Love on Lexington Avenue

Central Park Pact, Book Two

  • Closed-door sex scenes. PG-13

  • A Goodreads Best Romance

Needing a distraction from the scandalous death of her philandering husband, Claire throws herself into renovating her Upper East Side brownstone, where she butts heads with her quietly stubborn contractor.

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“Lauren Layne is a master at sexy banter and funny dialogue. Add in some girl power and a man who knows his way around his power tools, and this one is a real winner..”

—Shelfaware

 More Info

  • • Genre: I consider this to be a contemporary romance. The publisher originally released it as “General fiction.”

    • Vibe: Upscale NYC Romance. Think suits, high heels, and luxury lifestyle.

    •  Heat Level: Closed door. There are references to sex scenes, but minimal explicit details. I would describe it as PG-13.

    Featured Couple: Claire & Scott, Forced Proximity

    • POV: Alternating third person

    • Tropes: Enemies-to-Lovers

    • Reading Order: This is part of the Central Park Pact series. You may enjoy reading the series in order (this is book two), but it’s not necessary.

  • • Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Gallery Books)

    • Original Publication Date: September 17, 2019

  • From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne comes the second delightfully charming installment in the Central Park Pact series, following a young widow whose newfound cynicism about love is challenged by a sexy, rough-around-the-edges contractor.

    There are no good men left in New York City. At least that’s Claire Hayes’s conviction after finding out her late husband was not the man she thought he was. Determined to rid her home of anything that reminds her of her cheating husband, Claire sets out to redesign her boring, beige Upper East Side brownstone and make it something all her own. But what starts out as a simple renovation becomes a lot more complicated when she meets her bad-tempered contractor Scott Turner.

    Scott bluntly makes it known to Claire that he only took on her house for a change of pace from the corporate offices and swanky hotels he’s been building lately, and he doesn’t hesitate to add that he has no patience for a pampered, damaged princess with a penchant for pink. But when long workdays turn into even longer nights, their mutual wariness morphs into something more complicated—a grudging respect, and maybe even attraction...

Central Park Pact