Suddenly One Summer by Julie James – Review & Giveaway

 

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Description:
Divorce lawyer Victoria Slade has seen enough unhappy endings to swear off marriage forever. That doesn’t mean she’s opposed to casual dating—just not with her cocky new neighbor, who is as gorgeous and tempting as he is off-limits. But once she agrees to take on his sister’s case, she’s as determined to win as ever—even if that means teaming up with Ford…

Investigative journalist Ford Dixon is bent on finding the man who got his sister pregnant and left her high and dry. He’s willing to partner with Victoria, despite the fact that the beautiful brunette gets under his skin like no other woman. He might not be looking to settle down, but there’s no denying the scorching attraction between them. Still, the more time he spends with Victoria, the more he realizes that the one woman as skeptical about love as he is might be the only woman he could really fall for…

 

Review:

Suddenly One Summer by Julie James is another one of her wonderful fun romances. James does such a great job writing charming stories with characters that are adults, with successful careers, and each seemingly satisfied with their life. Even though this is not part of James’s FBI/US Attorney series, some of the characters in that series play a big part in this story.

Ford Dixon is our hero, and he is an investigative journalist.   While out at a local bar with his friends, a beautiful lady catches his eye. Victoria Slade is our heroine, and she is a very successful divorce attorney. Victoria also notices Ford, but when she sees the girls hanging over him, she brushes him off and enjoys the camaraderie of her two best friends.

Victoria has just moved into a condo temporarily, after having a panic attack breakdown during a robbery at her home. Victoria is a very strong individual, smart, savvy and independent. But the robbery attempt opens up hidden issues from her childhood that now has brought out the anxiety attacks. She is secretly seeing a therapist, and throughout the story, while the therapist tries to bring out the hidden secrets deep in her mind, we learn more about her childhood fears.

The first few days she is living at the condo, she hears all kinds of noise at night or early morning that disrupts her sleep. Of course, her neighbor is none other than Ford and the battle between the two of them begin, with each being snarky to each other, not to mention the wrong assumptions they reach. It is when Ford’s sister, Nicole comes to visit him, that will force the two of them to work together to help her.

I loved Ford and Victoria together, even if they were both so different. Ford was fun loving, and Victoria was all business, not allowing herself to trust anyone. It was so much fun to watch the walls begin to crumble, and their sexual heat sizzled.

They work together to help Nicole find the man she had a one night stand over a year ago, as she now has a child, and needs financial support. It was enjoyable to watch them during their undercover investigation playing various parts; their witty and snarky banter, and them getting to know each other. Did I say their chemistry was off the wall. J

Despite things going good, it is Victoria’s issues that will cause problems, and we worry that this awesome couple will not make it together. Suddenly One Summer was a wonderful story, great couple, sexy, and a fun book to read. No surprise, as this is something I have come to expect from Julie James. I recommend that you read this book, and if you have not read Julie James yet, it is time for you to do so.

Reviewed by Barb

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After graduating from law school, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julie James clerked for the United States Court of Appeals. She then practiced law with one of the nation’s largest firms for several years until she began writing screenplays. After Hollywood producers optioned two of her scripts, she decided to leave the practice of law to write full-time.

Julie’s books have been listed on the American Library Association’s Reading List for Top Genre Novels, Booklist‘s Top 10 Romances of the Year, and have been featured as one of Cosmopolitan magazine’s Red Hot Reads. Her books have been translated into seventeen languages and Julie’s seventh novel, It Happened One Wedding, is now available.

Julie James lives with her husband and two children in Chicago, where she is currently working on her next book.

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