May 30, 2025

The Match by Layla Hagen - ARC Review & Release Blitz


The LeBlanc family business is famous in New Orleans and as CEO, I pride myself on protecting our legacy. Unfortunately, we have our fair share of enemies, the main culprits -- the Deveraux brothers. They tried to steal from us and we ran them out of town. I never thought I’d hear their name again, but I was wrong.

Benevolent contributions are important to us, so when I find a ranch on the Bayou that provides therapy with horses, I’m ready to put my money down — then I find out I’m not the only one.
When I meet the ranch’s owners, Grace Deveraux is there which instantly pisses me off.

—She says she’s interested in an investment.

—I say, she’s only interested in boosting her socialite profile and clearing up her family name. I mean, she came here dressed in a tight skirt and high heels.

But I’m wrong again and soon learn how badly I misjudged her. After a bitter divorce, Grace had firsthand knowledge working with animals and how healing they can be.
When a storm traps us both at the ranch, we share a small cabin. I’m a gentleman and sleep on the couch. But my very best intentions go up in smoke, as neither of us can stay away from each other.
The next day, we have to face reality: we're still rivals; we both want the ranch…
The twist? I want Grace too.



Zachary and Grace were a fun couple, but at the same time, I think I wanted more. The tension between them at the beginning felt a little manufactured, especially as she spent the entire book mad that people assumed things about her because of her brothers, so Grace proceeds to do...exactly the same thing about others. So I spent a portion of the book a little frustrated with her.

That said, I liked both of the characters, I liked them together, I believed in the evolution of their relationship and I was invested in the bulk of the story.

There were some interactions with the secondary characters that felt like they pulled the focus a bit, but it was brief and not enough to pull me out of the story.

Overall, I enjoyed and recommend this title.





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Meet Layla Hagen:


My name is Layla Hagen and I am a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance.

I fell in love with books when I was nine years old, and my love affair with stories continues even now, many years later.

I write romantic stories and can’t wait to share them with the world.

And I drink coffee.

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