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The Good Guy Challenge: A Fake Dating Standalone Romance (The Dating Games) Kindle Edition

by Lauren Blakely (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 2,195 ratings
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Fake real dating the one who got away? Sign me up…

There’s just something about bad boys. Tattoos and leather jackets, am I right?

Trouble is, my last boyfriend was a teensy bit too bad and now he’s in prison. Yikes.

When my friends challenge me to take a dip in the good guy side of the dating pool, I see their dating bet and I raise it, looking up the guy I crushed on growing up.

With a winning grin and heart of gold, Gabe Clements is now the star receiver for a pro football team.

Except, the supposed good guy turns out to be nothing like I imagined. He’s better. He’s growly, possessive, smoldering.

And he’s determined too. At the end of the night, he asks me to be his fake real girlfriend for the rest of the week.

Sounds like my kind of dating challenge since he’s a good guy by day, and a very dirty man after dark.

I’ll cure my bad boy blues in no time.

Well, as long as I don’t fall for Gabe’s big heart too.


The Good Guy Challenge is a standalone romance in The Dating Games series! You'll also enjoy The Virgin Next Door!

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From the Publisher

I've got a plan to resist bad boys...
The one that got away wants to help...

His plan for me?

Standalone, Age gap, sports romance, fake dating, one that got away

Be his fake real girlfriend for a week.

Editorial Reviews

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"A deliciously dirty fake to forever age gap romance that brought all the HEAT and the SWOON." - JodiReadsnListens

"Extremely tantalizing and alluring!" - Moni Reads

"The perfect recipe of naughty and nice. I absolutely fell for this couple." - Melinda Parker

"I am in love with everything about this book, but especially the SPICE. I am a huge Lauren Blakely fan and this might be my favorite book written by her." - Emily on Goodreads

"A witty and entertaining, scorching read!" - Konny on Goodreads

"This book is a straight up 5 alarm fire! Gabe is everything you could possibly want all rolled into one delicious man. The Good Guy Challenge is packed with wonderful characters and pets, feelings and all the spice you can handle." - Shannon on Goodreads

"Get your fans ready! The Good Guy Challenge is a smoking hot, sexy, swoony story that you'll gobble up like a deliciously sinful dessert. These two former hot older babysitter/young teen neighbors will have you rooting for them from the get go. Trust me, you WANT to read this book!" - LitlJen on Goodreads

"I loved this book, their banter and the way they just understood each other." -Jess Award on Goodreads

"Sizzling hot with just the right amount and naughty and nice. Sweet and spicy." - Dali on Goodreads

"This book has a lot of what I love...great relationships and friendships, with lots of laughs, snark, romance and heat. Add our furry little friend Gigi and this book is high on my list or recommendations." - Stacey Bates on Goodreads

"This was a cute, fun, and hot book about second chances and not judging the book by its cover. Gabe seems like the perfect good guy on the outside but in the bedroom, he is no Mr. Nice guy. One-click this one to find out if they have one week of fun or a lifetime of it." - Stephannie at Swoonworthybooks/EnticingJourney

"This book has a lot of what I love...great relationships and friendships, with lots of laughs, snark, romance and heat. Add our furry little friend Gigi and this book is high on my list or recommendations." - Stacey Bates on Goodreads

"This story is hot, hot, hot! Get ready, ladies, to fall in love with your next book boyfriend. This story is so awesome I literally could not put it down." - Joanne on Goodreads

"This author has brought it all into this book. There is an age gap, naughty fantasies, role-playing, and a cute pup named Gigi that steals the show." - Terri on Goodreads

"This book has it all, witty banter, sarcastic yet funny comments, passion and more importantly love. It's a perfect romantic comedy..." - Jackie Wright on Goodreads

"I absolutely loved Gabe and Ellie's story. This book was both steamy and sweet. A sports romance with an age gap that will have you glued to your kindle." - Donna on Goodreads

"I have to admit, I haven't laughed like this for a long time! ...Great characters, scorching hot chemistry, funny, sweet, sexy and a dog with a great personality. This is the perfect mix for a great rom-com that will entertain you for hours." - Jo-Ann Forrest on Goodreads

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B3S5PBGL
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lauren Blakely Books (November 8, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 8, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1461 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 282 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 2,195 ratings

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Lauren Blakely

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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.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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The Good Guy Challenge by Lauren Blakely has been a great mood lifter and a brilliant palate cleanser after reading too many dark romances. It was full of sweet flirting, hilarious bantering and a tiny bit drama that resolves beautifully into a great happily ever after. I must also admit that lack of slow burn was a great plus for me. Lately, most romances choose the slowest path to intimacy which kind of created the “bangxiety” phobia among us. Thankfully, Ellie and Gabe were on the same page as me😂❤️🔥. So, The Good Guy Challenge is a great, friends to lovers romance that will lift your spirit up and maybe give you a few butterflies in your tummy as well.
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llilly
5.0 out of 5 stars Hotly romantic
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2022
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Gabe and Ellie will burn up your kindle in THE GOOD GUY CHALLENGE with the ultimate of extended one night stand/fake relationship romances. It’s refreshing to read a steamy book not afraid to push the limits while the couple has not only passion for one another, but fun, too.

Gabe is a caveman-type (“this is my woman”) pro-football star who unexpectedly finds his perfect match in the confident vixen, Ellie. I really liked how Gabe and Ellie were connected in the past as another titillating bit making the book unputdownable.

This is a low angst and high passion love story that was entertaining to read.
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NL in Zona
4.0 out of 5 stars Pay attention to the trigger warning!
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2024
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At the beginning of the book, before the story even starts, the author has a link to her website where readers can find trigger warnings. Readers should pay attention to those warnings!

This was a well-written novel, with few technical errors and nicely developed characters. My only MINOR wish is for the author to have provided more detail about Gabe's and Ellie's (the main male and female characters) pasts - what influenced them to enjoy the same "kinks"?

Still, I enjoyed the novel, and I usually don't like BDSM-type stories - kudos to Lauren Blakely for making her novel more palatable!
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randi.reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars another LB winner!
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2023
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This is a great age gap, childhood crush, real attraction, fake relationship, ok it’s a lot of great things, story.

Gabe Clements is my new book boyfriend (review edit, after several more books read, he’s still my book boyfriend). The whole “I’m a good guy, but there’s a whole lot of dirty underneath” is just so mmm.

I love Ellie. Strong, determined, and hardworking, with her own kinky side.

These two reconnect after Ellie moves for work and the attraction and chemistry is instant. We get super, Carolina Reaper pepper hot (yes I googled the hottest pepper) and entertaining. I can so easily visualize their smirks in some scenes and their banter is awesome. Both are dealing in the aftermath of some pretty crappy relationships that cause some hurdles in them fully realizing what they’re (beyond the delicious sexy times.

As Lauren Blakely loves to do, their friend groups are intertwined, so best to read in order, but not a must.
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Lynsey
3.0 out of 5 stars Quick read
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2022
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This was a cute easy read, not too much substance so just left me feeling a need for a little more angst!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gabe & Ellie
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2023
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My favorite of the series.

Gabe and Ellie grew up down the block from each other, he is 10 years older than her and was her babysitter.

When they reconnect years later they enter into an agreement to see each other for a week before they get wrapped up in their jobs.

Ellie is just what he is looking for when he finds out she is into the same things he is into sexwise.

I loved their story the best out of the three. Not too much drama and the steamy scenes were hot.
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louvejita
4.0 out of 5 stars All kinds of spicy
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2022
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Ellie Snow has just moved out to California to start a career as a producer and leave behind both her acting career and her penchant for bad boys. One might be easy to leave in the past than the other, but turning a new leaf in a new town will help do the trick, or so she hopes.
Gabe Clements is an overall nice guy and is fresh out of a bad breakup that has left him more self-conscious than he should feel. While he’s out with his friends, he gets a glimpse of a sexy woman in jean shorts walking a dog that brings a blast from the past in the form of backyard games and flirts under mistletoe, but it can’t be her…
This book is different than most from the author while still adhering to her tried and true formula of fun, flirty and very sexy romance. It felt to me like a cross between the traditional rom-com and her After Dark books and it’s quite an enjoyable read nonetheless. Trust Ms. Blakely to deliver a good read despite the route she follows and TGGC is set to be another hit.

4 stars
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Amanda Larsen
5.0 out of 5 stars Steamy
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2023
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Yum, this is a very steamy, sexy, and fun book... while still having a sweet romance at the core of the story! It's definitely a must-read! And, as always, the narrators did a phenomenal job!! I also loved all of the bonus materials at the end of the Audible version.
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Edie L
5.0 out of 5 stars THE GOOD GUY CHALLENGE by Lauren Blakely
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2022
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Loved absolutely loved it. This is Ellie and Gabe’s story and oh my goodness it’s good. I must admit I was a bit reluctant at first because I’m not a huge fan of age gap romance and I was like eww he babysat her. But it was not what I thought it was going to be it was good and fun to read. I enjoyed their story very much. I loved that Ellie was simply perfect for Gabe.This book will have you laughing so hard from the beginning and through out the entire book. Highly recommend this book you won’t want to pass it up.
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Amazon Customer Lindy
5.0 out of 5 stars Gabe & Ellie
Reviewed in Canada on November 19, 2022
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GREAT Book. Lots of loving & role play. A cute little dog and a hot relationship make it for the story. Thank you
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Riz
5.0 out of 5 stars CALLING ALL FAKE DATING LOVERS
Reviewed in Brazil on November 9, 2022
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RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
STEAMY: 🌶🌶🌶
HEA: Yes
POV: DUAL

Let’s start this review by pointing out what an amazing and fun writing style this author has. I was reading a rom-com, but It wasn’t the type of book that make you bored, because nothing happened.

At first, we have Gabe and Ellie as childhood neighbors. They meet again and reconnect after both went through a traumatic experience. Then, what starts with a deal turns out to be so much more when they began to realize how compatible they are.

Also, I enjoyed Ellie as a heroine. She is so reliable, intelligent, and caring. I liked the way she was fun, but not in a forced way.

And Finally, we have GABE.

Gabe is the man of my dream’s definition

Seriously Gabe's hotness made this book undroppable

He is a bad boy in bad, and a golden retriever in life. Oh and he also has that bonus touch her and I will end you that made my belly fussy with butterflies

If you like

AGE GAP

◾ROLE PLAY

◾FAKE DATING

◾ROM - COM

◾POSSESIVE HERO

Then this book is a MUST read
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Thingymajig
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 25, 2023
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Gabe is the ultimate book boyfriend. Sweet AND dirty!
Ellie is amazing-I love her, she is goals!
Fab book. Loved the way it was written in days over a week.
Always love character crossovers and Drew and Axel never disappoint.
Definitely recommend, along with all Lauren’s other intertwined books.
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Swordedge
4.0 out of 5 stars The last is Best
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 12, 2022
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Two child hood neighbours meet up twenty years later and decide age difference does not matter. Each one harbours sexual desires, can they be a match?
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J.p
5.0 out of 5 stars a mixture of naughty and nice.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 9, 2022
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Wow, this book was scorchio 🥵🔥 Gabe and Ellie were a match made in heaven and in the kitchen, the living room and above all the bedroom. Great story, no drama, some great ideas 😜and plenty of heat, and Gigi of course, let’s not forget that little lady. Gabe is the ultimate book boyfriend. Loved this book and I look forward to hazel and axel next.
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