Julie James writes it, we read it, we
love it- - rinse, lather, repeat. This time around we take an attractive
journalist, add one snarky, kick ass family lawyer, multiply by their complicated
pasts and a convenient "my sister needs your help, so let’s- grudgingly- work together” story line, (and subtract a
'cavalcade' of misunderstood female companion sightings) = and you've got your
next best read.
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Ford Dixon can get to the bottom of any story for his numerous investigative pieces for the
local newspaper. His instinct bodes well professionally, but sometimes falls short outside of the newsroom - especially when Victoria Slade enters his life (and
the apartment next door).
Slade, a
highly successful divorce lawyer, has seen it all. The trials of life have helped
mold Victoria into the woman she is today. She’s the always on-it,
semi-compulsive, love-cynic wunderkind that clients love as much as opposing
counsel loathes. A traumatic episode sets her down a path of losing that hard-won
control and it’s through resilience and some well-meaning prodding by her pesky-cute (new word) neighbor
that she’ll begin to do the ground work needed to get to the root of
her issues.
And pesky-cute neighbor guy…the one with penis pop parties with brunettes at night and mysterious blondes saying they loves him in the A.M. --well, he has his own
misguided philosophies and views on love to reevaluate.
These two are perfectly imperfect for one
another, and while working towards a mutual goal, they'll recognize that fact profoundly-
or risk devastating the other in resisting.
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