"The queen of contemporary New York City romance." —Booklist
From This Day Forward
The Wedding Belles • Prequel Novella
🔥 Steamy
A New York wedding photographer lands her dream wedding job in the Hamptons—only to learn she has to share the job with the man who broke her heart.
From This Day Forward
Leah & Jason
🔥 Steamy
Trope: Second-Chance Romance
Wedding Belles | Novella
"Layne packs as much into this sexually charged and emotionally intense novella (an introduction to her upcoming Wedding Belles series) as most authors do in a full novel." - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
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Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Sex and the City meets The Wedding Planner in this prequel to USA TODAY bestselling author Lauren Layne’s The Wedding Belles series about three high-powered New York City women who can plan any wedding—but their own.
Up-and-coming wedding photographer Leah McHale’s career is on the rise–thanks in no small part to the Wedding Belles, the elite New York wedding planning agency that always throws top-tier business Leah’s way. So when one of the Belles asks Leah to fill in at the former First Daughter’s wedding, Leah is overjoyed to say yes—until she finds out who she’ll be working with.
Jason Rhodes is the one man who was able to capture Leah’s heart and, once he had it, promptly stepped all over it and left her broken. Now he’s working side-by-side with her at the biggest wedding of the season and Leah is determined to give him the cold shoulder. Despite his persistence, she is not going to fall for his charming, impish ways again. Not even if he still has that killer, irresistible smile...
about the story
if you're wondering...
Is this book for me?
I TRY TO BE AS UPFRONT AS POSSIBLE ABOUT EACH OF MY BOOKS. EVERYONE HAS UNIQUE PREFERENCES!
First things first this is a NOVELLA. It's short. Bluntly-stated: readers who leave negative reviews because it was "short" did not do their homework.
This book is written in third-person, with alternating POV. Some people only like first-person. You've been warned!
This is a second-chance romance! The hero and heroine have a history and issues to work through.
This story is set in the Hamptons! Think lots of upscale lifestyle and beachy moments.
🔥 This book is steamy with explicit sex scenes.
I personally think Jason is one of my sexiest heroes! I don't know what it is, he's just...hot.
reviews & praise
"100% recommended for anyone who likes stories about weddings, stories about people who are a really good at their jobs, [and] relationships that are a tad explosive both in and out of bed." -Fresh Fiction
"Layne packs as much into this sexually charged and emotionally intense novella (an introduction to her upcoming Wedding Belles series) as most authors do in a full novel." —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Publishers Weekly, STarred Review.
Excerpt
She’d made that perfectly clear the day she’d walked out on him a year ago without so much as a glance over her shoulder. Without giving him a chance to explain. Stubborn, wretched woman. And yet here he was, walking toward her and actually looking forward to it even though he knew the reception he was due to receive would be far from warm.
Moth, meet flame.
The Wedding Planner Meets Sex and The CIty
The Wedding Belles
Fun fact: I always wanted to be an author. But if that didn't pan out? I wanted to be a wedding planner! This series brings a lot of those day dreams to light, mixd with my beloved NYC!
USA TODAY BEstselling Series!
