Marriage on Madison Avenue
Central Park Pact • Book Three
❤️ CLOSED-DOOR
(SEXY MOMENTS, BUT NO EXPLICIT DETAILS)
Big-hearted Instagram influencer Audrey Tate would do anything for her best friend Clarke—even pose as his fake fiancé. But somewhere amid the cake-testing and pretend kisses, things start to feel a little too real.
Marriage on Madison Avenue
Audrey & Clarke
❤️ Closed-Door
(Sexy moments, but no explicit details)
Trope: Fake-relationship, friends-to-lovers
Central Park Pact | Book Three
“[A] breezy and satisfying contemporary romance…Sparkling dialogue, hilarious wedding planning scenes, and deeply emotional moments see the series end on a high note.”— Publishers Weekly
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USA TODAY Bestseller
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Oprah Magazine Best Rom-Com
One of O, The Oprah Magazine’s “22 Romance Novels That Are Set to Be the Best of 2020” and one of Goodreads’s “28 of the Hottest Romances of 2020.”
Can guys and girls ever be just friends? According to Audrey Tate and Clarke West, absolutely. After all, they’ve been best friends since childhood without a single romantic entanglement. Clarke is the charming playboy Audrey can always count on, and he knows that the ever-loyal Audrey will never not play along with his strategy for dodging his matchmaking mother—announcing he’s already engaged…to Audrey.
But what starts out as a playful game between two best friends turns into something infinitely more complicated, as just-for-show kisses begin to stir up forbidden feelings. As the faux wedding date looms closer, Audrey and Clarke realize that they can never go back to the way things were, but deep down, do they really want to?
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!
Publishers Weekly once said: "Layne’s vision of Manhattan is escapist and aspirational." They were talking about this series. It's a fairy-tale version of NYC.
This book is written in third-person, with alternating POV. Some people only like first-person. You've been warned!
This has two of my favorite tropes in one: fake-relationship and friends-to-lovers!
This is the most popular, and the bestselling book in the Central Park series.
❤️ This book is has closed-door sex scenes. We see the lead-up, we know they happen, but it fades to black.
Both Clarke and Audrey are very well off. If upscale fancy is a turnoff, you may not love this.
reviews & praise
“[A] breezy and satisfying contemporary romance…Sparkling dialogue, hilarious wedding planning scenes, and deeply emotional moments see the series end on a high note.”— Publishers Weekly
"A charming, witty, and lively narrative that reads like a ’90s rom-com." —BookBub
“Warm and heartfelt, this is a story that truly cares about its characters, showing how they help each overcome their pasts and build toward a beautifully messy, perfectly imperfect future.”—BookPage
"Irresistibly sweet and funny, Marriage on Madison Avenue was the heartfelt closure to Lauren Layne’s Central Park Pact trilogy that fans have been hoping for.” —Harlequin Junkie
"Lauren Layne's books are as effervescent and delicious as a brunch mimosa. As soon as you read one, you're going to want another—IMMEDIATELY!" —Karen Hawkins, New York Times bestselling author
“Simply stunning. Layne’s new series is fresh and addictive, and I can’t wait for more!"–—Jennifer Probst, New York Times bestselling author
"The queen of witty dialogue."—Rachel Van Dyken, New York Times bestselling author
“The word charm is pretty much synonymous with Lauren Layne.” —Hypable
"A great example of women supporting women through ups and downs and feels very reminiscent of 'Sex and the City'." —BookPage, on The Central Park Pact series
"This light read will keep readers engaged as they follow Audrey as she tries to keep her feelings under wraps while being in the internet spotlight." —Booklist
“Marriage on Madison Avenue is a sweet romance filled with friendship, laughs and two best friends who can't seem to get out of their own way.”—Shelf Awareness
An Oprah Magazine Best Romance
A USA TODAY Bestseller
Excerpt
All of that disappeared until there was only Audrey. Clarke became acutely aware of the way her fingers brushed against the hair at the back of his head, the shape of her waist beneath his palm even beneath the bulk of her winter coat. He heard a distant ringing in his ears and felt the same disorientation he experienced after their engagement party kiss, when the ground had felt slightly unsteady under his feet.
An unlikely friendship
Central Park Pact
I always take a deep breath before telling people what this series about, because I know first impressions don't exactly scream rom-com. A funeral set up?! But rest-assured, these books are full of hope and banter and playfulness, plus a hefty dose of friendship! This was also my first series where I gave myself permission to back off on the sex-scenes. I show some lead-up, but then give the characters their privacy!
"A great example of women supporting women through ups and downs and feels very reminiscent of Sex and the City." —BookPage
💋 Closed-Door
