Overruled

De: Emma Chase

Narrado por: Charlotte Penfield, Jason Carpenter

Emma Chase, New York Times bestselling author of the Tangled series, returns with the first installment of the Legal Briefs series!

A Washington, DC, defense attorney, Stanton Shaw keeps his head cool, his questions sharp, and his arguments irrefutable. They don’t call him the Jury Charmer for nothing—with his southern drawl, disarming smile, and captivating green eyes, he’s a hard man to say no to. Men want to be him, and women want to be thoroughly cross examined by him.

Stanton’s a man with a plan. And for a while, life was going according to that plan.

Until the day he receives an invitation to the wedding of his high school sweetheart, the mother of his beloved ten-year-old daughter. Jenny is getting married—to someone who isn’t him.

That's definitely not part of the plan.

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Sofia Santos is a city-raised, no-nonsense litigator who plans to become the most revered criminal defense attorney in the country. She doesn’t have time for relationships or distractions.

But when Stanton, her "friend with mind-blowing benefits," begs her for help, she finds herself out of her element, out of her depth, and obviously out of her mind. Because she agrees to go with him to The-Middle-Of-Nowhere, Mississippi, to do all she can to help Stanton win back the woman he loves. Her head tells her she's crazy...and her heart says something else entirely.

What happens when you mix a one-stop-light town, two professional arguers, a homecoming queen, four big brothers, some Jimmy Dean sausage, and a gun-toting Nana?

The Bourbon flows, passions rise, and even the best-laid plans get overruled by the desires of the heart.

Completely unexpected Romance

In the romance genre, there ia usually a cookie cutter recipe. Girl likes guy, conflict, guy realizes he likes girl, resolution, happily ever after. However I think Emma Chase proved with her Tangled series that she is willing to off the beaten path. "Overruled" was a dynamic I can honestly say I hadn't read before. Not to spoil it- but this is not the relationship you usually root for. At times you wanted to scold the characters for being so stupid (where is your self-preservation Sophia?!) and other times you were left thinking this story is probably more like how life actually happens. Narrator Jason Carpenter did a southern drawl perfectly.

However I do wish there was more time spent developing the bond between the couple before the went to Mississippi to make it more believable that Sophia went with him. I'll read (read: listen to) everything Emma Chase writes and I can't wait for the rest of the series!

Better than I thought it would be

I read a few reviews that made we pass this series by and I regret that because it was great

Loved it!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, I love all of Emma Chase's books and did love the narrators as well.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Overruled?

At the end when Stanton takes Sofia to the Elton John concert and he sings to her during Your Song.

What about Jason Carpenter and Charlotte Penfield ’s performance did you like?

They both did an excellent job! Loved them both!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When Stanton finally realized that Sofia was the one he loved.

Any additional comments?

Can't say enough about Emma Chase's books. They are fabulous!

If you liked Twisted, you'll like Overruled

Emma Chase does it again. Strong female character. Great writing from the male perspective. Plausible story line. Jason Carpenter is a great narrator. Unfortunately he sounds so much like Matthew McConaughey that I kept picturing him as Stanton. And, unfortunately, that was not a good thing. Sadly, Charlotte read Sofia. And I mean literally, flat reading, no inflection, like listening to CSPAN. So that part was difficult.

The story is sweet and real and modern. It's a fun read over all and I'm looking forward to the next two books very much.

I object

This book should be titled 50 Shades of Grey junior . Lots of steamy scenes