Review of Nobody But You by Jill Shalvis

Summary: 

Jacob Kincaid never thought he would go home again after he left when he was eighteen. However, things change for him when a tragedy strikes his life well serving over sees for the Army Special Forces. Now back home again he finds that it may take more time than he thought to make things right with his family who he left behind. One thing he did not expect to find when he got home was a gorgeous red bombshell docked at his rental cabin. Will he be able to resist her or will he end up finding that coming home again maybe what he need to open his heart again? 

Sophie Marren has sworn off men since her divorce so when she meets hot army special forces Jacob Kincaid standing on her dock she plans to give him a piece of her mind. However, she slowly finds out that she finds her self attracted to his quiet dark intensity. Can Sophie keep things strictly platonic or will she find herself start to falling for Jacob?

My Review: 

I received this copy from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest unbiased review. I am a huge fan of Jill Shalvis's work so when I saw that the next book in the Cedar Ridge series was available I jumped at the chance to read it. Jill does a great job of incorporating romance, humor and profound story lines in her book. She catches your attention from the moment that you read the first chapter in the book and holds it until the very last line.

One of the best things about her books are the humor that she incorporates, for instance one of my favorite quotes in the book is when Sophie try to resist Jacob and says, "You wielded around your power like... like you're some male alpha dog whipping it out to pee all over everything and make your territory!"Jill just has that humor that makes you laugh out loud when sitting in a quiet space at in a coffee shop while reading your book.  

In addition to the humor and romance Jill did a great job of touching on tough subjects too, like the loss of a friend, divorce and struggles families face. These type of subjects create depth to the book and make you want to keep reading the book to find out how it is solved.

Once again Shalvis has created a well rounded story that appeals to readers of all ages. Can't wait to read her next book that comes out. 

Review of Something Like Love by Sara Richardson

Summary:

Ben Noble has never met anyone like Paige Harper. She is strong, charismatic, and full of life. So when his campaign chooses the ranch where she works at to restore his reputation with voters he jumps at the chance to try and impress her. However, he finds that it is going to take more than charm to get Paige to take a second look at him. Will he be able to show her that he isn't the playboy that she thinks he is?

Paige Harper has no interest in falling for Ben Nobles charm again, not when her job depends on making sure his event goes smoothly. But things don't go as planned and she finds herself starting to see what she found so desirable a couple months ago. Can Paige keep things strictly professional or will she end up falling in love with Ben all over again.

My Review:

I received this book from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. This is the third book from Sara's that I have read and the second in the Heart of the Rockies series. Since we met these two characters in the first book I was interested to see where there love story would go. I really enjoy Sara's writing style as she does a great job of developing the characters and making them quite realistic. She did this by giving you details of their past so that you could better understand what led them to where they are today. In addition, she also gave them bumps in the road through out the story that they had to over come.

In addition to developing the characters really well she also did a great job of setting the scene. Rather than having the book focus just on the ranch she also took you to other locations that had significance. As for the ranch she did a great job of creating a scene that was believable and really made you feel that you were there.

In regards to the love story that she wrote I found that it was well developed and was believable and  could happen in real life. Sometimes you find as a reader that authors can sometimes make a love story that is unrealistic but that is not the case here.

I am interested to see which love story is next and to see how she develops these characters more in future books. I would recommend this series and author to other romance readers who find they want a love story and a little adventure as it has both.

Nobody But You Blog Tour with special guest Jill Shalvis

                            

   

Nobody But You 

(Cedar Ridge #3)

Author: Jill Shalvis
Publisher:Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 352
Release Date: March 29th 2016
Find it: Goodreads | Goodreads Series Link
Buy Links: Amazon | B&N | IndieBound | iTunes | GooglePlay | Kobo

Book Summary 

When Jacob was injured in the war, it changed him for life. Now all he wants to do is come home to Cedar Ridge, settle in at his lakeside cabin and get some much-needed peace and quiet. But there's no peace to be had when he finds a spitfire of a woman camping out on his property. Half the time he's not sure whether he wants to spank her or kiss--or maybe both. He's in a dark place and a dark mood, and here's this wildly hot woman who is also funny and light and may be the balm be needs to soothe his aching soul.

Sophie Marren is pretty much penniless after leaving her abusive husband. She doesn't have the money to pay rent or the slip fees for docking the boat where she's been sleeping. She was getting along just perfectly until the good-looking, brooding, I'm-too-sexy-for-myself guy moves into the lake cabin that the slip belongs to. Sure he's hot as the noon sun with those dark lenswin. and even darker 'tude, but god forbid she tie herself to another man who's always telling her what to do. But the more she gets to know Jacob, the more she sees how willing he is to battle for her wounded heart...a battle she might just let him

About the Author 

New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis lives in a small town in the Sierras full of quirky characters. Any resemblance to the quirky characters in her books is, um, mostly coincidental. Look for Jill's bestselling, award-winning books wherever romances are sold and visit her website for a complete book list and daily blog detailing her city-girl-living-in-the-mountains adventures.

Social Media Links for Jill

Website: JillShalvis.com FB: Facebook.com/jillshalvis GR: https://www.goodreads.com/JillShalvis T: @jillshalvis

IG: @jillshalvis P: https://www.pinterest.com/jillshalvis/

Q&A with Jill 

What book(s) are on your nightstand right now?

None, I read on my Kindle!    I’m reading the latest JD Robb right now.

As a romance novelist, what’s the best piece of advice you’ve given, or received, about relationships?

To remember in telling the story that there’s three sides to every story.  His.  Hers.  And then truth.  

Is Jacob Kincaid a boxers or briefs kind of Alpha hero? ;)

Boxer briefs.  Or commando.  

Book Excerpt 

She eyed the bench a long beat but did eventually sit, perching primly as far from him as she could get and yet still be close enough to grab the bottle.

Smart woman. She took the Scotch and drank. Her eyes watered and she coughed as she handed it to him. With a sigh, she leaned back to study the night sky. Her bared throat was slim and creamy smooth. An unexpected temptation. Remembering the flash of pain and vulnerability she’d unwittingly revealed, and that for whatever reason he’d somehow added to it, he spoke. “I’m sorry.”

She glanced at him as if she’d never heard a man apologize before in her life. 

“For…breathing?” she asked. “Having a penis? What?”

“You were upset because you didn’t know I was a Kincaid.”

She sighed. “That was just me looking for a reason to be mad at you so I wouldn’t…” 

She bit her lower lip, clearly not wanting to go on.

But now he had to know. “So you wouldn’t what?”

“Nothing,” she said. “It’s just that I’m trying to make better choices.”

“Of which I wouldn’t be one.”

“It’s not necessarily your fault,” she said. “It’s that you’re a man.”

“Guilty as charged.”

“And I’m off men right now.”

“And on…women?” he asked with admittedly more than a little fascination.

She rolled her eyes. “I’m on no one, but thank you for proving my point on men.”

“I get that,” he said. “But being off men doesn’t seem to be making you very happy, or sound like a whole lot of fun.”

“Maybe I don’t need fun.” 

He understood that. He’d felt the same way since Brett died. “What do you need?” he asked, honestly wanting to know more about her.

Instead of answering, she reached for the bottle. He waited until she met his gaze before letting go.

“Nothing,” she said a little too quickly. “Everything’s…perfect.”

“And your glass is half full,” he said. “So you’ve said.”

But he didn’t believe her. “How about a game?”

“I don’t play games.”

Now, that wasn’t exactly true. Whether she knew it or not, she’d been playing with his head since he’d first laid eyes on her. “Three truths and a lie,” he said.

She stared at him. “As in you tell me three truths and a lie, and I pick out the lie?” “Yes.”

She considered this. “What do I get if I win?”

“What do you want?”

For the briefest of beats, her gaze dropped to his mouth.

Oh, hell yeah, he thought. Want me…

“My first boyfriend taught me that game,” she said.

“What did the winner get?”

“A kiss.”

Definitely still playing with his head… “Is that what you want, Sophie? A kiss?”

Again she stared at his mouth before dropping eye contact and wrapping that eye-stopping pink robe tighter around her body. “Do you?” she asked.

“Hell yes.”

Her gaze flew to his.

“Problem is,” he said conversationally, “if I kissed you, I don’t think I’d be able to stop.”

Her mouth literally fell open. The pulse at the base of her throat jumped. And she seemed to lose her words.

He went on. “But you should know, I don’t lose. That means you’ll have to tell me three truths and a lie.” And he’d hopefully get to know more about her.

She closed her mouth to bite her lower lip in what could’ve been indecision or 

excitement. Obviously he was hoping for the latter. “But hey, if you’re not sure you can handle losing, we can just forget about it,” he said. 

The challenge lifted her chin and put sparks in her eyes. That’s it, babe. Show me what you’ve got.

“Bring it,” she said.

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