Reviewer: Rowena A Lot Like Love by Julie James
Publisher: Berkley
Publication Date: March 1, 2011
Format: Paperback
Source: Publisher
Point-of-View: Third Person
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Genres: Contemporary Romance
Pages: 304
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The FBI wants her cooperation. As the daughter of a billionaire and the owner of the city's top wine store, Jordan Rhodes is invited to the most exclusive parties in Chicago. But there's only one party the FBI wants to crash: the charity fundraiser of a famous restaurateur, who also happens to launder money for the mob. In exchange for her brother's release from prison, Jordan is going to be there—with a date supplied by the Bureau.
Agent McCall just wants her. As the top undercover agent in Chicago, Nick McCall has one rule: never get personal. This "date" with Jordan Rhodes is merely an assignment— one they're both determined to pull off even if they can't be together for five minutes before the sarcasm and sparks begin to fly. But when Nick's investigation is compromised, he and Jordan have no choice but to pretend they're a couple, and what starts out as a simple assignment begins to feel a lot like something more.
Julie James has written another contemporary romance novel that I thought was fantastic. This book follows Special Agent Nick McCall and billionaire heiress Jordan Rhodes as they go undercover as a couple to try to bring down more of Roberto Martino’s minions who are trafficking his drug money through legit businesses and the guy that they’re targeting and going after is Xander Eckhart, a business friend of Jordan.
How did they get Jordan to take part? They offered her a deal that she couldn’t and wouldn’t walk away from.
Once again, James has written a heroine who is both strong, smart, and totally capable and I adored her. I thought Jordan was a great part of this book, her character might have been totally loaded but I connected with her dilemma and I connected with her as a person. Watching her fall in love with Nick was a delight to read about and she was a fun person to get to know.
Then there’s Nick. I’m a sucker for the name Nick. If you want me to love your hero, you’ll get off to a great start by naming him Nick because there’s something about that name that totally gets me. Nick McCall was a sexy beast that I enjoyed getting to know. I loved his manly man attitude and while some might find him a little over the edge (because of his refusal to drink anything pink, haha), I adored him. I loved his overt manliness and I adored that he called Jordan, Rhodes. The way that he said Rhodes, got me each and every single time.
Julie James does such a great job of making the reader feel like they’re apart of the stories she writes and this book was no exception. When everything is going down, I can see it all coming together like I’m apart of the action and I appreciated that. I loved that I could feel Jordan and Nick falling for each other. I was right there, anxious and nervous when Nick and Jordan arrived at Xander’s party. My heart was pounding when the shit hit the fan and I was annoyed as all get out Lisa came back into the picture.
Another thing that I absolutely loved about the story was the inclusion of Jack and Cameron. They were a part of the story but they didn’t take over the story and I liked that. It was so good to see them again and see how they’re doing so I loved that James included them.
I’m a blood-thirsty bitch and I wanted something to happen to Lisa. I wanted to see Nick tell her where to shove her love for him and I wanted to see Nick with his Mom. It would have been nice to see Nick with his family but aside from wanting those things, I still enjoyed the book quite a bit and am sure that fans of Julie James will not be disappointed with this new book. Julie James wrote another winner for me and it was such a fast read that I’m already anxious for more from Julie and I cannot freaking wait for Kyle’s book. Holy goodness, I was so excited to see that Kyle’s story is next. Woo hoo!
Grade: 4.5 out of 5
FBI-US Attorney
Thanks for this! Sounds like an author I’d like. Now, I just need to see where to start. 🙂
I’ve enjoyed all JJ books and look forward to reading this one, too.
I’m currently reading Julie’s first book about Jason and Taylor and enjoying it a lot. Can’t wait for this new one!
Diana
I love every word she’s written. So looking forward to this one.
Can’t wait to read this! Just a few more days until it’s released.
I so heart Julie James.
I’d read ‘Practice Makes Perfect’ so I was already smittenw ith her writing style. But ‘A Lot Like Love’ just threw me OVER board. I was caught up instantly!
James sure does know how to m ake a fan girl out of me! lol!
I thought the ‘douchebags’ were a fabulous touch. they need their own books asap! More sexy half scottich/half italian boys to make my heart bo pitter-patter! lol
I can’t wait for Kyle’s book either!
Very enlightening and beneficial to someone whose been out of the circuit for a long time.
Aromatherapy Treatments
Did you heard what Rob Matts said about that?
clomid
I really enjoyed this series. And, funnily enough, I just bought a different book in this series as a gift for a friend!
FYI: Unless you’re time traveling, the originally posted date is incorrect.
Does anyone know what happened to Julie James? She hasn’t written anything in a while, and I always loved her books.
@Amanda, I’ve wondered the same thing.