{"id":69072,"date":"2023-03-01T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T14:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=69072"},"modified":"2024-05-22T20:56:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T00:56:32","slug":"new-release-my-so-called-sex-life-how-to-date-1-by-lauren-blakely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=69072","title":{"rendered":"New Release & ARC Review: My So Called Love Life (previously My So Called Sex Life) (How to Date, #1) by Lauren Blakely"},"content":{"rendered":"

MY SO CALLED SEX LIFE by #1 NYT bestselling author Lauren Blakely is LIVE!<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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AVAILBLE NOW!<\/strong>
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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

I\u2019ve got a list of people I absolutely don\u2019t ever want to be stuck with on a boat, or a plane, or a train, and it starts and ends with the broody, grumpy, too-sexy-for-my-own good Axel Huxley.<\/p>\n

Also known as this romance novelist\u2019s number one nemesis.<\/p>\n

The man is legendary for his mighty pen and his even mightier scowl. I tried to work together with the cocky thriller writer once upon a time, but the two of us are like vodka and good decisions. We don\u2019t play well together.<\/p>\n

Only now, our publishers are sending us on a joint trip across Europe to mingle with our most devoted readers on an old-fashioned luxury train. And thanks to a booking snafu, we have to share a sleeper car.<\/p>\n

You guessed it–there’s only one bed.<\/p>\n

I’m not sure I can survive the next seven days and nights with my dangerously sexy enemy and all our fiery tension.<\/p>\n

Which explodes one night in a desperately needed hate bang.<\/p>\n

But the bigger plot twist is this \u2013 the more time we spend together, visiting the most romantic cities in Europe by day and discovering each other at night, the more I\u2019m forced to face our past.<\/p>\n

To let go of the hurt.<\/p>\n

To see the man he\u2019s become.<\/p>\n

And when I do, I wonder if it\u2019s too late to write a new happy ending for us?<\/p>\n

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

5 stars!<\/p>\n

I adored this book. It\u2019s a fantastic combination of friends to enemies to lovers and forced proximity, and it is so much fun.<\/p>\n

Hazel is a romance writer and Axel writes thrillers and at one time wrote a much loved series. However, their writing partnership ended abruptly and they only just tolerate each other now. When both are invited to do a book tour through Europe, it\u2019s too exciting to turn it down even when they find out the other will be there. What follows is a wonderfully delightful, entertaining love story, and I couldn\u2019t put it down.<\/p>\n

Hazel and Axel are adorable. I love that even as so-called enemies they give us fantastic banter and entertaining interactions. We don\u2019t know exactly what happened to cause their falling out but I love that we get deeper bits and pieces of who they are and slowly realize what went down in the first place.<\/p>\n

A persistent part of me wishes I could go back in time to that day in Chelsea when we blew up\u2026I could say something different. Say a lot of things different.
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I love Hazel and Axel together as friends, as enemies, and also finally as a couple because they have so much fun together no matter what they are doing. They fight the attraction that was always there but never acted upon. I felt their chemistry and knew these two would eventually combust.<\/p>\n

I adored the way the story goes and the way Hazel and Axel are pushed together. It\u2019s like every force on earth wants these two together and they won\u2019t stop until one of them makes a move. I love how they truly understand each other even when they are trying so hard keep their feelings in check. And when the truth comes out, I love that they dive in.<\/p>\n

I also love that the story takes place in different areas around Europe. The scenery was beautifully described and I felt like I was there. I also loved how they incorporated their locations in their own stories.<\/p>\n

Overall, this is a fantastic start to the new series and I can\u2019t wait for more!<\/p>\n

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

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How to Date<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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My So Called Love Life <\/strong>(#1)<\/strong> – (Hazel & Axel)
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Plays Well with Others (#2) <\/strong>– (Rachel & Carter)
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The Almost Romantic (#3) <\/strong>– (Elodie & Gage)
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The Accidental Dating Experiment (#4)\u00a0<\/strong>– (Juliet & Monroe)
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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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Check out our LAUERN BLAKELY AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT<\/a> for more amazing reads!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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