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Wranglers #1
Discovery
The opening salvo in the Wranglers series...
Derek Rossi is used to being one of the best young lawyers in San Francisco...until he loses a case to his legal rival, the sexy and irrepressible Sam Kimball. The passionate, two-month-long court battle has left Derek frustrated, angry, and ready to take it out on Sam. But when Sam surprises him with a kiss, Derek has absolutely no idea what to do. All he knows is his preoccupation with the other lawyer now includes more than wrangling in the courtroom with him.
The only problem is, Sam honors Derek’s request to leave him alone. Derek thought that was what he wanted.
But now, with memories of the kiss consuming him, Derek doesn’t know what he wants at all anymore...
Don’t miss Voir Dire, the second story in the series.
Gay / Contemporary / Series
57 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 1, 2009
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Vivien Dean
76 books67 followersVivien Dean has had a lifetime love affair with stories. A multi-published author, her books have been EPPIE finalists, Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Nominees, and readers favorites. After spending her twenties and early thirties traveling, she has finally settled down and currently resides in northern California with her British husband and two children.
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September 28, 2009
I'm liking this series so far. Derek and Sam's love/hate relationship is really starting to take off. The chemistry between them is very intense at times, and I'm looking forward to reading the next book.
March 4, 2019
Small but nice read.
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December 2, 2009This is the classic “office affair” romance, completed of night encounter on top of a desk with ties flying around. Derek Rossi thinks to hate Sam Kimball; he is the newbie who has just beaten him up in court and Derek would be more than happy to have a chance to beat him for real. But when Sam arrives in his office the same night, offering a friendly hand, Derek can’t help but wonder what it’s behind. And when Sam makes clear that he is interested in Derek for something more than a friendship, Derek is even more shocked: for the first time he realizes that all the hot between them maybe was not only rivalry.
I like both Derek than Sam. They are very different despite the same profession. Derek is cooler, born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, even if he comes from a conservative family; he hasn’t had much trouble in coming out. Only that he chose to do that as everything else in his life, quietly and unobtrusively. If you ask directly, Derek doesn’t deny that he is gay, but he also doesn’t claim it out loud. So when Sam makes the first daring move on him, Derek is both shocked than stunned, and maybe the first reaction is not positive. It’s quite funny to see big and bold Derek (he is bigger than Sam not only in age but also in body) reacts like an outraged damsel to Sam’s kiss.
I think Sam is hiding some self-esteem issue. It’s not really a big problem, and for sure it’s not even real, but I think Sam’s past in a way influence him in his way to approach the world, both at work than at love. Sam is not out with his family, and probably he has also some relationship issue with his father, a need to prove that he is good enough, like and more than his father. So Sam faces everything up front, always with a grin on his face, even when maybe he would like to be more serious. The grin is like a mask, to prevent everyone to see the real Sam, the one that would like to be pampered and cuddled. Unconsciously probably Sam wears the mask also to prove that he is not “so gay”.
This is only a first instalment in a longer series, the story of how they met, and so there is not so much on their relationship, we can only understand that nor Derek or Sam live easily with them being gay and that, in top of that, now they have also to deal with a sexual affair that can be dangerous for their careers. It will be interesting to read how they will manage to save both their budding relationship than their jobs. And it will be even more interesting to read if they will arrive to live fully and in plain sight their love.
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I like both Derek than Sam. They are very different despite the same profession. Derek is cooler, born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, even if he comes from a conservative family; he hasn’t had much trouble in coming out. Only that he chose to do that as everything else in his life, quietly and unobtrusively. If you ask directly, Derek doesn’t deny that he is gay, but he also doesn’t claim it out loud. So when Sam makes the first daring move on him, Derek is both shocked than stunned, and maybe the first reaction is not positive. It’s quite funny to see big and bold Derek (he is bigger than Sam not only in age but also in body) reacts like an outraged damsel to Sam’s kiss.
I think Sam is hiding some self-esteem issue. It’s not really a big problem, and for sure it’s not even real, but I think Sam’s past in a way influence him in his way to approach the world, both at work than at love. Sam is not out with his family, and probably he has also some relationship issue with his father, a need to prove that he is good enough, like and more than his father. So Sam faces everything up front, always with a grin on his face, even when maybe he would like to be more serious. The grin is like a mask, to prevent everyone to see the real Sam, the one that would like to be pampered and cuddled. Unconsciously probably Sam wears the mask also to prove that he is not “so gay”.
This is only a first instalment in a longer series, the story of how they met, and so there is not so much on their relationship, we can only understand that nor Derek or Sam live easily with them being gay and that, in top of that, now they have also to deal with a sexual affair that can be dangerous for their careers. It will be interesting to read how they will manage to save both their budding relationship than their jobs. And it will be even more interesting to read if they will arrive to live fully and in plain sight their love.
http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/87...
September 26, 2009
Disappointing read. Nothing nasty or silly, just blah. The two lawyers have just faced off in court, one won (the shorty, Sam) and the other (the 6'3" one, Derek) is licking his wounds.
They meet up for a drink despite Derek's protests. One thing leads to another in a twinkling of an eye, they fuck, end of the sequel.
Yep. This first part is so short, it's shorter than Sam Kimball who's only 5 feet seven. I wouldn't even have realized Discovery had ended and I was on to Voir Dire if I didn't have to physically switch to the sequel.
They meet up for a drink despite Derek's protests. One thing leads to another in a twinkling of an eye, they fuck, end of the sequel.
Yep. This first part is so short, it's shorter than Sam Kimball who's only 5 feet seven. I wouldn't even have realized Discovery had ended and I was on to Voir Dire if I didn't have to physically switch to the sequel.
July 1, 2010
I love the build up of this series (yes, I know that it's a series). Both charcters are strong and different, and the fact that they are lawyers (meaning that they actually always like to get what they want) adds a whole lotta fun into it. I am looking forward to the next book in this series, now that they are working together in a firm rather than opposite.
August 16, 2011
I loved the banter between the two main characters. Fun, short story about two lawyers who are attracted to one another, yet face off against each other in court. After the case, they go out and sparks fly.
I am looking forward to book two.
I am looking forward to book two.
October 22, 2009
I love short men.
January 20, 2010
A light romp of a story, looking forward to the next in the series.
April 12, 2011
Short, cute and bland
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