This prince charming has no time for love. Hot shot lawyer, Jared Redmond is a workaholic whose romantic life is a string of quick flings. After a long business trip, he returns home early to find his younger brother has thrown a Halloween party in their apartment and there’s a big problem… sleeping beauty.
His undeniable attraction to this mysterious stranger sets him on a path toward the one thing he’d never planned on…falling in love.
But his fair princess has no time for love either, and when their careers put them on separate paths, Jared has to fight to win back the woman who stole his heart or lose her forever.
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This book was a joy to read! Highly recommended!
I loved this book for a lot of reasons. After reading a handful of harsh, gritty, and difficult books, this book was a welcome reprieve. This book has a hopeful tone, the characters are generally upbeat, and no major catastrophe befalls anyone. There’s plenty of bumps along the road to HEA, but no major angst.
Felicity is an art history grad student employed part time at a gallery. Money is tight for her, but she’s got her end goal in sight and she’s working towards it. Jared is an ambitious attorney with nothing on his radar except work and more work.
After the cutest meet-cute ever, Felicity and Jared are each aware of the strong chemistry between them. Felicity battles a moderate case of the not-good-enoughs because her background is modest and small-town compared to Jared’s wealthy family, while Jared struggles with balancing his professional obligations with his new passion for Felicity.
Jared, it could be argued, is too perfect. He’s handsome and successful and charming. He stands up for his girl, loves his family, and performs like a stallion in the sack. He’s gentle and sweet, but still just the right amount of dominant when it’s naughty time. But I say he’s just the right amount of perfect. He’s book-boyfriend perfect, and I’m putting in my dibs. (#Ilickeditsoitsmine)
The supporting characters – Felicity’s bff Layla, her employer Sabine, Jared’s friends Thad and Anthony, their families – are all a lot of fun too and add humor and pathos and magic throughout the story. Can’t wait to read the promised follow-ups about Thad and Anthony and their true loves!
Enjoyed the story. Liked the characters and the plot. I’ve been thinking I’ve read this book before but can’t place in what book it might have been. Always looking forward to the next read from Smith.
I have to say, I haven’t read a Lauren Smith book that I didn’t thoroughly enjoy. Legally Charming is no exception. I found the characters enchanting (LOL) and very likeable. An art student finds herself in bed with a prince charming. There is an instant connection of souls, although each has not realized it at first. Then there is the connection of bodies, well yes please, it was hot!!
Legally Charming is a fun and fast read with interesting characters that will keep you turning the pages until you get to the happy ending. For me, I need happy endings and Ms. Smith did not disappoint.
It was tantalizing and just could not stop reading but disappeared from the Radish site
Felicity Hart has one goal: Completing her masters in art. Falling in love isn’t part of the plan. She reluctantly agrees to attend a Halloween party at Tanner’s apartment her best friend Layla’s boyfriend. She’s not a party animal so sneaks away from the party and goes to sleep in Tanner’s brother Jared’s unoccupied room, Jared a lawyer isn’t expected back, however she wakes to the sexiest pair of eyes she’s ever seen. Eyes that belong to the one man who could turn her well organized world upside down. When he flashes that wicked, panty-melting smile at her the vow to not fall in love seems impossible
Jared Redmond used to be the ultimate bad boy. But he’s now thirty & his legal career is taking off and the partners of his firm are trusting him with high-dollar real estate transactions. Jared’s just closed a large deal & wants nothing more than to go home & sleep but when he arrives home on Halloween to find a princess sleeping in his bed, his all work and no play attitude goes out the window.
I love the author’s regency romances & loved this too, a well paced story that had me reading until the early hours.
Jared is definitely an alpha male who ‘could give Jamie Dornan a run for his money’ so quite attractive! He’s everything you could want in a hero, gorgeous, intelligent, hardworking, sensitive & caring WOW. Felicity had me wanting to shake her at times, she had low self esteem & was so naïve at times whilst at other times was fun & caring. The attraction between the pair sizzled & I’m not surprised steam was rising from the hot tub. A modern take on some fairy tales, the secondary characters were also well portrayed, I loved Layla & look forward to Thad & Angelos’ stories
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Lovely story. Very sweet, quick, and fun read with a happy ever after.
The supporting characters are a lot of fun and add humour to the story line.
Recommend.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout as part of a group of stories (It Began with a Sigh) and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Lauren Smith, Legally Charming – This is my first read by this author and I tried to read this and although I did like Felicity and Jared, I disliked the vulgar language and the unrealistic sexual thoughts straight out of the gate, which did not go with their character traits. They both have agendas with their lives and yet they are acting stupidly; her more than him. Hard to explain properly, but an example: a shy virgin expects a stranger to kiss her for no reason. I finished chapter two. 2*
Legally Charming (Forever After #1) is Devine. A modern day fairytale romance with a Sleeping Beauty/Cinderella theme. Told in dual pov which accentuates the tone & depth of the tale. Jared Redmond is prince charming with his sweet & sexy protective side. A charming & witty read with easygoing characters.
LEGALLY CHARMING ‘Legally Charming’ by Lauren Smith is book One in the “Ever After” series. This is the story of Felicity Hart and Jared Redmond. I am a big fan of Ms. Smith writing so of course I loved this book! But I truly think you will enjoy it too. Felicity is a hard working student trying to get her Masters in Art and loves history. Jared too is hardworking but he didn’t used to be…used to be a party boy. But know due to life lessons he is a workaholic. When Felicity goes to her best friends party she stays the night so she doesn’t have to drive back in the dark to an unsafe housing apartment. Felicity is given Jared room since he won’t be home but that turns out not to be the case. Jared see Felicity sleeping in his bed and for the first time in a long time is fascinated by something other than work. Both Felicity and Jared have a lot of past issues to overcome…but it was so exciting watching them grow together. Jared was a strong male form that was gentle with Felicity when she needed it. Felicity open a world for Jared that he had turned away from. The secondary characters were great! I so hope to see them with their own stories soon!
Legally Charming by Lauren Smith is a touching contemporary romance. Ms. Smith has delivered a well-written book. The characters are phenomenal and the best part of the book. Felicity is quiet and a little on the shy side. Jared is an overworked lawyer. Their story is full of ups and downs with plenty of drama, humor, sizzle and a little action. This is not a book with overwhelming angst. I enjoyed this book from cover to cover and look forward to reading more from Lauren Smith in the future. Legally Charming is book 1 of the Ever After Series but can be read as a standalone. This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.
I voluntarily read a complimentary copy of this book that I received from Bookfunnel. All thoughts and opinions are my own.