is a bundle of Bookampof the Mongomery series, We are introduced to Lucas amp Jason, two of the brothers, Wait For Me is bookand is Lucas amp Emma's story, They had been fighting an attraction for some time, Lucas has been hiding away amp his father sent his assistant, Emma to drag him back home, They ended up being trapped together in a snow storm and ended up acting on the attraction, When they are back home will they be able to stay together
Bookis Jason amp Maggie's story.
Jason is happy that his assistant Maggie is married, That way they can concentrate on business and not have any funny stuff happen, He just didn't count on the fact that he would be attracted to her and have to fight it so hard.
When Jason finds out that Maggie is pretending to be married to stop anyone from hitting on her, all bets are off.
Will they give in to their attraction Will anything come of it
Both stories are cute romance HEA's.
The characters all are trying to fight the attraction and not get in too deep, None of them are ready for love, The plots are realistic and easy to follow but keep you interested in them until the end, In both cases, the characters have to learn to go outside themselves and trust the others, Good books! The problem with not updating Goodreads while you're reading is that it's difficult to remember the books you finished a month ago.
. . I remember very little of these stories, but I'm fairly certain this is the author that had EGREGIOUS head hopping that was confusing and frustrating.
I almost put it down in chapter one, Probably should have. But, I'm pathetic in wanting to finish what I start, so I plugged along, The characters were interesting enough that I wanted to find out what happened, but it wasn't a pleasure getting there.
I don't really recommend it, but I want to find out about the last brother, so I'll read the last one thankfully there's only one more! to round out the series.
If that isn't confusing as a recommendation/nonrecommendation, I don't know what is, I got this ebook from SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca publisher in return for an honest review!
These two stories are cute.
Firstly this is a new adult series, therefore, expect mature themes,
Now, I'm not much of a contemporary romance kind of girl, but i did smile at this one.
Which is a big deal considering Fantasy is my thing!
These stories were adorably Cliche, that doesn't always have to be a bad thing.
Yes i knew what would happen beginning, middle and end, But isn't that the thing in most contemporary romances
So i won't go into plot details because there are two stories and giving anything away would be major spoiler.
However, let's just say that the common thing in both stories is a funny Match Making Father,
I, personally, really liked the first story Lucas Montgomery's story, . . come on, wounded NFL player
These two stories are totallyabout the romance,
Usually i like a good back story to the tales and not the whole 'I love you' craze,
That being said, it kind of worked for this one,
My peeve Lots of sleeping together, . . like, they're machines!
HOWEVER it is nondescriptive you know they did it, but it doesn't go into the gory details.
Thank God.
So yea, its a short, light and very romantic read,
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Wait For Me
William Montgomery wants to see more of his youngest son Lucas.
Ever since Lucas' pro football career was cut short because of a knee injury, he's been a recluse, Only coming down from his home in the mountains once a month for a meeting concerning the family business, When William notices the way Lucas and Emma his assistant look at each other when they think neither is watching, he hatches an idea to play matchmaker.
And if he gains a daughterinlaw in the process, so be it,
This story had a classic setting, sort of, The strandedinthesnowandhavetostaythenight scenario between two people who are attracted to each other, is classic anyway, I just felt that it focused more on the 'isn't it odd for dad William to give you my address instead of his' aspect, than it did on the actual romance.
It overshadowed what was happening between the two of them, But, hey, it all works out in the end, Still a pretty good read,
Trust In Me
William Montgomery is at it again, this time with his next to youngest son, Jason.
When Jason requests a married assistant to go on a three week business trip, because his other assistants have tried to become the next Mrs.
Montgomery after Lucas and Emma's relationship started at the office, William knows the perfect woman,
Maggie has been working in customer service at Montgomery's for three years, although she's qualified for a higher position.
She's been keeping a low profile because her previous boss tried to force himself on her and Mr, Montgomery came to her rescue by giving her a job and telling everyone that she was married, per her request, so no one would try to come on to her.
Jason has no idea she's not really married, . .
I really like the idea of William fixing up his sons, It's an endearing way to make them happy while making his close family bigger, Now, we just need Mac's story, which I'm sure the author is saving for last because he's the most stubborn.
I liked Jason and Maggie's story better, probably just because I was interested in seeing how William was going to pull this one off.
Just like before, the situation was one that neither character expected to find themselves in, I do think they should have told Jason sooner about her not really being married, . . poor guy tortured himself, but it did make for a nice story,
These romances are short and sweet, The writing is good, as is the concept, and I would recommend them to romance fans,
Wait for Me This story was actually very cute, The premise of sending someone up the mountain to get snowed in and hopefully fall in love is a little strange, but the friendship between Lucas and Emma made it work.
And the fact that Emma didn't let Lucas get away with his shit worked even better, She wasn't wiling to baby him like the
rest of his friends and family were and that just made her seem like such a strong person.
Trust in Me Let me just start off by saying that I wasn't in love with Jason, The story starts with him insisting on traveling with a married assistant because his single assistants have propositioned him, Just from that conversation he seemed like a douche, While Maggie was another strong female character, I just felt that she was way too good for him,
I felt for her, especially when we find out what happened with her former employer and why she had left the position of executive assistant behind.
But that said, she put Jason ahead of herself on too many occasions, I would've loved to see her stand up for herself a bit more and not constantly just accept the scraps Jason had to offer.
Wait for Me
Wait for me wasn't exactly what I was expecting, I figured they were going to be thrown together and of course there would be tension, But with this one it was good, Not extraordinary but good.
Lucas Montgomery was a famous NFL Quarterback, he had everything he wanted until and injury that would not get better took that away from him.
With the pain and loss he secluded himself away from everyone including his family,
Emma works for the Montgomery's as an assistant to William, Lucas's father and owner of the company, She has been there for a while and respects all the Montgomery's, When William needs papers, she will travel into the mountains to get him those papers, Until a snowstorm blows everything off track,
There is romance, a jerk, an interfering well meaning father, and an assistant who just doesn't back down, I liked this one and have already started the second book,
Trust in Me
Trust in me was addictive, Samantha Chase writes a story that drags you in and doesn't let you out,
William Montgomery is at it again, Maggie needed to be rescued years ago and now he wants her to help Jason on a project that will require her to be on the road him helping keeping everything flowing.
Jase knows he requires someone who is married, has a great work ethic, and now thanks to his brother, someone who iwll just be there to do the job.
After the last few assistants have displayed more interest in him than working, Maggie is exactly what he needs,
The business trip doesn't go as either of them expected, It was good and I liked it alot,
Cute
Both Wait for Me and Trust in Me are light, cute, sweet romances without much weight.
I enjoyed both, but I will not be reading either again, I enjoyed Wait for Me more, Lucas and Emma worked well together, and she really called him on his bs, Jason and Maggie in Trust in Me seemed to suffer from a lot of drama for drama's sake.
I am not a fan of the bouncing POV, and as this is an early Chase novel it's prevalent here.
I'm not saying a book can't have more than one POV, in fact I prefer when there are at least two his and hers.
Just I want clear breaks in between or, better yet, keep them separated by chapters, Don't have a conversation between three people and then put us in each person's head repeatedly,
One problem, though:
Still, Chase's writing style is smart and the pacing is quick, Characters and dialogue are rich and snappy, I will definitely continue with the series, WAIT FOR ME:
Lucas that boy gets easily distracted, "when she nodded to the bubbles and then looked back at him, he got the picture.
“Oh, right. Sorry,” he said and backed out of the bathroom, closing the door behind him, " I liked that he gave his girl compliments, "hed grabbed the magazine from her hands, “Ten positions to make him crazy in bed” He looked at her incredulously, reading the rest of the headlines on the cover of Cosmo.
With a chuckle, he handed it back to her, then leaned down and placed a searing kiss on her lips.
“Trust me, Emma , theres nothing that article can teach you, " The boy has some stamina, "its been a long time since Ive had sex standing up like we did last night,” he gave her a sexy grin, “multiple times.
My knee is just a little sore today, " I liked this book.
TRUST IN ME:
I liked Jason, "Jason stopped her, “Whoa, were going to eat lunch like normal people and not talk business for the next fifteen minutes, okay" I liked that Maggie was bold and could drive her man crazy, "nice outfit,” she said saucily , and got up on tippy toes to place tiny kisses along his chin.
“You look good in my sheets, ” Jason let out a low growl as her hands began to wander over his chest, his shoulders, and his arms.
" I liked this book more that Lucas's, I found this book to be okay, Not fantastic, not bad, just, . . meh. My biggest problem was the feeling of headhopping, At one point I think we were in three different POVs in the space of a page, Lucas in particular seemed a bit immature, though I do get his problem and wanting to retreat from the world.
Wait For Me Lucas's injury would be devastating for a pro athlete, but his total retreat from the world seemed a bit ridiculous.
Emma I really liked her for the most part, though during the blackest moment of the book, I thought she was a bit ridiculous as well at the lengths she went to.
I enjoyed seeing her make a career shift, but felt it came too quickly and easily when there had been relatively little hint she wanted to shift jobs, and then when she did it came so effortlessly/convenient deus ex machine perhaps.
The final "I love yous" were sweet, but again the thing that drove them apart just seemed over the top to me.
Trust in Me I enjoyed Trust more than I did Wait, and I think in part because both of the characters felt more realistic and grounded than those in Wait.
Jason was a good man a bit egotistical perhaps, but given apparently every woman wants to marry him maybe he has room for ego, and genuinely comes to appreciate and admire Maggie.
I felt the genuine growth in both characters and believed in their path toward romance, The one stumbling block for me to bar it from liking it more than I did was toward the end when Jason has his showdown with the jerk from Maggie's past.
I felt, again, that the whole thing seemed a bit unrealistic and, surprisingly given it's a Sourcebooks book, badly edited.
I felt like something, maybe a page or two, went missing somehow because there was no hint of what was about to happen, just POOF, Maggie walks in and of course leaps to the wrong conclusion.
Still, the makeup was lovely,
What for me saved both books was I loved William the meddling dad, I really enjoyed watching him try to maneuver his kids into finding what he clearly has with his wonderful wife.
So this is a hit AND miss for me, Still, I'll continue reading Ms, Chase's work in the future,
Book provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review, In Wait for Me: Bookin The Montgomery Brothers series was sweet, funny, and I couldn't put it down, We meet Lucas Montgomery and he's retreated after an accident, Just wants some peace and quiet until his father does something to change things up a bit,
Emma Taylor will do anything for her boss, but what happens next when she comes face to face with Lucas, his son will have you thinking something isn't right, or she has been set up.
It's pretty great to see what happens with these two,
Trust in MeJason Montgomery takes workaholic to a new level until he meets Maggie, He's panicked because he is need of a new assistant, The business trip is extremely important to the company, He needs someone with him, When it's suggested that Maggie Barrett be going he isn't sure, but she qualifies in that she's married, The big factor for him,
Something happens while on the trip between Maggie and Jason, Not sure what to make of it, because surely nothing could ever come out of it,
A turn of events makes Maggie look at Jason differently, You'll see why.
I just love these four characters, Both books were amazing. Highly recommend. .
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