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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 12, 2024

Wanted: hot billionaire to pose as my Christmas boyfriend. Must be willing to make my cheating ex jealous by kissing me under the mistletoe at holiday parties. Bonus if you make him cry.

To my surprise my billionaire boss is more than up for the challenge of coming down the chimney as my holiday boyfriend. The sexy single dad desperately needs a plus one at a Christmas Eve wedding, where he’s the best man and I’m the maid of honor.

And since my ex is in the wedding party too, my boss and I team up as a pair of insta-lovebirds for the holiday season, including during the annual week-long Christmas competition leading up to the snowy destination wedding.

But soon staying up late to string the best popcorn balls ever turns into a scorching night in his arms where the chestnuts aren’t the only thing roasting on the open fire.

Can all these winter wonderland nights seeking revenge turn into the real thing when we return to the office? Or are we destined to go the way of a Christmas tree on New Year’s?

••••••••

REVIEW:MY FAVORITE HOLIDATE by Lauren Blakely is a contemporary, adult, erotic, holiday romance story line set into the author’s LOVE AND HOCKEY series. This is Designer Fable Calloway, and billionaire real estate magnate and football team owner Wilder Blaine’s story line. MY FAVORITE HOLIDATE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Fable was first introduced in The Boyfriend Goal and The Romance Line, books one and two of the author’s LOVE AND HOCKEY SERIES.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Fable and Wilder) MY FAVORITE HOLIDATE follows the fake relationship between designer Fable Calloway and billionaire real estate magnate / single father Wilder Blaine. At the Wilder’s annual Thanksgiving celebration Fable Calloway will discover Brady, her boyfriend of four months found something better to do, the party caterer Iris, and with the hope of not embarrassing those in attendance, Fable keeps the information to herself when at the same Thanksgiving dinner Fable and billionaire Wilder Blaine are asked to be the maid of honor and best man at Charlotte and Leo’s wedding.Working for billionaire Wilder Blaine comes with many perks including an invitation to the Evergreen Falls Annual Best in Snow Winter Competition in Lake Tahoe at Wilder’s Lake Tahoe resort wherein the wedding of Leo and Charlotte will take place but both Wilder and Fable are in need of a plus one, and refusing to be set up or going alone, Wilder and Fable agree to a fake relationship, a relationship that will become all too real with their days and nights spent together. As the wedding and Best in Snow Winter Competition draws near, Wilder and Fable find themselves fake dating, facing an end date, and the reveal of their mutual lie.

The world building follows the fake but building romance and relationship between Wilder and Fable. Wilder is a single father, a billionaire real estate magnate and football team owner who hasn’t had a real relationship in years. With his aunt Bibi always angling to find Wilder someone to love, Wilder is desperate, and makes Fable an offer in the face of her recent break up with Leo’s cousin. Fable is a designer, and is hoping to one day set up her own jewelry store but Fable refuses to let a little heart break stop her forward momentum including falling for our story line hero.Meanwhile Wilder is struggling with his father’s life choices, choices that are costing Wilder both money, and respect from the woman with whom he is falling in love.

The relationship between Fable and Wilder begins as a business arrangement as Fable ‘works’ within Blaine Enterprises, designing merchandise for the football team but Fable is unaware that Wilder has already lost his heart to our story line heroine refusing to cross the invisible line of workplace romances. As one another’s plus ones , Wilder and Fable are required to ‘team up’ for the Best in Snow Competition, a competition that will bring out the competitive nature of everyone, including our story line couple. The $ex scenes are passionate and intimate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are reintroduced Fable’s sister Charlotte and Wilder’s best friend Leo, Wes and Josie (The Boyfriend Goal), Max and Everly (The Romance Line); Wilder’s eleven year old daughter MacKenzie; Wilder’s aunt Bibi; Fable’s ex and Leo’s cousin Brady, caterer Iris, and several close members of Wilder and Fable’s extended yet somewhat dysfunctional families.

MY FAVORITE HOLIDATE is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, family and friendships, relationships and love. The premise is impassioned, encouraging and inviting; the romance is hopeful, sexy and spicy; the characters are quirky, and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
The Boyfriend Goal
The Romance Line

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Reviewed by Sandy

“Bossy,” she mutters.
I smirk. “Does this surprise you?”
“Not in the least.” Then she murmurs under her breath, a little sensually, “Sir.”
Well, then. That’s a whole lot of info delivered in that tone. I can’t not ask: “So not only does it not surprise you, it sounds like you don’t mind it either?”
She tips her chin up at me, challenging me with, “What do you think?”
I don’t think. I do. I slide my thumb along her pretty chin. God, it feels so good to touch her again. “That you like to give me hell. That you like to keep me on my toes. And that you love to give me a hard time.”
She leans into my touch, almost like she’s saying with her body don’t stop. “And I think you love all those things too,” she says in a husky voice that gives a little hint of her desire.
My thumb travels up to her cheek. She moves with me, her breath gusting across those gorgeous lips. “You’d be right,” I say, heat flaring inside me.

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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The Romance Line (Love & Hockey 2) by Lauren Blakely-review

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🩷The Romance Line (Love & Hockey 2) by Lauren Blakely-review🩷

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 2,2024

he first rule of handling PR for a hockey team? Never hook up with a player.

That shouldn’t be a problem since the last man on earth I want to give an image makeover to is our goalie. He’s infuriatingly hot, famously grumpy and lives to spar with me after every game.

But shining up his rough edges is my path to landing the promotion I desperately need, so I grit my teeth and do my job. No matter how hard he makes it (especially with that sexy smirk and cool blue eyes.) As we travel from pose-with-a-pet photo opps to cuddle-a-kitten fundraisers, we bicker like it’s foreplay.

Turns out it is.

Because as I get to know the man behind the broody iceman exterior, it’s me that melts – right into his arms as he devastates me with a kiss that turns into the hottest, most forbidden night of my life.

Only once turns into every night as Max shows me how much he wants to take care of me. His possessive touch makes me feel adored for the first time in my life.

But the man is entirely off limits and I can’t risk my job for more of those soul-deep kisses.

Because the only thing worse than hooking up with a player is falling head over heels for him.

•••••

REVIEW:THE ROMANCE LINE is the second instalment in Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult LOVE AND HOCKEY erotic, hockey romance series set in the author’s MY HOCKEY ROMANCE world. This is Seattle Sea Dogs goalie Max Lambert, and PR agent Everly Rosewood’s story line. THE ROMANCE LINE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Max and Everly) THE ROMANCE LINE follows the building romance and forbidden relationship between our story line couple. Seattle Sea Dogs’ goalie Max Lambert’s popularity with the media and fans is tanking, and the Sea Dogs have assigned their PR agent Everly Rosewood to refine and rebuild Max’s reputation but Max has been struggling in the face of a previous betrayal, and is reluctant to reveal the private side of his life. With the help of Everly, Max’s popularity begins to rise but their attraction to one another forces our couple to keep secrets their burgeoning relationship. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Max and Everly, and the potential fall-out when Max discovers Everly is in line for a promotion, and Max may be her ticket upwards.

The world building follows several paths including the revival of Max Lambert’s ‘likeability quotient’; Everly’s battle to prove Max is worthy of a second chance; the secrets Everly hides from most of the people in her life; and the return of Max’s ex who may or may not be looking for a second chance.

The relationship between Max and Everly is one of the forbidden. Max and Everly work for the same organization, and in this, there is an unwritten rule about fraternizing with fellow employees. Keeping their relationship a secret is difficult when the media wants to match Max with someone else. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and eager secondary and supporting characters including several of Max’s teammates; Everly’s co-workers, as well as her best friends; media influencers, journalists and television programmers and executives.

THE ROMANCE LINE is a story of secrets, betrayal, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is slow building, thought provoking and inviting; the romance is spicy and seductive; the characters are sassy and spirited but the appearance of Max’s ex is more of a red-herring as it goes nowhere, fast.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one THE BOYFRIEND GOAL

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

 

“Just let me walk you to the door.””Fine,” she says, her palms raised in surrender.

I set my hand on her back again. A slight shiver seems to run through her when I touch her. I try not to let that go to my head. Or my dick.

But as we go, I spread my fingers wider across the silk of her shirt. Press a little harder. Rub a little more. Curl my thumb around her waist. Register every hitch of her breath.

By the time we’re at the top of the steps, my hand feels too right on her back to let go. “I’m not sure I have made my point, Everly.”

She turns to me, facing me, so I have to drop my hand from her back. Her gaze is wary but intrigued, her eyes flickering with questions. “What’s your point exactly?”

“Like I said earlier, if this was a date I’d walk you to the door.”

“But it’s not. You keep telling me it’s not.” It’s like she’s trying to catch me on a technicality, or maybe to push me into admitting something. She doesn’t make a move to go inside. Her gaze is locked on mine, and the air is charged between us. It crackles with anticipation.

“You’re right. It’s not,” I say, weighing how far I’ll go. What it’ll cost me.

She rolls her lips together, then breathes out, like she’s centering herself. “And you did it anyway.”

“True,” I say. Like I could do anything else with her. I couldn’t have stopped myself from showing up at The Spotted Zebra tonight if I’d tried. I couldn’t have resisted driving her home. I couldn’t have refrained from walking her up her steps. Now we’re standing in the warm October air, the Golden Gate Bridge in the distance, the ocean hugging us. And I’m not walking away—not with her closer than she’s ever been. I look at her lush mouth one more time, then her gorgeous eyes. “And if this were a date I’d kiss you at the door.”

She’s quiet, but her lips curve up. “That’s not what you said at the restaurant.”

Wait. I’m confused now. “That is what I said,” I point out.

She crosses her arms, shaking her head, but she’s smiling and it’s flirty. Inviting. “No, Max. You said you’d devastate me with a kiss.”

And that’s it. That’s enough. Just f*&k it. F*&k everything. “I guess I’d better start.”

 


 

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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THE BOYFRIEND GOAL (Love and Hockey 1) by Lauren Blakely-review

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THE BOYFRIEND GOAL (Love and Hockey 1) by Lauren Blakely-review & excerpt

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 21, 2024

A forbidden romance with my brother’s hockey teammate wasn’t on my to-do list when I moved across the country…
Neither was getting locked out of a friend’s place wearing next to nothing.
Or spending the night with the sexy stranger who rescues me.
But I’m trying to get out of my comfort zone so getting out of the rest of my clothes with him seems like a good way to start.
In the morning, I learn the filthy-mouthed man with the talented hands is not only the hotshot new hockey player on my brother’s team: he’s also – wait for it – my brand new roommate.
I’m a good student turned good librarian. A rule-follower. I’m not the kind of girl who does complicated flings. So we agree to another rule: friends-only.
It’s not easy though. Wes is bossy, flirty and generous.
He gives me rides to work.
Pitches in at my library’s fundraiser.
Takes care of me when I get hurt.
And looks at me like I’m the only one.
Soon, I’m falling hard for my brother’s teammate.
Especially when Wes comes to my door and tells me exactly how he’d like to break our rules.
Every single one.

••••

REVIEW: THE BOYFRIEND GOAL is the first instalment in Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult LOVE AND HOCKEY erotic , hockey romance series. This is twenty-seven year old, professional hockey player Wesley Bryant, and twenty-six year old, librarian Josie Winters’ story line. LOVE AND HOCKEY is set in the author’s MY HOCKEY ROMANCE world

Told from dual first person perspectives (Josie and Wes) THE BOYFRIEND GOAL follows Josie Winters as she if offered a temporary job in San Francisco, the same town where her brother Christian plays professional hockey. A temporary job needs a temporary place to stay, and Christian’s teammate Wes offers up one of his spare rooms to his teammates sister, the woman with whom Wes recently had a one-night stand. Enter Josie Winters. Josie is tagged off limits to by her big brother Christian but Josie and Wes already have history, a history no one knows anything about. Meanwhile Josie’s late aunt left our heroine a bucket list, of sorts, and Josie is determined to fulfill everything on her aunt’s behalf, a list Wes Bryant is only too happy to help complete. What ensues is the building but forbidden relationship between Wes and Josie, and the potential fall-out as Wes begins to struggle in his professional career, and the only change is the arrival of the woman with whom Wes is falling in love.

The world building follows several paths including Aunt Greta’s bucket list of things she never regretted, and Josie is resolute to complete each task with or without our story line hero. Wes Bryant never expected to fall for his teammate’s sister but forced together by convenience pushed Wes and Josie closer together.

The relationship between Josie and Wes is a forbidden romance; a forced proximity, teammates younger sister, one-night stand. Keeping their romance a secret is threatening any potential happily ever after, and when Wes’ career begins to falter, Josie knows it is only a matter of time before the blame if placed on our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are intimate, provocative and seductive.

We are introduced to Josie’s brother, and Wes’ teammate Christian Winters, Ryker Samuels and Chase Weston (Double Pucked); and Josie’s co-workers Maeve and Everly.

THE BOYFRIEND GOAL is a story of secrets and lies, determination and acceptance, family and friendships, relationships and love. The slow building, character driven premise is lively and engrossing; the characters are animated and quirky; the romance is flirty and realistic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Josie: Nice turnaround.

I smile stupidly against the dark window, so no one can see how I look right now. The glass is cool, but I’m warm everywhere. I don’t want to talk about me with Josie. Not with my teammates around. And honestly, not that much in general. I want to talk about her.  

Wesley: It was. But what are you up to? Also, it’s late. Go to bed.

Josie: That’s where I am.

Josie: Here’s your proof of bed.

She sends a picture of the lower half of the bed. Her legs are clearly under the covers. A paperback sits on the white cover. Zooming in, I read the title. Someone Else’s Ring.

Wesley: New book. Does this mean you finished the thriller? The Woman In The Hotel?

Josie: I did and the thrill was thrilling.

Wesley: How’s this one?

Josie: It reads like you f*&k.

Forget warm. I’m red hot under the collar of my dress shirt, remembering the words she wrote on hotel stationery more than a month ago. He f*&ked like a page turner that you didn’t want to put down. 

Is it just me or is Josie getting…naughtier? Bolder? More brazen? Pretty sure it’s not just me – it’s her, turning up the heat. 

I’m feeling the burn in the dark of the quiet jet, streaking across the sky. Here, it’s like no man’s land, free of consequences, devoid of risks. A place where we can flirt because of the miles between us. So I tap out a reply

Wesley: Bet I still “read” like that.

Josie: You’d keep me up all night?

Wesley: Like a page turner, Josie. Like a f*&king page turner.

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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The Accidental Dating Experiment by Lauren Blakely-review

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THE ACCIDENTAL DATING EXPERIMENT (How to Date 4) by Lauren Blakely

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 6, 2024

I’ve spent the better part of eight years resisting my best friend’s little sister. What’s one more week? The hardest week ever when it includes a proposition to be her dating coach.

Eight years ago I fell into a secret summer fling with the bright, big-hearted Juliet before our lives went in different directions.

Now, I’m the grumpy to her sunshine on a popular dating podcast we host, and when a wealthy fan gives us a charming coastal cottage as the biggest thank you ever, we head to the town where I grew up to give it a makeover.

And find the house has only one bed.

Located under a mirrored ceiling.

To make matters even harder, the woman I’ve been pining for tells me she wants to try to find the one and would I please be her dating coach for the week?

Like hell I’ll let her date other men. I’ll coach her on three dates with me.

But the second I take her out, I don’t feel like her teacher. I feel like she’s mine, especially when the first night ends with us tangled up together in that bed.

Each night we grow closer, but this dating experiment forces me to face my greatest fear – whether a man like me is worthy of her love.

Even though I’m already head over heels for her.

•••••

REVIEW: THE ACCIDENTAL DATING EXPERIMENT is the fourth instalment in Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult HOW TO DATE erotic, romance series. This is psychiatrist turned counselor/podcaster Monroe Blackstone, and thirty year old, break-up party planner/ podcaster Juliet’s story line. THE ACCIDENTAL DATING EXPERIMENT can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty.Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Juliet and Monroe) THE ACCIDENTAL DATING EXPERIMENT follows the friends to lovers/best friend’s sister relationship between our story line couple. Juliet and her brother’s best friend Monroe Blackstone, host a dating podcast often using Juliet’s string of disastrous first dates as a premise for their shows but when their number one fan ‘gifts’ the couple a house in Juliet’s home town of Darling Springs, California, our heroine is hoping to find that someone special, never suspecting, her someone special has been with her all along. Monroe Blackstone offers Juliet his services as a dating coach but jealousy threatens, and Monroe will become all of Juliet’s date, going forward. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Juliet and Monroe, and the potential fall-out as Monroe struggles between head and heart believing he is not capable of love or a happily ever after.

The world building focuses on the friends to lovers relationships as Monroe battles his attraction to the woman with whom he works and is currently at play. Having loved and lost, watching his own family implode, Monroe watches from the sidelines as his friends fall in love but something about Juliet pulls at Monroe’s heart, as their time in Darling Springs comes to a close.

The relationship between Juliet and Monroe is a friends to lovers/best friend’s sister affair but Monroe believes Juliet is off limits. Juliet and Monroe’s attraction to one another is apparent to everyone but the couple themselves, an attraction that gains momentum as time spent together reveals a connection they never suspected. The $ex scenes are provocative and seductive.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and familiar secondary and supporting characters including Juliet’s mother, who is jumping into the dating game: and Monroe’s father who if stepping into retirement with a new look at life.

THE ACCIDENTAL DATING EXPERIMENT is a familiar story of family and friendships, relationships and love. The premise is endearing and entertaining but one that has been done over and over; the romance passionate; the characters are energetic.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of books 3 THE ALMOST ROMANTIC

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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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THE ALMOST ROMANTIC (How To Date 3) by Lauren Blakely -review

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THE ALMOST ROMANTIC (How To Date 3) by Lauren Blakely -review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 14, 2024

Marry me.”

They were the last words I expected to say to my fake fiancé, but I’m the kind of guy who doesn’t back down from a challenge.

Pretend I’m engaged to my gorgeous and talented business partner to secure a business deal?

No problem.

Agree to a no-touch rule even though she’s been driving me wild since I met her?

Challenge accepted.

Resist grinning like a damn fool every time that same big-hearted, sunshine-y woman laughs with my little daughter?

Done.

So, yeah, when my fake fiancé’s vindictive business rival threatens to expose our make-believe romance, I can handle that too.

I’ll prove our engagement isn’t fake – by marrying her for real.

A marriage with an expiration date at the end of the year.

But that’s when I run smack dab into the biggest challenge ever – not falling madly in love with my wife.

•••••

REVIEW: THE ALMOST ROMANTIC is the third instalment in Lauren Blakely’s contemporary adult HOW TO DATE erotic, romance series. This is thirty-three bar owner/single father Gage Archer, and thirty year old, chocolatier Elodie Starling’s story line. THE ALMOST ROMANTIC can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary .

Told from dual first person perspectives (Elodie and Gage) THE ALMOST ROMANTIC follows in the wake of an almost one-night stand. Elodie loves the French fries at Gage Archer’s bar, and our hero, a man who doesn’t do relationships, see something in our story line heroine but an interrupted date, and a discussion about a business proposal, finds our couple discussing the possibilities of working towards a one of a kind chocolate bar. As our couple realize their dreams are about to come true, they are forced into a fake engagement in an effort to appease their new controlling landlord. What ensues is the building romance and fake relationship between Elodie and Gage, and the potential fall-out their time together comes with an expiry date.

The world building focuses on building a business in the face of competition and some misogynistic attitudes. Gage is a single father who has struggled with the relationships in his life; Elodie has been raising her younger sister in the wake of their parents’ demise. As ‘single parents’ their first priority is the younger generation but as their business takes on a life of its’ own, someone else is determined to reveal their secret in an effort to take them down.

The relationship between Elodie and Gage is one of mutual attraction and similar ideas but their ‘fake’ relationship quickly turns into something more, and Elodie is struggling with the possibility of losing everything if something goes wrong. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters are interesting and fun. We are introduced to Elodie’s sister Amanda , and Gage’s daughter Eliza, his brother Zane, as well as their grandma; Elodie’s assistant Kenji; fellow businessman Sebastian Roberts, and the return of Rachel, Hazel, Juliet and Fable.

THE ALMOST ROMANTIC is a story of secrets and lies, family and friendships, relationships and love. The premise is captivating and compelling; the romance is seductive; the characters are energetic and endearing.

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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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Thoroughly Pucked (My Hockey Romance 3) by Lauren Blakely-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 11, 2024

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 help me escape seconds before the wedding march begins.

But what’s a runaway bride to do with a broken heart and a non-refundable honeymoon? Book an extra ticket and take 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…

••••••

REVIEW:THOROUGHLY PUCKED is the third instalment in Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult MY HOCKEY ROMANCE erotic, MFM, hockey romance series. This is forward Ledger McBride, goalie Dev, and hair stylist Aubrey. THOROUGHLY PUCKED can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: THOROUGHLY PUCKED is a MFM story line, and a threesome between two men and the woman they love.

Told from three first person perspectives (Aubrey, Dev, Ledger) THOROUGHLY PUCKED follows in the wake of the almost wedding between Aubrey and her fiance Aiden. Left at the altar, Aubrey becomes a runaway bride with the help of her brother’s friends, professional hockey players Dev and Ledger, the two men with whom Aubrey will fall in love. With her honeymoon package still available, our threesome head on a spur of the moment vacation, learning to know what the other one likes. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Aubrey, Dev and Ledger, and the potential fall-out when their time together comes to a close with the start of the new hockey season.

The world building focuses on each characters individually as well as how they interact with one another. We are up close and personal with Ledger’s nightmares, Dev’s struggle in the net, and Aubrey’s battle between head and heart, having fallen in love with both men.

The relationship between Aubrey, Dev and Ledger begins when Aubrey’s brother, Ledger’s agent Garrett, needs his clients to rescue his not so heart broken sister. Dev and Ledger are not newbies to threesomes but both have thought they loved and lost until finding the one woman who loves them both. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and passionate.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, dynamic and familiar secondary and supporting characters including the previous story line threesomes, as well as Aubrey’s brother Garrett, her ex Aiden, and Ledger’s father.

THOROUGHLY PUCKED is a story of family and friendships, relationships, acceptance and love. The premise is engaging and exciting; the characters are determined, fun and flirty; the romance is seductive and provocative.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book two PUCK YES

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PUCK YES (My Hockey Romance 2) by Lauren Blakely-review

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PUCK YES (My Hockey Romance 2) by Lauren Blakely-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 9, 2023

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 trades me out for a better model—my boss—I don’t take getting screwed over lying down.

Instead, I get a glow up, not only landing a new job with the hockey team but also scoring the city’s hot new hockey player as my plus one to my ex’s wedding. Then, the sexy team captain starts flirting with me, too.

But one night after a win, I accidentally marry that intense new guy after the captain dares us to say I do. One dare leads to another, and I’m experiencing double the pleasure as I say puck yes to both players sharing me on my wedding night.

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

Looks like I have to fake it as Mrs. Hockey for the hockey season and the wedding season. There’s only one problem.

We’re not just a couple. Both guys want more of me.

And pretty soon I’ve got a bigger problem – I’m falling for my fake husband and my secret boyfriend at the same time.

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REVIEW: PUCK YES is the second instalment in Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult MY HOCKEY ROMANCE erotic, MFM, hockey romance series. This is fashion influencer- blogger/team mascot Ivy Samuels, San Francisco Avengers team captain Stefan Christiansen, and new Avenger Hayes Armstrong’s storyline. PUCK YES can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty, Any important information from the previous story lines is reveal where necessary. Ivy is the sister of Ryker Samuels (Double Pucked 1).

Told from three first person perspectives (Ivy, Stefan, Hayes) PUCK YES follows the building romance and relationship between Ivy, Stefan and Hayes. Ivy is a fashion blogger who has been dumped by her boyfriend, a boyfriend who is now engaged to Ivy’s boss, a woman who has invited Ivy to the wedding of the year but things go from bad to worse when Ivy is asked to be the fashion reporter for her ex’s wedding. Needing a plus one, Ivy asks her new neighbor, hockey player Hayes Armstrong to be her plus one but a new job as the team mascot, and a dare from the team players, finds Hayes and Ivy married in Vegas, a marriage that is about to include a sexy boyfriend. Enter team captain Stefan Christiansen, the third member of Ivy and Haye’s wedding union. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Ivy, Stefan and Hayes, and the potential fall-out as the ‘marriage on a dare’ quickly turns into something more.

The relationship between Ivy, Hayes and Stefan is one of immediate attraction. Ivy’s new neighbor Hayes Armstrong likes to garden in the nude, and it is his first introduction to Ivy that Hayes quickly offers up his status as plus one, a status that comes with his friendship with team captain Stefan. Ivy Samuels is attracted to both men, and both men are shamelessly attracted to our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate with multiple partner scenarios.

We are introduced to Ivy’s best friend and roommate Jackson, her former boyfriend Xander, and soon to be ex-boss Simone, as well as the return of Ivy’ brother Ryker Samuels, his girlfriend Trina and their third Chase.

PUCK YES is a fun and flirty story of love and acceptance, betrayal and moving on. The slow building premise is interesting, entertaining and spicy; the romance is tender and spirited; the characters are dynamic and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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LIMITED EDITION HUSBAND (Winner Takes All 4) by Lauren Blakely

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 4, 2023

One weekend with no strings was supposed to be the plan.

After barely escaping my last train wreck of a romance, I’ve got a new dating goal—play it cool.

I stick to that strategy when I meet a hunky Brit at a fundraiser and ask him to grab a drink. But he’s newly out and eager for all the things he’s never done, so he ups the ante with the wild suggestion that we jet off to the city of sin for a weekend, then say goodbye.

But instead, thanks to blackjack, a bet and some bourbon, we’re saying I do.

And in the morning I’m asking myself what the hell have I done? I can’t risk being the football player who’s also a playa. We’ll just undo the holy matrimony right this stinking second.

Except, the pics of our nuptials are splashed all over the Internet, and my agent says we need to stay Mister and Mister until the brouhaha blows over.

Thirty days as fake husbands with the charming Brit who’s determined to prove that he’s nothing like my ex?

My bruised heart can handle that as long as I don’t fall for my husband.

And I won’t. When we split for real, he’ll be an ocean away.

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REVIEW: LIMITED EDITION HUSBAND is the fourth instalment in Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult WINNER TAKES ALL erotic, LGBTQ, MM romance series. This is twenty-nine year old, American football player Nate Chandler, and twenty-four year old, British documentary production assistant Hunter Colburn’s story line. LIMITED EDITION HUSBAND can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary . Nate and Chandler first appeared in the novella TOP NOTCH BOYFRIEND but the characters and backgrounds have been totally reimagined.

NOTE: LIMITED EDITION HUSBAND is an LGBTQ story line with a same sex couple.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Nate and Hunter) LIMITED EDITION HUSBAND follows the building romance and relationship between American football player Nate Chandler, and British documentary production assistant Hunter Colburn. Nate Chandler and his team had travelled to England for a series of demonstration games for the European public but Nate never expected to meet his future with documentary production assistant Hunter Colburn, a man who was struggling with his sexual identity. A few days together ended when Nate had to return to America but an opportunity to travel found Hunter following the man with whom he would fall in love. A drunken night of poker in Las Vegas, and a winner takes all bet found Nate and Hunter married, and what happens in Vegas doesn’t necessarily stay in Vegas when paparazzi, tourists and fans have their own agenda and video records. A lack of communication, misunderstanding and the belief that their marriage will end in a matter of weeks, Nate and Hunter find themselves struggling to keep their relationship together when one or both may always be somewhere else in the world. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Hunter and Nate, and the potential fall-out as their time together comes with an expected expiry date that neither one is willing to accept.

The relationship between Nate and Hunter begins as a meet-cute when Hunter spies Nate at a local UK carnival, a carnival in which Nate is the target of several pies at a pie throwing dunk tank. Hunter wants his chance at Nate, a chance for something more than tossing a cherry pie. Hunter is a gay-relationship virgin, and he is about to encounter a man who has loved and lost, burned by someone who was in love with somebody else. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters: Jason and Beck (The Boyfriend Comeback 1), Zane and Maddox (Turn Me On 2), Lue and Tanner (Manhandled 5), as well as agents, players, family and friends.

LIMITED EDITION HUSBAND is a story of family and friendships, relationships and love, misunderstanding and miscommunication, forgiveness and acceptance. The premise is engaging and captivating; the romance is provocative; the characters are fun, flirty and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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