Jill Shalvis

REVIEW:  Rescue My Heart by Jill Shalvis

REVIEW: Rescue My Heart by Jill Shalvis

Dear Ms. Shalvis, I’d looked forward to reading Rescue My Heart, the third in your Animal Magnetism series.  I enjoyed the first two books in the series and was ready to learn Adam’s and Holly’s story. I liked Rescue My Heart, although I struggled a bit in the beginning with the characterizations of Adam and(…)

REVIEW:  Forever and a Day by Jill Shalvis

REVIEW: Forever and a Day by Jill Shalvis

Dear Ms. Shalvis: I think the first book of yours that I read was Instant Attraction, and I remember being so taken by the smart, capable heroine, the realistic relationship issues in the romance, and the interesting Sierra Nevada setting. It was small town Romance that didn’t read kitschy or cutesy to me, and I(…)

REVIEW:  At Last by Jill Shalvis

REVIEW: At Last by Jill Shalvis

Dear Ms. Shalvis, At Last is the fifth book you’ve written set in the small Washington State coastal town of Lucky Harbor. I’ve read all five and, as I began this one, I wondered if the charms of that happy hamlet might finally begin to pale for me. They did not. In fact, in At Last, Lucky Harbor(…)

Reading List of What Dabney read in April and May

Reading List of What Dabney read in April and May

Modern Love by edited by Daniel Jones I’m a long-time fan of the New York Time’s Modern Love column. I recently picked up this book which is a collection of some of the best posts from the past fifteen years. Some of them will break your heart–the now famous ones by Ann Hood are almost too(…)

REVIEW: Time Out by Jill Shalvis

REVIEW: Time Out by Jill Shalvis

Dear Ms. Shalvis: I’ve read much of what you’ve written in the past five years. I’ve found quite a few of your contemporaries irresistible: Animal Attraction and The Sweetest Thing were two of my favorite reads in 2011. I’ve been less enthralled with your Harlequin Blaze books; they seem to me to be more formulaic than your(…)

REVIEW: Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis

REVIEW: Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis

Dear Ms. Shalvis: When I first started the Lucky Harbor series, I wasn’t sure I would like it. I have a visceral aversion to books with cute titles set in cutely named small towns, with covers colored in pastels and adorned with cute dogs or food. But my strong appreciation for your Sierra Nevada-set series(…)

REVIEW: Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis

REVIEW: Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis

Dear Ms. Shalvis, I have a major problem with Animal Magnetism-’the heroine. At its heart, Animal Magnetism is a story about the hero's emotional evolution, with the heroine and his foster brothers acting as the catalysts that jump-start that evolution. Animal Magnetism opens with Lilah Young, animal rescuer, rear-ending the truck of Brady Miller, retired(…)

REVIEW: The Heat is On by Jill Shalvis

REVIEW: The Heat is On by Jill Shalvis

Dear Ms. Shalvis: This is a recommended read by Jaclyn but while I loved the tone of the book, the overall story felt very rough.   Isabella Manchelli is a free spirit who has never believed in settling down. She flits from one place to the next, enjoying her time until her restlessness pushes her to(…)

REVIEW: Instant Temptation by Jill Shalvis

REVIEW: Instant Temptation by Jill Shalvis

Dear Ms. Shalvis: I discovered your books when Smart Bitch Sarah commented somewhere about how much she liked Instant Attraction. When she told me that the book was set in the Sierra Nevada I was eager to read it, because I happen to love the area and had not read any contemporary Romance novels set(…)

REVIEW: Storm Watch by Jill Shalvis

Dear Ms. Shalvis: I like the blurb for this book. A search and rescue member of the National Guard having served umpteen tours of duty is finally home. He can barely think of what he should do tomorrow. All he wants is to rest, relax and recoup. But even that is a challenge because his(…)

REVIEW: Instant Gratification by Jill Shalvis

Dear Ms. Shalvis: This is the second in a series of books about the Wilder brothers. I really enjoyed the first one, Instant Attraction, and I feel that those who enjoyed Cam Wilder’s story will also enjoy Stone’s although these decisions could be made easier if the books were in mass market and not trade.(…)

REVIEW:  Instant Attraction by Jill Shalvis

REVIEW: Instant Attraction by Jill Shalvis

Dear Ms. Shalvis: I’ve read and enjoyed Blaze books written by you and I’ve purchased your full length books   in the past but it wasn’t until I got a prod from SB Sarah that I actually read one of your full length novels. I’m so glad I did. Katie Kramer survives a near fatal tragedy(…)

REVIEW: Shadow Hawk by Jill Shalvis

Dear Ms. Shalvis: I can’t exactly recreate how I found your book, but I did a websearch about something, ended up at your site and read the excerpt for Shadow Hawk which led me directly to Harlequin’s website. I thanked the internet gods and Malle Valik for offering up the June releases a month early.(…)

REVIEW: Naughty But Nice by Jill Shalvis

Dear Ms. Shalvis: All this talk about RITA, RITA, RITA, got me to buy your June release, ShadowHawk, which I liked enough to head to my basement to my to be read shelves to see if I own any of your past Blazes. Alas, this was it. Fortunately for me, this was a good one.(…)