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Christmas in Lucky Harbor: Simply Irresistible/The Sweetest Thing (Lucky Harbor Novel)
Summary: (from the publisher)
Love awaits you in Lucky Harbor . . .
Simply Irresistible
After losing her boyfriend and her job, Maddie leaves L.A. to claim her inheritance-a ramshackle inn nestled in the little town of Lucky Harbor, Washington. She sees the potential for a new home and a new career-if she can give the inn the makeover it needs. Enter Jax, a tall, handsome contractor who knows exactly what Maddie needs...
The Sweetest Thing
Helping her sister set up the family inn is just the thing to make Tara forget her ex-husband and focus on her new life. Until she meets a sexy, green-eyed sailor determined to keep her hot, bothered, and in his bed. When her ex reappears, Tara must confront her past and decide what she really wants.
If the sisters are lucky, they might just find that everything their hearts desire is right here in Lucky Harbor.
My thoughts:
Wow! I don't need to repeat myself here again, but for the sake of this being complete: I love Jill Shalvis' novels! Also, I'm very, very late with this review because all my previous attempts seemed too gushy. This is my final attempt and no matter what happens, I will publish it!
When I first received this eGalley, I did not realize it was a compilation of the first two Lucky Harbor books. I had already read book #1 when I started reading Christmas In Lucky Harbor and had received book #2. I hadn't planned on rushing into book #2, but when I got this...
But on to the book(s)...
The setup is easy: Three sisters come together again for the first time in what seems to have been years when they claim their inheritance in Lucky Harbor. The sisters could not be more different from each other. Maddie is obsessive-compulsive and certainly lacks self-esteem. Tara is a successful go-getter with a marriage in her past. And the baby sister, Chloe, is a free spirit who lives into the day. This causes problems between them, especially when they decide to move into the run-down in they inherited to build it back up.
In Simply Irresistible, Maddie meets Jax, who is not only the mayor of Lucky Harbor, but also a very handsome contractor whom the women hire to rebuild their inn and home. In the end, he not only helps her with the house, but he also rebuilds Maddie's confidence & they fall in love.
In The Sweetest Thing, Tara has to figure out how to deal with her past and her failed marriage, when her husband comes to Lucky Harbor to try to win her back. But is Tara really still interested in her race car driving ex? Or is there a man in Lucky Harbor that would suit her far better?
Jill Shalvis created a whole small town of unique characters. It is easy to travel to Lucky Harbor at least in your mind while enjoying these wonderful novels; it is also easy to root for the main characters of each of the books while they work out their problems to find not only love, but also companionship, happiness and confidence in the end.
Rating:
4.5/5
FTC: I received an e-galley from the publisher through Netgalley.
