Sometimes you need to find a boyfriend-for-hire in the most unusual of places...What do you get when you mix a bad boy with a heart of gold and a smart & sassy heroine with a desperate need for a fake relationship? THE REAL DEAL, a brand new, standalone romantic comedy from #1 New York Times bestseller Lauren Blakely! Get a copy of your next favorite feel good rom-com now!
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April Hamilton wants you to know she hasn’t been on GigsForHire since that time she sold her futon after college. She doesn’t even spend that much time online. And even if she did, she would not be looking up personal ads. But going home alone for her family's summer reunion is an invitation for every single relative to butt into her personal life. She simply can’t handle another blind date with the butcher, the baker or the candlestick maker from her hometown. So when she finds the GigsforHire ad for a boyfriend-for-hire, she’s ready to pay to play.
Heading Home and Need a Buffer? I’m the REAL DEAL.
Theo Banks has been running from the past for years. He’s this close to finally settling all his debts, and one more job as a boyfriend-for-hire will do the trick. He’s no gigolo. Please. He’s something of an actor, and he knows how to slip into any role, including pretending to be April’s new beau -- the bad boy with the heart of gold.
Even if it means sleeping in close quarters in that tiny little bed in her parents’ inn. Even if it means spinning tales of a romance that starts to feel all too true. What neither one of them counts on is that amid the egg toss, the arm wrestling, and a fierce game of Lawn Twister that has them tangled up together, they might be feeling the real deal.
She only wanted to show her family once and for all that she had no need to settle down.
He didn’t expect to have the time of his life at her parent’s home.
They didn’t plan on loving every single second of the game.
But can a masterful game of pretend result in true love?
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Excerpt
~ THEO ~
When
I clock out and head for the park, anticipation runs through my veins like a
good buzz on a night out. A reunion booking could be my way out of trouble. A
five-day gig might bring me very close to the finish line.
Along
the way, I stop in front of a dry cleaner, check my reflection in the
plate-glass shop window, and reckon that I look the part April wants: dark
jeans, motorcycle boots, and well-worn T-shirt that shows off the ink on my
arms. Tribal bands, a sunburst, and a compass. I haven’t shaved in two
days, and my stubble is rough. If she wanted clean-cut and business attire, I’d
have covered up the tats with a crisp white shirt and a fine silk tie, then
slid a blade across my jaw in the a.m. If she wanted sophisticated, I’d have
given her the smooth, James Bond voice to boot. She could have me as a country
boy, even, in a pair of steel-toed cowboy boots and with the drawl to match.
But
April wants the guy who might have screwed her in the restroom of a bar.
She
wants gravel and sandpaper, ink and danger, shades and leather.
The
more you give someone what they want, the more you get in return.
When
I reach the park, I head to the Terrace Bridge. She’s not here, but I’m early,
since I like to get a read on any and every situation. I scan the surrounding
area, noting the benches, the nearby tables, the cool placid water gurgling
under the bridge. June in New York City can seduce you or it can trick you.
What
it has in store today is anyone’s guess. I lean my hip against the stone
railing, and I wait. Two minutes later, I spot a threesome walking in my
direction. My heart thumps, and I groan quietly.
Why
does the universe do this to me?
Blond
curls, lips like a bow, a tight trim waist. Even from several yards away, I can
tell she wears little makeup—she has that fresh-faced, rosy glow about her, and
something innocent yet knowing in her expression. Like Lily James, whom I
developed a wicked crush on when I watched her in her latest movie.
April’s
not tiny, but she’s not towering either. Maybe five-three, five-four. A
delicious dream. Which translates roughly to “just my type.” She wears tight
jeans, a long black shirt that clings to her figure, and a huge silver necklace
with a heart charm that dangles between her breasts.
As
if I wouldn’t already be checking them out without the pendant between them.
I’ve
had many clients. Keeping it platonic has never been an issue since I’ve never
been attracted to a customer.
Until
now.
Looks
like I’ll be getting familiar with how to resist temptation.
“This book was yet another true LB masterpiece, romcom meet fake relationship meet romantic af = perfection!”
~ Elsa Gomes, Bookish Aurora ~
“I loved every word on every page of this story. I can't stop thinking about it and smiling like a dork. If you were to say #JustBecause or #DoYouRemember? I might just melt into a puddle on the floor, because I do remember...sigh. I want more Lauren Blakely, I'm addicted. The line forms here…”
~ Rosa Sharon, iScream Books Blog ~
“The Real Deal was a sweet, sexy, hilarious, and entertaining standalone romantic comedy, and I absolutely loved it!”
~ Julia, The Romance Bibliophile ~
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About Lauren Blakely
A #1 New
York Times Bestselling author, and #1 Wall Street Journal 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 100 times, and she's sold more than 2.5 million
books. In August she'll release UNBREAK MY HEART, an emotional second chance
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