Publisher: William Morrow
Date of publication: May 24, 2016
Avett Walker and Quaid
Jackson’s worlds have no reason to collide. Ever. Quaid is a high powered
criminal attorney as slick as he is handsome. Avett is a pink-haired
troublemaker with a bad attitude and a history of picking the wrong men.
When Avett lands in a sea of hot water because of
one terrible mistake, the only person who can get her out of it is the insanely
sexy lawyer. The last thing on earth she wants to do is rely on the no-nonsense
attorney who thinks of her as nothing more than a nuisance. He literally has
her fate in his hands. Yet there is something about him that makes her want to
convince him to loosen his tie and have a little fun…with her.
Quaid never takes on clients like the impulsive
young woman with a Technicolor dye job. She could stand to learn a hard lesson
or two, but something about her guileless hazel eyes intrigues him. Still, he’s
determined to keep their relationship strictly business. But doing so is becoming
more impossible with each day he spends with her.
As they work side-by-side, they’ll have to figure
out a way to get along and keep their hands off each other—because the
chemistry between them is beyond charged.
I devoured this book. I loved Avett and Quaid together. At first glance, it looks like opposites attracting. Yet, when you look under the surface, they are more alike than they seem at first. The chemistry between the two was off the charts! I'm not going to give away any of Avett's secrets. Just know that after hearing them you will be rooting for her as much as I was.
One of the best parts of the books is a sneak peek into Church's thoughts. After that scene, I can't wait to read his story. I just wish I didn't have to wait until 2017! Enjoy the exceprt from Charged below and make sure to check out the giveaway!
Excerpt:
Avett
I blew
out a breath and felt that bottom I had careened onto reach up to embrace me
even tighter. “It is what it is. I’ve let both my folks down a lot over the
last few years but getting caught up with a guy that would rob the bar, a guy
who could threaten my dad’s people.” I shook my head. “I deserve to rot.”
I was
being overly dramatic but that’s how I felt. I deserved to sit in jail and so
much worse than that. Self-pity was good company down here at rock bottom and I
wasn’t ready to let go of the warmth it provided just yet.
He gave
me a look I couldn’t read and headed for the door. “I’ll call your parents for
you and see if we can have something in place before tomorrow. Working on your
case will be a lot easier for both of us if you aren’t incarcerated. Remember,
you need to listen to me, Ms. Walker. That’s the first rule in all of this.”
Panic
hit me like a truck. What if he called my dad and my dad told him he’d had
enough of his problematic daughter and her endless nonsense? What if he couldn’t
love me anymore? Jail I could survive; losing my father for good, well, it
would be the end of me.
Without
thinking I jumped to my feet, which had the chains on both my hands and my legs
rattling loudly, and two uniformed officers hurried into the room. I was about
to make maybe the worst decision to date but I couldn’t stop the words from
sliding off my tongue.
“Don’t
call my dad!” Recklessness, thy name was Avett Walker.
The
attorney turned around and looked at me like I had grown a second head. He
didn’t say anything as the officers moved to either side of me and told me to
calm down.
“You
can’t call my dad.” The words sounded as panicked and as desperate as I felt on
the inside.
His
broad shoulders lifted and fell in a shrug like he really couldn’t give a shit
that he was about to ruin my life…which was saying a hell of a lot considering
where I was.
“I have
to.” He sounded bored and impatient with my outburst.
I
narrowed my eyes at him, and that vortex of awful, which I always seemed to be
smack dab in the center of, started to spin faster and faster around me.
“Then
you’re fired.” I saw the cops exchange a look and my rushed words had the blond
man turning fully back around to look at me. “I don’t want your help. I don’t
want anything from you.”
Finally,
there was something other than indifference in his gaze. There was surprise,
maybe a hint of admiration colliding with a huge splash of humor in the pale
depths.
“Sorry,
Ms. Walker, but you didn’t hire me, so that means you don’t get to fire me.”
That grin of his, which should be registered as a deadly weapon, flashed across
his face again as he watched me, and then he was gone.
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About the author:
About
Jay Crownover:
Jay
Crownover is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling
author of the Marked Men, The Point, and the Saints of Denver series.
Like her characters, she is a big fan of tattoos. She loves music and wishes
she could be a rock star, but since she has no aptitude for singing or
instrument playing, she'll settle for writing stories with interesting
characters that make the reader feel something. She lives in Colorado with her
three dogs.
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