{"id":41865,"date":"2019-04-08T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=41865"},"modified":"2019-04-08T09:00:45","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T13:00:45","slug":"release-blitz-arc-review-excerpt-nobody-does-it-better-lucky-in-love-3-by-lauren-blakely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=41865","title":{"rendered":"Release Blitz, ARC Review & Excerpt: Nobody Does it Better (Lucky in Love, #3) by Lauren Blakely"},"content":{"rendered":"

Best friend’s brother who she’s wanted for years?\u00a0\u00a0Check.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Off-limits woman who he’s been warned to stay away from?\u00a0Yep.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

One helluva snowstorm?\u00a0More than eight inches!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Less than a dollar for a brand new romance?\u00a0One-click!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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NOBODY DOES IT BETTER is a red-hot forbidden romance novella from #1 NYT <\/em>Bestseller Lauren Blakely. You can get it for just 99 cents now! But grab it at this amazing price NOW because the price will be going up at the end of release day! Get ready for wit, charm, and a whole lot of heat! Don’t miss this delicious standalone best friend’s brother romance! Grab your copy today!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Available Now!<\/strong>
\nAmazon<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0iBooks<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0Kobo<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0B&N<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0Google Play<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0Paperback<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0Audio<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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This audiobook includes not one, not two, not three, but FOUR all new novellas! And they’re performed by some of your favorite narrators!
\n<\/i><\/strong>NOBODY DOES IT BETTER\u00a0is\u00a0narrated by\u00a0Joe Arden\u00a0and\u00a0Erin Mallon\u00a0with special cameo appearances from\u00a0Carly Robins,\u00a0Jason Clarke,\u00a0Savannah Peachwood\u00a0and\u00a0Virginia Rose!
\nThen, treat yourself to the brand-new story\u00a0ONCE UPON A RED-HOT KISS,\u00a0read by\u00a0Jason Clarke and Erin Mallon. This novella is ONLY available in audio.
\nNext, you\u2019ll find\u00a0TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, premiering in audio and read by\u00a0Andi Arndt\u00a0and\u00a0R.C. Bray\u00a0(from Birthday Suit!)– it’s the story of Flynn’s sister Olivia (from Come As You Are)! And it’s only available in audio!
\nFinally, you\u2019ll finish with CAUGHT UP IN HER, available in audio for the first time and performed by\u00a0Jason Clarke and Carly Robins.
\nThis audiobook is 6 hours of brand new, original content, and it will not be in the romance package. Get your copy today!<\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Buy it today!
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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Some women are just forbidden.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like\u2014off the top of my head\u2014MY SISTER’S LIFE-LONG BEST FRIEND.<\/p>\n

Sis has made it patently clear that Vanessa is hands-off, as in keep my ladies\u2019 man paws far away from her clever, go-getter best friend who’s ready for the real deal. That should be an easy guideline to follow, except Vanessa is deliciously flirty, easy to talk to, and laughs at my jokes. Translation \u2013 my libido has been craving her many, many years. So many that we might have stolen a kiss or two.<\/p>\n

Can you say pent-up, crazy, raw desire?<\/strong><\/p>\n

That’s exactly what we’re both feeling when the storm of the century hits and it’s 10 inches of snow with Vanessa and me trapped in a cabin all night long…<\/p>\n

The trouble is\u2014Vanessa isn’t interested in my playboy ways, and I have one night to convince her that I’m the real deal.<\/p>\n

Find\u00a0Nobody Does it Better<\/em> on GOODREADS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

4 \u201cNobody does it better than us\u201d stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vanessa and Shaw are here!! Ever since I felt the sexual tension and sizzling chemistry between these two in\u00a0The Feel Good Factor<\/i> I couldn\u2019t want to get my hands on their story. And it did not disappoint. A forbidden, friends-to-lovers romance that is smokin\u2019 hot and, oh, so sweet, Nobody Does it Better<\/i> is a great addition to the Lucky in Love<\/i><\/a> series!!<\/p>\n

Vanessa is off limits. Perri has warned her brother, Shaw, away from her best friend and so far, he has been successful in keeping his feelings in check. However, little does he know that Vanessa\u2019s harbors a secret interest in him too. When Vanessa and Shaw are snowed in at the cabin for a weekend, sparks fly and lines cross, and nothing will ever be the same.<\/p>\n

Nobody Does it Better<\/i> is so much fun. I liked both Shaw and Vanessa from the moment I met them. Shaw is funny and easy going. He is a protective older brother who is a great guy. He takes his sister\u2019s feelings into consideration and tries to keep his promise to never pursue Vanessa. However, Vanessa is unique, fun, and has a fantastic personality. She\u2019s got her own retro style and isn\u2019t afraid to be herself, and it is easy to see why Shaw liked her.\u00a0 After the years of pent up tension, there\u2019re was just no denying the connection they share when they are stuck together, all alone in the middle of nowhere.<\/p>\n

Most of the time, there\u2019s a built-in barrier between us. A sex blockade in the presence of other people. I haven\u2019t been alone with him in ages, and that\u2019s made it easy, relatively speaking, to ignore the ache inside me.
\nNow that it\u2019s only the two of us, my want is like a parrot on my shoulder, squawking, demanding crackers. Yes, Polly, I want a Shaw cracker too.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I love that this novella is written in dual POVs. I was great getting into both their heads and really knowing how they feel.\u00a0Vanessa wants the real deal and Shaw likes the ladies so I was curious to see how Shaw was going to change. I loved his growth and self-discovery as he realized how deep his feeling run.\u00a0And Vanessa didn\u2019t back down when she had the chance to she what was really happening beteen them.<\/p>\n

Vanessa and Shaw are great together. Their banter is playful and flirty, they know how to steam up the pages, and they have so much good in their hearts. They go with the flow and when things blow up, it\u2019s not because of them. The drama is external and they handle it well. They are honest and vulnerable, and committed.<\/p>\n

And then there was the little twist that was icing on the cake!! I loved the way things played out!<\/p>\n

Overall, Nobody Does it Better<\/i> is a fun sexy novella about a fun sexy couple. It\u2019s a fantastic little gem that is sure you make you smile.<\/p>\n

***SIGNUP HERE<\/a> for a bonus scene for more Vanessa and Shaw****
\nWe get some extra fun with the girls, Vanessa, Arden, Perri, and even Ella, and the guys, Shaw, Derek, Gabe, and it\u2019s a sweet sneak peek into the future leaving me with a goofy grin!<\/p>\n

*ARC generously provided\u00a0by the author and InkSLinger PR in exchange for an honest review*<\/i><\/p>\n

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Excerpt<\/strong><\/h4>\n

~VANESSA~<\/p>\n

I have this fantasy.<\/p>\n

The details vary a little. Sometimes I\u2019m in the town diner, other times I\u2019m walking across the square. Most of the time, I\u2019m right here at the one-stop check-in and shoe counter at my bowling alley.<\/p>\n

The rest of it goes like this: This guy strides up to me. A rush of tingles spreads down my chest at the sight of his dark hair, his five-o\u2019clock shadow, and his big, burly frame. He drums his fingers on the Formica, lifts a brow, then smiles.<\/p>\n

I mean one of those world-class, panty-melting grins that make you swoon.<\/p>\n

But the real swoon is what comes next.<\/p>\n

He\u2019ll say, \u201cLevel with me, Vanessa. I\u2019ve had it bad for you for most of the last two decades, and I\u2019ll wager it\u2019s the same for you. If you feel even one ounce of what I feel, let\u2019s shed this whole ruse and make it official. Go out with me. Go out with me tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

The rest? It\u2019s a montage of oh yeses<\/em>; hot, wet kisses; and messy lipstick.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the fantasy. My reality<\/em> on a Wednesday evening in February?<\/p>\n

The door opens and a familiar figure strolls in. Even from a distance, he catches my gaze then tips his chin and mouths hey<\/em>.<\/p>\n

My stomach flips, and then it somersaults again when he reaches my post, winks, and asks for a pair of shoes. I know his size, so I hand him the fourteens.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know what they say about big shoes?\u201d His deep, raspy voice makes my chest flutter.<\/p>\n

I quirk up my lips. \u201cThat they\u2019re perfect for clowns?\u201d<\/p>\n

And that smile? Oh boy. It spreads into the sexiest grin. \u201cVanessa Maria Marquez, are you saying I\u2019m a clown?\u201d<\/p>\n

I shrug, a little playfully, looking at the shoes in his hands. \u201cIf the shoe fits\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

He leans closer. \u201cThe other thing they say about big shoes is that it\u2019s hard<\/em>\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

I wait for him to make a dirty joke, to lob an innuendo. Breath held, I wait for him to say Let\u2019s do this<\/em>, because hope never dies. And then I wait for the abject guilt of keeping a secret from Perri to subside. Perri, one of my two best friends in the universe, the girl who\u2019s been there for me through every up and down, who attended the theatrical productions I worked on in high school, the friend who rushed to my side in the hospital room when I broke my leg skiing in college, even though she was two hours away, the woman I gave the kick in the pants to last year with her guy when she needed it.<\/p>\n

Shaw\u2019s hazel eyes flicker, and I know he\u2019s waiting for me to set up his dirty joke.<\/p>\n

My guilt hardens\u2014and my hope deepens, too. The longing for this man beats on.<\/p>\n

I return to his \u201chard\u201d comment. \u201cHard for what?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHard to find socks.\u201d<\/p>\n

I laugh, shake my head, and shoo him off. \u201cGo bowl some strikes, Shaw.\u201d<\/p>\n

He gives me a tip of the imaginary hat and heads off to lane twenty, joining a few fellow firemen. I do my damnedest not to stare at his sexy butt, or admire his big frame, or, honestly, even think about him like that.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s something I\u2019ve been trying to do for years.<\/p>\n

When a group of older ladies\u2014twice my age and totally fabulous\u2014comes in, I shift my focus, setting them up at one of the lanes and serving them wine.<\/p>\n

For the next thirty minutes, I don\u2019t even look at lane twenty.<\/p>\n

Well, maybe I peek once or twice.<\/p>\n

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Lucky in Love<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Best Laid Plans (#1)\u00a0<\/strong>– (Arden & Gabe)
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The Feel Good Factor (#2)\u00a0<\/strong>– (Perri & Derek)
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Nobody Does it Better (#3)\u00a0<\/strong>– (Vanessa & Shaw)
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Unzipped (#4)<\/strong> – (Finley & Kyler)
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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"A #1 New York Times<\/em> Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal<\/em> Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s sweet, sexy and witty. Her heroines are strong and smart and her heroes have hearts of gold and fantastic funny bones. She lives in California with her family, including her smoking hot and hilarious 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<\/em> bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times<\/em>, USA Today<\/em>, and Wall Street Journal<\/em> Bestseller Lists more than 100 times, and she’s sold more than 3 million books. In April she’ll release NOBODY DOES IT BETTER, in May THE DATING PROPOSAL, and in June SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.<\/p>\n

To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her NEWSLETTER<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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