I liked Margot and Luke individually and together. Margot seemed to know what she wanted in a partner, so the only area she still wanted validation was in her familial relationships. Luke was just a nice guy and he cared what others thought of him. What they had in common, other than sexual chemistry, was the drive to make their mark in their career.

I had always wondered what Elliott knew about Margot and Luke, but he did hire Elliott before Margot met him so there wasn’t any big brother match making there.

The secondary characters added some flavor to the romance. I’m wondering if Avery will get her own book.

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Drunk on Love
By: Jasmine Guillory
Pub Date:9/20/22
Publisher: Berkley Publisher Group
Margot Noble is a co-owner of a family winery in Napa. She inherited the business with her brother when her uncle passed. She’s looking for a little stress relief on Subday night. While sitting at her friends bar Sydney dares her to flirt with the 28 year old guy Luke who just came in.
They really hit things off and their morning is even better.
After Luke takes her home she gets ready for work and when she arrives her brother announces he’s hired someone for the tasting room only for Luke to walk in. Truly embarrassed, she knows she can’t continue a relationship with a member of her staff. Luke even offers to quit but Margot is sure they can be civil and work together.
However their attraction continues. Margot doesn’t want her brother to know what’s happened, he’s already over critical of her work in the winery but Luke has his issues too. He’s moved back to Napa after quitting his job in Silicon Valley however his mom think he’s on a sabbatical and dating his best friend Avery. Can these two get past all the stuff in their way?

I always love Jasmine’s lead characters! Strong, Independent women who usually know what they want and how to get it. This one is definitely a must read.

Hello

Apologies for the late notice, but I have decided not to review this title.

While I am certain it's obvious by now, I wanted to also clear this off NetGalley, so it's not showing as open for either of us.

I look forward to continuing to work with you in 2023 and beyond.

Laura

Thank you so much to the publisher for sending me an ARC!
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Unfortunately I DNFed this, it just didn’t catch my attention and maybe I’ll get into it again when I’m in the perfect headspace to give this another try! But I would buy and recommend this to others definitely!

I have recently become acquainted with her literary works and found them good. I felt they were all “feel good” contemporary romance novels that were cute. This book went from average to really above fun average. I could not stop smiling.

I enjoyed all the characters. Even the annoying brother! Everyone was nice but I’m more hyperfocusing on how strong the friendships are between Margo and Sydney, Luke and Avery, and last but not least, a friendship between Margo and Luke. It’s so easy for a couple to have hot sex but can they talk in real everyday life? That’s hot if you answer “yes.”

It’s a cute premise where the boss accidentally sleeps with her employee, but to see it’s a woman who is the boss is about darn time! I adore the part where Luke even offers to quit to make Margo feel more comfortable, even though she assures him, “no, and it would probably violate many ethical rules.” Let’s add more chaos into the fun factor and have Luke’s mom not know the reason why Luke is back in Napa when he’s supposed to be in Silicon Valley. Oh, and Luke’s mom gleefully thinks Luke is back because he’s dating Avery, again. Avery thinks that is hilarious, as when they were dating for a hot minute, in high school, she didn’t much care for Avery.

If you want a fun read and a feel good novel, this is the one to read. It's not overly complicated and a quick read.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for sharing this amazing digital reviewer copy with me in exchange for my honest thoughts.

Writing Style: 3.5/5
Plot: 3.5/5
Pace: 3.5/5
Characters: 4/5
Intrigue: 4/5
Enjoyment: 5/5

When Margot's one night stand, Luke, becomes the newest employee at her family's winery, the attraction is still there.

I enjoyed Drunk on Love - just like I enjoyed all of Jasmine Guillory's romances. It was probably the quickest read of 2022 for me - and I was in a major slump, so this is quite the compliment. I liked Margot and Luke's chemistry and banter, and I loved the winery setting.

I enjoyed this, no surprise as i'm a Guillory fan, but in particular I loved the family dynamics the honest discusson about power dynamics at work, it was great!

I would rather watch paint dry than read another paragraph of this book. Holy hell this was painful.

Let me break it down for you:
• unlikeable characters
• horrible communication skills
• the book is written like the reader is too stupid to piece things together on their own
• dual POVs were very much rinse and repeat (see previous point)
• nothing felt sexy about this romance
• there wasn’t a single bit of humor or fun in this novel

The only reason I didn’t DNF it was because the publisher sent me the novel and I always follow through on my commitments to publishing houses.

I didn’t like or dislike this book. The plot was fun but for some reason I didn’t connect with the main characters. I liked the strong female character but….I’ve only read 1 other of her books and felt the same way. So it could be that I don’t enjoy her writing style. Either way I know there are many fans. Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy. #NetGalley #DrunkonLove

I really enjoyed this book. The characters were all loveable. It was a fast paced read. I really recommend this book.

Classic Guillory, sexy, fun, likeable characters. Both characters lean into each other to figure what's important in their lives.

This was not for me.... couldn't get behind either character and the chemistry was just off to me.... I love JG but this one didn't work for me.

There’s no better time to read a Jasmine Guillory novel like just before Valentine’s Day! Her newest novel takes place at a family owned winery in Napa.

Margot is working hard at her family’s winery trying to prove to her brother that she can handle the task of running the business side of the winery. She’s doing lots of promotion and marketing to get people to visit and buy lots of wine. She needs some stress relief when she meets a handsome stranger in a bar and has a great night with him.

…. Until he shows up at work as her new employee her brother hired. Luke is taking a break from his job in Silicon Valley and moves home to Napa without telling her mis mom why or that he left his job. He’s very into Margot but she is his new boss! How can this work?

This was classic Jasmine. They have incredible chemistry and wonderful banter. It has a decent level of spice and it was fun to see two workaholics chill out and enjoy each other. It was interesting to hear about Elliott and Margot’s experience as black winery owners and that is a very small, niche group.

Thank you so much to @PRHaudio @berkleyromance @jasmineguillory for my gifted copy. I actually received this book this week with PRH’s blind date with a book!

Jasmine Guillory is an author whose books I can always count on to be fun AND educational. Learning about wine around the blossoming romance kept me engaged and invested in the characters and their success. I love how Guillory’s heroines are always strong, intelligent, career minded women!

First, I LOVED that this book took place in Napa and the MC, Margot, owned a winery! This book included close proximity and workplace tropes along with a slight age gap between Margot and Luke (only 6 years, though Margot brings it up on numerous occasions). There was also a theme of siblings too between Margot and her brother, Elliot. Aside from that, I enjoyed the discussions of the importance of DEI in the workplace and of the struggles Margot faces on everyday basis of being a woman and woman of color CEO. The romance was cute with lots of tension, I just found nothing super special about it. Plus I didn't like how Luke continually led his mom to believe things that were untrue. I understand he felt ashamed, but I just felt bad for his poor mom. Also, the third act conflict was a little blah and I didn't like how Margot or Luke handled it. Overall, I still enjoy Jasmine Guillory books, this one just wasn't as strong as some of her others in my opinion!

This read different than other Guillory books and I really enjoyed it. The one night stand turns out to be your coworker/ boss is one of my favorite tropes and I thought this was done really well!

I enjoyed that the conflict didn’t revolve around being coworkers like other books with this trope do and there were other issues involved.

The open door sexy scenes were great! This was a quick and cute romance!

This story was simply boring.</blockquote>

I hear so much about Jasmine Guillory so I made sure to grab this newest release. I can't say that there was anything wrong with this story. There just wasn't anything exciting.

The story is about Margot Noble. She has been working with her brother at the family winery. Her brother is more CEO of the winery and doesn't seem to respect her job much. Margot hangs with her friend, who ones a local bar, a lot. One of these nights, she meets Luke at the bar and they spend hours talking and laughing, but of course, no exchanging of names since they just wanted to forget about their respective stresses. <em> Yeah, that never leads to problems. </em>

Since they are both grown adults, they decide to enjoy the rest of the night together. They have great sex and he is a gentleman and drives her back to her apartment in the morning. Then Luke drives over to his new job at the local winery and meets his new boss, who he just slept with.

The rest of the story that I read involves Margot and Luke being very pleasant to each other while pretended they haven't seen each other naked. Luke learning his new job and Margot wanting to make sure her brother doesn't find out about her and Luke since he already doesn't seem to respect her.

The characters were all very nice. Even the brother, while aloof, was a nice guy. Margot and Luke were very respectful and were managing to act like adults about the whole mix up. But there just wasn't anything interesting about the story.

Yeah, Margot and Luke would make a nice couple. There was strong attraction but the sex wasn't off the charts. They were embarrassed that people would question their working and sleeping together but Luke wasn't planning on making this job his new career. Luke was just having problems with his big money, big brain software job, part of which was the fact that as he was the only black man in his company and he realized he was hired to simply fill that gap with no respect to his abilities. So both Margot and Luke were underappreciated.

Sometimes I wonder why we can't just have a sweet romance without stupid, senseless drama. I think this is why. It was boring. I put this one down and had no interest in seeing what happened next.

Jasmine Guillory never disappoints. I love everything she has written and this one was just as good as her other titles. I love love love love this author. Read all her books you will not be disappointed.

I love me some Jasmine Guillory. Her books are sexy, fun, and diverse, though this time both protagonists are Black, although it's not clear if that's true of the supporting characters. There's even a minor character who uses "they." Margot and Luke's relationship is realistic, although he is a bit of a dumb dumb and needs the women in his life to whip him into shape.

This book isn't part of the Wedding Date series but I was hoping to see at least one character from those books, and I wasn't disappointed when someone (I won't spoil who) visits the winery.

This is a great book for anyone who loves lighthearted, romantic, generally predictable stories. I mean that not in a bad way! There are many times that I just need to sit down with something that isn't going to surprise me too much, or have any unexpected triggers. I just want romance, a bit of humor, and some really hot main characters.

And this one takes place at a WINERY! A one night stand turns into a Grey's Anatomy style scenario when two strangers find themselves working together, and the plot takes off from there. Some surprises that are expected, but mainly a storyline that is easy to follow and will fill your brain with warmth and comfort.