Arrogant, rude, hated by everyone in town…
And 100% NOT my type.
How the hell am I supposed to fix everything wrong with Drake Slade?
Lord give me strength because the moment I meet him,
The only thing I want to do is kiss that smug look off his cocky face.
Yeah okay, so that’s not the ONLY thing I want to do to him.
The day my perfect LA life was uprooted to move to middle-of-frickin-nowhere … day my perfect LA life was uprooted to move to middle-of-frickin-nowhere Colorado,
Was the day I was convinced my life was over.
Raise and promotion be damned,
What good is it if the only place in town is a dollar store?
But here I am, wearing a denim skirt and cowboy boots,
Rootin and scootin my way around town,
And square dancing my way right into Drake’s bed.
Don’t worry, I have a plan.
It’s just a little rough and dirty fun to make my time here pass,
Get the town to love him and move my ass back to LA.
I will NOT lust after my new billionaire client.
I will NOT fantasize about all the naughty things I wish he’d do to me,
And I will ABSOLUTELY not fall in love!
Now I just need to convince my heart…
IF YOU LOVE A COCKY, ALPHA THAT WILL DO ANYTHING FOR HIS WOMAN. A SASSY HEROINE WHO IS DETERMINED NOT TO FALL IN LOVE AND SO MUCH HEAT YOU’LL MELT…SCROLL UP AND ONE CLICK THIS ROMANCE TODAY! NO CHEATING, CLIFF-HANGERS AND OF COURSE AN HEA.
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This is a great story with wonderful characters. I know they were only supposed to be together for 12mths as Celeste was going back home but their relationship was more than just sex. Everything was going well until Drake’s ex-girlfriend Casey turned up out of the blue expecting to jump straight back into bed with him but it didn’t work as he realised just how much he’d fallen for Celeste. Since he didn’t want her Casey went to tell Celeste that she’d spent the night with Drake to split them up but it did the opposite as he had gone straight to her & told her everything that had happened with Casey. It lookedike they would get their happy ever after as he told her he loved her but when he realised she’d be leaving soon leaving her a note telling her it was best they didn’t see each other anymore, she tried yo call him but he refused to speak or see her, she told his assistant Harrison that she lived Drake but he wouldn’t let her see him so when she got a call offering her the new job starting straight away as she had completed her job for Drake early she took it. His brother called him out on the way he was behaving & that he could see that he loved her & to go tell her. Realising now he couldn’t live without her he went to tell her & was, devestated when he found she’d left but booked himself on the next plane hoping she would give him the chance to talk & hope she felt the same way luckily for him she did. I can’t wait to read Colton’s story.
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Celeste is an ambitious lawyer that accepts an offer to run the Colorado office of the law firm for one year, when she returns after that year, she will have the promotion she always wanted. In Colorado she meets her number one but very difficult client, Drake Slade.
Although all things are against them, they connect and feel attracted to each other instantaneously.
But Drake has a loaded past and Celeste is in Colorado only for a short time . Is it wise to try something between them?
This is the first book of the series, it’s Drake and Celeste’s story. It’s fast paced and keeps you wanting to know more.
It’s a good beginning for this Slade brothers series.
This book was sooo good. Alexis Winter has an ace in the hole with this one. I would easily rank this book five stars. Drake Slade and Celeste Teller were great characters. Celeste is a fancy lawyer working at a firm in LA. She gets a surprise promotion but it includes her working at the firm in a small town in Colorado. All she has to do is seal a deal for the biggest client, the Slade family, for a period of one year, then she could come back to LA to be one of the top attorneys with the firm. Celeste accepts. When she gets to Colorado, she meets with Drake Slade, the CEO of the brewery. He is arrogant while being very sexy. It only takes a couple of times meeting and they are having twenty-four hour sex marathons. The more time they spend together, the deeper they both fall for each other. But can they keep their relationship casuel for one year or will they fall in love?
Satisfying relationship.
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I enjoyed the story and the characters. There was a good balance between dialogue, inner thoughts and action. The pacing was good. The character grew through the story as they realized their feelings. The storyline reached a satisfying conclusion.
One glitch (?) – in Chapter 6. Drake (approximately page 30), it seemed that there may have been a paragraph or two missing. Drake and Celeste have just gotten together and suddenly the story jumps to them having dinner apparently the next day. Other than that, the story flowed well.
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Pretty good read. I enjoyed Celeste and Drake. It was nice to see the relationship evolve and eventually give us our HEA!
I really enjoyed this book by Alexis Winter. This story is about Celeste and Drake. Drake has a sad past and emotional obstacles to overcome which was made easier for him living alone in a small town Or so he believed. He decided to expand his brewery and the lawyer he had retired, so the law firm sends another lawyer. That lawyer Is Celeste, And when they met she knocked Drake off his feet. He became instantly smitten and and not wanting to let her go.
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This is the 1st in a new series and is Drake and Celeste’s story. Celeste is a lawyer who is hired by Drake who owns Slade Brewery as he wants to expand the business which is not going down well with the locals. There is an undeniable chemistry between these two even though they know it is forbidden. This is a beautifully written story which is sweet and romantic, and I highly recommend for all. In my opinion, this is this gifted authors’ best work to date, and I cannot wait to read more about these Slade brothers.
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This is the first book in a new series, The Slade Brothers, a wonderful start to the series. Well-written story with an interesting storyline, the characters are incredibly likable, both have pasts but they are definitely better together. Highly entertaining.
Unexpected Bride – Full of Unexpected Surprises too!
Celeste is a force to be reckoned with. She’s a successful lawyer in Los Angeles & has been sent to a small town in Colorado. She meets Drake who has retained the firm’s services. His heart’s broken from a past love. Even though Celeste is supposed to work with him to get his neighbors to agree to let him expand his brewery, she wastes no time to shake him up by changing his drunken days/nights & to move forward into the light of happiness once again. Their fringe benefits & with no strings attached, turns out to be so much more. With the ending date 5 months away, Drake is on his way to expanding his business. Celeste’s job is completed & is sent back to LA. Absence & distance makes the heart grow fonder. Big decisions need to be made on if they can have the HEA & will the big city girl be able to live in a small town or will he leave the family business & move to LA to be with Celeste?
I loved the story! It is so moving, so emotional & their chemistry is at the combustion level.
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Alexis you have done it again. I loved this book so much and loved Drake and Celeste. This book has everything you expect from a book and has a HEA. Download and read this today.
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I am never disappointed when I pick up one of Alexis books. Alexis brings the story to life as if you are partaking in the story yourself. The sexy love scenes will set the book on fire. This story is about Celeste getting a promotion and having to relocate for a year. She was able to set her own terms to the contract and keep her life as is until she return in a year with a bigger office and salary. I loved Celeste in this story but I would have being doing a jig when I return to my floor from the top floor. Her friend gave her the heads up and she played her part. Off to Colorado and the back woods. Drake wants to expand the family brewery but the town people will not let him have the land to do so. Celeste is there to keep Drake happy. Make sure things runs smoothly for their number one client. Their attraction is off the chart. Harrison warns them to stay away from each other. He do not want to see them hurt. Drake ex tries to get back with him again. He finally has enough of her and tells her no way in hell will he get back with her. If you want an entertaining read you found it here. Drama, yes! Getting the job done, yes! HEA, yes, yes!
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This was an enjoyable love story. Drake has become a grouchy hermit since his love walked out on him but when Celeste comes to his town he learns what real true love is like. They give in to the attraction they feel for each other thinking that when she has to go back to LA that they will just go on with their own lives again. They didn’t count on falling in love with each other and in the end they can’t live without each other and have a happy ending.
Book 1 in a new series is already a 5 star read. Celeste is a fiesty, independent lawyer whose new client is hated by everyone in town. She lives in CA but was offered a job in Colorado to help Drake. Drake is arrogant, cocky, and is just trying to expand his business the way he knows how. Celeste will keep Drake on his toes. I didn’t like Drake’s dad. I didn’t like the mention of a half brother and it wasn’t elaborated (have a feeling we will be meeting him soon). Great primary and secondary characters. I can’t wait to see who is next. It is a page turner that has a lot of action.
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This is a well-written story with a fast-paced storyline.
The characters are incredibly likable, there is some danger and intrigue that kept the story entertaining.
Recommend this book.
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This was fun, witty, sexy, and I was unable to put it down. I love that it’s not long so the story doesn’t drag on and you get invested in the characters. Celeste and Drake have chemistry and try as she might, Celeste can’t help but fall for him.
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Celeste and Drake are like dark and light. She is a city girl determined to succeed no matter what it takes. He is a country boy millionaire satisfied with his status quo. She blasts into his life and changes and uproots everything. She heals his broken heart and sets him back on the path to becoming a participating citizen in the community. There is heat, and laughter to keep you all the way to the happy ending.
This is an extremely well written book by the very talented Alexis Winter Her books always flow well and are extremely well edited and this one is no exception
The thing that drew me to this book is that the main characters Celeste a lawyer sent to Colorado by her company to deal with their main client there and Drake that client are so different but in their own ways they are both looking for something The question is have they found that thing in one another You will have to read to see
This is the 1st book in the Slade brothers series. The characters are well developed and the story line will keep you turning pages.
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When the company moves Celeste to Colorado for her billionaire client Drake, owner of Slade Brewery, she’s not too excited living there being from the big city. Celeste is a lawyer and while Drake is used to getting his way, he has another thing coming because Celeste has her own way to work on things. Rules need to be followed. But will the attraction be stronger and will they step over the line? Will he let her go?
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Celeste is a lawyer from California who is sent to Colorado to help their new client Drake purchase more property for his brewery. He was left at the alter four years ago and has turned into a bitter jerk and no one likes him so when Celeste arrives she is like a breath of fresh air. Since she will be there for one year they agree to a “friends with benefits” but the more time they spend together the more this temporary relationship may be too hard to walk away from.