Cuff Me
Jill & Vincent’s Love Story
New York’s Finest
Book Three
About
NYPD Homicide Detective Vincent has been half in love with his partner for years, with no idea how to tell her. But when Jill comes back from vacation engaged to another man, Vin has to choose between risking it all or losing it all…
Maggie & Anthony
·
New York's Finest
·
Maggie & Anthony · New York's Finest ·
Some Details
Vibe
The publisher wanted something like Blue Bloods, only … that’s not my style, so these books have a lot of 3 brothers giving each other crap about falling in love against their better judgement.
Heat Level
Steamy sex scenes. This is one of my hotter books!
POV
Alternating third person.
Tone
The original covers look like they should be romantic suspense, or at least gritty. They are … not. They are banter-filled romance novels just like my other books, but with cops instead of men in suits.
Author Note
This is by far my favorite of the New York’s Finest series. I actually think it’s one of my very best books, and it was named an Amazon best book of the year, and nominated as an RT best book of the year.
The longing in this book is … intense. I’ve never written anything like it before or since, where two people mean so much to each other, their relationship so layered and complicated, and yet somehow, the simplest, most true love in the world.
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“Layne brings all her considerable talents to bear.”
―RT Book Reviews
Taylor Swift Song Pairing
Speak Now
Tropes & Vibes
Friends-to-Lovers ∙ Forbidden Romance ∙Grumpy-Sunshine ∙ NYC
A Little Excerpt
Vincent barely heard any of this.
He was too busy watching the way Jill happily devoured her doughnut.
She was holding the delicacy with her left hand
Which was adorned with a brand-new diamond that was threatening to break the heart he didn’t know he had.
on Book Covers
I’ve made the unusual decision not to show the official book covers on my official author website for a variety of reasons:
Most of my books have multiple cover versions depending on language/country; the US English version is only one of many.
Several of my cover designs were spot-on when they released, but are now quite dated even though the love stories within are timeless.
I have an unwavering love for neutral colors, and elegantly minimalist design. The current rom-com cover trend towards candy colored cartoons is not my jam.