Item: Sustained
Rating: 4.00
Author: stacey_is_sassy

by Emma Chase

A knight in tarnished armour is still a knight.

When you're a defence attorney in Washington D.C., you see first-hand how hard life can be and that sometimes the only way to survive is to be harder. I have a reputation for being cold, callous, intimidating - and that suits me just fine. In fact, it's necessary when I'm breaking down a witness on the stand.

Complications don't work for me - I'm a "need-to-know" type of man. If you're my client, tell me the basic facts. If you're my date, stick to what will get you off. I'm not a therapist or Prince Charming - and I don't 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 am knee deep in a damn compost pit.

Chelsea's too sweet, too innocent and too gorgeous for her own good. She tries to be hard, but she's not. She needs someone to help her, defend her…and the kids.

And that - that I know how to do.

I couldn't help but love him...

It's a funny thing when a character, who, if described to me before "meeting" him would have made me cringe, ends up being one of the BEST heroes. I'd even go as far as saying that he had douchewaffle tendencies that hid his soft and gooey centre. I think it's the talent of the author to be able to show his sleazy side without leaving us with a bad taste in our mouth.

I really enjoyed this story. How could I not enjoy a tale where a very serious workaholic falls for a beautiful woman who has just gained full custody of SIX children...and goes back for more. Sure there were a couple of times that I wanted to give him a good talking to, but once he comes good, he's REALLY good.

The heroine is an amazing woman who knows she deserves a good man and will not settle for second best. I couldn't help but love her strength and resilience. I'm a mother myself and there is no way in hell I could do what she did and keep them all alive.

I loved the kids. For six kids to survive the loss of their parents, adjust and come out stronger in the end, shows they're made of good stock.

I am late to the party and didn't realise until I was a couple of chapters in that I've read this series out of order. Guess I've got a wee bit of catching up to do. I will definitely be back for more.

Sustained (The Legal Briefs)

by Emma Chase

Reviewed by stacey_is_sassy on Dec 15, 2017

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