which] digs into class differences, emotional baggage, and the reality of dealing with aging parents' ( Publishers Weekly, starred review). 'Strong characters and relatable situations elevate Layne's bighearted contemporary. Now they find themselves engaged in a battle-of-wills that will either consume or destroy them. Oliver used to torment Naomi when they were children, and as a ridiculously attractive adult, he's tormenting her in entirely different ways. The worst offender is her new neighbor, Oliver Cunningham-the grown son of the very family Naomi's mother used to work for. Now, as the strongminded, sassy CEO of one of the biggest jewelry empires in the country, Naomi finally has exactly what she wants-but it's going to take more than just the right address to make Manhattan's upper class stop treating her like an outsider.

For as long as she can remember, Bronx-born Naomi Powell has had one goal: to prove her worth among the Upper East Side elite-the same people for which her mom worked as a housekeeper. An Best Romance Novel of 2019 'Perfect for readers who love the dishy women's fiction of Candace Bushnell.' - Booklist From the author of the New York Times bestselling Stiletto and Oxford series, the first 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.

Passion on Park Avenue by Lauren Layne