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Review: Tangled Up in Love (Tangled #5) by Charlotte Byrd

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Title: Tangled up in Love
Author:  Charlotte Byrd
Publisher/Year:  Byrd Books 4/9/19
Length:  186 Pages
Series: Tangled #5

Overview

After everything that we have been through, is this finally the end of us?

Our life isn’t like other people’s. 

I crashed into his perfectly ordered world, changing everything. He took my innocence and I taught him that life is better outside the walls of his cloistered mansion. 

But then he came along. Parker Huntington is the man who stalked me, attacked me and kidnapped me. 

No one has heard from him for a while, and I thought that I was safe. But now he’s back with a vengeance. 
He will do anything to tear us apart. 

What happens if he succeeds?

My Thoughts

This is the final bit of our story and it’s an insane one. We left the fourth book with someone getting shot in the head and that changes the trajectory of things a little bit.

That person was Martin – Harley’s bodyguard and Julie’s boyfriend. We knew that they were in love and now that’s been crushed…and Julie blames Harley. So this means that we see a strong friendship torn apart and that’s a tough pill to swallow knowing how much they mean to each other.

When Martin’s killed, Harley finds herself in the hospital as well. She was hit by the assassins bike and now she’s lost her baby. So we really do start this last book on a sad note. There’s really no hope for any happiness for these guys.

So from that point we watch the misery and depression kick in. we watch the uncertainty take hold and wonder if there’s a glimmer of hope to bring things back together.

What we see come out of all this is the starting of something interesting. Harley forces herself to question things that she didn’t think about before. She never thought much about Parker’s background before and now she’s pushed into doing all this research to learn who he is, where he’s from and try to understand why she’s his target. The path that she goes down isn’t a safe one, but she’s still able to learn more on her own than with the help of the police or the PI.

The other story line is Liddell – getting controlling power over Minetta isn’t enough. He forces Jackson to stay on as CEO and then pushes him to make these big shows of romance etc to raise the positive PR of the company so that he can get a good price when it goes public and get out of the business. So that means that he forces Jackson to do a showy proposal and a showy wedding. The challenge becomes that he knew at one point Harley would say yes but now he’s not so sure. If he doesn’t do all these things for Liddell, then we have no idea what will happen.

The journey in this story is one of rediscovery, pain, anguish and trying to find what the future will hold. Relationships that we thought were strong are gone, and relationships that we hoped would be strong are on fragile ground.

There’s fear of the notion Parker is still out there and we don’t know what he’s going to do next – and that means that no one is safe. We also have Aurora as a bit of a loose canon since she doesn’t know what it is that she wants in life, although she’s realized that Jackson probably was it at one point.

The conclusion that we get is a good one for the way that this story evolved. It’s a shame that story lines ended as they did for so many of our main characters, but I think that sometimes we have to accept the bitter sweet aspect of things, and realize that reality isn’t perfect. Now I have to find something else to read- but I do hope you check this series out and enjoy it!

Review: Tangled Up In Hate (Tangled #4) by Charlotte Byrd

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Title: Tangled up in Hate
Author:  Charlotte Byrd
Publisher/Year:  Byrd Books 3/219/19
Length:  186 Pages
Series: Tangled #4

Overview

Epic love requires an epic sacrifice…

A long time ago, I borrowed money from a very powerful family. I paid my debt, but they have come for more. 

They want everything that I have built and they will hurt her if I refuse. 

Harley doesn’t understand why I have to break her heart. She hates me, but at least she’s okay…for now. 
But what happens when sending her away isn’t enough? 

What happens when I lose everything?

My Thoughts

Further and further we go into the turmoil and stress in the world of Harley and Jackson. The last scenes from the last book – the third installment was that of a wedding. One that perhaps would have surprised us two books ago, but one that we should have expected after we saw the results of the kidnapping. Harley’s parents get re-married in NYC with the blessing of Harley which is a nice change of things. At the ceremony, we also learn that Jackson has a ring in his pocket for Harley because even though they’ve only been together a short time, he knows that she’s the one.

So as a reader, i’m giddy to find out when the moment will happen and what will come in between now and then since you know nothing can be that easy. they don’t quite get their happy ending yet because of so many unresolved things with Parker, Sam, the lost money from the Ponzi scheme and so much more. Let’s table this for now….

In this fourth book, we watch Harley come into her own. She’s self-published her first novel and she’s actually seeing success as a result. People are buying her book and that’s giving her so much more confidence and inspiration to continue the story.

Jackson seems to have a bit of a plan on how to help out his company, until the worst thing happens….His past comes back to haunt him. and that doesn’t just break his professional life, he ends up breaking Harley’s heart as well.

We’re taken about ten years in the past to the starting point of Minetta, when Jackson is trying to find funding for his company and gets the suggestion from his mother for a bookie that they’ve worked with in the past as a result of his father’s gambling problems. Jackson gets a loan from a man named Andrew Liddell, and even though he repays the money in two days, he realizes that hes bound to this man forever. And that comes to haunt him in the present, when Liddell wants half of Minetta.

The story from here is bleak. Jackson breaks up with Harley and she doesn’t understand why. All she did was go into the wing of the house that Jackson told her to stay away from, but she thought that given the dynamic shift of their relationship, it was ok. Apparently not. So Harley’s heart broken, and it’s for a reason that she’s left in the dark about.

Jackson knows that she’s become a target for Liddell and pushes her away for her protection. Too bad there’s another target – Aurora, and she’s used as a negotiating tactic for Liddell to get what he wants. He pays Jackson $51M for 51% of the company and that takes us on a trajectory that’s down a black hole but potentially a good thing.

On the other side of this turmoil is Harley – she’s left desolate, not even really with the will to live. While Jackson gave her money after they split up, she’s not willing to take it. She wallows in her misery, not even writing and that’s really the only way that she can get her mind off things. She winds up sick, and learns that there’s more going on than just depression here -and that raises more questions and uncertainty for her and everyone to be honest.

We get another love story that runs underneath the main one now that Harley’s parents are married again. We get to see Julie find her prince charming and interestingly it’s in the form of Martin, Harley’s bodyguard. They start to grow a friendship while he’s in their studio continuing to protect Harley, and it’s the kind of relationship that Julie deserves. A man who is good and honest and wants to give her the world.

Where we net out in this story is a gunshot to the forehead, a relationship that’s on unknown ground and an assailant that we’re still not sure who it is. We thought Liddell got all that he wanted but maybe not? We still don’t know where Parker is and perhaps he’s back stalking Harley. We know that Sam’s out of jail and cannot be trusted….and we have a life in the balance ….again.

I’m going to thank this lovely hurricane that’s bearing down on my area right now for giving me time to read even more installments of this series, so onto the next and I hope you’re all having a good weekend. Enjoy!

Review: Tangled Up in Lace (Tangled #3) by Charlotte Byrd

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Title: Tangled up in Lace
Author:  Charlotte Byrd
Publisher/Year:  Byrd Books 2/26/19
Length:  198 Pages
Series: Tangled #3

Overview

I used to be a recluse, but no more. Harley helped me fight my dark past, and now it’s my turn to help her. 

But she’s not here. I have to find her. I have to show her what I’m willing to do for her. 

She’s not impressed by my money and wealth, and this is one thing I can’t buy. Am I willing to give up everything to have her?

My Thoughts

The second installment of this story left us in a moment of despair – watching Harley get kidnapped by Parker who we have not seen the last of. We know that he’s a loose canon and sadly, Jackson gave him the perfect opportunity for Harley to get abdjucted.

If you remember, in the last installment, we saw Jackson and Harley fall out because Woodward claimed that Harley was an escort and Jackson made a comment to the notion that it was ok if she was one before. Harley of course takes offense to this and they split up.

While they tried to go their separate ways, it doesn’t work, and Harley goes to his house to make amends, only to see Jackson and Aurora (his ex wife) in an embrace, she leaves, and finds herself being pulled into a van at gunpoint.

The path of this book is one of uncertainty. Jackson realizes what’s happened, gets into his car and takes chase of the van. That doesn’t end well as the van has managed to slip through traffic resulting in Jackson getting into a car accident, getting his by a truck and we have to wonder what that means for his health and well-being.

The plot of the Ponzi scheme takes a bit of a back seat in this book while we wait to see what happens with Harley. She’s taken by Parker and another man, she doesn’t know where they are going and really doesn’t know the full depth and breadth of why Parker has come after her. All she knows is that she some how needs to figure out how to escape since that’s her only hope. She figures that if she can convince the accomplice that Parker isn’t the one with a plan to keep even him safe, then she’ll have a chance, but what happens is that Sam, the accomplice, he leaves and that means that Parker and Harley are left alone.

While this is all going on, Jackson is fighting to stay alive. The doctors are having a hard time bringing him back to life, and they even want to call it since they can’t get a pulse. Thank goodness there’s a nurse who won’t give up and they continue to shock him in the hopes that something will happen. Jackson on the other side of things has these dreams, these visions where he’s with Harley again, but she can’t see him or hear him. He knows that he’s basically dead at this point and that’s not something he can cope with in his dreams.

Some how things work out for Jackson and he’s brought back to life, gets his strength back and some how doesn’t have any serious injuries from his accident. He calls Harley’s parents from Montana to come out and help find her since her mom is police, and we see how that dynamic of things changes the trajectory of the story on that end.

There’s so much uncertainty on where Harley is and in what shape she’ll be found if she’ll be found. There’s no real sense of where she is since the police and PIs can’t track her or a vehicle and it’s only once Sam the accomplice is picked up and given a plea deal that they know a town and address of the cabin that she’s being held.

Jackson leaves the hospital and goes rogue to find her and you can imagine that someone that emotionally charged will never have a good end result and everyone tells him that. We can only hope for the best here.

It’s a roller coaster for sure – we were at such a sad place in the last installment watching this couple break apart and just when we thought that they could find their way back to each other, someone takes that all away from them. There’s fear, harm, life is in the balance, but there’s also a glimmer of what could be the future for everyone if things were just a bit different.

We end this installment at a wedding – one that wasn’t expected given what we know of all the relationships in this story, but one that perhaps will be the impetus of something bigger for everyone involved. I can’t wait to see what happens next since we know that a happy ending for our main characters potentially isn’t in the cards. Enjoy!

Review: Tangled Up in Pain (Tangled #2) by Charlotte Byrd

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Title: Tangled up in Pain
Author:  Charlotte Byrd
Publisher/Year:  Byrd Books 2/21/19
Length:  198 Pages
Series: Tangled #2

Overview

Everything comes at a price. What if this one is too high even for him to pay?

Jackson Ludlow, the recluse billionaire of New York, is beautiful and captivating but also damaged and alone. 

He thinks he is the only one with secrets, but he’s wrong. 

My past is coming for me. It’s forcing me back there: the place that ruined everything. 

I don’t want to go. He can’t make me. 

But there’s no way out. 

My Thoughts

When we left off from the first installment, we saw things heating up between Harley and Jackson. Both are damaged and have secrets, and while all were not revealed we see that there’s something deep here that adds to the chemistry. The last bit was a bitter wake up call – Harley’s mom was in a car accident and she’s been asked to come home. Harley left Montana for a reason. the memories haunt her and her relationship with her parents turned sour. She doesn’t want to go, but we all know that it’s the right thing to do right?

The story from here takes quite a few twists and turns. We know that there’s something special between Jackson and Harley, and that’s proven when Jackson offers up his jet for her to fly home and he goes with her. She’s preparing for the worst but the scenario that she walks into at the hospital is not even one of the ways that she thought this would go. Her parents faked it. All because they wanted to reconnect on their terms not hers.

There’s an explosion of emotions at this point, we watch how anger takes over and how there’s no hope for a reconciliation at all since Harley was tricked. I mean, she’s not wrong if you think about it – what parent does that – pretends to be on their death bed just to get face time.

What comes of this forced trip though is something entirely different and more powerful. We watch Jackson develop a new found appreciation for the world and we see that he’s coming out of his shell. He opens up to Harley about quite a few things, and in return, we see that they have something true and real even though it’s so fresh and new. He admits that he’s in love with her and she reciprocates and we think that everything will go smoothly from here on out.

He gives her the freedom to write her novel and in turn, she frees him from his solo existence. At the same time, Jackson works to rebuild the bridge between Harley and her father and we see that start to take shape. There are many conversations that aim to provide clarity on the past few years and while it’s not a perfect reunion, we see hope on the horizon.

That all crumbles when Jackson gets a call that he’s been duped in a ponzi scheme and has lost half a billion dollars. All money that was going to go into his struggling company in the hopes to keep it afloat. That causes a rift between the two yet Harley wants to be there for Jackson. There’s hope that they persevere, yet someone gets in their way.

Woodward – a man who was due to invest in the company – he makes claims to Harley’s reputation and that tears everyone apart. Jackson goes on a rampage, and at the same time questions Harley – she in turn breaks up with him because her character should never have been in question and that means that the last 25% of this story is one fo pain and torture.

We have the return of Jackson’s ex-wife and we see that they are on far better terms than we knew. We don’t know the circumstances of Jackson’s pain, but we assumed that it was partly due to her. Doesn’t seem like that now when she moves into his house.

The other plot here where we’re left off at the end is Parker, the man who was stalking Harley in book one and who’s now out on bail. He comes after her and we don’t know how it’s going to end. So….on the cliff once again and now i’m off to book 3 to see if we survive. Enjoy!

Review: Tangled up in Ice (Tangled #1) by Charlotte Byrd

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Title: Tangled up in Ice
Author:  Charlotte Byrd
Publisher/Year:  Byrd Books 2/14/19
Length:  168 Pages
Series: Tangled #1

Overview

I have debts to pay and secrets to keep. When someone threatens my life, I crash into him: Jackson Ludlow

The recluse billionaire of New York
Once, he had everything a man could want. Then, he lost the only thing that he ever loved.

So, he spent four years holed up in his mansion doing the only thing he knew how to do: make money. 

We are all wrong for each other. He’s cold, uninterested and demanding. 
I’m impatient and inexperienced. 

The only thing we have in common is that we both have secrets. 
And the closer we get, the more they threaten to destroy us.

My Thoughts

What we have is the beginning of the typical story of a girl who’s been struggling to survive in a new life because of the traumas of her past. There’s a powerful man who’s got money, looks and gravity and yet there are ghosts in his past that make him just as damaged as our lady. What happens when they meet is one thing and the path that they go down is another.

So let’s back up and learn a bit more about Harley. We jump into the story with her as she’s been trying to reinvent herself in New York. She grew up in Montana, from a family that struggled to have the nicer things in life. Her parents were ambitious and they wanted the dream of land and a house to retire on. Harley shares the journey that her family goes on to get this house and how they put everything they had into it. She shares a bit about her brother and how life was better because she had someone to take the light off her since she’s a bit more shy than most. What happens though is that their happy bubble bursts – a wild fire takes their land, their house and the life of her brother. They have no money and her family falls apart. The only thing she can do is get a student loan and go to college in New York. A city she can get lost in, and that she can create new memories.

Then there’s Jackson – a self made successful man, who we learn created a business from nothing, but who has the heart and empathy to be praised. We know that he used his money to buy one of the last mansions in New York so that he could create the right environment for his family. We don’t learn much but we know that there is no longer a family – and honestly that’s the biggest mystery that we get in this story. At least for now.

Their paths cross one fateful night. Harley needs to earn more money faster than her job allows as a freelance writer so she goes with her roommate to cocktail waitress one night. She fails at that, just as she expected she would and leaves to go home. She unfortunately gets into the wrong ride-share. Driven by a man who’s been stalking her and we fear for her safety. It’s only when she escapes, knocks on Jackson’s door in the hope of getting help that they meet. He has been a recluse for years as the summary notes – and he has no interest in getting involved. It’s only when she’s attacked again on his doorstep that he intervenes, and this is the moment that changes them both forever.

Harley can’t get Jackson out of her mind

Jackson can’t stop thinking about Harley.

From this point on, we see how a few pointed actions bring them back together and how that opens up the possibility for so much more for the two of them. The challenge is that what you see on the surface isn’t at all what’s on the inside and that means that our story is just about to get dicey.

There’s attraction and chemistry, but we don’t know if it’ll go anywhere. Harley is inexperienced, and Jackson has scars and burns that he wants to hide. They figure out how to exist and then the unthinkable happens. The past comes to haunt them and we are left on a cliff. So…that means that i’m off to book 2 to see what’s coming up next. Hopefully it’s a roller coaster in a small package. Enjoy!

Review: Tied (Tangled #4) by Emma Chase

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Title: Tied
Author: Emma Chase
Publisher/Year: Gallery Books 10/7/14
Length:   169 Pages
Series:  Tangled #4

Overview

In the fourth sexy romance by the New York Times bestselling author of Tangled and Twisted, Drew and Kate can’t wait to tie the knot—if they can survive the pre-wedding festivities.

For most of my life, I never imagined I’d get married. But Kate did the impossible: she changed me. I think we can all agree I was pretty frigging awesome before, but now I’m even better.

The road to this day wasn’t all rainbows and boners. There were mistakes and misunderstandings worthy of a Greek tragedy. But Kate and I made it through with our inexhaustible lust, boundless admiration, and everlasting love for one another intact.

That being said, there were some unexpected incidents in Vegas last weekend that could have been a problem. It was kind of…my final test.

I know what you’re thinking—what the hell did you do this time? Relax. Let’s not judge, or call for my castration, until you’ve heard the whole story.

And hold on tight, because you’re in for a wild ride. Did you expect anything less?

My Thoughts

Well this sweet series seems to be coming to an end – although there are so many more characters that we could have gotten stories for.  Oh well.  Anyway – it’s the moment of truth, when Drew and Kate are going to get married, and you know that it can’t go off without a hitch – it just wouldn’t be them.  So here we are, going to Vegas for the joint Bach/Lette parties and well – things get crazy.

If it wasn’t a sign when the flight attendant hits on Drew right in front of Kate,and then she appears at the casino not really willing to take no for an answer.  Then there’s the struggle with Drew dealing with Billy and his lust for Kate – and we see Billy getting laid out by a bunch of guys after he hits on one of their girls.

Then there are the female shenanigans – led by Dee of course.  The threat of a male masseuse, and the Goddess party – and don’t forget the dance at the strip club for Kate.  So all in all, it’s going to get exciting and you can’t wait to see what will happen next.

It’s a sweet end to the story though – you know that there are the best of intentions for this couple, Drew truly is a changed man, but when he’s faced with all the prodding and temptation around him, is he going to be man enough to avoid?  Well, there is a huge chunk of his night that he forgets because of a bottle of Pandora at the strip club, meaning that when he wakes up and a brunette that’s NOT kate is in his shower and Kate is no where to be seen, well, things get exciting.

There’s a marriage, an almost divorce, and a life of change coming for these folks and i think that there’s no better way to send off this series than how we get it wrapped up.  Ms Chase gives us the conclusion that we all wanted for this couple and now i’m off to find something else to entertain me!  Enjoy!

Review: Tamed (Tangled #3) by Emma Chase

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Title: Tamed
Author: Emma Chase
Publisher/Year: Gallery Books 7/15/14
Length:   272 Pages
Series:  Tangled #3

Overview

In the third unforgettable book by New York Times bestselling author Emma Chase, Matthew Fisher—the best friend of Drew Evans from Tangled and Twisted—wants to settle down, but he’ll have to overcome the mistrust of the vividly unique Dee Dee Warren. Includes a bonus short story, Holy Frigging Matrimony!

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: girl meets player, they fall in love, player changes his ways.

It’s a good story. But it’s not our story. Ours is a lot more colorful.

When I met Dee, I knew right away that she was special. When she met me, she thought I was anything but special—I was exactly like every other guy who’d screwed her over and let her down. It took some time to convince her otherwise, but it turns out I can make a convincing argument when sex is at stake.

You might know where this story’s headed. But the best part isn’t where we ended up.

It’s how we got there.

My Thoughts

So, we’re back with this group of friends, getting to see how Matthew and Dee’s romance started and blossomed, crashed and burned, and then started up again.  The interesting thing about this series though, is that in book 2, we got several spoilers about this story, so it’s like it was a bit anticlimactic at times since we knew exactly what was going to happen. (although it’s not like we couldn’t figure it out).

Any way – we get to learn a bit more about Matthew, wingman to Drew, and son of one of the partners of the banking firm that they work for.  It’s nice to see that he’s human – while he’s definitely a guys guy – all about the easy hook-up and ot a lasting relationship, he’s got a really sensitive side, especially when it comes to Mckenzie – just like everyone seems to have with this child.

So when Dee walks into his life – well she’s exciting and challenging and different and that means that all his rules are thrown to the wayside.

Dee on the other hand, a wild child, best friend to Kate, and cousin to Billy (Kate’s BF at this point in this story), and well she’s definitely not what she appears to be.  She’s incredibly smart, but likes to have her own personality and throw people off her scent.  she’s also been burned way too many times in the past from men so she’s incredibly guarded and makes it really tough for Matthew to break through.

So what starts as an intense physical thing turns into so much more, which neither are prepared to deal with and that makes things interesting.  They push each other away at every turn and even when Matthew tries his hand at romance, he comes up empty.  The question really becomes not ‘when will they get together for real’, but instead what will it take to make Dee open her eyes that matthew is the one, and will matthew be able to handle it at that point.

So, on that note, we get yet another light and fluffy story from Emma Chase, and don’t take that to be a negative.  it’s the perfect summer reading book while i was laying out on my lawn yesterday getting a tan.  I think there’s another book in this series so i’m going to go and track it down.  enjoy!

Review: Twisted (Tangled #2) by Emma chase

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Title: Twisted
Author: Emma Chase
Publisher/Year: Gallery Books 3/25/14
Length:   191 Pages
Series:  Tangled #2

Overview

When spontaneous and carefree meets cautious and responsible, falling in love can get just a little Twisted

There are two kinds of people in this world: the ones who look first, and the ones who leap. I’ve always been more of a looker. A planner. Cautious. Then I met Drew Evans. He was so persistent. So sure of himself. He made it easy to leap with him.

Did you think Drew and I were going to ride off into the sunset and live happily ever after? So did I. But life is about choices, and Drew already made his. In fact, he tried to decide for the both of us—but you know that’s not my style. So I came back to Greenville, to spend some time alone . . . sort of.

Because old habits die hard, and sometimes you have to go back to where you began before you can move ahead again.

My Thoughts

Well we knew that happily ever after wasn’t going to last and that’s exactly what we get in this second book of the series.  It’s from Kate’s POV whereas the first was from Drew’s so we get to see a much more emotional side to things.  This story line is full of misunderstandings, misinformation and a clear bit of confusion on where things stand all around.  We’ve jumped 2 years into the future and things are getting interesting.

So, like the first book, we start at a moment in time – present day, but are forced back a series of weeks in order to truly understand what’s going on in the story.  Kate’s found herself back at home with her mom because of something significant that’s happened, and where she goes from there is anyone’s guess.

When we back up, we learn that Kate and Drew truly do have a rhythm.  they are in sync both at work and in life, but there’s always the undercurrent of jealousy since everywhere they go, they run into a girl that Drew has been with and Kate’s about fed up with it.  One night it all comes to a head when Kate just can’t take it and she heads home – which starts a fight of Drew just not understanding women.

Add that to the fact that Kate’s just found out that she’s pregnant, doesn’t get a chance to tell Drew before he thinks that she’s having an affair, and you can imagine how the whole story blows up from there.

It’s sweet to see who in her life comes to her defense, and even who in Drew’s life comes to her defense.  Billy, her ex fiance is now a big time musician who’s nominated for Grammy’s but yet he’s there to help pick up the pieces.  Dee Dee is always there for Kate, and even her husband Matthew (yup – they are married) is forced to defend her.  Even Drew’s father has chosen sides.

I think that my comments here on the depth of the story are the same as they were for Tangled.  It’s sweet, but very much on the surface.  i  don’t know that i care for the internal dialogue that the characters keep having based on how the book is narrated, but i think that it works for the story in general since we’re not supposed to get all swept up into an in-depth storyline here.  And all that being said, there’s no lack of romance, heat, angst etc, to keep it moving.  So all in all, a nice quick read for yet another relaxing summer book.  Have a great day all!

Review: Tangled (Tangled #1) by Emma Chase

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Title: Tangled
Author: Emma Chase
Publisher/Year: Gallery Books 1/14/14
Length:   256 Pages
Series:  Tangled #1

Overview

When rich, handsome, and arrogant meets beautiful, brilliant, and ambitious, things are bound to get tangled

Drew Evans makes multimillion-dollar business deals and seduces New York’s most beautiful women with just a smile. So why has he been shuttered in his apartment for seven days, miserable and depressed? He’ll tell you he has the flu, but we all know that’s not really true.

When Katherine Brooks is hired as the new associate at Drew’s father’s investment banking firm, every aspect of the dashing playboy’s life is thrown into a tailspin. The professional competition she brings is unnerving, his attraction to her is distracting, his failure to entice her into his bed is exasperating.

How can one woman turn a smooth-talking player into a broken, desperate man? By making the one thing he never wanted in life the only thing he can’t live without.

My Thoughts

I feel like i keep jumping around the series that Ms Chase has written, going from recent to past to even further past.  but i guess it’s all a non issue when it’s all new series right?  The nuance to this story is that we have it from the mindset and POV of our male lead, getting not just his view on things but his full on narration.  like how his brain is processing everything word for word.

So as you can imagine, the plot of this story is one powerful guy who is used to getting whatever he wants, never having a client get away, never losing a woman to someone else, and well, that seems to be happening all of a sudden, all due to one Kate Brooks walking into his life.

The way that Emma chase writes his internal dialogue is entertaining, and i have to say that he’s clearly whipped by how he  feels about Kate, and while that’s sweet and all, it’s not at all like the strength and confidence that we see in the other leads that we have from other series that she’s written.  I don’t mind it, it’s just very different than what we’ve had from everything else.

Then there’s Kate – the woman who’s causing all the ruckus.  She’s fresh in her new job, and starts off the story in a very long term relationship – one where she’s been engaged for something like 7 or 10 years,and where she’s killing it professionally, she’s not getting what she needs personally, so it’s a shock when perhaps Drew is able to do that for her.

As expected, we have maturity issues, trust issues, and the overall question of whether anything good will come out of these two and their chemistry.  They’re put against one another at work to get new clients and that’s fun to watch.  and then they decide to act on their attraction which is also fun to watch.  even more so when it crashes and burns.

So all in all, a very sweet story – one that’s obviously not meant to be all that deep and meaningful but one that’s exactly what you hope for when reading a summer book.  i hope you guys enjoy and now i’m going to start reading the 2nd book in the series.  Have a great day!