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A Lot Like Love

by Julie James · FBI/US Attorney #2 · 320 pages · Published February 2011
Spoiler-light guide Series order included Similar books included
4.07 / 5 across 15K ratings
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ (3/5)

A steamy, witty Adult contemporary romance built around fbi, fake relationship, billionaire. 320 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

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Steamy. Witty. Fun.

Steamy Witty Fun

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  • You prefer completely clean, fade-to-black romance
  • You haven't read the earlier books in the FBI/US Attorney series

Content notes

Sexual Content
FBI
Fake Relationship
Billionaire
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
70%
Fantasy
0%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
1/5
Spice
3/5
Core elements
Genre
Contemporary Romance
Moods
Steamy
Witty
Fun
Key Tropes
FBI
Fake Relationship
Billionaire
Ending
Satisfying
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How spicy is A Lot Like Love?

Moderate (3/5) — explicit content present but not dominant.

Do I need to read A Lot Like Love in order?

A Lot Like Love is book 2 in the FBI/US Attorney series. Reading in order is recommended.

Who would enjoy A Lot Like Love?

Readers who love steamy and witty stories with fbi and fake relationship. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is A Lot Like Love?

A steamy, witty Adult contemporary romance built around fbi, fake relationship, billionaire. 320 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for A Lot Like Love?

Content notes include: sexual content. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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