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I couldn’t have scripted a more perfect night.
For one fantastic evening, at a masquerade party in the heart of Manhattan, I’m not the millionaire everyone wants a piece of. Fine—multimillionaire. But who’s counting all those commas? Not me, and not the most intriguing woman I've ever met, who happens to like dancing, witty banter, and hot, passionate up-against-the-wall sex as much as I do.
There's no need for names or business cards. And that’s why I’m eager to get to know her more, since my mystery woman seems to like me for me, rather than for my huge…bank account.
Everything’s coming up aces. Until the next day when things get a little complicated. (Newsflash — a lot complicated.)
***
He's charming, brilliant, an incredible lover, and right now I want to stab fate in the eyeballs.
I've had one goal I've been working toward, and lo and behold, my mystery man is the very person who stands between me and my dream job. A job I desperately need since my hard-knock life has nothing in common with his star-kissed one.
But it’s time to put that fairytale night behind me, and focus on learning what makes him tick. Too bad it turns out his quirks are my quirks, and his love affair with New York matches mine.
And as we spend our days together, I discover something else that feels like a cruel twist of fate — I’m falling for this naughty prince charming, and that’s not an ending I can write to our story.
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“With an oh-so-delectable hero, a heroine who’s a vivacious force of
nature, and a romance that’s both adorkable and scorching hot, Come As
You Are had me hooked from page one.” -Yvette, Nose Stuck in a Book
~Excerpt~
~FLYNN~
I part my lips to speak, to tell her
I’m not a VC. But I flash back to the racquetball game, to the face-lift
suggestion from my sister. If this angel thinks I’m a VC, that means my
face-lift is working. My costume is doing what I want it to do—it’s making it
possible for me to be me. To have a conversation as Flynn Parker the guy, not
as Flynn Parker the multimillionaire.
She doesn’t know who I am. And I
don’t correct her. “It can be.”
She nods thoughtfully then roams her
gaze over my black attire. She taps her bottom lip. “Hmm. Let’s see what we
have here tonight because I don’t think you’re a ninja.”
I punch the air. “Keep going.”
She studies me more closely. “You’re
something mysterious. You’re trying to fly under the radar. Am I getting
warmer?”
More like hot. “Yes.”
Her brow knits. “You want to go
unnoticed, at least for the moment.”
I tense, hoping she’s not putting
two and two together as to my identity. Absently, I raise my hand to my
glasses, wondering if they give me away. But then I remember. I’m wearing my
contacts tonight, something I rarely do.
She snaps her fingers. “I know!
You’re a stealth start-up,” she says, using the term for a new company that’s
keeping quiet.
I raise my arms in victory, a thrill
racing through me. “Everyone else has guessed code ninja or SEO ninja, but
you’re the first person all night to get it right. I am, indeed, a stealth
start-up.”
Admittedly, donning black pants, a
black shirt, and a black eye-mask might have made it challenging to guess. But
then again, the angel figured it out, and all without the missing start-up
button.
“Your lips gave you away.”
She recognized me from my lips? I
furrow my brow behind my mask. “What do you mean?”
“Your mouth,” she says, raising her
fingers dangerously near to my lips. “I could tell you weren’t a ninja because
your lips aren’t covered. Ninjas cover you’re their mouths.” I relax again
since she was referring to my clothes. “Only their eyes show. But you’ve
covered most of your eyes, and you’re showing only your mouth
and your chin. That’s how I knew you had to be something other than a ninja.”
“I could kiss you for that,” I blurt
out. I take a step back and hold up a hand. “I’m sorry. That was probably
terribly inappropriate.”
A smile slowly spreads across her
lips. “No, it wasn’t inappropriate. It wasn’t inappropriate at all,” she says.
Something in the way she takes her time with each word tells me she wouldn’t
mind being kissed. That gives me one mission and one mission only: keep talking
to this angel.
“Come as You Are blends the phenom that is Lauren Blakely with the
fantasy of a fairytale wish and a dash of cold hard reality. Passion
unfolds with a bit of entertainment, a handful of humor and fistful of
heart.” -Isha, I Love Romance
“Blakely has whipped up an irresistible romance as sexy and witty as
the nerd protagonists she details in Come as You Are. Their chemistry
snaps, crackles, and pops off the pages. " - TJ Loves To Read
~Review~
“He grips me harder, groaning
and turning wild. Saying my name. The way it sounds from his lips, like a
benediction, like a rock song, like a primal scream of pleasure, is the highest
high.”
I
would like to start this review off by saying thank you to Lauren Blakely for
her words. This woman knows how to write a story like no one else. She gets you
completely lost in her books and her words will have you so hypnotized that you
will have no other choice but to devour her book in one sitting. This was the
case when I read “Come as You Are.” I had no other choice but to fall deeply in
love with Flynn and Sabrina. These two had such great chemistry and the banter
between the two of them was so much fun to read. To watch Flynn open up to
Sabrina on another level was so beautiful to watch, and to see Sabrina try to
move on with her life and find love again was even more beautiful. The entire
time I was reading this book I had a smile on my face, their reaction and
conversation with each other will most definitely so that to you. That’s
another that I love about Lauren’s books, the dialogue makes you feel like you
are there with the characters. You know, like you’re right in front of them
enjoying all the silly banter, her words just comes to life right in front of
your eyes.
I
seriously did not want this story to end because I just love everything about
it and I felt so close to the characters after I was done. At the end of it all
I got done with this book with a huge smile on my face knowing that these two
characters got the HEA that they deserve.
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About Lauren Blakely:
A #1 New York Times Bestselling author, and #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that's hot, sweet and sexy. She lives in California with her family and has plotted entire novels while walking her 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 90 times, and she's sold more than 2.5 million books. In April she'll release COME AS YOU ARE, a sexy new standalone romance. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter! laurenblakely.com/newsletter
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