Legal Heat (Legal Heat, #1)

by Sarah Castille

Katy Sinclair made it to the brink of partnership at her high-powered law firm with hard work, dogged determination, and the ruthless self-discipline to cultivate a conservative public image. But when she follows an evasive witness into a sex club, she can't deny herself a red-hot sexual encounter with Mark Richards, the seductive bartender who sets her body on fire. She's sure no one will ever know about her indiscretion ... until she walks into the courtroom to find her dirty little secret is the opposing counsel in the most important case of her career. Warning: The book contains explicit sex, light bondage, violence, murder, steamy shenanigans in the courtroom, naughty sexytimes in the boardroom, and an exceptionally hot hero with a versatile tie. Any objections will be overruled.

• ISBN10: 0993816843
• ISBN13: 9780993816840
• Publish Date: 21 August 2017 (first published 1 April 2013)
• Publish Status: Unknown
• Imprint: Whiskey Jack Press
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 392
• Language: English

Reviews

[Cocktails and Books]

Legal Heat is a romantic suspense novel. Katy is our heroine. I was a little mystified by why the author chose to portray this character is such a confusing way. One minute Katy is depending on the case to help her become financially independent and the next she is wearing Manolo Blahniks. Being that she is a lawyer one would think she would have the sense to deny herself Manolo Blahniks to become financially secure. Also she's strong enough to chase down bad guys and discover a few bodies but she can't change the locks on her door to keep her ex-husband out. It was difficult to stick with this character and see it develop because her actions were always contradictory and I never knew just what she would do.

The hero is Mark a lawyer/sex club owner/sex club bartender. I found this to be over the top and unbelievable. He used sugar so many times I almost put the book down and refused to read another page. This comes from an American Southern girl accustomed to hearing the endearment, but the author went into overkill with it in this book.

I loved the intrigue. There were so many twists and turns it made the story interesting. There were some hot sex scenes between Mark and Katy but afterwards he would decide he didn't want a relationship. How many times can they get together, have hot sex everywhere but the bed, and then he decide to walk away? I was thinking perhaps Katy needed to play a little hard to get instead of giving in whenever the urge hit Mark.

So the sex is super hot, so-so romance, and great intrigue. Overall I enjoyed the book, but I can't say it's an experience I would want to repeat.

Reviewed by Michelle for Cocktails and Books