Blog Tour: Hopelessly Bromantic: Lauren Blakely

by - Tuesday, May 31, 2022

 
Hopelessly Bromantic
(Hopelessly Bromantic duet #1)
Lauren Blakely
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Release Date May 31, 2022

A sexy, passionate, utterly addictive, roomies-to-lovers MM romance from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely!

Look, when I met the sexy, witty Brit on the streets of London last night, I had no idea who he was. He was just that hot guy I wanted to have a drink with so I asked him out for my first evening in town.

One thing almost led to another. After a midnight kiss, we made plans for a whole lot more the next day.

But when I unlock the door to my rental in the morning, the English hottie is lounging on the couch like he lives here too. Great. For the next year I’ll be sharing a tiny flat with the sexiest guy I’ve ever known.

Time for a few simple rules -- don’t walk around the flat wearing only a towel, don’t spend our nights together exploring London, and don’t crack open my secrets for him.

Even as I smash all those rules, I try to resist falling for the cocky charmer. But after a taste of his lips, I give all the way in, telling myself one night and we won’t fall in love.

Too bad in the morning I discover that hiding my true feelings is the least of my worries, compared to a twist I never see coming.

Contents Include: One broody American, one charming Brit, and two libidos that can barely fit into the smallest flat in London. Translation – hot, angsty nights in the first novel in a scorching and emotional two-book epic MM romance!




It's TJ's book! It's TJ's book! FINALLY!
And Jude gives as good as he gets! 

This is an epic love story spanning two time periods, two continents, with two men who are on their own journeys in their career paths. Sometimes there is that one who gets away...but maybe not forever...

TJ Ashford arrived in London ready for adventure figuring there would be time for his work and hopefully lots of time to play...with men with British accents. TJ's thinks his luck might be turning around when he runs into a guy that has the potential to make all his dirty dreams come true. And they share some common interests...and hopefully common preferences too. 

TJ is a reporter but also has some other dreams he has been a bit too afraid to pursue. But now he feels like he is on an adventure, inspired, and ready to take on some challenges. He is witty, fun, sarcastic, spontaneous, and looking for some good times, but he also keeps some things to himself. 

Jude Graham is an actor looking for his big break and a bookseller. He is snarky, sexy charmer with  swagger...and that delightful British accent. 

They found each other unexpectedly. And everything about their story was not anything either of them saw coming. Complications arise, resistance is difficult, and circumstances can be out of one's control. It was like watching and waiting for the inevitable collision that would surely be followed by mass destruction. 

This is an epic, captivating rom-com with a Brit and an American with steam, swoon, fun, snark, and All. The. Freaking. Feels! It takes place in two different time periods allowing for the characters to grow and change. I just adored TJ and Jude! They are just such lovable, charismatic, and really good and likable guys. I loved their flirty and dirty thoughts and innuendo, wit, sarcasm, and their oh-so-smoking-hot chemistry. But they also both have their own fears, insecurities, and triggers. I have loved TJ for quite a while since he has been in his friend's stories, but Jude really holds his own too and I fell for him as well.

What do you do when the one that got away is single and at least on the same continent? Do you take a chance or let fear rule your decisions? Can the men they have become recapture the feelings from their youth or will they be too jaded by experiences to be able to trust or believe in the possibility?

Knowing what I do of TJ from other books, it was fun to see more of his origin story and some of the things that had shaped him. I also enjoyed exploring places with them. Even though I knew that there was no way they could have their happy-ever-after right away, I still felt emotionally punched at times. I might have cursed at my kindle just a little bit. 

I cannot wait for more with these two in  Here Comes My Man!  
TJ is in London on a one-year assignment as a journalist. A chance encounter with a hottie on the street has him planning all kinds of hot escapades in his head, until he learns that the hottie is also his new roommate.

Jude is an actor looking for his big break. He is charming and has a very strong opinion on fashion, decor, and how one presents oneself. He is equally disappointed to find his new roommate is also the man he was hoping to start something with, but the living situation is too important to mix feelings with living arrangements.

These two are opposites in the best possible ways and balance each other perfectly! Their chemistry is so strong that they can’t resist the other when they are in the same part of the world. Time and again they are drawn to each other in a way that can only be called fate.

They each hold insecurities due to previous relationships (they’ve each had some doozies), but they also recognize the strengths in the other. However, timing isn’t on their side over and over again, sending these two on many years of wondering if the perfect man had already gotten away, but also worrying about what might happen if they don’t pursue their dreams when opportunities arise.

I knew this was part of a duet going in, but even knowing that, I couldn’t help but be gutted each time TJ and Jude hit a roadblock to being happy together, and I can’t wait for more in Here Comes My Man.

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 Teddy Hamilton and Shane East narrate this sexy, hilarious epic romance in duet with a full cast!

Hopelessly Bromantic is the first novel in a scorching, emotional, hilarious two-book epic romance that'll take you from London to New York, from Paris to Los Angeles, and back home. Performed with a full supporting cast including: Vanessa Edwin, J. F. Harding, James Joseph, Faye Adele, Evan Parker, Shakira Shute, Robbie Martino, Blake Lockheart, Stephanie Németh-Parker, and Stella Hunter.


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Here Comes My Man
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Expected June 28, 2022

A red-hot, enemies-to-lovers, fake boyfriend, second chance romance, and the conclusion to the Hopelessly Bromantic Duet!

Let me just say this -- fake dating the cocky movie star was not my idea. Especially since he’s my former roomie and, gulp, my secret ex.

But my agent tells me I have no choice since I’m ridiculously overdue with turning in the next big blockbuster love story to my publisher.

Not to mention, ahem, writing it.

Falling for the smooth-talking English hottie once upon a time -- fine, twice -- were huge mistakes that I shouldn’t repeat, but pretending to like the guy who broke my heart is my only chance at saving my job.

That is, as long as no one finds out that every date we go on, every smile we flash each other for the cameras, and every hot, desperate kiss on the streets of Manhattan is absolutely fake.

Except…it’s not. At least for me.

And he can never know…

Contents Include: Snarky banter, sexy dates, hate s-e-x, seduction by a wordsmith, and two strong, stubborn, clever men determined to resist each other at all costs.

Lauren Blakely

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, sexy romance and USA Today bestselling LGBTQ romance.

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 100 times, with more than 55 titles on the USA Today Bestsellers list alone. She’s sold more than 4.5 million books. She likes dogs, cake and show tunes,  and is the vegetarian at your dinner party.


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