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A review by cozycritiques
Hot Asset by Lauren Layne
lighthearted
medium-paced
“You take my suggestion to seduce the lady agent?
I smile. Lady agent. I wonder how Lara would feel about the moniker. ‘I tried. Didn’t take. Trying to clear my name the old-fashioned way, though,’ I respond.
‘Hiring someone to take out the witness?”
- Hot Asset
Tropes: Workplace Romance, Millionaire, Reformed Playboy, Enemies to Lovers, Forbidden Relationship, Law Enforcement, Opposites Attract
Spice Scale: 🌶🌶🌶
CW: Foster Care, Parental Death, Cheating (Mention)
Hot Asset was everything I expected from a Lauren Layne book and more. The New York setting was great, and the side characters were likable and well-developed. Both Ian and Lara were strong and ambitious, making for great chemistry. I loved their witty banter and how utterly unimpressed Lara was with Ian’s suave playboy exterior.
This book had a good balance of external and internal conflict, which was a nice change from Layne’s usually character-flaw-driven plots. Ian and Lara had a very realistic obstacle keeping them apart, in addition to the personal issues they had to overcome.
Hot Asset was the perfect quick and fun read and did a great job setting up the following two books.
I smile. Lady agent. I wonder how Lara would feel about the moniker. ‘I tried. Didn’t take. Trying to clear my name the old-fashioned way, though,’ I respond.
‘Hiring someone to take out the witness?”
- Hot Asset
Tropes: Workplace Romance, Millionaire, Reformed Playboy, Enemies to Lovers, Forbidden Relationship, Law Enforcement, Opposites Attract
Spice Scale: 🌶🌶🌶
CW: Foster Care, Parental Death, Cheating (Mention)
Hot Asset was everything I expected from a Lauren Layne book and more. The New York setting was great, and the side characters were likable and well-developed. Both Ian and Lara were strong and ambitious, making for great chemistry. I loved their witty banter and how utterly unimpressed Lara was with Ian’s suave playboy exterior.
This book had a good balance of external and internal conflict, which was a nice change from Layne’s usually character-flaw-driven plots. Ian and Lara had a very realistic obstacle keeping them apart, in addition to the personal issues they had to overcome.
Hot Asset was the perfect quick and fun read and did a great job setting up the following two books.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent