Layla Hagen
New Adult Contemporary Romance
February 17, 2014
Available at Amazon
Blurb
Serena has learned to live with her past, locking her secrets and nightmares deep inside her. But when her boyfriend of six years abruptly leaves her, she’s catapulted back into pain, nursing a broken heart. When indulging in mountains of chocolate doesn’t work, Serena decides the best way to deal with her shattered heart is to indulge in something else. A rebound . . .
The night she swaps her usual Sprite for tequila, she meets James. The encounter is breathtaking.
Electrifying.
And best not repeated.
James is a successful entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. A man who has amassed a fortune by taking risks. A man who has shunned commitment completely, and still does. He’s the exact opposite of Serena. But sometimes opposites attract. Sometimes they give in to burning passion. Sometimes opposites are perfect for each other.
James is everything her damaged soul could want. His kisses are intoxicating, his touch out of this world. He makes her forget. He grants her peace from her pain. But as they grow closer, Serena discovers she isn’t the only one with a past. James carries the scars of a past much darker than hers. One that has left him damaged, hurt, and wary of love. A past that gives him the power to shatter her.
Now James and Serena must find a way to mend one another. Or risk losing each other forever.
Excerpt
My heart throbs against my ribcage as I put one palm
on his chest and then the other, not quite meeting his eyes, gazing at the top
button of his shirt instead. His heart drums under my fingers, with a
lightning-quick rhythm that matches my own. I bite my lip and close my eyes.
Somehow, I think I will find the courage I seek easier, if I let the darkness
behind my eyelids guide me, instead of the image of him. I take a deep
breath—his intoxicating ocean and musk scent filling me. The skin on my fingers
prickles, as I slide my fingers upward, touching the warm skin on his neck. Now
that my eyes are closed, all my other senses are awake, ravaging me. I lean
into him slowly, very slowly. I wish he'd take mercy on me and take the lead,
because kissing him seems to require a different kind of courage.
I find his lips before I find the courage.
Q&A ~ Random Facts About Layla Hagen & Lost in Us
~ James was initially called Liam. . .because I had a crush on Liam Hemsworth. I got over it in the meantime (am now crushing on his brother Chris) :-D
~ I love chocolate as much as Serena does.
Unfortunately I can’t get away with eating as much of it as she does.
~ I wrote a *certain* steamy scene on a
piece of paper—on the back of which I then printed an official letter. Which I
sent. Oh, the joy of being a writer J
About the Author
I fell in love with books when I was nine years old, and my love affair with stories continues even now, many years later.
I write romantic stories and can’t wait to share them with the world.
And I drink coffee. Lots of it, in case the photo didn’t make it obvious enough
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Praise for Lost in Us
“OH MY GOODNESS. This
book was excellent. There were absolutely no reasons to give this novel less
than five stars. I was not expecting this. Lost in Us is a New Adult Romance
and it is COLLEEN HOOVER good! Yes, I said it - you could put this book up
against the leading New Adult Romance authors and it would hold its own.” J.P.Grider, author of The Honor Trilogy
“Layla blew me away
with her début novel Lost in Us. I
wasn't sure what to expect when I started this book and by the end of the first
chapter I was hooked. Funny, emotional and heart wrenching.” Shona Reid, reviewer at Fiona’s Book Review Blog
About the Author
My
name is Layla Hagen and I am a New Adult Contemporary Romance author.
I fell in love with books when I was nine years old, and my love affair with stories continues even now, many years later.
I write romantic stories and can’t wait to share them with the world.
And I drink coffee. Lots of it, in case the photo didn’t make it obvious enough
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