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About That Night by Julie James

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About That Night (FBI / US Attorney, #3)

Grade-B+
Hotness Level-blaze
Kink Level- None
Series- FBI/US Attorney #3
Reviewed by Anne

Julie James should be not quite hot enough for me.  But what she might lack in heat, she makes up for with cleverness.  Seriously.  Kyle Rhodes, AKA the Twitter Terrorist refers to Rylann Piece, Assistant US Attorney, as Prosecutrix Pierce.  She thinks of him as Smug Dimples – a name she gave him when they met in a bar 9 years ago.  Their attraction was immediate then, and it returns in force when Rylann unexpectedly finds herself standing in a courtroom, subbing for another lawyer, recommending Kyle’s release from prison after time served. 

She might be tempted to act on this attraction, but when Kyle turns out to be a witness in another case she’s handling, she needs to set attraction aside and be a responsible adult acting like the professional she is.  And that’s one of my favorite things about this book.  They know they’re attracted to each other, but they don’t cross lines they shouldn’t cross.  Thankfully, the case doesn’t last forever, and then things get really interesting.

What I enjoyed most about this book was the cute and sarcastic humor. I also liked that they felt like real people.  They had friends.  Life was messy.  They were there for each other.  Yep.  Another no conflict/no villain contemporary.  Hooray!
 
One final word.  This is the 3rd in this series.  I think it would stand on it’s own just fine, though there are several characters in common. The other books are really good, though, so I’d recommend reading in order.

All He Ever Needed by Shannon Stacey

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All He Ever Needed (Kowalski Family, #4)

Grade-B+
Hotness Level-blaze
Kink Level- None
Series- Kowalski #4
Reviewed by Anne

I love Shannon Stacey’s Kowalski series and this is another solid entry.  Mitch Kowalski returns to the small town he grew up in.  His younger brother, who manages the family inn, broke his leg and needs some help.  On his way back in the town he sees the diner has been reopened and stops by and meets Paige, the new owner.  He isn’t thrilled to be back in his small home town where everyone knows everything he ever did.  He’s attracted to Paige and hoping she’ll be interested in a no strings attached fling.

 Paige is immediately attracted to Mitch, but she’s not ready to break her man-fast.  However, she’s heard ALL the rumors about Mitch.  All the women he’s left behind.  All the very satisfied women.  None of them are unhappy.  As he pursues her, she starts to think maybe it wouldn’t be so bad to be one of those women.  She’s not looking for a relationship, but that means Mitch is just the right man for her.

I love low conflict contemporary.  No one is trying to kill someone else.  There’s no villain.  It’s just two people finding their way to be together.  Paige and Mitch were a lot of fun.  The other inhabitants of the small town provided for a lot of humor.  My favorite thing throughout this book was meeting all the women Mitch had been with and hearing what local legend it had sparked.

The book does a nice job setting up the sequels.  I can’t wait! 

The Bilionaire of Bluebonnet by Jessica Clare

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The Billionaire of Bluebonnet (Bluebonnet, #1.5)
Grade-C

Hotness Level-Inferno
Kink Level- None
Series- Bluebonnet 1.5
Reviewed by Kay

This is a novella in the Bluebonnet series. It is about a woman named Risa Moore, who was a caregiver to an elderly woman and a man named Travis Jesson who was the elderly lady’s grandson.

Travis returns to his grandmother’s hometown to basically settle her estate. He hired her a caregiver a couple of years earlier because he’s a workaholic and wasn’t around to help. He is a very successful business man and has no time to handle the estate and the pet pig his grandma left him. Since he can’t seem to find anyone to take the pig quickly enough, he ends up hiring Risa to help him.

The chemistry of this couple is hot if not a little rushed. No real development of the couple happened in this story. I realize it can be very difficult to pull off that development in a novella but that is the reason for only 3 stars. It is still a quick and cute enough read.