Lana Ferguson has very quickly become a must-read author for me. While I love all of her books, I enjoyed this foray into the legal (human) world. I don't mind a werewolf here and there, but having a less fantastical book was a fun reprieve!

The banter between these two characters is top-tier. It really is very similar to "The Hating Game" which is an all-time favorite of mine.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

And this my friends is the reason why I don't ever trust lawyers.

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SKIP CHAPTER:prologue, 3, 11, 13, 21, 24, 31

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Forgot to add this so here we are. Thank you Netgalley and Berkley Publishing Group for this early copy I love you so much 💋🫶🏻

This is my second favorite book by LF, and I just really loved the plot, law aspect, and all the other family drama. I think this is the most developed LF character has ever been, and I loved how much it delved into their pasts and the emotional development both characters go through. Immediately when the book starts the mcs are in a work rivals situationship and I loved it so much. It's in dual pov and both mcs are in opposing councils in a divorce trial that turns into so much more. I loved seeing the romance developed from purely sexual to feelings especially with the fmc who is the grumpier of the two. The smut was good and I liked seeing them discover more about each other and be drawn into each other emotionally. There is also a family drama plot that was touching and I was invested in. I hated the mmcs dad so much. Overall this was a good fast paced and steamy romcom that I enjoyed a lot.

4.25/5

I'm a big fan of lana ferguson spice and character work plus the chemistry, especially the chemistry and this is no different. I just think this one shot itself in the foot by being a little too good at the beginning and the rest of it can't possibly match to the excellent 20-30%

still a very good one from lana ferguson

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for this eARC!

Danica and Ezra are at each other’s throats as opposing divorce attorneys by day, but by night, they are each other’s sexy, hate filled booty calls!

Danica is up for a partnership position at her law firm and needs to win this important case to prove she’s ready for the promotion. The only problem is, she’s up against Ezra and his family’s toxic firm that stops at nothing to win.

During the course of the case, Danica realizes she does have deeper feelings for Ezra instead of just someone good for hate sex. Her character growth between this and her family issues are great! Ezra also has some troubling family circumstances that he’s able to overcome and I fist pumped and jumped for joy when he stepped up and kicked them to the curb !

Lana Ferguson can do no wrong!

10/10. This book was so good. The author is always great at spice, but she really nailed all of my favorites in this. Banter, rivals to lovers, reverse grumpy sunshine. It doesn't hurt that Mr. Sunshine is also a soft top. I appreciate the digital arc!

I have been dying to read this book. Lana has been teasing us endlessly on Instagram regarding Overruled. So you already know that I dropped everything that I was reading so I could read Overruled ASAP. And I was not disappointed at all with Overruled.

Overruled is a spicy romance read, so don’t be surprised with the spicy scenes. It has always been marketed as a spicy romance read, especially on Lana's Instagram page. If you aren’t into spicy romance books, then you don’t have to read this book. Putting it out there so there won’t be discourse. 

Now for my fellow spicy romance readers, you are going to be fed with Overruled. Lana outdid herself with Overruled. It’s the perfect balance of spicy and fluffy romance in this book. I literally devour it in one sitting. It was such a fun spicy romance read! It does contain a bit of heavy topics, so be warned.

Let’s get back to Danica and Ezra's insane chemistry with each other. They may be rivals with each other, but Danica and Ezra do have undeniable chemistry. And off the bat, Danica and Ezra have been hooking up with each other in secret. Yup, the tension between their secret relationship heightened the spice so much more. Ezra has a dirty mouth! Love it!!! Especially when Ezra starts to have deeper feelings for Danica and wants more than a secret hookup. The messiness is about to come through, lol.

What do you do when you just love to hate them? Well you sleep with them obviously, over and over again.
Classic enemies to lovers which never disappoints, powerful people who have been fighting their feelings for each other, Danica and Ezra are opposing counsel on a case that has them spending a lot of time together… in and outside of the courtroom.

Thank you for the free book, Berkley Romance!

Two powerhouse attorneys who can’t stand one another in the courtroom secretly meet for just one more after hours rendezvous. Dani tells Ezra each time that this is the last time, but she can’t seem to help herself. When they are up against one another in a very important trial, they each start to get to know one another and realize they might not be enemies after all.

I am a huge Lana Ferguson fan- I’ve read all her books and will continue to because I know I’m in for a good time. No one writes banter and spicy moments like she does! I’ve said it before and will say it a hundred times- enemies to lovers is the superior trope. I just can’t get enough! The banter, the denial of feelings, and flip of the switch- it’s so good. In this book, that combined with the office romance makes it an irresistible combination. It really begins with a bang too (sorry, I had to)! I also loved the supporting characters and some of the depth that Lana managed to add to the storyline by having the characters work through family trauma. If you enjoy workplace romance, enemies to lovers, he falls first, and banter, this is the book for you!

I love it when romance authors cannot only make it spicy, but also include heartwarming family moments and show different relationships as well! Keep up the good work! I’ll definitely be back for more!

Lana does it again! Rivals to lovers mixed with fighting feelings vibes. It’s well paced layered with family drama.

Asshole + Sour Patch 4 lyfe.

4/5

Two divorce lawyers at opposing firms tempt a no strings attached hookup while competing to win cases in the latest from romance powerhouse Lana Ferguson. Danica Pierce is married to her work, Ezra Hart is determined to prove himself in his father’s firm and the only thing that keeps the two of them sane day to day is their mutual antagonism—that and jumping into bed when the day is out. When Danica is handed a case that could make her career, it is her secret relationship with Ezra that could wreck the entire case before it even makes its way to court. But Ezra is unexpectedly a real ally and their simmering tension in the office and compatibility in the bedroom masks a relationship that could be worth taking to trial. Overruled is good, hot, hate to love fun packaged in a workplace rivalry brimming with sexual tension. As Ferguson opens on her leads already far into hookup territory, what Danica and Ezra are really fighting are the feelings flowing beneath their mutually agreed upon rivalry. I’m a big fan of he fell first and fell hardest, which was the entire character of Ezra Hart in a nutshell. Ezra just wants to be seen as more than just the rival, but Danica is a little more tough to crack in that regard. Stubborn women being romanced because of their cold exteriors and their ambition is so important to me. Seeing what Danica had been through in the past only reinforced the need for real romancing on Ezra’s part to win her over. I really enjoyed where things settled vis a vis the career making divorce case, and Ezra and Danica’s respective families. Nothing unites two people more than being in cahoots and Overruled took that to heart in drawing this story to a close. Overruled is rivals to lovers excellence and undeniably the best from Ferguson to date.

First let me start off with saying a Huge thank you to Netgally and the Publisher for this opportunity. I am absolutely in love with Lana Ferguson's writing!! My favorite is The Mating Game and this one just came close second to that. I've never read anything about lawyers so I was hesitate, but after the first few chapters I've fallin head over heels for Ezra! This man deserves the world on a platter! The way my heart and soul was almost crushed at his circumstances. I am I'm awe at the feelings this book made me feel and I love it!!

Lana had me with lawyers that are opposing counsels in a major divorce case x lovers. Danica is a bad ass and I couldn’t help but love Ezra. They are both complex characters with complex backgrounds and I loved learning about each of them. This book definitely has some great banter…….although that is to be expected from two attorneys. The courtroom scenes were some of my favorite. I just lovee the tension! Danica and Ezra definitely had chemistry and the spice didn’t disappoint. If you’re on the fence just pick it up and read it. I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Okay this book was so much fun to get into, and I absolutely fell in love with this storyline of Lana's. These cahracters were so well written and fleshed out which really helped to enhance the story, but the plot was mediocre at best! I think that I enjoyed the cahracters on their own more than the plot in this one this time around, but still really loved it!

Any book that Lana writes is a book I will enjoy! The spice was top tier as always!

Thank you NetGalley for an eARC!

Thank you Netgalley for approving me to read this e-arc. Lana Ferguson really has my heart I mean anything she writes I’m immediately buying and reading. She really knocked it out of the park with these smutty scenes! I loveee a good rivals to lovers trope! Or more like Rivals who think they hate each other but dont actually. There was also heartbreaking scenes with Ezra’s family it just had me wanting to fight the people in the book for him. I felt for Dani the fear of not being enough is so crushing. Ezra saying he always loved her he was just waiting for her to catch up. I just cried but also saying she is worth staying for I just wanted scream how much I loved him. Lastly I loved the best friends they were really funny. I definitely 1000% will read everything and anything Lana continues to write.

If I had to pick just one thing that Lana Ferguson does amazingly (and trust me, it’s hard to just narrow it down to one thing), it’s the quality of banter in her books! I found myself grinning multiple times during this book as Dani and Ezra traded verbal bars with one another.

I also loved how patient Ezra was in knocking down the barriers Dani had built around her heart. We love a patient, yet persistent MMC and a man who continuously proves himself to be the right guy.

Read if you like:
- Enemies to Lovers
- He Falls First
- Banter
- Chunky cats
- The show suits

I love this book and all her books to be honest, she a way of telling a story and making you love each character in the book. I love this 2 lawyers book, and how they ended up being in a not a relationship per say but a sleeping with each other situationship. Thanks for letting me read this book

Who doesn't love Lana Ferguson? The girl can write. She's hilarious, sentimental, and her books have the perfect amount of spice.

Overruled is no exception. Two lawyers, of course on opposite sides, but strangely drawn to one another. Who will win? and at what cost? The story has been told dozens of time before (with lots of grumpy goodness) but Lana makes it feel fresh with the perfect will they, won't they tension. I did have issues relating to the lawyers (I felt at times their concerns were a little ridiculous) but I enjoyed the finale.

Onward and upward Ms. Ferguson, I eagerly await your next title!

Enjoyed this book! Read it in two days. It was quick, funny, sweet, and what I typically expect from a rom-com book. I liked the depth of both of the main characters. I also enjoyed the sub plot and found myself wondering what would also happen with the case. Good balance between navigating both. I do wish I saw more of the relationship between the FMC and her parents since that relationship dynamic seems less prominent in the story, but seemed to also affect her a lot. Overall, good read.