I was unable to review books for quite a while and was unable to review these. I apologize for this and have only gotten back into reviewing again. I did enjoy the book though when I read it.

This book is the first in a series with the Shaughnessy Brother’s. The author is starting out with the oldest brother Aiden. For being the oldest he is having a problem with change. Since their mother passed away 17 years ago he has gotten in such a routine with his family that they all allow him to get away with treating people rudely, and acting childish when there is a situation in his life he needs to deal with he runs away to be by himself. These character flaws are more pronounced when a new decorator is hired to take over for the one that was fired. She actually calls him on his behavior and at the same time is dealing with her own recent loss of her mother and then moving to a new State after her funeral. Not expecting to be attracted to anyone she finds herself attracted to Aiden and he is attracted to Zoe but does not know to treat people let alone treat a girlfriend. When he leaves her stranded for over a day without a car and no way to get a hold of him. He is upset when he finally comes back and she is packed and wants to be taken into town. he can’t figure out what is wrong when almost two days before he says I need to go and leaves without saying where is going when he is coming back just that she must be there when he does come back because he is Aiden Shaughnessy, and people know whatever he was doing must have been right. She calls bullshit and he does not know how to handle that or anything else she puts in his way. That is just one example. There are others and once you get past that this is a good story, for the other characters help move the story along and you are not always focused on the two of them. Overall a good book. I got this book from NetGalley. I gave it 4 stars. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com

This is the first book in a new series by Samantha Chase, The Shaughnessy Brothers. I am excited to get to know this family and see what all they have in store for us readers. This first book focuses on Aiden, the oldest of the brothers.

Aiden has always been there for his family and especially his father afte they lost his mother when Aiden was only eighteen. Aiden is a workaholic and has been told by some that it is like he has a stick up his butt. (hehe) Aiden's family encourages him to let loose a little and to enjoy life. Well, Aiden has no intention of doing that until he meets Zoe on a job one day.

Zoe is dedicated to her work just like Aiden is. Zoe is not someone to let people walk all over her and has to end up putting Aiden in his place one day on the job. Well, that makes Aiden like her and he is intrigued to know more about this woman. Aiden and Zoe start to spend more and more time together and get to know each other.

When the dynamics of Aiden's family begins to change, he blames everything on Zoe. (Typical male) This puts a strain on the promising new relationship that Aiden and Zoe have developed. With Aiden being a very controlling person, not being able to control everything about his family and about Zoe is making it hard for him to cope with certain things. Will Zoe be able to help Aiden loosen up and enjoy life a little? You will have to read to find out!

I am anxious to see how this series plays out because there are very different personalities in the Shaughnessy family. Will they be able to do some compromising and get along? This I am sure is going to be a great series from Samantha Chase!