Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James and Something About You Entry

Summary


Payton Kendall and J.D. Jameson are lawyers who know the meaning of objection. A feminist to the bone, Payton has fought hard to succeed in a profession dominated by men. Born wealthy, privileged, and cocky, J.D. has fought hard to ignore her. Face-to-face, they’re perfectly civil. They have to be. For eight years they have kept a safe distance and tolerated each other as coworkers for one reason only: to make partner at the firm. But all bets are off when they’re asked to join forces on a major case. Though apprehensive at first, they begin to appreciate each other’s dedication to the law – and the sparks between them quickly turn into attraction. But the increasingly hot connection does not last long when they discover that only one of them will be named partner. Now it’s an all-out war. And the battle of the sexes is bound to make these lawyers hot under the collar…

Follow up

This is a first for me with Julie James’ novels and I must say I was never disappointed from start to finish because of several reasons. The author stayed to its original plot all way through the story throwing fresh ideas while keeping ambition to make partner at the firm between the two main lawyers as the main focus of the story– Payton and J.D. goes through interesting yet entertaining battles just to prove who is best amongst each other. In truth opposites attracts each other where they come from opposite backgrounds – they are like cats and dogs fighting for years of law practices. The story reminds me of the movie “Laws of Attraction” played by Pierce Brosnan and Juianne Moore only this novel has better appeal and humor written all over it. There are many flirty dialogues they share with each other that add vital spices to the already heating romance between them; I keep on thinking what would happen to the relationship they unintentionally built for eight years after the partnership news is revealed. And I - being a fan of topic about lawyers makes it even more exciting as I never thought I would finish a novel in one night and still manages to get few hours of sleep. This novel is an easy read - a first for me and will never be the last as I am heading back to the store to get her debut romance novel.

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Julie James' Something About You is soon to be released which I look forward for in just few weeks. Here's an excerpt from the site:
 
FATE HAS THROWN TWO SWORN ENEMIES. . .



Of all the hotel rooms rented by all the adulterous politicians in Chicago, female Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron Lynde had to choose the one next to 1308, where some hot-and-heavy lovemaking ends in bloodshed. And of all the FBI agents in Illinois, it had to be Special Agent Jack Pallas who gets assigned to this high-profile homicide. The same Jack Pallas who still blames Cameron for a botched crackdown three years ago—and nearly ruining his career…


 . . .INTO EACH OTHER’S ARMS


Work with Cameron Lynde? Are they kidding? Maybe, Jack thinks, this is some kind of welcome-back prank after his stint away from Chicago. But it’s no joke: the pair is going to have to put their rocky past behind them and focus on the case at hand. That is, if they can cut back on the razor-sharp jibes—and smother the flame of their sizzling-hot sexual tension…