Spotlight – Chasing Christmas Eve

26 Tuesday Sep 2017

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I love Christmas romances and I love Jill Shalvis … so excited to bring you both with her newest release!

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Chasing Christmas Eve

Heartbreaker Bay series

by Jill Shalvis

Blurb:

Meet cute…

Run for the hills—temporarily. That’s Colbie Albright’s plan when she flees New York for San Francisco. Wrangling her crazy family by day and writing a bestselling YA fantasy series by night has taken its toll. In short, Colbie’s so over it that she’s under it. She’s also under the waters of a historic San Francisco fountain within an hour of arrival. Fortunately, the guy who fishes Colbie out has her looking forward to Christmas among strangers. But she’s pretty sure Spencer Baldwin won’t be a stranger for long.

Make merry…

Spence’s commitment to hiding from the Ghosts of Relationships Past means he doesn’t have to worry about the powerful—okay, crazy hot—chemistry he’s got with Colbie. Just because she can laugh at anything, especially herself… just because she’s gorgeous and a great listener…just because she “gets” Spencer immediately doesn’t mean he won’t be able to let Colbie go. Does it?

…and hope for a miracle.

Now the clock’s ticking for Colbie and Spence: Two weeks to cut loose. Two weeks to fall hard. Two weeks to figure out how to make this Christmas last a lifetime.

Order CHASING CHRISTMAS EVE in ebook or paperback, releasing 9/26/17

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Excerpt:

Spence, still crouched low and easily balanced on the balls of his feet, dropped to his knees and pulled her up to hers. Brushing the hair from her forehead, he eyed the spot where they’d connected. “You okay?”

She started to say yes but his gaze slid to her mouth and she lost her train of thought, instead licking her suddenly dry lips.

Spence, watching the movement avidly, let out a rough breath. “Colbie,” he said quietly, in a very serious, very low octave that sounded like pure sex.

She stood up. “Y-yes?”

Also standing, he slid his hands up her arms, giving her a very slow tug, almost as if expecting resistance.

There was no resistance. Hell, she nearly took a flying leap at him.

He laughed softly, sending a bolt of heat through her. Her knees wobbled and his arm wrapped around her waist, steadying her. Their gazes locked and they both froze in place, she from a sudden rush of emotions, Spence probably from watching them play out across her face. She once again started to say something—still had no idea what—but was silenced by his hot mouth covering hers.

Yes was her only coherent thought and she pressed up against him as he angled his head, taking the kiss even deeper.

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Author Info:

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jill Shalvis lives in a small town in the Sierras full of quirky characters. Any resemblance to the quirky characters in her books is, um, mostly coincidental. Look for Jill’s sexy contemporary and award-winning books wherever romances are sold and click on the blog button above for a complete book list and daily blog detailing her city-girl-living-in-the-mountains adventures.

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And don’t miss the previous books in Jill Shalvis’s Heartbreaker Bay Series, SWEET LITTLE LIES, THE TROUBLE WITH MISTLETOE and ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE, now available! Grab your copies HERE!

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Giveaway:

Set of signed SWEET LITTLE LIES, THE TROUBLE WITH MISTLETOE, ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE and CHASING CHRISTMAS EVE for 3 winners

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Tour Schedule:

September 18^th

Bea’s Book Nook – Review & Excerpt

From the TBR PIle – Review & Excerpt

I Love Romance – Review & Excerpt

Reading in Pajamas – Excerpt

Sognando dietro ai libri – Excerpt

Writing My Own Fairy Tale – Review & Excerpt

September 19^th

Books and Things Blog – Review & Excerpt

East Coast Book Chicks – Review & Excerpt

IreneChart – Review & Excerpt

JordansBookReviews – Excerpt

Romancing the Readers – Review

September 20^th

Bridget’s Book Bungalow – Review & Excerpt

Fiction Fangirls – Review & Excerpt

Marieke’s Books – Review & Excerpt

Reese’s Reviews – Review & Excerpt

Seraphim Book Reviews – Review

What Is That Book About – Excerpt

September 21^st

Inside The Mind of an Avid Reader – Review & Excerpt

Rachel Loren’s Love of Reading – Review & Excerpt

Thoughts of a Blonde – Review

What I’m Reading – Review & Excerpt

September 22^nd

JOJO THE BOOKAHOLIC – Review & Excerpt

Love Notes Book Blog – Review & Excerpt

Melena`s Reviews – Review & Excerpt

Red Hot + Blue REads – Review & Excerpt

Southern Yankee Book Reviews – Review & Excerpt

The Readdicts – Review & Excerpt

September 23^rd

Miss Riki – Review & Excerpt

Naturally Nerdy Books – Excerpt

Renee Entress’s Blog – Review & Excerpt

The Reading Cafe – Review & Excerpt

September 24^th

A crazy vermonters book reviews – Review

Fictional Rendezvous Book Blog – Excerpt

Lover of Big Books Cannot Lie – Review & Excerpt

Sofia Loves Books – Review & Excerpt

The Book Maven – Review & Excerpt

September 25^th

Book Angel Booktopia – Review & Excerpt

Cara’s Book Boudoir – Review & Excerpt

Kitty’s Book Spot! – Review & Excerpt

OMGReads – Review & Excerpt

Shannon’s Book Blog – Review & Excerpt

Two Girls with Books – Review

September 26^th

Becky on Books – Review & Excerpt

Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews – Review & Excerpt

KT Book Reviews – Excerpt

Lightning City Book Reviews – Review & Excerpt

Romantic Reads and Such – Excerpt

September 27^th

Booked All Night – Review & Excerpt

Embrace the Romance – Review & Excerpt

Sascha Darlington’s Microcosm Explored – Review & Excerpt

Somewhere Lost in Books – Review

Two Book Pushers – Review & Excerpt

September 28^th

A Hopeless Romantic’s Booklandia – Review & Excerpt

BJ’s Book Blog – Review

Bookishly Yours – Review & Excerpt

Evermore Books – Review & Excerpt

Sweet Red Reads – Review & Excerpt

The Heathers Blog – Excerpt

September 29^th

Book Munchies – Review & Excerpt

BooksPieAndCoffee – Review & Excerpt

Bloggin’ With M. Brennan – Review

Four Chicks Flipping Pages – Review

I’m A Book Shark – Review & Excerpt

TBR Book Blog – Review & Excerpt

Wrapped Up In Reading – Review

September 30^th

Books and Tequila – Review & Excerpt

ContemporaryCween – Review

Jax’s Book Magic – Review & Excerpt

MI Bookshelf – Review

Nose Stuck in a Book – Review & Excerpt

Reading Between the Wines Book Club – Excerpt

Shelf_Life – Review

The Reading Belles – Review & Excerpt

Spotlight – Lost and Found Sisters

17 Saturday Jun 2017

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Jill Shalvis, Lost and Found Sisters

From New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis comes her first women’s fiction novel—an unforgettable story of friendship, love, family, and sisterhood—perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover, Susan Mallery, and Kristan Higgins. Order your copy today!

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Lost and Found Sisters

by Jill Shalvis

Blurb:

They say life can change in an instant…

After losing her sister in a devastating car accident, chef Quinn Weller is finally getting her life back on track. She appears to have it all: a loving family, a dream job in one of L.A.’s hottest eateries, and a gorgeous boyfriend dying to slip an engagement ring on her finger. So why does she feel so empty, like she’s looking for a missing piece she can’t find?

The answer comes when a lawyer tracks down Quinn and reveals a bombshell secret and a mysterious inheritance that only she can claim. This shocking revelation washes over Quinn like a tidal wave. Her whole life has been a lie.

On impulse, Quinn gives up her job, home, and boyfriend. She heads up the coast to the small hometown of Wildstone, California, which is just a few hours north, but feels worlds apart from Los Angeles. Though she doesn’t quite fit in right away, she can’t help but be drawn to the town’s simple pleasures…and the handsome, dark-haired stranger who offers friendship with no questions asked.

As Quinn settles into Wildstone, she discovers there’s another surprise in store for her. The inheritance isn’t a house or money, but rather something earthshattering, something that will make her question everything she thought she knew about herself, about her family. Now with a world of possibilities opening up to Quinn, she must decide if this new life is the one she was always meant to have—and the one that could finally give her the fulfillment she’s searched so long for.

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Excerpt:

“You’re up, honey,” Carolyn said and gestured to the front counter.

Trev, the carefully tousled barista, was an L.A. beach bum and aspiring actor forced to work to support his surfing habit. His hands worked at the speed of light while the rest of him seemed chilled and relaxed. “Hey, darlin’, how’s life today?”

“Good,” Quinn said. She didn’t want to brag, but she’d totally gotten out of bed today with only two hits of the snooze button. “How did your audition go?”

“Got the part.” Trev beamed. “You’re looking at the best fake Thai delivery guy who ever lived. It means my luck as changed, so say you’ll finally go out with me.”

Quinn smiled—see, she totally did smile!—and shook her head. “I’m not—“

Trev piped in along with her, in perfect sync, “—dating right now,” and then shook his head.

“Well, I’m not,” she said.

“It’s not right, a hot chick like you. You’re way too young to be in a rut. You know that, right?”

“I’m not in a rut.” She was just…not feeling life right now, that’s all. “And hey, I didn’t tell you my order yet,” she said when she realized he was already working on her coffee.

“Has it changed?” he asked. “Ever?”

No, but now she wanted to order something crazy just to throw him off, except she wanted her usual, dammit.

Okay, so maybe she was in a rut. But routine made life simpler and after the complications she’d been through, simple was the key to getting out of bed and putting one foot in front of the other every day.

That and the badly needed caffeine, of course.

“You should go out with him,” Carolyn whispered behind her. She smiled kindly when Quinn craned her neck and looked at her. “You only live once, right?”

“Not true,” Quinn said. “You lie every day. You only die once.”

Carolyn’s smile slowly faded in understanding. “Then make it count, honey. Go hog wild.”

Hog wild, huh? Quinn turned back to Trev.

“I’m all for the hog wild,” he said hopefully.

Quinn went for it. “An extra shot and whip.”

Trev blinked and then sighed. “Yeah, we really need to work on your idea of hog wild.”

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They say life can change in an instant …

From New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis comes her first women’s fiction novel—an unforgettable story of friendship, love, family, and sisterhood.

Pre-order your copy in any format and receive an exclusive crossover Heartbreaker Bay meets Wildstone bonus scene, featuring Archer and Elle going to Wildstone, CA, the town in which Lost and Found Sisters takes place – read about their night in a haunted B&B!

Simply enter your order number OR upload a screenshot of your proof of purchase. Entries must be received by June 25th and you will receive content via email on June 27th!

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Schedule:

June 12^th

East Coast Book Chicks – Review & Excerpt

Fictional Rendezvous Book Blog – Excerpt

I Love Romance – Review & Excerpt

Lucky 13 book reviews and news – Excerpt

June 13^th

Adventures in Writing – Excerpt

Book Angel Booktopia – Review & Excerpt

Cocktails and Books – Review & Excerpt

Melena’s Reviews – Review & Excerpt

The Book Hammock – Review & Excerpt

June 14^th

Aly’s Miscellany – Excerpt

Books,Dreams,Life – Excerpt

Coffee Books Life – Excerpt

She Reads too Much Romance – Review

The Readdicts – Review & Excerpt

June 15^th

Crystal’s Chaotic Confessions – Excerpt

Debbie’s World of Books – Review & Excerpt

Ramblings From This Chick – Excerpt

Red Hot + Blue Reads – Review & Excerpt

Shannon’s Book Blog – Review & Excerpt

June 16^th

A Literary Perusal – Review & Excerpt

Brittany’s Book Blog – Excerpt

I Smell Sheep – Review & Excerpt

Reads & Reviews – Excerpt

June 17^th

Bookishly Yours – Review & Excerpt

Lover of Big Books Cannot Lie – Review & Excerpt

Romantic Reads and Such – Excerpt

Two Girls with Books – Review

June 18^th

A geordielass honest blog on reviews – Review

Nicole’s Book Musings – Excerpt

Robinson Reviews – Review

Those Crazy Book Chicks – Review & Excerpt

With Love for Books – Review

June 19^th

Becky on Books – Review & Excerpt

BooksPieAndCoffee – Review

IrishdaisylovesRomance – Review & Excerpt

JOJO THE BOOKAHOLIC – Review & Excerpt

Writing My Own Fairy Tale – Review & Excerpt

June 20^th

Marieke’s Books – Review & Excerpt

Reviews from the Heart – Review & Excerpt

Sascha Darlington’s Microcosm Explored – Review & Excerpt

Thoughts of a Blonde – Review & Excerpt

Two Book Pushers – Review & Excerpt

June 21^st

AC Squared Book Blog – Review & Excerpt

Babbling about books and more– Excerpt

Literary Gossip – Excerpt

Love’s A State Of Mind – Review

June 22^nd

Books 2 Blog – Review & Excerpt

Cara’s Book Boudoir – Review & Excerpt

I’m A Book Shark – Review & Excerpt

Love Affair With Fiction – Review & Excerpt

What Is That Book About – Excerpt

June 23^rd

Books and Tequila – Review & Excerpt

Once Upon A Page – Review & Excerpt

Reading To Unwind – Review & Excerpt

Sweet Red Reads – Review & Excerpt

Talking Books Blog – Excerpt

June 24^th

G & T’s Indie Café – Excerpt

Reading Between the Wines Book Club – Excerpt

Red’s Romance Review’s – Review & Excerpt

Renee Entress’s Blog – Review & Excerpt

TjLovesToRead – Review

Spotlight – Accidentally on Purpose

03 Friday Feb 2017

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Accidentally on Purpose, Heartbreaker Bay series, Jill Shalvis

Today we get the latest from the oh-so-awesome Jill Shalvis. Make sure you check out the first three books – Sweet Little Lies, The Trouble with Mistletoe and One Snowy Night.

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From New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis comes the next sexy, standalone novel in the Heartbreaker Bay series…

Accidentally on Purpose

Heartbreaker Bay series

by Jill Shalvis

Blurb:

There’s no such thing as a little in love . . .

Elle Wheaton’s priorities: friends, career, and kick-ass shoes. Then there’s the muscular wall of stubbornness that’s security expert Archer Hunt—who comes before everything else. No point in telling Mr. “Feels-Free Zone” that, though. Elle will just see other men until she gets over Archer . . . which should only take a lifetime . . .

There’s no such thing as a little in lust . . .

Archer’s wanted the best for Elle ever since he sacrificed his law-enforcement career to save her. Their chemistry could start the next San Francisco earthquake and he craves her 24/7, but Archer doesn’t want to be responsible for the damage. The alternative? Watch her go out with guys who aren’t him . . .

There is such a thing as . . .

As far as Archer’s concerned, nobody is good enough for Elle. But when he sets out to prove it by sabotaging her dates, she gets mad—and things get hot as hell. Now Archer has a new mission: prove to Elle that her perfect man has been here all along . . .

ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE in ebook or paperback

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And don’t miss the previous books in Jill Shalvis’s Heartbreaker Bay Series, SWEET LITTLE LIES, THE TROUBLE WITH MISTLETOE and ONE SNOWY NIGHT, now available! Grab your copies HERE!

*****

Excerpt:

#TrainWreck

Elle made a move to snatch the knife from Archer’s fingers but the bastard held firm. She started a tug-of-war with him before remembering that she no longer let anyone see her sweat and forced herself to go still.

Not that Archer let go. “You still have it,” he said, a whisper of surprise in his voice.

The equivalent of a full-on double take from the man who was all but impossible to shock.

And yes, of course she still had the knife. Did he really think she wouldn’t? She didn’t blush very often but she felt heat rush to her face now. Regret, partly.

Mostly full-blown mortification.

She’d very carefully taught herself to be strong and confident and to never look back.

Ever.

Sentimentality didn’t have a place in her life. Or so she told herself. So why then had she been carrying the small packet knife Archer had given her the night he’d saved her all those years ago? Especially since the thought of how she’d tried to repay him—and God, the humility of how she’d actually offered him the only thing she’d had, that being her body, which he’d turned down flat—still made her face flame. The worst part had been when he’d vanished like it’d been nothing to him, when to her it’d been everything.

She might not know why he’d done what he had but she still wasn’t leaving here without that knife. It was a badge. A reminder of who she’d been and who she was now.

Neither of them had moved. Around them the night life in the pub went on. Laughter, conversations, more dancing…all oblivious to this tight, little cocoon of just the two of them crouched in front of the bar. They might as well have been completely alone for all the attention anyone paid them.

Balanced with apparent ease on the balls of his feet, Archer leaned in even closer if that was possible, close enough that his knees touched hers. Close enough that she could see every single gold spec in his hazel eyes. Every single black-as-ink eyelash framing those eyes. He was hours past a five o’clock shadow and a muscle ticked in his square jaw.

A rare tell from a man who could be a stone when he wanted.

The rest of him was as big and bad and intimidating as ever. His large body blocked out everything behind him and although he could be terrifyingly scary when he wanted to be, he never was with her. With her he was careful. Cautious.

Distant.

And she hated that most of all.

This time when she tried to tug the knife from his long fingers, he let her. Rising, she stared down at him. “We done here?”

He rose to his feet too. And just looked at her.

“Well?” she asked.

“We’re never done,” he said.

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Giveaway:

set of SWEET LITTLE LIES and THE TROUBLE WITH MISTLETOE plus a wine tumbler for 3 winners

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Tour Info:

January 25^th

Nice Ladies, Naughty Books – Excerpt

A geordielass’ honest blog on reviews – Review

Bookaholic & Kindle – Review

Dreamland Teenage Fantasy – Review

East Coast Book Chicks – Review & Excerpt

Feed Your Fiction Addiction – Review

HotPreasedBooks – Review & Excerpt

Shelf_Life – Review

With Love for Books – Review & Excerpt

January 26^th

Adria’s Romance Reviews – Review & Excerpt

Books and Tequila – Review & Excerpt

Cara’s Book Boudoir – Review & Excerpt

Erotica Book Club – Review

Fiction Fangirls – Review & Excerpt

I Love Romance – Review & Excerpt

Lightning City Book Reviews – Review & Excerpt

Reading Between the Wines Book Club – Excerpt

January 27^th

Abibliophobia Anonymous Book Reviews – Excerpt

Maddy’s Reading – Review & Excerpt

It’s All About the Romance – Excerpt

Once Upon A Page – Review & Excerpt

Red Hot + Blue Reads – Review & Excerpt

Romanticamente Fantasy Sito – Excerpt

Shannon’s Book Blog – Review & Excerpt

WickedGoodReads – Review

January 28^th

Ramblings From This Chick – Excerpt

21st Century Once Upon A Times – Review

Adventures in Writing – Excerpt

Deluged with Books Cafe – Review & Excerpt

From the TBR Pile – Review & Excerpt

Literary Misfit – Review & Excerpt

Margie’s Must Reads – Excerpt

Reading Shy With Aly – Review & Excerpt

January 29^th

A crazy vermonters book reviews – Review

JordansBookReviews – Excerpt

The Reading Belles – Review

Book reviews by lexi – Review

Books are love – Review & Excerpt

Cocktails and Books – Review & Excerpt

Fictional Rendezvous Book Blog – Excerpt

Happily Ever After – Review

January 30^th

Book Munchies – Review & Excerpt

Books and Things Blog – Review & Excerpt

Always YA at Heart – Review & Excerpt

Dog-Eared Daydreams – Excerpt

Embrace the Romance – Review & Excerpt

Pink Lace & Silver Buckles Book Blog – Excerpt

Pretty Sassy Cool – Review & Excerpt

Romancing the Readers – Review

Writing My Own Fairy Tale – Review & Excerpt

January 31^st

As The Book Ends – Review

Bound By Books Book Review – Review

Kelsey’s Corner Time – Review & Excerpt

Marieke’s Books – Review & Excerpt

Melissa’s Eclectic Bookshelf – Review & Excerpt

OMGReads – Review & Excerpt

Pardon My Blurb – Review & Excerpt

The Readdicts – Review & Excerpt

V’s Reads – Review & Excerpt

February 1^st

Bridget’s Book Bungalow – Review

Evocative book reviews – Review & Excerpt

I Heart YA Books – Review & Excerpt

Jennifers Taking A Break – Review & Excerpt

Melena`s Reviews – Review & Excerpt

Reading With Tasha – Review

Short and Sassy Book Blurbs – Review

The Racy Lit Reader – Review

Two Book Pushers – Review

February 2^nd

Ever After Book Reviews – Review & Excerpt

I’m A Sweet And Sassy Book Whore – Review & Excerpt

JOJO THE BOOKAHOLIC – Review & Excerpt

Renee Entress’s Blog – Review & Excerpt

Smut Book Junkie Book Reviews – Review & Excerpt

Talking Books Blog – Excerpt

What Is That Book About – Excerpt

TjLovesToRead – Review & Excerpt

Sofia Loves Books – Review & Excerpt

February 3^rd

BJ’s Book Blog – Review

G & T’s Indie Café – Excerpt

Once upon a romance – Review

Romantic Reads and Such – Excerpt

Shelly’s Book Corner – Review

The Silver Dagger Scriptorium – Excerpt

Wrapped Up In Reading – Review & Excerpt

WTF Are You Reading! – Review & Excerpt

Spotlight – One Snowy Night

14 Monday Nov 2016

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New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Heartbreaker Bay with a fun and festive holiday novella! Order your copy for just $0.99 today!

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One Snowy Night

A Heartbreaker Bay Christmas Novella

by Jill Shalvis

Blurb:

It’s Christmas Eve and Rory Andrews is desperate to get home to the family she hasn’t seen in years. Problem is, her only ride to Lake Tahoe comes in the form of the annoyingly handsome Max Stranton, and his big, goofy, lovable dog Carl.

Hours stuck in a truck with the dead sexy Max sounds like a fate worse than death (not), but Rory’s out of options. She’s had a crush on Max since high school and she knows he’s attracted to her, too. But they have history… and Max is the only one who knows why it went south.

They’ve done a good job of ignoring their chemistry so far, but a long road trip in a massive blizzard might be just what they need to face their past… and one steamy, snowy night is all it takes to bring Max and Rory together at last.

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Excerpt:

“You were on the phone,” Rory said.

“I was.”

She looked at him, clearly waiting for more, her pretty eyes not giving much away. She was so petite a good wind could blow her away, but that analogy implied she was fragile.

Rory was anything but fragile, and in fact her inner strength was even more attractive to him than her beauty.

“It was Willa,” he said, willing to give her that. Besides she was more curious than a cat and he wanted to appease that curiosity and fast, before she figured out the rest.

She looked at him, surprised. “What did she want?”

Shit. On top of curious as a cat, she was like Carl with a damn bone. He twisted around to buckle Carl back in and then put on his own seatbelt. He turned the engine over and cranked up the radio.

Rory turned it off. “She already made you drive me, so what now?”

“Nothing.”

Rory turned in her seat to fully face him. “Was she checking to see if we’d killed each other?”

He smiled at that, a thought that had been so close to his own, but she narrowed her eyes, not amused. “What did she want, Max?”

He went to put the truck in gear but she leaned into him to turn off the engine and grab his keys. Her breast brushed against his arm, giving him another zap of awareness.

“Come on,” she said. “This is Willa we’re talking about. I love her, but she’s incapable of not sticking her nose in where it doesn’t belong, especially when it comes to me. What did she want?”

Shit, it’d been two minutes and he was already regretting his “gentle” promise. He looked her right in the eyes. “Nothing.”

Her eyes went to little slits. “Liar.” She opened her door, revealing that the slush had turned to snow, as she swung his keys from her fingers. “Tell me or say goodbye to your keys.”

“That’ll strand you too,” he pointed out.

She raised her eyebrows and he got the message. She didn’t care.

“Fine,” he said. “She told me to be nice to you. Actually, she said gentle.” While she gaped at that, he snagged the keys from her lax fingers, feeling like an asshole when he leaned into her, reaching past her to slam her door shut.

She didn’t shrink back, which meant that their bodies once again bumped up against each other, and it was like they knew what his brain couldn’t seem to comprehend—he wanted her. He was a little thrown by that, and the now familiar zing of electricity, only slightly mollified to realize by the way her breath hitched that she felt it too.

“If you even try to be gentle,” she said, “I’ll get out and walk.”

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Giveaway:

Copy of SWEET LITTLE LIES & THE TROUBLE WITH MISTLETOE for 1 winner

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And don’t miss the first two novels in Jill Shalvis’s Heartbreaker Bay Series, SWEET LITTLE LIES and THE TROUBLE WITH MISTLETOE, now available! Grab your copy today!

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Don’t Miss each stop on the ONE SNOWY NIGHT Review & Excerpt Tour!

November 2^nd

21st Century Upon A Times – Review & Excerpt

JordansBookReviews – Excerpt

Amo& Sarah Book Corner – Review & Excerpt

Booknerd1107 – Review & Excerpt

Hello Beautiful Book Blog – Excerpt

November 3^rd

Ficwishes – Review & Excerpt

Majorly Delicious – Review

Natalie TheBiblioholic – Excerpt

Read All the Romance – Review & Excerpt

Smut Book Junkie Reviews – Review

November 4^th

Stacey is Sassy – Review

Moonlight Rendezvous – Review & Excerpt

From the TBR Pile – Review & Excerpt

bi n i b i n i – Review

A Reader Who Reads – Excerpt

November 5^th

Bloggin’ With M. Brennan – Review

Meli’s Book Blog – Excerpt

Red Hot + Blue Reads – Review & Excerpt

Shannon’s Book Blog – Review & Excerpt

Shelf_Life – Review

November 6^th

For the Love of Bookends – Review

K&J Book Promotions – Excerpt

Not Suitable for Work Books – Review & Excerpt

Reading Between the Wines Book Club – Excerpt

WTF Are You Reading! – Review & Excerpt

November 7^th

Bea’s Book Nook – Review & Excerpt

BFD Book Blog – Review & Excerpt

Carole’s Random Life – Review

Fiction Fangirls – Review & Excerpt

Writing My Own Fairy Tale – Review & Excerpt

November 8^th

A girl and her books – Review

Cara’s Book Boudoir – Review & Excerpt

Kelsey’s Corner Time – Review & Excerpt

Melissa’s Eclectic Bookshelf – Review & Excerpt

Once Upon A Page – Review & Excerpt

November 9^th

Lightning City Book Reviews – Review & Excerpt

Two Girls with Books – Review

What Is That Book About – Excerpt

Captain Reads A Lot – Excerpt

My Secret Romance Book Reviews – Review & Excerpt

November 10^th

Becky on Books – Review & Excerpt

My Nook, Books & More – Excerpt

Read Your Writes Book Reviews – Excerpt

Romance Reviews and More – Review & Excerpt

With Love for Books – Review & Excerpt

Book Munchies – Review & Excerpt

November 11^th

Books, Coffee & Passion – Excerpt

Romancing the Readers – Review

The Girl with the Happily Ever Afters – Review

Aly’s Miscellany – Excerpt

JOJO THE BOOKAHOLIC – Review & Excerpt

November 12^th

Dog-Eared Daydreams – Excerpt

Embrace the Romance – Review & Excerpt

Nose Stuck in a Book – Excerpt

Sweet & Spicy Reads – Review

Two Book Pushers – Review & Excerpt

November 13^th

Adventures in Writing – Excerpt

Book Angel Booktopia – Review & Excerpt

Renee Entress’s Blog – Review & Excerpt

Sofia Loves Books – Review & Excerpt

Southern Vixens Book Obsessions – Excerpt

November 14^th

Romantic Reads – Excerpt

A geordielass’ honest blog on reviews – Review

Bookalicious Babes Blog – Review

I’m A Sweet And Sassy Book Whore – Review & Excerpt

MI Bookshelf – Review

November 15^th

Hart’s Romance Pulse – Excerpt

Alphas Do It Better Book Blog – Review

Romance Book Nerd – Excerpt

Shelly’s Book Corner – Review

The Readdicts – Review & Excerpt

November 16^th

G & T’s Indie Café – Excerpt

Talking Books Blog – Excerpt

Cocktails and Books – Review & Excerpt

Wrapped Up In Reading – Review & Excerpt

Feed Your Fiction Addiction – Review

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Book Review – Nobody But You

23 Wednesday Mar 2016

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I am so beyond thrilled to have Jill Shalvis stop by today to answer a couple of real quick questions (she is a busy lady 🙂 ) and share the newest in the Cedar Ridge series, Nobody But You.

We’ve seen the others in this series before (Second Chance Summer & My Kind of Wonderful) and once again Shalvis delivers a total knockout!

*****

In the book Jacob’s mom, Carrie, is sick. What was it like writing a character that had dementia?

Having family experience with this, I just wanted to show that not every minute of it is torturous.

Describe what readers can expect from a Jill Shalvis romance in 140 characters.

Hot guys, fun, sexy, humor, hot guys, love, girl power and as it can’t be said enough, more hot guys. 🙂

Finish this sentence: My heroine will never…

Go quietly into the night… 🙂

*****

Nobody But You

Cedar Ridge series

by Jill Shalvis

Blurb:

When Jacob was injured in the war, it changed him for life. Now all he wants to do is come home to Cedar Ridge, settle in at his lakeside cabin and get some much-needed peace and quiet. But there’s no peace to be had when he finds a spitfire of a woman camping out on his property. Half the time he’s not sure whether he wants to spank her or kiss–or maybe both. He’s in a dark place and a dark mood, and here’s this wildly hot woman who is also funny and light and may be the balm be needs to soothe his aching soul.

Sophie Marren is pretty much penniless after leaving her abusive husband. She doesn’t have the money to pay rent or the slip fees for docking the boat where she’s been sleeping. She was getting along just perfectly until the good-looking, brooding, I’m-too-sexy-for-myself guy moves into the lake cabin that the slip belongs to. Sure he’s hot as the noon sun with those dark lens and even darker ‘tude, but god forbid she tie herself to another man who’s always telling her what to do. But the more she gets to know Jacob, the more she sees how willing he is to battle for her wounded heart…a battle she might just let him win.

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*****

Excerpt:

She eyed the bench a long beat but did eventually sit, perching primly as far from him as she could get and yet still be close enough to grab the bottle.

Smart woman.

She took the Scotch and drank. Her eyes watered and she coughed as she handed it to him. With a sigh, she leaned back to study the night sky. Her bared throat was slim and creamy smooth. An unexpected temptation. Remembering the flash of pain and vulnerability she’d unwittingly revealed, and that for whatever reason he’d somehow added to it, he spoke. “I’m sorry.”

She glanced at him as if she’d never heard a man apologize before in her life. “For…breathing?” she asked. “Having a penis? What?”

“You were upset because you didn’t know I was a Kincaid.”

She sighed. “That was just me looking for a reason to be mad at you so I wouldn’t…”

She bit her lower lip, clearly not wanting to go on.

But now he had to know. “So you wouldn’t what?”

“Nothing,” she said. “It’s just that I’m trying to make better choices.”

“Of which I wouldn’t be one.”

“It’s not necessarily your fault,” she said. “It’s that you’re a man.”

“Guilty as charged.”

“And I’m off men right now.”

“And on…women?” he asked with admittedly more than a little fascination.

She rolled her eyes. “I’m on no one, but thank you for proving my point on men.”

“I get that,” he said. “But being off men doesn’t seem to be making you very happy, or sound like a whole lot of fun.”

“Maybe I don’t need fun.”

He understood that. He’d felt the same way since Brett died. “What do you need?” he asked, honestly wanting to know more about her.

Instead of answering, she reached for the bottle. He waited until she met his gaze before letting go.

“Nothing,” she said a little too quickly. “Everything’s…perfect.”

“And your glass is half full,” he said. “So you’ve said.”

But he didn’t believe her. “How about a game?”

“I don’t play games.”

Now, that wasn’t exactly true. Whether she knew it or not, she’d been playing with his head since he’d first laid eyes on her. “Three truths and a lie,” he said.

She stared at him. “As in you tell me three truths and a lie, and I pick out the lie?”

“Yes.”

She considered this. “What do I get if I win?”

“What do you want?”

For the briefest of beats, her gaze dropped to his mouth.

Oh, hell yeah, he thought. Want me…

“My first boyfriend taught me that game,” she said.

“What did the winner get?”

“A kiss.”

Definitely still playing with his head… “Is that what you want, Sophie? A kiss?”

Again she stared at his mouth before dropping eye contact and wrapping that eye-stopping pink robe tighter around her body. “Do you?” she asked.

“Hell yes.”

Her gaze flew to his.

“Problem is,” he said conversationally, “if I kissed you, I don’t think I’d be able to stop.”

Her mouth literally fell open. The pulse at the base of her throat jumped. And she seemed to lose her words.

He went on. “But you should know, I don’t lose. That means you’ll have to tell me three truths and a lie.” And he’d hopefully get to know more about her.

She closed her mouth to bite her lower lip in what could’ve been indecision or excitement. Obviously he was hoping for the latter. “But hey, if you’re not sure you can handle losing, we can just forget about it,” he said.

The challenge lifted her chin and put sparks in her eyes. That’s it, babe. Show me what you’ve got.

“Bring it,” she said.

*****

Review:

I love Sophie but I still get a little tired of his flip-flopping emotions – luckily Jacob has a lot more patience with her than I do 🙂 Other than that though she’s great. I understand where she’s coming from, with her ex and her family, and it makes her issues believable. I love how saucy she is and how she’s willing to give Jacob heck but still be there for him when he needs it.

I’ve been anxious to get to Jacob’s story, mainly because he’s the unknown Kincaid (although Kenna gives him a run for his money there 🙂 ). Shalvis does a good job of showing his conflicting emotions over his choices and how the past decade without his family, plus everything that he’s seen and done, has impacted him. I love watching him work his way back to a happy place with the rest of the siblings. And I adore his & Hud’s relationship with their mom. It’s both sweet and fun and I love them all together.

Once again Shalvis delivers a winner and I can’t wait to see where she goes next!

*****

Author Info:

New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis lives in a small town in the Sierras full of quirky characters. Any resemblance to the quirky characters in her books is, um, mostly coincidental. Look for Jill’s bestselling, award-winning books wherever romances are sold and visit her website for a complete book list and daily blog detailing her city-girl-living-in-the-mountains adventures.

Website: JillShalvis.com

FB: Facebook.com/jillshalvis

GR: https://www.goodreads.com/JillShalvis

T: @jillshalvis

IG: @jillshalvis

P: https://www.pinterest.com/jillshalvis/

*****

Giveaway:

Enter for your chance to win a copy of Nobody But You or, if you’re very lucky, the whole Cedar Ridge series!!!

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*****

Tour Schedule:

March 21

Abigail Books Addiction—Review & Giveaway
Art, Books, & Coffee—Spotlight & Excerpt
Best Sellers and Best Stellars of Romance—Spotlight & Excerpt
BJ’s Book Blog—Review & Giveaway
BookHounds—Review & Giveaway
Evermore Books—Review & Giveaway
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents —Spotlight & Excerpt
Fic Talk—Review & Giveaway
Forget the Housework, I’m Reading…—Review & Giveaway
JenniferVido.com—Spotlight & Excerpt
LucyLicious Reads—Review & Giveaway
Manga Maniac Cafe—Q&A
Mary Gramlich Is Blogging Along With—Spotlight & Excerpt
My Book Addiction and More—Review & Giveaway, Q&A
Reads By Rose—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt
Relentless Romance—Review & Giveaway, Q&A
Reviews from the Heart—Review & Giveaway
Romancing Rakes For the Love of Romance—Review & Giveaway
The Book Hammock—Review & Giveaway
The Pleasure of Reading Today—Spotlight & Excerpt
Wild Wordy Women—Spotlight & Excerpt
Those Crazy Book Chicks—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt

March 22

BiblioJunkies—Spotlight & Excerpt
Bookish Devices—Review & Giveaway
Bridget’s Book Bungalow—Review & Giveaway
EverAfter Romance—Spotlight & Excerpt, Q&A
Inner Goddess—Spotlight & Excerpt
Lightning City Book Reviews—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt
Reading Between the Wines Book Club—Q&A

March 23

Booklovers For Life—Spotlight & Excerpt
Books. Lists. Life.—Review & Giveaway, Q&A
E-Reading After Midnight—Review & Giveaway, Q&A
Ficwishes—Review & Giveaway, Q&A
From the TBR Pile—Review & Giveaway, Q&A
KT Book Reviews—Spotlight & Excerpt
Long and Short Reviews—Q&A
mignon mykel : reviews—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt, Q&A
Reading In Sarah’s Corner—Review & Giveaway
Romantic Reads and Such—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt, Q&A
SNSBAH Promotions & Reviews—Spotlight & Excerpt
Thoughts of a Blonde—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt
TjLovesToRead—Review & Giveaway

March 24

A Bookish Escape—Review & Giveaway
Okie Dreams Book Review—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt, Q&A
Reading in Pajamas —Spotlight & Excerpt, Q&A
Smut and Bon Bons—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt
Sultry, Steamy Reading—Review & Giveaway
The Sassy Bookster—Review & Giveaway

March 25

A Literary Perusal—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt
Blogging by Liza—Review & Giveaway
Romancing the Readers—Review & Giveaway
The Book Nympho—Review & Giveaway, Q&A
The Readdicts—Review & Giveaway
Under the Boardwalk—Review & Giveaway, Q&A
What I’m Reading—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt
Wisconsin Cheesehead’s Bookreviews—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt, Q&A

March 26

Books and Things Blog—Review & Giveaway
Majorly Delicious—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt
Revenge of the Feels—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt
The Book Disciple—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt

March 27

Belle’s Book Bag—Review & Giveaway
Lusty Reads by a Busty Girl—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt, Q&A
Ramblings From This Chick—Spotlight & Excerpt, Q&A
Romancing Life—Spotlight & Excerpt

March 28

A Bluestocking’s Place—Spotlight & Excerpt
Always YA at Heart—Review & Giveaway
Carole’s Random Life—Review & Giveaway
Life With Two Boys—Spotlight & Excerpt
Margie’s Must Reads—Review & Giveaway
On the Wings of Books—Spotlight & Excerpt
One Book Two—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt, Q&A
That’s What I’m Talking About—Review & Giveaway

March 29

All Romance Reader—Review & Giveaway
Debbie’s Book Bag—Review & Giveaway
Kaisy Daisy’s Corner—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt
Once Upon A Page—Review & Giveaway
Red’s Romance Reviews—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt
Reviews by Tammy and Kim—Review & Giveaway
Romance Reviews Today Blog—Q&A
The Book Nuts—Review & Giveaway

March 30

Alpha Book Club—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt
Forever Book Lover—Q&A
Palmer’s Page Turners—Review & Giveaway
Romance Addict Book Blog—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt
SOS Aloha—Spotlight & Excerpt
The Geekery Book Review—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt

March 31

Book Babes Unite—Review & Giveaway
BooksPieAndCoffee—Review & Giveaway
I Wish I Lived in a Library—Review & Giveaway
MrsLeif’s Two Fangs About It—Review & Giveaway
OMGReads—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt
Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews—Spotlight & Excerpt, Q&A
The Romance Dish—Review & Giveaway, Q&A
Total Book Geek—Review & Giveaway
Wicked Reads—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt

April 1

About That Story—Spotlight & Excerpt, Q&A
Becca the Bibliophile—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt
Caffeinated Book Reviewer—Review & Giveaway
Community Bookstop—Review & Giveaway
Ramblings from a Chaotic Mind—Review & Giveaway

April 2

Nose Stuck in a Book—Review & Giveaway, Q&A
Reviews by Martha’s Bookshelf—Review & Giveaway

April 3

A Brit & A Yank—Spotlight & Excerpt
A Page of Love—Spotlight & Excerpt
Herding Cats & Burning Soup—Spotlight & Excerpt
Kitty’s Book Spot!—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt, Q&A
Southern Yankee Book Reviews—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt

April 4

Alphas Do It Better Book Blog—Review & Giveaway
Babbling About Books, and More—Spotlight & Excerpt
Books Are Love—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt
JaM Book Blog—Review & Giveaway, Q&A
Moonlight Rendezvous—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt
Nice Ladies, Naughty Books—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt, Q&A
Smut Matters—Review & Giveaway
Taking Time for Mommy—Review & Giveaway
The Racy Lit Reader—Review & Giveaway, Spotlight & Excerpt, Q&A
Undeniably Book Nerdy—Review & Giveaway

Book Review – My Kind of Wonderful

11 Monday Jan 2016

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My Kind of Wonderful

A Cedar Ridge Novel

by Jill Shalvis

UNEXPECTED AND UNDENIABLE . . .

Bailey Moore has an agenda: skiing in the Rockies, exploring castles in Europe, ballroom dancing in Argentina. Now that she has a second lease on life, she’s determined not to miss a thing. What she doesn’t realize is that item #1 comes with a six-foot-one ski god hot enough to melt a polar ice cap. She doesn’t want to miss out on him either, but Hudson Kincaid isn’t the type of guy to love and let go. And as gorgeous as Cedar Ridge is, she’s not planning to stick around.

As head of ski patrol at his family’s resort, Hud thinks he’s seen it all. But never has he run into someone like Bailey. She might look delicate, but her attitude is all firecracker. And her infectious joy touches something deep within him that he’s been missing far too long. Now he’ll just have to convince Bailey to take a chance on her biggest adventure yet . . . something rare and all kinds of wonderful.

I really got caught up in the Kincaids when I read Second Chance Summer and I remember not caring which of the siblings was next because I knew I was going to read their story whoever it was. But I do have to say that I am SO tickled that it is Hud. He is such a rascal that having him meet his match is extra fun.

And this story is fantastic! It is one of those slow burns as we get to know both of them while at the same time they are getting know each other. As to be expected, they have hang-ups (understandable & realistic ones) that they have to work their way through.

Hud is a great hero – smart, caring, and has taken on so much responsibility. Unfortunately that also he’s not very good at letting things go and he carries around a lot with him. His dedication to his mother is absolutely amazing but the guilt over the way his brother left is dragging him down. And while he doesn’t have time for much more in his life, between his jobs and family, Bailey definitely gets his attention!

I think she is one of my favorite heroines ever and I so wish I could be more like her (of course without going thru what she did to get there). She’s got an amazing love of life, tempered with an interesting, straight-forward wisdom. I think that the HEA moment for her and Hud will go on my list as one of the best I’ve read for a very long time.

On a little of a down side I didn’t feel like the siblings were involved as much as in the previous story. I think because Bailey has got such a compelling story that maybe there isn’t much room. Or maybe it was so much like coming home again, after getting to know them so much before, that it was one of those moments where you slipped right in like you never left. They are just as rowdy & in each other’s business, which I loved so much about them.

If you’ve never read a Shalvis book, this is a FANTASTIC series to start with. All of the quirky Kincaids and their SOs are delightful – full of mischief and love for one another. They play hard, work hard, love hard and live hard. They don’t have things easy but they have each other and I can’t wait to see what Shalvis dreams up for them.

(The next book is about Hud’s twin, Jacob, and since he’s been MIA for years, I’m very interested to find out exactly who he is and what his deal is going to be.)

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Book Review – Second Chance Summer

06 Monday Jul 2015

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Second Chance Summer

A Cedar Ridge Novel

by Jill Shalvis

Cedar Ridge, Colorado, is famous for crisp mountain air, clear blue skies, and pine-scented breezes. And it’s the last place Lily Danville wants to be. But she needs a job, and there’s an opening at the hottest resort in her hometown. What has her concerned is the other hot property in Cedar Ridge: Aidan Kincaid-firefighter, rescue worker, and heartbreaker. She never could resist that devastating smile . . .

The Kincaid brothers are as rough and rugged as the Rocky Mountains they call home. Aidan has always done things his own way, by his own rules. And never has he regretted anything more than letting Lily walk out of his life ten years ago. If anyone has ever been in need of rescuing, she has. What she needs more than anything are long hikes, slow dances, and sizzling kisses. But that can only happen if he can get her to give Cedar Ridge-and this bad boy-a second chance . . .

I have been a fan of Jill Shalvis’s work for a very long time. I have always loved how she does such a fantastic job of delivering not just a love story between two people, but also brings to her readers well-developed and intricate family dynamics. There’s always more going on and by the time you close the book you feel like you are part of the clan.

The Kincaids may be a little dysfunctional, considering how they came to be, but they truly care about each other and it is there for anyone to see. They are protective, but they aren’t afraid to give a good ribbing when it is needed … and they are always there in a heartbeat when another is in trouble. It’s a fabulous bond and one that extends to their sibling’s loved ones as well. Once you are part of the group, you become a Kincaid with all the highs and lows that brings.

Lily hasn’t had that kind of relationship in a very long time and she’s running scared of Aiden and all the complications that he brings. But the Kincaids are just as stubborn as they are loyal and he’s not going down without a fight. While he can understand her fear, he’s willing to take it on and show her that he’s worth the risk.

It’s an emotional battle for both of them, but such an enjoyable one. And I can’t wait for the next Kincaid to meet his or her match. It’s going to be a heck of a ride 🙂

Book Review – Still the One

09 Thursday Apr 2015

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Love is a dare in the sexy new romance by the award-winning New York Times bestselling author of the Animal Magnetism novels and the Lucky Harbor series…

Darcy Stone is game for anything except sexy Navy vet and physical therapist AJ Colten, the guy who’d rejected her when she’d needed him most. Now the shoe is on the other foot and he needs her to play nice and help him secure grants for his patients. Unfortunately Darcy can’t refuse. She needs the money to fund her passion project: rescuing S&R dogs and placing them with emotionally wounded soldiers.

AJ admits it Darcy is irresistible. But he’s already been battle-scarred by a strong-willed, vivacious, adventurous woman like Darcy, and he’s not making the same mistake twice until he and Darcy are forced to fake a relationship. Growing closer than they’d ever imagined possible, Darcy and AJ have to ask themselves: how much between them is pretend? What’s the real thing? And where does it go from here?

Shalvis is a genius at writing contemporary romances – one of the most popular authors around, she’s produced tons of fantastic love stories and I’m happy to report that Still the One is one of her best.

I really loved Darcy and AJ. They’ve been fighting an attraction for a while, but both have hangups that make it a no-go. Plus, AJ is close friends with Darcy’s siblings and there is a code about that … one of my favorite storylines 🙂

Darcy has a lot of gumption. A horrible accident left her with physical impairments, but thanks to AJ’s treatment (and her own stubborn nature) she’s doing very well. Unfortunately, thanks to her childhood, she’s got scars on the inside that rival those on the outside. AJ is one of THOSE guys – he’s gorgeous and built and strong (both in body and spirit). He’s also loving, giving and generous, combining to be an all-around hot package. But, of course, he’s got some internal scars of his own.

Stuck together by forces out of their control, and forced to fake a relationship thanks to Darcy’s big mouth, nature kinda takes over. Of course it isn’t smooth sailing – they still have those hangups, plus quite a few misunderstandings crop up. But it all leads to a very satisfying HEA (and plenty of material for more delicious stories).

Guest Post – Once in a Lifetime

19 Wednesday Feb 2014

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Ya’ll, I am SUPER excited about this one. I absolutely adore Jill Shalvis’s books, especially her “Lucky Harbor” series, and today we get to spend a little time with her as she answers a few questions about her newest, Once in a Lifetime.

*****

Q&A with Jill Shalvis

What scene did you have the most fun writing?

Oh I have quite a few from this book! When Aubrey throws her drink in Ben’s face, when she runs and hides out in an AA meeting and makes friends with the pastor, when Ben figures out she’s writing a list of people she’s wronged and he wonders that it’s not a lot longer than it is, when Aubrey gets a little tipsy and throws rocks at Ben’s window like a scene right out of the Say Anything movie …

Describe Aubrey a sentence

Aubrey: her heart’s in the right spot but she doesn’t like to lead with it, if that makes any sense.

Aubrey inherits a cat named Gus, who has quite the personality—was he inspired by a real life cat?

He was inspired by my own Satan—er, Sadie, who believes she is the queen of all humans.

Aubrey has some scandalous photos from her college days surface in her ex’s tell-all. Is there are anything from your past you wouldn’t want to see the light of day (but that you’re willing to share with us)?

Alpha Man has a photo on his phone that he snapped just as I was flipping him off. I’m not super proud of that moment, which of course is why he has it as my photo id when I call him…

What can your fans look forward to next in the Lucky Harbor series?

Next up is a Lucky Harbor trilogy for this coming summer and fall, It’s In His Kiss, He’s So Fine, and Once In A Million, the stories of the three sexy hot guys who run Lucky Harbor Charters.

*****

ONCE IN A LIFETIME

by Jill Shalvis

February 18, 2014

Grand Central Publishing Mass Market

$6.00

Blurb:

SOMETIMES WRONG IS OH-SO-RIGHT
After a wrenching loss, Ben McDaniel tried to escape his grief by working in dangerous, war-torn places like Africa and the Middle East. Now he’s back in his hometown and face-to-face with Aubrey Wellington, the hot-as-hell woman who is trouble with a capital T. Family and friends insist she’s not the one to ease his pain, but Aubrey sparks in intense desire that gives Ben hope for the future.

Determined to right the wrongs of her past, Aubrey is working hard to make amends. But by far, the toughest challenge to her plan is sexy, brooding Ben – even though he has absolutely no idea what she’s done . . .

Can this unlikely couple defy the odds and win over the little town of Lucky Harbor?

*****

Author Info:

New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis lives in a small town in the Sierras full of quirky characters. Any resemblance to the quirky characters in her books is, um, mostly coincidental. Look for Jill’s bestselling, award-winning books wherever romances are sold and visit her website for a complete book list and daily blog detailing her city-girl-living-in-the-mountains adventures.

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*****

Excerpt:

It was dark outside when she got back to the Book & Bean, and she stopped short just outside the door. She’d locked up when she left and turned off the lights.

But the door was unlocked now, and the lights on. She went still, then pulled out her phone and dialed 9-1-1. She didn’t hit send but kept her thumb hovered over call. Taking a step inside, she paused. “Hello?”

“Hey.”

The low, slightly rough voice wasn’t what had her heart pumping. That honor went to the fact that there was a man on a ladder in the back of her store.

Ben.

He was in jeans with a tool belt slung low on his hips, his t-shirt clinging to him. He seemed a little irritated, a little sweaty, and just looking at him Aubrey got a whole lot hot and bothered in places that had no business being hot and bothered by this man at all. “What are you doing in here?” she asked.

“I work here.”

“What are you talking about? Get out.”

“Sorry, Sunshine.” He wasn’t even looking at her, but using some sort of long, claw-like tool to pull down a ceiling tile above the wall she’d been working on. And his tool worked way better than hers.

His movements were agile and surprisingly graceful for a guy his size. Not that he was bulky in any way. Nope, that tall, built body was all lean, tough muscle, and it screamed power. And with each subtle movement, his body made it clear that it knew exactly what to do with all that power. “The owner of this building hired me,” he said. “Said you were making a mess of things because your pride was bigger than your wallet.”

This caught her completely off guard, both the insult and the information. “My uncle owns this building,” she said.

He smiled thinly. “Yep. Happy Birthday.”

“It’s not my birthday.”

“Then happy you’ve-got-a-great-uncle day.”

*****

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Grand Prizepack featuring the entire Lucky Harbor Series by Jill Shalvis!

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Book Blitz – Once in a Lifetime

10 Monday Feb 2014

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Now we get to take a peek at the newest from the incomparable Jill Shalvis. I adore her – with her hilarious I Love Lucy moments, the time-outs from facebook for no-no pictures (one of which was the cutest baby bottoms you’ve ever seen) and funny & immensely touching books – and I always get excited when I hear she has a new story coming out. Once in a Lifetime, releasing next week, finishes up the latest trilogy in her Lucky Harbor series, which I definitely think is a must read.

*****

ONCE IN A LIFETIME

Author: Jill Shalvis

Release Date: 2/18/14

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Blurb:

SOMETIMES WRONG IS OH-SO-RIGHT

After a wrenching loss, Ben McDaniel tried to escape his grief by working in dangerous, war-torn places like Africa and the Middle East. Now he’s back in his hometown and face-to-face with Aubrey Wellington, the hot-as-hell woman who is trouble with a capital T. Family and friends insist she’s not the one to ease his pain, but Aubrey sparks an intense desire that gives Ben hope for the future.

Can this unlikely couple defy the odds and win over the little town of Lucky Harbor?

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Excerpt:

“I don’t want to talk about it,” she said. Once again he was close. Too close. So damn close. “At all,” she added, hearing with some alarm that her voice had softened. Everything had softened, at just his proximity. “Ever,” she whispered, and found her gaze locked on his mouth.

He had a really great mouth.

“I don’t want to talk, either,” that mouth said very seriously. And then he lowered his head. They shared a breath for a beat, just long enough for her to know what was going to happen and feel the anticipation swamp her.

Then he kissed her, deep and slow and utterly mesmerizing. His hands were firm on her back. Needing an anchor, she reached out and grasped his shirt and leaned into him. He was warm and solid, so very solid, emitting the kind of strength that she herself was a pint low on today.

Leaning in more, she felt his body respond.

Someone moaned. I did, she realized, swamped with the sensation of being wanted, even just physically. She took in the delicious taste of him, the feel of him, the sound of his very male groan when she stroked her tongue to his.

Things got a little hazy then. A lot hazy. She felt his hands move over her, melting her bones away. She touched him, too. Her hands wandered all over his body—and good Lord, what a body.

She had no idea how long they kissed—and kissed—but she didn’t think about stopping until she ran out of air. Breathing hard, she slowly opened her eyes and stared directly into his.

They’d heated. Darkened. And something else. He wasn’t looking so relaxed now. In fact, he was looking the opposite of relaxed. He looked…feral.

And she was his prey.

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