Wyatt Hammer owns a construction business. He is not a millionaire, but he does very well financially, he's good-looking, he loves the ladies, and well, he's WELL HUNG. Natalie Rhodes has been his assistant for the past six months, she does a stellar job, she's nice, funny, and her All-American good looks dazzle Wyatt. But oh no, he is not going to allow his mind to go there. No, not this time, not after the disaster with another assistant with whom he got involved. However, there was this business trip to Las Vegas which didn't turn exactly as planned...

WELL HUNG is the third installment in this -- still nameless! -- series, and Lauren Blakely is on her way to penning one of my favorite contemporary romance series ever. WELL HUNG is so much fun, with great characters, wildly entertaining banter, and the writing is flawless, as always. I love the tone: it feels as if I were having a drink with my friend Wyatt. WELL HUNG is told from the hero's point of view, but Wyatt is more driven by his "little head" than Nick and Spencer were in books one and two; he is a very sexual man and definitely founds his match in Natalie. I loved the interactions between Wyatt and Natalie: they are obviously very good friends, they work together splendidly, even though they both try desperately to fight the attraction that they find hard to ignore.

Some parts of WELL HUNG are so hilarious, I would advise against reading in public; I know I had a hard time not giggling and snorting on the bus. Ms. Blakely is masterful at expressing emotions: you share the fun, the playfulness when Nat and Wyatt tease each other, and the genuine affection as well. Ms. Blakely expresses beautifully the euphoria that one feels upon learning the person you lust after feels the same way about you, that all-encompassing feeling of happiness, of giddiness, and Wyatt, all he-man that he is, wallows in his blissful state. Natalie and Wyatt understand each other, they "get" each other's quirks, and that is somewhat of a problem. Natalie is essential to Wyatt's company's success, she doesn't want to lose her job, but their attraction is simply more than they can handle. They shouldn't, but they can't keep their hands to themselves, which leads to some of the hottest sex scenes I have ever read. And then Wyatt panics, makes a mountain out of what really is a molehill, and an unnerved Wyatt is something to behold! He has had some very bad experiences with girlfriends in the past, and this makes him behave at one point like an irrational fool. This was presented so realistically by the author, that it almost hurt me as much as Natalie, but what a glorious feeling when an author can make me empathize that much with a character, and this bump in the road led to fabulous character development. WELL HUNG is a sexy feast of a book, and as a scrumptious dessert, there are previews of the next two books. Is it October yet?