Please note that I gave this book 4.5 stars but rounded it up to 5 stars here. This was a cute book. Unfortunately I read book #6 first, so I already knew that how this story would end up. I am still glad I read it though. The hero/heroine were great. Though I will say that James heroes all seem to be over 6 feet tall with dark hair. And the heroines always have long hair to their backs practically and wear it in a […]
Very Hot Romance
I liked this book. I think there were a couple of things that could have been improved upon (like Ford not being a jerk because a woman doesn’t want to go out with him) but overall liked this a lot. Hot and steamy romance scenes, with two very compelling leads. We had some interesting secondary characters, and a very nice ending showing our couple going forward. Our heroine in “Suddenly One Summer” is Victoria Slade. Victoria is a high profile divorce attorney (the US Attorney […]
Decent, Reliable Romance
Julie James writes reliably enjoyable contemporary romances that never quite rise to greatness, but are a good go-to for fun, sizzle, and a bit of excitement. It Happened One Wedding is the most recent entry in her FBI/US Attorney novels and in this case it’s the hero who meets the series requirement. The leads in all of these books are well-to-do, sexy professionals who have established their careers and are ready to pay attention to their personal lives. Investment banker Sidney Sinclair has moved back […]
It Happened One… Wait, What Happened? Oh, Heck, I Already Can’t Remember
So after a frustrating last romance I needed a palate cleanser. Something that didn’t make me think, that was literally a book version of a cheesy romantic comedy. Ms. Julie James, ladies and gentlemen, author of the good to very good mindless candy that is her FBI/US Attorneys series. I’ve read a couple in the series (never in order), so when one pops up on sale I’ll grab it. Special Agent Vaughn Roberts is a fancy FBI undercover guy working “white collar” crimes. Sidney Sinclair […]
A Surprisingly Sweet Romance
Last year, Malin sent me a bunch of books. Among those books were several Julie James books. They were fine, but there was an element to her FBI/US Attorney series that didn’t quite gel with me. A couple of weeks ago I was looking through the books Malin sent, trying to find something to strike my fancy, and there was It Happened One Wedding. I thought it would be a reasonably enjoyable, non-brain taxing couple hour read. And it was. Except that it was a […]
A contemporary romance with panic attacks
Divorce lawyer Victoria Slade has a cynical view of romance and relationships. She’s seen enough bitter divorces and custody battles to really believe in happily ever after. She’s certainly not looking for anything permanent herself. Not that she’d mind something casual, she just needs to find the right guy. Who certainly isn’t her new next-door neighbour, who while he seemed hot when their eyes met across a bar, appears to have a veritable cavalcade of women in and out of his apartment at all hours […]