Release Blitz: Thoroughly Pucked: Lauren Blakely

by - Thursday, January 11, 2024

Thoroughly Pucked
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January 11,  2024

Tropes: Hockey romance / Sports romance / Brother’s best friends!/
Runaway bride / Grump Sunshine MFM

Two star hockey players and their best friend’s little sister in a runaway bride rom com!

Picture this. I’m about to walk down the aisle when the groom decides to drop this news on me – he wants to dial it down to just f-buddies.

That’s when my brother’s two pro-hockey playing buddies sneak me out of the church seconds before the wedding march begins. They whisk me away in a convertible and we hit the open road.

But what’s a runaway bride to do with a broken heart and a non-refundable honeymoon? Book an extra ticket and take a double honeymoon with two off-limits, totally charming, absolutely gorgeous star athletes who want to lift my spirits.

When we arrive there’s only bed in the hotel room.

And it happens to fit three. The goalie, the forward and me.

Looks like I’m about to get thoroughly pucked on my double honeymoon. Talk about lifting my spirits…

Thoroughly Pucked is a standalone hockey, brother’s best friends, runaway bride MFM romance with a guaranteed why-choose style HEA! No swords cross. The two guys are all about HER all throughout! This story is perfect for fans of Lily Gold, Emily Rath and Lauren Blakely’s Double Pucked!

What's a girl to do when she does not actuallly get married on her wedding day? Celebrate her much-appreciated freedom with two hot hockey hunks? Well, Aubrey is. 

She was getting cold feet anyway, so it worked out in her favor. And having her brother's best friends, Dev and Ledger wisk her away was better than she could have imagined. They are determined to make her day better in whatever adventure she wants. 

Ledger is the older, stoic, more negative, and snarky of the two. Dev is caring, chatty, thoughtful, protective, and helpful. She is a girl who likes to show off her edgy sense of style and is ready to have some fun after her near miss of marrying Mr. Wrong.

There is a teasing and playful dynamic between the guys who are friends and also cross-town hockey rivals. And they are her guides for her un-wedding day shenanigans.  They are both becoming infatuated with the sassy redhead that should be off-limits for several reasons. But they find themselves going along for the adventures including a honeymoon for three...friends. Yes, just friends. Friends who think the woman is hot but are supposed to follow rules. Friends whose agent is the big brother of this woman friend. Friends who do not mind sharing. A woman who has been hearing stories about her friends' two men and now finds herself with two hockey hunks. 

But what happens on a fake honeymoon vacation...

This is a playful, entertaining, witty, sexy, friend and agent's little sister, jilted bride, new-friends-to-lovers, vacation, MFM romance. Dev is the sweetest cinnamon roll and caretaker, but he can also be commanding and thrives on delayed gratification. Ledger is the broody, logical, take-charge problem solver with a big heart. Aubrey is edgy, sassy, bold, but can also be a bit unsure, vulnerable, and awkward. She is just trying to find her own way and buck off expectations and guilt. All three of them have been unlucky in love and have the scars to prove it, so none of them think they are in a place for more than some fake honeymoon fun. 

She has two great best friends that have throupled up and she has been watching and envying them. So when an opportunity arises, it is only smart to take it. Thinking about it and doing it are not quite the same, but she is up for all the adventures and surprising herself. But is it just a vacation fling or will something else come of their time together?

They all have some issues that they are dealing with in their real-life personal and professional lives. Aubrey is starting a new chapter. 
Dev is laser-focused on excelling at his hockey career while Ledger is more of a veteran and questioning his future. But they will eventually have to figure out what to prioritize to be truly happy. It's about trust, vulnerability, passion, support, purpose, and acceptance. There are opportunities for growth, empowerment, and healing along the way. 

It brings back the couples from the other books and some more friends and it is another fun, spicy, witty installment in this Why Choose hockey series. 

Just before walking down the aisle, Aubrey’s groom calls off the wedding. Rather than have her face the uncomfortable crowd, her brother’s two good friends whisk her from the ceremony and spend the day distracting her. When reality comes crashing again with the reminder that she has a non-refundable honeymoon, Dev and Ledger volunteer to accompany her on the trip. What happens on the honeymoon will have all 3 considering more than just a quick getaway and target of opportunity.

I loved these three as they navigated Aubrey’s honeymoon. Everything just clicked for them on that trip and I loved the way the guys looked out for her. She may have been having her own cold feet prior to the wedding, but it still came as a shock that her groom-to-be was not at all interested in the kind of relationship she thought they were building. Dev and Ledger were the perfect support as she sorted out what she wanted. But when they return to reality after the trip, Aubrey has a lot to sort through as she considers her previous relationship and what she wants from the future.

I would have liked a little bit more of a connection (or the exploration of) between Dev and Ledger, but I also loved the way they were completely focused on Aubrey. This is completely my personal preference though, because I guess I need that romantic connection to make a circle when there are 3 partners. Though the swords may not cross, they have a solid friendship and can read each other well, providing exactly what Aubrey needs (even when that is time and space).

This was a fun, hot exploration of a reverse harem with a runaway bride and one bed. There were great cameos from previous characters, and the throuples that make up previous books as well. This whole hockey world that Lauren Blakely is creating is filled with great characters, a lot of spicy, and a lot of fun!


 Double Pucked
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Genre/Tropes: MFM / Roommates to Lovers / Fake Dating / Hockey Romance / Why Choose Style / Rom Com

A jilted book nerd, a plan for sweet revenge, and the two hockey studs who volunteer as her tributes...

When I discover my boyfriend is cheating on me, I move out right away taking what I love most – my dog. As I fly out the door, I make sure to swipe the thing my ex loves best. The VIP tickets he won to a hockey game, complete with the chance to spend an evening with the city’s two biggest NHL stars.

I can’t wait to snap selfies with my ex’s idols and rub it in his face.

Except, when I head out with the two hockey studs, they have something else in mind besides sweet revenge. Would I like to spend the night…with both of them?

Talk about the VIP experience. That’s what I get for one knee-weakening, sheet-grabbing night. In the morning, I plan to return to my bestie’s house to crash on her couch with my dog.

But when they learn what happened with my awful ex, they ask me to be their temporary roomie for the week. Oh, and one of them needs my help with his grumpy reputation. The other? Well, he wants me to be his fake date at an upcoming wedding.

Looks like I’m about to get double pucked. Again.

Double Pucked is an MFM, roomies to lovers, fake dating, hockey rom com with a guaranteed HEA. (No swords cross. The guys are all about HER!)


 Puck Yes
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 performed in duet by Samantha Brentmoor, Jacob Morgan and Teddy Hamilton

The hotshot new hockey player, the veteran team captain, and the woman they fall for when she becomes the new team mascot in a fake marriage hockey rom com!

When my ex traded me out for a better model—my boss—I didn’t get mad.

I got even.

I quit my job as an assistant for the back-stabbing fashion influencer and scored another one as the hockey team’s new mascot.

But one night after a win, I accidentally marry the intense new star player when the fun-loving team captain dares us to say I do. Then, there’s a double dare, and I’m experiencing more pleasure than I knew was possible.

In the morning, hubby and I are on our way to get an annulment, when the team owner spots our rings and invites the new it couple to attend her upcoming charity gala.

Looks like I have to fake it as Mrs. Hockey for the season. There’s only one little problem. Or really two big ones.

We’re not just a couple. The team captain wants me too.

And my wedding night in Vegas? Both hockey stars made me say puck yes all night long.

Puck Yes is a standalone hockey, fake marriage, spicy workplace MFM romance with a guaranteed why-choose style HEA! No swords cross. The two guys are all about HER all throughout! This story is perfect for fans of Lily Gold, Emily Rath and Lauren Blakely’s Double Pucked!


Totally Pucked
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Ever hear the story about the gal who got dumped with this parting shot? “And, maybe you need some lessons in the bedroom.”

Sure, I wanted to shout at my ex: “You suck in bed too.”

But I’m a lady. I didn’t say that.

I do, however, share the whole sorry story over drinks to my best guy friend—the hockey star who’s been my bestie forever.

And he’s suddenly intensely curious about these bedroom lessons. He’s so damn interested, he says, “I’d be willing to be your test subject.”

If I say yes, it'll change our lifelong friendship in the next twenty-four hours…

Well and Truly Pucked
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Did I ever tell you about the time I got stuck in a cabin with more than one guy?

*Detailed blurb to come! This is Briar's romance.*
 
Lauren Blakely
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You can find Lauren on TikTok at @laurenblakelybooks! 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 sexy, feel-good, and witty. Lauren likes dogs, cake, and show tunes and she is the vegetarian at your dinner party. 




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