Wednesday, February 11, 2026

EXCERPT REVEAL: IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA (DARLING SPRINGS #1) BY LAUREN BLAKELY

 



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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely comes IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA, the first standalone small town romance in her upcoming Darling Springs rom com series! This sexy, mistaken identity, forced proximity, forbidden small town rom com answers the question: what happens when a lavender farmer gets a bodyguard who just happens to be the sexy grump from her one-night-stand who got away! Releasing March 3rd in all formats, and free to read in Kindle Unlimited, check out the sneak peek below and pre-order your copy today!


"Romance that takes the heart by storm .... From unpredictable to irresistible is always a wild ride. Temptation delivers the drama with an endearing punch and wicked sense of humor." - (Isha C., Blogger, Reader, Reviewer - Hopeless Romantic)


⛅Grumpy/Sunshine
🏡Small Town Shenanigans
💙He’s Her Bodyguard
🫣Mistaken Identity
💋Forced Proximity
🛏️Only One Bed in the Room
🏃‍One-Night-Stand Who Got Away
🚫Forbidden
😄Romantic Comedy





READ THE EXCERPT:

He rubs his chin against my exposed breast, the stubble from his short beard whisking across my skin. He’s sandpaper to my softness, and the contrast makes me squirm. Makes me want him. I reach for his chest, my fingers playing with the wiry hair on his pecs.

A grunt falls from his lips. He looks up, and in a flash he’s on the bed, straddling me, pinning my wrists down. “You trying to touch me?” he asks, but it’s not aggressive. It’s curious. Playful. Like he always is with me.

“I am,” I admit.

He lifts his chin. “You can touch me when I f*&k you.”

I shiver. From ribbons to words. “Now you’re really teasing me.”

He smirks. “I know.”

 


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Narrated by Erin Mallon and JF Harding





About IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA (Coming 3/3/2026)

Grumpy meets sunshine in this charming and hilarious forbidden small town romantic comedy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely! Where there's only one bed in the room...

I really don't need a bodyguard―I run a small-town lavender farm, for bee's sake! But I'm getting one anyway since my identical twin sister just booked the movie role of a lifetime and it's being shot in my hometown. And guess who my new broody, tattooed protector is? None other than the guy I had a one-night stand with last month.

Correction: he's the guy with the wicked mouth and heated eyes who ran out on me before the bang without so much as goodbye. And of course he arrives in my tiny hometown where the film is shooting right in the nick of time to save me from the paparazzi at the market. The coffee shop. The dress shop too. I'm trying hard to stay mad after the third time the sexy jerk rescues me.

To top it all off, he's staying in the cottage at my farm. With me. And there's only one bed.
Maybe just one night would relieve all this tension? But one night turns into another, and then into sharing hearts and secrets that are best locked up. 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.



PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY!

https://laurenblakely.com/book/it-seemed-like-a-good-idea/ 


REVIEW: IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA (DARLING SPRINGS #1) BY LAUREN BLAKELY

It Seemed Like a Good Idea (Darling Springs, #1)
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Romance that takes the heart by storm with a hint of humor and an abundance of heat. Blakely is at her best when she lets irony take center stage. From unpredictable to irresistible is always a wild ride. Temptation delivers the drama with an endearing punch and wicked sense of humor.


ABOUT LAUREN BLAKELY




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’s sexy, feel-good and witty. Her books have been featured in US Weekly and People. Lauren likes dogs, cake and show tunes and she is the vegetarian at your dinner party. 

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