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Excerpt & Giveaway: Almost Friends by Jill Shalvis

January 23, 2020 by Kini 16 Comments

ALMOST JUST FRIENDS by Jill Shalvis (a standalone Wildstone novel) out now! We are teaming up with Jill's publisher, Harper Collins, to give away one paperback copy of Almost Just Friends. Leave a comment below to tell us your favorite book you've read so far in 2020 and we will pick one winner. Comment before 11:59 PM EST on 1/25/2020. Winner will be chosen by 1/27/2020 Piper Manning’s about as tough as they come, she’s had to be. She raised her siblings and they’ve thankfully Continue Reading

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February 25, 2019 by Kini Leave a Comment

As Good as the First Time by K.M. Jackson True to its name, the small southern town of Sugar Lake is a sweet place to visit—and you might even want to live there . . .With her big-city career and relationship in sudden free fall, Olivia Gale isn’t sure where she belongs. So when her help is needed at Goode ʼN Sweet, the family bakery in Sugar Lake, she jumps at the chance to indulge her pie-making hobby while getting her life back on track. Olivia’s not looking for any distractions. Even if Continue Reading

Release Day Feature: About That Kiss by Jill Shalvis

January 23, 2018 by Mandi Leave a Comment

ABOUT ABOUT THAT KISS (a standalone Heartbreaker Bay novel) When love drives you crazy . . . When sexy Joe Malone never calls after their explosive kiss, Kylie shoves him out of her mind. Until she needs a favor, and it’s a doozy. Something precious to her has been stolen and there’s only one person with unique finder-and-fixer skills that can help—Joe. It means swallowing her pride and somehow trying to avoid the temptation to throttle him—or seduce him. the best thing to do . . . No, Joe Continue Reading

Review: Holiday Wishes by Jill Shalvis

November 13, 2017 by Sheena 3 Comments

Holiday Wishes by Jill Shalvis Series: Heartbreaker Bay, 4.5 Contemporary Romance Released: November 7, 2017 Avon Impulse Reviewed by Sheena Quote: “Okay, tough girl,” he said softly, nuzzling at her throat. “No questions. No talking. You go ahead and give ignoring what’s still between us your best shot. I’ll wait right here.” Tis the season for holiday-themed romances. Snowed in lovers, couples reuniting under the mistletoe, finding love on the slopes and HEA's that coincide with Continue Reading

Release Day Giveaway: It’s In His Kiss by Jill Shalvis

August 26, 2014 by Mandi 37 Comments

Becca Thorpe has uprooted her life and escaped to the beach. Now's her chance to get away from city living, throw caution to the ocean winds, and live in the moment. Especially if the moment includes the deliciously sexy surfer she meets shortly after arriving in Lucky Harbor. Something about the dark intensity of Sam's eyes and the thrill she gets at his touch convinces her to stay awhile. Boatbuilder and investment genius Sam Brody is a self-made man who knows how dangerous it can be to mix Continue Reading

Excerpt Time! Then Came You by Jill Shalvis

June 26, 2014 by Mandi 4 Comments

July First, Jill Shalvis has a new release out - Then Came You. To celebrate, and tease you a little bit, Jill has an excerpt to share with you today. So let's get to the good stuff - a turtle, a hero and kissing.   Emily cradled the turtle between her two hands while Wyatt cleaned him up and put some antibiotic cream on the nasty cut. “You poor little man,” she whispered, stroking one of his legs. “Next time pick someone nicer.” Wyatt smiled. “You’re not returning him to the Continue Reading

A Christmas to Remember Blog Tour: Day 11 *Giveaway*

November 23, 2013 by Mandi 32 Comments

We are counting down to the release of the anthology, A Christmas to Remember, featuring Jill Shalvis, Kristen Ashley, Hope Ramsay, Molly Canon and Marilyn Pappano. Yesterday, they stopped at Fiction Vixen and told us their twelve favorite gifts. Today, they are telling us their eleven worst or funniest gifts. 1) The worst was the first Christmas we were married, when my mother-in-law gave me a sexy sheer black nightie with teeny-tiny matching panties. If that wasn't bad enough, I was seven Continue Reading

Rumor Has It by Jill Shalvis Giveaway!

November 4, 2013 by Mandi 45 Comments

  Special Ops soldier Griffin Reid doesn’t exactly have happy memories of growing up in Sunshine, Idaho. He’s only come back to recover from a war injury, and while he refuses to admit he’s in a weakened state, he finds comfort in the last person he’d expect. Kate Evans teaches fourth grade science in Sunshine, the place she’s always called home. Dreaming of graduate school and a happily-ever-after, she’s desperate to break out of the monotony of Sunshine. Luckily, a certain sexy man Continue Reading

Review: Always on my Mind by Jill Shalvis

September 24, 2013 by Mandi 2 Comments

Always on my Mind by Jill Shalvis (Lucky Harbor #8) Released: September 24, 2013 Contemporary Romance Hachette Reviewed by Mandi We meet Jack in the previous book and I already knew I would fall for him. Jack is a firefighter with a mom battling breast cancer. His dad died years ago as a firefighter, and that devastated his mother. She fell apart and has never fully recovered. While Jack is a good-natured guy, he works hard - really hard, and never fully commits in Continue Reading

It Had To Be You by Jill Shalvis Giveaway!

June 13, 2013 by Mandi 47 Comments

Blurb:  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 Continue Reading

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