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J. Layne

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Executive by Day. Professor at Night. Top secret Author on the Weekends.

The Behind Closed Doors Series is my debut series - exposing the intricacies and complications of corporate America.

The Series starts out hot - tackling the most taboo workplace forces...intimacy, passion and attraction.

Stay tuned for future books in the Series, getting to know the characters, the corporations, and the chaos.

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A writer who does not read?!?

Yep - that was me…for many years. At any given time, I had 200,000 unread emails, 167 unread texts, and would only respond to any of them if someone sent an obnoxious subject line like "Yo Idiot. Read this!"

If you are already breaking out in hives, then get ready for this fun fact: Until a few years ago, I'd only read two series…Jane Austen and Harry Potter! I won't admit which one I read in my t Read more of this blog post »

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