🔖 REVIEW 🔖 Nobody Does it Better by Lauren Blakely

Nobody Does it Better 
by Lauren Blakely
Release Date: April 8th 2019 by Little Dog Press
Series: Lucky in Love
Pages: 226
Genres: Romance, Contemporary
Author's Links: Goodreads, Website, Twitter, Facebook

A red-hot forbidden romance novella! Indulge in this ultra sexy best friend's brother delight!

Some women are just forbidden.

Like—off the top of my head—MY SISTER’S LIFE-LONG BEST FRIEND.

Sis has made it patently clear that Vanessa is hands-off, as in keep my ladies’ 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 – my libido has been craving her many, many years. So many that we might have stolen a kiss or two.

Can you say pent-up, crazy, raw desire?

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…

The trouble is—Vanessa isn’t interested in my playboy ways, and I have one night to convince her that I’m the real deal.
(Synopsis taken from Goodreads)

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My Review:

Nobody Does it Better is Lauren Blakely’s latest book/novella in the Lucky in Love series that is funny, steamy and romantic. A definite must -read to those that love a good forbidden romance story!

In this story we get to meet Shaw and Vanessa who are connected by Perri (Shaw’s sister and Vanessa’s best friend). Although they have been friends for a while, it has always been clear to Shaw that Vanessa is off-limits, but that hasn’t stopped him from wanting her. On the other hand, Vanessa’s loyalty lies with Perri and she can’t do anything about her feelings for Shaw because she is afraid of what Perri might say. So the two have been avoiding what they have for each other and with Perri’s wedding on the way it has become a race for some very interesting matchmakers to get the two of them together. Yet neither expected to get stranded in a cabin when a storm hits and now they have to face each other and find out if what they feel is mutual or not.

I absolutely loved reading this story, it was sweet and swoon worthy! Now since it is a novella we don’t get to read an extended version of the story, so the pace is faster but well thought out. Blakely managed to deliver yet another story full of interesting characters and storyline. Shaw is everything you would want in a leading character, he is charming and has a way with words to leave you swooning for the guy. He is also a very sexy firefighter who loves what he does every day no matter how risky it can be. Vanessa has an interesting taste in fashion and owns a bowling alley. She is cool and has a charming personality. So it’s no surprise that the two would click right away. Their chemistry is instant and undeniable. But they maintain loyalties to those that they are closest to and that is Perri. It was nice to see how they are close to their siblings and to their friends. Previous characters make appearances but this can be real as a stand alone. All in all, if you are looking for a short story full of swoon worthy moments then I would highly suggest reading this novella and any other books by the author. You will not regret it! :)

**I voluntarily read an early copy of this title in exchange for an honest review**

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Off-limits woman who he's been warned to stay away from? Yep.

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Nobody Does it Better by Lauren Blakely 

Release Date: April 8th 2019 by Little Dog Press

Series: Lucky in Love

Pages: 226

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

A red-hot forbidden romance! Indulge in this ultra sexy best friend's brother delight!

Some women are just forbidden.

Like—off the top of my head—MY SISTER’S LIFE-LONG BEST FRIEND.

Sis has made it patently clear that Vanessa is hands-off, as in keep my ladies’ 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 – my libido has been craving her many, many years. So many that we might have stolen a kiss or two.
Can you say pent-up, crazy, raw desire?

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…

The trouble is—Vanessa isn’t interested in my playboy ways, and I have one night to convince her that I’m the real deal.

All Night Long is a 30,000-word standalone novella!

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{EXCERPT}

~SHAW~

Some women are just forbidden. Like…oh, just off the top of my head…say, my sister’s lifelong best friend. Forbidden, as in if I touch her, it’s sayonara favorite-body-part.

Do I kid?

No, and I don’t want to test my sister’s resolve, so I stay far, far away from lovely Vanessa. Sweet Vanessa. Vanessa who wants the real deal. Keep your dirty hands off my best friend Vanessa.

Hey, that’s what my sister said.

Look, I’m not scared of my sister.

But I do respect her. I was raised right. I was taught respect, honor, and duty. And above all…family comes first. When Perri told me years ago she’d have my balls in a sling if I put my ladies’-man paws anywhere near her bestie, I listened, because I happen to like the boys a helluva lot.

Honestly, though, I followed her guidelines not just for the sake of my intact nuts. I did it because she asked. If it’s important to Perri that my dirty hands stay far, far away from Vanessa, I can abide by that.

I can resist sexy, alluring, flirty Vanessa.

Witty, clever, oh, look, there’s mistletoe above us Vanessa.

Oh, did I say that?

Well, Vanessa did, and I’ll never forget that Christmas party when we were home from college.

But I swear, it was only a kiss. A sweet, tantalizing, drive-my-body-insane-with-wanting-more kiss. I’ve mostly stayed away, and that’s not been easy, so give a man some points for stellar restraint.

Especially since I’ve had it bad for Vanessa for years.

As in decades.

But sometimes, over the decades, you slip a little bit when you want something. You bend to the left, to the right, and you steal another kiss. Fine, fine. There was one more time—a year ago, when we were at Vanessa’s bowling alley for New Year’s Eve party, lifting glasses and toasting to the new year.

It wasn’t like we got it on right there on the bowling ball return.

(It was beside the dartboard.)

And it was a chaste New Year’s kiss.

Too chaste for me.

When I was home alone in bed, though, nothing was innocent that night. In my mind, it was one hot, sexy, filthy kiss that made us both rip off clothes.

Except, even then, those words—balls in a sling—echoed.

I listened. I’ll keep listening. After all, it’s only lust I feel, right?

I can set that aside, no problem.

Until the weekend before my sister’s wedding…

About Lauren Blakely:

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'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 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. In April she'll release NOBODY DOES IT BETTER, in May THE DATING PROPOSAL, and in June SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter! laurenblakely.com/newsletter

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