Fun, witty, and great writing! Loved this from start to finish. Ms. Layne nailed it with the perfect blend of bringing out all the character personalities and quirks without over doing it. Story line and character kept you engaged and wanting to read more- so much that I found myself finishing the book and realizing that my "I'll just read a bit before bed" became "I just finished the whole book and will hate getting up in a few hours". Great book for range of ages. Look forward to more!

Walk of Shame (Love Unexpectedly) by Lauren Layne
This is heiress Georgianna "Georgie" Watkins and celebrity divorce attorney Andrew Mulroney's story.

This was a really fun and entertaining story! Georgie and Andrew are opposites but they are perfect for each other. I loved the banter and chemistry between them.

I loved this story! I was hooked from the beginning to end. The sex scenes were minimal but the ones it did have were really hot and steamy! This is a must read! So, kick back and escape into Georgie and Andrew's world.

FYI, contains mature content. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

I can't recall enjoying a main character in a book as much as I did Georgie. This was one of those books I read slowly to draw it out because I didn't want to lose her company. She was not just delightful, but also authentic and real.
It is unfortunately rare to find a well drawn female character who is wealthy and well educated but not mean, bitchy and shallow. - or at least oblivious to people around her who are not in her social circle. Georgie was not perfect, but even her flaws were sort of heartwarming.
Andrew was also an engaging character, and the author took care to explain the roots of his personality style. Despite that, I never felt we got to know him as well as Georgie.
The plot of this tale wasn't especially unique or fresh, an attraction between two seemeingly opposite people and overcoming the obstacles created by their differences. But I have honestly never read a story that tells it in such a charming and engrossing way.

This was such a fun, feel-good read. It locked me in and kept me addicted to the two main characters. WALK OF SHAME had an office-feel, even though it wasn't really set in an office, mainly due to one of the MCs Andrew. Uptight, proper and lacking in understanding of the word fun is what describes Andrew, but he's a top divorce attorney and work is his life. Living across from Georgie seems to be one of the biggest challenges of his day. I started off thinking Georgie was vapid and annoying but she was actually very sweet, innocuous and kind, if a little lacking in life goals. These two are not a match but they sure had something. A delicious frenemies ensues.

"If you're wondering what Andrew Mulroney looks like while he's in workout mode, picture this: Thor and Captain America somehow defeat biology and have a love child together. And call him Andrew."

There's nothing simple about bringing the differences of Andrew and Georgie together but it made hilarious reading, with a slice of adorable. I really did love these two together, their bantering conversation was great to read. This wasn't a deep book, with depth of emotion and connection but it was such vicarious fun to ride the train with them.

This was my first book by Lauren Layne and I now want to read everything by her. If she can create Andrew, I have high hopes for who else I'll find in her back catalogue.

A copy of this book was provided by the publisher through netgalley in return for a honest review.

Reviewed for Joandisalovebooks Blog.

loved it

Walk of Shame
Lauren Layne
5 "Ridiculously Perfect" Stars
Oh my! Such a sweet and sassy romantic 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.

I absolutely loved this one. The sassy and sarcastic banter between Georgie and Andrew was hilarious!

Okay this is definitely my fav Lauren Layne book so far!

If your ready to become addicted, grab your copy now and start reading. You won't be able to put it down once you begin.

Thanks NetGalley for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

3.5 stars

This was fun and lighthearted but my least favorite of the series so far. And if I can say that and still rate it 3.5 stars that should show just how good these have been.

WALK OF SHAME is just the right blend of everything I love in a book. It is a delightfully funny, feel good story. It has great writing, witty dialogue, memorable characters and the story immediately drew me and I never wanted it to end.

Georgiana (Georgie) Wilkins is a socialite. She doesn't work, she just enjoys life. She stays out all night and sleeps during the day. She spends her time shopping, having her hair done, working on charity events and going to clubs with her friends. She is fun loving, has a bubbly personality and she gets along with everyone. She is the exact opposite of Andrew Mulroney. Andrew is an uptight attorney who lives in the same upscale building as Georgie. Every morning they pass each other as Andrew is leaving for work and Georgie is coming home from another fun night on the town.

Andrew is the most famous divorce attorney in the city. He is also a workaholic and follows a rigorous schedule. He sneers at Georgie's frivolous lifestyle and Georgie loves to say things to get under Andrew’s skin. It is highly entertaining as they lobby snarky remarks as they pass each other every morning.

Andrew thinks Georgie is self indulgent and useless yet, he can't help but notice how attractive she is. There is a lot of sexual tension and verbal foreplay between Andrew and Georgie and they are confused by what they are feeling. Andrew is super smart, formal and hard working. He is the total opposite of Georgie’s friendly, relaxed demeanor. Andrew has never met anyone like Georgie and isn't sure how to act around her or what to say. Even though they are the exact opposite, they are good for each other. Georgie helps Andrew loosen up and Andrew helps Georgie take life more seriously. It is fun watching these two together and I also enjoyed the entertaining secondary characters. Perfection!

This was a little treat that I enjoyed more than expected. I really liked the banter between the two complete opposites, and how they were sometimes uncharacteristically there for each other at times when before they realized what/that they were doing so. And of course, how they slowly fell for each other in ways they didn't expect.

Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Kris – ☆☆☆☆☆
Lauren Layne does it again with another great, fun read! Layne is on my list of "must read each new book" authors. This series is fun and quick to read. I completely fall for her characters and find myself deep into their story and hoping for their happily ever after.

Georgiana is a party girl and finds herself coming home at 5am from an evening of club hopping, let's just say, pretty often. Andrew is a divorce lawyer, he's a type-A personality and a driven workaholic. He finds himself leaving at 5am to head to the gym, like clockwork. The two keep finding themselves in the lobby of their shared building quite often but they could not be less alike. Andrew finds Georgie ridiculous in every way and Georgie loves to keep Andrew annoyed. These two have the perfect "we can’t be right for each other" chemistry! Man, the miscues were perfection and Andrew was a complete jerk enough times to make you want to strangle him. BUT, you wanted the two to make it. Something about these stories draws me in wholeheartedly. Layne can write a helluva good angsty couple. Can’t wait for the next one!


Jordan – ☆☆☆☆
As much as I enjoyed reading Walk of Shame there was a small part of mildly annoyed by Georgie, the main character. That's not to say I didn't like Georgie, because she was such a fun character with her quick wit and an endearing personality, but I just wish maybe her character had a job that wasn't just being a NYC socialite planning charities and living off of her inheritance from her grandmother. However, all in all though, it was still a great read and I think fans of Lauren Layne will have no trouble warming up to Georgie!

Heiress Georgie Watkins has a party girl image to maintain, which is how she ends up doing a verbal sparring session most mornings with celebrity divorce attorney, Andrew Mulroney, as he leaves for the gym and a long day at the office. Those mornings are starting to become what Georgie looks forward to when she's on her way in after a late night out.

Andrew thinks Georgie is a spoiled "Park Ave Princess" who inherited her penthouse without earning it, but one early morning sparring session turns into an unexpected heated kiss caught on camera by the paparazzi. Suddenly sparks are flying between the cynical divorce lawyer and the NYC socialite...

I quickly became a fan of Lauren Layne after reading the Wedding Belles series, which I absolutely adored and highly recommend! Although Walk of Shame wasn't quite as endearing to me as the Wedding Belles were, it was still another great happily ever after read by Layne and I am definitely excited to see what she writes next!

FOUR STARS for Lauren Layne's Walk of Shame.


Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
This is another in the series (each of which is a standalone) of really enjoyable flights of romantic fun. This story is about the party girl who wants more, the divorce lawyer who didn't want anything, and how they both need each other.

Here we have two perfectly ridiculously opposite characters who somehow just fit magically together. The journey is full of fun, hope, and smidgeons of sadness. Ms. Layne builds up her leads without overdoing the description, but more by giving us their inner thoughts and being clear about their relationships with others. This ensures that the reader is completely absorbed in the story and as the passion develops, the pages just demand to be turned.

Really good read, enjoy!

Seriously, where have I been that I've never read a Lauren Layne book before now?! I have never read one of her books before but the blurb sounded so cute when I saw the blog tour sign up that I just had to request a copy. I'm soooo happy I was chosen to receive one because I loved this book so much!

It really hooked me from page 1 and the dialog was so snappy and fun that I didn't want to stop reading. I loved both Andrew and Georgiana from the start and their on-going banter with each other kept a smile on my face the entire time I was reading. If all Lauren Layne books are like this then I have definitely found a new favorite author. If you are looking for the perfect romance that will bring a smile to your face then definitely pick up Walk of Shame! You definitely won't regret it.

I was gifted this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion. I wasn't sure where this book was going. But this book quickly sucked me in and I found it hard to put down. We have the cute and quirky Georgie, then there's the way too uptight brainiac Andrew. Who would think these two, type A and type B would be a match? Apparently, opposites do attract! A sweet romance that I give a big thumbs up to! Loved it!

This book was great! I couldn't put it down. I loved the writing style, the story, the characters. The banter between Georgie and Andrew was amazing and made me lol throughout the book. The story had so much more heart and emotion than I would have imagined from the blurb...perfectly perfect!

Loved this story, total attraction between opposites. Andrew (Andy) a stodgy rule follower and Georgie ( Georgiana) a fun loving sweetheart, total opposites find common ground and boy was it fun watching them do it.

Walk of Shame is a sexy contemporary romance with lots of laughs and aww moments. Lauren Layne takes the reader into the lives of Georgiana, aka Georgie, and Andrew. She’s a party animal, and he’s a stuck up attorney. The highlight of Georgie’s day is 5 am on the dot when she’s only returning from a night in town as Andrew is leaving for work. She lives and loves to tease him, and always looks forward to the time he calls her ridiculous. In fact, she gets a little sad when he doesn’t. It’s her way of knowing that despite the harsh things they tell each other every time they argue, deep down he isn’t all that indifferent to her charms.

She lives and loves to tease him, and always looks forward to the time he calls her ridiculous. In fact, she gets a little sad when he doesn’t. Andrew telling her she’s ridiculous is her way of knowing that despite the harsh things they tell each other every time they stumble upon each other, deep down he isn’t all that indifferent to her charms.

I love, love, love Walk of Shame. It’s witty and it’s sexy. The banter between Georgie and Andrew is fantastic and the fast pace makes the reader want to know what happens next. This will be one book I will read over and over again. One of my favorites in 2017.

Walk of Shame was the first Lauren Layne book that I have read and I was not disappointed! It was a great read that was just enough of a romantic/funny/sexy story that I had to go back and TBR all of Lauren’s other books! This book was a great story about two people from two totally different worlds annoying the hell out of each other. Until it becomes so much more.

Georgie is a socialite who spends all of her time working on charity events, going out with friends every night, brunching with the parents every weekend, hell, she’s one busy girl!! Most importantly, she always made sure to be in the lobby of her apartment building at 5:00 a.m. SHARP so she can annoy the very rigid lawyer, Andrew, who refers to her as ridiculous every time he speaks with her.

Andrew is the best divorce lawyer that money can buy. However, he is very set in his routine, hardly ever smiles or socializes and annoys Georgie just as much as she annoys him. Little does Georgie know that Andrew enjoys their little encounters just as much as she does.

This story had me from the first chapter! Honestly, I was sucked in when Andrew was described as the love child of Thor and Captain America! That’s a story I can get behind!! 😊

I absolutely love the banter between Georgie and Andrew. Even though Andrew is just so proper, he can really hold his own against Georgie’s quick wit and you can just feel the chemistry and wonder how they just don’t act on their attraction to each other!! It was nice to read a story that the main characters don’t jump each other’s bones within two chapters. I really enjoyed the game these two played, getting almost to the end before they finally give into their desires. AND IT IS AMAZING! Andrew is like Clark Kent…all business but when that suit comes off, HOT DAMN!!

Walk of Shame will be one of those books I go back to over and over because it is “perfectly ridiculous”!!

Lauren Layne is an auto-read author for me. Just can't get enough of her contemporary romances--she's seriously one of the best out there! This read was fun and adorable and romantic and I read it in basically one day. Layne does the Darcy-esque, stick-up-his-butt hero super well and the heroine is a cute foil for him. Fun, flirty read!

Lauren Layne is BACK!!

Having read many of LL's books over the past few years, I have come to recognize when she is really into the book she's writing and when she's not. A great Lauren Layne book has the reader effortlessly turning page after page and is filled with tons of witty dialogue, smart banter, and steamy chemistry between the characters. Walk of Shame had all of that!

Georgie is not usually the type of heroine that I enjoy reading about. She lives off of a trust fund, has no job, no ambitions, and is quite shallow.....BUT she's extremely funny and has a heart of gold and that made it hard for me not to love her. Drew ticked off all my boy boyfriend boxes. Educated, professional, brooding and cocky. LOVED HIM!

The scathing back and forth insults that they sling at each other during their early morning run-ins were great entertainment! This story was a lot of fun without too much over-the-top angst.

4.5 stars!

Lauren Layne just has that something...the thing you can't put your finger on but it's there. She has this ability to suck a reader in from the first sentence and doesn't let go until the end. This could be my favorite book of hers yet. And that's saying something because I love them all.
In romance books, it's rare that I meet a heroine that I love as much as the hero. But Georgie is just amazing. I love her spirit. She's bubbly, friendly, and easy to relate to despite being a socialite. I want to be friends with her. And her relationship with Andrew...oh the heat.
I found myself looking forward to their five a.m. meetings as much as they did. The banter. The rawness. Watching the two of them discover their feelings. It was perfection in the form of a book.
I fell hard for Andrew. He was just...there aren't words. He tried and he didn't mean to be so cruel at times. I really felt for the guy when he stuck his foot in his mouth. I just wanted to hug him and tell him to loosen up and go for it.
Favorite book I've read so far this year hands down!