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The Cortell Brothers #1-3
The Cortell Brothers Box One
The Cortell Brothers is a spin-off of the Reed Security series and is suggested they are read in order.
Maintenance Required
Eric
I live my life by a certain standard. There are right and wrong ways to do things, and I always make sure that I'm on the right side. My brothers call me a wet blanket. They say I'm buttoned-up, boring, and that I don't know how to let loose. There's a reason I'm that way, and she just walked through my door. With one wild night, I've thrown all my moral guidelines out the window. Now I'm stuck with her and there's no possible way this could work between us. We're complete opposites in every way, but damn she's sexy. Not that it matters. There will never be more between us. One of us will end up killing the other first.
Kat
After a long shift in the cancer ward at the children's hospital, I just want to let loose. My friend set me up on a date, and I gladly took it to let off some steam. I've got a fun outfit and I'm ready to let loose. But my one night of fun was spoiled the minute he walked through that door. I was just looking for a good time, and I got him instead. He's good-looking, but that's about all that he has going for him. He's not at all my type, and now he seems to think that I'm some loose whore. It was one night! But I'm stuck with him, so I have to find a way to make this work. If I don't figure out a way to make the man loosen up, I'll go insane.
Collateral Damage
Robert
I fell in love with her in high school and I knew then that she would be mine.
But life interfered. She moved halfway across the country and I went to college.
I knew she moved back home. I knew that her mother had died.
But I did nothing.
I was ashamed. I had walked away from her, thinking it was best for both of us. Now, thirteen years later, I can't leave her alone anymore. I need her, but convincing her that we can still be together is going to be difficult. I hurt her bad when I left, but that's just the beginning of our problems.
Anna
I fell in love with him under the stars. He was my savior when everything in my life was crumbling. But then he was gone and I was all alone again.
Thirteen years later, he's back and he wants me. But I'm too angry. The only reason I'm even speaking to him is he helped me get a job...with his brother. Now I've been caught up in some kind of game he and Eric have going, and I'm stuck with him.
I hate him. But I still love him.
It would be so easy to fall back in love with the man he is now. Deep down, he's the same person, just dressed fancier. But that's the crux of our problem. We're different people than we were in high school.
Wanted Dead Or In Love
Josh
I was just driving down the road one day when I saw her. That was when everything went to shit. Bullets were flying, I was killing guys with a toilet lid. It was insane. And the whole time, I had a scared, timid woman as an accomplice.
Or was she?
She knew exactly what she was doing. She knew exactly what to say. It seemed that I was the only one left in the dark about what was really going on. And I was about to pay for it, with my life.
Hannah
I'd seen that look before, that watchful gaze that sent shivers down my spine. I thought he was there to kill me, but then he got wrapped up in everything with me, and then I couldn't shake him. I couldn't tell him who I was. I could never let him go back to his life. He had to run with me or his whole family would be murdered. But you know what they say about secrets, they always come out eventually. And when he finds out mine, he's gonna be pissed.
Maintenance Required
Eric
I live my life by a certain standard. There are right and wrong ways to do things, and I always make sure that I'm on the right side. My brothers call me a wet blanket. They say I'm buttoned-up, boring, and that I don't know how to let loose. There's a reason I'm that way, and she just walked through my door. With one wild night, I've thrown all my moral guidelines out the window. Now I'm stuck with her and there's no possible way this could work between us. We're complete opposites in every way, but damn she's sexy. Not that it matters. There will never be more between us. One of us will end up killing the other first.
Kat
After a long shift in the cancer ward at the children's hospital, I just want to let loose. My friend set me up on a date, and I gladly took it to let off some steam. I've got a fun outfit and I'm ready to let loose. But my one night of fun was spoiled the minute he walked through that door. I was just looking for a good time, and I got him instead. He's good-looking, but that's about all that he has going for him. He's not at all my type, and now he seems to think that I'm some loose whore. It was one night! But I'm stuck with him, so I have to find a way to make this work. If I don't figure out a way to make the man loosen up, I'll go insane.
Collateral Damage
Robert
I fell in love with her in high school and I knew then that she would be mine.
But life interfered. She moved halfway across the country and I went to college.
I knew she moved back home. I knew that her mother had died.
But I did nothing.
I was ashamed. I had walked away from her, thinking it was best for both of us. Now, thirteen years later, I can't leave her alone anymore. I need her, but convincing her that we can still be together is going to be difficult. I hurt her bad when I left, but that's just the beginning of our problems.
Anna
I fell in love with him under the stars. He was my savior when everything in my life was crumbling. But then he was gone and I was all alone again.
Thirteen years later, he's back and he wants me. But I'm too angry. The only reason I'm even speaking to him is he helped me get a job...with his brother. Now I've been caught up in some kind of game he and Eric have going, and I'm stuck with him.
I hate him. But I still love him.
It would be so easy to fall back in love with the man he is now. Deep down, he's the same person, just dressed fancier. But that's the crux of our problem. We're different people than we were in high school.
Wanted Dead Or In Love
Josh
I was just driving down the road one day when I saw her. That was when everything went to shit. Bullets were flying, I was killing guys with a toilet lid. It was insane. And the whole time, I had a scared, timid woman as an accomplice.
Or was she?
She knew exactly what she was doing. She knew exactly what to say. It seemed that I was the only one left in the dark about what was really going on. And I was about to pay for it, with my life.
Hannah
I'd seen that look before, that watchful gaze that sent shivers down my spine. I thought he was there to kill me, but then he got wrapped up in everything with me, and then I couldn't shake him. I couldn't tell him who I was. I could never let him go back to his life. He had to run with me or his whole family would be murdered. But you know what they say about secrets, they always come out eventually. And when he finds out mine, he's gonna be pissed.
- GenresRomance
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Published February 1, 2024
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Giulia Lagomarsino
119 books818 followersGiulia Lagomarsino is the author of the action-packed series Owens Protective Services, along with four other series that feature hot men, strong women, and storylines that will leave you laughing, crying, and begging for more. To find her reading order, visit her website http://giulialagomarsinoauthor.com or join her reading group https://www.facebook.com/groups/Giuli....
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January 1, 2024
Fun, sexy mexy, plenty of action and yes at times tears.
This is by far the best series and the offspring series I have read this year.
The complex threads that Giulia weaves her stories, and her characters keeps you coming back for more. You will be riveted to the pages and find that hours have passed by the time you manage to pull yourself away.
You will laugh your arse off when you are not sweating through the action.
This is by far the best series and the offspring series I have read this year.
The complex threads that Giulia weaves her stories, and her characters keeps you coming back for more. You will be riveted to the pages and find that hours have passed by the time you manage to pull yourself away.
You will laugh your arse off when you are not sweating through the action.
July 31, 2023
Brothers you love and can’t forget
Giulia Lagomarsino has outdone herself with this series on The Cortell Brothers. I didn’t think that anything could top her series The Reed Security but this one has. I have not laughed and cried as much as I have with Eric, Robert and Josh and the women that captured their hearts. I love how Joe and Andrew involved their small hometown in the antics of the lovers and were constantly posting on the hometown Facebook page. I hated when Eric and Kat lost Angel. I was devastated and I could feel Anna and Robert’s pain from the loss of their son to adoption. I was happy that both couples were able to overcome those tragedies and find their way back to each other. I sympathized with Josh and Carly when they thought they were going to have to leave Alyssa as they continue to be on the run from Carly’s mob family. I loved how Derek was brought back into the storyline just when his family needed him. I can’t wait to meet the other three brothers Will, Andrew and Joe and see how Giulia brings their characters to life. The only thing that I really hated about the book was the friendship that was possibly destroyed between Josh and Jack.
Giulia Lagomarsino has outdone herself with this series on The Cortell Brothers. I didn’t think that anything could top her series The Reed Security but this one has. I have not laughed and cried as much as I have with Eric, Robert and Josh and the women that captured their hearts. I love how Joe and Andrew involved their small hometown in the antics of the lovers and were constantly posting on the hometown Facebook page. I hated when Eric and Kat lost Angel. I was devastated and I could feel Anna and Robert’s pain from the loss of their son to adoption. I was happy that both couples were able to overcome those tragedies and find their way back to each other. I sympathized with Josh and Carly when they thought they were going to have to leave Alyssa as they continue to be on the run from Carly’s mob family. I loved how Derek was brought back into the storyline just when his family needed him. I can’t wait to meet the other three brothers Will, Andrew and Joe and see how Giulia brings their characters to life. The only thing that I really hated about the book was the friendship that was possibly destroyed between Josh and Jack.
January 11, 2025
Cornell brothers boxset 1 books 1 to3
Overall I love the series. We get to see not on k y the antics and angst between the brothers , their girlfriends and the town facebbok group the most hilarious is Mrs. C thirst trap fb page centered on Eric.
Book 1. Eric and Kat. Ended in an. HeA and seque into Book 2 Robert and Anna get their HEA at the end of this we see the family celebrate New Years eve together and joah whom has been missing for 7 years shows up.
Book 3 Joshua and Carly. I like to believe that Josh and Carly did get their HEA but it as left me confused due to the accident at the end with Natalie everyone has made josh feel that it would be better if he had never came back.
I am hoping that in the next books we see that Josh and Carly are still in town with the rest of the family and not pushed out and made to leave. Like it seems in the last page
Overall I love the series. We get to see not on k y the antics and angst between the brothers , their girlfriends and the town facebbok group the most hilarious is Mrs. C thirst trap fb page centered on Eric.
Book 1. Eric and Kat. Ended in an. HeA and seque into Book 2 Robert and Anna get their HEA at the end of this we see the family celebrate New Years eve together and joah whom has been missing for 7 years shows up.
Book 3 Joshua and Carly. I like to believe that Josh and Carly did get their HEA but it as left me confused due to the accident at the end with Natalie everyone has made josh feel that it would be better if he had never came back.
I am hoping that in the next books we see that Josh and Carly are still in town with the rest of the family and not pushed out and made to leave. Like it seems in the last page
October 18, 2023
All three of these stories are wonderful. The romances are about the eldest Eric and Kat. Then there is Robert and Anna and Lastly, is Josh and Carly. There is drama, suspense, mystery, danger and romance. Each story had laugh out loud moments as well as crying. I can’t wait to read the second box set as well as more books by this author.
August 5, 2024
Was ummm okay...
The series wasn't too bad. But, I had trouble following some of the stories. Too much "F-bombs". I don't mind too much but it was a bit much. There were repeated scenes with characters talking to others about what happened.. They needed more on their prospective side then repeated the same as others.
The series wasn't too bad. But, I had trouble following some of the stories. Too much "F-bombs". I don't mind too much but it was a bit much. There were repeated scenes with characters talking to others about what happened.. They needed more on their prospective side then repeated the same as others.
April 10, 2022
Cortell Brothers
The first 3 books for the best. The storylines and characters were a must read. I was crying and laughing. I am going to go to the next 3 book series. Hope my imagination and my heart can take it.
The first 3 books for the best. The storylines and characters were a must read. I was crying and laughing. I am going to go to the next 3 book series. Hope my imagination and my heart can take it.
March 14, 2023
theCortell brothers
I love this family. Even when they are in danger, or going through hard times, they stick together, and I laugh at all the crazy things they do or say, or post on the town Facebook page
I love this family. Even when they are in danger, or going through hard times, they stick together, and I laugh at all the crazy things they do or say, or post on the town Facebook page
January 9, 2025
The book started out good. But once the female decided to started enjoying making him do things that he didn’t want to to but she was conniving and got her way. I stopped reading. I don’t enjoy reading about people being manipulated
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November 1, 2022
Great series
I have been binge reading Giulia Lagomarsino books for the past 4 months. I love the emotions and actions of her characters.
I have been binge reading Giulia Lagomarsino books for the past 4 months. I love the emotions and actions of her characters.
April 12, 2024
Sad, funny, nuts
I cried, I laughed. The first book was silly, sad and heartbreaking. The second book was funny and relevant. Third book was exciting.
I cried, I laughed. The first book was silly, sad and heartbreaking. The second book was funny and relevant. Third book was exciting.
September 30, 2024
Did not like how the women were shown as just objects in the first chapters
November 29, 2024
These books had it all. I cried just as hard at the sad parts as I laughed at the funny parts.
June 14, 2025
brilliant
Awesome stories.
Such relatable characters, all the emotions, all the feels.
I couldn’t stop reading.
I can’t wait for Will’s story.
Recommend to all
Awesome stories.
Such relatable characters, all the emotions, all the feels.
I couldn’t stop reading.
I can’t wait for Will’s story.
Recommend to all
October 15, 2023
AMAZING , EXCITING, HILARIOUS yet moments of sadness... This entire set was a GREAT READ..
The laughter , the tears, This author has such an awesome way with her style in writing... needs some editing now and then but not enough to complain about
The laughter , the tears, This author has such an awesome way with her style in writing... needs some editing now and then but not enough to complain about
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