A Lot Like Love
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Average rating4.7
An FBI agent and an heiress have to get up close and personal on an undercover assignment in this thrilling romance from the author of The Thing About Love. 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 fund-raiser 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. 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...
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Fans of Julie James, rejoice! After three books, she's still got the spunk and the wit. A Lot Like Love will appease the fans. For a while, at least.
Mrs. James does not bother herself with pointless details and got right into the story. We're introduced to both the characters, Nick and Jordan straightaway. Nick is an FBI agent, while Jordan is the owner of a wine store. And a billionaire heiress. The thing is, Jordan's got a brother, Kyle, who's being jailed. For hacking into Twitter and shutting down the site for 2 days. Freaking awesome. That alone got me in stitches.
So to get her brother out of the jail, Jordan needs to co-operate with the FBI. And in the process, she acquired a fake boyfriend, in the form of Nick McCall, the fed who perfected the don't-fuck-with-me face. One thing leads to another (but of course!) and they soon find out that they could really get used to the whole fake-boyfriend fake-girlfriend charade.
I love the book. It makes me smile and laugh at parts. Mrs. James' dialogues are always witty, funny and dripped in sarcasm. Her characters are never dull. It's a no-brainer and it draws me in from the very first page. I love both Nick and Jordan's characters. And I just adore Kyle. I mean, the guy hacked into Twitter and shut it down for 2 freaking days! I would love to see that happen in reality. Laugh out loud, indeed.
You will also catch glimpses of Something About You's Jack Pallas and Cameron Lynde (now a US attorney) in the book.
And I wonder, what will happen if Twitter goes down for 2 days?? Hmm...
What I found interesting and impressive about this, is that its a Romance novel that I absolutely loved featuring a leading man that I would never date if he was a real life person. I enjoyed the main characters so much together, was incredibly charmed by them, and loved the story all together.
A really well done chick-lit/romance novel that was funny, had a bit of suspense, and overall is a quick fun read.
Also got a lot of points because a fight they had over miscommunication did NOT get dragged out, thankfully. Well done. No pointless drama.
4.5 stars
GAHHHH
I JUST- UGH THESE BOOKS ARE SO FUCKING GREAT, LIKE, I CAN'T. EVEN. DEAL.
I will never not love Julie James' books. Never.
