Quick Review: Martini Mondays

The combined talents of author J.L. Brannick and narrator Katie Thompson truly made this book feel like a dear friend was telling me a story. With narrator John Lane popping in to drop in the sexy details in his dreamy, deep voice. I loved this book.

This is Brannick’s debut novel. Her second book Tequila Tuesdays is out on Kindle Unlimited and paperback — not yet in audio. I hope Thompson and Lane will read the next one, too.

Here’s the blurb:

At her aunt’s funeral, Laurel stumbles across an irate woman shouting at a gorgeous man, calling him a jerk, a prick, and a grumpy asshole. Then she meets Sebastian and adds a few names to that list. Because he may be hot as sin, but he has the personality of a rabid, prickly porcupine.

And Laurel has enough trouble. She’s graduating from law school, but it’s not to pomp and circumstance. No, it’s to a mountain of debt, unemployment, and her father disowning her. But the most brutal blow was her beloved aunt’s death. So after graduation, she escapes to her deceased aunt's enchanting home in Palm Springs, California to heal.

As an ugly confrontation with her father looms, and Laurel struggles to protect her mischievous little brothers, suddenly the “grumpy asshole” is everywhere. She tries to stay away from Sebastian and keep her temper and libido in check. But fate, circumstance, and her aunt’s meddling from the grave have other plans.

I can’t wait for Tuesday!

5/5 hearts
3/5 flames for some lovely slow burn to spicy heat

Do check the content warnings (grief, loss, domestic violence, police involvement).