Book Review: Part-Time Lover by Lauren Blakely

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A sinfully sexy new standalone romance from #1 New York Times Bestseller Lauren Blakely
I’ll say this about Christian — he made one heck of a first impression. When I first saw the strapping man, he was doing handstands naked on a dock along the canal. His crown jewels were far more entertaining than anything else I’d seen on the boat tour, so I did what any curious woman would do — I took his photo. I might have looked at the shot a few dozen times. Little did I know I’d meet him again, a year later, at a secret garden bar in the heart of the city, where I’d learn that his mind and his mouth were even more captivating. But given the way my heart had been trampled, I wanted only a simple deal — No strings. No expectations.

Our arrangement worked well enough until the day I needed a lot more from him…
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Let me just say, this whole part-time lover thing was her idea. I’d have gone all-in from the start, but hey, when a gorgeous, brilliant woman invites you into her bed, and only her bed…well, I said yes.
But then, one hysterical phone call from my brother later, begging me to find myself a wife so grandfather’s business stays in the family, and I need a promotion with Elise. Turns out a full-time husband suits her needs too, and a temporary marriage of convenience ought to do the trick, until we can simply untie the knot…

As long as no one finds out…
As long as no one gets hurt…
As long as no one falls in love…
But our ending was one I never saw coming.

Review: 

Part-Time Lover has been one of my anticipated reads and I’m so happy to report it was a good one! Christian and Elise meet in an unusual set of circumstances and it was one for the books. In all the books that I have read their meeting takes the cake. Hand down. Sadly things didn’t work out as planned and they aren’t reintroduced to each other until a year later. Once this happened it was all systems go!!

Christian and Elise are both like minded and what starts out as a “no expectation” deal turns into something more. This was such a delicious slow burn and I loved how open and honest the characters were with each other. I loved the banter between the characters as well. Elise was a spitfire and I loved how she was able to hang with Christian.

Honestly, it’s been a few months since I’ve read a Lauren Blakely book and I’ve fallen in love all over again with this author’s words. Blakely’s description to detail is amazing. I felt like I was in Paris and at all of the places she described. This was a very well written book about taking a chance on love again after being burned at the stake. I highly recommend this book by Lauren Blakely.