The One Love Collection
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The One Love Collection
Books 1-4 in The One Love Series
Lauren Blakely
Little Dog Press
Contents
Also by Lauren Blakely
About
The One Love Collection
The Sexy One
1. Abby
2. Simon
3. Simon
4. Abby
5. Abby
6. Simon
7. Simon
8. Abby
9. Abby
10. Simon
11. Abby
12. Simon
13. Simon
14. Abby
15. Abby
16. Simon
17. Simon
18. Abby
19. Simon
20. Abby
21. Simon
22. Abby
23. Simon
24. Abby
25. Simon
26. Abby
27. Abby
Epilogue
Another Epilogue
Acknowledgments
The Hot One
His Prologue
Her Prologue
1. Delaney
2. Tyler
3. Delaney
4. Tyler
5. Delaney
6. Tyler
7. Delaney
8. Delaney
9. Tyler
10. Tyler
11. Delaney
12. Tyler
13. Tyler
14. Delaney
15. Delaney
16. Tyler
17. Delaney
18. Tyler
19. Delaney
20. Tyler
21. Tyler
22. Delaney
23. Tyler
24. Delaney
25. Tyler
26. Delaney
27. Tyler
28. Delaney
29. Tyler
Her Epilogue
His Epilogue
Another Epilogue
Acknowledgments
The Knocked Up Plan
1. Nicole
2. Ryder
3. Nicole
4. Ryder
5. Nicole
6. Ryder
7. Nicole
8. Ryder
9. Nicole
10. Ryder
11. Nicole
12. Ryder
13. Nicole
14. Ryder
Chapter 15
16. Ryder
17. Nicole
18. Nicole
19. Ryder
Chapter 20
21. Nicole
22. Ryder
23. Nicole
24. Ryder
25. Nicole
26. Ryder
27. Nicole
28. Ryder
29. Ryder
30. Nicole
31. Ryder
32. Nicole
33. Ryder
34. Nicole
35. Ryder
Chapter 36
37. Ryder
38. Nicole
39. Ryder
Epilogue
Another Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Come As You Are
1. Flynn
2. Sabrina
3. Flynn
4. Sabrina
5. Flynn
6. Sabrina
7. Flynn
8. Sabrina
9. Flynn
10. Sabrina
11. Flynn
12. Flynn
13. Sabrina
14. Flynn
15. Sabrina
16. Sabrina
17. Flynn
18. Sabrina
19. Flynn
20. Sabrina
21. Flynn
22. Sabrina
23. Flynn
24. Sabrina
25. Flynn
26. Sabrina
27. Sabrina
28. Flynn
29. Sabrina
30. Sabrina
31. Flynn
32. Sabrina
33. Flynn
34. Sabrina
35. Sabrina
36. Sabrina
Epilogue
Another Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Also by Lauren Blakely
Contact
Copyright © 2020 by Lauren Blakely
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Also by Lauren Blakely
Big Rock Series
Big Rock
Mister O
Well Hung
Full Package
Joy Ride
Hard Wood
The Gift Series
The Engagement Gift
The Virgin Gift
The Decadent Gift
The Heartbreakers Series
Once Upon a Real Good Time
Once Upon a Sure Thing
Once Upon a Wild Fling
Boyfriend Material
Asking For a Friend
Sex and Other Shiny Objects
One Night Stand-In
Lucky In Love Series
Best Laid Plans
The Feel Good Factor
Nobody Does It Better
Unzipped
Always Satisfied Series
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Instant Gratification
Overnight Service
Never Have I Ever
Special Delivery
The Sexy Suit Series
Lucky Suit
Birthday Suit
From Paris With Love
Wanderlust
Part-Time Lover
One Love Series
The Sexy One
The Only One
The Hot One
The Knocked Up Plan
Come As You Are
Sports Romance
Most Valuable Playboy
Most Likely to Score
Standalones
Stud Finder
The V Card
The Real Deal
Unbreak My Heart
The Break-Up Album
21 Stolen Kisses
Out of Bounds
The Caught Up in Love Series:
The Swoony New Reboot of the Contemporary Romance Series
The Pretending Plot (previously called Pretending He’s Mine)
The Dating Proposal
The Second Chance Plan (previously called Caught Up In Us)
The Private Rehearsal (previously called Playing With Her Heart)
Stars In T
heir Eyes Duet
My Charming Rival
My Sexy Rival
The No Regrets Series
The Start of Us
The Thrill of It
Every Second With You
The Seductive Nights Series
First Night (Julia and Clay, prequel novella)
Night After Night (Julia and Clay, book one)
After This Night (Julia and Clay, book two)
One More Night (Julia and Clay, book three)
A Wildly Seductive Night (Julia and Clay novella, book 3.5)
The Joy Delivered Duet
Nights With Him (A standalone novel about Michelle and Jack)
Forbidden Nights (A standalone novel about Nate and Casey)
The Sinful Nights Series
Sweet Sinful Nights
Sinful Desire
Sinful Longing
Sinful Love
The Fighting Fire Series
Burn For Me (Smith and Jamie)
Melt for Him (Megan and Becker)
Consumed By You (Travis and Cara)
The Jewel Series
A two-book sexy contemporary romance series
The Sapphire Affair
The Sapphire Heist
About
Indulge in four bestselling standalone romances from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely in the One Love Collection!
THE SEXY ONE...
Let me count the ways why falling into forbidden love is not my wisest move…
1. She works with me every single day.
Did I mention she's gorgeous, sweet, kind and smart?
2. She works in my home.
Playing with my five-year-old daughter. Teaching my little girl. Cooking for my princess. Which means…
3. She's the nanny.
And that makes her completely off-limits…But it doesn’t stop me from wanting her. All of her.
THE HOT ONE…
At first glance, stripping naked at my ex-girlfriend's place of work might not seem like the brightest way to win her heart again. But trust me on this count—she always liked me best without any clothes on. And sometimes you have to play to your strengths when you're fighting an uphill battle. As a lawyer, I know how to fight, and I'm prepared to fight hard for her. Because sometimes you need a second chance at first love.
THE KNOCKED UP PLAN...
There are three little words most guys don’t want to hear on the first date. Not those…I mean these… “knock me up.”
This single gal has had enough of the games, the BS and the endless chase. I know what I want most, and it’s not true love. It’s a bun in the oven, and I’m not afraid to hit up my s-e-x-on-a-stick co-worker to do the job. Ryder is gorgeous, witty and charming — and he’s also a notorious commitment-phobe. That makes him the perfect candidate to make a deposit in the bank of me.
I won’t fall for him, he won’t fall for me, and there’s no way baby will make three.
Right?
COME AS YOU ARE…
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 passionate up-against-the-wall action 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.)
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The Sexy One
1
Abby
Attraction is a funny thing. It’s chemical, right? At first it’s all snap, crackle, pop—a cocktail of desire. And what an intoxicating mix it is. It’s a rush, it’s a thrill . . . it’s pure exhilaration uncorked. It makes you giddy. It makes you feel like you can run a marathon and still scale a building even after the twenty-sixth mile is complete.
And I really hate running.
Attraction can turn ordinarily sensible men and women into single-minded hunters, silly fools, and sometimes into lucky lovers.
When the feeling is mutual, most of the time everyone is happy and they go about their merry business. No one hears about these couplings, because little gets in the way. Good for them, and tra-la-la-dee-dah.
But sometimes, attraction is unrequited, and sometimes we don’t even admit it exists. I’m about to vehemently deny it, as the other nannies and babysitters scoot closer on the bleachers and whisper.
Simon walks onto the deck at the pool where his daughter takes swim lessons. The reaction is predictable as clockwork. The redheaded sitter of the unruly twin girls fluffs her hair; the brunette with the cat eye glasses crosses her tanned, toned legs that go on forever; and the petite Australian nanny with her ponytail of silky black hair just gasps.
All eyes follow the man as he strides past the deep end, looking too gorgeous to be real.
“How do you manage working for him?” Ponytail Aussie whispers to me in a hushed breath.
“He’s easy to work for,” I say, though I know that’s not what she’s asking.
The real question comes next, landing in the chlorinated air.
“Seriously,” the leggy one says. I’m jealous of her. I’ll admit it. I’m a short girl, and I would love to borrow her legs for a night. I’d swap them out for my boobs, and that’s a more than fair trade, because what I lack in height, I make up for in the girls. “How do you work with all that hotness?” she continues, prodding. “If you looked up ‘hot single dad’ in the dictionary, you’d find his picture.”
Yeah.
He is.
He’s the prize in the available dad sweepstakes.
Because . . .
Six foot three. Broad shoulders. Flat stomach. Trim waist. Square jawline. Hint of stubble. Dark blond hair. Light blue eyes. And a smile that makes you melt into a puddle of lust.
Oh, and get this. He’s also a sharp-dressed man, and that’s my weakness. Charcoal slacks, shiny shoes, and those tailored shirts that fit deliciously. You know, the kind where the fabric just slides into the waistband of his pants, and you can’t help but think how is it your belly does a perfect imitation of a washboard, and can I please conduct some firmness tests on it? For the sake of science, of course.
When handsomeness was handed out, Simon Travers landed more than a few extra helpings. The man snagged someone else’s share, too. And another’s and another’s.
But that’s not all he’s got going on, and I’m dying to tell the other women that there’s more to him than meets the eye. So much more.
He’s sweet, kind, smart, funny, and good. So damn good. And, for a bonus prize, add in that he’s an amazing father. That’s some sexy kryptonite right there.
Only, if I tried to explain all those other traits, they’d know. They’d sniff me out in the snap of the fingers. They’d see the attraction written on my face, hear it in my words.