Author: Julie James
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Year Published: 2011
Number of Pages: 274 pages
Date Read: 12/1/2012
Series: FBI / US Attorney #2
Publisher: Penguin
Source: Library
Content Rating: Ages 18+ (Sex Scenes and Strong Language)
The book starts off with the FBI trying to arrest Xander Eckhart,
who has secret dealings with mob leader Roberto Martino, but the only way to do
that is to find someone who has close connections with him. Enter Jordan Rhodes, daughter of billionaire,
Grey Rhodes and who also happens to be the owner of Chicago’s top wine store! To get Jordan Rhodes to participate in the
capture of Xander Eckhart, the FBI promised that they will release her brother,
Kyle Rhodes, who had been put in prison for shutting down Twitter. Jordan agrees to this and decides
to sneak into Xander’s exclusive party, but she must be accompanied by a date
that the FBI assigned her and that date happened to be Nick McCall! Nick McCall is the FBI’s number one
undercover agent and in order to fool Xander, Nick and Jordan would have to act
like an actual couple. However, both
Jordan and Nick will soon discover that the undercover work will become more
complicated as they start to develop feelings for each other!
Wow! What can I say?
This book was just so fantastic that I found myself fanning myself at
every turn! Julie James has done a brilliant job at not only providing us with
hot and sizzling romance, but also enough crime drama that really carried the
story! I loved the fact that since Julie James had attended law school,
the experiences that the characters go through when dealing with the FBI
business and the judicial system sounded so authentic that it makes me want to
deal with the law system myself! What I
loved so much about this book were the characters themselves as they were
funny, sarcastic, sweet and awesome at the same time and I really felt so much
excitement for these characters! I also
loved the way that Julie James
brought back Jack Pallas and Cameron Lynde from the first book “Something About You” as we can see how
they are doing in their relationship in this book and they provided a great
supporting cast for the main characters.
Now onto the best characters in this entire book and that are Jordan
Rhodes and Nick McCall themselves! I
just loved the fact that Jordan Rhodes is such a strong female character as she
is sarcastic and smart at the same time! I loved how independent Jordan really
is as she never tried to rely on her father’s money to get her through her
life; instead she owns her own wine business and she is shown being so
knowledgeable about the wine that she sells.
I also loved the way that Jordan is quick to stand up for
herself, especially against anyone who gets in the way of what she wants. Now, let us talk about the hero of this story
and that is Nick McCall! I just loved
Nick McCall as he is just as sarcastic as Jordan is and they really
complement each other perfectly! I also
love how sexy Nick McCall is, whether he is in his fancy work suit or he takes
off his shirt to show off his muscles!
For anyone who does not like sex or strong language in a
novel, this novel has plenty of strong language, including the use of the “f” word
and the “s” word. Also, the sex scenes
in this novel are explicit, so it would be best to skim over these scenes if
they are uncomfortable to read through.
Overall, “A Lot Like
Love” is a fantastic read for anyone who is a fan of Julie James’ works and loves reading crime and mystery novels with
a dash of hot romance thrown in! Now, I
am off to read Kyle’s side of the story next!
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