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Oxford, Book Three

Someone Like You

Lincoln is long-regarded as one of Manhattan’s most eligible bachelors, but when a tragedy brings the truth to the surface, he seeks refuge with a friend’s sister, only to find a new chance at love.

“Lincoln and Daisy’s tale is expertly crafted, full of wit and heart. Layne is equally adept at writing heartbreaking portrayals of grief and scenes of steamy passion that will get hearts racing. Exemplary contemporary romance.” -Library Journal, Starred Review

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NYC  •  Forbidden Romance  •  Can't Touch Her  •  Friends-to-Lovers  •  Slow-Burn  •   Found-Family  • Hero with a Secret  •  Workplace  •   Steamy Sex Scenes

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Steamy. This one has explicit sex scenes for those of you who like the spice!

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Third Person POV. Alternating.

Part of the Oxford series: But reads as a standalone!

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This book is available in ebook and audiobook formats. Unfortunately, it's not available in paperback because Penguin Random House owns the print rights. Despite my efforts to get them to offer a paperback or return the rights to me, they've refused. I'm deeply frustrated, and nobody wishes more than I do that you could add this to your bookshelf!

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Lauren Layne’s bestselling Oxford Series continues with the poignant, heartwarming story of New York’s most eligible bachelor, Lincoln Mathis, a man who’s living a lie—until his dream woman takes away the pain.

Lincoln Mathis doesn’t hide his reputation as Manhattan’s ultimate playboy. In fact, he cultivates it. But behind every flirtatious smile, each provocative quip, there’s a secret that Lincoln’s hiding from even his closest friends—a tragedy from his past that holds his heart quietly captive. Lincoln knows what he wants: someone like Daisy Sinclair, the sassy, off-limits bridesmaid he can’t take his eyes off at his best friend’s wedding. He also knows that she’s everything he can never have.

After a devastating divorce, Daisy doesn’t need anyone to warn her off the charming best man at her sister’s wedding. One look at the breathtakingly hot Lincoln Mathis and she knows that he’s exactly the type of man she should avoid. But when Daisy stumbles upon Lincoln’s secret, she realizes there’s more to the charming playboy than meets the eye. And suddenly Daisy and Lincoln find their lives helplessly entwined in a journey that will either heal their damaged souls . . . or destroy them forever.

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