Heartbreaker Bay, #2.5
by Jill Shalvis
Releasing November 8th 2016
Avon Impulse
Avon Impulse
New
York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Heartbreaker Bay with a
fun and festive holiday novella!
From The Book Junkie Reads . . . One
Snowy Night (Heartbreaker Bay, #2.5) . . .
This was my first read in the Heartbreaker Bay series and I have to
say that it got me clamoring to read the remaining books. I enjoy reading Jill
Shalvis books. They bring a smile and warmth when enjoying them. Off track
again. I did enjoying getting to know Rory, Max and Carl.
There was a history there between
Rory and Max. The slow connection that had been taking place over a course of
time was brought to it point with the trip back home. They both needed to hash
out old wounds. The drive back home and in the midst of a storm was the best
thing to happen for them as a couple. This may have come across as insta love
for some but think about the time that they have shared and lost.
I have not doubts this was a great
addition to the Heartbreaker Bay
series. Jill brings us a beautiful holiday novella allowing us to believe in a
second chance at making a better impression.
**This ARC was provided via Edelweiss
in exchange for an honest review.**
Heartbreaker Bay series:
Sweet
Little Lies – Heartbreaker Bay, #1
The
Trouble with Mistletoe – Heartbreaker Bay,
#2
One
Snowy Night – Heartbreaker Bay, #2.5
Accidentally
on Purpose – Heartbreaker Bay, #3
Blurb
It’s Christmas Eve and Rory Andrews is desperate to get home to the family she hasn’t seen in years. Problem is, her only ride to Lake Tahoe comes in the form of the annoyingly handsome Max Stranton, and his big, goofy, lovable dog Carl.
Hours stuck in a truck with the dead sexy Max sounds like a fate worse than death (not), but Rory’s out of options. She’s had a crush on Max since high school and she knows he’s attracted to her, too. But they have history… and Max is the only one who knows why it went south.
They’ve done a good job of ignoring their chemistry so far, but a long road trip in a massive blizzard might be just what they need to face their past… and one steamy, snowy night is all it takes to bring Max and Rory together at last.
It’s Christmas Eve and Rory Andrews is desperate to get home to the family she hasn’t seen in years. Problem is, her only ride to Lake Tahoe comes in the form of the annoyingly handsome Max Stranton, and his big, goofy, lovable dog Carl.
Hours stuck in a truck with the dead sexy Max sounds like a fate worse than death (not), but Rory’s out of options. She’s had a crush on Max since high school and she knows he’s attracted to her, too. But they have history… and Max is the only one who knows why it went south.
They’ve done a good job of ignoring their chemistry so far, but a long road trip in a massive blizzard might be just what they need to face their past… and one steamy, snowy night is all it takes to bring Max and Rory together at last.
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Christmas
Eve had the nerve to show up just like it did every year: way too quickly and
with ridiculous fanfare.
The
nerve.
Rory
Andrews stood in the courtyard of the Pacific Pier Building in San Francisco,
surrounded by sparkly holiday lights and enough garlands to give the place its
own ozone, and told herself things could be worse.
She
just wasn’t sure how.
It
was the unknown, she decided. Because this year, unlike the past six, she’d be
spending Christmas with her family, a thought that caused a swarm of
butterflies to take flight in her belly.
Not
an uncommon feeling since she’d turned twenty-three a few months back and
decided it was time to become a person she could be proud of if it killed her.
And given the guy leaning against one of the lamp poles clearly waiting for
her, arms crossed, frown in place, it just might.
Max
Stranton. At his side sat Carl, his huge, eternally hungry, adorable Doberman.
“No,”
she said, not to Carl but to Carl’s owner. Who was not lovable. “No way.”
As
always when their gazes locked, Max’s was a disconcerting mix of heat and . . .
something else that she couldn’t quite figure out, as he was good at hiding
when he wanted to be. She never quite knew how to take the heat because it
seemed reluctant. He was attracted to her but didn’t want to be.
Ditto.
He made her knees wobble. And also a couple of other inner reactions that shouldn’t
be happening in public.
“Merry
Christmas to you too, Rory,” he said, and damn. It wasn’t just his eyes. His
voice was rough and sexy, and for that matter, so was the rest of him.
He
worked for an investigations and security firm in the building. Basically he
and the rest of his team were fixers and finders for hire. To say that Max was
good at his job was an understatement. He stood there looking like sex on a
stick with a duffle bag slung over a broad shoulder, his dark hair two weeks
past needing a cut, and the icy wind of an incoming storm plastering his
clothes to a body that could be registered as a lethal weapon.
“What
are you doing here?” she asked calmly even if her heart was anything but,
pounding all the way up to her throat and ears because she knew. She knew exactly why he was here. “I don’t need a
ride home.”
A
flash of wry humor slid in with all that sizzling heat. “Because you’d rather
take two buses and a train than get into my truck with me?” he asked.
Well
yes, actually.
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Author Info
New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis
lives in a small town in the Sierras with her family and far too many assorted
quirky characters. Any resemblance to the quirky characters in her books is,
um, mostly coincidental.
Look for Jill's latest, SWEET LITTLE LIES on shelves and e-readers now, and get all her bestselling, award-winning books wherever romances are sold.
Visit Jill's website for a complete book list and daily blog detailing her city-girl-living-in-the-mountains adventures.
Look for Jill's latest, SWEET LITTLE LIES on shelves and e-readers now, and get all her bestselling, award-winning books wherever romances are sold.
Visit Jill's website for a complete book list and daily blog detailing her city-girl-living-in-the-mountains adventures.
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