I really do think that this series could quickly become a favourite of mine. James has a way of writing a story that is fast-paced, with characters that are hard not to adore, and manages to inject some wicked humour, all at the same time.
I love it!
About That Night is Kyle's book and the third in the series. This poor guy has had a really rough time of it. Now almost universally known as the "Twitter Terrorist", Kyle is finding it difficult to adjust to his life outside prison. He reverts, to an extent, to his old ways of partying and womanising. But that changes when he runs into someone he never expected to see again.
Enter Rylann Pierce, assistant US attorney. She is one tough cookie. She's just moved to Chicago after breaking up with her boyfriend of three years. Rylann is a woman who plans for everything. And I do mean everything. She even has a six month plan for getting over her boyfriend. But running into Kyle Rhodes again was not part of any of her plans.
Kyle and Rylann first met nine years ago and there was some serious attraction from both sides. But before anything more could happen, tragedy struck and these two went their separate ways. So, after a lot of time apart, Rylann and Kyle find themselves face to face... in court, during Kyle's release proceedings.
After Kyle's release, he is adamant that he wants nothing to do with the US Attorneys Office. They made his life damn difficult and they can all take a flying leap, for all he cares. But then Rylann comes to him in need of a favour. She's handling a case where a prisoner at the jail where Kyle was held was killed by a fellow inmate. Thing is, there is some suspicion that one of the guards orchestrated the attack, and Kyle may have the information Rylann needs. Rylann manages to convince Kyle to help her out, which puts them in closer proximity than they were strictly comfortable with.
I honestly think that I loved every character in this book. It goes without saying that Kyle and Rylann were epic, but the secondary characters definitely held their own. One of my favourites was Rylann's best friend Rae. This chick was hilariously funny. Here's an example of one of the laugh-out-loud conversations between Rylann and Rae:
Once again, Rylann tried to catch the eye of the female bartender working Firelight's main bar.
"One of the few times I've ever wished for a penis," she said to Rae when the bartender stepped up to take the order of yet another male customer. They'd been waiting to be served for over twenty minutes. She'd even worn the red magic boob dress tonight, but unfortunately it's mojo offered no help in this particular situation.
"You haven't had sex in six months," Rae said. "If I were you, I'd be wishing for penises every night."
I dare you to read that with a straight face.
