEXY EX-BOYFRIEND.

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A #1 New York Times Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s hot, sweet and sexy. She lives in California with her family and has plotted entire novels while walking her dogs. With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than eighty times, and she’s sold more than 2 million books. In October she’ll release HARD WOOD, a sexy, standalone romantic comedy. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter! laurenblakely.com/newsletter

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Dear Sexy Ex-Boyfriend by Lauren Blakely-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 23, 2020

Let me just say — none of this was supposed to happen.

I didn’t expect the letter to go viral. I didn’t think anyone would figure out who Dear Sexy Ex was. And I especially never thought he would find out about it.

Yeah, bit of a miscalculation there.

But see, I need the money to fund my brand new venture. And Dear Sexy Ex, well, it turns out he needs me to save his business.

By becoming his fake fiancée.

Yup, that’s the pickle I find myself in — pretending to be madly in love with the charming, brilliant, and utterly infuriating man known as Dear Sexy Ex.

Only, it’s not an act. And he can never know.

•••••••••

REVIEW:DEAR SEXY EX-BOYFRIEND is the first instalment in Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult THE GUYS WHO GOT AWAY erotic, romance series. This is corporate attorney Oliver Harris, and senior’s home activity director Summer Clarke’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Summer and Oliver) using present day and memories from the past, DEAR SEXY EX-BOYFRIEND focuses on the friends to lovers relationship between corporate attorney Oliver Harris, and senior’s home activity director Summer Clarke. Summer Clarke wants to open up her own gym for people over fifty-five but our heroine struggles getting the financial backing from the local banks. Refusing to accept ‘charity’ from family and friends, Summer enters a Dating Pool contest wherein her letter to her ‘dear sexy ex-boyfriend’ begins trending on social media, social media that immediately tags Oliver Harris, her best friend since high school, as her sexy ex-boyfriend.

Oliver Harris had no idea how Summer’s contest entry was about to affect his clients, his life, and the people with whom he works, and offers Summer a compromise that will hopefully draw attention away from our couple: a fake fiancé relationship that, once again, blows up social media when Summer and Oliver are approached by the Dating Pool app in an effort to profile the Top Five Best Dates in New York. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Oliver and Summer, and the potential fall-out as both try to keep their fake relationship from becoming real.

Summer Clarke has been in love with her best friend for as long as she can remember but Oliver Harris has placed Summer in the friend zone, a zone that is clearly blurring every time the proverbial line is crossed. Keeping up their engagement ruse forces our couple to look at the reality of their relationship, a reality that is about to blow up in their face.

The relationship between Summer and Oliver is a best friends to lovers; a fake engagement scenario meant to appease Oliver’s clients. As Summer and Oliver begin ‘dating’ to keep up social media appearances, our couple quickly act on their feelings knowing they could lose their friendship if everything goes wrongs. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and erotic without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large colorful ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Summer’s brother Logan, and their grandmother Mags; friends Fitz, Christian, Jason, and Gavin, and Oliver’s client Geneva, and his PA Aunt Jane. The back and forth banter and texting is furious and fun

DEAR SEXY EX-BOYFRIEND is a story of friends and family, relationships and love. The premise is inviting and moving; the characters are quirky, sexy and fun; the romance is spicy and spirited.

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A #1 New York Times Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s hot, sweet and sexy. She lives in California with her family and has plotted entire novels while walking her dogs. With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than eighty times, and she’s sold more than 2 million books. In October she’ll release HARD WOOD, a sexy, standalone romantic comedy. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter! laurenblakely.com/newsletter

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One Night Only by Lauren Blakely-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 7, 2020

I shouldn’t want my bodyguard the way I do. His job is to protect me. It’s not to fulfill all my filthy wishes.

And so I resist him, fighting the enticing pull of the strong, powerful man who watches over me.

Until the night we combust in my penthouse suite.

It won’t happen again, we say the next day.

Besides, my mission is singular — pull off the event of a lifetime — a one-night only concert with one of the world’s biggest rock stars.

A man my bodyguard happens to know.

And a good bodyguard knows all sorts of things about his client. Turns out he knows my secret desires, and he wants to make them come true. Including a VIP engagement so I can experience both men at the same time…

I want to say yes, but what if I fall even more in love with the man whose mission is to keep me safe?

••••••••

REVIEW:ONE NIGHT ONLY is a contemporary, adult novella in Lauren Blakely’s AFTER DARK erotic, romance series. This is bodyguard Callum Blackwell, and hotelier Ivy Carmichael’s story line.

Told from four first person perspectives (Callum, Ivy, Stone, Jackson) ONE NIGHT ONLY follows the building relationship between bodyguard Callum Blackwell, and hotelier Ivy Carmichael.Ivy Carmichael has a stalker and one year earlier said stalker broke through the casino security and threatened our heroine’s life. Firing her personal security, Ivy then hired the firm owned by Callum Blackwell, and one year together found Ivy and Callum acting on their attraction to one another, giving into carnal desires and acting out fantasies including a threesome with Callum’s best friend Stone. Stone is a musician Ivy then hires for a one-night only appearance at the Carmichael Casino, a one-night appearance that culminates in a three-some with our story line couple.

ONE NIGHT ONLY is a story of eroticism and one-woman’s desire for a three-some. A sexy, seductive and provocative novella that quickly pulls the reader into a sensual and imaginative fantasy world of lust and longing.

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A #1 New York Times Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s hot, sweet and sexy. She lives in California with her family and has plotted entire novels while walking her dogs. With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than eighty times, and she’s sold more than 2 million books. In October she’ll release HARD WOOD, a sexy, standalone romantic comedy. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter! laurenblakely.com/newsletter

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P.S. IT’S AWAYS BEEN YOU by Lauren Blakely-Review Tour

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P.S. IT’S AWAYS BEEN YOU by Lauren Blakely-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 17, 2020

A sweeping, second chance standalone romance!

I was pretty good at living without regrets until a way too close call during a skydive. Instead of my life flashing before my eyes, I saw one face, one regret that’s been gnawing at me ever since—Presley. The woman I loved madly ten years ago. The woman I had to walk away from.

At first, all I want is to sort out why I can’t get her out of my head. But as soon as I see Presley again, I know I have to win her back at any cost. Brilliant, captivating and utterly beautiful, she’s the one I want.

Fate steps in when we’re asked to pair up to find a treasure in art and antiques. It’s an opportunity I can’t pass up—to uncover a path back to the woman I let get away while we chase down a love story a hundred years in the making.

Trouble is, Presley is tougher now, more wary, and she’s been hurt. By me. So it’s going to take a whole lot more than one hot kiss and a wild adventure together to convince her to give me a second chance.

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REVIEW: P.S. IT’S ALWAYS BEEN YOU by Lauren Blakely is a contemporary, adult story line focusing on thirty seven year old extreme explorer Hunter Armstrong, and thirty-five year old historian / archivist Presley Turner.

NOTE: P.S. IT’S ALWAYS BEEN YOU was originally released as a three part serial.

Told from dual first person perspectives ( Hunter and Presley) using present day and letters from the past, PS IT’S ALWAYS BEEN YOU follows the second chance romance between thirty seven year old extreme explorer Hunter Armstrong, and thirty-five year old historian / archivist Presley Turner. Ten years earlier Presley Turner had fallen in love with Hunter Armstrong but Hunter was about to leave to explore the world. An opportunity of a lifetime turns into ten years of silence leaving a heart broken Presley to mourn the loss of the man that she has never forgotten. Fast forward to present day wherein Hunter returns from his latest adventure, with the opportunity to work with the woman he has always loved. What ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between Hunter and Presley as they begin a journey of a lifetime, reliving a life that could mirror their own.

Presley Turner and Hunter Armstrong have been commissioned to unravel the mystery surrounding the life and love between the Caribaldis and Valentinas, a treasure hunt of sorts, but as their journey of discovery unfolds, the letters reveal a deeper and more familiar story. All is not as it appears to be as our couple uncover the clues that will lead them to their own happily ever after.

The relationship between Presley and Hunter is a rekindling romance that was destroyed ten years earlier when Hunter left without looking back. An extreme explorer and sports enthusiast, Hunter was all about the next thrill but he never forgot about the woman he left behind. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.

There is large ensemble cast of colorful secondary and supporting characters, all of whom have a connection to our story line couple, and the journey between the past and the present.

P.S. IT’S ALWAYS BEEN you is a story of heart break and love; second chances and hope. The premise is sweet and intoxicating; the characters are energetic and dynamic; the romance is seductive.

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Reviewed by Sandy

A #1 New York Times Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s hot, sweet and sexy. She lives in California with her family and has plotted entire novels while walking her dogs. With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than eighty times, and she’s sold more than 2 million books. In October she’ll release HARD WOOD, a sexy, standalone romantic comedy. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter! laurenblakely.com/newsletter

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