Series Overview

Redemption

This series is New Adult—the characters are much younger than my other series, so these have a slightly more youthful and angsty tone.

Behind the Series

This actually wasn’t initially meant to be a series. I wrote the first book (Isn’t’ She Lovely) as a standalone. It was really successful, and I was also dying to tell the story of the other main characters from the book, so we extended it to a three book series.

Each is based off of a fairy tale or classic story.

  1. Isn’t She Lovely — Pygmalion

  2. Broken — Beauty & the Beast

  3. Crushed — The Ugly Duckling

These feature characters right out of high school and/or in college. Since my husband and I were high school sweethearts and dated all through college, I really relished in revisiting some of the emotions and particulars of that wonderful stage of life.

Quick Facts

  • These books are written in first person.

  • They’re spicy, the second book especially.

  • They vary quite a bit in tone. Broken is very emotionally intense. Crushed is very playful and funny. Isn’t She Lovely is mostly flirty and fun, but touches on some darker themes.

[ 01 Isn’t She Lovely ]

Stephanie & Ethan

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[ 02 Broken ]

Olivia & Paul

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[ 03 Crushed ]

Chloe & Michael

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“Lauren Layne seriously knows how to balance the sexy with the heart-wrenching plots.”

—Lazy Book Lovers