{"id":67138,"date":"2022-11-08T08:30:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T13:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=67138"},"modified":"2023-01-23T07:48:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T12:48:37","slug":"new-release-the-good-guy-challenge-the-dating-games-2-by-lauren-blakely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=67138","title":{"rendered":"New Release & ARC Review: The Good Guy Challenge (The Dating Games, #3) by Lauren Blakely"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE GOOD GUY CHALLENGE, the second standalone book in The Dating Games Series, from #1 NYT bestselling author Lauren Blakely is NOW LIVE and FREE in KU!!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Make sure to grab this all-new, fake dating, MF sports romance<\/strong> TODAY!!<\/strong>
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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Fake real dating the one who got away? Sign me up\u2026<\/p>\n

There\u2019s just something about bad boys. Tattoos and leather jackets, am I right?<\/p>\n

Trouble is, my last boyfriend was a teensy bit too bad and now he\u2019s in prison. Yikes.<\/p>\n

When my friends challenge me to take a dip in the good guy side of the dating pool, I see their dating bet and I raise it, looking up the guy I crushed on growing up.<\/p>\n

With a winning grin and heart of gold, Gabe Clements is now the star receiver for a pro football team.<\/p>\n

Except, the supposed good guy turns out to be nothing like I imagined. He\u2019s better. He\u2019s growly, possessive, smoldering.<\/p>\n

And he\u2019s determined too. At the end of the night, he asks me to be his\u00a0fake real girlfriend\u00a0for the rest of the week.<\/p>\n

Sounds like my kind of dating challenge since he\u2019s a good guy by day, and a very dirty man after dark.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll cure my bad boy blues in no time.<\/p>\n

Well, as long as I don\u2019t fall for Gabe\u2019s big heart too.<\/p>\n

The Good Guy Challenge is a standalone romance in The Dating Games series!<\/div>\n

Find it on GOODREADS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

4 stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lauren Blakely is my go-to author for quick, entertaining, spicy reads and The Good Guy Challenge <\/em>did not disappoint. Ellie has a history of falling for the wrong guys. They are all bad news and it is time for a change.\u00a0 One evening while she is out with her friends, they challenge her to pick a good guy to date. When she sees her old neighbor who was always kind and helpful to her family she figured he would be her perfect person for the challenge. And she was right because he is a really good guy…but he is also so much more.<\/p>\n

I adored Ellie and Gabe and they are just what the other didn’t know they needed. Ellie has always gotten burned by the bad boys but there is a reason she’s attracted to them.\u00a0 She loves the way they are in bed but they always let her down in the end. Gabe is nothing like the guys she’s been with. He combines the spice she wants in the bedroom but also brings a sweet, swoony side who treats her well which is exactly what she has been missing.<\/p>\n

And Gabe hasn’t been able to be his true self around women because he’s been hurt in the past and made to think he’s wrong for wanting to pursue his desires.\u00a0Ellie is his perfect match because he can embrace who he is without worry. She accepts him for all he is and she enjoys every minute of it!<\/p>\n

What starts out as smoking hot fun turns real when they realized that a week is not enough time to enjoy each other.\u00a0 Neither were looking for serious by feelings sneak up on them in the best possible way.\u00a0 There is very little drama and a whole lot of heart and I couldn’t wait for these two just accept the inevitable. They belong together!<\/p>\n

*ARC generously provided by the author and Candi Kane PR*<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Dating Games\u00a0<\/strong>
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The Virgin Next Door (#1) <\/strong>– (Veronica & Milo)
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Two a Day (#2) <\/strong>– (Drew & Brooke)
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The Good Guy Challenge (#3) <\/strong>– (Gabe & Ellie)
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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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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\u2019s sweet, sexy and witty. She also writes red-hot, sexy romance and USA Today<\/em> bestselling LGBTQ romance.<\/p>\n

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, with more than 60 titles on the USA Today<\/em>Bestsellers list alone. She\u2019s sold more than 4.5 million books.\u00a0A Brown University graduate, Lauren\u00a0<\/span>likes dogs, cake and show tunes\u00a0and is the vegetarian at your dinner party.<\/span><\/p>\n

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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 | \u00a0INSTAGRAM<\/a><\/b>
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Check out our LAUERN BLAKELY AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT<\/a> for more amazing reads!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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