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Layla Cornell

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Layla Cornell has been writing for as long as she can remember, but it was always the thing she did on the side - squeezing stories between building a career and raising a family.

For years, she was active in the fanfiction community, where she learned that the best stories come from deeply understanding and following your characters.

Now, with more time to dedicate to her passion, she's finally publishing her own work.

When she discovered MMA, everything clicked. Here were strong male characters living with discipline and an almost stoic philosophy - the perfect foundation for romance that could shake them to their core.

She's currently starting book five...

When she's not writing, she's working, spending time with family, promoting books on ...more

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A LITTLE AUTHOR RAMBLE: BEARDS AND BRUISES

So I'm going to do the thing where I think out loud on here and you all have to suffer through it.

Beards and Bruises has been out for a short bit now and the Amazon review count is... not fantastic.

But here's the thing: Kindle Unlimited page reads are telling a completely different story. People are reading it.

What's interesting is that this one took off faster than my previous books did. Annoying Read more of this blog post »

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What a Carve Up! (The Winshaw Legacy, #1)

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