Bøger af Lauren Blakely

A delicious fake fiancé romance! I don't mean to just blurt it out. "Why, yes I'm engaged!" But once I say it to a potential client, there's only one logical thing to do -- cast the role of my fake fiancé.Easy enough. As a casting director, my job is to find the most talented players for every part, so I choose dreamy, edgy, sexy, sarcastic Reeve. And I sign him up for one week in the role of mine.It's not as if I'll fall for him in five nights even if we get a little cozy one night at theater. It's not as if I'll want more even after a scorching afternoon in the stacks of the New York Public Library.I can't let myself because on Friday at midnight the curtain falls on our fake romance...

Let me list the reasons why dating the sexy, charming pro hockey star is a bad idea: He's one of my closest friends...All our friends are friends...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?

Some fantasies are better left unsaid.Besides, I don't need to act on my wildest dreams, not when my fiancé and I have the kind of after dark adventures others long for - alluring, daring and oh so frequent.I can't risk losing him by voicing my deepest desire, so I focus on building our life together, expanding my career, and prepping for our wedding. But the hotter our role playing gets at night, the closer I come to telling him what I want most during the day.Until the night I do...NOTE: THE ENGAGEMENT GIF was first released as a novella and has now been expanded to a full novel.

There are three little words most guys don't want to hear on the first date."Knock me up."This single gal has had enough of the games, the BS and the endless chase. I know what I want most, and it's not true love. It's a bun in the oven, and I'm not afraid to hit up my sex-on-a-stick co-worker to do the job. Ryder is gorgeous, witty and wild - and he's also a notorious commitment-phobe. That makes him the perfect candidate to make a deposit in the bank of me.I won't fall for him, he won't fall for me, and there's no way baby will make three.Right?

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely comes a second chance romance that'll make your heart feel good! I have a big plan for my career and it most certainly doesn't involve my ex. AKA my first love. It definitely doesn't entail working with him every day on a brand-new project for my jewelry line.And it absolutely doesn't include falling for the man all over again.But the trouble is, he's kind, charming and so darn smart. Not to mention easy on the eyes. And thoughtful, too.Also, he wants to get to know me again. To take me out for coffee, to chat on the phone, to go to museums.It's a dizzying, delicious courtship, but I don't know if my heart can handle this from the man who broke it to pieces once upon a time...Or am I willing to risk everything for a second chance at first love?

Dive into the friends-to-lovers, fake fiancé standalone romance that launched the #1 NYT Bestselling series!In my defense, putting a fake ring on my best friend's finger seems like a good idea at the time. My dad needs me to look like a committed guy to close a business deal, so what's the harm in boasting to, well, everyone that I'm the marrying kind of man?Now, I just need my best friend to help me out and play my fiancée for the next week. Good thing Charlotte has her reasons for saying yes to my plan. Just as long as we agree to zero touching, and absolutely no feelings.I can do that no problem. And for the first few days, we're pulling off this pretend act like we're going to win an Academy Award.But pretty soon, all this playing pretend in public leads to a whole lot of temptation in private. Until one night, we break our no touching rule in spectacular fashion.There's no faking the kind of toe-curling, window-shattering cries she makes as I take her to new heights between the sheets that night, and the next, and the one after.Trouble is, I can't seem to fake that I might be feeling something real for my best friend.What the hell have I gotten myself into with this...big rock?

The second the test-the-sexy-scenes offer landed in my lap, I said yes.After all, I've been damn curious about a few things I've read in romance novels. Do buttons truly go flying across the floor when you rip off a guy's shirt? Is staircase nookie hella hot or does it leave you with a big old bruise mark on your back? And don't even get me started on all that panty shredding, and whether it even works.Time to find out as I embark on Project Sexy Scenes Research, at the request of my hotshot book editor bestie.All I need is a willing scene partner. Enter Tristan, my best guy friend. The witty, tell-it-like-it-is, bearded hottie volunteers for the experiment.He's also the guy who gave me the most devastating, toe-curling kiss of my life ten years ago. But nothing has happened since then.And nothing will come between my panties and our friendship now since we have a plan to keep it PG. But once the buttons start flying, all bets are off..

A sensual and smoldering STANDALONE romance novel from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren BlakelyJack Sullivan is a Sex Toy Mogul.An extremely eligible bachelor in New York, he's the full package, right down to his full package. Hell, this man could be the model for one of the toys his company, Joy Delivered, peddles. Instead, he's the powerful and successful CEO and he's got commitment issues a mile-long after the tragic way his relationship with his fiancée ended.He's looking for a way to erase the pain and that arrives in the form of Michelle Milo. From her pencil skirts to her high heels, she's his perfect fantasy, especially since she has no idea who he is the night they meet at a hotel bar. He doesn't have a clue either that she's the brilliant psychologist his sister has arranged for him to see to help him get over his past.His touch helps her forget that other man.When he shows up at her office door the next day, there's no way in hell she's going to treat him after they've slept together. Jack isn't willing to let go of the first woman he's felt anything for in years so he proposes a deal - share her nights with him for thirty days. At the end of one month of exquisite pleasure, they walk away, having helped each other move on from their haunted pasts.But soon, all those nights threaten to turn into days as the lines between lust and matters of the heart start to blur. Can two people so terribly afraid of love truly fall head over heels?NIGHTS WITH HIM is a standalone romance novel. There is NO cliffhanger. The second book in the duet follows a new couple.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely comes a sexy, emotional and deliciously addictive trilogy...Let me tell you everything I know about love...Love is a lie, a game, a chase. And most of all- it's a battle every man and woman must fight for themselves.I don't trust love for a second.Until I meet Trey.He's just like me - dangerous, scarred, and keeping secrets that might be darker than mine.And I can't seem to stay away from him even though I've promised to.How can this be the start of something when tomorrow it has to end?The Start of Us is the first novel in the NoRegrets Trilogy.

I'm a single dad raising my daughter and running a business, so it's safe to say the last woman I should even think about is the nanny.And yet, sweet, sexy, funny Abby invades my dreams every night. She's gorgeous, kind and amazing with my kiddo. Oh, and she's teaching me French to help me land my new business deal all while teaching my princess how to read.A smart man would stay far away. But every day I spend with her only makes me want her more.Until one evening we're working on French lessons, and then a whole different kind of lesson is happening.In. My. Bed.We have to stop. But that's easier said than done, especially since she's not just tangled up with me at night. She's burrowing into my heart so deeply I won't ever want to let her go.

When the hot young quarterback desperately needs a fake girlfriend he turns to his best friend's sister!Sometimes the woman for you is the one who's been by your side all along...When I enter the Most Valuable Playboy charity auction, my goal is simple - be the player who goes for the most dough. But when trouble shows up at the auction, I need a whole new play.Enter Violet - she's my best friend's sister and she's my close friend too. With a smile as sweet as cherry pie and a mind that runs quicker than the 40-yard-dash, Violet saves the day with the highest bid. I don't even give her a two-minute warning before I kiss her in front of the whole crowd and then announce that she's my girlfriend.Which would be fine except my agent tells me we've got to keep up the act while he's negotiating my contract. Violet takes one for the team and pretends to be mine, and soon our boyfriend-girlfriend scrimmage quickly turns into a full contact sport.But falling for her wasn't in the playbook...

A wildly sexy, emotional, and suspenseful romance novel from #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely...She was my what if girl. The one I longed for. The one I tried to find again after she left for the other side of the world.Now, years later, fate has swept the only woman I've ever loved back into my life. With her intensity, her honesty, her passion, Annalise tries to break down my walls, because she's the one who knew me before my family shattered.When we collide again, it's tender and savage, gentle and rough, and makes me hungry for more of this electric, once-in-a-blue moon kind of connection.If I want to keep her close, I'll have to serve up the whole truth of where I went and what I did after she left.But if I do, I risk losing her again, and that's not a fate I'm ready to face. Not when each day brings me closer to finding the people who ripped my family apart and seeing them put behind bars. Until the day I learn Annalise is holding the final piece of the puzzle to solving the mystery.THE SINFUL MEN SERIES includes the following titles: MY SINFUL NIGHTS, MY SINFUL DESIRE, MY SINFUL LONGING, MY SINFUL LOVE, and MY SINFUL TEMPTATION

Come inside the world of Seductive Nights one more time in A WILDLY SEDUCTIVE NIGHT! My sexy as sin, dirty-talking husband and I are living our best life together in Manhattan. Clay and I dote on little girl, enjoy thriving careers and indulge in the best nights together ever.But when competition rears its head in my bar business, I have to pull out all the stops to show I'm not a one-hit wonder in my field. Turns out though that this drink contest inspires my husband and I in other ways -- ways that might lead to even more wildly seductive nights. The reading order for the NYT Bestselling Seductive Nights series is Night After Night, After This Night, and One More Night and A Wildly Seductive Night.

A collection of the first three books in the Gift Series! The Engagement Gift, The Virgin Gift, and The Decadent Gift!The Engagement Gift... Some fantasies are better left unsaid.Besides, I don't need to act on every wild thought that flits through my imagination, not when my fiancé and I have the kind of life I've aways longed for -- passionate, intimate and oh so real.I can't risk losing him, so I focus on building our life together as a couple. But the more insistent my thoughts become, the closer I get to telling him what I want most... The Virgin Gift I might still be a virgin, but I know exactly what I want in a man. Smart, charming and oh-so-skilled. Too bad I haven't found him yet.But maybe he's found me.Because when my charming, laid-back, next-door neighbor discovers a secret list I keep, he volunteers to work through every single item on it.Including the last one -- at the end, we walk away and stay friends.I say yes to his offer, and that's when I discover another side to him.A side I adore. A side I crave. He's commanding, intense, and everything I've ever wanted.But as we check things off one by one, I find myself breaking the most important rule of all. And I have no idea what it will do to my heart. The Decadent Gift The rules of the game were simple.One weekend.We play our roles. Actually, we play lots of roles. I get the info I need for a secret work project. We go back to how we were.That's what I proposed to handsome, clever, commanding Jake. That's what he said yes to - this decadent gift of a weekend that would get me out of trouble.But that's not what happened when our nights together in Vegas ended . . .

A passionate, emotional, sexy-as-sin romance novel from #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely...I live my life by a few simple rules - let no one in, trust only my family, and don't ever spend more than three nights with a woman.Those are easy enough to abide by when I meet gorgeous, captivating and absolutely brilliant Sophie Winston. Who wants nothing more than to explore all her sinful desires with me after dark. Desires that put me firmly in control in the bedroom.That works for me - as long as I can keep the secrets I need to protect. Not only the ones about my family, but the ones about how she's interwoven into my dangerous past.But the night she learns the truth, I'm faced with a stark new choice - let her go or give up control of my heart for the first time ever.Trouble is, the past is chasing both of us right now and it just caught up.

The Joy Delivered Duet is a box set of the two New York Times Bestselling standalone novels NIGHTS WITH HIM and FORBIDDEN NIGHTS by #1 NYT Bestselling Author Lauren Blakely. NIGHTS WITH HIMJack Sullivan is a Sex Toy Mogul. An extremely eligible bachelor in New York, he's the full package, right down to his full package. Hell, this man could be the model for one of the toys his company, Joy Delivered, peddles. Instead, he's the powerful and successful CEO and he's got commitment issues a mile-long after the tragic way his relationship with his fiancée ended. He's looking for a way to erase the pain and that arrives in the form of Michelle Milo. From her pencil skirts to her high heels, she's his perfect fantasy, especially since she has no idea who he is the night they meet at a hotel bar. He doesn't have a clue either that she's the brilliant psychologist his sister has arranged for him to see to help him get over his past. His touch helps her forget that other man. When he shows up at her office door the next day, there's no way in hell she's going to treat him after they've slept together. Jack isn't willing to let go of the first woman he's felt anything for in years so he proposes a deal - share her nights with him for thirty days. At the end of one month of exquisite pleasure, they walk away, having helped each other move on from their haunted pasts. But soon, all those nights threaten to turn into days as the lines between lust and matters of the heart start to blur. Can two people so terribly afraid of love truly fall head over heels? FORBIDDEN NIGHTSShe has been the star of his dirty dreams for years. Sexy hotel CEO Nate Harper has lusted after his good friend Casey Sullivan for a long time, and she's cried out his name in pleasure countless times in his fabulously filthy fantasies. But even though he's quite skilled at pleasing a woman, he won't act on his intense desire because he knows he's no good for her. After the kind of hurt his ex inflicted on him, he's a committed playboy for life, and Casey only wants true love. All that changes one hot night when she comes to him with a proposition he can't resist -- she wants him to teach her to be submissive in the bedroom. Casey soon learns how very much she likes letting go of control to him. She's never been more turned on in her life than she is in Nate's arms. And he's never been more taken by a woman. The only trouble is as she experiences what it means to let go, he starts to experience what it means to feel again...And the lessons in seduction threaten to turn into so much more than either one bargained for... What happens when years of desire and lust ignite a passion that can't be denied?

I'm breaking up with set-ups. No more "can I introduce you to my son, nephew, grandson, the butcher, the guy down the street who mows my lawn." Machines know what's best, and I'll rely on the great dating algorithms of the web to find the ideal man, thank you very much.Soon enough, it looks like I've found him -- his nickname is Lucky Suit, and he's hilarious, quick-witted and full of heart. But when I finally get together with him in person, I have the distinct feeling I've met him before.Turns out there's more to our meeting than I had thought, and when we discover what truly brought us together, all bets are off.

To do list: Graduate with honors, get into medical school, and snag the most-sought-after celebrity photo of all time to cover my tuition.One more thing -- resist the hot British guy who's my biggest rival. But from the first day I run into William on his motorcycle, he makes that difficult, since he's flirty, charming, clever and keeps trying to convince me to spend the night with him.Trust me -- stripping him down to nothing is on my wish list, but I can't let him get under my skin as I chase cheating directors and stake out clandestine trysts. Yet everywhere I go, my most charming rival is there -- is he following me, trying to woo me, or aiming to sabotage my plans?When I'm offered a brand new ticket to my dreams, I have to decide if I want to team up with the sexiest enemy ever... My Charming Rival is book one. The story continues in My Sexy Rival

A sexy, emotional, heart-stopping romance novel from #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely... Ten years ago, I let the love of my life slip through my fingers. It's my greatest regret, especially since she's all but disappeared. When she walks back into my world unexpectedly, I have one mission - win her back. Whatever it takes.But the gorgeous, brilliant, tough-as-iron Shannon has secrets of her own, and a family past she's trying to escape.Slowly but surely, I break down her walls over our sinful nights together, with a connection more passionate than ever, an intimacy more fiery than it was before.But the past can only stay behind you for so long. And when the people who want a piece of her family start circling her, I'll have to prove I'm the man to protect her from her suddenly dangerous present.

A sexy, brother's best friend sports romance from # 1 New York Times bestseller Lauren Blakely!Let me make a few things clear. I didn't go to the wedding intending to dance with the best man, to dare him to show me a very sexy pic on his phone, or to accidentally kiss him in the hotel elevator after the reception ended.But things just happen at weddings...The next day, Crosby and I agree to put all those shenanigans behind us. The fun-loving, stupidly gorgeous, all-star baseball player might be my brother's best friend, but he's my good friend too and has been for years.I can't risk losing him even though now I can't stop thinking about how much I want him to be my first.After he takes me to a gala, I make him a proposition. A few nights of friends with benefits, and the benefits are lots and lots of Os. The biggest rule of all? We walk away friends.But the more nights we spend together, the more I start to feel for my friend. What will happen to our friendship if we rip up the rulebook?

I was only trying to help a friend. I swear. I was legit asking for a friend who was finally ready to date again.I knew what she wanted in a man -- smart, funny, ambitious, well-read (no, the sports section doesn't count), and plays a wicked game of badminton.So I did what any good friend would do. Posted it for her. It seemed like a good idea at the time - I'd weed through the candidates, and bring her my top picks. But then he responded.Is it wrong to date the guy I screened for my bestie?Not asking for a friend.

She's the one fire he can't put out... Jamie Lansing has had it bad for firefighter Smith Grayson for as long as they've been friends. Yes, he's ridiculously charming and she might stare a little too long at his abs, but his dirty-talking, rough-around-the-edges ways aren't for her. Plus, she knows that as a serial dater, Smith isn't the type to settle down. But then a terrible, fantastic, mind-blowing mistake leaves her body craving more than one night. Smith Grayson has only ever had eyes for one woman in town-his best friend Jamie. But convincing her a relationship between them will work is next to impossible with her refusing to see beyond his past. But when she asks for a week of no-strings-attached sex to get him out of her system, Smith knows this is his one chance to prove he's not just the man she needs in her bed, but the man she needs in her life.

A sexy office romance meets accidentally-married-in-Vegas story!I swear I've been a good boss. And a good boss resists his sexy, smart and thoroughly charming assistant. But then, Natalie and I travel to Vegas for a job.Yeah, you've heard this one before. Bad news on the business front, drowning our sorrows in a few too many Harvey Wallbangers, and then she's telling me she's been crushing on me for months.Bam. All my resistance crumbles, and we're testing the strength of the Titanic slot machine at the Flamingo (don't ask).Before I can make her say "Oh God right there YES!" one more time, we're both saying the big yes at a roadside chapel in front of an Elvis impersonator.We'll just untie the knot in the morning, right? Easier said than done. Thanks to a paperwork snafu, we fly back to New York as Mr. and Mrs. Off-Limits.The trouble is, I don't know how to keep my hands off my wife. Or to stop romancing her. Learning what makes her tick.But the more we fall back into each other's arms, the more I don't want an ex-wife.

A sexy, friends-to-lovers romance! Just because you want a woman doesn't mean you get to have her.I've been lusting after Mindy Gamble since the night I met her, but romance was never in the cards. Working to crack a case was the only order of the day.Now, a year later, she's one of my closest friends. The feisty, no-nonsense, sexy-as-hell blonde that I just want to slap my handcuffs on and do bad things to.I resist though, since I need her too much as a friend. Until the night all my resistance cracks, and we fall into bed together.And I start thinking we can maybe find a way to make this work. Until she tells me she's leaving town...

A sexy standalone novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren BlakelyThey say all's fair in love and music...I say life would be a lot fairer if I wasn't so wildly attracted to the man I'm spending all my days with, who's decidedly off-limits.But then again, I can't technically complain-I have a Grammy, a hit album, and a job most people would be envious of-I'm a rock star. What I haven't had in years is a hot date. The dating drought isn't because I'm a single mom. It's because I have a little itty-bitty issue with trust because of how my marriage imploded.Matthew is determined to break down my walls, and it sure doesn't hurt that he's British, witty, and far too tempting. He's also the toughest music journalist out there, and he's interviewing me for an in-depth article. The trouble is, I want to get in-depth with him, and the more time we spend together, the more tempted we both are to cross lines that shouldn't be crossed.

I might be a virgin, but I know what I want in bed. It's just that I haven't found him yet.So I'm stunned when charming, laid-back Adam volunteers to work through my wish list. That's when I discover the voracious, commanding man in him, my next door neighbor.And I'm enthralled -- in and out of the bedroom.Every night we explore my fantasies, and every morning I try harder not to want more from him.Because there's no item on my list about falling for the guy. Besides, we agreed to the last item already -- when we're done we walk away.But every fantasy unlocks another. Each hotter than the last. Until I discover there's one last thing on my to-do list to check off. One so daring I can't figure out how to ask him or what it might do to my heart...

I wasn't looking for a man like Clay Nichols, with a dirty mind and a mouth to match. But then he walked into my life one night and he's everything I want.He's also exactly what I can't have.Because there's a price tag on my head. I'm a wanted woman and I owe debts that were never mine.Clay is irresistible though, so I steal away to New York to spend one delicious weekend with the man who unlocks pleasure in me I never knew was possible, and who captivates my mind.But when I return home, trouble is waiting for me and for everyone I care about.

A sinfully sexy standalone romance novel from #1 NYT Bestselling author Lauren Blakely...She has been the star of his dirty dreams for years.Sexy hotel CEO Nate Harper has lusted after his good friend Casey Sullivan for a long time, and she's cried out his name in pleasure countless times in his fabulously filthy fantasies. But even though he's quite skilled at pleasing a woman, he won't act on his intense desire because he knows he's no good for her. After the kind of hurt his ex inflicted on him, he's a committed playboy for life, and Casey only wants true love.All that changes one hot night when she comes to him with a proposition he can't resist -- she wants him to teach her to be submissive in the bedroom. Casey soon learns how very much she likes letting go of control to him. She's never been more turned on in her life than she is in Nate's arms. And he's never been more taken by a woman.The only trouble is as she experiences what it means to let go, he starts to experience what it means to feel again...And the lessons in seduction threaten to turn into so much more than either one bargained for...What happens when years of desire and lust ignite a passion that can't be denied?*FORBIDDEN NIGHTS is a standalone full-length novel in the bestselling JOY DELIVERED duet following the love affair of Nate and Casey. There is no cliffhanger in this book! *

A sweeping, second chance standalone romance!I was pretty good at living without regrets until a way too close call during a skydive. Instead of my life flashing before my eyes, I saw one face, one regret that's been gnawing at me ever since-Presley. The woman I loved madly ten years ago. The woman I had to walk away from.At first, all I want is to sort out why I can't get her out of my head. But as soon as I see Presley again, I know I have to win her back at any cost. Brilliant, captivating and utterly beautiful, she's the one I want.Fate steps in when we're asked to pair up to find a treasure in art and antiques. It's an opportunity I can't pass up-to uncover a path back to the woman I let get away while we chase down a love story a hundred years in the making. Trouble is, Presley is tougher now, more wary, and she's been hurt. By me. So it's going to take a whole lot more than one hot kiss and a wild adventure together to convince her to give me a second chance.

To do list: Don't let the fetching American woman charm her way into my heart.Definitely don't give in to spending the night with her as we plot and plan a way into the event of the century.And absolutely don't fall in love.Trouble is--from her smarts to her sass to her wicked, witty mouth--Jess is everything I ought to avoid.But resisting my sexy rival is going to be oh so hard. *MY SEXY RIVAL is book 2 of a 2-book duet!*