The story was alright but the constant angst throughout the story was annoying. Chase was pretty much an idiot who couldn't see how his actions affected others and lived a lie out of fear of being something he wasn't. Madison was nice but needed some backbone at times. Griffiths delivered the right tone exactly each time.2.5-3 stars This was an alright story. The interplay between Maddy and Chase was by turns, humorous, sizzling, and angsty and Mr. Chase Gamble certainly had the sexy smooth tones you’d expect from a “playa.” The differences in the other male voices were fairly subtle, but there was obvious difference between Chase and Maddy’s brother, Mitch in particular. I did feel Kaleo Griffith’s Maddy voice occasionally edged uncomfortably toward (but not over) falsetto – but I had just come from listening to Nick Boulton voice a completely different Maddy in Flowers from the Storm so perhaps it was more a case of bad timing.

But, the story was harmless and at times quite fun and sexy and there was definite chemistry between the two protagonists. And, the final conflict was a big misunderstanding, which also didn’t make sense. I felt the reasons keeping the couple apart were fairly thin and made little sense. To make matters worse, the cabin Maddy and Chase are stuck in together is the old honeymoon suite, complete with heart-shaped bed. All the guests are due to leave on Sunday (we don’t have weddings like that where I’m from). The celebrations commence some four days before the wedding, with various activities planned leading up to the ceremony and reception on Saturday. Maddy and Chase are both in her brother’s wedding and they are further forced into each other’s company when there is a mix up with the cabins at the winery where the wedding festivities are being held. They live in the same building and work out in the same gym. Even though they see each other every day. Some five years earlier, Maddy had made a move on Chase but he turned her down and things have been strained ever since. He isn’t a cheater, but in his quest not to hurt any woman, he develops a reputation as a bit of a man whore. And, in a strange way, this becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Chase looks like his father and is terrified he is like his father. But Chase is screwed up when it comes to women because his father was a cheating cheatypants who catted around with random women right under Chase’s beloved mother’s nose. Madison Daniels has always had a crush on her older brother’s best friend, Chase Gamble. Armentrout (the brothers are named Chase, Chad and Chandler – seriously). Tempting the Best Man is the first book in the Gamble Brothers series by J. And then I found out that the book was an “in love with brother’s best friend” story so I was in.

Kaleo Griffith’s name in the narrator slot was enough to make me want to give this a try.

Tempting the best man by j lynn