4.5 stars 
 Julie James turned up the heat on her latest FBI/US Attorney series. General counsel Brooke Parker has worked hard through her high school years and through law school to get where she's at. She's a take charge kind of woman, who does what she believes in, and believes in what she does. When she is approached by US Attorney Cade Morgan to help on an investigation, she is glad to help, though she didn't make it easy on Cade to offer her assitance. Sparks definitely flew between these two at their first meeting between their witty and sarcastic quips. So much so that even Cade's friends, FBI agents Huxley and Vaughn noticed, and the male friendly banter/jabs were amusing to read. 
 I enjoyed reading the background story on Cade, the biggest focus was on his past life and the connection that opened when he is bumped into by a teenager on the street. For Brooke and Cade, they wanted a no fuss, no complications kind of relationship. They each knew what they like in a relationship and knew their flaws in them too, as pointed out by their recent exes. We see the growth and bond of their relationship even though they might not right away. There's a slight conflict that arise when Brooke gets a job offer in another city, which made them reflect on what the relationship meant for each of them. 
 I love that Ms. James also gave us some updates on other couples from previous books. Not only was the dialogue great between the H/h but also with the secondary characters as well, which is one of the reasons why Ms. James' books are appealing to me. 
 The funniest moments for me was (view spoiler)[Brooke accidentally posting rules to casual sex/dating on her Facebook page and Jack Pallas and his paper clips death threat. (hide spoiler)] 
 I wish it wasn't a year in between each book release. However, I hope Sam Wilkins might be the next in line for his own book.