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Review: Irresistibly Broken by J Saman

IRRESISTIBLY BROKEN   SET IN THE SAME WORLD AS BOSTON’S BILLIONAIRE BACHELORS   Irresistibly Broken by J. Saman is the first standalone book in the author’s Irresistibly Yours series about five best friends who had their lives torn apart by an unexpected tragedy and the women who help to piece them back together. It is hot and steamy and such a fun, surprising read.     BOOK…

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Chapter 5 - Liar, Liar

Summary - Y/N Y/L/N moves to NYC in hopes for a fresh start after a nasty breakup. There she meets her neighbor, the cynical lawyer, Dean Winchester. A love-hate relationship starts evolving between them ever since they met in the elevator one morning but a desperate situation and a string of lies forces the two friendly rivals to go on a date or rather a fake date. Will sparks fly between them when Dean gets to know Y/N real and up close? Will Y/N finally find her Prince Charming in the grumpy, workaholic, divorce lawyer?

Pairing - Lawyer!Dean Winchester x Y/N

Warning - Language, mentions of death, strained father-son relationship, fluff

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A/N - Sorry for all the delays with this series, college is kicking my ass with all the exams and assignments I really like the end of this and you’ll see why ;( Happy reading! <33

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“Good morning, Ms. L/N.” Y/N’s annoyingly hot neighbor stepped into the elevator, barely making any eye-contact with her and looking like a Vogue model straight out of a magazine. 

She wondered how many tailored suits he owned because not once had she seen him in the same suit which led her to think about whether he was that loaded. All of them looked expensive as hell and the black one he was wearing today might very well be a Burberry suit.

“Hey, Dean. Morning,” Y/N tried her best to sound cheery but the hangover wasn't letting her feel like it.

“It's kinda funny how we keep meeting in the elevator.” Straight out of hallmark movies, one might say. She adjusted her sunglasses, squinting to look at the man as another woman stepped into the elevator. Her eyes trailed down to the briefcase he had in his other hand, which was new considering she had never seen him carry one before.

Dean gave her a side eye, not wanting to encourage whatever pleasantry her hungover brain had come up with. All of a sudden, she remembered that she wasn't supposed to even meet Dean in the elevator. “Am I runnin’ late or are you just simply early?”

“I'm a bit early-” Dean started.

The woman in front of them exchanged a glance with them, giving them a bright smile before wishing them good morning as the door of the elevator opened. She stepped out, the other two occupants of the apartment mirroring her actions. 

“Who can be that cheerful in the morning?” Y/N grumbled.

“Apparently Ms. Mills over there.” Dean chuckled, making her groan.

“And you know her, how?” She asked.

“Just like I knew you.” He replied nonchalantly.

“Oh yes, the 'stalking'.” She said, air quoting to put emphasis on the word as she walked right beside him when they approached the exit of the building. “Why don't you have a hangover anyways?”

“I have a high alcohol tolerance, unlike some people,” he said, smirking, “and I can't be hungover. I need to meet up with a client.” 

“Guess I'll have to make a pitstop at Starbucks,” she said, “Have a good day, Dean.” Y/N made her way to the other side of the road, hoping to catch a cab. She saw the lawyer disappear into the parking lot and come out a few minutes later in a black Chevy. She admired the beauty of the car and the man in the driver's seat before both disappeared into the NYC traffic.

“Really ‘The Judge’?” He grumbled.

“Ironic, isn't it?” She chirped mockingly at the annoyance of the man beside her. Y/N took a bite off the pizza she had ordered and looked at Dean only to notice his eyes focused on the screen in front of them, his eyebrows a bit furrowed. 

Her cheeks warmed up, realising she had been staring at him for quite some time now and she swiftly averted her gaze. Swallowing the chunk of food in her mouth, she asked, “Have you ever faced any trouble from your clients?”

“All the time, Y/N-” he caught himself in the slip up and quickly corrected himself “-Ms L/N.” A smile graced her lips at the simple mistake but it quickly turned into a frown.

“Why'd you keep calling me Ms L/N? It makes me feel old.” She said, rolling her eyes at him.

“Just trying to maintain some boundaries.” He said.

“You're eating pizza, on my couch, with me, in my house while we watch a movie together and you're talking about boundaries? Unbelievable, Mr. Winchester...or should I call you ‘sir’?” Y/N retorted.

“Well some answers should be left well enough alone, behind a closed door.” Dean shrugged, making Y/N almost choke on her food. Her eyebrows shot up to her hairline at his brazen confession or rather casual remark about his bedroom activities. Talk about boundaries. Since the day they met, she had never seen him go out with a girl or bring one home. The walls were thin after all. “And I still can't believe how you roped me in for a movie night.” 

Y/N was just really trying to extend an olive branch to him since he had tried to do the same two nights ago and what was better than a movie night for a little ‘get to know each other’ session. After all, pop culture choice could tell a lot of things about a person.

Clearing her throat, she said, “I still can't believe you don't like pineapple on pizza.” She mentally smacked herself for coming up with such a lame-ass icebreaker.

“No one likes pineapple on pizza.” He scoffed. “It's a crime.”

“Oh, do shut up.” There was a part of her that wanted to call him ‘sir’ at the very end of her sentence to test the waters, for reasons, but she decided against it. 

What was she supposed to do with the information anyway? Her Adonis-like neighbor had casually hinted that he liked being called ‘sir’ in the bedroom...and how was that not supposed to conjure up any sort of images? 

Why was it even bothering her so much? 

Two weeks ago, Y/N was the one who hated his guts because of his dickish behaviour but she also was the one who lied to her colleagues about him being her boyfriend because she couldn't get him off her mind.

Dean huffed, almost like he was trying to control his laughter. “I thought you would be better at comebacks.” Tease.

“You're the lawyer, not me. I just write books or at least try to write.” She sighed.

“You write books? I thought you worked as a freelance writer for ‘All For You’.” He said.

“Uh no. Mr. I-stalked-you-and-I-know-everything,” she rolled her eyes, “I used to work as a freelancer. Now I have a stable job. Alcohol must've muddled your brain that night because I remember telling you all this stuff.” 

“Please, I have an excellent memory and for the last time, I didn't stalk you. I just knew your name-”

“And my family history,” She told him, “The number of times I got a speeding ticket-” 

“I don't know anything about your family but I do know you can't get a speeding ticket. You don't know how to drive.” He smirked.

“And here you are telling me, you didn't stalk me.” Y/N shrugged.

“That's not what I-never mind, let's just watch the movie.” Dean sighed.

“I thought you would be better at comebacks.” She threw back his exact words.

“You're ridiculous.” He shook his head, chuckling at her.

“Dean, will you please, for fuck’s sake, listen to me for once?” The desperation in his younger brother’s voice drew Dean’s attention. 

“Sam, it's still a no.” A groan was heard from the man over the phone. Dean could picture the eye-roll that he received from his brother whenever he said something Sam didn't like. “I'm not goin’ back to Lawrence.” 

His jaw ticked as the grasp on his cell tightened, old memories resurfacing with the mention of his hometown. 

“I'm not telling you to come back forever. It's only for a day!” Sam exclaimed. Dean heard shuffling in the background as the tiny voice of his niece greeted him. The corner of his lips tugged up, forming a smile as he stepped out of his office. 

“Hey, babygirl!” Dean said, “You being good for your Dad?” He heard a high-pitched voice of agreement from the other side followed by his brother's laughter.

“Ava misses her uncle.” The younger Winchester said. Dean didn't know why Sam was so persistent about him visiting Lawrence when he very well knew the reason behind his aversion to the city. 

“Sammy-”

“You're already ditching the 4th of July, man, and it's Ava’s birthday.” Dean noticed Sam was holding himself back from telling the entire truth as he quickly walked down the stairs and stepped out of his workplace. “I'll try to keep Dad in check.”

“Why are you so hellbent on wanting me back in Lawrence?” Dean asked, moving over to his black Chevy. He leaned against the door of the passenger's side, rubbing his temple. There was no way he would willingly face his old man again. Scoffing at the idea, he got inside his car. His hand clutched the steering wheel tightly when he asked, “What is it, Sam?”

“There's nothin’, alright.” Dean knew immediately something was up at his brother's defensive stance. 

“Baby brother, I know you better than anyone. Speak up.” He said.

Sam hesitated, before he said, “Fine. It's about Eileen. She is….I am finally bringing her around and I want her to meet Ava and y’all. I just want you to be there….please.” It was a big step for him and Dean knew that. 

After Jess’ death, he had watched his brother become only the broken shell of the man he once was. It took a long time for Sam to come to terms with his wife's death because it happened so suddenly - a ruptured brain aneurysm which had started with just a simple headache and before anyone could do anything about it, Sam had to say goodbye to his wife forever. When he met Eileen a few months ago, he never thought he would end up falling in love again. He wanted her to meet his somewhat dysfunctional family, Dean being the other most important person for him, right after Ava.

“So, you want me there to show your girlfriend how perfect the Winchester family is?”

“I want you to be there because I want you two to know each other. I'm serious about her… this. After Jess, I-” Sam swallowed heavily, “You saw me, Dean. You were only fucking person who made sure that Ava didn't lose her other parent to some drunk driving or alcohol poisoning. Moving past the grief was the hardest part for me and I couldn't have done that without you. So, I want you to meet Eileen who's gonna be someone important to me too.” 

“I'll see if I can make it-” Dean sighed, “- but I swear if John Winchester even dares to breathe in my direction, I'm heading straight out of there.” Dean turned the ignition, making the person on the other end let out a dreadfully long sigh but still vouching to keep their Dad away from him. 

Ending the call, Dean dropped his head softly onto the steering, muttering under his breath something along the lines of Sam owing him big time before he pulled out of the driveway.

Dean had sworn to never be in the same room as his Dad the day he drove out of Lawrence. 

Lips pressed into a thin line, he quietly drove through the busy streets of NYC. His mind played all the times he had to raise his niece because her Dad was too distraught by grief to take care of her. 

In the Winchester household, Sam was the golden boy, but Dean, not so much. So, it had been a tough time for him to see his brother spiral down that deep, dark hole. For a while, Dean had been terrified that if his brother didn't pull his act together, he could be legally declared unfit to be Ava’s parent and that would have utterly destroyed Sam. 

He truly didn't want to be at Ava’s birthday party but he loved the little girl to death and it would break her heart if Dean didn't turn up to her party and he also had to meet Eileen.

“Make up your mind, Winchester.” He grumbled to himself as he stopped at a crossing. He put on the radio and shook his head when a Taylor Swift song started to play. His mind travelled back to the young woman living beside him, a lopsided smile forming on his face. 

It was nice to have a friend.

Dean  took a left turn from the intersection when he spotted Y/N standing on the side of the road. She was looking down at her cell, a blue bag hanging from her side. He drove over to her side, pulling up right in front of her. 

“Ms. L/N?” Rolling down the window, he craned his neck to look at her and asked, making the woman look up. It had been a few days since he last saw her.

“Dean!” Y/N was quite taken aback when she looked up to see her neighbor in the shiny four wheeler . She never expected to meet him here but thinking back, she remembered he had told her he worked somewhere around the corner. Small world. Even with the bare minimum knowledge she had about cars, she understood it was a classic car that he was driving. She let her eyes trail over the black car. “Nice wheels you got there, Dean.” 

He gave her a shrug but the sparkle in his eyes gave away the fact he took pride in his car. Cocking an eyebrow, he asked, “What're you doing out here standing alone, Ms. L/N?” 

“Oh, my work is just two blocks down and-” she raised her hand, her thumb pointing at the confectionery shop behind “-I was going to buy cupcakes from here before going home but the shop is closed, so kinda waitin’ for a cab or a bus.” 

“I can drop you off. It's not like we live far from each other.” Dean smirked, making her smile. Surely, Y/N and Dean had come a long way since their first meet but she was genuinely taken aback by his niceties.

“I really don't wanna impose,” she said, “I'm sure I can get a cab from here.”

“Oh please, I insist. It isn’t gonna be any kind of trouble. Hop in.” He said, reaching over to open the door. 

“Alright, then.” Y/N said but the moment she was going to step in, a voice in the distance pulled her back.

“Y/N!” Her colleague, Ruby, walked down the pavement towards her with a file in hand. “You left this behind.”

“Thanks, Roo.” Glancing at Dean, she started to walk away from the car, not wanting her to see the man inside, but it was of no avail. 

“Damn, that's one sexy car. I know you can't drive so who's the guy?” She wiggled her eyebrows at her. “Oh please. Babe, you're gonna do some serious riding tonight, huh?”

“Ruby! It's nothing like that.” She shook her head. Dean stepped out of the car in the meantime, approaching the two women. 

“Don’t be such a prude, Y/N.” Y/N’s eyes went wide when Ruby uttered those words as Dean came to stand beside her. She was already mortified at the thought of Dean meeting her fellow writer, and now, even more so. After seeing Ruby’s eyes lingering on him, she searched for any sign of mirth on his face. He was definitely not enjoying her shameless objectification. “So, you're takin’ my girl out tonight. I need to know more about you. What's your name, handsome?”

Y/N felt her face heat up at her friend’s poor attempt at flirting. All she wanted was for the earth to open up and swallow her whole or for a meteorite to crash into her, anything would be better than this embarrassment. “Ruby, shut-”

“I'm Dean.” The man beside her spoke up. His voice was firm, confirming her very suspicions that he clearly wasn't enjoying Ruby's bullshit. “And your name, gorgeous?” Y/N winced at his snark.

“No need to be rude, geez.” Ruby rolled her eyes at him. “I just asked for your name, De-....wait, hold up. You're Dean? Dean Winchester? As in Y/N’s boyfriend?”

Fuck.

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“Hotshot sports editor Cole Sharpe has been freelancing for Oxford for years, so when he hears about a staff position opening up, he figures he’s got the inside track. Then his boss drops a bombshell: Cole has competition. Female competition, in the form of a fresh-faced tomboy who can hang with the dudes—and write circles around them, too. Cole usually likes his women flirty and curvy, but he takes a special interest in his skinny, sassy rival, if only to keep an eye on her. And soon, he can’t take his eyes off her.

Penelope Pope knows all too well that she comes off as just one of the guys. Since she’s learned that wanting more usually leads to disappointment, Penelope’s resigned to sitting on the sidelines when it comes to love. So why does Cole make her want to get back in the game? The man is as arrogant as he is handsome. He probably sees her as nothing more than a barrier to his dream job. But when an unexpected kiss turns into a night of irresistible passion, Penelope has to figure out whether they’re just fooling around—or starting something real.”

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“Penelope hadn’t seen the kiss coming. She’d been more focused, on, well…pizza. And baseball.

Had she been a little hyperaware of Cole?

Maybe.

Okay, fine, yes, of course she’d been hyperaware of him.

The man smelled like man in the best way possible. But it wasn’t just that.

It was the slightest edge of vulnerability on his face when she’d opened the door. He hadn’t been himself, and the fact that he’d come to her meant more than she wanted to admit.

But she’d been doing a damn good job of keeping things casual. Of not letting him become more important to her than he already was. Those walls he’d referred to—they were firmly in place.

Right up until the moment his lips landed on hers.

Now those walls were crumbling fast.

Cole’s tongue swiped across her bottom lip and she moaned.

Except…

Her hands found his shoulders, ready to push him back.

“Kiss me back,” he said against her mouth. “Kiss me back, Penelope. Please.”

It was the desperation in his voice that did her in. There was a need there, beneath all Cole’s sexy confidence, that she couldn’t say no to.”

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Review

The Stiletto & Oxford series is THE must read in Lauren Layne’s impressive catalog. With witty and charming characters, and a New Yorkey vibe, they make for a fresh and fun read. The series starts with the girls of Stiletto (a woman magazine) in 4 books, and continues with the men of Oxford (a man magazine) for 5 more books.

I suggest to read the books in the right order. If Penelope is a new addition to the series’ characters, we meet with Cole Sharpe right in the second book. That would be sad not to see how the character develops from his first appearance to his own book.

Most of the other characters have appeared previously in the series too. Think Friends, but with everyone in a relationship, and hot sex. One can even wonder how the work is done in those famous magazines...

The story of Cole and Penelope is really cute, although there’s some angst--how good is a Happily Ever After if there’s no obstacle along the way. The point of vue changes from one chapter to another, as in most romance books. It makes for an interesting balance between how the characters see themselves, and how they see each other: the differences are crazy! And it’s the main point of IRRESISTIBLY YOURS, besides the cliché “let’s have some no-string-attached fun; OH SHIT, feelings!”

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Series: Oxford #1 or Stiletto & Oxford #5

Hashtags: #office romance #friends with benefits #tomboy #playboy

Main couple: Penelope Pope & Cole Sharpe

Hotness: 4/5

Romance: 4/5

+ the casual banter between the men of Oxford ; the handicapped brother

- Penelope’s lack of confidence can become annoying

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Book Review - Irresistibly Yours

Irresistibly Yours by Lauren Layne My rating: 3 of 5 stars [3 ¼ stars] - The Good : It’s exactly what I’ve come to expect from this series by Ms. Layne. Cole was the spoiler, the guy used to bring a bit of levity or wake up the hero in the Sex, Love & Stilettos series and I’m glad that he’s the one to kick off the Oxford series. He’s a sweet flirt and funny, and I loved how he was completely captivated by Penelope from the very beginning. The hidden depth of a subplot with his brother was a nice touch and really gave insight to the inner workings of Cole, who’s the type to seem too easy going. It’s become standard in romances nowadays to focus on the curvy heroines, and I liked that Penelope wasn’t a bombshell who just didn’t know it. She’s a genuine tomboy, no curves to speak of and Cole calls her Tiny (she’s 5’1”). Pen’s the kind of gal who’s used to being friend-zoned and has her insecurities, but she’s never whiny or too self-involved. She’s open and friendly and another heroine you wouldn’t mind going to a game and enjoying a hot dog and a beer. I really think the friendship was developed well and I loved how Cole sees Pen, just as she is. She’s not coy, but Cole has to work for it all the same. - The Not So Good : This is completely my own personal bias, and it’s a little spoilery so look away if that’s not your thing. If it is, (view spoiler)[ Cole has a scene where he kisses another woman to get Penelope’s attention...and then immediately makes out with Penelope. I kind of wrinkled my nose at it. (hide spoiler)] I got past it, and overall I still liked Cole, but wasn’t fond of it. - Everything in Between : It was exactly what I expected. There was nothing that I would truly consider bad, because Ms. Layne is a good writer. However, I think that at times was a bit too comfortable. From their fairly easygoing friendship to their chemistry that felt more sweet than heat, there wasn’t any big surprises. Cole’s brother and his story could have been delved into more to give a bit more weight to the story, but it’s more Hallmark than hard-hitting. Between Penelope’s ex-crush to the inevitable final obstacle, everything plays out as you’d expect. Comfort’s not a bad thing, but it isn’t necessarily exciting either. The hints for future books still have me intrigued enough that I want to see what happens with the next couple of heroes, especially Lincoln. He’s taken over the Cole spoiler role and his backstory seems to have some good angsty potential. [3 ¼ stars] I liked it. Character driven contemporary, it was an enjoyable comfort read. I’m interested in seeing what the next book brings. **ARC provided by publisher via netgalley for review** View all my reviews

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