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THE LOVE IN DUET COLLECTION
LAUREN BLAKELY
Copyright © 2018 by Lauren Blakely
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ABOUT THE BOOK
A brand new collection of five bestselling standalone spicy romances featuring your favorite tropes!
Five full-length spicy rom coms packaged together for the first time! In Love in Duet you’ll get a falling for my best friend’s ex workplace romance in Birthday Suit, a friends-to-lovers/I-need-a-date-for-a-wedding romance in Instant Gratification, a marriage of convenience in Part-Time Lover, a fake fiancé romance in Dear Sexy Ex-Boyfriend, and an oops-he’s-my-boss romance in The What If Guy!
These five standalones are specially curated for your binge-reading pleasure!
Tropes: Friends to lovers, workplace romance, forbidden romance, best friend's sister, marriage of convenience, best friend’s ex, office romance, and fake fiancé
BIRTHDAY SUIT
BIRTHDAY SUIT
By Lauren Blakely
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ABOUT THE BOOK
The one unbreakable rule in the Man Code is this: no matter how beautiful, smart, and clever she is, do not fall in love with your best friend’s woman.
Yeah, so I screwed up big time when I fell for her.
I might have let my sin of unrequited love slide, given everything that went down in the last few years, but Lulu just walked back into my life as vibrant as ever.
And the cards are stacked against me once again. We’re working together, and the last thing I want to do is mess up her life with a forbidden office romance now that she’s finally got the fresh start she deserves.
Trouble is, she’s even more irresistible than ever, and this time around I’m not sure any code can hold me back.
Even if I stand to lose everything...
This story is dedicated to Jeanne Blum and Elizabeth Mantia
PROLOGUE
Leo
Let’s get one thing out of the way real fast. Regret is a waste of time. I don’t believe in it—never have, never will. I try to live my life without that useless emotion.
You know those articles where the journalist asks old people what they would have done differently, and they list all sorts of stuff—be a better friend, call your mom, tell the woman you love her? You don’t want to be that person.
There’s a simple way to avoid it.
Do the good shit now.
Say yes to that crazy job offer, ask out the girl who’s out of your league, climb the mountain and kiss the sky.
You’ll thank yourself later.
But the flip side of that kind of life is this: you need some rules. A few basic guidelines to follow to navigate the potholes.
Over the years I’ve assembled my top picks. Some from experience, some from listening to others.
Allow me to share my hard-won wisdom.
1. If you have to sniff the food in your fridge to decide if you can eat it, just toss it. You’ll be glad you did tomorrow.
2. You can tell everything you need to know about a person by how he or she treats the waiter.
3. Turn down that last tequila shot. Trust me on this one.
4. If your woman sends you to the store to pick up something, get that something, not another version you think is better. Her version is always the right one.
5. You can’t put your foot in your mouth if it’s closed.
6. No dude ever gets in trouble while cleaning the kitchen.
7. Don’t live to work; work to live.
8. If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.
9. Don’t get a tattoo that’s longer than your dick.
10. Men should never wear black jeans.
