A delicious new best friends-to-lovers stand-alone romance from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely!The second the test-the-sexy-scenes offer landed in my lap, I said yes.After all, I’ve been damn curious about a few things I’ve read in romance novels. Do buttons truly go flying across the floor when you rip off a guy’s shirt? Is staircase nookie hella hot or does it leave you with a big old bruise … you with a big old bruise mark on your back? And don’t even get me started on all that panty shredding, and whether it even works.
Time to find out as I embark on Project Romance Novel Scenes Research, at the request of my hotshot book editor bestie.
All I need is a willing scene partner. Enter Tristan, my best guy friend. The witty, tell-it-like-it-is, bearded hottie volunteers for the experiment.
He’s also the guy who gave me the most devastating, toe-curling kiss of my life ten years ago. But nothing has happened since then.
And nothing will come between my panties and our friendship now since we have a plan to keep it PG.
But once the buttons start flying, all bets are off…
S-E-X AND OTHER SHINY OBJECTS is a standalone romance in the BOYFRIEND MATERIAL series. The other titles are ASKING FOR A FRIEND and ONE NIGHT STAND-IN.
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I love romantic comedies. When you add in Lauren Blakely as the author of a romantic comedy, I am in book heaven.
Sex and Other Shiny Objects was a fun and sexy friends to lovers story that will have you laughing out loud and swooning at the same time.
Ms. Blakely’s characters have set out to prove or debunk once and for all the myths associated with those sexy, passionate scenes set in romance novels. Which ones work? Which ones are total duds? Find out when Peyton and her best guy friend, Tristan, test run several of the old standards.
Hilarity, mishaps, and sexy times abound in this new rom-com.
Yet another spectacular book! Lauren never disappoints!
Friends to Lovers done right from beginning to end!
The chemistry was there from the beginning and the whole story just flowed. It was funny, cute, hot and informative . This is a must read by anyone who loves romance!
Another note, I loved that Peyton was a small business owner. Made me want to go support a smaller shop than go to a big store!
I received an ARC of this book and am willingly giving my honest review.
Everything Lauren writes is magic! Her books fall under “Must Have!”!
This can only go one way, and that’s HOT! This is funny but sweet and sexy and all bets are off once Tristan and Peyton start their research. I mean, how could they not give in to their chemistry? I could feel myself burn from across the page. I couldn’t put this down.
I was so excited to get Sex and Other Shiny Objects in my hands! The title is catchy and the premise was such a fun one, I knew I would love the book! In fact, I gobbled it up in just a few sittings! Tristan and Peyton are seriously hot!
Tristan and Peyton are best friends. She asks him to help her out by testing sexy scenes from romance novels for a book she is writing. Can the scenes really happen like they are written? Let’s test some out shall we!
But what happens when feeling start to emerge while the testing is taking place? Can they go back to being just friends like before? But more importantly, do they want to?
This story is so engaging! It was a book that brought smiles to my face and quite a few laughs! The couple’s situation is a serious one, though, and I felt their struggles. It also frustrated me as they just needed to level with each other. Oh the angst!! Both know that what they feel doesn’t just happen every day. Yes, you can get hurt, but what if the reward far outweighs that possibility?
Even though there was a little too much angst for me, I thoroughly enjoyed their romance! They were very compatible and sometimes awkward too! Talk about chemistry! It leapt from the pages! Add in Peyton’s girlfriends and Tristan’s brother as side characters, you’ve got a well rounded story! If you enjoy friends to lovers romance with lots of laughs and angst, then this book is for you!
I was gifted a copy of this book by the author. The review and rating is my opinion.
Friends-to-Lovers is one of my favorite troupes and Lauren Blakely did an amazing job with Sex and Other Shiny Objects! LB’s Boyfriend Material Series is shaping up to my favorite of all of her series! Tristan and Peyton’s story is everything you’ve come to know and love from Ms. Blakely! Another FIVE STAR read!
What a totally enjoyable read! Peyton and Tristan are captivating and so darn adorable together that you’ll find yourself cheering for them throughout the entire book. Charming and funny (wait until you read some of the “experiments” they get into!), sweet and sexy and downright swoony all the time. These two are getting their second chance and believe me, they deserve it. I adored the friendship aspect of this storyline and the sweetness of Tristan’s relationship with his brother. This book had everything I’ve come to expect and love about Lauren’s writing. 5-star read!
This is another book about best friends who want more but try to maintain the friend zone so they don’t ruin their friendship however when Peyton needs help to conduct a sexy experiment Tristan is all in to help her. This book had me laughing and swooning at once. A great book!!
Lauren Blakely does NOT disappoint. Reading Sex and Other Shiny Objects was a great start to 2020. With this book Lauren brings us back into a familiar world of friends, family, co-workers, and a cast of characters that we have come to love. Sex and Other Shiny Objects is Tristan and Peyton’s story. They have been best friends since their freshman year of college. They have been there for each other through difficult times including heartbreak and loss. Both haunted (in a good way) by a kiss they shared years ago, they kept their true feelings inside and decided their friendship was too important to risk, but what happens when Peyton recruits Tristan to assist her in researching some very sexy tropes??
I LOVED this story so much. The chemistry between Tristan and Peyton was fire!!! This is one of those books that caught my attention from the beginning. It was fun and witty, sexy and hot, but also tender and loving. As I’ve said before, Lauren’s books/stories are not only about the main characters of that particular story line, they are about community, family, relationships, friendships, and about the way each characters connects and plays a significant role in each story. Tristan and Peyton’s story was HOT, but also sweet as we were able to witness the brotherly relationship between Tristan and Barrett. I can’t get enough of Lauren’s characters and world.
**I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.**
Okay, I know I say this EVERY time I finish reading a new Lauren Blakely book, but this time I mean it (probably). This is my favorite one yet!
Oh my gosh, I’m so in love with Tristan! I was excited to figure him out when we saw a glimpse of him in Asking for a Friend. Granted, we didn’t know much about him, but I knew he’d be special and I was 100% right! This guy is amazing! Charming, funny, sexy, successful – this guy is the total package. He’ll make you laugh, make you swoon, and make you melt before you ever know what hit you.
Peyton is so easy to like. She’s been through so much, and you can’t help but cheer her on in this story. She’s funny, sweet, and definitely quirky. She has this strong, outgoing personality but you see hints of her vulnerability weaved throughout her story. It’s fun to watch her confidence grow as the story goes on.
These two together were pure rom-com magic. They had great chemistry and witty banter. They pulled you into their world and kept you show-burning to the very last page. Throw in Barrett (seriously, could he have been any cuter?), along with drop-ins by some of our past favorites, and you’ve got a great book. I highly recommend this one. It’s gets all the stars from me.
What a fun, sweet and so very sexy friends to lovers of romance. Lauren Blakey has delivered another swoony worthy gem with Sex and Other Shiny Objects. I couldn’t wait to read this book. After reading Asking for a Friend and experiencing the undeniable “vibe” between Tristan and Peyton, I knew their story was going to have the most explosive chemistry. *Whispers* I was right.
I love these characters. Individually they’re great. Peyton with her big heart and dedication to her customers. And Tristan who stepped up to raise his younger brother while successfully running his own restaurant. It’s obvious, they’re amazing people. But them together…watch out… it’s pure magic. Testing out classic romance novel scenes the way they were takes a lot of trust and respect. It is 100 percent evident that they have it in one another. This is my favorite thing about this book. The love, care and the devotion.
I wouldn’t do this book any justice if I didn’t talk about the sexual tension. I live for the longing in this book. The unspoken wants and desires between Tristan and Peyton. As the story went on and the experiments became steamier, I felt like I needed them together just as badly as they wanted to be. It was hot and bit heart achy. But it was oh so good.
If you’re looking for fun and steamy slow burning friends to lovers romance with Lauren Blakely typical brand of heart, heat and banter, you’ll want Sex and Other Shiny Objects. Oh also Tristan has the most deliciously dirty mouth. It’s standing ovation worthy. You don’t want to miss it.
If you are looking for a book that will leave you smiling like a Cheshire Cat look no further than Lauren Blakely’s Sex and Other Shiny Objects book 2 in the Boyfriend Material Series.
This is Peyton and Tristen’s story a couple we first met in Asking for a Friend and I’m sure like me you will be swooning all over the place because Tristan is the perfect book boyfriend. He and Peyton have been friends for many years in fact he is the guy she goes to for advice from breakups to what she is wearing so I guess he is her bestie, he is the one person she relies on and even a passionate kiss they shared a few years ago could not break their friendship. Time has moved on but what will it take for these best friends to take a leap of faith and move forward with the feelings they have both been hiding for so long……
This book ticked all my boxes, it has wonderful characters with sizzling chemistry, it’s about friendship and loyalty, it’s funny and entertaining and it’s full of witty banter. This is one of the best friends to lovers I have read and I highly recommend you one click this great read.
Sex and other Shiny Objects (Boyfriend Material #2)- Lauren Blakely
After reading the first in the series, I didn’t think it could get any better but I was completely wrong in that assumption.
Lauren Blakely has given us the ultimate book boyfriend in Tristan. He’s Payton’s best guy friend and despite a steering kiss ten years ago, he’s maintained his role in her life through another guy and an ugly breakup. He’s her rock.
Tristan has always been a constant in Payton’s life. Through every ugly moment as well as the good ones. She’s desperate though, to rekindle her business at the Lingerie store and when her friend Amy offer her a lifeline, it’s Tristan she turns to.
Such wonderful characters that I was so invested in. I couldn’t wait to see where the experiments from the romance books led these two.
Great secondary characters also support this wonderful story.
Really looking forward to reading Lola’s story next.
“Sex and Other Shiny Objects” by Lauren Blakely was a fun and very amusing read. I enjoyed getting to know the female lead character, Peyton, when she was introduced as a secondary character in an earlier book, but I found her to be even more charming as the lead character in this story. I especially loved watching Peyton cast off the last shackles of her failed engagement and blossom into the bold, independent, successful businesswoman she was meant to be. I also loved the idea of using her blog to drive foot traffic into her lingerie store and connect with customers on a personal level. It was obvious how much Peyton genuinely cared about her customers and wanted to help them find the perfect items to make them feel both special and empowered.
Peyton’s best guy friend and eventual love interest, Tristan, was a wonderful lead character too. I very much admired the way he stepped up to care for his younger brother and managed to maintain a close relationship with him despite the tough situation. Tristan’s romantic feelings for Peyton seemed so obvious to me from the beginning of the story that I’m not sure how she could have missed seeing them, but I guess the timing for them was always just a little bit off. In addition, sometimes we only see what we want to see, and in Peyton’s case she may have been too afraid to look for something deeper than friendship with Tristan because she didn’t want to lose him him if it didn’t work out. I can certainly understand that fear, but I was thrilled when the two of them finally threw caution to the wind and admitted their feelings for each other.
The romance novel scenarios Peyton and Tristan tested were pretty hilarious. I too have wondered if some of those ideas would work in real life, especially the literal tearing off of clothing and undressing while going up a staircase in high heels. Maybe it’s just that I am incredibly uncoordinated (I am, in fact, a danger to myself and others when wearing high heels, even on a completely level surface), but I have always imagined that even the most coordinated of women would be at risk of falling and injuring themselves if attempting such a thing. It was nice to be proven right!
At any rate, I very much enjoyed “Sex and Other Shiny Objects” and can’t wait to see what the next book in this series has in store for us.
*ARC provided by the author via Candi Kane PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
Title: Sex and Other Shiny Objects
(Boyfriend Material series Book 2)
Author: Lauren Blakely
Stand alone:
Genre: Romcom
My Rating: 5 ++
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*I received this ARC for an honest review*
Exactly what I hoped for and more. Blakely hasn’t lost her touch as Queen of romcom tropes. This story lacks nothing in the wit department. It also has well developed characters that are so realistic; it felt like I knew them.
What I loved…
I loved Peyton and that she was sweet while still being a no-nonsense kind of girl. Loved how even when she’d gone through a tough experience she pulled herself together and bounced back with ideas.
Idea’s that if executed right, would catapult her career. Give her a fresh start. That’s where Tristan comes in. Smart. Fun. Kind. Essentially, swoon-worthy. He’s old friends with Peyton who conveniently shared a kiss with her back in college. Can he help her struggling business take off by acting out “sexy scenes”? Will Peyton and Tristan finally succumb their crackling chemistry they had way back in college?
This has everything you want. You can’t go wrong with this one.
I love Lauren Blakely’s books, they are always hot, sexy, sweet and hilarious! I love that every book of hers I read, I can hear her voice in my head! LOL
Peyton and Tristan are best friends!! They shared a kiss 10 years ago, that has left both of them shaken, however, the subject of said kiss has never been spoken of since that night. There were definitely sparks, but Peyton became serious with the cheating scum bag, Gage, so Tristan backed off (Gage also didn’t like Peyton around Tristan).
Peyton gave up alot for Gage and even stopped writing her blog for her shop. But, now that she found out Gage was a cheater, she’s free to do as she pleases. Her sales are down due to Harriet’s across from her shop, so she starts writing again and approaches Tristan to help her with a project of trying out scenarios from romance novels.
What Peyton doesn’t know is Tristan has been in love with her since college, so of course, he steps up to help her! A man can only take so much temptation before he cracks, how long can Tristan keep his hands off her, except for research?
I love friends to lovers stories, especially when two amazing characters are involved!! Great story from beginning to end!!
Loved these characters. Lauren Blakely takes a standard friends to lovers theme & gives her two main characters Peyton & Tristan a fun plot line. Peyton is supposed to write a companion piece to a romance novel, detailing just how realistic some of those sexy scenes really are. And when she needs someone to help her reenact some of those scenarios, why not ask her good friend who she trusts with her life & lingerie. Get ready to laugh as they test out ripping buttons off of shirts, undressing your lover while climbing the stairs, and attempting sex in a small bathtub. I think you’ll enjoy this latest installment in Lauren’s new Boyfriend Material series
Sex and Other Shiny Objects is Lauren Blakely’s newest standalone in the Boyfriend Material series. Lauren is one of my favorite authors and I’m loving the characters in this series. They are smart, sassy, sexy and swoony! If you read Asking for a Friend you’ve met Tristan and Peyton. Best friends who shared a smoking hot kiss ten years ago, but the timing was never right to move past just friends. Now they are both single and when Peyton needs help with a special project, Tristan volunteers. He knows it’s a bad idea, getting closer to her, but he can’t help himself. She needs help testing out scenarios that happen in a romance novel. Do buttons really fly off when you rip off a shirt? Is sex on a staircase possible? How easy is it to shred panties? All answers I wanted to know myself! Tristan is one of Lauren’s swooniest heroes! He’s just so sweet and sexy and I love the way he loves his brother (who I also loved!) and his friends. This story was a second chance, best friends to lovers romance and it was just what I needed just when I needed it! I laughed, cried, got hot and bothered and smiled a lot! Not only was Tristan’s relationship with Peyton fantastic, I absolutely loved Tristan and his brother, Barrett. They had some of the greatest scenes and it made me want to call my siblings just to say hi!
This is a funny,witty friends to lovers story! Peyton and Tristan’s story will warm your heart and leave youwith a big smile on your face! They have been friends for a long time and even shared a kiss that could have been more, but never did. Tristan owns a restaurant and Peyton a lingerie shop. Having just recently broken her engagement, Peyton is looking for something and when her friend suggest she restart her blog and enroll her to reenact the sexy scenes in the book she is editing. Peyton volunteers Tristan for the job!!!
As they start their reenactement , their chemistry is boiling and steamy scenes reopens the door to their attraction.
They are amazing characters and easy to love. You want more of their story and their HEA.
Peyton and Tristan shared a hot kiss over ten years in college that really left an impression. But they ended up just staying friends. And even when Tristan was finally going to make his move, Peyton got engaged. Engaged to a cheating idiot. Peyton is helping her friend Amy out by writing an addition to one of the books she is publishing. Sex and Shiny Objects. She has to write about weather some sex scenes in romance novels are true or false. Sex on a staircase, will buttons really go flying off if you rip open a mans shirt ect. Tristan has volunteered to be Peyton’s guinea pig and yes, the buttons do fly!! This is a friends to romance comedy that will have you laughing and falling in love with the couple.