A review by amym84
Ties That Bind by Katee Robert
4.0
This was a quick read that I managed to finish in an afternoon. A somewhat sequel / spinoff of Robert's book Prom Queen Ties That Bind deals with former actress, now divorce lawyer to the stars, Cora, and the man who helped ruin her career back in the day, Jake, now famous Hollywood director.
Jake finds himself in a very precarious situation in which he wakes up married in Vegas. However, he doesn't remember a thing about getting married or the woman he's apparently married to. The first person he thinks to go to for help is Cora. Jake has often thought about Cora and their one night together over the years and time apart has not diminished this feel at all. First he needs to deal with his marriage, and then he and Cora need to deal with what happened between them in the past.
I'm not going to lie, I was intrigued by the whole "unwanted marriage" plot point to this story, so I was a little bit disappointed when that didn't get more use than as a means to get Jake and Cora back together again.
Honestly though the main storyline revolves around what happened between Jake and Cora in the past, and the fact that there's still obviously feelings between them.
It's a short read and I think Katee Robert did a great job of making the story feel complete in the limited "page number" without rushing things. The sex is hot and the idea that these two people could spend one night together and not see or talk to each other again for twelve years and still have that spark between them came across as plausible.
I wasn't too sure if I wanted to read book 2 Animal Attraction but after reading this one I definitely want to read Brooklyn's story and to learn more about Jake's friend Levi.
Jake finds himself in a very precarious situation in which he wakes up married in Vegas. However, he doesn't remember a thing about getting married or the woman he's apparently married to. The first person he thinks to go to for help is Cora. Jake has often thought about Cora and their one night together over the years and time apart has not diminished this feel at all. First he needs to deal with his marriage, and then he and Cora need to deal with what happened between them in the past.
I'm not going to lie, I was intrigued by the whole "unwanted marriage" plot point to this story, so I was a little bit disappointed when that didn't get more use than as a means to get Jake and Cora back together again.
Honestly though the main storyline revolves around what happened between Jake and Cora in the past, and the fact that there's still obviously feelings between them.
It's a short read and I think Katee Robert did a great job of making the story feel complete in the limited "page number" without rushing things. The sex is hot and the idea that these two people could spend one night together and not see or talk to each other again for twelve years and still have that spark between them came across as plausible.
I wasn't too sure if I wanted to read book 2 Animal Attraction but after reading this one I definitely want to read Brooklyn's story and to learn more about Jake's friend Levi.