

I can’t get into more because we are spoiler free, but I assume you’ve all read enough romances to know that there is some darkness before a happy ending. There are issues of interracial dating, of white male patriarchy, and of just not communicating well that plague their relationship - and its complicated by some issues in both of their pasts. Of course, they fall in love, but it isn’t that easy. Max is charming and oblivious and such a spoiled white dude, but one with a bent for social justice and criminal reform. She realizes it after turning on MSNBC, and puts it out of her mind, until he starts wooing her with baked goods.

(Why can’t this happen to me? Give a girl a break). Liv has just moved to Los Angeles to start a new law firm after a rough time in Big Law, and she runs into a cute guy in a bar - not knowing he’s the junior senator from California. Review: Y’all know I love a good romance, and I am a long-documented fan of Jasmine Guillory’s series, and I have to say - this may be my favorite of her books, even surpassing “The Proposal.” I feel like I’m betraying Nik and Carlos right now, but I have to speak my truth: Liv and Max are the best couple that Jasmine has presented, imo. Olivia knows what she has with Max is something special, but is it strong enough to survive the heat of the spotlight? - Berkley Romance But when they finally go public, the intense media scrutiny means people are now digging up her rocky past and criticizing her job, even her suitability as a trophy girlfriend. Because of Max's high-profile job, they start seeing each other secretly, which leads to clandestine dates and silly disguises. Olivia is surprised to find that Max is sweet, funny, and noble-not just some privileged white politician she assumed him to be. Olivia has zero interest in dating a politician, but when a cake arrives at her office with the cutest message, she can't resist-it is chocolate cake, after all. But when she meets a gorgeous man at a hotel bar and they spend the entire night flirting, she discovers too late that he is none other than hotshot junior senator Max Powell. Synopsis: A chance meeting with a handsome stranger turns into a whirlwind affair that gets everyone talking.ĭating is the last thing on Olivia Monroe's mind when she moves to LA to start her own law firm.
