Walk of Shame
Georgie & Andrew’s Love Story
Standalone Romance
Steamy
About
Every day at 5am, a big-hearted socialite returning from her night out, and an uptight divorce attorney starting his day cross paths in the lobby of their apartment building, where sparks fly and walls begin to crumble.
This book is only available in ebook and audiobook because Penguin Random House controls all rights and has declined to make a print version available or revert my rights back to me.
Georgie & Andrew
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Georgie & Andrew ·
Some Details
Vibe
Upscale NYC with a splash of 90s rom-com energy.
Heat Level
This is a steamy romance novel with explicit sex scenes and spicy language.
POV
This book is written primarily in first person, from Georgie’s POV, though there are a few third-person snippets in Andrew’s POV. It’s not typical, but it’s the way the story wanted to be written.
Tone
Bubbly, banter-filled and bursting with sexual tension.
Author Note
If I’m known for only a couple books, I hope this will be one of them. It’s my favorite out of my “steamy” novels, and in some ways feels like the book I was put on this planet to write.
I got the idea for this one when, as a very early-riser, I was taking my dog out for her morning walk at 5am. As I was exiting the elevator in my apartment building, a guy was getting onto the elevator, clearly just returning from a night out.
It struck me how very different our lifestyles were, and yet here we were, living in the same apartment building, riding the elevator at the same time. I decided to reverse the gender roles and turn it into a story.
That one moment resulted in the most fun I have ever had writing a book.
USA TODAY Bestseller ∙Author Favorite ∙ Reader Favorite
“Ok, I’m just going to say it: this is Lauren Layne’s best book! This was absolutely adorable. I loved everything about this book. I was feeling like a giddy little school girl reading it.”
—AC Book Blog
Taylor Swift Song Pairing
Shake it Off
Tropes & Vibes
Opposites Attract · Grumpy Sunshine · Neighbors · NYC · Quiet Alpha Hero
A Little Excerpt
Giving in to the inevitable, I finally let my eyes flick to the side, my gaze colliding with a stern brown scowl.
I put on my widest, sparkliest smile, only because I know it drives him crazy.
As always, I see a muscle in his jaw twitch as I flutter my eyelashes.
“Good morning, Andrew,” I say sweetly.
“Georgiana.”
I resist the urge to roll my eyes. Only my late grandmother has ever called me that, and I’m pretty sure that’s because I was her namesake. Everyone else calls me Georgie. Well, okay, not everyone. Ramon and the other guys still insist on calling me Ms. Watkins, but I’m working on it. See: daily donuts.
I smile wider and push the box in Andrew’s direction. “Donut?”
His lip curls. In case you haven’t already gotten a read on this guy, he’s the type that sneers at donuts.
He lifts a boring black travel mug. “Already have my breakfast.”
“Blended-up quinoa sprinkled with a few bits of spinach and pretension?” I ask.
“Whey powder protein shake.”
“Sounds immensely satisfying.”
He takes a sip of the nastiness and watches me with cold brown eyes. “The body is a temple, Georgiana.”
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.
My website is my chance to present my work my way.
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Walk of Shame
This book is only available in ebook and audiobook because Penguin Random House controls all rights and has declined to make a print version available or revert my rights back to me.