{"id":6707,"date":"2016-04-14T17:44:24","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T21:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=6707"},"modified":"2017-03-08T14:45:41","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T19:45:41","slug":"arc-review-sidebarred-legal-briefs-3-5-by-emma-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=6707","title":{"rendered":"ARC Review: Sidebarred (Legal Briefs, #3.5) by Emma Chase"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t plan on you, Chelsea.\u00a0 Or them.\u00a0 And for as long as I live, you will be the best thing that ever happened to me.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

5 Jake-lovin\u2019 stars<\/b><\/p>\n

OMG, Emma Chase rocked this one! It\u2019s the ending to the Legal Briefs series, and if you loved Sustained<\/a><\/em>, you are going to LOVE this one! Taking us back to Jake and Chelsea\u2019s story, it\u2019s told entirely from Jake\u2019s POV and is the perfect blend of sweet, sexy, funny, downright freaking hilarious!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been four years since Jake and Chelsea met, and they\u2019ve been married for two. Life with their six adopted kids is just as crazy as ever, and I loved throwing myself back into the madness!<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been married for about two years and there hasn\u2019t been a single morning when I didn\u2019t wake with a smile tugging at my lips. Not one fucking time. Because she\u2019s beside me \u2013 half on top of me \u2013 and the six little shits we love more than anything are tucked safely away upstairs. They\u2019re all really good sleepers. That\u2019s key.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jake and Chelsea are still madly in love and totally hot for each other. The sexy time is sizzling, but the swoon is off the freaking charts.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s my love, my home, the solace to my soul, the keeper of my heart, the center of my entire fucking world. The only reason I really believe in my own goodness is because I see it reflected in her eyes. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But as much as I love a great love story, again, the highlight is Jake with the kids, because OMG! These kids are an absolute riot, and Jake\u2019s no-nonsense nature with them is absolute gold! (The \u2018where do babies come from\u2019 discussion had me crying in laughter!) Jake has some truly epic moments of fatherhood, from the sweet to the practical to the downright uncomfortable, and I loved it all!<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay, here\u2019s the deal \u2013 your aunt and I have noticed that you and Peter seem\u2026pretty serious. And\u2026we want to make sure you\u2019re being <\/i>safe.
\nThe last word hangs heavy in the air. Like one of Cousin It\u2019s rancid dog farts.
\nRiley\u2019s face turns a startling shade of fire-engine red. \u201cOh my God. Is this really happening?\u201d
\nI pinch the bridge of my nose. \u201cI know, I know, it\u2019s fucking awful.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are changes coming to the Becker\/McQuaid household and it\u2019s all awesome, but there are a few hiccups along the way. But even those are highly entertaining reading.<\/p>\n

Chelsea\u2019s arms flail out to her sides and she yells, \u201cWho <\/i>are you?\u201d
\n\u201cI\u2019m your husband.\u201d
\n\u201cReally? I don\u2019t remember exchanging rings with a fucking caveman!\u201d
\nI lean down over her, almost nose to nose. \u201cThen you weren\u2019t paying close enough attention.\u201d
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\nBrent would say this is healthy \u2013 getting it all out in the open. That theory can go suck a dick. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s all awesome \u2013 all of it!<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a catch up with Stanton & Sofia and Brent & Kennedy, and I loved seeing where they were at. And then there\u2019s that epilogue, set 17 years into the future, which is absolutely perfect and actually made me tear up.<\/p>\n

Sometimes I look around and wonder, how the hell did I get here? How is this my life? It all changed so fast. But then I stop wondering. Because how this life became mine doesn\u2019t really fucking matter. I\u2019m just crazy-happy that it is. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This series is a definite favourite of mine, and thank you, Emma Chase, for giving us such an amazing ending. This novella was everything that I wanted and more.<\/p>\n

5 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Reader Copy was generously provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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The Legal Briefs series<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Overruled\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"Sustained\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"Appealed\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"Sidebarred\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Overruled (#1)\u00a0<\/strong>(Stanton & Sofia)
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Sustained (#2)\u00a0<\/strong>(Jake & Chelsea)
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\nBuy:\u00a0Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Appealed (#3)\u00a0<\/strong>(Brent & Kennedy)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Buy:\u00a0Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 | \u00a0\u00a0Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Sidebarred (#3.5)<\/strong>\u00a0(Jake & Chelsea)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0\u00a0Kindle Ebook<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Buy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook Review \u201cI didn\u2019t plan on you, Chelsea.\u00a0 Or them.\u00a0 And for as long as I live, you will be the best thing that ever happened to me.\u201d 5 Jake-lovin\u2019 stars OMG, Emma […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","yasr_overall_rating":5,"yasr_post_is_review":"","yasr_auto_insert_disabled":"","yasr_review_type":"Product","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[454,50,65,9,29],"tags":[59,37,66,48],"class_list":["post-6707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-audio-recommendation","category-favourite","category-lol-funny","category-romance","category-steamy","tag-arc","tag-emma-chase","tag-legal-briefs","tag-review"],"yasr_visitor_votes":{"stars_attributes":{"read_only":false,"span_bottom":false},"number_of_votes":0,"sum_votes":0},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sidebarred-FOR-WEB-2.jpg?fit=150%2C234&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7gaNL-1Kb","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}