{"title":"Lauren Layne","description":"Lauren Layne is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of more than three dozen romantic comedies. Her books have sold over a million copies worldwide. Lauren's work has been featured in Publishers Weekly, Glamour, The Wall Street Journal, and Inside Edition. She is based in New York City.","products":[{"product_id":"miranda-in-retrograde-paperback","title":"Miranda in Retrograde - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter getting passed over for tenure and having her life upended in the process, a physics professor decides to throw caution to the wind and live by her horoscope predictions for a year in this effervescent rom-com from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMade in Manhattan\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the youngest physics professor at her university, practical-minded Miranda Reed plans her life with minute precision. But that's before she's denied tenure and the promotion she thought was guaranteed. Suddenly, her tidy life is anything but constant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Overdue for a sabbatical, Miranda takes some time to look towards the stars--only this time, she's not looking for black holes. With her faith in science shaken, Miranda turns to a practice she's long dismissed as preposterous: astrology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Determined to figure out why her life has suddenly gone sideways, Miranda commits to a year of letting her horoscope guide her. Soon she's taking on new home improvement projects, adopting a new pet, and studying what the stars have to say about her ideal love match. The intriguingly aloof artist living next door? Never. His Aries energy is all wrong. On the other hand, the charming father of her new tutoring pupil is Sagittarian perfection. Made for her...right? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Miranda navigates life with new a perspective, she slowly discovers neither science nor the stars have all the answers. 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As she and Cain begin to find mutual respect for one another (and maybe even something more), Violet learns that blindly following society's rules doesn't lead to happiness...and that sometimes the best things in life come from the most unexpected places.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103970037983,"sku":"9781982152833","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/HiQr9QarmF9781982152833.webp?v=1781099842"},{"product_id":"to-sir-with-love-paperback","title":"To Sir, with Love - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove Is Blind\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e meets \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou've Got Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e in this laugh-out-loud romantic comedy following two thirty-somethings who meet on a blind dating app--only to realize that their online chemistry is nothing compared to their offline rivalry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerpetually cheerful and eager to please, Gracie Cooper strives to make the best out of every situation. 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Now, as the strongminded, sassy CEO of one of the biggest jewelry empires in the country, Naomi finally has exactly what she wants--but it's going to take more than just the right address to make Manhattan's upper class stop treating her like an outsider. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe worst offender is her new neighbor, Oliver Cunningham--the grown son of the very family Naomi's mother used to work for. Oliver used to torment Naomi when they were children, and as a ridiculously attractive adult, he's tormenting her in entirely different ways. Now they find themselves engaged in a battle-of-wills that will either consume or destroy them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Strong characters and relatable situations elevate Layne's bighearted contemporary...[which] digs into class differences, emotional baggage, and the reality of dealing with aging parents\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003e starred review). 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