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My One and Only

Very Irresistible Bachelors • Book 5

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Why You'll Love This

A wardrobe malfunction in a ladies' room is a terrible way to meet your investor — and an even more dangerous way to fall in love.

  • Great if you want: a classic opposites-attract romance with genuine emotional warmth
  • The experience: light, breezy, and feel-good — perfect for reading in one sitting
  • The writing: Hagen keeps tension alive through witty banter and small, telling moments
  • Skip if: you prefer darker, angst-heavy romance over sweet and optimistic

About This Book

Tess Winchester has built a life worth loving — a thriving lingerie business, a family she adores, and ambitions big enough to land her in front of New York's most sought-after investment firm. What she hasn't counted on is Liam Harrington, the sharp, practical man standing between her and the funding she needs — and, possibly, between her and every careful wall she's built around her heart. The tension between a woman who still believes in fairy tales and a man who trusts nothing he can't measure makes for the kind of slow-burn romance where every small moment carries real weight.

Layla Hagen writes with a warmth that feels genuinely lived-in rather than manufactured, and this fifth entry in the Very Irresistible Bachelors series hits a confident stride. The banter is sharp without being cruel, the emotional beats land without melodrama, and the supporting cast adds texture rather than noise. Hagen has a gift for making the push-pull of opposites feel specific to these two people, not just a familiar trope. Readers who stick with a series for the feeling of returning to people they know will find this one delivers.