The Offer by Karina Halle

The Offer (The McGregor Boys, #2)

by Karina Halle

THE OFFER is a STANDALONE, CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE NOVEL from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author of The Pact.

She thinks he's an arrogant playboy.
He thinks she's an uptight prude.
But he's about to make her an offer she can't refuse.

Nicola Price used to have it all – a great career, the perfect boyfriend, an excessive shoe collection and an apartment in one of San Francisco’s best neighborhoods. But when she gets knocked up and her a**hat boyfriend leaves her high and dry, Nicola’s perfectly crafted world comes tumbling down. And stays that way.

Now, Nicola is the proud single mom to a five-year old daughter and living a giant lie. She can barely afford their ghetto apartment and all the men she dates run when they hear she comes with a child. She’s struggling and scared – and nowhere near where she thought she’d be at age thirty-one.

Her saving grace comes in the form of a tall, handsome and wealthy Scotsman Bram McGregor, the older brother of her friend Linden. Bram understands a thing or two about pride, so when tragic circumstances place Nicola at rock bottom, he offers them a place to live in the apartment complex he owns. It’s pretty much the perfect deal, so as long as she doesn’t mind living beside Bram, a man that, despite his generosity, seems to antagonize her at every turn.

But nothing in life is free and as Nicola gets her feet back on the ground, she discovers that the enigmatic playboy may end up costing her more than she thought.

She might just lose her heart.

Those McGregor brothers are nothing but trouble…

Though THE OFFER follows characters that were previously introduced in the novel THE PACT, you do NOT need to read The Pact beforehand as The Offer is its own story and is a fully standalone novel.

This book is rated 18+ for explicit sexual situations and language. Reader discretion is advised.

Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on

4 of 5 stars

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I had read The Pact, and knew I must get The Offer immediately. I knew I would get a hot love story, but there was a lot more to this coupling as well. Nicola is attempting to hold her life together. She has given up on her social life and set her focus on raising her daughter, Ava. Bram appears to be a manwhore-playboy, who is only out for a good time. Circumstances bring them together. Bram makes Nicola an offer to lend a helping hand at a time she is desperate for help. Then she begins to see there is a lot more to Bram then meets the eye.

"Maybe our ashes can make something beautiful together." - Bram

I could totally relate to Nicola (single moms unite!) and I loved seeing her allow herself some joy. Bram, Bram, what can I say, though crusty and harsh on the outside, he has a soft filling. I adored watching him transform while not losing himself. All I know is, I really need to visit Scotland, because I keep reading books about Scotsmen and I must see them for myself.

Fun, sweet, schmexy read.

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