After losing his girlfriend, his apartment, and three of his friends in the span of three days, he probably would never be less attached to Chicago than he was right then.
Jessica returns to her hometown following her divorce, and on her first assignment, is reunited with her nemesis from Quantico, John. Both of them have their own version of their time at the Academy, but as their working relationship flourishes, so does their personal relationship.
suddenly her inner pragmatic voice - the one that had previously been telling her not to notice these things was holding up its hands in surrender.
These two were fantastic! Both were wounded from the betrayal of their former significant others, and were looking for a way to heal. Jessica's plan was to leave LA and start over in Chicago. John's plan was to leave Chicago and start over with the Hostage Rescue Team. They never anticipated they would be each others salve. This enemies to lovers story had me laughing and crying (happy tears, I swear). They had great banter, great chemistry, and John, John was everything. He was so much mushier than Jessica and I just could not get enough of him.
"..every operator has to be one hundred percent committed." He looked at her without hesitation. "I'm not there. Not when I think about everything you and I could have together."
I loved so many of the supporting characters too. Both Jessica and John have a world filled with fun and wonderful friends and family. I hope there will be more of these books, and perhaps, instead of the officemates, it may focus on their social circle, because there are stories there. I do suspect Jessica's best friend may get a storyline with one of John's co-workers, but I could be wrong.
Another thing I loved about this book, was how it brought me back to one of my favorite home towns: Jacksonville! I lived there for 6.5 years and loved every minute of it. I appreciated how James brought me to Jax Beach, PVB, San Marco, Riverside. What a lovely trip I had.
Overall: Fun enemies to lovers romance filled with great characters, great banter, and even suspense.
**Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy**
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