A Washington, DC, defence attorney, Stanton Shaw keeps his head cool, his questions sharp, and his arguments irrefutable. They don't call him the Jury Charmer for nothing. 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.
Sofia Santos is a city-raised, no-nonsense litigator who plans to become the most revered criminal defence 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?
This was so weird for me, in that I didn't think Stanton was being fair to any of the women in his life, but I also sort of ached for him. He and Jenny had such a long and beautiful history, and I will admit, I cried for them, but I loved Sofia and felt like she was a good match for grown-up Stanton. This book was everything that I have grown to expect from Chase. It was sexy, fun, and had enough drama and emotion to keep me more than interested. The cast of characters was also fantastic and definitely added to my overall enjoyment.
I read Sustained ages ago, and don't remember if we got caught up with this couple in the book, but I sure want to do a re-listen or something after listening to this one to catch up with these two.
