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A review by mostlyfated
Overruled by Emma Chase
4.0
Title: Overruled
Author: Emma Chase
Genre: Romance
Series: Book #1: The Legal Briefs Series
RD: April 28, 2015
Source: ARC
Rating: 4.5 stars
The official synopsis of Overruled:
“A Washington, DC, defense attorney, Stanton Shaw keeps his head cool, his questions sharp, and his arguments irrefutable. They don’t call him the Jury Charmer for nothing—with his southern drawl, disarming smile, and captivating green eyes, he’s a hard man to say no to. 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. That’s definitely not part of the plan.
Sofia Santos is a city-raised, no-nonsense litigator who plans to become the most revered criminal defense 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?The Bourbon flows, passions rise, and even the best-laid plans get overruled by the desires of the heart.”
I am so glad that Emma Chase is embarking on a new romance series after her rousing success with the Tangled Series. We are introduced to three successful, charismatic, and handsome men who are all meeting their match in three equally successful, career-driven, and beautiful women. First up is defense attorney Staton Shaw who is going toe-to-toe with his equally impressive leading lady, female counterpart, Sofia Santos.
Aside from the fact that Staton is a driven attorney who is devoted to his daughter, I love the fact that Emma chose to give Jenny and Sofia a relationship that wasn’t catty or involved too much female bitchiness. The story could have detoured into catty female competition route considering that Sofia is very much aware that Jenny and Staton not only have a history together but also a daughter. It was refreshing to read that Sofia and Jenny recognized each other’s roles in different periods of Stanton’s life and accepting of each other and are able to be friends. I love that Sofia is confident in herself and her career and wasn’t threatened by Jenny and ultimately captured Stanton’s heart (and vice-versa).
Overall it was a very enjoyable read. I love we got introduced to Jake and Brent (who will have their in
Author: Emma Chase
Genre: Romance
Series: Book #1: The Legal Briefs Series
RD: April 28, 2015
Source: ARC
Rating: 4.5 stars
The official synopsis of Overruled:
“A Washington, DC, defense attorney, Stanton Shaw keeps his head cool, his questions sharp, and his arguments irrefutable. They don’t call him the Jury Charmer for nothing—with his southern drawl, disarming smile, and captivating green eyes, he’s a hard man to say no to. 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. That’s definitely not part of the plan.
Sofia Santos is a city-raised, no-nonsense litigator who plans to become the most revered criminal defense 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?The Bourbon flows, passions rise, and even the best-laid plans get overruled by the desires of the heart.”
I am so glad that Emma Chase is embarking on a new romance series after her rousing success with the Tangled Series. We are introduced to three successful, charismatic, and handsome men who are all meeting their match in three equally successful, career-driven, and beautiful women. First up is defense attorney Staton Shaw who is going toe-to-toe with his equally impressive leading lady, female counterpart, Sofia Santos.
Aside from the fact that Staton is a driven attorney who is devoted to his daughter, I love the fact that Emma chose to give Jenny and Sofia a relationship that wasn’t catty or involved too much female bitchiness. The story could have detoured into catty female competition route considering that Sofia is very much aware that Jenny and Staton not only have a history together but also a daughter. It was refreshing to read that Sofia and Jenny recognized each other’s roles in different periods of Stanton’s life and accepting of each other and are able to be friends. I love that Sofia is confident in herself and her career and wasn’t threatened by Jenny and ultimately captured Stanton’s heart (and vice-versa).
Overall it was a very enjoyable read. I love we got introduced to Jake and Brent (who will have their in