Sunny Shelly’s Review: Asking For A Friend, by Lauren Blakely

ASKING FOR A FRIEND by Lauren Blakely
Release Date: December 16th

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ASKING FOR A FRIEND is HERE! Readers are saying this is Lauren Blakely’s best rom-com to date!! Devour this yummy office romance with a You’ve Got Mail vibe today!!

AVAILABLE NOW!
✦Amazon ➜ https://amzn.to/3898Qni
✦Apple ➜ https://blkly.pub/AppleAsking
✦Kobo ➜ https://blkly.pub/KoboAsking
✦BN ➜ https://blkly.pub/AskingNook
✦Google ➜ https://blkly.pub/AskingGoogle
✦Paperback ➜ https://blkly.pub/AskingPB
✦Audible➜ http://blkly.pub/AudibleAsking

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Blurb:
I was only trying to help a friend. I swear. I was legit asking for a friend who was finally ready to date again.

I knew what she wanted in a man — smart, funny, ambitious, well-read (no, the sports section doesn’t count), and plays a wicked game of badminton.

So I did what any good friend would do. Posted it for her. It seemed like a good idea at the time — I’d weed through the candidates, and bring her my top picks.

But then he responded.

Is it wrong to date the guy I screened for my bestie? Not asking for a friend.

Excerpt:
“No. I was just getting the lowdown on office allergies.” He moves closer, leaning against the bar, looking like a tall drink of man. I break out my mental yardstick. Yup, I’m betting he’s over six feet. I’m going with six foot one. Which might even push him to a fifteen on the goes-to-ten babe-o-meter.

“So you’re on drinks detail,” I say, trying to sound all cool and casual, like I’m not busy sizing him up.

Not consumed with checking out his arms.
Not occupied admiring his blue eyes.
Not tied up enjoying his smile.

He points his thumb at his sternum. “New guy. That means I fetch all the drinks and buy them too. And you? What put you on errand duty?”

“I made my friend snort her drink out her nose.”

He looks impressed. “You officially have the best reason for being on drink detail.”

I preen, enjoying his praise. “Why, thank you. I was hoping to win that contest.”

“What was the snort-inducing remark, may I ask?”

Flashing back, I recall the culprit—my “you need V-time” comment to Peyton—but that’s too personal to share. I give him another one. “I referred to her ex-fiancé by his proper name.”

Clark Kent gives me a curious look. “Is his proper name amusing?”

“Of course. It’s Richard Cranium,” I say, and I wait. Will he pass the test?

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Lauren Blakely is another author I can always depend on for an enjoyable romcom! Asking For A Friend is the start to a new series, and is an office romance.

Amy is focused on getting a promotion at the publishing house where she works. Linc is new to town, and has sworn off romances with a colleague after his last girlfriend turned out to be secretly married. But when they meet on their first day on the job, sparks fly.

Meanwhile, Amy joins a dating app to get potential dates for her friend, Peyton, who is getting over a breakup. And Linc has joined the same app in an attempt to get over his infatuation with Amy. Well, guess what? They are matched together!

As they flirt online, they flirt in the office, neither aware. I loved how LB used the chat messages to further along this relationship and the getting to know you phase. It gets to the point where Amy realizes that she really likes Linc, and breaks it off with her online pal, the one she was asking about for a friend…

This book was all kinds of fun. A perfect escape! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

About the Author:
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. She also writes red-hot love stories for her Lauren Blakely After Dark line.

She’d love to give you a free book today! Check out her web site to grab your free read: https://laurenblakely.com/one-free-book/