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Layla Cornell

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Romance, Sports, Contemporary

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Layla Cornell is a Croatian author making her debut with Annoying the Calmest One.

She's 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 in law 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.

Her second MMA romance, Highland Warrior, releas ...more

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	Highland Warrior: A Story of Passion, Borders, And Second Chances 4.75 avg rating — 20 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Woman Is Always the Story

I sometimes ask myself if it is really MMA romance that I'm writing.

The honest answer? It's never really been about the MMA.

Yes, there are fighters. Yes, there are cages, weight cuts, broken English, and men who communicate primarily in grunts and pointed silences. I love all of that. But when I look at my books, what I actually wrote—every single time—was a story about a woman who is already whol Read more of this blog post »

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