After losing a job and getting her heart broken in on fell swoop, sports journalist Penelope Pope moves from the Windy City to the Big Apple in search of a new start. First thing up is interviewing for a position at Oxford magazine. Penelope is used to usually being the only woman in a male dominated field so working with the men at Oxford should be a piece of cake. That is, until she meets Cole Sharpe, her competition for the job. 
 Cole is not happy when he learns that he actually has to interview for the position of sports editor at Oxford. He figures the job is in the bag, until he meets Penelope Pope, suddenly feels like the job might not be such a sure thing. Typically this would cause him to fight tooth and nail for the job, but he's immediately drawn to Penelope. He also begrudgingly concedes that Penelope would do really great in the job too. Could there be more between them? Or is the competition just too stiff? 
 You do not have to read Lauren Layne's Stiletto series (of which Oxford is a spin-off) in order to enjoy this story. However, there is a warning: reading Irresistibly Yours will make you want to go back a read all about the couples you meet here. Lauren Layne does great in teasing information regarding the other couples and how they got together. Not enough to ruin their stories, but just enough to whet your appetite. 
 This is a good thing, however, because this is Cole and Penelope's story after all. 
 I loved Penelope's just plain old good-heartedness. She's had some not great things happen to her recently, and overall she has a lot of self esteem issues, but she doesn't let these things bring a pall over her personality. If anything, her experiences have made her extra cautious, especially once Cole walks onto the scene and she's immediately attracted to him. 
 For his part, Cole has never really thought about getting serious with anyone. This is extremely true for someone who could potentially take a job away from him, but he can't help himself when it comes to Penelope. She's the complete opposite of what he typically goes for in a woman, but the heart wants what the heart wants. Even though Cole may have feigned to put up a fight, where his attraction to Penelope was concerned, he obviously didn't try too hard. I loved that when she would sort of push him away (in order to protect herself from heartbreak), he didn't give up easily. It made the progression of their relationship seem really natural and not overly concocted. 
 This is my first book by Lauren Layne, but it will not be my last for sure. I love a good office romance story, and I was happily surprised by the sweet romance between Cole and Penelope. Lauren Layne definitely delivers with this one.