Bøker av Allie Lasky

She's not the one who got away-she's the one he never had the guts to pursue.Arielle likes that Asher sees beyond her neurodivergence to treat her like any other person-he's been her friend for twenty years because of it, not in spite of it. The teenage crush she had on the stocky boy next door has only grown as they have, and after he nearly kissed her at Thanksgiving... yeah, it's back, there's no denying.The problem? Every time she thinks she can finally tell him how she feels, that little voice inside her head convinces her she's reading the situation wrong-again.There are eight nights of Chanukah, but Arielle knows she won't get eight more chances to show Asher she feels the same. Can she overcome her insecurities before he writes this off as another missed connection?

It sounds too good to be true: your ex is caught cheating with someone else, so you hook up with their ex to make your ex and her ex feel like the clowns they are... and it turns out, your new fake girlfriend is actually pretty awesome, and you would die before letting anything happen to this incredibly strong, confident woman whose heart is a little bit bruised.Sounds convoluted? Wouldn't it be easier to say, I'm fake dating the woman whose ex cheated on her with my ex, in a petty attempt to get revenge on the losers who tried to break our spirits. There. Not so complicated, is it?Except Deisy and I are supposed to be in a platonic arrangement. We're both on the rebound, and consciously doing this together in a way that lets our hearts recover while our heads wrap around the trauma they caused. It's not supposed to get physical... Until it does.PUMP FAKE is a fake dating relationship, college sports romance featuring a class-clown youngest-child football player, and a swimmer who can withstand anything... except the tidal wave of emotion trying to bring her down.

When my best friend's world comes crashing down around her, I resolve to do whatever I can to help her pick up the pieces. It's a blessing and a curse that Diana is transferring to Newton to be closer to her family. As glad as I am that we'll finally be in the same place, I know it will be excruciating spending time with my best friend-who has no idea I'm in love with her.Diana's been there for me through thick and thin, so I'll do my best to lighten her burden. Between her mean girl teammates and her father's terminal illness, she's not in the right headspace for a relationship, and I won't be content with a one-night stand.But when she breaks down and begs me to make the hurt go away, I'm too weak to resist her. She's all I've ever wanted.I'm in this for the long haul. I'm waiting for Diana to realize what I've known for years: she's my End Game, and I won't stop until she's mine.END GAME is a best friends to lovers, slow burn college sports romance featuring a healthy dose of pining and plenty of angst.TW: terminal illness of a parent

Mackenzie is my best friend's little sister. Off-limits in more ways than one. But I spent my football career bending the rules... and she's too tempting to resist.I should know better than to fall for Mackenzie Cavanaugh. She's the one who got me hooked on romance novels in the first place, and it should have been clear when my favorite stories revolved around the "best friend's little sister" and "dating in secret" plot lines... But I've read enough of these stories to know it doesn't usually turn out so well.Mackenzie isn't just Miles's sister, though; she's my friend in her own right, and her overprotective brother's objections shouldn't be enough to keep us apart. No mater how much he tries.My football career is over, so now the rest of my life can begin. My focus has pivoted from surviving every day to thriving in real life. At the end of this school year, I'm going to pick up and move across the country for grad school-where I'll end up, I'm not sure, I just know that it probably won't be here.FUMBLE is a college sports romance best friend's sister romance featuring a secret relationship, two introverted bookworms, a virgin heroine, and a celibate-by-choice football player.

MasonI'll be the first to admit I'm not the nicest person. I'm not soft and delicate; my edges are sharp, and my words can be, too.For years, I was told my goals, my education, my athletics, my career were the most important thing, and anything else was temporary. And because I trusted my mother's prejudiced poison, I let the best man I've ever known walk away.It's been three years. I don't want to blindside him, but I had my own hurdles to overcome. My head is on straight now, and it's time to listen to my heart.I want Tucker back, and I'll stop at nothing until my gentle giant knows how much he means to me-and how much I regret letting him go in the first place.Tucker Kingsley is the one for me-and I don't care how many peanut butter sandwiches it takes, I won't stop until we're back together.BLITZ is a second chance romance featuring a biracial, sex-positive track and field star and the demisexual football player who has her heart.TW: Addiction, eating disorder

Sam is the life of every party at her sorority house, but now she's just one failed class away from losing her softball scholarship and being forced to drop out of school. Enter Miles, the massive brute of a linebacker with a secret talent for math. As she learns more about him, Sam is drawn to the reclusive giant and his unexpected sweetness. Miles is convinced that Sam is just another girl who sees him as a big, dumb jock. But when Sam talks him into helping her for the good of their respective athletic teams, they both have to contend with the consequences of their actions. What starts out as an innocent friendship soon turns into more. A relationship is the last thing either of them wants. So why does it feel so right?