Sustained by Emma Chase Series: The Legal Briefs, #2
Published by Gallery Books Publication Date: August 25th 2015
Pages: 272
Also in this series: Overruled, Appealed
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This book can be read as a standalone.A knight in tarnished armor is still a knight.When youβre a defense attorney in Washington, DC, you see firsthand how hard life can be, and that sometimes the only way to survive is to be harder. I, Jake Becker, have a reputation for being cold, callous, and intimidatingβand that suits me just fine. In fact, itβs necessary when Iβm breaking down a witness on the stand.Complications donβt work for meβIβm a βneed-to-knowβ type of man. If youβre my client, tell me the basic facts. If youβre my date, stick to what will turn you on. Iβm not a therapist or Prince Charmingβand I donβt pretend to be.Then Chelsea McQuaid and her six orphaned nieces and nephews came along and complicated the ever-loving hell out of my life. Now I'm going to Mommy & Me classes, One Direction concerts, the emergency room, and arguing cases in the principal's office.Chelseaβs too sweet, too innocent, and too gorgeous for her own good. She tries to be tough, but sheβs not. She needs someone to help her, defend herβ¦and the kids.And that β that, I know how to do.
Wow, hot bad boy lawyer who falls for a grieving aunt and her 6 (yes 6) nieces and nephews β whatβs not to love about this book!
Jake is a hot young defense attorney in Washington DC, he is not looking for a serious relationship in fact he has hard fast rules about dating β he doesnβt date.Β When he runs into Rory a 9 year old who steals his wallet he sees himself; when he takes the would be thief home and meets his aunt Chelsea he leaves still thinking about her and the 6 kids she is left to care for.
Chelsea, a young graduated student whose life is turned upside down after her brother and sister in law pass away in a horrible car accident; she rushes to Washington to take care of her 6 nieces and nephews and leaves her life behind in California.Β As things progress she finds herself more and more over her head and starts to reach out to Jake as he starts to feel obligated to help her and the kids.Β That along with the mutual attraction they feel for each other, their feelings and dependency on each other starts to grow whether they are ready for it or not.
I loved this book!Β I had never read an Emma Chase book before and am so glad this was my first experience with her.Β Its told completely from Jakeβs point of view which I love!Β You feel his conflict about his past, his love for his mentor and as his relationship with Chelsea and the children grows you see how his thought process starts to shift.Β He still has internal conflict with himself, is he good enough to be part of this ready made family and is he in the right job.Β Defending people who he knows are not good doesnβt help with his feeling of not being good enough.Β Jake also has a great set of friends who the series Legal Briefs is based on and they are fantastic β funny, smart and are there for him when he needs them the most.
I also loved the kids β they all had their own unique voice and seeing them throughΒ Jake’sΒ eyes was fun.Β Β He thinks of them as real people and not just little kids and you see that in the way he treats them.
You see Jake grow from start to finish but you also see how his time with the kids impacts them and then Chelsea who holds it all together.Β Β I laughed out loud multiple times and had a few tears and really felt something towards these characters β to me everything needed for a perfect book.
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