"The queen of contemporary New York City romance." —Booklist
NYC Romance
"The Queen of Contemporary New York Romance." -Booklist
Publishers Weekly once said, "Layne's version of Manhattan is escapist and aspirational."
I don't know if they meant it as a compliment, but I fully take it as one! Because that's exactly what I set out to do when I set a love story in my adopted hometown.
My version of New York City is heavy on the glam with a splash of fairy tale, because I live here. And I've seen the magic first hand.
Scroll to explore all my series and books set in Manhattan!
A pampered and privileged Manhattan socialite must teach an unpolished and denim-loving nobody from the Louisiana Bayou how to fit in with the upper crust of New York City.
Made in Manhattan
Standalone Contemporary Romance
TROPE: MAKEOVER ROMANCE, FISH-OUT-OF-WATER
Violet & Cain
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After a disastrous meet-cute turns into repeated meetings, a free-spirited rebel and a stodgy rule-follower have to figure out why the one they can't seem to get away from ... is the one they can't live without.
You, Again
Standalone Contemporary Romance
TROPE: GRUMPY SUNSHINE, OPPOSITES-Attract, Workplace
Mac & Thomas
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Signature Series
Stiletto & Oxford
Sexy, witty, and addictive. If you love glamorous office romance set in New York City, women in high heels, men in suits, and found-family, this 9-book series makes for the perfect binge-read!
" the ultimate escapism."
❗️This series is not available as a paperback or print version. Penguin Random House controls the print rights, and has declined to make a paperback available for my readers.
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Every day at 5am, a big-hearted socialite returning from her night out, and an uptight divorce attorney starting his day cross paths in the lobby of their apartment building, where sparks fly and walls begin to crumble.
Walk of Shame
Standalone Contemporary Romance
TROPE: GRUMPY SUNSHINE, OPPOSITES ATTRACT, NEIGHBORS
Georgie & Andrew
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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
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.
The Prenup
Standalone Contemporary Romance
TROPE: FAKE-RELATIONSHIP, MARRIAGE-OF-CONVENIENCE, FORCED PROXIMITY
Charlotte & Colin
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* When attempting to re-publish this on email, I received a form email from Amazon saying I don't have the appropriate "rights." (Despite the fact that this is my book, that I wrote, and had previously published.)
After 20+ emails to them begging for someone to please tell me what I needed to do to sell this book on Amazon, and receiving the same form email over and over, with no explanation or solution provided, I gave up.
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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!
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Love Is Blind meets You’ve Got Mail in this laugh-out-loud romantic comedy following two thirty-somethings who meet on a blind dating app—only to realize that their online chemistry is nothing compared to their offline rivalry.
To Sir With Love
Standalone Contemporary Romance
TROPE: SECRET IDENTITY
Gracie & Sebastian
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Hot Guys in Suits
21 Wall Street
First things first, this is one of my few series available in Kindle Unlimited, in case that's your thing! These books were a direct result of me missing Stiletto and Oxford, though I wrote the first two in first person to change it up a bit!
❗️This series is published by Montlake, an imprint of Amazon Publishing. Because of this, the ebook version is only available in Kindle format.
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Men in Blue
New York's Finest
Real-talk: I don't know all that much about law-enforcement. At all. But it was really fun to write a book about three brothers whose blood runs NYPD blue. It was even more fun to watch them fall in love!
All books in this series were awarded a starred review from Publishers Wekly!
The covers shown on my website are different from what you’ll find on the retailers, but the content of the book is the same! The original publisher covers are very well done, but I think they look like suspense novels, when the stories themselves are romance.
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Fresh off being named Citizen Magazine’s Man of the Year, the youngest mayor in NYC history turns his gaze towards the governor’s mansion, only to learn that the governor’s daughter with a secret past is the key to his victory … and his heart.
Yours in Scandal
Man of the Year • Book ONe
TROPE: FORBIDDEN ROMANCE
Addie & Robert
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❗️This series is published by Montlake, an imprint of Amazon Publishing. Because of this, the ebook version is only available in Kindle format.
