Plays Well with Others

De: Lauren Blakely

Narrado por: Erin Mallon, Teddy Hamilton

Am I fake dating my best friend? Hear me out....

So I'm throwing myself a breakup party, a glittery fete where I envision I'll lift a glass and celebrate being free and single again. What I actually do: drink too much champagne and blurt out to my best guy friend that I'd really like to get back on the horse. But what I truly don't expect is Carter's answer—he volunteers as tribute.

With his sinful brown eyes and too-good-to-be-true body, it'd be no hardship for me to say yes, though I certainly don't want him to feel obligated to, um, service me, just because my failed, loveless marriage was an s-e-x desert.

But since the charming and confident pro football star owes five public dates to his dating-app sponsor, we make a deal to help each other out. Pretty soon, our public how-to-date lessons turn into, ahem, very private ones. And I'm a star student, graduating quickly from flirty banter and lingering looks to toe-curling, sheet-grabbing, mind-blowing hours of physical education.

The problem? Turns out learning to date again feels a lot like the real thing. Can our friendship withstand all these late-night bedroom sessions? Especially since I'm suddenly longing for my best friend, and there's nothing fake about my feelings...

©2023 Lauren Blakely Books (P)2024 Lauren Blakely Books

Became uninteresting...DNF

Couldn't take Erin Mallon's unrealistic narration. Teddy was great. Story was o.k. may finish later.

Such a fabulous love story!

Lauren you hit it out of the park ok this one!! Funny, witty, spicy and damn Teddy and Erin were a dynamic duo as always. Loved every bit of it.

One of my favorites

I've read most of LB's work and this one had me smiling so much from the start. I love the idea of BFFs to lovers to forever. This story felt very believable (aside from him being a pro-football player, of course)...it's a situation that could happen to anyone. And maybe that's why I liked it so much. Also....the SPICE in this one. It's not super strong in the submissive/dominant sex stuff thankfully, but there's a subtle implication of it coupled with lots of hot scenes...a little rough play plus some commands. Honestly, most often when an author includes that variety of sex in the story, it's gross to me. (I honestly really hate how dominant men are portrayed in romance novels.) These two, however, strike a great balance in his commanding and her submission to his directives. It never feels gross. But it's definitely hot.
And don't miss the bonus scene. You have to go to her website and sign up for her newsletter, but you can actually listen to it as read by Teddy Hamilton, so it really feels like one more chapter. Also, it's the ending that felt right, so I'm glad she included it! (and it's a brilliant marketing tactic!)

Loved it!

Carter and Rachel are just so sweet and amazing together! This story is extremely well written! I love how Lauren Blakely has interconnected characters in her stories. However, you could still enjoy the story even if you haven't read other stories in the 'series'. The narrators, Teddy Hamilton & Erin Mallon, did a phenomenal job bringing Carter and Rachel to life!! It's just a phenomenal book!!

Fun, flirty and absolutely wonderful

What an amazing feel good listen! The narrators were awesome and the story was wonderful!! This friends to lovers is one of my favorites!

Go get yourself a Carter

it took the entire book for them to figure it out, so that was kind of frustrating. it was so steamy and 🔥 Their friendship and understanding of each other was really special.

Loved the characters and story!

It was such a sweet story of friends turned to lovers. Loved the narrators! I couldn't stop listening. I totally recommend it!

I really enjoyed this story!

Great performance! This was a fun easy read! Big fan of the MMC! Entertaining, funny and enjoyable!

Plays Well With Others

I loved Rachel & Carter! Lauren you have done it again! The characters you create are so hard not to love. Thank you for sharing your talent with us, your readers! ❤❤

Steamy, flirty and fun friends to lovers!

A steamy friends to lovers romance written by Lauren Blakey that hits all the right spots. “Plays Well with Others” is a fun, steamy and a flirty delight that I could not stop listening to as Carter and Rachel realized how perfect they were for each other.

I loved Rachel and Carter and they were so much fun to listen to. Their friendship was so genuine and I loved how it progressed from friends to lovers. It was the perfect flirty pace and never felt rushed or fake. I was laughing one moment and swoony the next. They had great banter and I could totally be friends with them in real life. I love that Rachel was a business owner and took the chance of expanding her business after her divorce. Carter is so genuine, fun and will do anything for Rachel. The steamy scenes were so good and the dates that they went on were so sweet and perfect. The ADHD rep in the story was so well written and respectful to those that have it and were always told it wasn’t real. Rachel and Carter’s story was so great and I can’t wait to listen to it again.

Erin Mallon and Teddy Hamilton were so perfect as Rachel and Carter. Erin brought all of Rachel’s spunkiness and genuine personality to life perfectly. I loved Teddy as Carter who brought all of this loyalty and sweetness to life. Erin and Teddy are two of my favorite narrator combos and I know I’m in for amazing narration with both of them.