Sustained by Emma Chase Review + Top 10 List

Sustained by Emma Chase

Release Date: August 25, 2015

Synopsis

Emma Chase, New York Times bestselling author of the Tangled series, returns with a brand new funny, romantic, sexy story!

A knight in tarnished armor is still a knight.

When you’re a defense attorney in Washington, DC, you see firsthand how hard life can be, and that sometimes the only way to survive is to be harder. I, Jake Becker, have a reputation for being cold, callous, and intimidating—and that suits me just fine. In fact, it’s necessary when I’m breaking down a witness on the stand.

Complications don’t work for me—I’m a “need-to-know” type of man. If you’re my client, tell me the basic facts. If you’re my date, stick to what will turn you on. I’m not a therapist or Prince Charming—and I don’t pretend to be.

Then Chelsea McQuaid and her six orphaned nieces and nephews came along and complicated the ever-loving hell out of my life. Now I’m going to Mommy and Me classes, One Direction concerts, the emergency room, and arguing cases in the principal’s office.

Chelsea’s too sweet, too innocent, and too gorgeous for her own good. She tries to be tough, but she’s not. She needs someone to help her, defend her…and the kids.

And that—that, I know how to do.

My Review

Humor, hotness, and swooning…Emma Chase delivers it all in her newest romantic comedy. Not to say that there aren’t some sad, heart-stopping moments in Sustained, but this is easily one of my favorite books of the year.

Jake, Jake, Jake. What can I say? Manwhore. Check. Broken. Check. Sexy-as-sin-on-a-stick. Check. Deep down good guy. Double Check. I liked the fact that he wasn’t this straight-laced, one-dimensional character. He has depth, he has feelings, he’s funny as hell. Smart-ass and sexy is a heady combination and Emma Chase nails it.

Chelsea has been thrown into this world and she is doing the best she can, but fate has a way of screwing up some of her best intentions. The kids are awesome, each their very own character and each as funny as heartwarming as the others. Chelsea is strong, but shouldn’t everyone have someone to lean on? Can Jake be that man?

Love the flow, the story line, and the depth of Sustained by Emma Chase. I laughed, I cried, and I definitely swooned. Most definitely one of the top books I’ve read this year.

There is so much going on, and the characters stick with you throughout the story. From Chelsea’s thrown together family, to Jake and his hidden bad-boy, and those rambunctious children – you are in for a wonderfully emotional story that will keep you glued to the pages.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Stars