Illegally Yours
Laws of Attraction, Book 2

I Picked Up This Book Because: Seemed like a good idea to request from Netgalley at the time.

Media Type: Audiobook
Source: Netgalley/Everand
Dates Read: 2/12/24 - 2/13/24
Stars: 3.5 Stars
Narrator(s): Pippa Jayne and Jason Clarke

The Characters:

Trinity Jones
Lucas Wright

The Story:

Attraction, love, family, life can be so complicated sometimes. You know what is also complicated, learning to let go and let people mess up on their own. also learning to depend on someone else to care for you the way you care for everyone else. Trinity and Lucas experience all of this over the course of this story.

Illegally Yours by Kate Meader, book two of her Laws of Attraction series, following Lucas and Trinity in an older woman, instantaneous falling in love story. Lucas Wright falls for a whiskey sommelier, Trinity Jones, at his friend’s bachelor party, only to discover she’s the sister to his current client’s soon to be ex-wife. Talk about an ethical conundrum. She should be off-limits, they both agree to that; but there's something about her that he just can't stay away from.The banter between Lucas and Trinity was fun; though there are some very serious moments. Both Lucas and Trinity have experienced trauma in their life; coming out in their story. Overall, I really enjoyed getting to know these two as they got to know each other. I highly recommend Illegally Yours to other readers.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

I honestly had a hard time connecting with the characters. As much as I hate it, this book just was not for me. I felt the book dragged through some areas and I could not really get into the story. Sorry

Illegally Yours is the second book in Kate Meader's Laws of Attraction series. This is a great addition to the series, with good characters and storyline.

This was my first book by this author and I enjoyed the storyline and the main two characters. I received this book from herbal key for my review.

How adorable is this book? So much! I love the characters! Of course some of that may be because of the audio version. I'm a sucker for a British accent. (This always makes me think of Love Actually, when the British guy who bombs out with all the girls goes to America and lands Shannon Elizabeth)
Anyway, our hero meets our heroine at a bachelor party. It's a classy affair with whiskey not hookers. She is a sommelier. Fast forward to a few days later and our hero finds himself with his newest client. A total ass who wants to divorce his wife and leave her with nothing. Our hero is fine with that. He thinks most women are 'out to take men to the cleaners' anyway.
Enter our heroine, the protective big sister of the wife. Now, little sister is amazingly spoiled. Her soon to be ex was even our heroine's boyfriend first. So she expects big sister to talk to the attorney and get her a good deal. What a surprise when the attorney is the hot guy she already met.
A fun story with great characters and lots of laughs. Thankyou to Netgalley for this book!!

This book was so entertaining. I was drawn into the story from the beginning and was involved until the end. The characters were complex and interesting. I found the story to be well paced and engrossing throughout the whole book. I was invested in the couple throughout the book and felt all the emotions through both the highs and lows of the story.The side characters were such an integral part of this story as well. This is the love story i needed to read at this time. If you want an entertaining and well written book this is it for you

Lucas and Trinity's story was so heartfelt. Both of these characters have strong ties to family and things they can't let go of. By letting their walls down with each other, they are able to bury the past and move forward together. Of course it's not without its ups and downs, but these two truly compliment each other in the best of ways. Such a good story. I truly enjoyed it.

Oh the instant chemistry between these two!! Whoa!! Off the charts!! But alas conflict arises when Lucas represents Trinity's almost ex -BIL in the divorce.
I'm normally not a huge fan of sliw burn romances, but Meader can write a great, engaging slow burn romance!

I've never been so annoyed with a hero as much as I did with Lucas Wright. I liked some parts of this book but overall it was just a bore.

4.25 Stars / 3 Steam Fans

It took a little bit to remember why I did not read Illegally Yours when I first received it as an ARC through Netgalley, but then I researched it when I was 40-50% through the book. It was the original cover not portraying an interracial couple accurately. The current cover is a better representation of Lucas and Trinity, as described in the book. I did enjoy the dynamic between Lucas (hotshot divorce lawyer) and Trinity (sister to Lucas client's Ex) with the sexual tension of will they won't they because of law ethics. I also like how Lucas and Trinity had family members that they felt responsible for that added another layer to the story. I was somewhat pulled out of the story by one scene that involved a do-her list by some racist drunks toward Trinity that just did not feel needed or relevant. Otherwise, I felt the emotions from both characters and was very engaged with the storyline.

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Lucas Wright is jaded. As a leading divorce attorney, he's seen the worst of relationships and has vowed to never fall in love. Love doesn't last, he's convinced himself--nor is it enough. And then he met Trinity Jones.

Someone he should never, ever have feelings for. First of all, because that whole "love doesn't last" belief and second because Trinity is his client's sister-in-law. Yep. sister to his client's wife--and even if the client is a complete and total a-hole, the client still deserves Lucas's best effort, right?

Well, maybe... and that's just the predicament Lucas finds himself in!

Lucas and Trinity are wonderful together--they're sexy, smart, snarky and a joy to watch fall in love.

So, so, SO GOOD! Once I started this one I could not put it down. Who would have thought this couple would be so perfect for each other? This author, that's who! Lucas is a hot-shot British lawyer who represents predominately husbands and fathers and when he meets Trinity at a bachelor party he is immediately intrigued with and the chemistry between these two is off the charts! Too bad just when they are getting close they find out he is her sister's soon to be ex-husband's lawyer and there is a conflict of interest and ethics problem...oh my...Will they get past this? You bet they will, in the most witty way possible with so much banter and sass and, of course, with so much heat! Definitely recommend this one!

**Received this ARC for review from the publisher via NetGalley**

Though Lucas was presented himself as the life-of-the-party-goof, underneath there is a lot going on with him. Things from his past that he hasn't discussed with anyone.

Trinity is the soon-to-be ex-sister-in-law of Luca's newest client. Trinity has always put herself last and never thought she was good enough to receive the good things in life. Once Lucas comes along and shows her how he see her, they both have to get out of their own way in order to see what's in front of them.

I liked this story. I do find it interesting that the author didn't really address Trinity being black and Lucas being Caucasian, other than to mention it. Also her sister is the steriotypical blond. Does that mean that Trinity's mother was white?

I liked this series, which I have finished. But I'm glad I was able to listen to it with the Audible Escape package, as I felt like they ran on a little long.

I tried to get into this book time and time again. I never made it beyond chapter three. I just can't get by the hero's attitude. I am sure there will be an epic character redemption plot, but I just think he's too much of a jerk for me to even try to finish his story. I love Kate Meader and will absolutely read other books she publishes, just not this one. I appreciate the opportunity to read and review this book.

I loved this one! It was so swoon worthy and romantic! I can't recommend this one enough to people! It makes me want to read more from the author

Not one of my favorites from Kate Meader, I had a hard time connecting with the main characters; something about their interactions just didn't come across naturally to me.

I was captivated my the characters and the premise when I first picked up this book but I have to admit that as the story progressed things started to go down hill for me. From the pacing to the spotty character depth and shallow, tunnel like vision from both Trinity and Lucas, this was not an enjoyable read.

3 meh stars
I had a hard time connecting with this book. I put it down and picked it up way more that I should have. I tried to read it for a week. There was just something that was I couldn't get into it.

ILLEGALLY YOURS - Kate Meader

#2 in the Laws of Attraction romance series

GOOD ENDING - 3 stars

Plot - 3 stars - Lucas, the "Hottie Brit," has his sights set on Trinity, the whiskey waitress who served the guys at James' bachelor party. But both are shy of relationships, with baggage of their own that neither wants to share.

Writing - 4 stars - Meader writes casually and well, easy to read and drawing me right into the story. Since we had already met Lucas (and briefly, Trinity), it was easy to slide right back into the scenario. In this book, however, I felt that the main characters, at least at first, didn't quite fit together as well as those in the previous book in this series. It wasn't as obvious to me that they were suited for each other and should work so far to develop their relationship.

Characters - 3 stars - Lucas is totally hot, but his sexiness is overshadowed by his silly craziness. He's really funny, and his comments made me laugh out loud many times. But, boy, it would definitely be tough to be with him all the time as he's practically manic and always unpredictable. Although he works hard and is obviously a professional, I was a little unhappy about his relaxation of his ethics when he wanted to be with Trinity and really dragged his feet about deciding how to handle the situation. Although it was resolved, it bothered me at the time. Trinity is less easy to know. Although she is clearly the stabilizing factor with her sister, I was a little about confused about the family dynamic since Trinity is black and it's obvious that Emily is white. If it was explained, it must have been brief because I missed it. And she annoyed me with her constant enabling and excuses for Emily's bad behavior.

Title - 3 stars - Not too sure about this title. Why in the world would you want to start off the relationship (and the book) admitting that you're doing something illegal or, at the very least, unethical? It didn't seem like the best choice for a title.

Cover - 2.5 stars - It's always risky to put faces on covers, and in this case it totally didn't work for me since these characters look totally different in my mind. I kept flashing the cover models in my head as I read the book, and in actually detracted (or at least distracted) me from the book at times. Isn't Lucas supposed to be blond? And English? The model seemed very American and definitely brunet. And I imagined Trinity to be beautiful, but this model was not particularly attractive. Altogether a disappointing cover.

Overall - 3 stars - The conflict of interest at the beginning of their relationship didn't sit well with me. Despite Lucas's supposed professionalism, I felt he delayed way too long in resolving this issue. In addition, these characters just didn't seem to fit with each other, especially at first. Lucas tried too hard to be wild and crazy, and I found him to be manic and hard to live with, even on the pages of a book. His total downs when dealing with his sister led me to believe he suffered from manic depression. Trinity started out as an overwhelming enabler who constantly kept up with her role as protector, even when it became obvious, even to her, that it was problematic for all of them. All that being said, I was happy with the ending since both characters brought out the best in each other. Trinity could tone down Lucas's wild mood swings, while Lucas brought fun and caring into Trinity's strong independence. I was happy with the resolution at the end, but I'll admit to being frustrated throughout, which is why I took off some points. However, I will definitely continue with this author and this series. You can't always have a winner.