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by Emma Chase (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 2 of 3: The Legal Briefs

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Emma Chase, New York Times bestselling author of the Tangled series, returns with a 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.

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"TEN STARS! Emma Chase's unique writing style sizzles in this funny, meltingly hot romance. I laughed, sighed and swooned nonstop. Sustained is not one to miss!" (--Katy Evans, New York Times bestselling author of Manwhore )

"Emma Chase is a master at writing sexy bad boys turned good, and Sustained is one of her best!" (--Jennifer Probst, NYT bestselling author )

"Emma Chase does it again! Full of humor, emotion, insanely hot chemistry and a chaotic family that absolutely stole my heart, Sustained is one great read." (--S.C. Stephens, NYT bestselling author )

About the Author

By day, Emma Chase is a devoted wife and mother who lives in a small, rural town in New Jersey. By night, she toils away bringing her colorful characters and their endless antics to life. Writing has always been her passion, and the release of her debut romantic comedy Tangled was nothing less than a dream come true. The subsequent books in her delightful, beloved series include Twisted, Tamed, and Tied. She is also the author of Sustained from her sexy new Legal Briefs series.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00P42WQF6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gallery Books (August 25, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 25, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 6049 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 305 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1501102079

Best Sellers Rank: #47,893 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,162 in Romantic Comedy (Kindle Store)
- #2,621 in Romantic Comedy (Books)
- #2,799 in Contemporary Romance Fiction

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Emma Chase is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of romance filled with humor, heat and heart. Her books have been published in over 20 languages and optioned for film. Tangled, Emma's iconic enemies-to-lovers rom-com, was recently released by Passionflix and her royal romance, Royally Screwed, will be coming soon to the screen.

Emma lives happily-ever-after in New Jersey with her husband, two children, and two adorable, misbehaving dogs.

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JosP

5 PLUS, PLUS, PLUS PLUS Stars....... ok, do you get that I want to give this SO much more than 5 Stars!!!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2015

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5 PLUS, PLUS, PLUS PLUS Stars....... ok, do you get that I want to give this SO much more than 5 Stars!!!!!!

This book is going down as one of my TOP ALL-TIME FAVORITE Reads EVER!!!!!!!!! There is nothing better, sweeter, than reading a book that involves one or both of the main characters having kids and this book is THE BEST book I have ever read involving kids!!!!!!! Hands-down, there is no better story involving kids that beats THIS story, at least for me, lol:)

OK, now please excuse me, I am on a high that you feel when you finish a book that is such a stand-out, so terrific that words cannot do it justice, a book that as soon as you finish, you want to re-read it again. This book had me hooked from the start and I literally was glued on the edge of my couch reading this until the very last word. No lie, I plunked down and read this all day long, no break, no nothing!!!!!! I didn't even get up to turn on the lights, I was mesmerized, I was just in awe..... OMG the emotions, the feels, yep, I had every single one of them. There were times, I laughed out loud so hard my husband was like what's so funny and then there were moments I cried, yep, big fat tears....sometimes of joy and sometimes of heartbreak. I mean wow......I am sort of at a loss for ALL the words that I could use to describe my feelings, my emotions.....the sheer and utter joy that this book brought me!

Let me back up just a minute...... This book along with the first has been on my TBR list since they came out, well probably even beforehand, lol but 7.99 is just too much for me. Now, don't get me wrong, I know these authors deserve so much more than even that BUT because I am such a huge reader and a big fan of quite a lot of authors, I simply can't afford 7.99 so with that being said today on FB I saw it advertised for 1.99 and I never one-clicked so fast in my life, lol! I told everyone in the house, the crockpot is on and I am hunkering down with my Kindle so don't bother me, hehehehe, not that I even had to tell them cause they know when I am in my Kindle zone.....don't even try and talk to me, lol! hence my day of reading!

OK, now let me get back to this story..... Chelsea, OMG, talk about a freaking girl crush for me...If I ever left my husband for another woman, it would be her in a heartbeat and if I ever left my husband to be in a three way relationship, yep, it would be with Jake and Chelsea!!!!!!! I know, I know but thats just how much I LOVED this book, this story, these characters....EVERYTHING!!!!!!! Oh and don't even get me going with those kids, arghhhhhhhh, I am IN LOVE!!!!!!! The kids interaction and bantering between them and Jake...priceless and oh Chelsea too.... PERFECT!!!!!!!!! Perfect on every level, in every way, simply and beautifully PERFECT!

Jake, oh, Jake did I love this guy hard. There were times I was drooling and then there were times I wanted to kick the crap out of him. He at times made some really s***ty decisions and said some truly hurtful remarks and I freaking cried a couple of times...... I could have hit him over the head but then in the same breath just wanted to cozy up with him and tell him, its ok, go with it and don't question it!!!!!!!

Chelsea, oh this girl, I loved her FIERCELY and I mean loved her with every fiber of my being. She was everything any guy could ever want and heck any girl would want too! There was NOTHING and I mean NOTHING that was wrong with her, lololol, yeah she was PERFECT, perfect, perfect! Now when I say perfect, I mean it BUT yet she was not sickening perfect, she was not annoying perfect she was true bliss, pure joy, a warm, kind-hearted soul full of love and I mean this girl had more love in her than you could imagine. She was true, she was giving, she was so unselfish, she was loyal, she was breathtaking beautiful outside but her inside was a beacon of light:) Yeah I could go on and on about her, I am not sure I have ever felt so strong about a female lead before like I do her but god did she make this story!!!!! Jake too of course and these 2 together......my gosh, it was beyond beautiful....there are no words to even describe their chemistry, their relationship with each other and the way they handled those kids......NO WORDS!!!!!!!! No words to accurately describe them come to mind right now because I am so awestruck!

This story was a Grand Slam times 10....... There are not enough stars and if you haven't read this I am telling you to please do so especially at the bargain price...Its a steal! If I knew then what I know now after reading, I would have gladly paid full price, it was so worth it and then some. This is a story that will stay with me always and forever, it was that beautiful and touching of a read!

Congrats Emma Chase, you created pure magic, pure joy, this was one of THE BEST books I have ever read and not just this year but in all of my years of reading which is twenty plus! This exceeded ALL of my expectations and I can't thank you enough to have gifted me with the pleasure of reading this book!!!!!!!!!!

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Fun, Witty, Emotional Romance

Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2022

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4.5 Stars

Sustained is the second book in the Legal Briefs series by Emma Chase and it is a book I can't stop thinking about. I fell in love with these characters practically from the get-go and the story was so well done.

Jake was an amazing character to read about and his growth through the story was fantastic. Emma Chase knows how to write the male POV. And Chelsea is such a strong female lead, partially because she has to be when becoming the guardian of her six neieces and nephews, but also because thay is just who she is as a person. I loved the two of them individually and I loved them as a couple.

The kids in the story were great too. Sometimes I feel like children in books are added just as some device and aren't really given the attention or background they deserve, but again Emma Chase got this part right. They were all important to the story and none of them felt like static in the background.

The story was fun, witty, emotional, and just all around great. It was well-developed and the additional side characters were great additions as well. Definitely worth the read, especially is you like the following:

✔️ Single Parent/Guardian
✔️ Found Family
✔️ Large Family
✔️ Dual POV

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Nancy

5 STARS: TOTALLY SWOONY!

Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2015

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I love how an author can create a hero so set in his ways that you think it would be impossible for him to change but then he does and what happens then it's amazing. Sustained was that kind of story and Jake Becker was exactly that kind of hero; a successful defense attorney and a womanizer that in a million years would have thought that his life would change completely for one single woman and her six kids.

“I can’t think of anything I wouldn’t do for you.”

At thirty years old, Jake has a set plan for his life: keep being the best at this job and always keep it strictly casual with the ladies. That's all he wants for his present and foreseeable future and he couldn't be more content with the idea. However, after a recent scare he realizes that nameless one-night-stands might not be the best option for him anymore so he decides to give dating a try even against his better judgement. It's during that time when he meets Chelsea McQuaid, a twenty-six-years old single, gorgeous, and enchanting woman that couldn't make him hotter even if she tried. The problem is that she's a package deal with being the guardian of her six orphaned nieces and nephews and a situation that couldn't be farthest from simple. So as expected, Chelsea and the kids are an immediate red-flag for Jake because again, the man is too set in his ways to even contemplate getting into that messy situation. Or so he thought. . .

“I don’t know if it’s because I have a hard-on for his aunt or because he reminds me so much of myself, but if anyone wants a piece of that kid they’ll have to come through me first.”

And that's when the magic of this book starts and what made it totally swoony for me. Seeing Jake give in little by little regardless of everything he'd planned before was so heart-melting, funny, and irresistible. This is a man that wasn't supposed to be the the touchy-feely kind of guy, oh no, instead he wanted to feel indifferent and tried not to let himself get bothered by the new feelings for this Chelsea and the kids. Yet this story shows how life can change in a blink of an eye when he let himself love and be loved. ♥ I have to emphasize once again how heart-melting and swoony this book was so picture this: six kids from ages of six-months to fourteen-years old who are a little bit of trouble makers but are as sweet as they come and a stubborn Jake that tries his hardest but can't help to fall in love with every single one of them. That plus Jake's connection with the kindhearted and sweet Chelsea were all really a beautiful and stellar love story to read.

“Their joy, their laughter, their love. I want to come home to it, bask in it, be the reason for it. But even more than that, I want to deserve them.”

I loved everything about this book: the excellent humor throughout the story, the chemistry between Jake and Chelsea, the sweet innocence of the kids, and the connections they all made. But within all those great times what I loved the most about this book has to be the little moments. You know, those moments where with just a word or a touch the characters make your heart swell with emotions? Yeah, that's what I'm talking about and there several of those in this book which I thought made all the difference for me making this story that much more heartfelt and wonderful. So for that I totally recommend this book if you enjoy heartwarming, sweet, and fun romances. This story will definitely make you smile from ear to ear, I'm telling you! Sustained can be read as a standalone so you can jump right into it. ;)

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Kindle-Kunde

Yes please!

Reviewed in Germany on February 11, 2023

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To say I'm obsessed with this book is an understatement!
While the book is not very unpredictable it had quite a few cute twists
And it's great for a cozy Sunday read with a lot of giggles.

Marcella Nielsen

One of my favorite books EVER!

Reviewed in Australia on May 28, 2019

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I cannot believe this is my 5th time reading this book and I haven't even reviewed it!

This book is happiness, hope, love, laughs, innocence, steamy hotness and perfection rolled into one! It is everything!!! It breaks my heart into 6 pieces because these kids are all so freaking adorable and bag of fun.

Reading from a Male POV is so refreshing and blunt and just works so amazing with this story. Jake is just so straight forward, a no fuss man who I absolutely 100% adore...and 100% want one for myself. It always baffles me how he just automatically fit into the family, despite his fears, as cliche as this sounds it was meant to be! Theres no need for Chelsea's POV because you can so clearly feel who she is through Emma's amazing writing.

Again one of my most favorite reads! The most entertaining and heart melting book I've read that doesnt need to be heavy on the angst to achieve such a huge emotional reaction from me.

20 out of 10!!!

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Emma (Book Angel Booktopia)

<3 <3

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 7, 2016

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4.5/5
I've read Sustained three times, the most recent being this week and yet I am still without a clue how to review it. I haven't even made any notes on the story as I usually do otherwise the words don't come :) I get so caught up in the story and the characters the world around me disappears, that has got to be the highest compliment you can give a book.

Jake is an unusual character, the hard exterior he has taken great lengths to perfect, living the life of a heartless player, which lets be honest is shallow and unfulfilling. Although it isn't until a harsh wake-up call does Jake even begin to question his life choices. I didn't really understand the emotional barriers or self-loathing Jake felt. He is a wonderful friend and a warrior in the courtroom, although defending scum has taken its toll on his psyche. Utterly sideswiped when he first sets eyes on Chelsea, Jake's world gets turned upside down in an instant.

Chelsea is one of those characters you can't help but love, utterly selfless, she virtually secretes love and acceptance through her skin. Left to raise 6 children following the death of her brother and sister-in-law, Chelsea steps up to the plate whole heartedly and without an ounce of resentment or bitterness. She is an inspiration. The gaggle of nieces and nephews are utterly adorable and add humour to the story.

Dealing with 6 children isn't easy, add in Jake's issues and pursuing a relationship is going to be hard going. Chelsea is the type of person to throw herself whole-heartedly into a relationship but still maintains her dignity ans alef-respect, she is admirable. Unfortunately, Jake does not see himself clearly, at times he needs a good kick in the rear to get some perspective. Luckily he has Brent, Stanton and Sophia to do just that. I adore all of these characters and it was amazing to see the progression of Sophia and Stanton's relationship for Overruled.

If I could get away with just writing I love Emma Chase I would lol. Not only is she one of my must buy authors, her books are the type I can read and re-read over and over as this review already shows :)

TBB

A lire d'urgence

Reviewed in France on November 11, 2015

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Emma Chase est vraiment une auteur super ! Je l'ai découverte avec la série Love game et là je n'ai pas pu résister de lire celle-ci en anglais. Ce roman est drôle comme d'habitude mais en plus l'histoire est vraiment belle et change un peu. Un playboy qui tombe amoureux d'une femme qui a à sa charge une tripotée de marmots cela promet des situations cocasses et originales.
On se prend au fil du roman à s'attacher à ces enfants tout comme Jake. A lire de toute urgence !

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bluebird

A touching read 4.5*

Reviewed in Australia on May 23, 2017

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Emma is good at nailing books from a guys perspective & this one doesn't disappoint.

Chelsea is left to care for her brothers 6 kids after his death. Shes young but gives everything up to do so. As for Jake he likes the girl but the kids not so much. Join them on an interesting journey together.

Quite a touching read with a bit of hotness.

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