Adrienne Stewart, nee Philips, walks into a business meeting as the attorney of a small pharmaceutical looking for venture capital. Sloan Merchant, attorney of the investment company Foster McKenzie, has only been told her married name and is completely unprepared for the shock of seeing Adrienne who she ran away from at college.

Despite the ethical questions of getting involved the two women are drawn together and seem unable to resist the pull. But Adrienne is a widow and mother still dreaming of her wife and Sloan is a player who never spends the night. Despite the attraction they are worlds apart and neither is ready for the encounter.

This is another strong traditional romance from Ms Cannon, well written, the characters are people we can engage with and their angst is appropriate and understandable unlike so many over blown sagas. The combination of their legal responsibilities, past baggage and current situations makes for just enough tension to keep the expectation going. It’s also fun to revisit Lauren and Elliott from “Come and Get Me”.

As always the sex is hot and steamy, the emotions run high and the happy ever after is a foregone conclusion, but that doesn’t detract from a good book – and as always this was an enjoyable read.

The legal setting was interesting and the book was well written. The romance was especially steamy. However, most of the time scenes that included both leads were written as flashbacks, I would have enjoyed the book more if the two leads had actually spent more time together. Having said that, it was an enjoyable read.

There are different point of views in this book, including both the main characters, Sloan and Adrienne.  Besides them, there is Lauren and Elliott, who were the main characters in a book called Come and Get Me.  Note that this is a standalone book.

I thought the author did a good job in showing Adrienne and Sloan's chemistry in the past, however, there weren't too many scenes showing the chemistry they had in the present.

I would've liked to have seen more interaction between Sloan and Adrienne's daughter, Callie.  I feel like it was a missed opportunity by the author to add another dimension to the story.

The pacing was okay as the I felt the ending to be a bit rushed.  Please also note that there are also quite a few flashbacks.

Though I enjoyed the story, I also felt there could have been more between Sloan and Adrienne in present day as there was of their past history together. I like when characters from previous books make an appearance and you're given a glimpse of their lives now, but I don't think they should take away from the main characters of the current book. In some scenes where Elliot is talking with Sloan, she seems to be judgemental, and the friendship between these two women doesn't come through. Sometimes the story felt rushed, I wanted there to be more between Sloan and Adrienne, more dialog of how they were feeling towards each other and of their separation years earlier, I wanted to read about Sloan and Callie and their warming up period, the ending could have been longer. But as I said, I enjoyed the story, just wish the two main characters had been more involved.

I was unable to review this book because of a conflict in my schedule. Sorry for any inconvenience this has caused the publisher or the author of the work. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to review for you and I look forward to reviewing for you in the future.

The premise was good. The execution, however, was lacking. This was perhaps due to the multiple storylines Cannon attempted to tackle.

Life doesn't always work out the way you think it will as lawyers Adrienne Phillips and Sloan Merchant find out, when they meet again after not having seen each other for 12 years. Whilst you can't go back, you can go forward and these two women find themselves negotiating for a future together they didn't think possible.

I enjoyed the dialogue in this book, however the amount of sexy scenes took
away from my enjoyment. There were so
many of them it did not seem many of them were warranted. Which is a shame because I did like the characters and the plot.

An honest review thanks to NetGalley. This was an ok read; I did like reading about Elliot and Lauren again. The reason why this book didn't get a four or more star rating was the fact that almost all interactions between Sloan and Adrienne were in each other's head. I do like flashbacks, but I wanted more between Sloan and Adrienne. This was a fast read, and if you like Julie Cannon's writing style you will like this book.

Up-and-coming lawyer Sloan Merchant never expected to run into her former lover Adrienne Stewart as opposing counsel during a major corporate deal. More than a decade after their college romance ended, Adrienne is now a single mother and widow following her wife Brenna’s death three years ago. Sloan’s boss, Elliott, and her wife Lauren are also featured heavily.

Take Me There was an okay read, but I had difficulties getting invested in the main characters. I had a really hard time with all of the flashbacks that kept cropping up. I'm all for a good flashback when used sparingly, but it didn't feel like Sloan and Adrienne interacted enough in the present and the frequent time changes gave me a bit of mental whiplash.

Additionally, the point-of-view shifts between the characters (including to Elliott and Lauren) caused some confusion at times. For instance, when I first started reading, I had to stop and check the summary to make sure I was reading the correct book. It's a bit jarring to start a book with a focus on two characters other than the leads.

One thing that I did enjoy was how the topic of Brenna’s death was handled and Adrienne’s difficulties with dating someone else. Moving on after a spouse’s death is a hard subject to tackle, and I liked how that was portrayed.

As a whole, I liked the plot of the book and the characters on an individual level. I just wish there had been more focus on Sloan and Adrienne together in the now rather than their joint history as told within flashbacks.

When Adrienne Phillips walks into the law offices of Foster McKenzie, she is fully prepared to face her college fling, Sloan Merchant. Sloan, however, has no idea Adrienne will be on the opposite side of the bargaining table. Old wounds run deep, and widow Adrienne has no desire to move onto a new relationship after the death of her wife, but someone forgot to tell her body that. As Sloan and Adrienne work together, old and new tension comes to the surface and they have trouble keeping things professional.

This book took me a long while to get through. It’s not that I didn’t enjoy it, I just kept getting distracted by other things. Cannon builds tension well, and I liked the characters. I realized pretty early on that Elliot and Lauren (Sloan’s boss and her wife) probably had a story of their own, and when I did a bit of digging, I came across Come and Get Me. Though the plot of Take Me There dragged just a touch here and there for me, I’ll definitely be seeking out the earlier work. I like Elliot and Lauren almost as much as I liked Sloan and Adrienne, and I’d like to spend some more time with them.

Though the plot is pretty simple, there’s enough tension to keep it going, and if you’re into the steamy part of the romance genre, look no further. Despite the building tension between Sloan and Adrienne, there are plenty of hot scenes to go around. All in all, a good romance. I’d recommend it.

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I really liked this book and wanted to give it 5 Stars - however the ending changed my mind it left me just frustrated with this book. There was this whole well written book with strong characters and well handled grieving experience and then it just ends. Literally the last two pages of the last chapter is when they finally figure out they want to be together and it ends - the epilogue tells in two paragraphs that they get married and live happily ever after. I feel like that was more than rushed and it should have been more with them being together. I liked that there was a lot of scenes with Lauren and Elliot but it kind of took over and if it was a page limit problem it would have been better to concentrate on the main couple. I always find it frustrating in books when the reader knows from the beginning who will end up together but they hardly get together in the end and the reader is left with just a few sentences where the main characters are happy together!!!

For this book I liked how Adrienne’s grieving was handled. I felt it was very realistic and well written. I liked how her dad gave her the advice that she will feel when she is ready to fall in love again. The topics of the book, dealing with grieve and an old love, were very intriguing.
Even though the ending was disappointing I would still recommend this book.

Okay, yep, so that start to the novel is definitely the single most In Media Res I've ever entered a story. Whew.

After that it goes back to being a fairly typical lesbian romance, and a very enjoyable one on the whole as well.

It's about Adrienne and Sloan. They knew each other in college and were together as well, although Cannon never really delineates whether they were girlfriends or simply lovers or something else. But, then they went different ways after graduation (and not in a great way it seems).

Both Sloan and Adrienne are lawyers representing companies and so they find themselves across the table from one another negotiating a deal while trying to negotiate through their own complicated feelings and their twisty, turney sort of relationship.

Oh, and to complicate stuff even more, Adrienne isn't just by herself, she is also the Mom of Callie, who was definitely my favorite character in the book.

Although they were all written very well. I also wasn't sure at the beginning whether I liked the Elliot/Lauren sorta co-plot, but, it did grow on me by the end.

Overall I really liked the book, it was a fun, enjoyable, and relaxing read. Another cool Julie Cannon tome.

I was given this ARC by Netgalley on behalf of Bold Strokes Books.

I usually really enjoy Cannon's book but this one left me a little empty. It's good, it's just not one of her best. I found the book a little annoying to be honest. I prefer books where people actually interact with one another. In this book we spend a lot of time in the characters heads.

There are four main characters Elliot, Sloan, Adrienne and Lauren. Probably got them in the wrong order but I wasn't really thinking. Anyway two sets of couples and Cannon spends her time in their heads and flashbacks. Flashbacks I may add are of sex scenes. If I was thinking that much about sex I'd never get anything done. Maybe that's why we spent so much time in their heads.

I gave this book 2.75 stars which for Cannon from me is unusual. I just found it somewhat disjointed. It really frustrated me. Also, on a side note. Has Cannon an issue with over weight people? Just asking !!!!


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I enjoyed this book! It was a very light romance which can be read over a weekend. Characters from Ms. Cannon’s “Come and Get Me” are back. However, the focus of this book was the love story between Adrienne Phillips and Sloane Merchant. Both women are lawyers representing opposing businesses. Sloane and Adrienne were lovers in college then separated upon graduation. Twelve years later they meet at the negotiating table. The sizzling passion is still there and how they handle it is the basis for this story.

In the first half of the book Ms. Cannon uses flashback techniques to provide the readers with the hot and heavy sex exploits between the two during their college romance.

I liked the interaction of Adrienne and Sloane during the present. The push pull of “I want to” but “I can’t” kept me interested in the story. As grownups, they now have different responsibilities and needs.

I gave Take Me There 4 out of 5 stars.
I was given this ARC in return for a fair and honest review.

Another winner by Julie. We also get to meet one of my favourite couples from an earlier book Come and Get Me. This book is very much different and also the same. Thankfully we don't get into too much detail of financing to make it long winded and boring but there is enough baggage from the past to add emotional depth to it. Also throw in a child, family and very different bosses (whose ideas are very different) to add layers and make for an emotionally satisfying romance.

I read this book over the course of 24 hours. I really wanted to like this book. I have been reading all types of lesbian fiction and romance form a variety of authors and I can't help but compare this author to others I have read and she is really lacking. The sex scenes were amazing I have to say the ones with Lauren and Elliott were very good. I just thought that the whole school shooting victim was a little cliche and dumb. It was emotional and I think that is the point, but it just seemed forced. Also Sloane walked away after they already agreed to not see each other and Adrienne was hurt by that? That was just the dumbest reason I have ever read as to why two people weren't together. It was just a very thin story line. Overall not the most enjoyable story. I was also very annoyed with whole private charter of a flight. I mean really? Why can't someone write a story about normal middle class lesbians who lead nice lives and aren't obnoxiously wealthy and have no qualms about flaunting it and thinking that this is normal. Like I don't know anyone who is like yeah your having an emergency lets just spend an unnecessarily amount of money on a private chartered flight across the country.

Anyway basically a story with a thin story line. Also Elliot supposedly loves Sloane and likes the work she does and then she just lets her resign over something that wasn't even a real issue. It seemed the author needed some sort of conflict and this was it, but it wasn't even a satisfying cinflight. It just seemed so thin. There wasn't enough meat in this book.

I'm a fan of Julie Cannon, have read many of her books. This one, in my opinion, isn't her best. Still a great book which I enjoyed very much. Would have preferred more time being spent on the main couple and in the present rather than their previous relationship. However, still very much worth buying and reading this book from this talented author.

I liked this book. It was a reasonably simple premise with some nice chemistry between the main characters. If you like Julie Cannon's other books then you will like this as well.