The McGregor Brothers, Book 2
Synopsis: She thinks he’s an arrogant playboy.
He thinks she’s an uptight prude.
But he’s about to make her an offer she can’t refuse.Nicola Price used to have it all – a great career, the perfect boyfriend, an excessive shoe collection and an apartment in one of San Francisco’s best neighborhoods. But when she gets knocked up and her asshat boyfriend leaves her high and dry, Nicola’s perfectly crafted world comes tumbling down. And stays that way.
Now, Nicola is the proud single mom to a five-year old daughter and living a giant lie. She can barely afford their ghetto apartment and all the men she dates run when they hear she comes with a child. She’s struggling and scared – and nowhere near where she thought she’d be at age thirty-one.
Her saving grace comes in the form of a tall, handsome and wealthy Scotsman Bram McGregor, the older brother of her friend Linden. Bram understands a thing or two about pride, so when tragic circumstances place Nicola at rock bottom, he offers them a place to live in the apartment complex he owns. It’s pretty much the perfect deal, so as long as she doesn’t mind living beside Bram, a man that, despite his generosity, seems to antagonize her at every turn.
But nothing in life is free and as Nicola gets her feet back on the ground, she discovers that the enigmatic playboy may end up costing her more than she thought.
She might just lose her heart.
Those McGregor brothers are nothing but trouble…
Review: When I was attracted by the novel, I did not notice that it was a second volume but I knew that with this genre it should not be a concern. I can tell you now that I’ve finished the book, that I had no problems by starting the series here. I think it must be nice to know the first story, but this is not essential.
We thus find Nicola and her little daughter Ava, both trying to overcome the obstacles in their lives. It was very interesting to have the mother / daughter dynamic in this book, especially when we know that this is not often the case in literature. Besides Ava is the most important person to Nicola and we perfectly feel that through the lines. Moreover, it is very difficult for us to see everything the young woman had to sacrifice for her daughter and finally to understand that life does not seem to work out for some and far from that. Fired before getting a health insurance, Nicolas tries to get her life on track as best as she can, although this is very difficult. Yet she did not expect to have an interesting offer by brother of her best friend’s husband: an apartment in his building while she can find something else and a new job. It is difficult for Nicola to put her pride aside especially as she does not understand what he can withdraw from that but one thing is certain, she will not succumb to his charm! Indeed, Bram is known to be a womanizer and passes from one woman to another in a single second. Yet despite her distrust, something is going to appear between them, but can he change because of that?
I enjoyed this novel, to discover Bram and Nicola, to understand why they were acting like that and it was interesting to learn more about them both. As I said, Nicola has gone through many trials and this is far from over, in fact I did not expect to have such an illness for her daughter, but it was interesting to see how she would manage this new change. Besides Ava is a real touch of freshness to the story and it was a pleasure to see her innocence, hopes and dynamism all over the chapters. In terms of Bram, it is very difficult to statute about him and it’s true that I was curious to see if he was serious or not in relation to Nicola. Yet I confess that I did not expect at all to such a revelation at the end of the story and I was curious to see what would happen.
It was a great find and it is true that I had a great time. I’m curious now to read the first novel and of course the rest of the series at the same time. The author carried me with this volume and I’ll read more with pleasure.
Lorna
I enjoyed this book as well. And the first one was good as well. I have the rest of the series in my tbr pile and I will get to them soon! Glad you enjoyed this one as well 🙂
Melliane
I need to read them!
blodeuedd
The cover is so dull
Melliane
if I’m not mistaken it’s self publishing. I don’t think it represents the story but well, it’s ok for me
Silvia
I haven’t read this series yet, but I LOVED her Experiment in Terror series! Completely different from this one, but since I really like her writing style I know I’ll get to this as well 🙂
Happy it worked well for you!
Melliane
I don’t know about this one
Keertana @ Ivy Book Bindings
Karina Halle’s books are always a hit-or-miss with me. I wasn’t a fan of her recent release, Smut, but I’ve looved some of her past series. I haven’t picked this one up but I’m glad you enjoyed it! I’m definitely going to be adding it to my TBR!
Melliane
this one was nice
kindlemom1
I was hoping this would be a good one, glad to see it was for you!
Melliane
thanks
LilyElement Book Reviews
Oh yay! I’m always seeing people love her writing, really need to read some of hers! So glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Lola (Hit or Miss Books)
I haven’t read anything by Karina Halle before, though I always wanted to 😛
Lola (Hit or Miss Books)
I never read a book by Karina Halle, though I always wanted to!!
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
Not really my genre, but my attention was really attracted by that cover. I really love it, and it looks so different from the French version I saw in your other post.
Melliane
right? really different
Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews
This is a series I’m very curious about, Melliane! I’m glad you enjoyed The Offer so much, even if it’s the second story in the series.
Have a fantastic weekend and happy reading 🙂
Melliane
yes it’s nice
Melissa (Books and Things)
I’ve heard good things about this author but have yet to read a book by her and I want to read one! I’m also glad you read out of order so I know if that happens to me here, I’m good. 😀
Melliane
It was a nice surprise for me
Carole Rae
Gah – I hate when I pick up a book that is later in the series. xI
Joy // Joyousreads
I’m curious about this book! I’m glad you enjoyed it even if you haven’t read the first in the series. At the same time, I’m scared because Karina Halle’s books tend to be heavy on the angst.
Melliane
yeah, but for me it was ok
Melanie Simmons @mlsimmons
I’ve heard great things about Karina Halle, but I’ve yet to try her. Sounds like another great story for her. I’m glad you enjoyed it. I’ll have to give this author a try sometime.
Melliane
I want to try more
kimbacaffeinate
So glad it worked without reading book one..this does sound like a good series!
Jennifer (Bad Bird Reads)
I am mesmerized by the cover. I could totally do that with my camera. It’s fun.
Lekeisha
I still have her other series on my Kindle that needs to be read. Hopefully, I’ll really love her writing, and want to read this series as well. Great review!
anna@herding cats & burning soup
Always nice when you pick one up out of order and it still works just fine 😀 I do enjoy her books. I’ll have to check these out at some point.