Irish on the Rocks

I thought this was good read. The writing flowed well, and I thought Jack and Grace had good chemistry. There isn't a lot of drama in this story, except for Grace's aversion to marriage. It felt a little forced to me, because she was a grown woman when her parents divorced. Grace's grandma was a hoot! She said exactly what she thought, and didn't care what anyone thought. I didn't read the first book in this series, but I didn't feel lost at all. I would definitely like to find out how Sean's story goes! I voluntarliy reviewed an advanced readers copy of this book.

Two and a half stars. So, this series is based the premise that in this day and age a father can leave his multi-million euro pub and whisky business to his three sons on the proviso that they must each be married within six months (and stay together for at least six months), otherwise the business will be offered to the highest bidder by the board. Jack Murphy is the oldest brother, the CEO, he has a bad reputation of being an exacting boss and can't keep an assistant for more than a few weeks, ever since his brother Connor married his best assistant Fallon. As a child he was cocky and obnoxious, especially to his younger brother Sean and Sean's best friend Grace. At a charity ball he meets Grace again, looking somewhat different to the short frizzy -haired girl with glasses he remembers. Things are going well, they flirt and then it all goes horribly wrong and Grace accidentally knocks a full glass of champagne all over him. Words are spoken and both Jack and Grace take offence. Of course it turns out that Grace, a book editor who has recently been made redundant, is perfect for the job of assistant and despite their initial animosity it seems as though there are major sparks between them. But Jack needs a wife and Grace has vowed never to marry after her parents' acrimonious divorce left her mother heartbroken and destitute (although Grace's grandfather is a millionaire). I really struggle to get my head around this series. The men are too young to be running a multi-million euro business and the board are all too old and cliched. The big misunderstanding between Grace and Jack I just can't get my head around at all. I don't understand why he was angry/ upset. Overall, everyone felt like a caricature. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

This second book in The Murphy Brothers series was just as enjoyable as the first. This time it's Jack Murphy feeling the pressure of find a wife to satisfy the caveat in his father's will that requires all the brothers marry within a year before they can inherit the family whiskey business. How hard could it be to find a woman willing to enter into a marriage of convenience and not end of falling in love with him? Then it comes to him. Grace his pain in the neck assistant who thinks he's the devil himself. He'll just have to make the deal sweet enough for her to agree. Problem is he never planned on falling for the woman but the more time he spends with her the more he wants from her. This book was very well done and one I would definitely recommend.