Love Irresistibly by Julie James – a Review

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Description:
He’s used to getting what he wants. . .

A former football star and one of Chicago’s top prosecutors, Assistant U.S. Attorney Cade Morgan will do anything to nail a corrupt state senator, which means he needs Brooke Parker’s help. As general counsel for a restaurant company, she can get a bug to the senator’s table at one of her five-star restaurants so the FBI can eavesdrop on him. All Cade has to do is convince Brooke to cooperate—and he’s not afraid to use a little charm, or the power of his office, to do just that.

And what he wants is her.

A savvy businesswoman, Brooke knows she needs to play ball with the U.S. Attorney’s office—even if it means working with Cade. No doubt there’s a sizzling attraction beneath all their sarcastic quips, but Brooke is determined to keep things casual. Cade agrees—until a surprising turn of events throws his life into turmoil, and he realizes that he wants more than just a good time from the one woman with whom he could fall terrifyingly, irresistibly in love . . .

Review:

Love Irresistibly by Julie James is part of her FBI/US ATTORNEY series.  I have not   read this series until this book, and now that I have, I will most certainly be going back to    the beginning and read them all.  Julie James writes contemporary romance at its best.    So did I love this book?  Yes in so many ways.

Our heroine is Brooke Parker, a strong, intelligent woman, who is also a workaholic, and   can’t seem to keep a relationship for long.  Brooke is a lawyer, who as GC (general   counsel) to a restaurant chain has risen to the top.  Sterling Restaurants runs a sports       chain for stadiums/arena’s, and with her strong sales skills, knowledge of Sterling, and    the competition, Brooke has become very successful, and also a very busy young lady.      The job is her life, but she does enjoy the company of men, and yet cannot seem to keep anyone for long, since she spends too many hours working.

We meet our hero Cade Morgan, an assistant US attorney, who needs her help in doing a sting on a senator. He wants to use one of Sterling’s fancy restaurants, and Brooke agrees to help.  Right from the start, you can see the chemistry between them, but both are not interested any serious relationship, as both are career minded and have their own issues.  However they in time will explore that chemistry with what they call casual sex.

One of the best things about this book was the entire story written by James, with all the different pieces that was fun and interesting; not to mention some wonderful characters.  With Cade, we see him working with his FBI friends, and how they handle their cases; with Brooke, we learn about the restaurant business, and get to see her negotiating with various sports complexes to get their contracts; and most of all, we get to meet their family and friends…very nicely done. 

Best of course was watching Cade and Brooke begin to discover there is nothing casual about how they were beginning to feel about each other. I loved their banter between each other.   Despite their busy and successful careers, they started finding time to be with each other, and the sexual heat between them was great.  This was such a wonderful romance, as I adored both Cade and Brooke.  Awesome characters on their own and they became an awesome couple.  Julie James has risen up on my list of authors I must read. 

Reviewed by Barb

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