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Redemption #2

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Almost feels like Bails wasn’t really into the selfie 🤔

🎥 Video Interview, link in bio!
I was thrilled when @marydube_ from USA TODAY’s Happily Ever After blog reached out to say she loved Hot Asset and wanted to do an interview.
I was even MORE excited when she suggested trying something a little different. Instead of her emailing me the questions, and me emailing the answers back, Mary suggested she email the questions ... to my husband. For HIM to ask me. On camera.
So here’s me and @anthonyledonne talking Hot Asset, which of my heroines is most like me, which of my heroes is most like HIM, and a reference to “just the tip” 🤦🏻‍♀️
🎞 Link in Bio

About those books …
Thank you so much to everyone who bought/reviewed HOT ASSET yesterday, and took the time to get in touch and let me know how much you loved Ian and Lara’s story!
While yesterday was all about the Hot Asset release day celebration (it was my first book ever to make it into the top 50 on Amazon on release day!🥂 🍾 ), today it’s back to business. At least until my rosé tasting tonight 💕😏💕
I’ve gotten dozens of messages from people asking what the deal is with Matt and Kennedy’s stories, and it made me realize that I’m a little backlogged on getting back to a various readers “any plans to write …?” queries.
Swipe the images to see my plans for Kennedy/Kate, as well as the deal with other characters I’ve left a little bit hanging over the years!

I'm baaaaaaack! After a whirlwind trip to Seattle to see my family, I'm back in NYC, just in time for a gorgeously sunny day AND a release day tomorrow!🥂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I confess that because I've spent more time than usual the past couple weeks away from laptop/iPhone the past couple weeks, this release completely snuck up on me! I meant to do a "days" countdown, but how about an HOURS countdown instead ;-)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Hot Asset goes live at midnight tonight on Kindles, and if you pre-ordered the paperback, those should be on your bookshelf SOON! Be sure to watch my stories for more Hot Asset goodness!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
PS: Yes, I do sometimes match my wine to my flowers. Doesn't everyone?! 🌸🌼🌸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#romance, #book, #ebook, #romancenovel, #bookblogger, #amreading, #authorlife, #author, #authors #authorsofinstagram #authorlife #amwriting

“DaD. dAd. DaD. daD.” 🦊
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A little glimpse into my average day (I was writing from the couch beside Bailey when I took this).
There are so many perks to being able to work from home and make my own schedule, but the downside is that it can be all consuming. Sure, there’s nobody to tell me when to start working, but there’s also nobody to tell me when to *stop* either. The result is sometimes 12 hour work days without realizing it.
I’m trying to be better about remembering that time spent with these two is part of the reason I work so hard in the first place. Sometimes it’s best to shut my laptop and throw Bailey’s disgusting 🦔 toy for a few minutes, or have a drink with the Mr.
(For the record, after this pic, I had the 🍸 AND threw the 🦔, but was more enthusiastic about the former.)

Mom. 💞
I spent a solid 15 minutes going through my camera roll, debating among pictures of my mom and me over the years, and the second I saw this candid one, I knew it was The One, because if you know my mom, you’d know that this picture captures everything that she is. Quick to laugh, quick to make everyone around her laugh (that’s me in the foreground looking scandalized by something).
People say I get my smile from her, and I hope that’s the case, because it’s one fantastic compliment. Wishing love to all the moms out there today, especially my own. 💞

Fact: coffee tastes better out a @tiffanyandco mug ☕️

Today is the 2-week mark until HOT ASSET, and while I'm always thrilled when I have a new release, I'm especially excited about this one, because it marks my return to print publishing. This is my first book in over a year and a half that will be available in paperback as well as e-book!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Without getting too into it, it's been a long road back to seeing one of my books on an actual bookshelf. While books being available in print form is often a given for authors that choose to self-publish, for those of us who choose to stick with the traditional publishing model, print deals these days can be, well, I'm going to go with the word *elusive.*⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Also, I always feel like a complete baller when Publishers Weekly deems my book worthy of reviewing, and they had this to say about Ian and Lara's story ...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
"Layne populates her world of high-stakes finance with charismatic characters, and the fast-paced story works well with the simmering sexual tension between the leads and the conflict between personal desire and professional ambition. It’s easy to root for this couple."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Different sort of post today! For starters, a rare sans-makeup post, because ... exercise. While my Instagram posts tend to revolve around rosé and cocktails, baguettes and cheese, there is another side of my life I rarely show because it never strikes me as glamorous. But I’ve decided I’ve been thinking about it all wrong. What is more glamorous than health?!
So this is me in workout mode, the part of my day that comes before the cheese and wine (or after it, depending how you like to think about it!)
And yes, my workout attire is mostly black, just like the rest of my wardrobe ( cliché #newyorker).
Do I like exercise? Not really. Do I have to force myself? Yes. Am I REALLY good at excuses? Yup.
Have I ever ONCE regretted making time to workout? No. Never. Not once.
For any of you that know you should move more and just can’t seem to make it happen as often as you want, I’ve had a huge breakthrough using an app called @aaptiv! They have workouts for every level, in every format (treadmill, elliptical, outdoor running, weights, stretching...).
You can pick a 12 minute workout for easy walking or a 90 minute sprint sesh.
And they set it all to amazing soundtracks. 🎶 The app’s made my workout life so much easier and appealing!! Today’s workout was 21 minutes of hill jogging and flat running set to vintage Mariah and MJ. But you can also find workouts set to power anthems, top 40, Bieber, alternative, country, rock, whatever your jam, literally! And no, this isn’t an ad or sponsored post, I just love it that much. Anyone else have advice or tricks for getting oneself motivated to make time for that workout?! 🧘🏽‍♀️🏋🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️
#LL #authorsofinstagram #authorlife #mondaymotivation

My Friday night plans. Wait. Did I say Friday night? Afternoon. This is my afternoon plan.
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#rosé #whisperingangel #authorlifemonth #LL #flashesofdelight

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