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I Wish You Were Mine: An Oxford Novel (edition 2016)

by Lauren Layne (Author)

Series: Oxford (2)

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Fiction. Romance. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:USA TODAY BESTSELLER â?˘ In this charming Oxford Novel, hailed by Keri Ford as â??a sizzling-loud friends-to-lovers story,â?ť Lauren Layne poses a provocative question: What do you do when you fall in love with your sisterâ??s ex?

A year ago, Jackson Burke was married to the love of his life and playing quarterback for the Texas Redhawks. Now heâ??s retired, courtesy of the car accident that ruined his careerâ??and single, after a nasty scandal torpedoed his marriage. Just as heâ??s starting to get used to his new life as a health and fitness columnist for Oxford magazine, his unpredictable ex shows up on his doorstep in Manhattan. Jackson should be thrilled. But he canâ??t stop thinking about the one person whoâ??s always been there for him, the one girl he could never have: her younger sister.

Mollie Carrington canâ??t say no to Madison. After all, her older sister practically raised her. So when Madison begs for help in winning her ex-husband back, Mollieâ??s just glad she got over her own crush on Jackson ages agoâ??or so she thought. Because as Mollie reconnects with Jackson, she quickly forgets all her reasons to stay loyal to her sister. Tempted by Jacksonâ??s mellow drawl and cowboy good looks, Mollie is sick and tired of coming in second place. But she canâ??t win if she doesnâ??t play the game.

Praise for I Wish You Were Mine

â??A smart, sexy, and absolutely irresistible read!â?ťâ??USA Today bestselling author Mira Lyn Kelly

â??I Wish You Were Mine is a sizzling-loud friends-to-lovers story with a unique twist of my-sisterâ??s-ex-husband. A hot and sexy read with a strong bond of friendship make this a book you donâ??t want to miss.â?ťâ??Keri Ford, author of the Turtle Pine series

Lauren Layneâ??s New York Times bestselling Oxford Novel series can be read in any order:
IRRESISTIBLY YOURS
I WISH YOU WERE MINE
SOMEONE LIKE YOU
I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE
I THINK I LOVE YOU

Donâ??t miss any of Lauren Layneâ??s hot reads:

The Love Unexpectedly series: BLURRED LINES | GOOD GIRL | LOVE STORY | WALK OF SHAME | AN EX FOR CHRISTMAS

The Sex, Love & Stiletto series: AFTER THE KISS | LOVE THE ONE YOUâ??RE WITH | JUST ONE NIGHT | THE TROUBLE WITH LOVE

The Redemption series: ISNâ??T SHE LOVELY  | BROKEN | CRUSHED

The I Do, I Donâ??t series: READY TO RUN | RUNAWAY GROOM

Includes a sp
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Title:I Wish You Were Mine: An Oxford Novel
Authors:Lauren Layne (Author)
Info:Loveswept (2016), 252 pages
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Rating:****
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True story, I had utterly and fantastically given up on Lauren Layne. She writes shit NA, at least IMO. She even seemed to write shit second chance heroes in those books. Which is, like, really really tough for me. Second chance & proximity are my drug. Then I saw some friends saying the Oxford series was worth a shot, and because their tastes line up with mine, I gave it a go.

I'm not sorry. These have still been 3-4 star range (NA of Layne's tended to fall in 1-3 star range iirc) so they aren't anything I'm shouting from the mountaintops about or anything but they are really pretty cute and delightful. And yes, even a bit hot. Jackson Burke did it for me. Yes, their relationship veered into a bit of weird territory. I didn't adore the ex's prominent and, frankly, complicated position in this book, but I did like Jackson. And weirdest of all, I found him so so relatable. What is a QB without a football, after all? And without his team? And without his Texas? I'm dealing with oddly similar questions in the context of my own life, so I really understood his struggle with his identity. He didn't come off as too bitter, just kind of hurt, confused,and sorrowful, but in a very understandable and relatable way.

The heroine was sweet and tough. She was a great one. In the end, even with the complications of their relationship and the weirdness, I really rooted for this couple. They just seemed to deserve one another.

And that kitchen scene...yum....

Which makes me think again of this scene in another book where a hero licked the heroine's spine and I about died...I wish I could remember what book that was.

And thanks to the LL fans who convinced me to give her another chance. I think I even liked this one more than most of you! 3.5 ( )
  samnreader | Jun 27, 2020 |
My attention was captured from the first. The introduction to Mollie gave the story the touch it needed. Mollie and Jackson are so adorable together. More relaxed and open. They bring out the best in each other. The friends to lovers theme with a twist. I received an ARC of I Wish You Were Mine in exchange for an honest review. The friends with benefits storylines have been done to death but Lauren Layne had me within five seconds of opening this novel. The history between Mollie and Jackson proved to be an obstacle but Ms. Layne delivered a story that is as special as the characters. ( )
  Lashea677 | Feb 16, 2019 |
I am super excited to be reading another Lauren Layne book and to be very blunt, when I read the synopsis for the book I knew I couldn’t let it slip through my fingers!
Mollie has love one man all of her life, but it is an unrequited love of epic proportion! You see Mollie is in love with her brother in law Jackson, well I should actually say ex-brother in law and best friend…also roommate, so when Mollie goes big, she REALLY goes big.
Mollie suffered through years of watching her sister manipulate Jackson; but after Jackson’s career ending accident and subsequent divorce, Mollie feels like Jackson has been hiding from her. So it all come to a head, after they meet up and it ends up with Mollie moving in and soon sparks ignite, until the past comes back to haunt them.
I will give you a heads up that this book is mainly from Jackson’s point of view, which is why I gave you a taster of Mollie’s above. This book is riveting and it sucked me in from the beginning. I absolutely loved all of Jackson’s co-workers at Oxford Magazine, I despise Madison, but the show stealer is Lincoln! Oh my goodness I love him and I am completely desperate to know his secret!
The writing, plot and characters are simply perfect and left me wanting more! Which just means that I Wish You Were Mine is simply perfect, so I give it 5 stars.
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  Cara_Ross | Aug 16, 2016 |
Of course I liked this book. Lauren Layne wrote it so that is kind of a given. I do have to say that this is my least favorite Lauren Layne book that I have read so far. I will admit that I didn't read the description before grabbing it. I saw the name on the cover and that was the end of my thought process when it came to selecting this book. This was probably a mistake on my end because I may have thought twice about reading this book if I had known that it was going to be about sisters.

I should probably say up front that for me there are certain lines that are never to be crossed. Never. Dating your sister's former husband isn't even in grey territory for me. It is way over the line that should never be crossed. I do try to just go with a situation in a fictional book because...well, because it is fiction. I had really hoped that the focus of the book would be squarely put on Mollie and Jackson and I could just kind of forget about the sister/ex-wife. Nope. The sister/ex-wife was in the book all the time so there was no forgetting about it.

There were parts of the book that I did really like. Jackson's personal growth during the story was really nice to watch. I loved it when he realized that his dreams had changed as his life had changed. Mollie was really pretty awesome when she wasn't being walked on by her ridiculous sister. I did sense the chemistry between the pair from the very beginning of the story.

Madison was really a piece of work. She was actually pretty easy to hate in this story. Madison and Mollie were definitely at opposite ends of the sister spectrum. I didn't like her presence in the book. I don't think that she added anything to the story except a level of discomfort. I get that she was not a nice person and that she was very self centered but that didn't make me feel any better about Mollie starting a relationship with her sister's ex-husband.

I would recommend this book to anyone who can overlook the sisters angle. I did enjoy many parts of the book. I do plan to continue to read Lauren Layne's work including future installments in this series. I am ready for Lincoln's story!

I received an advance reader edition of this book from Random House Publishing Group - Loveswept via NetGalley for the purpose of providing an honest review.

This review was also posted at Carole's Random Life. http://carolesrandomlife.blogspot.com/ ( )
  Carolesrandomlife | Feb 1, 2016 |
Jackson is struggling to settle in his new job and to except the fact really that his career as a famous football quarterback is now over due to a horrible accident. It didn't help any when his wife served him with divorce papers while he was still recovering in a hospital bed and then she accuses him of being unfaithful...which he would never do...but he just wanted out of the marriage at that point. Then her sister turns up, Mollie, he has no problem with Mollie, In fact they've always been friends and she's become quite a looker.
Mollie has had a crush on her ex brother in-law it seems for ever. She meets up with him again and Jackson is stunned how she has change. When his ex learns that Mollie is now spending time with Jackson, she thinks it might be a great opportunity for her to get back into his life.

There's tension between the ex's, and the sister's, and lot's of guilt for Mollie and Jackson. This was a great story, a definite page turner. 5/5 ( )
  JulieD2 | Jan 7, 2016 |
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Fiction. Romance. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:USA TODAY BESTSELLER â?˘ In this charming Oxford Novel, hailed by Keri Ford as â??a sizzling-loud friends-to-lovers story,â?ť Lauren Layne poses a provocative question: What do you do when you fall in love with your sisterâ??s ex?

A year ago, Jackson Burke was married to the love of his life and playing quarterback for the Texas Redhawks. Now heâ??s retired, courtesy of the car accident that ruined his careerâ??and single, after a nasty scandal torpedoed his marriage. Just as heâ??s starting to get used to his new life as a health and fitness columnist for Oxford magazine, his unpredictable ex shows up on his doorstep in Manhattan. Jackson should be thrilled. But he canâ??t stop thinking about the one person whoâ??s always been there for him, the one girl he could never have: her younger sister.

Mollie Carrington canâ??t say no to Madison. After all, her older sister practically raised her. So when Madison begs for help in winning her ex-husband back, Mollieâ??s just glad she got over her own crush on Jackson ages agoâ??or so she thought. Because as Mollie reconnects with Jackson, she quickly forgets all her reasons to stay loyal to her sister. Tempted by Jacksonâ??s mellow drawl and cowboy good looks, Mollie is sick and tired of coming in second place. But she canâ??t win if she doesnâ??t play the game.

Praise for I Wish You Were Mine

â??A smart, sexy, and absolutely irresistible read!â?ťâ??USA Today bestselling author Mira Lyn Kelly

â??I Wish You Were Mine is a sizzling-loud friends-to-lovers story with a unique twist of my-sisterâ??s-ex-husband. A hot and sexy read with a strong bond of friendship make this a book you donâ??t want to miss.â?ťâ??Keri Ford, author of the Turtle Pine series

Lauren Layneâ??s New York Times bestselling Oxford Novel series can be read in any order:
IRRESISTIBLY YOURS
I WISH YOU WERE MINE
SOMEONE LIKE YOU
I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE
I THINK I LOVE YOU

Donâ??t miss any of Lauren Layneâ??s hot reads:

The Love Unexpectedly series: BLURRED LINES | GOOD GIRL | LOVE STORY | WALK OF SHAME | AN EX FOR CHRISTMAS

The Sex, Love & Stiletto series: AFTER THE KISS | LOVE THE ONE YOUâ??RE WITH | JUST ONE NIGHT | THE TROUBLE WITH LOVE

The Redemption series: ISNâ??T SHE LOVELY  | BROKEN | CRUSHED

The I Do, I Donâ??t series: READY TO RUN | RUNAWAY GROOM

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What do you do when you fall in love with your sister’s ex?

A year ago, Jackson Burke was married to the love of his life and playing quarterback for the Texas Redhawks. Now he’s retired, courtesy of the car accident that ruined his career—and single, after a nasty scandal torpedoed his marriage. Just as he’s starting to get used to his new life as a health and fitness columnist for Oxford magazine, his unpredictable ex shows up on his doorstep in Manhattan. Jackson should be thrilled. But he can’t stop thinking about the one person who’s always been there for him, the one girl he could never have: her younger sister.

Mollie Carrington can’t say no to Madison. After all, her older sister practically raised her. So when Madison begs for help in winning her ex-husband back, Mollie’s just glad she got over her own crush on Jackson ages ago—or so she thought. Because as Mollie reconnects with Jackson, she quickly forgets all her reasons to stay loyal to her sister. Tempted by Jackson’s mellow drawl and cowboy good looks, Mollie is sick and tired of coming in second place. But she can’t win if she doesn’t play the game.
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