Book review: It Had to Be You (Lucky Harbor #7) by Jill Shalvis

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Ali Winters is not having a good day. Her boyfriend left her, everyone in town thinks she's a thief, and now she's about to be kicked out of her home. Her only shot at keeping a roof over her head and clearing her name is to beg for help from a police detective who's as sexy as he is stern.... 

After a high-profile case goes wrong, Luke Hanover returns to his hometown for some peace and quiet. Instead he finds a bombshell brunette in a heap of trouble. As he helps Ali put her world back together, the pieces of Luke's own life finally seem to fall into place. Is this the start of a sizzling fling? Or are Luke and Ali on the brink of something big in a little town called Lucky Harbor?

The Lucky Harbor series continues with the first of 3 more book in the series. Ali Winters has the worst luck all at one time. Seems like everything is falling apart in her life. Boyfriend dumps her then she finds out he was cheating on her with more than one woman and then $50,000 in cash goes missing and she's the one accused by the ex for taking it. She's homeless and she loses her job when the owner closes it down to move away.  Luke Hanover finds her in her undies in his home that he rents out but is supposed to be vacant.  This is how they meet. Luke just looking to hide out for a while from his disappointment in himself. A cop he had a case go horribly bad and is blaming himself. He doesn't want to help Ali at first but one look in her eyes and he's sunk. Even though Ali is in dire straights herself she helps him as he helps her. The whole while falling for her and in denial about it. Ali tells herself she can do this but after a while it's apparent she can't and not fall for him. In the mean time Luke and Ali try to find out who really took the $50,000 before Luke has to go back to his real life and back to his job. I enjoyed this installment of the Lucky Harbor series. We get a pinch of time with our old friend Sawyer  and the sheriff investigating the stolen money. Luke thinks he has issues but it's nothing compared to everything that Ali has been through in her life and he learns from her how to persevere and stay strong. He is so gentle with her and so taken by her she will  to not let things get her down. Of course there is a nice healthy dose of Jill Shalvis humor is this book as well. Below are a few of my favorite lines.

"Not all men will disappoint you," he said. "I don't mean me. Because i will absolutely disappoint you. But we're not all assholes, Ali.

"I'm not nice. I'm never nice. And Jesus, remind me to never try and separate you from your ice cream again."

He stared at her. "I don't think i am authorized to have this conversation." ( this after Ali told him she might be falling for him) lol

Once Luke got it together i really liked him a lot. We get introduced to more people who will be in the next two books as well. Another hit for Jill Shalvis. 4 out of 5 stars for It Had to Be you.

Find out more about Jill Shalvis and Lucky Harbor series here www.jillshalvis.com

HOT Cover Monday! It Had to Be You (Lucky Harbor series book 7)by Jill Shalvis

 Available May 28th 2013 Pre-order now

Ali Winters is not having a good day. Her boyfriend left her, everyone in town thinks she’s a thief, and now she’s about to be kicked out of her home. Her only shot at keeping a roof over her head and clearing her name is to beg for help from a police detective who’s as sexy as he is stern….

After a high-profile case goes wrong, Luke Hanover returns to his hometown for some peace and quiet. Instead he finds a bombshell brunette in a heap of trouble. As he helps Ali put her world back together, the pieces of Luke’s own life finally seem to fall into place. Is this the start of a sizzling fling? Or are Luke and Ali on the brink of something big in a little town called Lucky Harbor?

Find out more about the book and the series on the Jill Shalvis website here www.jillshalvis.com

Book Review: Under The Mistletoe (Lucky Harbor novella) by Jill Shalvis

Just One More Kiss

There’s no place like home for the holidays. And the Lucky Harbor Bed & Breakfast is bursting with festive lights and good cheer. But for Mia, Christmas is turning out to be anything other than merry and bright. Her recent break-up with her boyfriend Nick has made her return bittersweet. But then a surprise arrives, when Nick follows her to town bearing gifts–and asking for forgiveness.

Nick grew up without a family of his own so he’s overwhelmed by the love that Mia receives from all her relatives, gathered together to celebrate the season. Under their watchful eyes, Nick finds earning back her trust the hardest thing he’s ever had to do. If he succeeds, he will receive the greatest gift of all, Mia’s love for a lifetime.

If you have been reading Jill Shalvis Lucky Harbor series i have a treat is store for you! Jill has written a short novella about Mia, Ford and Tara's daughter (The Sweetest Thing). I believe the timeline is 5 years since she found Tara and Ford. She's living in NYC and going to college. Right before Christmas she breaks up with her boyfriend Nick when he refuses rather coldly not to come with her to Lucky Harbor for Christmas. Nursing her broken heart she goes back to Lucky Harbor for Chloe and Sawyers wedding by herself. Nick while also adopted like Mia never had a family life like Mia growing up. He was never adopted. He's scared to death of what Mia has because he never had it and had to rely on himself. Less than a hour after refusing with no explanation why he wouldn't go with her to Lucky Harbor he sees the error of his ways. Unfortunately in the morning when he goes to tell her how sorry he is she's already gone. He follows his heart to Lucky Harbor to try and win her back. This was such a sweet story to show whatever happened to Mia. Carlos makes an appearance too. You can find out what happened with them as well. Love when you get a chance to see what happens to secondary characters. This did not disappoint. 5 out 5 stars for Under The Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis.

Find out more and read a excerpt on Jill Shalvis website here www.jillshalvis.com

If you haven't read Jill Shalvis Luck Harbor series you can check that out on her website as well. You don't want to miss the awesome series.

Jill Shalvis giveaway winner!

Winner of the kindle ebook copy of Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis is BAMiller! congrats!!

It's still on sale at Amazon and Barnes and Noble for 99 cents so you can still get a great deal on book 1 in the Lucky Harbor series.


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Find out more about the series and Jill Shalvis on her website and blog here www.jillshalvis.com

Hot Cover Monday! It Had to Be You (Lucky Harbor series book 7 ) by Jill Shalvis

(Luke's Story)

A Lucky Harbor Novel Book Seven
Grand Central
May 28. 2013


Below is a sneal peek excerpt!

Lieutenant Detective Luke Hanover had been away from the San Francisco Police Department for exactly one day of his three week leave and already he’d lost his edge, walking into his grandma’s Lucky Harbor beach house to find a B&E perp standing in the kitchen.
She sure as hell was the prettiest petty thief he’d ever come across, at least from the back since she was wearing nothing but a white lace bra and a tiny scrap of matching white lace panties.

“You have some nerve you… you ratfink bastard,” she snapped into her cell phone, waving her free hand for emphasis, her long, wildly wavy brown hair flying around her head as she moved.

And that wasn’t all that moved. She was a bombshell, all sweet, womanly curves, barely contained in her undies.

“I want you to know,” she went on furiously, still not seeing Luke, “there’s no way in hell I’m accepting your break-up message. You hear me, Teddy? I’m not accepting it because I’m breaking up with you. And while we’re at it, who even does that? Who breaks up with someone by text? I’ll tell you who, Teddy, a real jerk, that’s who– Hello? Dammit!”

Pulling the phone from her ear, she stared at the screen and then punched a few keys before whipping it back up to her ear. “Your voice mail cut me off before I finished,” she said. “You having sex in your office while I was in the building? Totally cliché. But not telling me that you weren’t planning to resign the lease? That’s just rotten to the core, Teddy. And don’t bother calling me back on this. Oh, wait, that’s right, you don’t call – you text!” She punched the “off” button on her phone and tossed it to the counter, hands on hips, steam coming out her ears. Then she thunked her forehead against the refrigerator a few times before going stock still, her head pressed to the cool, steel door.

Had she knocked herself out? Luke wondered.

“It’s just one bad day,” she whispered, still in the perfect position for him to pat her down for weapons.

Not that she was carrying – well, except for that lethal bod.

“Just one really rotten, badass day,” she repeated softly, and Luke had to disagree.

“Not from where I’m standing,” he said.

Find out more about Jill Shalvis and her books here www.jillshalvis.com

Simply Irresistible ( Lucky Harbor book 1) by Jill Shalvis on sale for 99 (GIVEAWAY) cents!

Simply Irresistible
 Maddie Moore’s whole life needs a makeover.


In one fell swoop, Maddie loses her boyfriend (her decision) and her job (so not her decision). But rather than drowning her sorrows in bags of potato chips, Maddie leaves L.A. to claim the inheritance left by her free-spirited mother-a ramshackle inn nestled in the little coastal town of Lucky Harbor, Washington.


Starting over won’t be easy. Yet Maddie sees the potential for a new home and a new career-if only she can convince her two half-sisters to join her in the adventure. But convincing Tara and Chloe will be difficult because the inn needs a big makeover too.


The contractor Maddie hires is a tall, dark-haired hottie whose eyes-and mouth-are making it hard for her to remember that she’s sworn off men. Even harder will be Maddie’s struggles to overcome the past, though she’s about to discover that there’s no better place to call home than Lucky Harbor.


New to Jill Shalvis? Read all her work? If your new here's your chance to read book 1 in the hit Lucky Harbor series with Simply Irresistible! On sale for 99 cents through Amazon and Barnes and Noble. If you've read this series here's your chance to gift it to a friend. I guarantee you'll love it. Jill Shalvis has a wonderful wit in person that comes through in her books and her blog posts as well. Check out her website here to read a excerpt of this book and check out her other work www.jillshalvis.com

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Book review: Forever and a day by Jill Shalvis(book 6 in the Lucky Harbor series)

Available July 31st 2012
LOVE CAN HAPPEN IN A HEARTBEAT




Grace never thought she’d be starting her life over from scratch. Losing everything has landed her in Lucky Harbor, working as a dog walker for overwhelmed ER doctor Josh Scott. But the day his nanny fails to show up, Grace goes from caring for Josh’s lovable mutt to caring for his rambunctious son. Soon Grace is playing house with the sexy single dad…



With so many people depending on him, Josh has no time for anything outside of his clinic and family-until Grace arrives in town. Now this brainy blonde is turning his life inside out and giving a whole new meaning to the phrase “good bedside manner.” Josh and Grace don’t know if what they have can last. But in a town like Lucky Harbor, a lifetime of love starts with just one day…


This is the 6th book in the Lucky Harbor and the last of the second set of 3 books. Grace has been kind of quiet in the series up to this point. You didn't know anything about her except she's new in town and has been looking hard for a job. While looking she's been doing odd jobs. Which is how she ends up walking Josh's crazy dog Tank. Which is how she ends up all wet..... Oh boy. What starts out as a temporary job morphs into something more and then more still. Dr Josh Scott is all kinds of sexy and worn out man. He's got his dads medical practice to run, ER duty and then at home, the dog, his young son and his wheel chair bound sister. He gives new meaning to the words " I've got my hands full." He gets Grace to help and she attempts to figure out where she's going with her life and with Josh. As much as i liked the previous two books i think this might be my favorite of the three. Probably could have said that with every book in this series. Jill Shalvis hits it out of the ballpark again. Josh is just plain irresistible and Grace tries so hard to have a life of her own without influence from her parents. You can't help but root for them. 5 out of 5 Modokker Book Pick stars for Forever and a Day by Jill Shalvis.

Find out more about this series and Jill Shalvis on her website here www.jillshalvis.com
Jill announced on her blog the other day there will be more Lucky Harbor books and a few details on who they will be about as well. Be sure to check it out and read excerpts for these books as well.

Jill Shlavis blog tour. Book review: At Last Book by Jill Shalvis!

Book 5 in the Lucky Harbor series. Available now!
HER LOVE HAS COME ALONG…


Amy Michaels loves her new life in Lucky Harbor. A waitress in the local diner, she’s looking forward to her first weekend hike through the mountains. But when a wrong turn takes her off the trail, she finds herself up close and personal with forest ranger Matt Bowers. And even though she’s tempted to kiss that sexy smile right off his face, she won’t make the mistake of getting involved with the town heartthrob.


A former cop whose life went south, Matt doesn’t let anyone get too close. But something about the feisty beauty caught his eye the moment he first saw her in the diner. After a hot night under a starry sky, Matt can’t deny their attraction-or the fact that for the first time in a long time, he feels the stirrings of something more. Now it’s up to Matt to help Amy see that, no matter what is in their past, together they can build a future in Lucky Harbor.

This is book 5 in the Lucky Harbor series. What can i say. I simply can't get enough of this series. In At Last we finally get to figure out what's going on with Amy. Who she is and what she's about. Both Matt and Amy have secrets. Amy had a hard upbringing and Matt has his own hurts to deal with from his past relationships. Strong as he is he still has inner demons to get past. I love how Jill Shalvis weaves a story. Big chunk of Sexy man paired with a tough, smart woman. Throw in some hot sexy loves scenes, some humor and some conflict and watch out. Entertaining from beginning to end. Love that you feel good while reading this and yes get to giggle too! I think it's great how she brings it back to the 3 girls in the trilogy too and then there's the chocolate. Yes!  This particular set of 3 books in the series has a chocolate theme. Need i say more on that? You read this kind of book you want to share with your friends when your done because it's so good you want someone else to enjoy it as much as you did. As the series moves on I love that you get glimpses of the characters covered in the previous books. Makes me want to go back and doing some re-reading. 5 out of 5 Modokker Book Picks for At Last by Jill Shalvis.

Find out more about this fantastic series on Jill Shalvis website and check out the blog section to see what fun stuff Jill is blogging about. www.jillshalvis.com

Jill Shalvis Blog tour! Book review: Lucky In Love (Lucky Harbor series book 4) By Jill Shalvis

Available May 22nd
Lucky In LoveMallory Quinn has had enough of playing it safe. As a nurse and devoted daughter, she takes care of everyone but herself. And as the local good girl, she’s expected to date Mr. Right. But for once, she’d like to take a risk on Mr. Wrong. And who could be more wrong than Ty Garrison? The mysterious new guy in town has made it clear that he’s only passing through, which suits Mallory just fine. Besides, his lean, hard body and sexy smile will give her plenty to remember once he’s gone…




For the first time in his life, Ty can’t bear to leave. Helping this sexy seductress-in-training walk on the wild side is making him desire things he shouldn't?including leaving the military for good. As their just-for-fun fling becomes something more, Mallory and Ty wonder if they could really be this lucky in love. After all…anything can happen in a town called Lucky Harbor.


Lucky in love is the continuation of Jill Shalvis' Lucky Harbor series. I was really excited to learn the series was going to continue with at least 3 more books. This is the first of the next three. In the first 3 books we got to meet a set of long lost sisters. Now we're going to start finding out about 3 friends. Mallory Quinn has always been the good girl or least she has been after something terrible happened to her sister. Since then she is as straight laced as they come. Trying to please everyone around her. She is a wonderful person with a big heart but hanging on to guilt over her sister. In comes Ty Garrison. A Sexy bad boy who is trying to recover from losing his entire team in a terrible accident. He has survivors guilt. He's no match for Mallory once he sets eyes on her though. She worms her way right into his heart. They decide for a no strings attached kind of affair while he's in town recovering from some injuries. Ty is going to help her loosen up and be her sexy little self. He's pretty sure he can walk away in the end. Or can he??? If i really want a book i can sit down and be entertained and laugh and feel really good when I'm done it's a Jill Shalvis book for me. Lucky in Love certainly fits right in with that. I can honestly say it was a pleasure to read. Pretty sure i had a dopey smile on my face a dozen times or more. If you haven't read the first three books in this series you can still start right out with this one and not be lost. I would recommend if you can, to back and read them too though. You get a small glance at the characters from the previous books in Lucky in Love but it doesn't feel like you are missing something if you haven't read the first three in the series. A awesome fun delectable read! 5 out of 5 Modokker Book Pick stars for Lucky in Love by Jill Shalvis.

Find out more about Jill Shalvis and her books by checking our her website here www.jillshalvis.com. There are excerpts for this book and the next two on her website also.

Book review: The Sweetest Thing by author Jill Shalvis

The Sweetest Thing is the second novel in The Lucky Harbor series by author Jill Shalvis. This series is about 3 sisters that inherit a Inn from their deceased mother in Lucky Harbor, Washington. The first in this series is Simply Irresistible that told Maddie and Jax's story. I reviewed it here and the blog and loved it. This book is Tara and Ford's story.

Two Men Are One Too Many . . .


Tara has a thousand good reasons not to return to the little coastal town of Lucky Harbor, Washington. Yet with her life doing a major crash-and-burn, anywhere away from her unfulfilled dreams and sexy ex-husband will do. As Tara helps her two sisters get their newly renovated inn up and running, she finally has a chance to get things under control and come up with a new plan for her life.

But a certain tanned, green-eyed sailor has his own ideas, such as keeping Tara hot, bothered . . . and in his bed. And when her ex wants Tara back, three is a crowd she can't control-especially when her deepest secret reappears out of the blue. Now Tara must confront her past and discover what she really wants. If she's lucky, she might just find that everything her heart desires is right here in Lucky Harbor.


Tara is still working in the restaurant in town and getting the kitchen at the Inn ready to feed their guests when they open. Ford is still hanging around Tara driving her nuts when her ex husband shows up and adds himself to the mix. Tara's race car driver ex-husband Logan has decided he wants her back. Ford wants her too so the fight is on between the two. Add to this a secret from Tara and Ford's past shows up. Seventeen years ago Tara had a child fathered by Ford when she was only 17 years old. She knew that she was not ready for the responsibility so she gave the baby up. She's never been able to forgive herself for it either even if it was the right thing to do. Even though Logan keeps trying to push his way back into a relationship with Tara, Ford is the one who captures her heart, There is so much funny dialog in this book and the relationship between Ford Tara and their daughter Mia will get to you pretty quick. I just love love love Ford. He is a rock for Mia and Tara.  If Tara didn't want him I'd take him lol There is one more installment in this series Head over Heels which will be the third book which will be Chloe and Sawyer's story. You can a excerpt for this at the back on The Sweetest thing or you can read it on Jill Shalvis website by clicking here. You can read a excerpt for The Sweetest Thing and Simply Irresistible on her website as well. i give The Sweetest Thing 5 out of 5 Modokker Book Pick stars. This was one of those books i enjoyed from start to finish and will definitely read again.