Lauren Layne

Central Park Trilogie 3 - Roman

Marriage on Madison Avenue

“The word charm is pretty much synonymous with Lauren Layne.” —Hypable One of O, The Oprah Magazine's “22 Romance Novels That Are Set to Be the Best of 2020” and one of Goodreads’s “28 of the Hottest Romances of 2020” From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne, the “queen of witty dialogue” (Rachel Van Dyken, New York Times bestselling author), comes the final installment of the Central Park Pact series, a heartfelt and laugh-out-loud romantic comedy that’s perfect for fans of Sally Thorne and Christina Lauren. Can guys and girls ever be just friends? According to Audrey Tate and Clarke West, absolutely. After all, they’ve been best friends since childhood without a single romantic entanglement. Clarke is the charming playboy Audrey can always count on, and he knows that the ever-loyal Audrey will never not play along with his strategy for dodging his matchmaking mother—announcing he’s already engaged…to Audrey. But what starts out as a playful game between two best friends turns into something infinitely more complicated, as just-for-show kisses begin to stir up forbidden feelings. As the faux wedding date looms closer, Audrey and Clarke realize that they can never go back to the way things were, but deep down, do they really want to?

"to friendship, to new beginnings, and to the healing power of love"

Aa heartfelt and laugh-out-loud romantic comedy that's perfect for fans of Sally Thorne and Christina Lauren. From the author of the New York Times bestselling Stiletto and Oxford series, Marriage of Madison Avenue is the third in a sizzling new series following the unlikely friendship of three Upper East Side women as they struggle to achieve their dreams and find true love and happiness in the city that never sleeps. 'The word charm is pretty much synonymous with Lauren Layne' Hypable Can guys and girls ever be just friends? According to Audrey Tate and Clarke West, absolutely. After all, they've been best friends since childhood without a single romantic entanglement. Clarke is the charming playboy Audrey can always count on and, knowing that the ever-loyal Audrey will never not play along with his strategy for dodging his matchmaking mother, announces he's already engaged...to Audrey. But what starts out as a playful game between two best friends turns into something infinitely more complicated, as just-for-show kisses begin to stir up forbidden feelings. As the faux wedding date looms closer, Audrey and Clarke realize that they can never go back to the way things were, but deep down, do they really want to? Filled with charm and heart and plenty of heart and wit, this entertaining series will hook you from the very first page. Look out for the other two titles, Passion on Park Avenue and Love on Lexington Avenue Want more fun, fresh, flirty and very sexy rom-com? Check out Lauren's Oxford series and don't miss her warm, witty and sexy Wedding Belles series and the I Do, I Don't series, as well as the romantic standalones in the Love, Unexpectedly series.

A sparkling new rom-com from the author of The Prenup!

celene

a shaking and a crying luv,,,, a shaking and a crying,,,,

Sven Test

This was cute. I expected more, but it was still enjoyable. I wish there had been more romance, though.

“Marry me, Audrey. Marry me today, marry me next week, a year from now, ten years from now. I don’t care, just promise me someday. I need you, Dree. I need you with every fiber of my being. I’ve needed you from that very first day on the playground. I know the way you tell the story is that I saved you from a bully, but the truth is you save me from myself every damn day. Marry me because I love you, not in the way a boy loves a girl, not in the way a friend loves his friend, but the way a man loves a woman. Forever…”

shar

#sobbing

audreyclarke my babies 😭💘

“Marry me, Audrey. Marry me today, marry me next week, a year from now, ten years from now. I don’t care, just promise me someday. I need you, Dree. I need you with every fiber of my being. I’ve needed you from that very first day on the playground. I know the way you tell the story is that I saved you from a bully, but the truth is you save me from myself every damn day. Marry me because I love you, not in the way a boy loves a girl, not in the way a friend loves his friend, but the way a man loves a woman. Forever…”

Inês Filipa

~4,5. 

of course they were my favourite. of course. i knew they would be when i started the series and they delivered. 

they deliver all the tropes and this is one of those books i’ll come back to when i just want some comfort. 

audrey and clarke were everything. 

4,5-stars ✨

ingrid

definitely the best book of the series! audreyclarke were perfect, they did so much for the childhood best friends to lovers community

Shan

An easy chick lit read that feels like a Hallmark movie. This might have been my favorite of the trilogy and was a nice way to wrap it up.

vita

Queria te tivesse sido mais longo e que o Clarke tivesse mais tempo pra se explicar no final

marie

Ella Patterson

The will they, won't they thing lasted a little too long, and considering how much I was here for the tropes it felt like a bit of a letdown. Also the point I made last time I read Lauren Layne about how unsatisfying the fade to black scenes are after the book leads up to them remains true. Regardless, Lauren Layne continues to have such likeable and understandable characters that I enjoyed it anyway.

Nikki

best friends to lovers? a great trope. best friends to lovers with fake engagement and mutual pining? BRILLIANT INCREDIBLE AMAZING SHOW STOPPING SPECTACULAR NEVER THE SAME

Ragetha Ann Guting

Best friends to lovers trope will always be a classic to me. Audrey and Clarke’s story is my favorite out of all the three.

Alicia Haws

Loved this third installment in the series! I love a good fake-fiance/fake-dating trope. I loved Audrey and Clarke's relationship, and I am a firm believer that solid relationships are even better when based on a foundation of friendship and respect. Was very fun to read their story. This is such a great romance series and I highly recommend! Lauren Layne has become a new go-to author for me.


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Meh. Could have been better.

I really wanted this to be a fun, quick, loveable read. It fell flat and I never got my full friends to lovers satisfaction!

Lacey

I started this last night and ended up finishing it in just a few hours. I love this series! Audrey & Clarke have been much anticipated and LL didn’t let me down. Marriage on Madison Avenue was fun and flirty, with a friends-to-lovers trope well done. Throw in a fake engagement and a fabulous wrap-up to this girl-power centered series, how could I not enjoy it?

Jessica 

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Marriage on Madison Avenue is a must-read for all romantics. This is absolutely my favourite Lauren Layne novel of all time and the very best of the Central Park Pact series. (It also reminded me that Cecily von Ziegesar was SO ahead of her time with the Gossip Girl books--hello, Scandal Boy!) I've loved the Central Park Pact series, and the friendship at the center of it, in a way that is rare for me nowadays. And while I was super excited to get to Marriage on Madison Avenue, I was also a bit nervous that it would be too similar to Blurred Lines.

Naturally, I was very wrong. Marriage on Madison Avenue is the older, more polished sister, to that novel. They share similar archetypes and tropes, but they aren't the same story. This third installment to the now-beloved Central Park Pact series is just as enchanting, dishy, romantic and stylish as its predecessors. 

Actually, it's even moreso--in the best kind of way. Marriage on Madison Avenue sent me into a fit of emotions and made me miss the city, and new friendships, and love, and all the electricity that comes from life. I had no choice but to devour it in hours with a glass of wine. As always, this book is pure fun.

Lauren Layne continues to dazzle with her wonderful dynamics. The friendships are heart-warming. The romance is electric. (Phew! Lifelong chemistry that was never tapped into finally hitting its breaking point. Sign. Me. Up.) The characters are flawed and on a journey of self discovery. The endings are happy.

Every page of Marriage on Madison Avenue holds the right amount of life and sparks the interest from the first page. These are the types of characters you want to root for. Audrey and Clarke weren't necessarily destined to be my favourite pairing, and solo characters, from this series, but by the end of Marriage on Madison Avenue... they just are. I honestly haven't stopped grinning since finishing Marriage on Madison Avenue--what a swoon worthy read!

Marriage on Madison Avenue Central Park Trilogie 3 - Roman

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