{"id":7851,"date":"2019-12-09T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/havecoffeeneedbooks.com\/?p=7851"},"modified":"2019-12-08T19:25:56","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T03:25:56","slug":"excerpt-reveal-asking-for-a-friend-by-lauren-blakely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/havecoffeeneedbooks.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/09\/excerpt-reveal-asking-for-a-friend-by-lauren-blakely\/","title":{"rendered":"Excerpt Reveal: Asking for a Friend by Lauren Blakely"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Title: Asking for a Friend
Author: Lauren Blakely
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: December 16, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was only trying to help a friend. I swear. I was legit asking for a friend who was finally ready to date again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I did what any good friend would do. Posted it for her. It seemed like a good idea at the time \u2014 I\u2019d weed through the candidates, and bring her my top picks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But then he responded.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is it wrong to date the guy I screened for my bestie? Not asking for a friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Asking for a Friend Excerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Betty Boop: <\/strong>I\u2019m not offended. I feel like if you were trying to pick up a woman for BDSM play, you\u2019d be on a different app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dax Powers:<\/strong> Whew. Thank you. Which also reminds me that I need to switch over to my Paddle Me Please app and keep up the convo there with Ms. Bend Me Over the Chair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Betty Boop:<\/strong> No worries. I\u2019ll be on Spank Me Tonight, so I guess we\u2019ll miss each other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dax Powers:<\/strong> Good luck. I hear all the pongers hang out on Spank Me Tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Betty Boop:<\/strong> Oh damn, you are good! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dax Powers:<\/strong> Thank you. I am indeed quite good. *inserts devil emoticon* <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Betty Boop:<\/strong> And a little cocky too? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dax Powers:<\/strong> Just a little. But you know what it\u2019s like when you\u2019re champion of a nerd sport, Miss Badminton Champion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Betty Boop:<\/strong> Hey, you\u2019re assuming I\u2019m a nerd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dax Powers:<\/strong> Am I wrong, Miss Badminton Champion? *smirks* <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I gulp, nearly dropping my phone in the drain as I cross the street. Shitballs on fire. How do I reply to this? I glance around as if I can locate the answer on the sidewalk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Am I Peyton? Or me? Do I remind him I\u2019m asking for a friend? It was in the profile though. The description closed with \u201casking for a friend,\u201d for Pete\u2019s sake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It must be obvious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Okay, fine, maybe he thinks I meant it to be tongue-in-cheek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Someone could certainly read it as tongue-in-cheek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because the entire saying is tongue-in- cheek, and no one is ever asking for a friend\u2014they\u2019re asking for themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I was only honest on a technicality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My stomach swoops, and a teeny bit of guilt weaves through me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who am I kidding? This is a massive, crushing tsunami of guilt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ping-Pong Lover Mad Flosser Dax Powers is a darling. Chatting with him is better than drinking a vanilla latte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I can\u2019t lie. I won\u2019t lie to this potential suitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I walk along the park, making my way toward Little Friends, I return to the chat, drawing a deep breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Lauren Blakely:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lauren Blakely<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u2019s sweet, sexy and witty. Her heroines are strong and smart and her heroes have hearts of gold and fantastic funny bones. She lives on the West Coast with her family, including her smoking hot and hilarious husband and her two brilliant and kind teenagers. She has plotted entire novels while walking her dogs \u2014 she might have four dogs, or maybe five. If she\u2019s lucky, she\u2019ll soon have six 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 100 times, and she\u2019s sold more than 3 million books.She’d love to give you a free book today!

\u27ff Check out her web site to grab your free read<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connect with Lauren: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website<\/a> | Instagram<\/a> | Facebook<\/a> | Twitter<\/a> | BookBub<\/a> | Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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