One Night Stand-In

(Boyfriend Material #3)

Lauren Blakely

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Release Date March 2, 2020
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Lucas Xavier is the last person I want to spend 24 hours with, let alone two minutes. Exes are exes for a reason. In his case, for a million reasons. Because he's not only an ex-lover, he's also an ex-friend. We didn't just break up - we combusted in a spectacular bonfire of barbs and doors slammed.

Nothing will change that. Not his clever wit, not his ridiculous good looks, not his unfair levels of charm. And definitely not a wild dash through the city that takes us on an accidental scavenger hunt through our past, where we stop for a tango lesson, pancakes and a visit with some llamas.

And certainly not time together to make amends and say we're sorry.

But, let's say that was enough...it's not like you can fall in love in 24 hours.

One Night Stand-In is a Boyfriend Material series standalone! Three best friends. Three outrageous proposals. Three chances to fall in ove. Three brand new standalones from Lauren Blakely! 

This book is a journey for two people who were once college friends with possibilities, then rivals, and are now being enlisted to work together on a special project. This could be bad or maybe it could be good. But in twenty-four hours or less they will find out.

Lola Dumont is a successful graphic artist and book cover designer. She is just starting her own business as well as working with her friend, Amy at a publishing house. She is in charge, controlled,  and organized. But she also is vibrant and has a bold streak.

Lucas Xavier is also a graphic artist and her competition at times. They were the best of friends just on the brink of something more when he let her down and their friendship was a casualty.

They are called in to do crisis management by their wilder, younger siblings who happen to be a couple. They need their older sibs to work together and gather some things they need but are unable to handle themselves. So Lola and Lucas's worlds are colliding again, but they are willing to do anything to help the younger ones. He is still charming, witty, and sexy as hell.

They both have unresolved emotions and regrets over their past. They had convinced themselves they hated the other. But it does not take long to realize how much of that anger and resentment is also mixed with hurt, disappointment, guilt, and loss. They have a better understanding now that they are more mature, but they also both have fear and anxiety over making mistakes again. And each of their pasts has also colored how they see relationships.

Can twenty-four hours change everything? Will they at least be able to end this adventure as friends this time? Or is there a possibility of finally taking that next step?

This is a quirky and entertaining scavenger hunt adventure that leads to reconnection, self-discovery, and facing the past. It is told in dual points of view and deals with responsibility, trust, vulnerability, friendship, unresolved feelings, and risk versus reward. I really loved both of these characters. They had a connection they had been denying while trying to live on the periphery and not making contact. But now that they have reconnected, the blinders are off.

The premise was fresh, unique, and a whole lot of fun. I enjoyed the side characters of their whimsical siblings, Luna and Rowen, friends Amy, Peyton, Marley, Reid, and the man who started it all. 

 There is no one Lola wants to spend the day with less than Lucas. They were once best friends, but haven’t been on friendly terms in a very long time. If not for their younger siblings’ relationship they probably wouldn’t have to see each other ever again. But this time, their siblings need their help and neither are willing to stand by when they can help out, even if it means spending time together. The scavenger hunt they have to participate in to collect Luna and Rowan’s belongings would have been tough enough for the pair actually involved in the events, but because Lola and Lucas weren’t actually there for most of the events, it’s a bit of a guessing game to figure out where the items might be hidden.

This was a lighthearted, fun affair from the very beginning. They have a history that both have avoided dealing with in the years since college. But they also had a strong friendship before their falling out that causes them to miss the other, even as they remember the hurt that drove them apart. Being forced together to find Luna and Rowan’s belongings makes them face the events that put the distance between them, especially as it becomes clear that they still have so much in common.

I loved the side characters, both those directly involved in the action and those on the periphery. The role they play in pushing these two former friends back together added the piece that this story needed to make it truly unique. 

ONE NIGHT STAND-IN will be narrated by the fabulous Andi Arndt & Jason Clarke with Sebastian York!! Special guest appearances include Zachary Webber, Erin Mallon, and Shane East!!

This is a series of connected stand-alones and each are about a different couple. 

Asking for A Friend
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Sex and Other Shiny Objects
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