Love on Lexington Avenue
Claire & Scott Love Story
Central Park Pact
Book Two
About
Needing a distraction from the scandalous death of her philandering husband, Claire throws herself into renovating her Upper East Side brownstone, where she butts heads with her quietly stubborn contractor.
Claire & Scott
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Central Park Pact
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Claire & Scott · Central Park Pact ·
Some Details
Vibe
Old New York meets modern sensibilities. Sort of grown-up Gossip Girl with less melodrama.
Heat Level
Closed-door sex scenes.
POV
Third person.
Tone
While I still consider these to be love stories first and foremost, of all my books, these skew the closest to general fiction.
Author Note
Let me put it this way. My initial editor for this book came back with the feedback of, “It’s great, but it reads too much as a romance novel…we’re going for women’s fiction.”
I said, “Maybe you are, but I’m writing a romance :).”
I held my ground, and wrote just that. A classic romance. It’s my favorite of the series!
A GoodReads Best Romance of the Year
“Lauren Layne is a master at sexy banter and funny dialogue. Add in some girl power and a man who knows his way around his power tools, and this one is a real winner.”
—BookPage
Taylor Swift Song Pairing
Mirror Ball
Tropes & Vibes
Widow ∙ Forced Proximity ∙ NYC ∙ Opposites Attract
A Little Excerpt
“It’s a little black dress,” she argued. “It’s classic and works for every occasion. Everyone knows that.”
“Not this occasion. What else you got?”
“You mean do I have a gold lamé hooker dress in my closet?”
“Do I look like the type of man who would know what gold lamé is?”
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.