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I'm seriously going to miss the Oxford/Stiletto clan. Over the last few years I have looked forward to each and every one of these books.

Brit and Hunter were such a cute couple. I loved that they had a solid friendship first and that they struggled with how their relationship changed after they slept together. They were so sweet and cute together I almost couldn't handle it. I also loved how close Hunter was with his family and how when it was needed he didn't even question going home.

I can't recommend this series enough!

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I never wanted this/these series to end, but if they had to...what a book to go out on! Brit and Hunter bring friends to lovers on a whole new level and I loved experiencing it with them. Their friendship is fun, their sexy times are scorching, and their story is just one you can't help rooting for. The other characters all make an appearance and it's just the ending the Stiletto and Oxford crews deserve!

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I Think Love You is a super sweet and swoon-worthy romance. It is the ultimate friends to lovers/workplace romance. The characters are real and easy to connect with. Their story will suck you in and keep you glued to the pages. It’s the kind of story that you can easily devour in a single day and that will leave you with a ridiculous smile on your face.

I Think I Love You is a fantastic addition to The Oxford Series and follows the story of Hunter and Brit. Hunter and Brit are the best of friends. Brit knows she can count on him for anything. So, when her dating life produces less than perfect results, Brit decides she needs help in the seduction department. And who better to call on for help, but her BFF, Hunter…When Hunter hears Brit’s request, his world is knocked off its axis. To him, Brit is the total package and even though he knows he shouldn’t, he can’t help but agree to his friends request. Will Hunter and Brit be able to keep things strictly friendly? Or will all these lessons uncover a passion unlike any Hunter or Brit have ever experienced? There’s only one way to find out….

I absolutely adored Brit and Hunter together. They had the best friendship and the most explosive chemistry. It’s the kind of chemistry that is so palpable, you can feel it oozing off the pages. It’s the kind of chemistry that everyone around them can see and will be left wondering how long Brit and Hunter can ignore it. I knew from the moment that Brit came up with her “I need to learn to seduce” plan that things were going to head in a certain direction. But, that didn’t stop me from enjoying the story. Nope. There is just something about a Lauren Layne book. I can’t help but get lost in the characters and their story. And when it comes to Hunter and Brit…I just couldn’t get enough of the two of them. I mean their pull was just insane and I appreciated how careful and real they were about what was happening. They knew the risks, but sometimes you have to jump in order to get what you’ve always wanted…

I Think I Love You was the perfect icing on the cake to The Oxford Series. I loved everything about it from beginning to end. From smart writing to a sweet story-line. To familiar faces and happy endings. To swoon-worthy romance and light drama. This story was just the read I was looking for.

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I LOVED THIS BOOK! I discovered Lauren Layne last year and have been making my way through her books. I haven't read any of the other Oxford series books and I not only had no problem reading this one but now I'm dying to go back and read the others.

I loved Brit and Hunter's relationship both before and after they start dating. They were just so much fun to watch together and they're so comfortable with each other. You know they're going to get together eventually but it's still such a pleasure to watch them become aware of each other in that way. As you find in Lauren Layne's other books it's full of her trademark humor and the other characters are a lot of fun too. You could cut the sexual tension with a knife and the ending is oh so satisfying. Definitely another winner from Lauren Layne!

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I Think I Love You by author Lauren Layne is hot, hot, hot!! This is the final book in the Oxford series and is one of our favorite kinds of books- a friends to lovers storyline!

Overall this story was fun and sexy and the ending was bittersweet.. We will miss this series , but look forward to reading more from Lauren Layne!

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Hunter Cross is Brit Robbins’s boss at Oxford in I Think I Love You. She falls into the friend zone with every guy she dates. Everyone around her is in a relationship. And, she wants her turn. Kind of out of desperation, she asks her best friend and boss, Hunter, to tutor her in how to find the one. He is a ladies man. Interestingly, the movie Hitch comes up a few times as he begins to help her.

Brit and Hunter have done everything together, innocent sleep overs, watched the other leave a party with what might be a hookup, share coffee, share meals, etc. All of a sudden Brit seems to change right before Hunter’s eyes. There are things about her he never really saw. Once they both realize their relationship is changing, Hunter believes they can have sex and friendship. Brit is not so sure. She worries it will change their friendship and working relationship.

Unfortunately for them, nothing at Oxford or Stiletto is really private. Everyone knows your business and kind of weigh in on it. Before the changes even began, the ‘gang’ gave their opinions about Hunter being Brit’s ‘love coach.’ The changes that occur from the coaching have a huge affect on each of them, individually and as a couple. Their HEA is a little bit of a rough road.

One of the elements of Lauren Layne books is that she has a whole community in New York City who all know each other, fall in love with each other and support each other. Of course, they are all gorgeous, male and female. When they have dinners or parties, you get to reacquaint your self with old friends. It adds to feeling like you walked into their lives.

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I think I love you is a cute fast pace romance that readers will love because it when best friends finally realize they are perfect for each other. This story isn't anything new but the author has created a cast of characters that readers will fall in love with.
This is the first in the series I have read Oxford series but I plan to go back and start at the beginning.
Lauren Layne write fun, lovable characters that pop off the page as readers find romance for the first time all over again.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher Loveswept for the advance copy of Lauren Layne I think I love you.

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A great story about friends to lovers. The two main characters Hunter and Brit are both great characters. I enjoyed the chemistry and was cheering for them from the beginning. I enjoyed the banter between the characters. This is my first book I read in the series however I can't wait read them all. I would recommend this book.

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The final installment of the Stiletto and Oxford series by Lauren Layne does not disappoint. It's one of my favorite types of romances to read, the friends-to-lovers stories, and Layne executes it beautifully. All of the characters from previous books make an appearance, so the reader has a chance to check in with each of them one last time as well. It can get a little confusing to keep track of all of the secondary characters, so if you have it in you, a binge-read of the entire series might help keep all the characters straight. If you don't, though, Layne does a good job of re-introducing all the secondary characters so you won't feel lost. Layne does a fabulous job of writing friendships, and that aspect of her writing really showed through in this story, especially since the main story-line featured two best friends. It was such a joy to read about the friendship between Hunter and Brit, and how that friendship stayed the base of the relationship, even after they had started sleeping together. My only complaint about this was that the resolution of the main conflict seemed a little rushed.

Overall the story was fun and easy, although the ending was bittersweet.. I''m sad to see the series end, but I look forward to reading more of Lauren Layne's writing.

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3 1/2 stars. I liked it. I was just a bit confused at Hunter's whole "I won''t make a good long-term boyfriend" Seemed kind of a cop out to me. He was a bit of a dummy when it came to Brit; really not seeing what is literally right in his face. I enjoyed the meddeling from the Oxford/Stiletto gang as well the the emotional epilogue. Satisfying end to the series.

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Brit Robbins is nearing a certain age when most women have already met "the one" and have begun to settle down, but her one just hasn't wandered in to her life yet, there have been plenty of Mr. Wrong's though. Her most recent break-up has her thinking it is her that might be the problem, so she decides to shake up her approach to dating, and she has the perfect man in mind to teach her the ways of seduction. Hunter Cross always seems to have good luck with the ladies and she is thinking he can teach her a thing or two.... she wants to learn how to seduce the right man, and she finds him, just not the way she expected, or who she expected!

Once again I am left in awe of Ms. Layne and her talents, she has created a mesmerizing story here, with some unforgettable characters that I fell for as soon as I opened the book! They drew me right in, dazzled me with their wonderful story and kept me up into the wee hours of the morning flying through the pages until I had devoured every last one! As much as I have loved the previous installments in the series, I have to say she saved the best one for last, there was so much to love about this one, it struck a cord with me, and left an impression that is certain to stick around for a while. This is a series I think everyone should add to the top of their reading lists, each one is crafted to make you swoon, make you smile, and make you fall in love... and I guarantee you'll find that and much more!!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this title.

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I found the book to be sweet not original but cute. I guess I always find it funny that two people can be friends for so long and the the other convinces them to help them out with their romantic life and then boom they're in love.

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I am a hug Lauren Layne fan and the Stiletto is one of my favorite series EVER. I loved the early Oxford series with Alex and Emma and Penny but lately the books have been about stray characters and I have not loved them at all. We still see previous characters from both series but they don't have the connections the Stiletto series had and they are missing the fun and flirtaous nature of those earlier series.

This story is about Besties Britt and Hunter and Hunter is also Britts boss. Hunter never plans to settle down and he is very close to Britt but Britt has terrible luck dating, so she goes to Hunter to find out what her issues are that she keeps getting dumped.

I did not love this book, to be honest Britt kinda bored me and I think its that she does not have self confidence and the Stiletto and earlier Oxford books had heroines that had a lot of self confidence and so this book suffers because of it.

I was just so turned off by Britt and bored. I never felt connected to her and that is the major issue here, she was a brand new character for me and I felt no connection to her from previous books. Usually I fall in love with characters before their book and then I want to read their story.

Definitely not my favorite in the series, but it is also a good ending to the series as we get to see everyone ride off into the sunset.

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It was a good book, a little short and a little too descriptive! Like we got pizza it had pepperoni,cheese, etc... That sort of thing. I did enjoy it, but I feel like I would have loved it if I'd read the whole series! I'm pretty sure there's a lot of books in the series and I really didn't enjoy it enough to go back and read them all! Now if you've read this whole series?! I truly think you'll enjoy this book!! Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for sharing this book with me!!

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Brit is tired of always being every guys friend but doesn't know how to change that. She decides to ask her best guy friend Hunter to teach her how to seduce a guy. Of course he doesn't see her "like that" until he does. Sweet funny romance.

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I really enjoyed this read. Friends to lovers is one of my favorite romantic tropes and this read didn't disappoint. I liked both Brit and Hunter and thought they had great chemistry. I also enjoyed the side characters and am interested in Nick and Taylor's story (which I'll probably check out!). This was a read I'd recommend.

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After getting friend zoned once again, Brit decides its time she gets help up her dating game and manages to convince her best friend and boss, Hunter, to teach her the art of seduction.
Hunter and Brit are best friends and have never felt any interest towards the other, but when fake dates and pretend flirting start to awaken new feelings in them, they need to figure out their new relationship status.
I think I love you was a double bonus with friends to lovers and boss and employee romance. Loved the pre and post dynamics of Brit and Hunters relation.
I think I love you was sexy, funny, with witty dialogues, a perfect swoon worthy read. And an added bonus was getting to catch up with the Oxford / Stiletto team.

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*I was provided an ARC by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*

Lauren Layne quickly became one of my favorite authors last year, when I absolutely flew through her Sex, Love & Stiletto and Oxford series. I was so excited to see she was going to have one more entry into the Oxford series. Britt and Hunter are great characters, and I love the BFF to HEA trope so much. I cannot recommend Layne's books enough, and this one is no different.

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If you're a fan of friends to lovers romance books, this title will be right up your alley. Filled with Layne's signature style, the story focuses on Brit and Hunter. These two have been friends for what seems like forever. When Brit asks Hunter to help her as a dating coach, sparks begin to fly. Brit thinks she needs a little coaching, but Hunter seems to think she has all the right moves...

How do you say goodbye to friends you love?!? I Think I Love You wraps up Lauren Layne's Stiletto/Oxford series. It's a pretty close call on whether she saved the best for last because each couple's story is wonderful. It's nice to have everyone in cameo roles while we focus on the romance between Hunter and Brit.

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Hunter and Brit have a struggle changing from friends to more. It almost ends everything. Really made them take a deep look at what is in front of them.

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