Irresistibly Yours

Oxford, Book 1

By: Lauren Layne

Narrated by: Lucy Malone

Hotshot sports editor Cole Sharpe has been freelancing for Oxford magazine for years, so when he hears about a staff position opening up, he figures that he's got the inside track. Then his boss drops a bombshell: Cole has competition. Female competition, in the form of a fresh-faced tomboy who can hang with the dudes and write circles around them, too.

Penelope Pope knows all too well that she comes off as just one of the guys. Since she's learned that wanting more usually leads to disappointment, Penelope is resigned to sitting on the sidelines when it comes to love. So why does Cole make her want to get back in the game? The man is as arrogant as he is handsome. He probably sees her as nothing more than a barrier to his dream job. But when an unexpected kiss turns into a night of irresistible passion, Penelope has to figure out whether they're just fooling around or starting something real.

Contains mature themes.

©2015 Lauren LeDonne (P)2015 Tantor

Critic reviews

" Irresistibly Yours has it all: fun banter, hot chemistry, and a couple that you just can't help but want to be together!" (Marquita Valentine, author of Love so Hot)

was not bad except for narrator.

Not sure the narrator was a good choice. Story wasn't bad but thought another narrator could have made it more interesting .

Love this author.

The only thing that would made this story a five star in every category was if it was read solely by the male narrator. I’m, sorry but I just don’t like the way she reads Cole. Makes him sound completely different than my mental picture of him. I always prefer my romance novels read my a sexy man anyway.

Other than that, love this story.

Sweet story

This sweet story is about love, loyalty, and
betrayal. Girl loves guy. Guy betrays girl. Girl loves another guy whose loyalty is to someone else. But another guy has an epiphany. It's cute.

Enjoyed the book. A few suggestions some below

I wish they had gone a little more of their relationship at work. It would have been more interesting

male vs female who gets the job

Cole and Penelope were both after the same job. They were both qualified. There both go getters. She had an edge. She knew the stats like movies business.

I can say that it as not the narration that kept me rooted. There were not faults or issues just nothing that stood out.

It’s just overall good

I liked the entire book no complaints at all when it comes to the book.

Decent Listen

Like it. Nice simple listen. I wish we had a chance to go more into their heads but otherwise it was a good listen.

loved it

this book was really good. I look forward to reading more books by this author.

Fun story, narration meh

I really enjoyed the story it was fun and cute. But it seems like it was written with dual narration in mind and the narrator is not very good at the male characters. It distracts from the story but nothing unbearable.

Slow moving

Story is okay, but I have very much liked other stories by Lauren Layne, so I wonder if the problem here was the narrator. Her rendering of Cole’s voice—as well as the back and forth of the characters not opening their mouths and saying what was on their minds—made the male come off as very weak.
I was ready for this one to end.