Walk of Shame by Lauren Layne Series: Love Unexpectedly #4
Published by Loveswept on April 18th 2017
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Pages: 218
Format: Kindle Edition
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Sparks fly between a misunderstood New York socialite and a cynical divorce lawyer in this lively standalone rom-com from the USA Today bestselling author of Blurred Lines and Love Story.
Pampered heiress Georgianna Watkins has a party-girl image to maintain, but all the shopping and clubbing is starting to feel a little bit hollow—and a whole lot lonely. Though Georgie would never admit it, the highlights of her week are the mornings when she comes home at the same time as her uptight, workaholic neighbor is leaving to hit the gym and put in a long day at the office. Teasing him is the most fun Georgie’s had in years—and the fuel for all her naughtiest daydreams.
Celebrity divorce attorney Andrew Mulroney doesn’t have much time for women, especially spoiled tabloid princesses who spend more time on Page Six than at an actual job. Although Georgie’s drop-dead gorgeous, she’s also everything Andrew resents: the type of girl who inherited her penthouse instead of earning it. But after Andrew caps one of their predawn sparring sessions with a surprise kiss—a kiss that’s caught on camera—all of Manhattan is gossiping about whether they’re a real couple. And nobody’s more surprised than Andrew to find that the answer just might be yes.
This was my very first Lauren Layne book and I am happy to say it will not be my last.
After seeing this show up on my goodreads feed over and over again, I decided to finally give it a shot. I was looking for a fun new romance and Walk of Shame delivered, boy did it deliver! It was fun, sassy, flirty and filled with banter, exactly what I was in the mood for.
Georgie is a socialite, who has never had to work for money in her life and spends most of her nights partying. Andrew is a cynical top of his crop, extremely smart divorce attorney her happens to live in her building. The two clash a lot, but it doesn’t stop Georgie from showing up at 5 am in the morning for a good banter fix that has been going on between her and Andrew.
This was just so much fun. I wasn’t sure if I would like Georgie. She has no direction in life, she spends most of her time partying and she is a bit too much at times. If I was to meet her in real life, there would be zero chances that her and I would connect. She does have a positive side and that is Andrew. His character seems to ground her as the book goes on and even changes the way she leads her life, even if just a little bit. She is also kind of sweet to the people around her. Georgie is a people person and everyone she meets just tends to gravitate towards her.
The tension and the back and forth relationship between the two was one of my favorite parts. I did love Andrew the most. He is a young attorney, and he is sort of a genius, having graduated from law school at an earlier age. He is also pretty terrible with emotions since he prefers to look at the logical side of things. Georgie kind of tilt’s his perfect world out of balance and in a way she is just what he needs to loosen up a bit.
I did really love Andrew. I thought he was so cute with his emotional awkwardness. At times I felt so bad with him I wanted to wrap him up and protect him.
If you are looking for fun, flirty, antagonistic romance that has great tension and build up before the sexy times - this one is definitely worth a try.
I did take a full star away only because I felt like Georgie’s character could have used more substance. She was just very flighty and had no real purpose in life I feel so at times it felt frustrating. Also, I did not particularly enjoy the scenes where she attempted to slap him, those kind of responses to anger are not my cup of tea. There might be a time and a place for that, but in no way in this case did I find it justifiable.
Overall though, I really, really enjoyed this book and super glad I read it.
This one is new to me but sounds good! Thanks 🙂 I’ll have to ignore the slapping bits though since that would bug me too
Oh this one definitely sounds fun and perfect for summer!
Flight and no purpose is hard. And the slapping thing sounds bad. The tension sounds awesome though. I’m glad you enjoyed the read!
I read this author’s Wedding Belles series last year. I enjoyed it, but I had issues with the female characters a couple of times, and it sounds like this one might bother me too if she gets angry and tries to slap. Still, I know this author’s work tends to be fun and flirty and I adore a good antagonistic romance.
The cove r is just weird
Glad Georgie grew on you and it was a fun read. Always a good thing to try a new author and love her writing.
I still haven’t read Lauren Layne and this book is definitely tempting me!!! It sounds like a lot of fun. Great review!!
This is a new author go me. I’ve never read any of her books but this one sounds great. I’m planning on buying this book. Yay, so happy that you loved it. Awesome review, Lily, as always! 😁👍🏻❤️
I have heard great things about this book. I always wonder why some women feel they have the right to slap a man when they are angry. It is not something I subscribe to as that is abuse. In spite of this I still want to read this book.
I don’t think I know about the author or the book but I’m glad to see you had a good time with it!
I have heard positive reviews about this book. What a hot cover, Thanks for sharing your great review!
Yay! So glad your first Lauren Layne book was a hit. This definitely was a fun one and I looooved Andrew. I can’t wait for you to read her Stiletto & Oxford books! You’ll love them if you liked this!
Great review!
Yeah the slap would irk me. Andrew sounds delightful.
The cover doesn’t do the job for me, but I’m still curious about the book! I’ve been seeing it around a lot lately, and I’m glad to know you enjoyed it 🙂
Andrew seems adorable! I love the sound of the romance — but I agree with you about the slap. I’m so glad you enjoyed this one! I’m putting it on the list 🙂
I am so glad you enjoyed this one. Lauren Layne is a go to author for me when I am looking for a fun light romance. Great review!
Sometimes the flighty characters are fun to read about! I do like the sound of this read Lily!
Totally one of those authors I’ve been meaning to check out! Glad to see you enjoyed this! I totally see why Georgie would be irksome but I’m glad to hear Andrew is awesome! Lovely review, Lily (: