Overruled by Emma Chase Book Review
I have had the pleasure of reading many books by Emma Chase and I was excited to see that she has a brand new series starting that I hope will be as fun as her Tangled Series was. This new series is The Legal Briefs and I was happy to get a copy to check out and share with you.
Overruled by Emma Chase
Series: The Legal Briefs Series (Book 1)
Publisher: Gallery Books (April 28, 2015)
ISBN-13: 978-1501102035
Synopsis: A Washington, DC, defense attorney, Stanton Shaw keeps his head cool, his questions sharp, and his arguments irrefutable. They don’t call him the Jury Charmer for nothing—with his southern drawl, disarming smile, and captivating green eyes, he’s a hard man to say no to. Men want to be him, and women want to be thoroughly cross examined by him.
Stanton’s a man with a plan. And for a while, life was going according to that plan.
Until the day he receives an invitation to the wedding of his high school sweetheart, the mother of his beloved ten-year-old daughter. Jenny is getting married—to someone who isn’t him.
That’s definitely not part of the plan.
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Sofia Santos is a city-raised, no-nonsense litigator who plans to become the most revered criminal defense attorney in the country. She doesn’t have time for relationships or distractions.
But when Stanton, her “friend with mind-blowing benefits,” begs her for help, she finds herself out of her element, out of her depth, and obviously out of her mind. Because she agrees to go with him to The-Middle-Of-Nowhere, Mississippi, to do all she can to help Stanton win back the woman he loves. Her head tells her she’s crazy…and her heart says something else entirely.
What happens when you mix a one-stop-light town, two professional arguers, a homecoming queen, four big brothers, some Jimmy Dean sausage, and a gun-toting Nana?
The Bourbon flows, passions rise, and even the best-laid plans get overruled by the desires of the heart.
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My thoughts: There is just something about a southern drawl. Sweet and slow, it can make your blood boil. Being a short term southern gal myself, I know what those boys can do. So when I learned that the main character in this new release is a southern boy and he is from the mind of Emma Chase, I was already thinking I am going to like him a lot!
……And I was not wrong.
The author has a way of creating beautiful people that you really want to know and spend time with personally. Unfortunately for us, they are only in our minds through her books, but that is one reason I love reading her novels so much.
This is a pretty fast read. The story line is simple, full of friends and family members that make you laugh and really enjoy the experience of this book. There are plenty of steamy scenes, but the book is mainly about the relationship between Stanton, his intended, and his friend with benefits. It is a wacky relationship that will leave you shaking your head in many places, but being that it is mainly from Stantons point of view… why should we be surprised?
Emma Chase really has a way with words and I love her writing style. Plus the ending is right on the money! Easy and carefree with plenty of humor too, I enjoyed this book greatly and am looking forward to many more from her in this series. Winner!!
Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.