One Night Stand-In

This is a fast paced, fun, quick read! Set in the Boyfriend Material Series world, we get Lola's story. Lola is on a mission for her little sister, who she practically raised as her own child. This mission also puts her back into the world of Lucas, her ex-friend and possibly more. But circumstances and immaturity had stopped it before it even began. Lucas is also wrangled into this mission by his younger brother, who he also practically raised as his own. But the love and enabling man that he is, he thinks that he can do this scavenger hunt with Lola with practicality and no feelings involved. Oh boy when Lola and Lucas meet up again the sparks fly and in no time at all the chemistry between them blazes white-hot. The friendship that was lost and the love that was stifled comes back in full force. The secondary characters are amazing and bring so much more to the story! Do I see hints of some new stories in the future too? I hope so! Another stellar story from Ms. Blakely, well done!

4.5 It Takes Two To Tango Stars! I loved this electrifying, and sexy, enemies to lovers, second chance romance! This unique and intriguing story captured me right from page one and never let go. Lucas and Lola share not only a heartbreaking past, they also share younger siblings who are madly in love with each other! Lucas and Lola both feel responsible for them, and get roped into helping them recover their property after a quirky landlord hides it all. Lucas and Lola were college best friends who shared a hot passionate moment. They made plans to take their relationship further the next day, only to have unforeseen events get in the way. Neither handled the heartbreaking disappointment well, and they soon became rival enemies. Now years later, they are still rivals, but they reluctantly agree to work together on a scavenger hunt to recover their siblings prized possessions. I loved watching them work together so skillfully, playing off each others strengths. The longer they worked together, the more they remembered what drew them to each other in the first place. They soon realize that they are not bound by youth and pride any longer and can own up to their true feelings. This story was so much fun, and I loved the thrill of trying to figure out the clues which kept me totally engaged from start to finish. The banter between Lucas and Lola is fun and flirty and their chemistry is explosive! A favorite part for me is that Blakely always loves to give us fun pov's and epilogues with great twists that make me very happy! I really enjoyed all of the romances in this Boyfriend Material series.

Good sports Lola and Lucas take on a scavenger hunt around NYC. If you can ignore the improbability of the premise, the rest of the book is divine. Lola and Lucas, friends in college until "that one night," are roped into helping their younger siblings - who are blissfully in love - by finding their possessions after they were evicted with no notice by a landlord who was tired of their bickering. The clues to each of the five places where some of their stuff is hidden all revolve around a disagreement that our young couple has had, requiring Lola and Lucas to practically read the minds of the couple in question who are currently on a cruise and therefore completely unavailable for questions. Why they didn't just call a lawyer or the police is beyond me, but of course if they had, Lola and Lucas wouldn't have been forced to spend time together and subsequently rekindle their romance. It took me longer than I would have liked to move past my "why are you letting this landlord get away with this?" frustration, but once I did I was fully able to enjoy the romance itself. Lola and Lucas are clearly made for each other, and their spark and chemistry really made it easy to root for them. This author's proven talent for finding the humor and poignant insights in everyday situations is on full display here, resulting in a story that will make you laugh and make you think at the same time. And as a bonus, we get a llama vs. alpaca debate that was absolutely adorable. Having met Lola in the earlier Boyfriend Material books, I was delighted to read her story and rejoice in her HEA. The resolution to the whole landlord story gave Harrison far more than he deserved, but was a nice touch nonetheless. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.