Totally worth the time. Jagger and Chelsea are the latest couple in the Southern Heat Series.Each of them needs the other to get their life in order. Chelsea needs help to save her family home. Jagger needs help to keep his nephew from being taken from him from an errant mother.
I was able to read and review this book through an ARC.

Jagger has stepped up as Kaden’s guardian for several years when all of a sudden his drug-addicted mother wants him back. Jagger will do anything to prevent that, even by wedding Kaden’s kindergarten teacher, Chelsea. As time goes on, Chelsea and Jagger have to fight Kaden’s mother for custody but also their attraction for each other. This book has some surprising elements to it, and made you not want to put it down the entire time you are reading it.
You won’t want to miss the final book in this series.

Handsome, sexy and filthy rich Jagger Talbot, left his playboy days behind him to give his baby uncle the childhood he never had. Moving to a small town in Virginia was only one of the many sacrifices Jagger was willing to make. Here, Kaden was happy and healthy and being abandoned by his mother was not even a memory. Until the woman comes back to claim custody of her son. To keep Kaden safe from hurting, Jagger will do anything. Even marry. Sweet, beautiful, funny, school teacher Chelsea Beemer can't deny her attraction to the gorgeous single dad that has moved to town. She knows she's not his type. If she were, he wouldn’t have ditched her at Mitch's wedding, but she can admire his determination to keep his boy just the same. Broke and exhausted from working two jobs, Chelsea is about to lose her family home, the only thing she has left from her dead mother and brother. When Jagger propositions her to a marriage of convenience, can she refuse to give them both what they need? Wed to You is a sweet romance about falling into love backwards. Sure Jagger and Chelsea are attracted to each other from the start and sex without feelings is a myth, but it's in the sacrifices they make and the little things that happen, that everything changes and true loves comes through. An endearing romance full of swoon worthy surprises and sexy moments.

Though the storyline is nothing new, the characters made all the difference in making this one of the most enjoyable romance stories I've read lately. The scene stealer was hands down Kaden...that little boy captured my heart with his child's innocence and honesty, and his crush on Chelsea. She and Jagger were a perfect match, they had an instant chemistry and kept the story alive through it.

Though this is the third book in the series, it could be read as a stand alone. I felt the ending was rushed and would have given the book five stars if not for that.

This book was provided by the Publisher and Netgalley, I am voluntarily providing my honest review.

a cute quick read

This is the third book from Jenna Harte's Southern Heat series and it is fantastic. In fact, it was so good that I read it from cover to cover in less than a day. This is a well-written novel and the richly developed characters are authentic, compassionate, and very likable. I absolutely love the Relationship of Convenience trope, and Ms. Harte's interpretation does not disappoint.

Kindergarten teacher Chelsea Beemer, is a sweet and spunky woman that recently lost her brother to war and her mother to cancer. Due to the accumulated debt from her student loans and her mother's medical expenses, she works two jobs. She is also in danger of losing the home that has been a part of her family for over a century. Chelsea has practically no social life to speak of because she works all of the time. In addition, small town living does not provide many dating opportunities.

Jagger Talbot comes from old money, and up until about eighteen months ago he lived the playboy lifestyle in New York City. Now he is the guardian of his late grandfather's five-year-old son Kaden, residing in Charlotte Tavern, the small town where he used to summer during his childhood. Jagger is a changed man and loves being a father figure. Now all he needs is a fake wife, because Kaden's biological mother is suing for custody, and Jagger has a better chance of retaining custody if Kaden is living in a two parent household.

Chelsea and Jagger have been aware of each other for a long time. Eight years ago they attended a mutual friend's wedding, and due to circumstances beyond his control, Jagger brushed Chelsea off. Kaden is Chelsea's student, which brings both of them together again. Chelsea and Jagger have a smoldering chemistry, which slowly evolves into much more. Jagger believes he is incapable of romantic love, and Chelsea cannot live a life without it.

I loved this book! To begin with, I really liked the cover. Besides pink being my favorite color, it beautifully contrasts with the white shading. Secondly, the primary characters are tangible, and the secondary characters have personality and wit, which adds to an already engaging plot. I found myself cheering for Chelsea and Jagger to work through their misgivings and find their happily ever after with each other. I am definitely going to read the first two books in this series. Overall, this is a solid read from new to me author Jenna Harte, and it can be enjoyed as a standalone.

Complimentary copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley.

So you read the blurb and think – typical marriage of convenience with a little rich man/poor girl fish-out-of-water thrown in. And you’d be right … but that SO doesn’t stop it from being enjoyable!

I liked Jagger and felt so bad for the start in life he got. Neither his dad nor his mom wanted him, raised by a nanny, and pushed into a shallow life that he didn’t like. But he was saved by a young boy. A young boy who is now in danger of being taken away from him. To Jagger, Kaden is the only good thing in his life and he would do anything to save him, even marry someone he barely knows.

Chelsea’s big heart gets her into a little trouble here, but she lost everything when her brother and mom died. To see Jagger’s pain at the thought of losing Kaden makes it really hard to turn down his offer. But that soft heart is her biggest fear in this relationship – she’s already attracted to Jagger, a fake marriage might start feeling too real.

There were a couple of moments where a little bit of honesty would have cleared up a lot of misunderstandings and hurt feelings, but it’s definitely not easy to reveal that much of yourself to someone else. I think that Harte handled it really well, all the way through. While the story might seem familiar, she gives her readers interesting people and a lot of emotion & depth. It keeps you involved even when you know where things are going. It makes getting there very enjoyable.

(While this book can be read on its own, there were references to other people that I didn’t understand.)

I have not read the other books in this series. I found that this book is easy to follow and consumes the reader. I was so upset when I had to walk away from it.

I would have given this book 5 stars but did not because I felt that the ending was rushed a little.

Jagger is a character with many layers and the author peeled those layers back to reveal an amazing broken soul. Taking care of his "Uncle" who is five and giving up your life to make his a better one truly tells a person about the goodness that one holds inside. But the problems are 1. he doesn't believe he is good, 2. his family is crazy and ruthless, and 3. he is very narrowed focus, on his responsibility as a guardian.

Chelsea is a girl next door sweet heart kindergarten teacher. She has lost her brother and then her mother in a short amount of time. (Would have liked a little more on her brother but it doesn't take away from the story.) Faced with a mountain of bills from her mother's care she may lose her families home. 200 years of Beemers in this house may come to an end because she is too proud to accept money from friends. But when Jagger makes her an offer she can't refuse she agrees. Just keeping her heart straight will pose a challenge.

Jaggger and Chelsea are easy to fall in love with. It was also easy to become so engrossed in the story that the pages melted away. You can't go wrong with this well paced, beautiful story.

3.5 This had the usual Idea of pretend marriage due to the need on both parties. It had strong moments = the best was the boy...I wasn't drawn to either the man or the ex wife... the overall push ended ok.

Let me start by saying I have never read anything by Jenna Harte, but I plan to start.
This book was written so well that I couldn't put it down. It's the run of the mill romance yes, but it was just good. I enjoyed the characters and I felt the chemistry. My heart broke several times reading it, for the situation, but also for the characters. The whole story flowed so well, that I never questioned what was going on or where something came from. Kaden was perfect. All the supporting characters were. The book has everything you need the feels, the chemistry, the drama, the steaminess, the heartbreak and the healing.
The epilogue was perfect. I love when it all tied up nice and neat and satisfies your wonder.

I love this series! One of the best series I've read in a long time. Full of charm, wit, and lots of love. This particular book blew me away. I didn't think it top Mitch and Sydney's book, but I was wrong. Jagger and Chelsea's journey to finding love was enchanting. I was rooting for them since the beginning. They both deserved each other and thought the world of Kaden. Kaden stole the show! He was so adorable. I laughed out loud when he would tell everyone how Jagger is his nephew. I will always be recommending this series to anyone who asks for a good read. The author's writing is brilliant as she weaves each tale. 6 star read!

I am a huge fan of the authors stories and this one of my favorite series. I am soooooooo sorry its ending but look forward to more books. This story features the last two characters in the series to get together.

Jagger is a rich NY playyboy who re-opened his grandfathers horse farm and takes care of 5 year old Kaden.

Chelsea is the sister of previous characters Mitch's best friend Brian, who died a few years ago in the military and previous character Lexie's best friend. She is a kindergarten teacher and also has HUGE bills from when her mother got sick with Cancer and taking care o their huge home.

Jagger meet at Mitch's wedding where Mitch warns him away from Chelsea. But he cannot stay away entirely because she is Kaden's kindergarten teacher. Now I have not disclosed Kaden's relationship because its kinda a weird factor in this story.

The farm/house Kaden and Jagger live on was owned by Jagger's grandfather but Kaden's father. Kaden's mother is Tanya, a former showgirl, and drug addict who is in rehaband who was Jagger's step grandmother. When Jagger's grandfather died he gave custody to Jagger for his Uncle Kaden. Jagger's father is actually Kaden's brother and so Jagger is his nephew.

Anyways when Tanya starts popping up and wanting her son back. Jagger says no way. He has changed his entire life to try and give Kaden a better life and he does not Tanya dragging him back to NY and the excessive life he grew up in.

Since he is not a parent he is told Tanya has a better chance at being given custody, he is told he'd have a better shot with a wife. Thats how he comes up with the plan to wed Chelsea. He agrees to help her with her bills but she really does it because she loves Kaden. She tries very hard to resist Jagger but he is unresistable.

This is a story about them forming a family and having to deal with Tanya. What Tanya did was awful but she is really not the villian here. Jagger has to learn how to let go and thats really what this book is about. As does Chelsea, she has to learn to embrace life and love and move on from her mom and brother dying.

I absolutely am crazy about this series and this book was wonderful. I loved both Chelsea and Jagger and am only sorry this series has ended. This book easily stands alone and the other characters from other books are only seen in a handful of scenes. If anyone has a prominent role it was Mitch as he is a big problem and then solution in this story.