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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

  Cover Design by Helen Williams.

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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.