Sharp Practice: Bourbonland Book 1

Jennifer Bramseth

Woodford Press

About this ebook

Nina Cain always thought she'd end up with Judge Garner Robson, the well-connected descendant of a former governor. But Nina's vision of her future was shattered after a bitter breakup, followed by Garner's quick marriage to another woman.

Then tragedy strikes. And Garner returns to her a chastened, lonely man.

As she struggles to resolve her feelings for her former love, Nina is also handling the biggest case of her career. A prosecution in which one of Garner's powerful family friends is her opposing counsel. And that family friend is not below using Garner to help him win the case.

Sharp Practice is the first book in the Bourbonland contemporary romance series.

Ratings and reviews

Nina and Garner’s story is captivating. There is so much going on between these two. Garner is now a single dad, raising Ruby. He has never stopped loving Nina and finally has a chance to approach her. The question is, will she give him a second chance? It’s obvious that Nina and Garner love each other so why aren’t they together? We finally get all the answers. Sadly, a lot of miscommunication is at the heart of it all. As these two lovers work to rebuild a relationship, they have to navigate all the hurt feelings that each caused. At the same time, Nina is in the middle of a huge disciplinary case which adds to her stress level. There are so many fun, sexy and sweet moments with a few missteps for both of them along the way. We get to visit with other characters from the Bourbon Springs series which adds a depth and richness to the stories that Jennifer Bramseth tells. At the same time, we are introduced to a wonderful new set of characters that has me intrigued for future books in the Bourbonland series to learn their stories.

As with each book I've read by this author in the Bourbon Springs series, I was drawn in from the onset, burying myself in this new Bourbonland series. Having Walker and CiCi (from Bourbon Springs) make an appearance here was a nice segue into a whole new cast of characters to fall in love with. Having been introduced to Nina during the Bourbon Springs' story Distiller's Choice was like welcoming her home the new series. Having gotten a glimpse of hers and Garner's story in the previous series left me anxiously waiting for more of them...Ms Bramseth did not disappoint! As expected for Ms Bramseth's books, the dialog was whip smart (the lessons on the law are never dry, but entertaining and enriching), easily carrying you through, with smattering humor to break up the seriousness of some of the story...just enough to provide the reader with a total experience. The dynamics of these characters was spot on, you could almost feel them, as if you were there experiencing their joys and sorrows. Now that my appetite for Bourbonland has been whet, I can't wait for Leo's story to continue...I just know he'll steal my heart as well. This book was provided by the author, I'm voluntarily providing my honest review.

I have had the pleasure of reading all of Ms Bramseth's books. Read all of the Boubon Springs books and now starting the the Bourbonland series. Honestly, I didn't know if she would be able to top the Boubon Springs series (they are a must read). And as usual Jennifer did not disappoint! The story line has been told before, past lovers getting a second chance, but the characters are so well written they seem to be real. The dynamics between Nina Cain and Garner are real life, then add Garner's baby, and there is so much strife, worry, politics (both literally and figuratively), and love. Boubonland series has a lot of the same characters from the Boubon Springs making appearances. The one thing I really liked about this book-Nina Cain prosecutes attorneys. Garner is a judge. There is a lot of legalese and could have the ability to be over the head of someone not in the legal field. Ms. Bramseth has the rare ability to write so one can navigate and understand what is going on in the legal world without getting lost and confused but at the same time manage to still be a love story. This is not only a must read book, but is also a must read series. I received an ARC of Sharp Practice and voluntarily offered my review.