Today, we have a guest review from Milly! At first, she was really enjoying The Sexy One, until she got to one particular character’s portrayal. I know many of us will downgrade a romance for often pitting two women against each other for unnecessary or superficial reasons. At the end of the review, Milly calls for some recommendations, so maybe we can help her out! Milly describes herself as a book loving, arts appreciating, cooking crazy, … Continue reading Guest Review: The Sexy One by Lauren Blakely →
Big Rock is a contemporary romance told entirely from the hero’s POV, which would be cool except his POV tends to be a little douchey. Spencer Holiday has a big cock and he likes to talk about it–about its perfect length, girth, general shape, and ability to give orgasms. He’s a also playboy: his longest relationship was four months. Then his dad needs to sell his business to some people who are super about family … Continue reading Big Rock by Lauren Blakely →
Bestselling authors Sarina Bowen and Lauren Blakely team up for the first time in an enemies-to-lovers, opposites-attract, irresistibly sexy standalone romance between the best man and the other best man! In my defense, I was left alone with a bottle of single-malt and a life-long penchant for protecting my baby sister. Still, that’s no excuse to send ten drunk-texts on why her hasty marriage would be a mistake. If only I had just texted my … Continue reading The Best Men →
Jingle your bells this holiday season with a special festive romance collection. Perfect for fans of Lauren Blakely, Sophie Kinsella, and Julia Kent! In SNOWED IN WITH THE BILLIONAIRE, an event planner finds that a sexy rockstar client plus an unexpected blizzard equals a very private party… for two! In CHRISTMAS WITH THE BILLIONAIRE, wannabe-actress Jill winds up playing girlfriend when she’s stranded with arrogantly hot producer Oliver. But will their romance last when the … Continue reading Snowed In with the Billionaire →
A one-of-a-kind collection of five bestselling standalone romances from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely! In Romance in Duet, you’ll get a fake fiancé/marriage of convenience romance in The Almost Romantic, a workplace romance in Satisfaction Guaranteed, a friends-to-lovers/spicy lessons romance in Best Laid Plans, a rivals-to-lovers romance in A Real Good Bad Thing and a swoony forbidden romantasy set in a magical Paris in The Muse, These five standalones are specially curated for your binge-reading pleasure! Friends to lovers, workplace romance, … Continue reading The Romance In Duet Collection →
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A hand-picked selection of Blakely’s signature friends-to-lovers romances! ‘THE FRIENDS TO LOVERS COLLECTION includes some of number-one ‘New York Times’ best-seller Lauren Blakely’s best-selling fan-favorite friends-to-lovers romances. In these three stand-alone romances, you’ll enjoy some of what Lauren is best known for – helping friends fall in love with heat, heart, and humor. ‘Sex and Other Shiny Objects’ Peyton asks her best friend, Tristan, to help her with a project to test the premise of sexy scenes in … Continue reading The Friends to Lovers Collection →
Indulge in three best-selling standalone romances narrated by Sebastian York and Andi Arndt in this collection of the Heartbreakers Series from number one New York Times best seller Lauren Blakely! Once Upon a Real Good Time That smoking hot one-night stand with a former rock star? Turns out he’s my son’s new music teacher. The night I met Campbell all I knew was he played my body the same way he strummed a guitar — … Continue reading Heartbreakers Collection →
Indulge in four bestselling standalone romances from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely in the One Love Collection! THE SEXY ONE… Let me count the ways why falling into forbidden love is not my wisest move… 1. She works with me every single day. Did I mention she’s gorgeous, sweet, kind and smart? 2. She works in my home. Playing with my five-year-old daughter. Teaching my little girl. Cooking for my princess. Which means… 3. She’s … Continue reading The One Love Collection →
It’s our first Whatcha Reading of December and that means there is only one more Whatcha Reading post left in 2019. Can you believe it? A whole year of books has flown by! Let’s recap what we’ve been reading! Catherine: I am reading Anna Chronistic and the Scarab of Destiny by Ankaret Wells, which feels like the thing you would get if you crossed To Say Nothing of The Dog with Amelia Peabody. Time travel … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? December 2019 Edition, Part One →
From #1 NYT Bestselling author Lauren Blakely comes a hot & hilarious new romantic comedy AND the final novel in her beloved Big Rock series of standalone romances… Women often say a good man is hard to find. And a hard man is even better. That’s why I’m quite a catch– good, hard, loaded, and wait for it…I’m ready to settle down too. But the woman I want to pitch my tent with lives clear … Continue reading Hard Wood →
