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Hard Sell

Lauren Layne

3.84 AVERAGE


Matt Cannon the golden boy of Wall Street. He is a playboy and after a wild weekend in Vegas celebrating at his cousin bachelor party that playboy lifestyle may also be the down fall of his career. He needs to clean up his image, get a girlfriend and settle down. The one girl who can help him out? Sabrina Cross. Matt and Sabrina have history, they have hooked up a time or two in the past and their run in the same social circles. Both are also best friends with Ian. They can’t stand each other, so she is the perfect person to be his fake girlfriend because there is no chance she will fall in love with him or is there a chance?

After reading Hot Asset, I wanted to know about Matt and Sabrina. There was just something about them that intrigued me and let’s just say that Hard Sell did not disappoint me. The sexual tension between these two was phenomenal and I just couldn’t get enough. I loved their bickering with one another as well. For two people who claim to hate each other they sure had some fantastic chemistry.

I loved getting some more of Ian, Kennedy, Lara and Kate as well! I can’t wait for Kennedy’s story and reading more about my favorite people of Wall Street!

For anyone who is a fan of friends/enemies/lovers this is definitely a story I would recommend.

I was very pleasantly surprised to find that Hoopla has tons of Lauren Layne audiobooks, so I helped myself to one on impulse. And the dual narrators were a nice touch. Layne always manages to tie together heartfelt backstories, witty banter, credible couples, and the city into a nice little package. Matt and Sabrina's story was no different, and I enjoyed spending time with them.

My girl crush on Sabrina Cross started in book 1 and was full on love by the end of book 2. While the books can stand alone, I think reading book 1 gives you a better picture of the characters and their relationships outside of the couple of focus for the story. I devoured this book, reading it in one sitting. I love a good I hate you because I love you book if it's done well and throw in a playboy or two and you've got a recipe for a fun read.

Lauren Layne writes romance so well and is always always a one click must read for me. This series is available on Kindle Unlimited so if you are on the fence about plunging into Layne's world, give this one a try. You won't regret it.

*I received this book in exchange for a review. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for continuing to fulfill my book habit.

MattSabrina and their second chance fake dating trope definitely delivered. Plus IanLara crumbs are good. Can’t wait for KateKennedy.

RTC

i knew i could trust lauren layne to get me off of my reading slump and to get me off of my fake dating tyring phase. mattsabrina my babies i loved them so much and the crumbs of katekennedy where kate is madly in love w him ❤️‍

sabrinamatt they can all try to beat u but they will never win.

Re-read
3.25 stars
Didn't enjoy this as much as I did the first time. Nonetheless, I was mildly entertained by the overall storyline (which introduced nothing new). The narration was enjoyable and definitely elevated my reading experience.

Initial Read
My lizard brain gives this 4 stars.

Loving Sabrina might just be the most sane, smartest thing I've ever done

Im unwell besties, so glad that we finally got there after all the denying of feelings
funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i love them so much omg!! everytime matt said something stupid tho i wanted to slap him and make him open his eyes and admit he also is deeply in love with sabrina but their development was good and emotional but also sweet and hot!! really liked this one way better than the first but seeing lara and ian in love from others povs was so so damn cute!! and the friendships? iconic, so funny and so heartwarming