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Laylie Locke

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Sports RomanceYoung adult RomanceDark RomanceSupernatural Romance

Behind the byline

About the author

I'm back in the pond cause I'm a silly little goose who loves to write! ADHD-driven, caffeine-fueled author right here!

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The fun stuff.

The little things readers always want to know after the last page.

Forever shelf

Favorite books

The summer I turned pretty
The Off-campus series

In the headphones

Writing soundtrack

Mariana's trench
90s/2000s playlist

Tiny author lore

Things to know

This margin is waiting for secrets.

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Stories by Laylie Locke

Sports Romance

The Turnover

At seventeen, Lettie Turner thought she'd found her forever in Nico Starling. She couldn't have been more wrong. When push came to shove, he chose his scholarship and hockey over the future she'd naively believed in, and when their paths cross seven years later, both are scarred from their shared past. It doesn't help that Lettie's kept a secret that could destroy any hope for their future before it even begins. Nico committed the worst turnover of his life that night in 2016; can he make things right now?

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Paranormal Romance

The Good and the Damned

Clare Good is a pawn in a dangerous game. When tragedy strikes, Clare finds herself thrust into a world she'd never imagined, where ancient bloodlines rule and who you ARE matters. With a centuries old blood-feud hanging over her head, Clare has to figure out if it's better to be good... or damned.