The Prenup

A Standalone Romantic Fiction

  • This book has no explicit sex scenes.

  • USA Today Bestseller

  • Apple Books, Best Book of the Month

An estranged husband and wife living on separate coasts learn that due to a loophole in their prenup, in order to file for divorce, they first have to live under the same roof as three months as husband and wife. 

Author Note: One of absolute favorites! Tied with To Sir With Love as my favorites of all my books.

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“The Prenup reads like the sort of rom-com you wish Hollywood still made. Lauren Layne is exactly the writer to ensure the story stays believable, utterly charming, and laugh-out-loud funny.”

—Apple Books, Best Book of the Month

 More Info

  • • Genre: Contemporary Romance

    • Vibe: Light and funny. As Apple Books said, “This reads like the sort of rom-com you wish Hollywood still made.”

    •  Heat Level: This book has no steamy sex scenes. If you like lots of longing and banter, this is for you. If you like explicit sex details, you may be disappointed with this one.

    Featured Couple: Charlotte & Colin

    • POV: First Person, Heroine Only

    • Tropes: Fake-Relationship, Marriage-of-Convenience, Enemies-to-Lovers, Grumpy-Sunshine

    • Reading Order: This is a standalone, not connected to any of my other books.

  • • Publisher: LL Book Co.

    • Original Publication Date:July 9, 2019

  • Charlotte Spencer grew up on the blue-blooded Upper East Side of Manhattan but she never wanted the sit-still-look-pretty future her parents dictated for her. Enter Colin Walsh, her brother’s quiet, brooding best friend, and with him a chance to pursue her dreams. One courthouse wedding later, Charlotte’s inheritance is hers to start a business in San Francisco and Irish-born Colin has a Green Card.

    Ten years later, they're happily married. On different coasts. With separate lives. In fact, she hasn't even seen Colin in a decade, and that's just fine by her. But fate throws her a curveball when her husband calls her back to New York, and she realizes the boy she's married is long gone. In his place is a shockingly appealing man ... who wants a divorce. The problem? The terms of their prenup arrangement state that before either can file for separation, they have to live under the same roof for three months.

    Now, in order to get divorced, they have to pretend to be married. For real …