He doesn't even realize that she's a merit scholar until 10 hours into the book. It would have showed some interest in her as a person and not an object.

I think it would have been sweet if she tried to come on to him in her drunken stupor and he refused to have sex (thereby showing he cares about her as person and not a sexual outlet) but kept her talking to help her get over her shock from getting pulled over, watching her friend go to jail, and nearly dying. Brady visiting Liz to cuddle her when she was almost in a drunk-driving accident, wasn't enough to get me thinking Brady was worthy of her love. To me, they just seemed like two twenty-somethings looking for a summer fling. A debate on campus where Liz is thrown in as the moderator and her bias happens to show through would have been a fun scene to see how they navigate this mutual respect, intense attraction, and the impossibility of truly being together. I wish they had more public banter and love/hate dynamic prior to the first time having sex at the gala, that would have built tension and respect for the characters they they are both strong willed, intelligent people.

Give me now!' This is how I felt every time Brady talked about their relationship or every time he treated Liz like a booty call. I felt Brady was just a spoiled brat on steroids, 'I want political career, I want sex with Liz, I want it all on my terms. It wasn't a matter of too much, as much as not enough deep meaningful conversations between Liz and Brady, and that's' not the editor's job, it's the author's. If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Off the Record? I think Jill Redfield would have been wonderful. Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Natalie Ross? For the price and the length I gave the book so much more lead-way to impress me, but when I was indifferent about starting part two, I realized I really did not like this book and probably wouldn't like anything else by this author. Natalie Ross is a good narrator, but I think her male voices sounded too similar. She also relied on too many stereotypes the characters were all one dimensional. Linde is a good writer, she can describe steamy scenes well, but other than that, I found the story lacking in authentic connection between the main characters.

Off the record by ka linde