Darling Springs
(Darling Springs Book 1)
He ghosted me once, now he’s supposed to protect me?
I don’t need a bodyguard—I run a small-town lavender farm, for bee’s sake. But when my identical twin sister lands the movie role of a lifetime that’s being shot in my hometown I get one anyway.
And guess which broody, tattooed protector the studio sends to keep the paparazzi off my porch?
Last month’s almost one-night stand.
The guy with the wicked mouth and heated eyes who slipped out before the fun even started. But turns out the sexy jerk is excellent at rescuing me from sneaky photographers at the market. Then the coffee shop. I’m trying hard to stay mad after the third time my new bodyguard saves me.
To top it all off, he’s staying in the cottage at my farm. With me. And there’s only one bed.
Maybe if we finally give in and finish what we started, it’ll relieve the tension? But one night quickly turns into another. Then into late-night secrets and soft confessions we shouldn’t say out loud. Especially since he’s leaving and I’m staying, and there’s no way we can be more than a summer romance that ends far too soon.
Escape into a spicy and hilarious forbidden small town rom com from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely!
Tropes: Small town, rom com, grumpy/sunshine, bodyguard, mistaken identity, forbidden romance, only one bed
Tropes: Small town, rom com, grumpy/sunshine, bodyguard, mistaken identity, forbidden romance, only one bed
(Darling Springs Book 2)
My secret workplace romance starts innocently enough at a birthday party.
But when a rowdy partier knocks me into a lake and a sexy stranger comes to my rescue – my night becomes one to remember.
A night so steamy I almost forget why I’ve sworn off men after a failed workplace romance.
Trouble is, the brand new doggy daycare in Darling Springs that I’ve contracted with is owned by none other than my sexy stranger. Thanks, fate.
Sawyer turns out to be a total grump in a tailored suit, no matter how sunshine-y I am. Even when he squeezes that hard body past me as I bring donuts to work. Or when he pretends he’s not roaming his dark eyes over me as I teach Fido to sit, stay and come.
But I’m focusing on my shiny new future—my dog-training business is suddenly the hottest thing in town, thanks to a new actress client. And when I’m roped into a charity dance number, I smell an opportunity, especially when I learn my hot landlord has an alter ego and a fandom.
Turns out Mr. Serious Boss is up for dance lessons.
Then the entire Dirty Dancing experience.
Giving into our chemistry once won’t hurt. Two might be pushing it. By the seventh, it’s undeniable–I’ve got a crush on him too.
Tropes: Workplace romance, oops my one-night-stand is my new co-worker, small town rom com, forbidden romance, grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, fighting the feelings, quirky side characters, swoony learning-to-dance scenes
(Darling Springs Book 3)
Two rival small-town innkeepers. Two competing visions. Only one bed.
I had a plan: turn my cozy inn into a dream destination in my small town. I didn’t count on getting stuck on a Ferris wheel with a sexy stranger, or that his mind-blowing kisses would lead to a night I’d never forget. No regrets. No last names.
Until the next morning when my mystery man strolls into a town council meeting as my brand-new corporate rival. It’s official: he’s the enemy—regardless of how hot he looks in a suit (and out of it).
Oliver’s sleek new inn threatens everything I’ve built in Darling Springs. Worse, he’s presenting flashier versions of my ideas for the annual Spring Fling festival. To save my business, I have to compete with him, but the town council has other ideas and forces us to co-chair the event together.
Suddenly, we’re bickering over pie contests and parade details, but Oliver counters my arguments with witty comebacks and lingering gazes that prove he can’t stop thinking about our time together either. I try to ignore the heat between us, until one night, when there’s only one bed left, and we finally break.
Falling for my rival, who might put me out of business, is a bad idea. But beneath Oliver’s corporate exterior is a man just looking for a place to call home—and I’m dangerously close to letting him be mine.
This is Oliver and Bridget’s romance. Tropes Include: A rivals-to-lovers small town, romantic comedy!
