Lyla Payne

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  • Bibliography:
    25 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 2013
  • Latest Book:
    March 2021
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Whitman University

1 - Broken at Love (2013)

Book List in Order: 25 titles

  • Broken at Love

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    Whitman University - 1

    When a knee injury ends twenty-year-old Quinn Rowland’s pro tennis career, he’s not only dumped by his hot Russian girlfriend but ordered to attend college by his disinterested billionaire father. A rich kid who’s not used to being disappointed...

  • By Referral Only

    After being unceremoniously dumped freshman year because of her family’s “new money” status, Ruby Cotton has taken care not to put her heart on the line. No matter how enticing Emilie and Quinn make it look, relationships are scary and hard -- ...

  • Be My Downfall

    Toby Wright has always prided himself on being one of the most normal guys at Whitman University. He loves his parents, has a great job lined up after graduation, and with the exception of attempting to cross the unbalanced Sebastian Blair sophomore ...

  • Staying on Top

    Sam Bradford has it all -- he’s the #2 tennis player in the world, plenty of girls want to date him, and he’ll never want for money. At least, that’s what he thought until his accountant stole everything and disappeared. Interpol has no idea wh...

  • Not Quite Dead

    A broken engagement sends Graciela Harper crawling back to Heron Creek with her tail between her legs, but finds the sleepy little town too changed to set her life right. Not even her budding drinking problem can obscure her Gramps’s failing health...

  • Not Quite Cold

    Graciela Harper thought that getting rid of Anne Bonny’s ghost would be the first step toward putting all of the problems of her past behind her. Maybe things would work out with Beauregard Drayton, Heron Creek’s charming mayor. Maybe she and her...

  • Not Quite Free

    Graciela Harper would like nothing better than to nurse her broken heart and hide from the world, but some problems get bigger the longer they’re left to sit. She’s about to stand trial for her father’s murder, and whoever killed him did a thor...

  • Living the Dream

    An unfortunate and embarrassing incident that precipitated Audra Stuart's breakup last winter sent her scurrying for cover, unwilling to show her face again at Whitman University. When her roommate Blair Paddington tracks her down and learns what hap...

  • Mistletoe and Mr. Right

    In "Mistletoe and Mr. Right," Jessica (not Jessie) takes a flying leap and follows her boyfriend home for the holidays for Christmas break, sure that Ireland will provide the perfect backdrop to the beginning of their happily ever after. But it turns...



  • Not Quite True

    With Mayor Beau accused of abuse of power and facing federal indictment, a relentless curse after her unborn nephew, and a moody, uncommunicative spirit in her room, reluctant ghost-helper Graciela Harper figures she's got enough on her plate. The un...

  • Quite Curious

    This will be a short, in between novella with multiple POV's and NOT a full length novel. ------ Graciela is hoping that, despite the reappearance of her father -- who’s supposed to be dead -- her life in Heron Creek might be about the calm down. H...

  • Not Quite Gone

    Life in Heron Creek is looking up for Graciela Harper, despite the fact that every ghost within a fifty mile radius seems intent on sticking to her like glue - and not the weak Elmer's kind, either. But with a sexy boyfriend, her old friends back in ...

  • Not Quite Clear

    Life in Heron Creek has never been what Graciela Harper would call normal. Or relaxing or settled or hell, even expected, but lately things have started to unravel at an alarming rate. These days her priority is the custody case between her cousin Am...

  • Secrets Don't Make Friends

    TRIGGER WARNING: The beginning of this book deals with a physically and emotionally abusive relationship in a honest and realistic, violent manner. Jeyne Dalton has graduated from college, medical school, and has slogged through half of a surgical in...

  • Quite Precarious

    THIS IS A SHORT, COMPANION NOVELLA, NOT A FULL LENGTH NOVEL. With point-of-views from Beau Drayton, Brick Drayton, Lindsay and Leo Boone, Amelia Cooper, Melanie and William Gayle - plus a surprise - this novella tells the story of what takes place (a...

  • Secrets Don't Make Survivors

    Before That Night, Sadie Mays was a college graduate with an acceptance into a great PhD program, a fun summer nanny job abroad, and enough confidence to believe the world would always lay at her feet. After That Night, Kayleigh Vicks is nobody. She ...

  • Not Quite Mine

    Life has settled back into some semblance of normal for Graciela Harper and her friends in Heron Creek. Of course for Gracie, that means a new ghost knocking on her door asking for favors. When she sees the spirit of a teenage girl who has been missi...

  • Not Quite Right

    For the living, the dead, and the people stuck somewhere in between, Heron Creek has become a battleground. Graciela Harper might be new seeing ghosts, fighting curses, and just living with her old friends again, but there's no doubt she's on the fro...

  • The Playboy Prince

    Prince Salvadore Piacere is not only okay with his status as the “spare” royal - he revels in it. Salvy is more than happy to let his older brother Niccolo deal with the duties of the crown while he uses his position to burn through the finer thi...



  • Not Quite Alive

    Graciela Harper is starting to realize that life would not be the same in Heron Creek without at least one mystery dogging her heels, and with her father’s family secrets slowly coming to light, she’s certainly not short on them. What she doesn...

  • A Royal Wedding

    This short, in-between novella follows The Playboy Prince and will detail a royal wedding, as well as initiate events that will come to fruition in the followup, The Dutiful Prince (due out January, 2017)....

  • Quite Dubious

    This is a short novella told from alternating POV’s. It is my hope that the addition of the novellas will serve to enrich the stories told in the Lowcountry Mystery full-length novels....

  • Not Quite Fixed

    Graciela Harper is starting to realize that life would not be the same in Heron Creek without at least one mystery dogging her heels, and with her father’s family secrets slowly coming to light, she’s certainly not short on them.What she doesn’...

  • Not Quite Settled

  • Not Quite Buried

    Graciela Harper thought running away from Heron Creek was the right decision. It was the only way she could see to save her friends from her murderous half-brother, so what else could she do? Not even an appearance from the mysterious Cade Walters or...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Lyla Payne has published 25 books.

Lyla Payne does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Not Quite Buried, was published in March 2021.

The first book by Lyla Payne, Broken at Love, was published in January 2013.

Yes. Lyla Payne has 1 series.
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