C- Reviewsadoption / Contemporary / disability / doctor hero / single father / Small-Town18 Comments
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 ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary7 Comments
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 ... more >
Reading ListsReading lists2 Comments
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 ... more >
B- ReviewsHarlequin / ice hockey / Jill-Shalvis37 Comments
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 ... more >
B- ReviewsContemporary / Hachette / Jill-Shalvis / Small-Town / Washington State20 Comments
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 ... more >
C Reviewsanimals / brothers / Contemporary / Jill-Shalvis / pilot8 Comments
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 ... more >