Lauren Blakely

"A Lauren Blakely book is a guarantee of a good time." --Meghan Quinn, New York Times bestselling author Welcome to Darling Springs, where gossip travels faster than a greyhound. Dog trainer Chloe Rivers knows that recent impulsive one night stand was a mistake--especially now that the sexy stranger in question, Sawyer Dumont, turns out to be her new landlord at the town's newly opened doggy daycare. He's all tailored suits and tight schedules; she's sunshine, donuts, and sit stay swoon. They agree to pretend nothing happened. Their chemistry refuses. Chloe's dog training business is gaining celebrity clients daily, and Sawyer's doggy daycare becomes the hot spot for a new TV show, forcing the two to work together more and more closely. And then there's the night that Chloe discovers Sawyer's secret alter ego, complete with a fandom. When Chloe gets roped into a charity dance number, she blackmails Mr. Serious into being her partner. Cue closed door rehearsals, burning hot touches, and Dirty Dancing energy that's impossible to fake--on or off the dance floor. But working together means all kinds of complications, in spite of which Chloe can't deny it: she's crushing hard...and she's not the only one. From Cosmopolitan's Cosmo Reads imprint comes a delightful contemporary romance full of surprises.

"A Lauren Blakely book is a guarantee of a good time." --Meghan Quinn, New York Times bestselling author Grumpy meets sunshine with a Hollywood twist in this charming and fun small town romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely. I really don't need a bodyguard--I run a small-town lavender farm, for bee's sake But I'm getting one anyway since my identical twin sister just booked the movie role of a lifetime and it's being shot in my hometown. And guess who my new broody, tattooed protector is? None other than the guy I had a one-night stand with last month. Correction: he's the guy with the wicked mouth and heated eyes who ran out on me before the bang without so much as goodbye. And of course he arrives in my tiny hometown where the film is shooting right in the nick of time to save me from the paparazzi at the market. The coffee shop. The dress shop too. I'm trying hard to stay mad after the third time the sexy jerk rescues me. Maybe just one night would relieve all this tension? But one night turns into another, and then into sharing hearts and secrets that are best locked up. Especially since he's leaving and I'm staying, and there's no way we can be more than a summer romance that ends far too soon. From Cosmopolitan's Cosmo Reads imprint comes a delightful contemporary romance full of surprises.

Score big with this spicy, laugh-out-loud hockey rom-com from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely. PRE-ORDER the final book in the Love and Hockey series NOW. -- My new neighbour is a hot, grumpy hockey player who works out shirtless on his porch every morning. But it’s not technically spying if I just happen to be on my patio at the same time. . . right? Imagine my surprise when the sexy grouch turns out to be the client who just hired me to redecorate the house he’s giving his mom. What’s a ray of sunshine like me to do? Pretend I’ve never noticed his abs while we pick out furniture - since I’d never date a client. And Ford Devon? He’s made it clear this is his final season, and he wants zero distractions. Which means I need to exercise some serious resistance. . . To his cool blue eyes that track my every move. To that deep voice that makes me shiver. And to the mouth that shuts me up one night in our shared backyard with a scorching kiss. Oops. We agree it’s a one-time slip up. But when he insists on being my date to my cheating ex’s party. . . we slip up again into a very fun sleepover. With our dogs watching! One fake date at a charity gala turns into another at a hockey game, and somewhere between fabric swatches and porch picnics, I stop pretending. But how do I convince Ford that with me, he can have both love and hockey? Tropes: ice hockey romance neighbours-to-lovers grumpy x sunshine fake dating

PRE-ORDER the second book in the Love and Hockey series, a steamy, grumpy/sunshine ice-hockey romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely. -- The 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. Shining up his rough edges is my path to landing the promotion I need, so I grit my teeth and do my job, no matter how hard he makes it. As I get to know the man behind the broody iceman exterior, he becomes impossible to resist and soon, only once turns into every night. But the man is entirely off limits. Because the only thing worse than hooking up with a player is falling head over heels for him. Tropes: ice hockey romance grumpy/sunshine player and publicist forbidden romance workplace romance secret dates hate to love -- Readers LOVE The Romance Line: 'Oh my! Lauren Blakely has done it again!. . . The Love Hockey series is up there with my favourites. Lauren Blakely writes characters with depth, complications, humour and a whole lot of love' ***** Reader Review 'Wow!!! This book was absolutely incredible!' ***** Reader Review 'My new favourite series. A super sexy, super fun sports romance' ***** Reader Review 'To say I loved Max and Everly’s story is an understatement. . . I can’t wait for the next book and I highly recommend reading this one' ***** Reader Review

A wild night in Vegas leads to a fake marriage between two best friends in this friends-to-lovers, ice-hockey romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely. PRE-ORDER the third book in the Love and Hockey series NOW. -- My plan when I win a date in Vegas with my brother’s hockey star best friend? Poker and go to sleep early. Instead, I wake up with a ring on my finger and the sexy athlete naked in my bed. Asher’s my best friend too so we’ll get this annulled and laugh about this secret for years. Trouble is our wedding pics went viral overnight. And for the sake of our careers we need to look like we meant to tie the knot. We’ll claim we’ve been secretly in love, while staying in separate rooms for the rest of the hockey season. The last thing we want is to ruin a decade-long friendship by falling into bed again. Except, the more he calls me his wife, the more I start to wonder if Asher was ever pretending? And if my heart is ready to take the biggest risk of all. Tropes: ice hockey romance brother’s best friend friends to lovers marriage of convenience marriage pact he’s been secretly in love with her for years forced proximity my wife pro hockey -- Readers LOVE The Proposal Play: 'Lauren Blakely has NAILED this series. . . If you love friends-to-lovers stories that make you laugh, swoon, and believe in love, this one’s an absolute must-read!' ***** Reader Review 'This friends-to-lovers romance was pure magic, and Asher and Maeve completely stole my heart!' ***** Reader Review 'I know when I have a Lauren Blakely book to read I am in for an entertaining steamy read and she did not disappoint with this one' ***** Reader Review 'Lauren Blakely has the fantastic ability to create stories that are both heartwarming and hot' ***** Reader Review

When the single dad hockey player falls for the nanny... PRE-ORDER the fifth instalment of the steamy Love and Hockey ice-hockey romance series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely. -- Just what every bride dreams of—running straight from her cheating fiancé into the arms of a hot hockey star… and then getting hired as his kids’ nanny. Tyler Falcon is protective, flirtatious…and frustratingly responsible. We almost did something reckless when he found me alone in my wedding dress, and I blurted out all the things I’d never truly experienced. Now, the sexy single dad is saving me again with a nannying job I desperately need—and a promise to never mention The Night of 1001 Confessions. Until one night, the tension snaps. Now we have a deal. Five lessons in seduction. No strings attached. But the more nights we spend tangled up together though, the harder it is to pretend it’s just physical. Because I’m not only falling for my boss—I’m falling for the man whose kids have stolen my heart. Tropes: ice hockey romance single dad/nanny runaway bride forced proximity spicy lessons she's his daughter's skating coach confession of all secrets love notes found family -- Readers LOVE The Overtime Kiss: 'A beautiful, feel-good romance with just the right emotional depth!' ***** Reader Review 'Lauren Blakely is, without a doubt, one of my absolute top authors, and her releases are always at the very top of my reading list...This novel is an absolute joy to read, a testament to Lauren Blakely's skill in crafting romances that are both incredibly fun and deeply meaningful' ***** Reader Review 'I laughed, I smiled and I swooned as I cheered this couple on' ***** Reader Review 'I am a massive Lauren Blakely fan and I don't think she is capable of writing a bad book. In my eyes she is the gift that keeps on giving. Every time I read a book of hers, it automatically becomes my new favourite and the Overtime Kiss is no exception' ***** Reader Review

This forbidden-love, ice-hockey romance is the fourth instalment of the Love and Hockey series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely. PRE-ORDER NOW. -- In my defence, I had no idea the tattooed, glasses-wearing, soulful hottie I spent one perfect day—and one unforgettable night—with was a hockey star on my father’s team. And Miles didn’t know I was the coach’s daughter. That’s the point of a “no-work-talk” date. But now? He's as forbidden to me as I am to him. When I land a new gig as the team photographer, we vow to keep it professional. Too much is at stake—I can’t risk my heart or my father’s team. But when I end up living at Miles’s place to care for his pack of rescue pups, the lines and I discover there’s more to him than I ever imagined—a man who’s genuine, thoughtful, and irresistibly real. My heart’s getting dangerously attached. But if I follow it… am I putting everyone’s dreams on the line? Tropes: ice hockey romance coach’s daughter the one who got away second chance romance age gap forbidden romance forced proximity workplace romance -- Readers LOVE The Girlfriend Zone: 'Each book in this series just gets better and better and I honestly don't know how I am going to survive when this series ends. I LOVE it!' ***** Reader Review 'Amazing! The girlfriend zone delivers on every level' ***** Reader Review 'Oh my GOD, this book was everything! Seriously, Lauren Blakely has done it again, and I don’t even know how to function after finishing it. I laughed, I swooned, I teared up—Miles and Leighton completely stole my heart' ***** Reader Review 'This book made me swoon, sweat and cry my little heart out' ***** Reader Review

Friends-only is an impossible rule to follow in this forbidden-love, ice-hockey romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely. PRE-ORDER the first book in the Love and Hockey series NOW. -- 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. 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. A Friends-only rule seems like a good idea, but it turns out to be far from easy. Wes is flirty, generous and looks at me like I’m the only one. How can I avoid falling for my brother’s teammate when he comes to my door and tells me exactly how he’d like to break our rules? Every single one. Tropes: ice hockey romance roommates-to-lovers forbidden love brother's teammate lovers-to-friends-to-lovers one night stand -- Readers LOVE The Boyfriend Goal: 'This book had me completely hooked from the first chapter, I devoured it, I couldn’t stop reading until I finished it' ***** Reader Review 'This book had me genuinely laughing out loud and swooning throughout the whole book. . . Lauren really knows how to write the PERFECT romance books' ***** Reader Review 'I loved, loved, loved it and already want to read it again' ***** Reader Review 'This was absolutely a five star read... I couldn't put it down it was such a heart warming story and the characters were so well written, I'm already looking forward to reading the next book in this series' ***** Reader Review

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 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.

A sexy, emotional, suspenseful romance novel from #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely... Some women are just off-limits. But that doesn't stop me from wanting Elle Mariano. She's clever, big-hearted and the sexiest woman I've ever met. The thing is, she's fighting the demons of her past and do I ever know how hard those are to battle. So I try my best to be her shoulder to lean on. Until the night we combust. And one night turns into hot, dirty days, and secret trysts. If it all sounds too good to be true, it is. Because once I learn the secret she's keeping from me, my entire family's future turns riskier than I ever imagined. Especially since the bastards who tried to tear my family apart years ago are tailing both of us now. Our every move...

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.

A sexy, heart-stopping, second chance romance from #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Blakely... Ten years ago, I let the love of my life slip through my fingers when I chose my career over love. It's my greatest regret, especially since my college sweetheart has all but disappeared. But when my company hires a mysterious woman with a brand new name to handle a critical project, I come face to face with the woman who got away. And she still takes my breath away. Immediately I have one mission - win her back. Whatever it takes. That's a tall order since the gorgeous, brilliant, tough-as-iron Shannon is trying to escape a dangerous past. But over our sinful nights together, she starts to let me into her heart. Until the past catches up.

"A Lauren Blakely book is a guarantee of a good time." --Meghan Quinn, New York Times bestselling authorWelcome to Darling Springs: a small town where word travels fast, celebrity doggies come for their day spa, and your one-night stand might one day accidentally become your work buddy...or more.Chloe Rivers's impulsive one night stand has turned out to be a total mistake--in more ways than one. But after an actress hires the small town dog trainer to teach her pup, and all her famous friends come clamoring too, it's too late to find a workplace that isn't owned by the sexy stranger she spent that steamy night with last month.Sawyer Dumont is serious about running Darling Springs new doggy-daycare as professionally as possible. He's a total grump in a tailored suit, no matter how sunshine-y Chloe is as they pretend their hot night didn't happen. But when he squeezes that hard body past her as she brings donuts to work, his dark eyes roaming over Chloe as she teaches Fido to sit, stay and come--she's sure he can't stop thinking about it either.But when she needs a dance partner for the town fundraiser that her client's roped her into, she senses an opportunity. And, it turns out Mr. Serious Boss is up for dance lessons. Giving into their Dirty Dancing chemistry just once won't hurt. Two might be pushing it. By the seventh, it's undeniable--she's got a crush on him too.

Revenge was the plan. Falling for the hockey star next door wasn't. My new neighbor is a hot, grumpy hockey player who works out shirtless on his porch every morning. But it's not technically spying if I just happen to be on my patio at the same time ... right? Imagine my surprise when the sexy grouch turns out to be the client who just hired me to redecorate the house he's giving his mom. What's a ray of sunshine like me to do? Pretend I've never noticed his abs while we pick out furniture-since I'd never date a client. And Ford's made it clear this is his final season, and he wants zero distractions. Which means I need to exercise some serious resistance ... To his cool blue eyes that track my every move. To that deep voice that makes me shiver. And to the mouth that shuts me up one night in our shared backyard with a scorching kiss. We agree it's a one-time slip-up-until my cheating ex invites me to a party, and Ford insists on being my revenge date. Our fake night out turns into a very real sleepover. Now the press and fans think we're a couple, so we keep it up. One fake date at a charity gala turns into another at a hockey game, and somewhere between fabric swatches and porch picnics, I stop pretending. But how do I convince Ford that with me, he can have both love and hockey?

#1 New York Times bestseller Lauren Blakely charms with a sexy, flirty sports romcom featuring a charming, pie-baking, single dad who's never forgotten the red-hot kiss from years ago that he planted on the feisty, sassy blonde—now a jilted bride determined to move on from heartbreak.