Manhandled: Winner Takes All, Book 5

L. Blakely hit a grand slam AND scored the game-winning touchdown in this book. No, I'm not mixing my metaphors, read the book and you'll understand. Manhandled is full of smart and sexy banter with a perfect mix of heart and heat. I dare you to pick up this book and fall in love with Tanner and Luke!I have a soft spot for Tanner and Luke. They are both fun, sexy and smart-but they also have a layer to them that is so vulnerable. It was so honest! I felt like they were my friends and I was on the sidelines cheering them on. I couldn't get enough of them!!This book is packed with heat. The flirting between these two takes it up to a whole new level-I was so, so ready for their first kiss-and I was NOT disappointed. I loved how these two loved each other-in every way. They are couple goals :)I know when I pick up a book from L. Blakely that I will have a new book boyfriend-and this book gave me two! It also gave some fun glimpses into characters some may have met before-but this book is absolutely a standalone and can be enjoyed as such. I loved being in this world and didn't want to leave it!Manhandled is freaking fantastic. If you're looking for hot, sexy and swoony men to fall in love with look no further! I loved, loved, loved this book and highly recommend it!

This whole Winner Takes All series has been great & the latest book is no exception. Good friends Tanner & Luke have always teased and flirted but denied any romantic feelings. Until Luke takes a dare & bids on a date with Tanner at a charity auction. One of these guys is an all star shortstop at the peak of his career and looking for a committed relationship. The other is consumed by trying to prove himself as the new starting quarterback for his team, and thinks he can’t have both success on the field and a happy personal life. Can their fake date turn into more? I think we know the answer to that one, but how they get there makes for one heck of a read.

I don't think I've read any of Lauren Blakely's books before this but I'll be reading a lot more because of how much I liked this book. Two best friends are attracted to each other so decide to become friends with benefits. The attraction leads to deeper feelings for both but the football player decides to go back to being just friends because he's worried about his career. I felt just as heartbroken as the baseball player. I love the kind of books that draw you in so much that you actually feel like you're a character in the book.

Tanner, a baseballs shortstop and Luke, a football quarterback both play for New York teams. Both live in the building and have the same group of friends. After both had numerous bad dates, a friend dared Luke to bid 100k on Tamner at the yearly charity auction. With both being such best friends, things just grew. However, Luke does not want a relationship because he feels his career is more important. I absolutely love these books. This group of characters is hysterical. You never know what will happen when a friend says, "I dare you."

The entire Winner Takes All series was just so amazing and it ended so perfectly. This story is so sweet and funny and just filled with all the feels you come to know and love from Lauren Blakely. Tanner and Luke are a perfect friends to lovers tale with those bumps along the way that jolt your heart into a moment of panic but ultimately smooth with a classic Blakely HEA. Speaking of classic Blakely, her narration choices are always magnificent. Jeddy is just so good and the compliment each other so well. Their depiction of their characters really carry over to the listener. Read this series, it’s just phenomenal!!

I dare you not to love this book. Lauren never ever disappoints and when you meet Luke & Tanner you will understand why.Best friends always chirping at one another but the off the charts chemistry just can’t be held back.These two men steam up the pages from the minute they realize that more then friendship is what the other wants.Watching these two men come together is fantastic and knowing that they can have a HEA and still have everything else is just a perfect way to tell their story.

Tanner plays shortstop for the New York Comets. Luke is the new starting Quarterback for the New York Leopards. They are best friends, but there is an underlying attraction between them. Their banter is known between them and their other friends. Beknown to them, it was always just foreplay. Then one day, it all just happened! Read this hot, funny, steamy, intense emotional story. You won’t be disappointed!

I loved this story of Tanner and Luke!! They were best friends, always one upping each other and zinging each other all the time. Until something changes. They both start to feel something for the other. Then with a dare, Luke pays 100 grand for Tanner at the charity auction. It's at their date, that the chemistry comes alive! I love these two together. Love this book and the whole series!! I highly recommend this series!!

What a brilliant ending to a wonderful series. I just loved Luke and Tanner and their friends to lovers romance. These two didn't realise just how hot they would be together but when they give more than friends a try, they are explosive. I loved every minute of this book and I'm sad this series is over!!

This is a best friends to lovers book, the story of Luke Remington and Tanner Sloan.It has a bit of everything, hilarious friend banter and dares, vulnerability and people falling in love.Teddy Hamilton and Jacob Morgan were outstanding as always with their performance on the audible book. Two of my fav narrators ❤️

Manhandled can be read as a standalone. It’s the fifth and final book in the Winning Takes All series.I like the friends to lovers trope and this one's a gem. Manhandled is like a warm hug, full of bubbly joy and everything that makes you smile. It’s the ultimate bromance that intensifies into romance.Luke is a total dare devil who struggles to be vulnerable, I love how protective he is of Tanner, even before they get together. Luke and Tanner were all kinds of sappy, romantic, friends-to-lovers, perfection that caught all the happy feels. Plus one of Luke’s cats - End Zone - is absolutely adorable.Tanner and Luke take temptation up a notch. Their connection is so intense it threatens to drown out everything that crosses it's path. What ensues is a romance that grabs you by the heart and refuses to let go. Manhandled is a fire that will not be tamed. Spicy has found it's heart.Jacob Morgan (Luke) and Teddy Hamilton (Tanner) dual narrate, bringing the romance, and all their struggles to life. Utter perfection.I love the cameos (however small) of Jason & Beck; Bryan & Sebastian; Zane & Maddox; Gunnar & Rafe.This book made me laugh, swoon and left me wanting more.Plot: 📚📚📚📚📚Character rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Sexiness: 🔥🔥🔥🔥Feels: 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤Writing style: 🖊🖊🖊🖊Narration by Teddy Hamilton and Jacob Morgan: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕

A great end to this series, the two main characters worked so well together, the nerves, the tension fighting their feelings, it was all there. It was such a good book, great storytelling, loved it.

Even though I've enjoyed all the Winner takes all books, my favorite is still Beck and Jason's story but now I have to say this last book is quite up there next to number one for me. A sweet, adorable and super hot couple that made me get emotional and cry towards the end. I recommend this saga and book 1 and 5 in particular. Love Lauren Blakely's MM books soooo much!!! ❤️🌈