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First in the Law series from the New York Times bestselling author. "Smart, sexy, engaging characters. The pages sizzle!"—Christine FeehanWhen it comes to love, he plays to win.
There's only so much frustration a guy can handle before he gets a little nutty. For Jude Jamison, his frustration has a name—May Price. She's everything the former Hollywood bad boy actor came to Stillbrook, Ohio, hoping to find: open, honest, lovable, and full of those luscious curves you don't find on show more stick-figure starlets—curves May doesn't seem to appreciate in herself. Every time Jude tries to get close to the skittish businesswoman, to take her in his arms, she thinks he's joking. Joking? Joking does not involve lots of cold-shower therapy.
Time for new tactics. If May can't respond to his compliments and sexy innuendos, he'll just have to spell it out for her. Jude Jamison is going to lay down the law for May Price. And after that, she'll have no delusions about just how much he wants her . . .
"With her trademark blend of danger, humor, and passion, Foster has written another entertaining romance."—Booklist (starred review)
"It's impossible not to feel heat radiating off the pages."—Publishers Weekly
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"Foster writes smart, sexy, engaging characters."—Christine Feehan
"A Lori Foster book is like a glass of good champagne—sexy and sparkling!"—Jayne Ann Krentz
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"Lori Foster writes about real people you'll fall in love with."—Stella Cameron
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Oh, how I loathed this book. Why? I've been asking myself this each time I turned my Kindle on to try and sludge through finishing this pathetic tale.
If you like stories with heroines that are TSTL" (Too Stupid To Live) then you will find a winner in this story. May, the heroine is definitely this year's valedictorian of the Bella Swan "TSTL" Heroine Academy.
This is the third of recent BBW books I've read where the BBW heroine is written so poorly. Her character is just crap.
Here are my issues with story:
Why did Jude love May so much? There was no full explanation as to why he is obsessed with May. Did he spend enough time with her to have a full conversation, with normal back and forth? If he did, then he'd understand she's not worth show more it.
Why is Tim, the brother of May still alive? He's dreadful. I've never hated a character so quickly as I did that pathetic excuse of a man. And he is not even a villain.
Even Ashley, May's best friend and fellow TSTL graduate (Don't worry Ashley's on the Honor Roll) is written poorly. For someone who is supposed to have had a hard life and always to have her wits about her, her wits switch has not been switched to ON as of yet.
And there are two decent men, Jude and Quinton that actually like these vapid broads. I just...sigh...can't. I had to skim to the ending after 63% of the book or I would have dome something drastic like break my Kindle.
I'm tired of poorly written BBW characters getting high marks just because you have a BBW heroine that has a handsome Hero actually paying them some sort of attention.
I recommend this book to no one. I don't hate anyone that much in this life." show less
If you like stories with heroines that are TSTL" (Too Stupid To Live) then you will find a winner in this story. May, the heroine is definitely this year's valedictorian of the Bella Swan "TSTL" Heroine Academy.
This is the third of recent BBW books I've read where the BBW heroine is written so poorly. Her character is just crap.
Here are my issues with story:
Why did Jude love May so much? There was no full explanation as to why he is obsessed with May. Did he spend enough time with her to have a full conversation, with normal back and forth? If he did, then he'd understand she's not worth show more it.
Why is Tim, the brother of May still alive? He's dreadful. I've never hated a character so quickly as I did that pathetic excuse of a man. And he is not even a villain.
Even Ashley, May's best friend and fellow TSTL graduate (Don't worry Ashley's on the Honor Roll) is written poorly. For someone who is supposed to have had a hard life and always to have her wits about her, her wits switch has not been switched to ON as of yet.
And there are two decent men, Jude and Quinton that actually like these vapid broads. I just...sigh...can't. I had to skim to the ending after 63% of the book or I would have dome something drastic like break my Kindle.
I'm tired of poorly written BBW characters getting high marks just because you have a BBW heroine that has a handsome Hero actually paying them some sort of attention.
I recommend this book to no one. I don't hate anyone that much in this life." show less
Good book. Jude is a former MMA fighter turned actor who has moved to the small town to get away from a Hollywood scandal. He is attracted to May, who is everything that his usual dates are not. He has done everything he can to show her he's interested, but she doesn't take his advances seriously, and it's driving him nuts.
May is the owner of an art gallery and Jude is her best customer. She does her best to ignore his sexy comments. She thinks there's no way he really interested in her plain and plump self and she isn't about to screw up a great business relationship by thinking otherwise.
I enjoyed the development of Jude and May's relationship once it got going. I was a little irritated at Jude at the beginning as all he seemed to be show more focused on was getting her into his bed. On the other hand, I loved the fact that he liked her body just as it was. May is a sweet woman with a low opinion of her own appeal. She is also cursed with a horrible family. Her parents are selfish, her mom is a drunk, her dad is a philanderer, and her brother Tim is a spoiled brat who blames everyone else for his problems. When Tim borrows money from a loan shark, he goes to May for help when he's told the way to pay it back is to kill Jude. Horrified, she goes to Jude to warn him and ask for his help. This puts May right where he wants her and he's quick to take advantage of it.
The heat between May and Jude is intense. I loved seeing Jude go from lusting after May to wanting more than just her in his bed. I loved his protectiveness when he finds out what is going on. His greatest need is to make sure that May is safe, even if that means protecting her useless brother, too. It was especially sweet to see the way that he tries to make May see just how great he thinks she is. On May's side, we finally see that she isn't so indifferent to him after all. As a matter of fact, she has been crushing on him for years. I loved the scenes where she blows him away with her knowledge of MMA. May also sees the man that Jude is, not just the fighter or actor, something that Jude isn't used to. May is also extremely protective of Jude, something that he finds somewhat insulting. I laughed out loud at some of their conversations as May tries to keep Jude from doing something she thinks is dangerous to him. I also loved her support of him regarding his past. The end is kind of cute as May thinks their time together is over and Jude doesn't want her to leave. He blurts out his ideas for the future in a jumbled mess, until he realizes that he's left out something important.
The suspense part of the story is pretty good. May's idiot brother Tim has gotten himself into a mess and thought it's May's job to get him out of it. The villain of the situation is revealed early along with the knowledge that Tim was set up to get to Jude. There's plenty of tension as Jude faces his need to finally put the past to rest while at the same time making sure that May is safe. The confrontation at the bridge is intense, and the one at the restaurant quite satisfying. There's a bit left hanging at the end that will hopefully be resolved in Murphy's Law.
The secondary characters were wonderful. Denny was my favorite. As a former fighter and trainer, he's so much more than Jude's employee. I loved his quick acceptance and liking for May, and loved how easily he could read her. I also enjoyed the way that he took charge of Tim, seeing that there was, perhaps, something redeemable in the man. I also enjoyed his protectiveness toward May's friend Ashley. Their interactions were pretty funny. I loved Ashley's quirkiness and independence. She may have pushed the independence a little too much at times, potentially putting herself in danger, but her intentions were always good. Her encounters with Quentin Murphy were great and I'm really looking forward to their book. Tim was a character that was easy to dislike. He was spoiled, selfish, and childish. I hated the way he talked to and about May. I loved seeing Denny take him in hand and had hope for him until he went and did something even more stupid. I think he finally started to see the light by the end, but only time will tell. show less
May is the owner of an art gallery and Jude is her best customer. She does her best to ignore his sexy comments. She thinks there's no way he really interested in her plain and plump self and she isn't about to screw up a great business relationship by thinking otherwise.
I enjoyed the development of Jude and May's relationship once it got going. I was a little irritated at Jude at the beginning as all he seemed to be show more focused on was getting her into his bed. On the other hand, I loved the fact that he liked her body just as it was. May is a sweet woman with a low opinion of her own appeal. She is also cursed with a horrible family. Her parents are selfish, her mom is a drunk, her dad is a philanderer, and her brother Tim is a spoiled brat who blames everyone else for his problems. When Tim borrows money from a loan shark, he goes to May for help when he's told the way to pay it back is to kill Jude. Horrified, she goes to Jude to warn him and ask for his help. This puts May right where he wants her and he's quick to take advantage of it.
The heat between May and Jude is intense. I loved seeing Jude go from lusting after May to wanting more than just her in his bed. I loved his protectiveness when he finds out what is going on. His greatest need is to make sure that May is safe, even if that means protecting her useless brother, too. It was especially sweet to see the way that he tries to make May see just how great he thinks she is. On May's side, we finally see that she isn't so indifferent to him after all. As a matter of fact, she has been crushing on him for years. I loved the scenes where she blows him away with her knowledge of MMA. May also sees the man that Jude is, not just the fighter or actor, something that Jude isn't used to. May is also extremely protective of Jude, something that he finds somewhat insulting. I laughed out loud at some of their conversations as May tries to keep Jude from doing something she thinks is dangerous to him. I also loved her support of him regarding his past. The end is kind of cute as May thinks their time together is over and Jude doesn't want her to leave. He blurts out his ideas for the future in a jumbled mess, until he realizes that he's left out something important.
The suspense part of the story is pretty good. May's idiot brother Tim has gotten himself into a mess and thought it's May's job to get him out of it. The villain of the situation is revealed early along with the knowledge that Tim was set up to get to Jude. There's plenty of tension as Jude faces his need to finally put the past to rest while at the same time making sure that May is safe. The confrontation at the bridge is intense, and the one at the restaurant quite satisfying. There's a bit left hanging at the end that will hopefully be resolved in Murphy's Law.
The secondary characters were wonderful. Denny was my favorite. As a former fighter and trainer, he's so much more than Jude's employee. I loved his quick acceptance and liking for May, and loved how easily he could read her. I also enjoyed the way that he took charge of Tim, seeing that there was, perhaps, something redeemable in the man. I also enjoyed his protectiveness toward May's friend Ashley. Their interactions were pretty funny. I loved Ashley's quirkiness and independence. She may have pushed the independence a little too much at times, potentially putting herself in danger, but her intentions were always good. Her encounters with Quentin Murphy were great and I'm really looking forward to their book. Tim was a character that was easy to dislike. He was spoiled, selfish, and childish. I hated the way he talked to and about May. I loved seeing Denny take him in hand and had hope for him until he went and did something even more stupid. I think he finally started to see the light by the end, but only time will tell. show less
Right from the beginning Jude, the male lead, was sexually aggressive in a way that might have been fine if May, the heroine, had pushed back, or flirted in turn, or maybe even if they had been in an equal position. They weren't--a point is made that Jude's patronage of May's gallery is all that's keeping her afloat--and he knows it. Given that May's nervous, "Oh, you're just joking" clueless-on-purpose response to his overtures struck me as a God, get away from me and Jude's persistence as sexual harassment. Not good--even if we later learn that it was more from insecurity and May was attracted to him. (May, by the way, is described by Jude as "Rubenesque" and by another character as "chunky." Nice that--that she's not the usual stick show more figure heroine.) Then enter stupid plot to kill Jude--loan sharks will forgive the gambling debt of May's drunkard brother if he kills Jude. (What? They never heard of paid hit men?) So, what do you think, do Jude and May do something sensible like call the police when they learn of the threat? D'oh. No. So on page 130, particularly since I didn't find this book had anything going for it, I gave up. show less
There's something about Lori Foster and her writing style. It's captivating. Whether you read a series straight through or out of order. The protagonists in this story May Price and Jude Jamison have a powerful visceral reaction to each other. May's art studio showings keep the pair in frequent contact, as Jude has built a huge mansion and is filling it with the artwork from May's studio.
Jude makes no secret that he wants May - sooner better than later. She's a full-figured voluptuous woman that Jude is dying for.
May rebuffs every come-on. However the dynamics change and May begins the fight isn't her life - fending off Jude when her inner feelings become manifest.
Meanwhile, there are a few of supporting characters, which flesh out show more the the of Jude's Law. Read it - you may end up taking up a weekend afternoon to come to the same conclusion I did. Jude's Law is both a sentimental and equally fulfilling read. Don't miss it, and also Murphy's Law. r show less
Jude makes no secret that he wants May - sooner better than later. She's a full-figured voluptuous woman that Jude is dying for.
May rebuffs every come-on. However the dynamics change and May begins the fight isn't her life - fending off Jude when her inner feelings become manifest.
Meanwhile, there are a few of supporting characters, which flesh out show more the the of Jude's Law. Read it - you may end up taking up a weekend afternoon to come to the same conclusion I did. Jude's Law is both a sentimental and equally fulfilling read. Don't miss it, and also Murphy's Law. r show less
Chubby and somewhat insecure heroine is one of my faves, though there was more intrigue and less angst than I had hoped for this one. Overall good stormy-afternoon-off-work read. (3 stars)
Chubby and somewhat insecure heroine is one of my faves, though there was more intrigue and less angst than I had hoped for this one. Overall good stormy-afternoon-off-work read. (3 stars)
another good read by Foster; hero and heroine are a wonderful pairing and their romance is by turns hot and sweet and their conflict with family is truly believable and one that most can relate too. This funny, sweet, tender, hot read is just another perfect example of Foster's talented writing.
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Lori L. Foster is a best-selling American writer of over 70 romance novels as Lori Foster. She also writes Urban Fantasy novels using using her first and middle initials, L.L. Foster. Her series called Ultimate, which is written under the Lori Foster name, has a book (No LImits) which was listed on the New York Times bestseller list in 2014. show more (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Jude's Law
- Original publication date
- 2006-02
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- Jude Jamison; May Price
- Dedication
- To all the awesome fighters of the UFC, but especially my favorites: Randy Couture, Frank Mir, Vitor Belfort, and Chuck Liddell. You guys rock, and the UFC is the best, most exciting sport around. As a side note: while I've... (show all) learned quite a few of the holds and rules, I feared insulting a fighter with what I don't know, so for this book I have renamed the UFC as the SBC. And a special nod to Oleg Taktarov, the first UFC fighter that I noticed also becoming an actor. He inspired me.
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- "He blamed May Price for his new affinity toward lush curves."
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Then your life should be easy. Because as long as I am with you, I'll be happy."
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