Yours to Keep
Olive & Carter’s Love Story
Man of the Year Series
Book Two
About
A golden-boy MLB all-star returns fresh off a devastating injury returns to his hometown for his 10 year reunion hoping to reunite with his high school sweetheart … only to find that he can’t stop thinking about his mouthy, outspoken ex lab partner.
This book was published by Montlake, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, and is thus exclusive to Amazon.
Man of the Year
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Olive & Carter
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Man of the Year · Olive & Carter ·
Some Details
Vibe
Think men in suits, women in high-heels, with an upscale New York City lifestyle with a splash of old-school romance novel vibes.
Many of my books are set in NYC, but this one is actually in a small-town!
Heat Level
This is a steamy romance novel with explicit sex scenes and spicy language.
POV
This book is written in alternating third person POV.
Tone
Playful, funny, and light-hearted.
Author Note
This book could not be more different from the first book in the series if it tried. It’s completely low drama (don’t worry, there’s still big emotional tugs), and just … fun.
It’s one of my funnier books, with an audacious, quirky heroine and a sports hero who’s just kind of an all-American good guy.
I wrote this book in a matter of two short weeks, and it came back with nearly “no notes” from my editorial team.
Some books are just easy to write and easy to read. This is one of them. It’s got more Gilmore Girls/Hart of Dixie vibes than it does soap opera!
“As always Lauren Layne does not disappoint! This was a well written, engaging story with a few twists and turns. I did not want to be this down. Olive was a unique and charming personality and Carter was a great counterpoint. Loved this book!”
Taylor Swift Song Pairing
Fearless
Tropes & Vibes
Small-Town ∙ Friends-to-Lovers ∙ Sports Hero ∙ Neighbors ∙ Light-hearted
A Little Excerpt
He set the bar back, and she returned to position, doing her best to ignore him altogether as she finally got around to starting her set.
Only . . . it was harder than she expected to ignore your spotter. Almost impossible to ignore a spotter like Carter Ramsey.
The positioning alone was, um, intimate, with his crotch disturbingly near her head, his eyes watching her every motion, his hand hovering in the general vicinity of her chest.
The fact that it was him was so much worse. Tall, muscular, and she had to admit, this was a very good angle to observe all of his best features . . .
“Quit ogling me,” Carter said, never taking his gaze away from the rise and fall of the bar.
“Take it easy, Captain America. You’re the one who insisted on straddling my face.”
“Captain America?”
“You’re not hot enough to be Thor,” she said, pushing through the last rep of her set and replacing the bar. Normally she’d have pushed herself a bit further, but she didn’t usually have Carter Ramsey watching her every move.
He may not be Thor, but his presence was increasingly distracting.
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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This book was published by Montlake, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, and is thus exclusive to Amazon.