THE SWEETHEART
LIST
Contemporary
Romance / Women’s Fiction Romance
AUTHOR:
Jill Shalvis
RELEASE DATE:
June 13, 2023
PUBLISHER:
Avon and Harper Voyager
ISBN/ ASIN NUMBER :
9780063235694
RATING:
5
AUTHOR LINK:
https://www.jillshalvis.com/
Harper Shaw decides to leave her old life behind and
start anew in Sunrise Cove. She plans to open her very own bakery there. After
her last disastrous relationship, Harper has no intentions of falling in love. However,
she cannot seem to resist her broody yet sexy business neighbor-slash-landlord.
Harper also inadvertently takes in a teenage runaway. Will Harper find the
acceptance she truly yearns for? Can she make her business a success in Sunrise
Cove?
Bodie Campbell operates a family-owned bar on Lake Tahoe.
He keeps his family and others at arms’ length. Bodie’s brother leases one of
their buildings to a new tenant from out of town. When he offers to help her,
the stubborn miss refuses him. Bodie believes he is not the settling down type,
but something about Harper Shaw draws him to her. Throw in an angsty female
teenage runaway into the mix. Can Harper help Bodie let go of his guilt? Or
will he mess up a good thing?
Harper is such a likeable heroine! She simply wants to
find the one place she belongs, and people who will love and accept her. Thanks
to her father and ex’s inattention, Harper lacks confidence in herself and her
instincts. I admire the courage it took
Harper to make a fresh start. She realized there was nothing holding her to San
Diego, and that Sunrise Cove offered possibilities. I imagine it was scary and
stressful. What I love the most about Harper is how easily she took to Ivy. She
understood the teen as no one else could. Plus, she made Ivy a priority,
something the girl never experienced.
I have always had a soft spot for the wounded/tortured
hero types. Bodie is a man riddled by guilt, and so, he uses that to keep
people at a distance. I love Bodie’s family. They have experienced the loss of not
one family member but two. However, they remain a tight knit family who look
out for each other. Their family text and group chat messages made me giggle
and smile. What I adore the most about Bodie is how mindful he is of Harper. He
knows she has been hurt in the past. Bodie wants Harper to feel comfortable in
their budding relationship.
I love Hambone, Harper’s Bernese Mountain rescue. His temperament
and mannerisms reminded me so much of my grand-dog, Teddy. There were several
moments when I thought “OMG! Teddy does that too!” or “That is so like Teddy!”.
It made it easy to envision in my head.
THE SWEETHEART LIST is the fourth book in Jill Shalvis’
contemporary romance/woman’s fiction series, SUNRISE COVE. This story can
easily be read separately from the prior books in the series. There is no continual
plot or recurring characters, only the setting remains the same (Sunrise Cove,
Lake Tahoe). The author touches on heavy subject matters in each book, but she
lightens it with her humorous flair.
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