{"id":43571,"date":"2019-06-10T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=43571"},"modified":"2024-04-11T04:03:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T08:03:53","slug":"new-release-excerpt-giveaway-arc-review-satisfaction-guaranteed-by-lauren-blakely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=43571","title":{"rendered":"New Release, Excerpt, Giveaway & ARC Review: Satisfaction Guaranteed by Lauren Blakely"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SATISFACTION GUARANTEED<\/strong><\/h4>\n

by Lauren Blakely<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Released – June 2019<\/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

* Audiobook performed by Andi Arndt and Jason Clarke, with Jason performing an album of fully produced classic love songs at the end of the story!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Lauren is donating 10% of the proceeds for SATISFACTION GUARANTEED for the first month to animal rescues!\u00a0(In honor of the hero being a veterinarian and the heroine working in animal rescue).\u00a0This donation applies both to ALL preorders and to all sales in the first month across all formats!<\/b><\/h4>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Look, she started it.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

She issued me a challenge I couldn\u2019t back down from. Make her purr like no man has done before.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fine, she\u2019s my business partner\u2019s daughter. All right, I\u2019m also working in the same damn practice with her. Yes, she happens to be my ex-fling. But that was seven years ago, and it was barely a week-long thing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Except, Sloane is still the one I can\u2019t stop thinking of — brilliant, sexy, captivating Sloane. Maybe a week of taking her to new heights will get her out of my head.<\/span><\/p>\n

So what if we spend a few nights on the town too? So what if I romance her across Manhattan? It\u2019s all in the name of scientific pursuit of more magnificent Os.<\/span><\/p>\n

Until the rules change\u2026<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Find Satisfaction Guaranteed\u00a0<\/em>on\u00a0GOODREADS<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

4.5 stars!!<\/p>\n

Oh, how I love second-chance romances and Satisfaction Guaranteed<\/i> delivers a good one! Full of dirty, flirty, sexy, fun, it is the perfect mix of sugar and spice as Sloane and Malone finally get their shot at love.<\/p>\n

Sloane and Malone clicked the instant they met and ended up spending an amazing week together. They knew they had something special and were all for turning their fling into so much more.<\/p>\n

During that one delicious week, we were all about lingering talks, kisses on moonlit streets, and deliberate anticipation. We took things slow. We did it by choice, wanting to savor what had promised to be the sweetest, most tantalizing courtship. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Unfortunately, before they could fully explore their connection, Sloane became suddenly off-limits and whatever could be just fizzled out, leaving them with a whole lot of \u201cwhat if\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fast forward seven years, Sloane runs an animal rescue and her father, who is Malone\u2019s boss, thinks it would be great idea for her to run it out of his and Malone’s veterinarian practice. Now, Sloane and Malone are back in each other\u2019s space and all the feelings they pushed down before spark to life once again.<\/p>\n

The kind of chemistry we have doesn\u2019t disappear with the snap of your fingers or the flip of a switch.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Satisfaction Guaranteed <\/i>is\u00a0a well done, believable second-chance romance and\u00a0\u2028\u2028I loved it. The characters, the story, the laughs, and the love all drew me into the book and wouldn’t let me go.<\/p>\n

Malone and Sloane spent an amazing week together and the only reason they couldn\u2019t be together had nothing to do with them but instead who she was. It\u2019s not dramatic or over the top but rather it was understandable albeit frustrating for them. Their feelings were real yet they knew what they needed to do. Now, they have another shot and I was giddy when they decided to make a move, finally pursuing what could have always been.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know why there\u2019s tension.\u201d
\n\u201cWhy?\u201d Her voice trembles.
\nYup, the illumination is indeed growing brighter.
\n\u201cBecause you kissed the fuck out of me the other night, and because I\u2019m still thinking about it. And because if your father wasn\u2019t in the bathroom, I\u2019d kiss you even harder right now. So hard you\u2019d see stars. You\u2019d grab your purse and say, \u2018Let\u2019s get out of here right now.\u2019 Because you and I have unfinished business, and you know it.\u201d <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sloane and Malone\u00a0are such entertaining characters and you can\u2019t help but root for them from the get go. I love that they are real, relatable, honest, and trustworthy. They make each other better and are one another’s biggest supporters. It is so sweet and swoony, but they can also light the pages on fire with their charged chemistry and the forbidden aspect making things more intense. Malone and Sloane are delicious together, and I couldn’t get enough of their relationship.<\/p>\n

Overall, Satisfaction Guaranteed<\/i> is an entertaining, original, lighthearted second-chance romantic comedy you don\u2019t want to miss.<\/p>\n

*ARC generously provided by the author and Candi Kane PR in exchange for an honest review*<\/em><\/p>\n

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

I meet Sloane\u2019s gaze then go for it. Because this night has only one destination. \u201cWe should go to Tahiti.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTonight?\u201d
\n<\/span>\u201cToo long a flight?\u201d<\/p>\n

She lets go of my hand and holds up her thumb and forefinger. \u201cMaybe a little. Not that I\u2019m turning down a trip to Tahiti. Wait? Are you saying you want to take me to Tahiti? Because I can pack like that.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Smiling, I slide my hand to her ass, squeezing. I whisper roughly in her ear, \u201cI\u2019m saying I\u2019d like to escape with you. Like we\u2019re getting away for the night. Let\u2019s fuck away all this hot, wild desire.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

She exhales then goes quiet, perhaps lost in thought. \u201cBut I thought we were going to resist kissing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I brush the backs of my fingers along her jaw. \u201cWe already failed that test.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

She pouts. \u201cI was supposed to be an un-vixen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDidn\u2019t work. You\u2019re the opposite, and I want you so fucking much.\u201d I press against her. \u201cYou have me so wound up. I\u2019m pretty sure you\u2019re wound up too.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

She pushes back. \u201cYou know I am. You know I want you too. That was never the issue.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

I have to get closer to her. I need to have her. \u201cLet\u2019s give in. Just once.\u201d I slide my fingers into her hair, she leans her head against my palm, and I continue making my case. \u201cI can take you places. I can make you feel extraordinary, like I\u2019ve always wanted to.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She hums. \u201cYou\u2019re making it hard to say no.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTrue. I\u2019m very hard to resist.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

A smile spreads across her face. \u201cYou are, Malone. You\u2019re terribly, impossibly hard to resist.\u201d She nibbles on her bottom lip. \u201cOne night. Our secret. What happens in Tahiti stays in Tahiti.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAbsolutely,\u201d I say as my dick high-fives me.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd where is this alternate universe?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I curl my fingers around her hip bone. \u201cMy place isn\u2019t far. There\u2019s also a hotel down the block. Either way, I intend to strip you naked, get my lips all over you, and make you feel as fucking good as you looked when you were watching me sing.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

She shudders. \u201cI looked good when I was watching you? How so?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

I run my thumb over her hip, rubbing in slow, sensual circles. \u201cYou\u2019re so seductive. You looked so incredibly alluring. You looked exactly as you are\u2014the most beautiful woman I\u2019ve ever met.\u201d My fingers stray to her belly, gliding down the fabric of her dress toward my final destination. \u201cAnd you and I have unfinished business.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

She leans her head back, and the most delicious moan ever recorded escapes her lips. When she raises her face, she tap-dances her fingers down my chest then runs them over the silk of my tie. \u201cAre you saying we\u2019re going to finish the business tonight?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYes, and then tomorrow . . . we can be friends again.\u201d The thought pains me, but I know this is the only way to deal with our reality.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cExactly,\u201d she says, nodding her agreement. \u201cWe take a trip tonight. We get away to a remote island. And tomorrow we go back to the real world?\u201d She\u2019s seriously considering this. Hell, I\u2019ve already considered it six ways to Sunday in the span of ten seconds, and I say it\u2019s a brilliant plan.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLet me take care of you tonight. Let me spend the night worshipping your body and driving you wild with pleasure.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou say these things . . .\u201d
\n<\/span>I grin. \u201cAnd?\u201d
\n<\/span>\u201cAnd you make it impossible to walk away.\u201d She grabs my tie and tugs my face inches from hers. \u201cBut what do you think my voice says?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

I want her to say it. The permission must come from her, and I\u2019m dying for it. \u201cYou tell me.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

She brings her mouth to my ear and whispers, hot and sexy, \u201cIt says take me to Tahiti. Fuck me hard. Fuck me good. Fuck me senseless.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s the only voice I\u2019m listening to tonight.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Giveaway<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A Night on the Town Giveaway, including an adorable Coach Handbag ($300 value), $50 gift card to the restaurant of your choice, and a $50 gift card to the beauty retailer of your choice to go shopping for that perfect make-up or hair care so you can look extra fabulous!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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ENTER HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The Escapist Book Blog is not\u00a0responsible for this giveaway.<\/i><\/p>\n

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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’ssweet, sexy and witty. Her heroines are strong and smart and her heroes have hearts of gold and fantastic funny bones. 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 3 million books.<\/span><\/p>\n

In June she’ll release<\/span> SATISFACTION GUARANTEED<\/b> and in September<\/span> INSTANT GRATIFICATION<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n

She’d love to give you a free book today so check out her WEBSITE<\/a> and grab one today!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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WEBSITE<\/b><\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0<\/b>FACEBOOK<\/b><\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0<\/b>TWITTER<\/b><\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0<\/b>GOODREADS<\/b><\/a><\/h4>\n

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Check out our LAUERN BLAKELY AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT<\/a> for more amazing reads!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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