5 Smooches!
Synopsis
When Brent Mason looks at Kennedy Randolph, he doesn’t see the awkward, sweet girl who grew up next door. He sees a self-assured, stunning woman…who wants to crush the most intimate – and prized – parts of his anatomy beneath the heels of her Christian Louboutins.
Brent has never let the loss of his leg in a childhood accident affect his ability to lead a fulfilling life. He sets high goals–and then he reaches them.
And now he has his sights set on Kennedy.
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When Kennedy looks at Brent Mason, all she sees is the selfish, Abercrombie & Fitch catalogue-worthy teenager who humiliated her in high school to join the popular crowd. A crowd that made those years a living hell.
She’s not a lovesick social outcast anymore – she’s a DC prosecutor with a long winning streak behind her. Brent is the opposing attorney in her next case and she thinks it’s time to put him through a little hell of his own.
But things aren’t exactly working out that way.
Because every fiery exchange has her wondering if he’s as passionate in the bedroom as he is in the courtroom. Each argument and objection only makes him want her more. In the end, Brent and Kennedy may just find themselves in love…or in contempt of court.
APPEALED is a sexy, humorous romance about first crushes, second chances and the final verdict of the heart.
Review
I seriously love this series. I love Emma Chase’s hilarious writing but I also have fallen in love with these characters so I just wanted to start off saying that I really enjoyed visiting with the characters from the first couple of books in this series and seeing where they are now. But the main reason why I REALLY loved Appealed is because it is a second chance romance and I am super big time sucker for these types of stories.
“I’m not going to let us fall this time, Kennedy.”
Why do I love these types of books, you ask. Because they are usually chock full of misunderstandings and angst from the past that is still hanging around making things hard and awkward. And that my friends is how I like books. Angsty and hard won love affairs are the very best and this one was pretty point on. Even though it was loaded with all the resentment and feels of a second chance romance it was also so darn funny in that special Emma Chase way.
“What’d you do to your face?”
“I grew a beard.”
“Well, ungrow it. It looks like vagina from a 1970s porn film.”
Also, let’s not forget that Brent is a disabled man and this chicky happens to have a thing for a book boyfriend with disabilities. I mean, its kinda hot to be alpha with only one leg, ya know. 😉 Also Kennedy has zero effs to give about his lack of leg and always gives as good as she gets, never feeling bad for him and always coming with the snarkiness which just made me love her!
For all its humor and sarcasm, Appealed still gave me ALL. THE. FEELS. And I just fell in love with Kennedy and Brent falling in love again. Great story and addition to the series!
“I don’t think, ‘Oh, Brent is so strong,’ even though you are. I don’t think, ‘He’s survived so much,’ even though you have.” “I just think – perfect. You’re. . . perfect.”
~Amie
