“Look smart ass. This is the last time I’m going to remind you about breaking sections of the lease. If there’s a next time, I won’t stop until you and your frilly, white wedding shit is thrown out of here. Do you got it?!”
Wylde looked in Jacob’s pained eyes and answered in his deep voice. “Yeah, counselor. I got it.”
From high school, up until he became a successful attorney Jacob Snowden was convinced that love had it out for him. “Everyone left,” were the words he lived by. His mother, his high school sweetheart, his father, and his fiancé, all left Jacob just when he felt it was safe to let down his guard. Not any longer. Jacob was a determined man, set at keeping people at a distance. If his six foot one, military-made body didn’t scare people off, his permanent scowl surely did. At almost forty, Jacob’s social life was non-existent, but he told himself his work fulfilled him. He helped people get out of their loveless marriages. Jacob Snowden was one of the best divorce lawyers on the east coast and was damn proud of it. So, imagine his disdain when a wedding planner moves into the suite directly adjacent to his… an insanely masculine, male wedding planner.
Wylde Sterling had made quite a name for himself in his hometown of Roanoke, Virginia, working for a wedding planner that catered to the elite. He was known for his charm and impeccable taste. Yep, he was incredible at giving couples the wedding of their dreams. But he wanted nothing more than to plan his own. After striking out in love more times than he cared to admit, Wylde decided to start his own business in a new city, hoping Richmond would give him a fresh start. Things started out wonderfully – until he started to piss off the angry divorce attorney next door.
Wylde could see past Jacob’s mean scowl, knowing there was a reason for it. It was the man’s defense mechanism, his means of keeping people away. Everything in Wylde told him to stay away, but he believed Jacob just needed to meet a man who had been hurt as badly as he had.
Reviewer: Shee Reader
This book is written with all the sorrow, angst, sexy times and love that I as a reader have come to expect from AE Via. It has delightful character development, sassy dialogue and scrumptious apologies. There are strong friendships and I can totally see a series coming from this one. I would love the minor characters to get their very own HEA.
Our big scowling man, Jacob’s life experiences made me cry for him, and I totally understood his lack of faith in people. It’s no surprise he made a kick ass divorce lawyer! The perfect antidote to which is a super charming, super sunny, optimistic and hot as sin wedding planner! As you might expect, these men had both had a bit of a rocky journey and found the yin to each other’s yang in the other man.
No one writes a big, hurting alpha like A.E. Via, and this book was no exception. It was so sad to start with, then seeing Jacob bloom like a flower under Wylde’s attention was beyond perfect.
When life deals Jacob another blow, he doesn’t tell Wylde (who is having the big break of his career on the very same day). Jacob doesn’t keep this distress hidden for any bad reason, he just doesn’t trust Wylde to choose him, and my heart about broke for him. Thank heavens, A.E. is not going to leave us hanging like that, but instead, one of Jacob’s long-suffering staff spills the beans and Wylde can go to his man. There are yet more nasty turns in store, but the love is flowing like a river and Jacob is much more able to cope. Wylde is a gorgeous character, but this is definitely Jacob’s book.
Highly recommended!
I was given a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
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