When your new boss makes you write an article about what went wrong with your past relationships....

And he's Exhibit A.

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Stiletto, Book Four

The Trouble WIth Love

Relationships columnist Emma is assigned a story about interviewing her ex-boyfriends, and finds entwined once again with Alex Cassidy, the man who broke her heart, and the one she’s never quite gotten over.

“I honestly can’t say enough about how much I love and adored this book. It takes a rare breed of author to make me go out and purchase all of their backlist without even reading blurbs or reviews.”—Ramblings from This Chick (five stars)

Kind Words

The Vibe

Second-Chance  •  Luxury Vibes  •  Neighbors  •  Steamy  •  Found-Family  • Slow Dances • New York City  •  Old Secrets  •  Boss Romance

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

Is this book for me?

hey, reader! if you're wondering...

Witty Banter: Sharp back and forth dialog is kind of my thing.

Luxury Escapism. Perfect if you want to escape to a world of high heels, suits, and rich life aesthetic.

Sex and the City Vibes: But you know, the real Sex and the City, not this new nonsense.

Get Your Copy

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!

As Lauren Layne’s salacious Sex, Love & Stiletto series returns, a jaded columnist discovers a steamy way to get over an old flame: falling for him all over again.

As Stiletto magazine’s authority on all things breakup-and-heartache, Emma Sinclair writes from personal experience. Five years ago, Emma was Charlotte, North Carolina’s darling debutante and a blushing bride-to-be. Now she’s the ice queen of the Manhattan dating scene. Emma left her sultry Southern drawl behind, but not even her closest friends know that with it she left her heart.

Now Emma’s latest article forces her to face her demons—namely, the devilishly sexy guy who ditched her at the altar. After giving up everything for a pro-soccer career, Alex Cassidy watches his dreams crumble as a knee injury sidelines him for good. Now he’s hanging up his cleats and giving journalism a shot. It’s just a coincidence that he happens to pick a job in the same field, and the same city, as his former fiancée . . . right? But when Emma moves in next door, it’s no accident. It’s research. And Alex can’t help wondering what might have been. Unlike the innocent girl he remembers, this Emma is chic, sophisticated, and assertive—and she wants absolutely nothing to do with him. The trouble is, Alex has never wanted her more.

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