Hopelessly Bromantic (Hopelessly Bromantic 1) by Lauren Blakely-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 3, 2022

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.

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REVIEW:HOPELESSLY BROMANTIC is the first instalment in Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult HOPELESSLY BROMANTIC erotic, LGBTQ, MM romance duet focusing on American journalist/ author TJ Ashford Hardman, and actor Jude Graham Fox. TJ is Chance Ashford’s brother –THE VIRGIN REPLAY (Rules of Love 3/Men of Summer Crossover).

Told from dual first person perspectives (TJ and Jude) covering approximately eight years HOPELESSLY BROMANTIC follows American journalist TJ Ashford as he is contracted, for one year, to work in London England where he will meet aspiring actor Jude Graham but unbeknownst to our couple, they would soon become flatmates as each is without permanent housing, and a sexual relationship will ensue. Only three weeks will pass when TJ gets a promotion, a promotion that sends our hero back to America, where neither TJ or Jude will see or talk to one another for close to seven years. As Jude’s acting career skyrockets, he watches from London as TJ’s writing career takes off but an opportunity to perform overseas finds Jude and TJ reconnecting only to lose one another, once again, to a perceived betrayal.

The relationship between TJ and Jude begins eight years earlier as a prospective date that is halted quickly when TJ and Jude discover they are to become UK flatmates. Refusing to cross the line between roommates and lovers, our couple dance around one another until their barely veiled sexual attraction wins out over a levelheaded decision but seven years would pass before TJ and Jude would reconnect, a long-lost connection that feels perfect but quickly spirals out of control. The $ex scenes are intimate and intense, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Jude’s friends Olivia, and rock star William, as well as the reintroduction of TJ’s brother Chance.

HOPELESSLY BROMANTIC is a story of friendships and relationships, struggle and success, love and loss, acceptance and misunderstanding. The premise is inviting; the romance is seductive; the characters are energetic and charismatic. HOPELESSLY BROMANTIC ends on a bit of a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

A #1 New York Times Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s hot, sweet and sexy. She lives in California with her family and has plotted entire novels while walking her dogs. 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 eighty times, and she’s sold more than 2 million books. In October she’ll release HARD WOOD, a sexy, 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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