"Romantic, funny and a good read."
Reviewed by Louise Evans
Posted February 24, 2013
Romance Contemporary
LOVE IRRESISTIBLY by Julie James gives us two interesting
characters that are more focused on their careers then
their personal lives, humorous as to how they deal with
each other since they are both attorneys who know the law
very well, awkward when learning too deal with family
issues and sweet when they finally fall for each other.
Julie James continues her series in the Chicago District
Attorneys office. LOVE IRRESISTIBLY follows Cade Morgan
Assistant U.S. Attorney and Brook Parker General Council
for Sterling Restaurants. Their paths cross when Cade shows
up at the office of Sterling Restaurants with two FBI
agents needing Brooks help to set up a sting to get
conclusive evidence to prosecute a crocked Senator that is
excepting bribes for political favors. From their first
meeting the chemistry between the two of them jumps at you
from the page. What they soon find out is that they are
very much alike in their work ethic and personal
relationships. He is emotionally unavailable and she is not
a big picture kind of girl, and that neither one of them
can have a relationship that lasts past four months.
The first time Cade asks Brook out to dinner is by showing
up to her office unannounced with the answer to a favor she
asked his help on about a hacking problem at Sterling. She
is surprised to see him, especially since he could have
just called her or emailed her the information. Before
Brook accepts his dinner invitation she calls her best
friend for 20 years Ford or the best friend with a penis to
get the ground rules of casual dating since Ford is an
expert at it. When she gets his voice mail she decides to
turn to the internet. She finds an article titled "Ten
Rules of Casual Sex". She is going to send the link to her
personal email but instead posts a link to her Facebook
page. The way Brook & Cade interact with each other in the
begging is like two men trying not to have a talk about
anything more in depth or important then a ball game. The
twists and turns in their personal lives help them realize
what else is important other then their careers. When Brook
& Cade start to realize they want to be more than casual
with each other, they both have to learn to get emotionally
involved, trust the other and learn to have balance in
their lives. When they finally realize how they feel about
each other and tell the other, it is incredible.
LOVE IRRESISTIBLY is a
must read for anyone that likes contemporary romance with a
good plot that has its share of twists.
SUMMARY
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. . .
ExcerptCade played with his glass, thinking this over. "I've
been wondering something. Don't take this the wrong way."
"Never in the history of humankind has a man ever managed
to not say something offensive after that lead–in, but
if you want to take your chances, Morgan, be my guest."
The corners of his mouth curved in a smile. "Why are you
single?"
Well, then.
Brooke reached for her wineglass and took a sip, making
him wait before she answered. "Who says I'm single?"
"Vaughn. He deduced it from the fact that there aren't
any pictures of a guy or kids in your office."
"You were talking about me with Agents Huxley and Roberts?"
"You may or may not have come up."
"I see. And what else did you three scamps say when you
were gossiping in your little knitting circle?"
His eyes danced with amusement, but his gaze remained
trained on hers. A prosecutor intent on getting his answer.
"You didn't answer my question."
No, she hadn't. And while part of Brooke was tempted to
move this conversation along to a different topic, there was
another part of her that, admittedly, was a little curious
herself.
She sat back in the booth, holding her wineglass with one
hand as she faced off against him. "I'll tell you what. I'll
answer that question if you will."
"How do you know that I'm single?"
"Because no man would ever ask a single woman that kind
of quasi–flirtatious question if he was already seeing
somebody. At least, not somebody he respected." Brooke took
a sip of her wine. "So you're either disrespectful to women,
or single."
The corners of his mouth curved. Touché. "I'm single."
With that admission, he waited for her answer.
Brooke tried to appear nonchalant. "Apparently, I work
too hard. According to the Hot OB, that means I'm not a ‘big
picture kind of girl.'" She saw Cade's jaw tense, but he
said nothing as she continued. "Oh, and dating me is like
being in a relationship with a guy, because I don't complain
about not being taken out enough."
"No offense, but the Hot OB sounds like an asshole."
"He wasn't the first guy with that list of grievances."
Brooke bit her lip, not having meant to admit that last
part. Must've been the wine. "All right. Now it's your turn."
Cade took a sip of his bourbon. "I'm emotionally
unavailable."
Brooke fought back a smile at the
matter–of–fact way he said it. "Is that right?"
"According to my ex–girlfriends, yes. And I use
sarcasm as a defense mechanism."
Brooke pointed to herself. "What do you know? Me, too."
Cade tipped his glass at her. "So if you and I got
together, we could probably go our entire relationship
without ever saying anything meaningful at all."
"Yes, although you and I would never get together since
we don't even like each other."
"True." Cade gazed at her across the candlelit table.
"Good thing we got that straight."
Brooke felt a few flutters in her stomach at the way he
was looking at her right then. "It sure is."
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