Temptation never tasted so good…What do you get when you mix a long-simmering attraction, a dangerous secret, and a swoony hero who will sweep you off your feet? BIRTHDAY SUIT—a delicious standalone forbidden romance from #1 NYT bestseller Lauren Blakely that you’re guaranteed to love!
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There is no rule in the Man Code as unbreakable as this: no
matter how beautiful, smart, clever, and witty she is, do not—under any
circumstances—fall in love with your best friend’s woman.
Yeah. So there’s that. Look, it’s not like I didn’t know I
screwed up by falling for her.
Also, for the record, unrequited love sucks big time.
And, I might have cut myself some slack by now, given
everything that went down in the last few years, but Lulu just walked back into
my life in a big way.
***
There are three things I've never been able to resist—my
friends, my family, and chocolate.
Leo Hennessy? He was nowhere on that list. He's been a true
friend—a friend who walked through hell and back with me.
Now, I'm stepping into my new future. I didn't expect it to
include a riddle-filled, race-against-the-clock scavenger hunt across New York
City.
With Leo.
Suddenly, I'm looking at this man with new eyes...
But my life spun out because of a man once before, and I
can’t risk my fresh start, no matter what the temptation. And Leo is most
definitely a temptation of the sexiest, sweetest, and most dangerous variety.
More irresistibly delicious than chocolate...
✦ Performed by Andi Arndt and Sebastion York, with a Full Cast including Joe Arden, RC Bray, Jason Clarke, Shane East, Dion Graham, January LaVoy, Erin, Mallon, Robin Miles, Savannah Peachwood, and Julia Whelan✦
"A cast of TWELVE narrators work together to deliver an unforgettable performance!"
~ Yvette at Nose Stuck In a Book
"The best audiobook of 2019! Blakely has set the bar with this audio production."
~ Joc, The Audio Flow Bookin Around Town
Excerpt
I take a moment to add up the facts, only the facts.
Lulu is here.
She’s living in New York.
I’m living in New York.
I’m about to add in one more fact, but I can’t in good conscience go
there.
Besides, my heart is pounding too fast.
It’s from the incident, I tell myself.
It’s from the adrenaline rush.
It’s not from feelings.
I don’t feel a thing.
I leave the men’s room, take a drink from the water fountain, and wipe
my hand across my mouth.
When I look up, she’s there.
With outstretched arms, she spins in a circle, waiting for an appraisal
of her new outfit.
Her new, jaw-dropping, sexy-as-sin,
might-as-well-throw-in-the-towel-and-raise-the-white-flag-of-surrender outfit.
What the hell was I thinking?
I clearly wasn’t using my brain at all. Because she’s even more alluring
in this garb.
She’s only wearing the chef jacket and heels.
“Are you…?” I gesture to the outfit, the end of my words making my
meaning clear? Are you naked under that?
She rolls her eyes. “Please. I have on my alpaca panties.”
“Alpaca panties?”
Her eyes twinkle. “I couldn’t resist. There was a sale on cute animal
print undies with faces, you know, right here.” She gestures to her pelvis. “A
six pack of giraffes, zebras, dolphins, and llamas too.” She casts her eyes
down. “Wait. I have on the llama ones. I always get them confused.”
“Alpacas have shorter ears. Llama ears are banana length.”
She snaps her fingers. “Yes. Exactly. I’m wearing the big-eared animal
undies, so it’s totally fine.”
Great. Now I’m thinking of her in underwear. In fucking llama underwear.
Precisely the visual I’ve assembled way too many times without help, thank you
very much. Minus the llamas, of course.
She tugs at the hem of the jacket, revealing the bare flesh of her
thigh.
“Lulu.” It comes out like a warning.
She laughs at me. “Relax. I’m tiny; this jacket is huge. It’s like a
short dress on me.”
“A very short dress.”
“I can handle a short dress. I’ve worn shorter.”
“Shorter as in ass-cheek length, Lulu?”
Her eyebrows wiggle. Her eyes—green and not so green—sparkle. “Yes. I’ve
worn ass-cheek length, Leo. But I’m still decent. And you’re still my hero.”
She leans closer, rises on tippy toes, and moves her lips close, closer,
closest. She dusts those lips across my cheek, and it’s like she’s an arsonist.
In one swift move, I’m on fire.
Kim's 4 Star Review
Lauren brought her readers an intriguing and captivating story that had
me hooked from the prologue. I wanted to know what happened to Leo that had him
holding back from what he wanted. As I
got further into the book and Lauren kept alluding to what happened to Leo’s
Best friend Tripp and why that tore the friendship he had with Lulu apart. From
what I could tell Leo and Lulu are perfect together. I had to find out how Lulu
ended up with Tripp instead of Leo. They may have been a trio as they were in
college but obvious life got to them but whatever Leo and Lulu had was still
there, even after ten years.
Leo and Lulu have something special that is hard to find. Their
friendship held them together once but with a missing part of the trio, I
wondered if these two could get past what happened and find what they were
missing in each other. Every time they are together, you can feel the energy
radiating between them. Fate threw them together in college. Now that things have changed and their trio
is down to two, they have a chance to change the decision of the past and see
what they could be. I was gifted the book in exchanged for an honest review and
I think Lauren hit this one out of the park!
"This touching tale kept me invested from start to finish. It made me feel many things, sad, happy, hopeful and... hungry. I also enjoyed the colorful support characters and hope I'll be getting to know some of them better in a future book." ~ Rosa Sharon, iScream Books Blog
"Once again I am left dazzled by Ms. Blakely's words. Birthday Suit is a top notch romance loaded with sweetness, sexiness and heartwarming feels!! Nobody does romance quite like she does, her witty words and uniquely crafted characters are incomparable!" ~ Misty at Reds Romance Reviews
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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, including her smoking hot and funny husband and her two brilliant and kind children. She has plotted entire novels while walking her dogs -- she might have four dogs, or maybe five. If she's lucky, she'll soon have six 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 January she'll release BIRTHDAY SUIT, in March BEST LAID PLANS and in April THE FEEL-GOOD FACTOR. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter! laurenblakely.com/newsletter
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