Review: The Offer by Karina Halle (Goodreads Author)

The Offer by Karina Halle
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Offer by Karina Halle is the sequel to The Pact and this is Bram McGregor (Linden’s playboy brother) and Nicola, Stephanie’s best friend.

Nicola Price is struggling to get her life together. Barely able to support herself and her daughter, Ava alone, she now finds herself without a job after being fired. At thirty-one, she finds herself in a very scary situation and it continues to get worse when her little girl is diagnosed with child diabetes. Her life has hit rock-bottom.

The savior to her situation turns out to be Bram McGregor, her best friend’s brother in law and one man she totally dislikes. He offers a temporary solution to her problems by offering her a rent-free apartment in the low rent complex he owns, that helps people who can’t afford the high prices in the city.

Placing her pride aside, she agrees to his offer until she can get herself back up but not without having some doubts after Bram’s true intentions. Ava is the most important person in her life and she will do anything to give her a good life. Since being left high and dry by the man she had believed was the perfect one for her, most men are not interested in having a relationship with her when they discover she’s a single mom. And Bram McGregor is definitely one man to avoid. He’s an arrogant playboy, spoilt and only interested in one night sexual encounters.

I liked these two together….Bram, the “arrogant playboy” and Nicole, the “uptight prude”.

I was prepared not to like Bram at first….he just seemed such a shallow kind of guy. But as we slowly get to know the real man inside…..well, let’s just say I fell totally in love with his charm, wit, kindness, sexiness and whewwww….talk about a man who knows his way around on how to make a woman happppy……in bed and out……and that dirty mouth….OMG…..this is a man worth having around!!!!! Was it any wonder that Nicola found it totally irresistible even when she was giving him a hard time!!

Now, just before you think that this is such a perfect man…..stop right there!! He’s not!! He has his flaws and a lot of baggage!! But then, who’s perfect all the time???

In between Nicola being a spectator to all of Bram’s women traffic…yes loads…and so not wanting to be in the same place all those faceless women are at in his life, but she’s unable to keep away from him….hell, after she sees what he does to a woman in his bed……….okay!!!!! So understand you Nicola!!

Bram can’t stop thinking of Nicola either, even when she’s driving him crazy with her trying to keep him at a distance. He enjoys the time he spends with her and her daughter and realizes that she’s someone worth fighting for…

I enjoyed the way their relationship developed……their sexual chemistry was totally sizzling!!!! Bram is…well…can you resist him???

Of course there are some obstacles these two have to overcome…..Bram’s secret, when revealed, is shocking and so unexpected. It’s something he and Nicola will have to come to terms with it and deal it in the best way possible.

So, what else did I enjoy in this story?

Ava, Nicola’s daughter. She was so adorable and lovable. I loved every scene she appears in……the trip to Disneyland and her excitement when she receives that awesome present from Bram (see, he’s actually a great guy!!)….

I’ve become very fond of the characters in this trilogy. I like the family and friends dynamics a lot. It adds a whole new dimension to the story.

The story was, as we expect from Karina Halle, beautifully written, well-paced, engaging characters and some fantastic dialogue.
I couldn’t stop grinning when I came to the part where Nicola and her friend are discussing their men……

"I know," I grumble. "And I don't need another recap about what you guys did with the sparkly butt plugs you bought in the Castro, either."
She shrugs. "I bet Bram is just as much into that kinky shit. And when he shoves his cock in your pussy and a plug up your sass, I guarantee you're going to call me up and shoot the shit."

I’m a bit sad to say goodbye to these characters…..but what a trip it was spending time with the McGregor men and their women.

Now, get out there and get these books!!!! It’s such a fun and enjoyable reading experience.

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