Lauren Layne Books in Order

Journalist Julie pretends to be the devoted girlfriend of reserved Wall Street broker Mitchell for a story. The assignment should be fake, but his guarded side makes the lines blur.

Ethan needs a fake girlfriend for the summer and chooses moody outsider Stephanie, then gives her a makeover for his wealthy world. What starts as a game turns into a messy, very real connection.

Rival journalists Grace and Jake are forced to co-write a piece about who understands the opposite sex better. Their sharp banter hides an attraction neither of them can quite outsmart.

Haunted by guilt, Olivia runs from her old life to care for a scarred veteran in Maine. Paul wants to be left alone, but the time they share forces both to face what they have been hiding.

Sex columnist Riley has a bold public image, but the only man she wants is her brother's best friend, Sam. When he finally starts seeing her differently, years of tension come to the surface.

Perfectionist Brynn has spent years trading barbs with childhood nemesis Will. When he moves in next door, old wounds and long-buried feelings are suddenly impossible to ignore.

Sophie thinks life cannot get more humiliating after a Vegas mix-up leaves her mistaken for a call girl. Then the same man shows up at family dinner as her sister's boyfriend, and everything gets worse and better.

Best friends Parker and Ben have always believed men and women can just be friends. After Parker's breakup leads to a risky arrangement, their easy friendship starts tipping into something neither can control.

Michael heads to small-town Texas hoping to leave old mistakes behind and find his biological father. Instead he collides with witty outsider Chloe, who has plans of her own and no patience for easy answers.

After a dramatic rescue goes viral, NYPD officer Luc becomes an overnight hero. Reporter Ava is determined to prove there is more to him than the headlines, even as sparks fly between them.

Playboy Cole finds his fiercest competition for a dream job is Penelope, the sharp, tomboyish woman he cannot stop watching. Office rivalry quickly turns into something far more personal.

NYPD captain Anthony Moretti lives by duty until a gentle waitress becomes both his star witness and his biggest temptation. Suddenly the rules that have always guided him feel a lot less simple.

Emma lands an assignment interviewing her ex-boyfriends and ends up face to face with Alex Cassidy, the man who broke her heart. The story forces them to revisit unfinished business.

Detective Vincent has been in love with his partner Jill for years without saying a word. When she returns from vacation engaged, he has to decide whether to keep quiet or risk everything.

Driven wedding planner Heather is instantly irritated by her laid-back musician neighbor, Josh. Their constant clashes slowly reveal a deeper connection neither expected.

A New York wedding photographer lands a dream job in the Hamptons, only to learn she must share it with the man who once broke her heart. Old chemistry resurfaces fast.

Country star Jenny retreats from scandal and hides out where no one should be able to find her. The last thing she expects is to fall for the one man who sees past the image.

Forced out of football, Jackson takes a job in New York and tries to start over. Then he finds himself drawn to Mollie, his ex-wife's younger sister and the one woman he should avoid.

Manhattan golden boy Lincoln has spent years hiding the truth behind a polished image. When tragedy upends his life, he finds unexpected comfort and a second chance with Daisy, his friend's sister.

After her own wedding implodes, planner Brooke starts over in New York with the elite Wedding Belles. Falling for a wealthy, tightly wound client's brother is not part of the plan.

Alexis runs Manhattan's top wedding planning company with perfect control and a steady hand. Then a longtime client starts shaking up her carefully managed world and reminding her that love does not follow a spreadsheet.

After a psychic tells Kelly she has already met her one true love, she decides to revisit every ex she can think of. Her best friend Mark is not thrilled, and for good reason.

Fresh off a breakup, Taylor teams up with her office nemesis Nick to win back the man she thinks she wants. The plan gets messy when the wrong guy starts feeling exactly right.

Lucy heads for a new life in San Francisco, only to discover her road-trip companion is Reece, the childhood sweetheart who broke her heart. Miles of forced proximity make old feelings impossible to outrun.

TV producer Jordan travels to small-town Montana to recruit a notorious runaway groom for a reality dating show. She expects a job, not a place that feels like home or a man she cannot forget.

Every morning at 5 a.m., party girl Georgie and stern divorce attorney Andrew cross paths in their apartment lobby. Their routines could not be more different, but the chemistry is immediate.

Top broker Matt needs help cleaning up his reputation after his playboy habits backfire. The woman assigned to help him is the last person likely to fall for his charm.

Wall Street star Ian is accused of insider trading and must convince the SEC agent investigating him that he is not the careless playboy he seems. Fighting the case is hard. Resisting her is harder.

Brit is tired of being the single friend, so she asks her best friend Hunter to help decode men. The lessons get complicated fast when both start noticing feelings that have been hiding in plain sight.

Hollywood favorite Gage loses a bet and ends up starring in a reality dating show in Maui. The only woman who truly interests him wants nothing to do with the spectacle or with him.

Serious, controlled Kennedy knows his assistant Kate is off limits, which only makes his attraction worse. Their slow-burn tension turns every office rule into a problem.

Still reeling from her husband's scandalous death, Claire throws herself into renovating her brownstone. Her quietly stubborn contractor, Scott, is supposed to be a distraction, not a complication.

Naomi moves next door to Oliver, the boy she blames for ruining her life years ago, and discovers he does not even remember her. Revenge sounds simple until the man he became starts changing everything.

Charlotte and Colin have lived separate lives for years and want a divorce. A loophole in their prenup forces them to live together for three months first, giving old feelings room to return.

Audrey agrees to pose as her best friend Clarke's fake fiance to help him out. Between wedding planning and pretend kisses, the line between friendship and love starts disappearing.

New York's youngest mayor wants the governor's mansion, but his path runs through the governor's daughter, Adeline. Politics, image, and real attraction make for dangerous territory.

Injured baseball star Carter comes home hoping to reconnect with his high school sweetheart. Instead he cannot stop thinking about Olive, the outspoken ex lab partner who has always challenged him.

Gracie clicks instantly with a man on a blind dating app, then realizes her real-life workplace rival might be the one behind the messages. Online charm and offline friction make a perfect mess.

Violet is tasked with polishing rough-edged Cain into someone New York high society can accept. The makeover is supposed to change him, but it ends up changing her, too.

A disastrous first meeting turns into a series of run-ins between free-spirited Mac and rigid Thomas. The more they clash, the harder it becomes to deny how right they are for each other.

A lawyer forgets to update her emergency contact and winds up thrown back together with her ex-husband on a chaotic road trip. The timing is terrible, especially since he is ready to propose to someone else.

Passed over for a crucial promotion, physics professor Miranda decides to spend a year following her horoscope. What begins as an experiment opens the door to change, self-discovery, and unexpected love.