FULL PACKAGE by Lauren Blakely-Review, Book Tour & Giveaway
FULL PACKAGE
by Lauren Blakely
Release Date: January 9, 2017
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romance
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 9, 2017
I’ve been told I have quite a gift.
Hey, I don’t just mean in my pants. I’ve got a big brain too, and a huge heart of gold. And I like to use all my gifts to the fullest, the package included. Life is smooth sailing….
Until I find myself stuck between a rock and a sexy roommate, which makes for one very hard…place.
Because scoring an apartment in this city is harder than finding true love. So even if I have to shack up with my buddy’s smoking hot and incredibly amazing little sister, a man’s got to do what a man’s got to do.
I can resist Josie. I’m disciplined, I’m focused, and I keep my hands to myself, even in the mere five-hundred square feet we share. Until the one night she insists on sliding under the covers with me. It’ll help her sleep after what happened that day, she says.
Spoiler—neither one of us sleeps.
Did I mention she’s also one of my best friends? That she’s brilliant, beautiful and a total firecracker? Guess that makes her the full package too.
What’s a man stuck in a hard place to do?
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REVIEW: FULL PACKAGE by Lauren Blakely is a stand alone contemporary adult, erotic romance storyline that follows the friends to lovers relationship between ER Dr. Chase Summers, and bakery owner Josie Hammer. FULL PACKAGE is part of Lauren’s romance series that includes Well Hung, Mr. O and Big Rock. FULL PACKAGE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Josie is the sister of Wyatt Hammer (Well Hung).
Told from first person point of view (Chase Summers) FULL PACKAGE follows Dr. Chase Summers as he finds himself homeless in the city of New York. When his best friend Josie Hammer begins looking for a roommate to share part of the rent, Chase knows that to live under the same roof with the woman that calls to his heart is a recipe for disaster. What ensues is the building sexual relationship between best friends, and the realization that there will never be an opportunity to go back.
The relationship between Josie and Chase has already been established. Best friends who love one another but neither one is willing to admit to the sexual attraction. Everyone else, friends and family, see that there is a spark of something more between our leading couple, and it is only a matter of time before one or both are willing to make the relationship more permanent. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and seductive.
Most of the previous story line couples and characters plays secondary and supporting roles: Wyatt and Natalie (Well Hung): Nick and Harper (Mr. O): Charlotte and Spencer (Big Rock). We are introduced to several minor characters including real estate agent Kevin aka Aquaman who invites Josie and Chase to an erotic, cooking demonstration.
The world building focuses on the friendship between Jose and Chase, and the potential ruination if they are unable to get past their ‘friends with benefits’ attitude that quickly turn to love.
FULL PACKAGE is a wickedly fun and humorous story line focusing on two people who love one another but were afraid to take the first steps towards something more. The premise is lighthearted and inspiring; the characters are spirited and dynamic ; the romance is fated and passionate.
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Reviewed by Sandy
“Date ended early?”
She nods. “When he invited me to see his gerbil, I thought it was time to go.”
“That doesn’t entice you?”
She shakes her head. “Had he said ferret, perhaps. Alas, with gerbil I’m a firm no.”
“Was it in his pants or a cage?”
“We didn’t get far enough to find out. I said thanks, I need to water the plants, and I got the hell out of Dodge.”
I curl up the side of my mouth. “Guess that explains why Trish didn’t invite me home, either. I tried the hamster line on her.”
She smacks me with a panda potholder. “I suppose I should have known better, though. Earlier in the date, he made a ton of masturbation comments.”
I lean against the kitchen counter. “And that concerns you, since you never do that, right?”
As she slides the spatula under the dessert, she gives me a side-eye stare. “Exactly, Chase. I never rub one out. Never.” She waves a hand over her crotch. “Total hands-free zone.”
I take her comment seriously. “Fine. You use toys. I get it. What kind?” I ask, because I can’t help myself.
She rolls her eyes. “Not telling you.”
I harrumph and grab for a bar from the pan. She swats me with the spatula.
“Ouch,” I say, yanking back my hand.
“That didn’t hurt. And you should know better than to steal my dessert before it’s ready.”
“You should know better than to hit my hands.” I hold both up in the air.
With a quickness I don’t see coming, she whacks me again with her utensil. This time on the other hand.
“That’s it.” I charge her, tickling her waist. “Tell me what toys and I’ll stop.”
She cracks up and flails her arms, knocking me with elbows and hands and the spatula, too, until I give in to her cries for mercy.
I stare at her in our tiny sliver of a kitchen. “Waiting.”
“You really want to know?”
I nod eagerly. I’m playing with fire, but I can’t resist. The desire to know outweighs all else.
She works the spatula under the bars again, shaking her head. “I can’t believe we’re having this conversation.”
I hold out my hands. “C’mon. We talk about all sorts of stuff.” Then, an idea strikes me. I open the kitchen cupboard, grab a bottle of Patron, and hold it up. “This will help all that shyness.”
She stares at me with narrowed eyes. “I’m not shy at all.”
I grab two shot glasses and pour. “Better safe than sorry, Miss Not Shy At All.”
I hand her one, and she takes it. Then I raise my glass, and the drink goes down the hatch with a burn. She follows suit, swallowing it quickly, then sets her glass down. I do the same.
I rub my palms together. “Toy confessional time. What have you got?”
She arches an eyebrow. “Really? You really want to know?”
I narrow my eyes. “What part of your roommate being a dirty bastard do you not understand? Obviously, I want to know. I’m a guy. This is like Christmas morning. But if this helps . . .”
I pour two more shots then slide her glass over to her. Once more, we down them.
She draws a deep breath. “Since you asked . . . I have a few toys. A little silver bullet. A bigger dolphin. And I have a waterproof finger vibrator.”
And the temperature in me shoots through the roof. I tug at the neck of my shirt. “For the shower?” I croak out.
“Seeing as we don’t have a bathtub, yes, it would have to be for the shower.”
“You masturbate in the shower?” I ask, and the visual is so fucking clear in my mind—Josie under a hot stream of water that slopes off her breasts, a finger vibrator working between her thighs.
She nods as she slides the bars onto a cooling rack. Just then I remember she promised me seven-layer bars when she freaked out the other night. And she delivered. Fuck, I think she might be perfect, what with her desserts and her shower hobby.
Since self-publishing her debut romance novel CAUGHT UP IN US over three years ago, Lauren Blakely has sold more than 1.5 million books. She is known for her sexy contemporary romance style that’s full of heat, heart and humor. A devout fan of cake and canines, Lauren has plotted entire novels while walking her four-legged friends. She lives in California with her family. With thirteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than seventy times. Her bestselling series include Sinful Nights, Seductive Nights, No Regrets, Caught Up in Love, and Fighting Fire as well as standalone hit romances like BIG ROCK, MISTER O, WELL HUNG, and THE SEXY ONE which were all instant New York Times Bestsellers. In January she’ll release FULL PACKAGE, a standalone romantic comedy. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter! laurenblakely.com/newsletter.
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Great review, Sandy. Looks like a fun read.
Very nice review, Sandy. Looks like you really enjoyed this story.
Great review Sandy. This book is on my must read list.
Excellent review Sandy. Congrats to Lauren ion the new release.
Thanks for the great review and excerpt. Congrats to Lauren.
Looks like fun, thanks Sandy.
Thanks Sandy for this great review.
Terrific review, Sandy. Looks like a sexy story line.
Great review sandy. Congratulations to Lauren on the new release. Thanks for the excerpt.
Great review, thanks Sandy. Looks like a fun story.