About that Night

FBI-US Attorney Series, Book 3

By: Julie James

Narrated by: Karen White

Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

Though Rylann Pierce tried to fight the sparks she felt for billionaire heir Kyle Rhodes the night they met, their sizzling chemistry was undeniable. But after being stood up on their first date, Rylann never expected to see him again. So when she finds herself face to face with Kyle in a courthouse nine years later, she's stunned. More troubling to the beautiful Assistant U.S. Attorney is that she's still wildly attracted to him.

Just released from prison, Kyle Rhodes isn't thrilled to be the star witness in a high-profile criminal case - but when Rylann comes knocking at his door, he finds she may be the one lawyer he can't say no to. Still as gorgeous and sharp-tongued as ever, she lays down the law: she doesn't mix business with pleasure. But Kyle won't give up on something he wants - and what he wants is the one woman he's never forgotten....

©2012 Julie James (P)2012 Tantor

Critic reviews

"One of contemporary romance's superstars." ( San Francisco Book Review)

About that night

Love this series. Downloading the next one right now. I like how characters from previous books show up in subsequent books.

Loved it!

Fun enjoyable story. Kept my interest. Narrator was very good! Started with this book, will go back & listen to series.

Enjoyable.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. I would recommend this book as a good love story.

What was one of the most memorable moments of About that Night?

The shirt in a shoebox.

Have you listened to any of Karen White’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, but now I will.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes.

Bad boys for me

Would you listen to About that Night again? Why?

I would. This is a book that can speak to any number of people. Rylann and Kyle were willing to fight for love and each other even when it would be easier to be apart.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Kyle. I don't know what it is but I think that if there was a real life Kyle Rhodes I would seek him out.

What does Karen White bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The personality of each character as described by Julie James. She brought life and emotion to the characters.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes. I managed to do so and then go to class the next day. It is a book worth sitting through. Putting it down would just be doing it a disservice.

Loving the protagonist choices.

I'm loving the progression of this series in Julie James' protagonist choices. All of the books have been closely connected to their predecessors. The second book had a fellow FBI agent and good friend of the male protagonist of book one. This book featured the twin brother of the female protagonist in book two, along with an attorney now working with the female protagonist from book one, who is also in charge of their branch. (Because that wasn't confusing at all. A flow chart would be nice, but I'm limited.)

The biggest hangup in this book for Rylann is that Kyle is an ex-con. As a new AUSA, she wants to make a good impression at her new office. She would also like to keep her reputation intact. It seems that in the majority of books, it's the male that is unsure of the relationship and the female that is the first to go all in (more or less). This book was the opposite. It's always a fun twist for me.

The best one yet!!

The whole FBI series has been phenomenal but this is my favorite so far! Part one, “Something About You” is a very close second. Julie James
Is a very talented writer and I can hardly wait to read the next one in the series:)))
The narrator was good, but sometimes I had trouble distinguishing between the male and female voices. Very confusing! I really wish Audible producers would spring for male and female narrators — it would make the experience so much better!

Might could have been saved by a better narrated

I read the book years ago and enjoyed it. Julie james became an auto-buy. But when my drive time started cutting into my reading time I switched to audible. Unfortunately, there are only a handful of narrators who won’t make you want to drive into a ditch just to get them out of your ears! Karen White starts out all right but it doesn’t takes long before the sing-song cadence and inability to distinguish characters starts to grate. SERIOUSLY!

What Happened? I feel cheated!!

The first two books in this series was great. This one however, lacked action, no FBI involvement, and a sappy uninspired love story, that was really boring. I gave the story 2 stars because that is about all it deserves. The story is Kyle Rhodes continuation after his sister gets him out of prison, we get more back story on his and his sisters life, that I could have done without, and Rylann the district attorney who comes on scene just in time for his new sentencing after making an agreement with the FBI in the previous book. This book left a lot to be desired, the whole story was totally off, uninteresting, and no action at all. There wasn't anything in this book to keep my interest and I barely finished it.

Enjoyable

I enjoyed the storyline. It was enough different to make it interesting. It's a light read. I recommend the book. However,...narration is so personal. Readers I love others criticize. I cannot figure out what I didn't like about this narrator but I couldn't listen more than 30 min or so...she just lost me. I found my mind wandering. I had to back up on this book so many times, finally just went all the way through. Her voice is not annoying...something in the voice pattern I think. Hope you don't have that problem.

Third book in a lukewarm series

Well executed but predictable story; straight-forward, single threaded plot, watered-down legal situations. I don't regret using a credit, but I won't go out of my way recommending this one to my friends.