The Friends and Rivals Collection

How to Date #1 (My So-Called Sex Life)

by Lauren Blakely

A brand-new collection of six spicy standalone romantic comedies from #1 New York Times Bestseller Lauren Blakely. Experience some of your favorite tropes like forced proximity, friends to lovers, rivals to lovers, brother’s best friend and only one bed in MY SO-CALLED LOVE LIFE, SHUT UP AND KISS ME, THE FEEL GOOD FACTOR, JOY RIDE, HARD WOOD, and NOBODY DOES IT BETTER.

In this collection you’ll find…

– rivals and former friends who must share only one bed on a train ride across Europe
– best friends who fall into bed when the deal of a lifetime comes their way
– a one night stand turned into roommates who must now fight their wild attraction
– enemies forced to work together on a secret new project

–a brother’s best friend romance where he’s had it bad for her for a long time

–and a delicious snowed in for the weekend forbidden romance!

This collection delivers forced proximity, laughs, heart and stories you can’t put down!

Genres: Audiobook, Contemporary

1413 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 3, 2025

About the author

You can find Lauren on TikTok at @laurenblakelybooks! 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. Lauren likes dogs, cake and show tunes and she is the vegetarian at your dinner party.

Reviews

[Megan Lane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hot!! I love these stories