Review Tour: Thanks For Last Night: Lauren Blakely
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?
Ransom and Teagan are the last unmatched couple in their large group of friends. So naturally, their friends are pushing them together. They are both fun, outgoing, caring, and competitive. Their banter is fast, flirty, and always on point. They get along well and share common interests and friends. They are both very attractive as well.
But...underneath those easy-going personalities and jokes, they both have hidden fears. Not only are they afraid of being hurt in a relationship due to their pasts, but they are also very worried about messing up their own friendship and their whole group dynamic. So they try to resist and do the safe thing...they really do try...
But that competitive spirit leads to some bets, dares, conspiring, then kisses, and a race to the bedroom. It should be easy to get it out of their systems and go on as normal, right? Sure they are both smart and logical people. They actually can communicate pretty well and understand the other more so than most.
But is taking the risk worth the potential damage to their friendship?
But is taking the risk worth the potential damage to their friendship?
Ransom is a cocky and laid back hockey player. He is so funny and has this whole persona he has created and it shapes how he interacts with various people. But he also has a caring and vulnerable heart. Teagan is sassy, sweet, and smart, but has also been through a lot in her life. They both rely on their friends so much for emotional support and for their active social lives.
This is a feisty, flirty, humorous, passionate, friends-to-lovers story about trust, taking chances, and finding a way to move forward. It brings back their friends, Oliver, Summer, Logan, Bryn, Fitz, and Dean. I am not sure if I can ever get enough of my favorite men, Fitz and Dean, so their part in this one thrilled me. It actually gives us more super-swoony progression for all of these couples and even some extra epilogue goodness to tie things all the way up! This made me so happy!
Ransom and Teagan have a lot in common, and as their friends begin pairing up they are repeatedly pushed together as the last singles (and with the hearts in their eyes, their friends believe they should be together too). But just because they find each other attractive and have fun together does not mean they should hook up or start a relationship. Each of them carries their own reasons for staying away from relationships, but at the top of their reasons is how awkward it would be if they tried something and it didn’t work out.
These two have had great banter since their friends started pairing up and the tension between them is only climbing. But neither is interested in crossing that line in case things implode. That is, until Ransom needs a favor in order to win a bet with his buddies for charity. When their evening turns into a friends-date, and that date turns into all night, they have to decide how to handle the next day.
These two have a lot to work out, even once they decide to test the sparks flying between them. They are both carrying scars from previous relationships and in order for things to move beyond a few fun trysts between the sheets, they will have to face their fears about relationships. They are so good at walking the line of sexual tension that they had me on the edge of my seat wondering what would be the push to finally make them open their eyes and see what was in front of them.
This was a fast read (compared to my reading speed lately) and was just what I needed to shake myself out of what looked like a reading slump coming on. Lauren’s couples always entertain, and Teagan and Ransom can play with the best of them!
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These are all stand alones about friends.
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.
The What-If Guy
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.
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A Guy Walks In To My Bar
A stand-alone M/M novel set in this world
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A sexy, passionate, utterly addictive standalone MM romance from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely!
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.
Warning: contains hot hotel sex, loads of dirty talk, PDA all over London, and two sexy, witty, charming alpha heroes…
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A sexy new standalone contemporary romance from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely! The Dream Guy Next Door is a standalone spinoff in The Guys Who Got Away series! You’ll love this single dad romance with a British hero!
Lauren Blakely
About the Author: A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that's sweet, sexy and witty. She also writes red-hot love stories for her Lauren Blakely After Dark line.
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