The Summer Deal by Jill Shalvis
Series: Wildstone #5
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Publication Date: June 2, 2020
Date Read: May 27, 2020
Length: 384 pages
Source: Won – Goodreads Giveaway
★★★★★
From New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis comes a friends-to-frenemies-to-sisters story… And then add in a love story (okay, two love stories). Shake. Stir. Read on a lazy summer day at the beach.
Brynn Turner desperately wishes she had it together, but her personal life is like a ping-pong match that’s left her scared and hurt after so many attempts to get it right. In search of a place to lick her wounds and get a fresh start, she heads back home to Wildstone.
And then there’s Kinsey Davis, who after battling serious health issues her entire twenty-nine years of life, is tired of hoping for . . . well, anything. She’s fierce, tough, and pretty much the opposite of Brynn except for one thing: they’re half-sisters. Kinsey is keeping this bombshell, and a few others as well. Long time frenemies from summer camp, there’s no way she’s going to tell Brynn they’re related.
But then Brynn runs into Kinsey’s lifelong best friend, Eli, renewing a childhood crush. He’s still easy-going and funny and sexy as hell. When he gets her to agree to a summer-time deal to trust him to do right by her, no matter what, she never dreams it’ll result in finding a piece of herself she didn’t even know was missing. She could have a sister, love, and a future―if she can only learn to let go of the past.
As the long days of summer wind down, the three of them must discover if forgiveness is enough to grasp the unconditional love that’s right in front of them.
I loved this book! I have been a fan of Jill Shalvis’s books since I picked up one of her books a few years ago. I haven’t read all of her books yet but I have kept up with all of her more recent releases. This book might be my favorite out of those I have read. I had such a great time with this book and found it really hard to put down. This book is the fifth book in the Wildstone series but each of the books in the series read as stand-alone novels so you can feel free to jump into the series anywhere.
I won an advanced review copy of this book from William Morrow Paperbacks through a giveaway on Goodreads.
Book #5 – The Summer Deal – Now Available!
About the AuthorNew 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.
I always have a great time with this author!
I have been eyeing this author's books, and I've actually read (and loved) the first book in the Wildstone series…so I'm off to check this one out. Thanks for sharing.
Great review, Carole! I’ve never read anything by Shalvis and, frankly, I find her backlist pretty intimidating. But it’s great to know that I can jump into this one without any prior knowledge of the series.
i love that cover and have seen good reviews for the book.
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I've only read one of her books but I liked it and want to read more. This sounds good.
It is not Shalvis without a dog in the cover 😉
I also adored this book. Kinsey and Deck were my favorite couple. I loved him, and was rooting for Kinsey to come to her senses about him
Okay I need to try out this series!
Love her books. Looking forward to reading this one.
Great review. I am hearing some great things about this one. I do enjoy this author. Very curious about these books she has been writing lately.
I've enjoyed Jill Shalvis in the past, and this sounds delightful, and maybe a little heartbreaking. I definitely want to give this a shot. Fab review, Carole!
I love when the characters feels authentic and I'm so happy this book worked so well for you! I still have to give her series a go, but I really like to always hear her books have a good impact on readers 🙂
I'm really interested in starting this series but man, I didn't realize how many books were already out. Great review and I'm so glad you're still enjoying it!
I'm so glad to hear you loved this one, Carole! I look forward to reading it.
Jill brings great characters to life in her stories. This does sound like a perfect summer read.
Nice review! Shalvis does friendships and relationships really well; it's her strength.
Yay for being able to love this one so much! And it sounds so good and I love that it has two romances in one ^.^ More love is always a good idea!
She's a favorite author I always want to read. Her characters are excellent. Fantastic review!
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