Sidebarred (The Legal Briefs)

by Emma Chase

Join Jake and Chelsea, Stanton and Sofia, Brent and Kennedy as they navigate the hilarious and heartwarming hurdles of love, life, and the law in this final addition to the Legal Briefs series.

There was a time when Jake Becker had it all together. He was controlled, driven, ruthless-in and out of the courtroom.

Then, six irresistible orphans and their heartbreakingly beautiful aunt crashed into his perfectly ordered life. They changed everything. They changed him. Now he's a husband, an upstanding member of society, a father figure-a family man.

And he's pretty damn good at it.

Sure, he has to referee sibling smackdowns, re-learn algebra, ensure his clients stay of jail, and keep his wife happy-but it finally feels like he's got it together again....

So, of course something has to screw it all up. It's huge. Life-changing. Kind of terrifying.

And it will be the most amazing, perfect thing he'll ever do.

• ISBN10: 1530825318
• ISBN13: 9781530825318
• Publish Date: 18 April 2016
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 132
• Language: English

Reviews

[nitzan_schwarz]

Okay, so I don't normally read novellas, but these are Jake and Chelsea!! How can I not?? And you know what? This was so fucking adorable I can't deal.

Seriously, if you're going to write a companion novella, write it like this. So it gives me all the joy and the warm fuzz in the chest and those butterflies in your stomach. I want more, though. I want an entire spin off series for the kids. Seriously. MAKE IT HAPPEN. Plz.

*sobs into my pillow*

[Rowena]

So much love for this short story. I wasn't ready to say goodbye to the McQuaid's yet so I read this one again last night and just loved it all over again. Jake's probably my favorite narrator and the way that he looks at things and seeing first hand, the love he's got for all of those kids is just great. I got all teary-eyed again at the end with little Mr. Becker McQuaid. Rory is my favorite!

First read: 4/28/16
Re-read: 1/18/17

[Cocktails and Books]

❤️❤️❤️❤️ Jake has always been my favorite in this series, so I was glad we got this extra look at him and Chelsea. Their family is loud and chaotic, but it's perfect for them.