The Muse (Beautiful Magic #1) by Lauren Blakely-Review tour

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Sandy

The Muse (Beautiful Magic #1) by Lauren Blakely-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 19, 2021

Midnight in Paris meets Night at the Museum! A gorgeous standalone forbidden romance with magical elements! Fall in love with The Muse, a sweeping romance set in a modern day Paris that’s full of magic, art, mysteries, and passion from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely!

The first time a woman stepped out of a painting, I thought I was seeing things.
The second time, I thought I was going mad.
The night she emerged from a Renoir, I felt something else entirely — a deep stirring of desire, and the wish to get to know the brilliant beauty who’s been trapped inside a painted garden for years.
She can only come out at night in the Musée d’Orsay, where I work. There, after hours, we wander through galleries, with the Van Goghs, the Monets, and the Toulouse Lautrecs the only witnesses to our midnight kisses and, soon, our trysts.
She opens her heart to me, and I learn her story.
But she keeps secrets too, ones I hope to unravel. Why she was trapped. Why Renoir is hunting her. And why artwork in famous museums across the world is starting to disintegrate.
Why I, too, seem to be the only person who can repair the masterpieces.
As I fall deeper for the woman who’s trapped in a museum, I’m caught up in another side of Paris after dark, one inhabited by forgers, ghosts of famous artists and, impossibly, by Muses.
But someone is after the woman I’m falling in love with, and it’s up to me to save her…even if it means losing everything I’ve found with her.

••••••••

REVIEW:THE MUSE is the first instalment in Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult BEAUTIFUL MAGIC paranormal, romance series. This is Musee d’Orsay tour guide and art historian Julien Garnier, and lady in the painting Clio’s story line.

Told from first person perspective ( Julien) with a couple of final chapters by Clio, THE MUSE follows art historian student and museum guide Julien Garnier as he struggles to make sense of craziness that has become his life. Late night visits to the Musee d’Orsay in Paris, France finds Julien Garnier ‘talking with’ and watching the paintings come to life but more specifically the ‘Woman Wandering in the Irises’, a canvas painted by Renoir featuring Monet’s garden. Enter Clio, the woman in question, and the woman with whom Julien will fall in love. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Julien and Clio, and the potential fall-out as Clio’s love for Julien begins to affect a number of famous paintings throughout the world.

Julien Garnier has no idea his life is about to change. With the ability to see what no one else has the ability to see, and repair the damaged masterpieces that are being destroyed at an alarming rate, Julien will have to confront the possibility of ghosts inhabiting the body of friends, the Muses, and art forgers desperate to take control of the world’s most expensive paintings. Clio is a woman with a secret, a secret that is about to affect the Classics, and Masterpieces, and in this, Clio struggles with what has to be done but our heroine has been targeted by someone from her past, someone who refuses to accept what happened years before.

The relationship between Julien and Clio is predicated upon Julien’s powers to see the paintings come to life, and talk with the characters featured in the museum’s Masterpieces. Magic plays a large role in the relationship between our leading couple as Clio and Julien embark on a journey into the some of the most famous paintings around the world. The $ex scenes are mostly implied.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Julien’s sister and museum curator Adaline; art collectors Remy and Rafe; Julien’s friend Simon, and his new girlfriend Lucy; Clio’s sister Thalia; as well as several characters that come to life, or inhabit the bodies of people whom Julien knows. The requisite evil has many faces.

THE MUSE is an enchanting and magical story line with a little bit of real history and the art world woven together. The premise is detailed and charming; the romance is sweet and passionate; the characters are colorful and charismatic. THE MUSE and the Beautiful Magic series is a departure for author Lauren Blakely, a departure that is sure to resonate with fans of the paranormal genre.

Reviewed by Sandy

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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 DREAM GUY NEXT DOOR by Lauren Blakely-review tour

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Sandy

THE DREAM GUY NEXT DOOR (The Guys Who Got Away 1) by Lauren Blakely-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 7, 2021.

Just my luck – my new next door neighbor is a unicorn.
Yep, the British hottie is clearly a mythical man because – get this – he’s a sexy, witty, charming, big-hearted single dad.
Who, wait for it, wants to find Mrs. Right and get hitched.

He’s a once-in-a-blue-moon kind of man, and it’s a darn shame I’m not on the market. If I were, his accent alone would melt me. Add in the fact that he’s a veterinarian, and my animal-loving heart would be flip flopping.

But my heart’s on the mend. I’m a single parent like him, and raising my teenage daughter is my top priority. Plus, falling for a guy who shares your property line is a line you shouldn’t cross.

Still, I’m an outgoing gal, so I do the neighborly thing and offer to be his dating insider.
Surely, I can help this small town’s most eligible bachelor ever navigate his way through all the fantastic single ladies eager to make his acquaintance.

What could possibly go wrong in helping the dream guy next door find his one true love?
So I set him up on one date, two dates, three dates — and I’m about to find out exactly how dangerous my offer is.

••••••

REVIEW:THE DREAM GUY NEXT DOOR is the first instalment in Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult THE GUYS WHO GOT AWAY erotic, romance series. This is thirty –nine year old, veterinarian and single father Dr. Liam Harris, and thirty-seven year old, carpenter/single mother January’s story line.

NOTE: THE DREAM GUY NEXT DOOR was first released in audible format.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Liam and January) THE DREAM GUY NEXT DOOR follows the building romance and relationship between thirty –nine year old, veterinarian and single father Dr. Liam Harris, and thirty-seven year old, carpenter/single mother January. Liam Harris is new to the small town of Duck Falls, California having moved to take over his father’s practice but meeting his next door neighbour stirs something deep within our story line hero, something he hasn’t felt for a very long time. As a single father, British born Liam Harris is hoping to find his own happily ever after but single mother January, isn’t looking to settle down anytime in the future. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Liam and January, and the potential fall-out as the heart wants what it cannot have.

Liam Harris is a single father who’s hoping to find the one woman that calls to his heart but Liam’s quest for love continues to miserably fail as he keeps thinking back to the woman next door. January is a single mother who’s first failed marriage has forced our heroine to focus on her daughter and her career. Never intending to remarry or have any more children, January struggles between head and heart when she finds herself falling for a man who wants everything and more.

The relationship between Liam and January is one of immediate attraction but January is an independent business woman who has no plans for marriage or settling down in the future. Liam Harris is looking for love but more specifically looking for a woman who is going to love his son, and take on the role of mother and guardian. As the new man in town, Liam finds himself the center of attention but there is only one woman that calls to his heart The back and forth between Liam and January is frenetic and fun. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text

We are introduced to Liam’s ten year old son ; Ethan’s parent ; Liam’s cousin Oliver; as well as January’s daughter Wednesday, and January’s best friend Alva Change.

THE DREAM GUY NEXT DOOR is a story of family, friendships, relationships and love. A story of love, loss, revelations and acceptance. The premise is engaging, entertaining and heart warming-there is no over the top drama or conflict; the romance is seductive, tender and captivating; the characters are animated, fun and flirtatious.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
The Dream Guy Next Door
Dear Sexy Ex Boyfriend
The What If Guy
A Guy Walks Into A Bar
Thanks For Last Night

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My One Week Husband by Lauren Blakely-Review & Excerpt tour

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Sandy

My One Week Husband by Lauren Blakely-Review and Excerpt tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 17, 2021

A week-long trip. A fake marriage. And seven delicious nights with only one bed in the hotel room.

He’s my business partner, my good friend, and the man I’ve craved for years.
But I’ve resisted the sexy Brit, and I plan to keep up my walls because I’ve been there, done that, and I know how much it hurts when you let someone into your heart.
Then an opportunity comes along for us to snag the business deal of a lifetime.
The catch?
We need to pretend we’re married to pull off this high-stakes deal.
So the clever, charming man with secrets a mile deep becomes my temporary husband, as we travel around Europe. Soon, we fall into bed, tangled together like newlyweds who can’t keep their hands off each other.
One week to explore our fantasies, then we return to who we were.
But when I learn the dark secrets he’s been keeping, I doubt we can go back.
Because they change everything.

••••••

REVIEW: —MY ONE WEEK HUSBAND by Lauren Blakely is a contemporary, adult, erotic romance story line set in the author’s THE EXQUISITE world. This is business partners and hoteliers, thirty three year old Scarlett Slade, and Daniel Stewart’s story line. MY ONE WEEK HUSBAND can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Scarlett and Daniel were first introduced in ONE EXQUISITE TOUCH as business partners of hotelier Cole Donovan.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Daniel and Scarlett) MY ONE WEEK HUSBAND follows British born Daniel Stewart, and his business partner Scarlett Slade on a business tour through France, and the potential acquisition of a new hotel to add to their growing billion dollar venture. In an effort to get up close and personal with prospective hotels, Daniel and Scarlett pose as husband and wife, a partnership that lead to a happily ever after but Daniel’s past has hardened his heart to love and forever, and Scarlett struggles with the failure of her first, a marriage she believed would last a life time. What ensues is the building romance and relationship, predicated upon a lie, between Scarlett and Daniel, and the potential fall-out as Daniel refuses to acknowledge the possibility of a future with our story line heroine.

Scarlett Slade never expected to fall for Daniel Stewart but our heroine is quickly discovering that there is more to Daniel than meets the eye. Posing as husband and wife, Scarlett and Daniel take their fake relationship to the next level, a relationship that becomes all too real for our story line hero. Daniel Stewart has lusted after his partner for as long as he can remember but Daniel refuses to open his heart to romance and love. Falling for Scarlett was easy, breaking her heart was about to destroy him from within.

The relationship between Scarlett and Daniel is a business partners to lovers, fake marriage between two people who struggle to move on from the past. Daniel never expected to enter into the hotel business, and Scarlett had to move out from under the heaviness of the destruction of her marriage. Journeying through France, Scarlett and Daniel would reveal their backstories, backstories that are heart breaking, emotional and sometimes dark. The $ex scenes are intimate, intense and steamy without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters included business partner Cole Donovan, Scarlett’s parents, as well as several Parisians, and another couple honeymooning in Paris, France.

MY ONE WEEK HUSBAND is a story of loss and acceptance; romance and love. The premise is inviting and imaginative; the romance is spirited and edgy; the characters are broken, sassy, and animated.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
One Night Only
One Exquisite Touch

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Reviewed by Sandy

“Are you a doctor?” she counters, but she lets me inspect her injury.“I’m the doctor in the room,” I tease.

I ask where it hurts, and she points to her wrist, frowning. I run a thumb gently along that tender spot, that tantalizing place that can drive a woman wild.

If you touch her just right.

Which it seems I am doing, since Scarlett’s breath hitches.

“Daniel,” she whispers, her voice perhaps betraying her. “I’m fine. I swear I’m fine.”

I tuck my finger under her chin, lift it, and meet her gaze. “Are you sure?”

She nods, her eyes a little glossy. “I swear I am.”

“Let’s be certain.”

I lift her wrist to my face, my eyes on hers. Waiting for a sign. Waiting for more.

“Yes, please.”

So I bring her wrist to my lips and press a kiss to my business partner’s skin.

She lets out a low moan.

A groan works its way up my chest, and I swallow it down as I dust my lips over her pulse point.

I close my eyes, inhaling her, savoring the scent of her skin, of her lotion, of her Scarlett-ness.

I should move away. But she’s right here.

Images of last night’s fantasies flicker before me, along with the moment just now in front of the mirror, and how she looked at the reflection of her and me.

I open my eyes.

She nibbles on the corner of her lips, gazing down a me as I look up at her.

Is she thinking the same thing I am?

One kiss.

One taste.

That’s all.

I tamp down the groan in my throat as I breathe in.

Then, I take the next step.

I stand, gently take her uninjured hand, and carefully tug her up.

I reach toward her hair, tucking an errant strand behind her ear, testing to see if she’ll make that sound again.

That gasp. That hitch of her breath.

She does. It’s sensual and erotic, and it goes straight to my cock.

I do the one thing I’ve thought about doing for the last few years. The thing I’ve prided myself on resisting. I move closer, lean in, and press a kiss to her cheek.

It’s the same type of kiss I’ve given her every time we greet each other. But this time, I linger. I don’t back away. I simply brush my lips across her cheek and whisper, “All better now?”

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How To Get Lucky by Lauren Blakely & Joe Arden-Review tour

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Sandy

How To Get Lucky by Lauren Blakely & Joe Arden-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 20 2021

Every man knows there are lines you don’t cross. Like this one — don’t bang your boss’s little sister.

Too bad I didn’t know sexy, clever, irresistible London is related to the guy who signs my paychecks. Would have been helpful to have that intel before I took her out on that first date, before I kissed her on the beach, before I made plans to take her home that night.

But now I know and I’m going to be so damn disciplined. I’m a good guy, after all. And good guys don’t break the golden rules of the bro code. I’m going to follow the f&*k out of all the rules. I won’t break a single damn one.

Even when London asks me to help her with a work project. One that has us working late every night, all alone, in my tiny apartment.

One that tests every ounce of willpower I have.

One that is driving me out of my ever loving mind.

But I resist.

Until the night she issues a challenge I can’t refuse.

•••••••

REVIEW: HOW TO GET LUCKY co authored by Lauren Blakely and Joe Arden is a contemporary, adult, stand alone erotic, romance story line focusing on DJ Teddy Lockhart, and choreographer London Hollis.

Told from first person perspective and third person texts between London and her girlfriends, HOW TO GET LUCKY follows the forbidden relationship between DJ Teddy Lockhart, and choreographer London Hollis. Teddy Lockhart works as the in house DJ for the all-male revue at the nightclub Edge but Teddy is hoping to expand on his business when he meets choreographer London Hollis, a dancer who stirs something deep within our story line hero but London is off limits as she is the boss’ sister. London is hoping Teddy is able to put together the music for an all-female dance routine to be featured at the Edge but working along side London is becoming more difficult as their sexual attraction is palpable and hot. Keeping their relationship on the down low, London and Teddy begin to fall for one another but Teddy has already experience the backlash of falling for the boss’ daughter, and refuses to again be placed in a similar position. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Teddy and London, and the potential fall-out as Teddy must come to a decision about his future-both professional and personal.

Teddy Lockhart knows the hardship of falling for someone at work, and in this he lost everything and had to start over. Teddy had no idea that London was his boss’ sister, and in this our hero struggles with his attraction to a woman that could cost him a job and his professional career. London Hollis is hoping Teddy Lockhart is the DJ to put together the music for her upcoming show but their attraction to one another may be a problem in that Teddy refuses to get involved with another workplace romance.

The relationship between Teddy and London is one of immediate attraction. Teddy notices London immediately, but knows that to work with London threatens his need to remain professional at work. There back and forth is flirty and fun-the $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced via text to London’s besties Olive and Emery; male dancers Sam, Carlos and Stanley, club owner Archer Hollis, as well as London’s roommates Nate and Stanley.

HOW TO GET LUCKY is a story of betrayal and relationships; family, acceptance and love. The premise is lively, enjoyable and entertaining; the romance is seductive and captivating; the characters are colorful, energetic and fun.

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Joe Arden is one of the industry’s most prolific and decorated narrators of Romance and Erotica. He has been nominated for multiple Audie and SOVAS Awards and has received AudioFile’s Earphones Award numerous times. He is a vocal advocate for consent and equality. In his free time, he trains and fosters rescue pit bulls. This is his debut novel.

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Good with His Hands by Lauren Blakely / Lili Valente-Review Tour

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Sandy

Good with His Hands (Good in Bed #1) by Lauren Blakely / Lili Valente-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 15, 2020

I’m the wrong guy for her.

She’s sunshine, and cherry pie. I’m whiskey and fast cars. I’m also keeping one hell of a secret from the woman I’ve wanted for years.

But when I find a list my sister left behind for Ruby, I’ve got no choice but to offer the sexy, big-hearted girl next door both a road trip and a chance.

A chance to discover how big she can dream.

And if some of those dreams play out in the bedroom? Well, there’s nothing wrong with a few — okay, several — hot nights together as we hit the beach, visit old stomping grounds, and test all sorts of limits, in and out of the sheets.

Seven days, then I’m off, moving across the country, far away from her.

No way can things get complicated in a week. Ruby and I aren’t the kind of dream that has a shot of coming true.

Especially once she learns what I’ve done.

••••••

REVIEW:GOOD WITH HIS HANDS is the first instalment in the contemporary, adult GOOD IN BED erotic, romance series co-authored by Lauren Blakely and Lili Valente. This is twenty-seven year old, illustrator Ruby Valentine, and artist Jesse Hendrix’ story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Jesse and Ruby) GOOD WITH HIS HANDS follows the best friend’s brother relationship between twenty seven year old illustrator Ruby Valentine, and artist Jesse Hendrix. Two years later Ruby’s life imploded when her best friend Claire Hendrix aka Jesse’s sister died following a car accident that left Ruby struggling for her life. Fast forward to present day, after two years of therapy, Ruby is ready to move on with her life when Jesse presents Ruby with a bucket list of no regrets, a list drawn up by Claire that Ruby and Jesse are about to fulfill but timing is crucial as New Yorker Jesse Hendrix is set to move out to California, to start a new career without the woman with whom he is falling in love. What ensues is the two -week relationship and journey of no regrets between Jesse and Ruby, and the potential fall-out as Jesse reveals a secret about the list Claire wanted Ruby to finish.

Jesse Hendrix lost his only sister two years earlier but the loss brought him closer to Ruby Valentine. Ruby has always had a crush on her best friend’s brother but never knew that Jesse felt the same about her in return. With the list of no regrets about to be fulfilled, Jesse and Ruby realize that falling in love may be the biggest ‘no regret’ of all. The $ex scenes are passionate and seductive without the use of over the top,sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Ruby’s best friend and cousin Gigi, as well as Ruby’s mother who owns and operates Sweetie Pies bakery. Gigi’s story line is next in GOOD TO BE BAD.

GOOD WITH HIS HANDS is a fun and flirty story line. The premise is entertaining and captivating; the romance is flirtatious and enthusiastic; the characters are dynamic and imaginative.

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Lili Valente

Lili Valente has slept under the stars in Greece, eaten dinner at midnight with French men who couldn’t be trusted to keep their mouths on their food, and walked alone through Munich’s red light district after dark and lived to tell the tale.

These days you can find her writing in a tent beside the sea, drinking coconut water and thinking delightfully dirty thoughts.

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One Exquisite Touch by Lauren Blakely-review tour

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Sandy

One Exquisite Touch (The Extravagant #1) by Lauren Blakely-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 16, 2020

When the invitation arrived, it detailed the rules of the masquerade–no names, no identities.

I set one more–find a most wicked man for one night, the kind who’ll bring me deliciously naughty pleasure.
But as the clock ticks to midnight, he finds me, whisks me away to a secret alcove, and delivers all that dirty bliss and then some, leaving me craving more. We make arrangements for another secret rendezvous.

Only fate has other plans, since I run into him the next morning. Turns out the stranger at the ball is the billionaire owner of the hotel across the Strip from mine.
My rival. My enemy.

The last thing I’ll do is let the brilliant, mercurial man who wants a piece of my business into my bed again.
But when he throws down a daring, risqué bet. I have to decide if I want to raise the stakes.
Or walk away…

••••••••

REVIEW:ONE EXQUISITE TOUCH is the first full-length instalment in Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult THE EXTRAVAGANT erotic, romance series focusing on people at The Extravagant Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is co-CEO of The Extravagant Hotel Sage Carmichael, and co-owner of the The Invitation, Cole Donovan’s story line. ONE EXQUISITE TOUCH can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Some of the events of ONE EXQUISITE TOUCH cross over with, and run parallel to the events of the prequel ONE NIGHT ONLY.

NOTE: ONE EXQUISITE TOUCH contains scenes of MFM and ménage sexual situations that may not be suitable for more sensitive readers.

Told from three first person perspectives (Sage, Cole and Daniel) ONE EXQUISITE TOUCH follows the business rivals to lovers relationship between co-CEO of The Extravagant Hotel Sage Carmichael, and co-owner of the The Invitation Cole Donovan. Cole Donovan, along with his business partner British-born Daniel Stewart, have just opened The Invitation, the newest hotel on the Vegas strip, directly across from the Carmichael family owned The Extravagant Hotel. A black-tie masquerade ball at The Invitation finds Cole and Daniel seducing a masked yet unidentifiable Sage, resulting in the awkward morning after meeting between Vegas competitors. Competitors in business and the boardroom but lovers on the side, Cole and Sage’s relationship turns into something more but not before the threesome continue to heat up the bedroom with their sexual desires. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Sage and Cole, and the potential fall-out as issues of trust continue to fester for our leading couple.

Sage, Cole and Daniel have all loved and lost but the focus of this story is on the past betrayal of our heroine, and Cole’s loss of a former love. Sage continues to struggle in the face of betrayal in a previous relationship; and Cole’s inability to move forward finds his best friend intimately involved in finding someone for Cole to love.

The relationship between Cole and Sage begins as a bet wherein Cole and Daniel take pride in their games of seducing beautiful women. A quickie threesome in a darkened hallway leads Cole to wanting something more, and that something more is the woman both Cole and Daniel seduced the night before. The $ex scenes are erotic, emotional, passionate and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Sage’s best friend Eliza, as well as the return of Sage’s sister Ivy Carmichael; rockstar Stone and his bodyguard Jackson; Cole’s business partner and friend Daniel Stewart, and another of Daniel’s business partners Scarlett. Stone and Jackson’s story is next in ONE TIME ONLY; Daniel and Scarlett’s story in ONE ALLURING CHANCE.

ONE EXQUISITE TOUCH is an erotic story of friendships, relationships, partnerships and love. The premise is captivating; the romance is seductive; the characters are energetic, charismatic and intense. ONE EXQUISITE TOUCH is a passionate and provocative story of seduction and love.

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Standing in front of the glass window overlooking the casino is a stunning woman in a red dress with a zipper all the way down the back.

I want to unzip it with my teeth.

Her blonde hair is twisted neat and tight in a clip. Those silky strands remind me of my stranger. That clip, too, reminds me of the one she left behind that night. The barrette I picked up when she scurried away. The barrette I plan to give her next weekend at the party.

But right now, I’m not thinking of my stranger, because I’m too busy admiring the view in front of me.

That body. That ass. Those legs.

She stands at the window, hands on the sill, gazing at her empire below.

She looks powerful, and power looks so damn good on a woman, especially when a powerful woman gets on her knees at your command.

I’d like to put her on her knees.

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Thanks for Last Night by Lauren Blakely-Review tour

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Sandy

Thanks for Last Night (The Guys Who Got Away #3) by Lauren Blakely-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 18, 2020.

A sexy new friends-to-lovers standalone!

Let me list the reasons why dating a sexy, charming, pro hockey star is a bad idea:
1. He’s one of my closest friends
2. All our friends are friends
3. The wounds I’ve got from past relationships go deep. And so do his.

We’re both devoutly single — it’s just safer for the heart that way. But there’s no reason not to bid on the gorgeous, clever athlete at the charity auction this weekend. If I win, it’ll be a friendsdate.

And I do win.

I win him big.

And hard.

And all night long.

The trouble is . . . what happens in the morning?

•••••••

REVIEW:THANKS FOR THE LAST is the third instalment in Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult. THE GUYS WHO GOT AWAY erotic,romance series focusing on a tight-knit group of friends. This is professional hockey player Ransom North, and philanthropist and social media promoter Teagan King’s story line. THANKS FOR LAST NIGHT can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Teagan and Ransom) as well as several ‘cameo’ points of view THANKS FOR LAST NIGHT follows the friends to lovers relationship between professional hockey player Ransom North, and philanthropist and social media promoter Teagan King. As the two remaining singles in their group of friends, Ransom North and Teagan King both profess to keep their relationship strictly in the friend zone but a bachelor auction finds Ransom asking Teagan to bid for his date in an effort to come out on top. A winning bid, and one night together stirs something deep for both Teagan and Ransom, something neither one was willing to admit having loved and lost in the past. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Teagan and Ransom as both continue to deny the are looking for something more.

Throughout the story Teagan and Ransom watch as their friends fall in love, get married and consider Starting families but having been burned in the past, Ransom and Teagan struggle with a direction in their personal lives. One night together turns into something more, and with a little poking and prodding from their well-meaning friends Ransom and Teagan reconsider their lives together.

The relationship between Ransom and Teagan is a friends to lovers relationship. Ransom struggled with the betrayal of his former girlfriend, and in this he never wanted to place himself in a similar situation while Teagan lost the support of a former lover when her own life spiraled out of control. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of the over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

All of the previous couples return as secondary and supporting characters as well as Ransom’s sister Tempest, and his verbal sparring partner, professional baseball player Adrian Martinez. We are up close and personal with Logan and Bryn on the day of the nuptials, and like many of the couples, considering a future with or without children.

THANKS FOR LAST NIGHT is a story of family, friendships, relationships and love; a story of second chances of a sort for two people burned by love, never hoping to find their own happily ever afters. The premise is entertaining and energetic; the romance is seductive and fated; the characters are sassy and fun.

Reading order and previous reviews

Dear Sexy Ex Boyfriend
The What If Guy
A Guy Walks Into A Bar

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Posted on August 21, 2020 by Sandy

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 19, 2020

Every bartender should follow one simple rule—don’t go home with the customers.

That’s been easy for me to stick to, until the night a cocky, confident, and sinfully charming hockey star walks into my bar. This sexy athlete is too hard to resist, especially when he makes it clear how much he wants the “sarcastic, witty, hot AF” guy behind the bar—also known as me.

Still, I’m not keen on breaking my own rules since I know where that can lead—no place good.

But when that man makes his case with one bone-searing kiss on the streets of London, I throw resistance out the window.

What could go wrong with a hot, dirty, no-strings-attached fling before he leaves town in five days?

Trouble is, soon our nights together lead to days, to long conversations, to getting to know each other, and to something I never expected—falling ridiculously hard for a man who’s getting on a plane to America when I live a world away.

My life is here. His is there. And no amount of falling or feeling will change that one big problem.

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REVIEW:A GUY WALKS INTO MY BAR is the third instalment in Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult THE GUYS WHO GOT AWAY erotic, romance series. This is professional hockey player, American James ‘Fitz’ Fitzgerald, and thirty-one year old, British bar owner Dean Collins’ story line. A GUY WALKS INTO MY BAR can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary. Fitz was first introduced in book one DEAR SEXY EX-BOYFRIEND.

NOTE: A GUY WALKS INTO MY BAR is an LGBTQ / MM story line with graphic scenes of same sex situations.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dean and Fitz) A GUY WALKS INTO MY BAR follows the building relationship between professional hockey player, American James ‘Fitz’ Fitzgerald, and thirty-one year old, British bar owner Dean Collins. James Fitzgerald’s sister Emma is about to start school in London, England, and as such Fitz is helping his sister get settled and moved in but Fitz never expected to meet British bar owner Dean Collins, a meeting that will turn into somuch more. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Fitz and Dean, and the potential fall-out as Fitz’s time in England comes to a close.

James ‘Fitz’ Fitzgerald doesn’t do relationships having struggled with previous relationships in the past but meeting Dean Collins draws Fitz to Dean like a moth to a flame. Six days together ends with professions of love but neither one is willing to commit to forever in the face of a long distance relationship, and their commitment to their own current career paths. Dean Collins knows to fall in love with Fitz means never getting his happily ever after but time spent with Fitz gives Dean thoughts of a future, a future that would require him to move out of his comfort zone, and to a new place, new country, and new way of life.

The relationship between Dean and Fitz is one of immediate attraction but Dean refuses to be a tourist’s hook-up, and Fitz is leery in the face of his fame and hockey notoriety. A few hours together quickly develops into something more but the likelihood of forever is something neither one had considered until they had fallen in love. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Fitz’s friends: Leo, Oliver (Dear Sexy Ex-Boyfriend), Logan Clark and Bryn Hawthorne (The What If Guy), teammate Ransom; Dean’s father Martin Collins, coffee shop owner Penny; Dean’s friends Sam, and bar co-owner Maeve.

A GUY WALKS INTO MY BAR is a story of family, friendships, relationships and love. The author points out there is zero homophobia in her fictionalized world, therefore the conflict revolves around the thousands of miles that separate our story line couple. The premise is charming, encouraging, sexy and inviting; the characters are sassy and edgy; the romance is provocative and seductive.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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