Showing posts with label Jill Shalvis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jill Shalvis. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Almost Just Friends by Jill Shalvis (Wildstone #4)



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Almost Just Friends will warm your heart! This story dives right in to the family drama and pulls at your heart strings with every chapter.

Piper Manning had to grow up at a young age, raising her two younger siblings the best she knew how. Now that they've all rejoined under one roof, secrets slowly come to life and the world she thought they existed in, is shattered.

Camden Reid has a promise to keep, and although it's the last thing he wants to do, he's determined to make the best of it...even if it includes keeping secrets from his gorgeous neighbor.

Camden and Piper both have tragic pasts, but that's what ties them together. Their chemistry is undeniable, but there's also a kinship from the start that enables them to open up to one another, while weathering the storms that come their way.

This book definitely had me crying more than laughing, but it was so worth the emotional ups and downs. Each character pulls you in a different direction, whether it's through loss, drama, or addiction. Such a beautifully told story, I can't recommend it enough!

Almost Just Friends can be read as a stand alone, but you'll find yourself wanting to experience everything in Wildstone, and coming back for more!

 💧 Drama
💋 Romance




Summary:

Piper Manning's about as tough as they come, she's had to be. She raised her siblings and they've thankfully flown the coop. All she has to do is finish fixing up the lake house her grandparents left her, sell it, and then she's free.

When a massive storm hits, she runs into a tall, dark and brooding stranger, Camden Reid. There's a spark there, one that shocks her. Surprising her further, her sister and brother return, each of them holding their own secrets. The smart move would be for Piper to ignore them all but Cam unleashes emotions deep inside of her that she can't deny, making her yearn for something she doesn't understand. And her siblings...well, they need each other.

Only when the secrets come out, it changes everything Piper thinks she knows about her family, herself...and Cam. Can she find a way to outrun the demons? The answer is closer than she thinks -- just as the new life she craves may have already begun.


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Friday, June 21, 2019

The Lemon Sisters by Jill Shalvis (Wildstone #3)



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The Lemon Sisters is a heart-warming tale of two sisters trying to discover what they want, even though they're both at very different stages in life. Filled with laughter and tears, you'll be recommending this book to anyone who'll listen!


The thing I appreciate most about Jill Shalvis books, is her ability to write characters in real situations and without filters. The realities of motherhood aren't sugar coated, and you can feel Mindy's distress come through the pages of the story.

The tension between Brooke and former flame Garrett is undeniable, and made me excited for each scene containing the two characters. They definitely have things to work through from their past, but it's as though fate intervened when Brooke ends up next door to him.

My favorite part of the story was Mindy's kids - each one special and unique in their own ways, but they'll steal your heart and run away with it!

 💧 Drama
💋 Romance

Summary: Brooke Lemon has always led the life she wanted, wild adventures - and mistakes - included, something her perfect sister, Mindy, never understood. So when Mindy shows up on Brooke's doorstep in the throes of a break-down with her three little kids in tow, Brooke's shocked.

Wanting to make amends, Brooke agrees to trade places, taking the kids back to Wildstone for a few days so Mindy can pick up the pieces and put herself back together. What Brooke doesn't admit is she's just as broken... Also how does one go home after seven years away? It doesn't take long for Brooke to come face-to-face with her past, in the form of one tall, dark, sexy mistake. But Garrett's no longer interested. Only his words don't match his actions, leaving Brooke feeling things she'd shoved deep.

Soon the sisters begin to wonder: Are they lemons in life? In love? All they know is that neither seems to be able to run far enough to outpace her demons. And when secrets surface, they'll have to learn that sometimes the one person who can help you the most is the one you never thought to ask.

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