It Seemed Like a Good Idea
- Published
- 3 March 2026
- Pages
- 432
- ISBN-13
- 9781464228834
- Type
- novel
About this book
It Seemed Like a Good Idea (3 March 2026, Cosmo Reads) opens the Darling Springs series: lavender-farm owner Ripley is assigned a bodyguard while her twin sister films a movie in town, and the bodyguard turns out to be Banks, the man she nearly went home with a month earlier. It's the series starting point, followed by I've Got a Crush on You.
Key facts about It Seemed Like a Good Idea
Lauren Blakely wrote It Seemed Like a Good Idea, a novel on our list. It has been out since 3 March 2026. The book has 432 pages.
We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781464228834 to find the main one.
It Seemed Like a Good Idea is book 1 of 2 in the Darling Springs series. The series has 2 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.
I've Got a Crush on You is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 28 July 2026. Meanwhile, Take Me Home Tonight comes next, with an announced date of 9 March 2027.
Additionally, Lauren Blakely writes No Regrets, Seductive Nights and The Fighting Fire, plus 10 more series. Those series sit on our contemporary romance, sports romance and m/m romance shelves. Meanwhile, I've Got a Crush on You is the latest published Lauren Blakely book on file, from 28 July 2026.
About Lauren Blakely
Lauren Blakely is an American author of contemporary romance and romantic comedy, and a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller with a large, prolific catalogue of standalone novels and interconnected series. See every Lauren Blakely book in order.
Its place in Darling Springs
It Seemed Like a Good Idea is book 1 in the Darling Springs series. It is followed by I've Got a Crush on You. See the full Darling Springs reading order.
Darling Springs is Lauren Blakely's small-town rom-com series, launched in 2026 with It Seemed Like a Good Idea : lavender-farm owner Ripley gets an unwanted bodyguard -- Banks, the guy she nearly went home with a month earlier -- when her movie-star twin sister comes to film in town. Book two, I've Got a Crush on You , moves to dog trainer Chloe and doggy-daycare owner Sawyer, a workplace romance that starts with a one-night stand neither expected to see again. Each entry is a standalone couple set in the same…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781464228834
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781464255564