Hayley

Kathryn Shay

Jun 2020 · Ocean View Books

About this ebook

The Casella Cousins Novella 1: Hayley

She drives him crazy in court. He’s the most irritating, self-absorbed defense attorney she’s ever met. What happens when a couple like this goes from enemies to lovers in one moonlit night on his boat?

Assistant District Attorney Hayley Casella wants to tear her hair out whenever she has to argue against her nemesis, Paul Covington, in court. She’s battled the white-collar defense attorney for a year and their appearances together are only getting more emotional and tinged with sexual tension.

Hot shot attorney Paul Covington is not letting DA Casella ruin his chances of becoming a partner in the prestigious law firm he joined last year. She’s a looker and smart as hell, but he’s as determined to show her up as she’s determined to put him down.

This heartfelt legal drama is backdropped by the glamor of New York City galas, restaurants and boat trips on the ocean. Will Haley and Paul be able navigate the murky waters of competing careers and baggage from their childhoods to make a life together?

Don’t miss all The Casella Cousins Books: Hayley, Seth, Finn, Alessia, Gideon and Ronan from the NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author Kathryn Shay.

Ratings and reviews

4 star Review Hayley by Kathryn Shay Kathryn Shay is a new author to me and how I have not come across her books before, I have absolutely no idea. This is book one in her latest series and I was excited to jump in. The writing was strong, with characters that were easy to relate to and a story line that you cannot help but become invested in. The chemistry and connection between Hayley Casella and Paul Covington is electric and you could almost feel the tension as it increased between them, both in and out of the court room. Both are successful opposing attorneys, each determined to win and as they pit themselves against one another, sparks soon fly. Both Hayley and Paul have family issues which will create problems for them, however if they both take a chance then maybe they will find that love can overcome anything that life throws at you. . This is an entertaining read that ticked the boxes for me and I am excited to see what Ms.Shay has in store for the series.

Hayley and Paul both have hung ups about each other as well as their own lives which in turns leads to butting heads in the court room until they get locked up together overnight for contempt and things start to change. I really liked how there was a push/pull between Hayley and Paul but Paul's unwillingness to discuss his past is causing more and more heartbreak and you hold your breath to see if he and Hayley can make it work as well as make peace with his past!

Another family to meet and enjoy Kathryn Shay doesn’t only build worlds; she builds families and communities that the reader can become invested in, and she’s done that here. Hayley and Paul both have dysfunctional relationships with their families, but those are nothing on their own dynamic. Long-time and bitter courtroom rivals, their interactions sometimes leave you wondering how on earth they’ll manage an HEA – you won’t want to put this down. I can’t wait for more of the Casellas; this is a bright spot in 2020.

About the author

A NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author, Kathryn Shay has been a lifelong writer and teacher. She has written dozens of self-published original romance titles, print books with the Berkley Publishing Group and Harlequin Enterprises and mainstream women’s fiction with Bold Strokes Books. She has won five RT Book Reviews awards, four Golden Quills, four Holt Medallions, the Bookseller’s Best Award, Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year and several “Starred Reviews.” Her novels have been serialized in COSMOPOLITAN magazine and featured in USA TODAY, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL and PEOPLE magazine. There are over five million copies of her books in print, along with hundreds of thousands downloaded online. Reviewers have called her work “emotional and heart-wrenching.”