Hi, I’m Kayla!

I’m a lifelong romance reader who finally decided to pursue her dream of becoming a published author. I live in Tennessee with my husband and our little one, where life is equal parts chaos, coffee, and happily ever afters.

When I’m not writing, you can usually find me chasing a toddler, watching The Pitt, or adding “just one more book” to my TBR.

I write heartfelt, small-town romances with characters you hopefully can’t help but fall in love with. I hope my stories make you laugh, swoon, and maybe stay up a little too late reading. 

Happy reading, y’all—I’m so glad you’re here!

Book cover titled "Professionally Yours" by Kayla Ashlyn, featuring a woman in an orange dress and pink heels sitting at a bar with a glass of wine, and a man in casual clothing sitting on a barstool. The background is a bar setting with purple and blue tones. The book is part of a series titled "Small Town Romance," with categories listed: Workplace, Romance, Found Family, Slow Burn, No 3rd Act Breakup.

PROFESSIONALLY YOURS

  • Small towns have long memories…

    …and falling for your new boss isn’t exactly something you can keep quiet.

    Noah Whitaker is focused on two things: running his family’s inn and avoiding dating at all costs. A workaholic determined to make his town proud, he barely has time to manage Whitaker Inn, let alone look after his three younger brothers. But when a stunning mystery woman from the bar turns out to be his new hire, keeping things professional suddenly becomes a lot harder.

    Bailey Collins came to Bexley Grove looking for a fresh start. A self-proclaimed people pleaser desperate to prove herself in the event planning industry, she quickly finds herself swept up in the chaos of nosy townsfolk and a boss she definitely shouldn’t be daydreaming about.

    Their bar hookup was just supposed to be a one-night thing. Instead, it turns out to be the start of something neither of them can ignore. But in a town where everyone is watching, will they risk everything for a chance at something real?

    Perfect for fans of Gilmore Girls, Professionally Yours is a swoony age-gap, found-family romance filled with small-town charm, quick-witted banter, and a love that refuses to stay strictly professional.

  • Professionally Yours is intended for adult readers (18+) and includes sensitive content, such as: a brief scene of attempted assault, discussions of anxiety, explicit language, and explicit sexual scenes.

by Kayla Ashlyn

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Notes with drawings and text on a spiral notebook page about microtropes, including examples like teaching her how to two-step, knowing how she takes her coffee, and buying her romance books. Various office supplies and crumpled paper are scattered around.
Illustration of gardening seed packets with humorous phrases. The seed packets include: 'Boss X Employee' with pink flowers, 'Small Town' with strawberries, 'Found Family' with white flowers, 'He Falls First' with a watermelon, 'Slow Burn' with flowering plant, and 'No 3rd Act Breakup' with a green pepper. A pink watering can is in the top right corner, and gardening tools are in the bottom left. The background features a light green floral pattern.
A collage-style digital illustration features torn paper with doodles of a glass with a lime wedge, an exclamation mark, a star, and a megaphone. The central focus is a white paper with handwritten text that includes a quote about peaches, surrounded by taped notes and decorative elements, all on a textured green background.
An illustration of a woman and a man standing side by side, with colorful text messages around them. The woman is wearing a pink dress and pink shoes, and the man is wearing a light blue shirt and beige pants. The background is divided diagonally into green and purple sections. The text reads: 'Professionally yours and he can't stop looking at her,' and 'She's looking for a fresh start.'
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