The New York Times bestselling author of Suddenly One Summer blows the covers of two FBI agents who can’t hide who they are from each other… FBI agents Jessica Harlow and John Shepherd have a past. The former lawyer and cocky Army Ranger clashed during their training at Quantico and gladly went their separate ways after graduating from the Academy. Six years later, the last thing either of … later, the last thing either of them expects is to be assigned to work as partners in a high-profile undercover sting.
For both of them, being paired with an old rival couldn’t come at a worse time. Recently divorced from a Hollywood producer and looking for a fresh start, Jessica is eager to prove herself at her new field office. And John is just one case away from his dream assignment to the FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team. In order to nail a corrupt Florida politician, they’ll have to find a way to work together—a task that becomes even trickier when they’re forced to hole up at a romantic beachfront resort as part of the investigation. Suddenly, the heat behind their nonstop sparring threatens to make the job a lot more complicated…
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A snappy romance about two FBI agents who meet in the Academy and six years later they are both stationed in the Chicago FBI office. The Thing About Love is an easy romance with some “adult situations” which you may skip through. John Shepherd, ex-Army Ranger and former attorney Jessica Harlow had a strong adversarial competition at the FBI Academy never thinking they would be in the same place together again. Of course as luck would have it recently divorced Jessica requests a transfer to Chicago to be closer to family a few years after John transferred to Chicago when his mother was ill. They are both surprised when they meet once again and assigned an undercover operation as partners. No surprises that being partners brings them together. The story is cute with some humor.
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Julie James’s FBI/US Attorney series is one of my favorites. I’m still not sure if The Thing About Love is part of the series or not…I’m confused…but it was a solid romantic suspense novel regardless. Just know going in that this story is heavy on suspense and light on the romance. I enjoyed the combination but it’s important to note since that seems to be the majority of readers’ complaints with this book. There was humor, family drama, undercover investigation, romantic tension, and finally that sexy tenderness that Ms. James’ excels at. If you are a fan of her writing, check this title out!
My favorite quote:
“But . . . I didn’t even get to say good-bye to the man bun.” “Still with that?” John asked dryly. One time he’d made the mistake of wearing his hair tied back in a knot to work, and, boy, had his squad mates ever had a field day with that. For two d@mn weeks, all he’d heard was Rapunzel! Rapunzel! Let down your hair! every time he’d walked into the office.”