From New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis comes a captivating story of love, second chances and new beginnings...
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If she has her way…Willa Davis is wrangling puppies when Keane Winters stalks into her pet shop with frustration in his chocolate-brown eyes and a pink bedazzled cat carrier in his hand. He needs a kitty sitter, stat. But the last thing Willa needs is to rescue a guy who doesn’t even remember her…
…He’ll get nothing but coal in his stocking.
Saddled with his great-aunt’s Feline from Hell, Keane is desperate to leave her in someone else’s capable hands. But in spite of the fact that he’s sure he’s never seen the drop-dead gorgeous pet shop owner before, she seems to be mad at him…
Unless he tempers “naughty” with a special kind of nice…Willa can’t deny that Keane’s changed since high school: he’s less arrogant, for one thing—but he doesn’t even remember her. How can she trust him not to break her heart again? It’s time to throw a coin in the fountain, make a Christmas wish–and let the mistletoe do its work…
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Excerpt
Willa had no idea what the hell she thought she was doing
agreeing to go out with Keane for dinner, but apparently her feet knew because
they took her back into the grooming room to tell Rory.
The girl
was cross-legged on the floor in front of Carl, brushing him. Sitting facing
her, Carl’s head was higher than Rory’s but he sat still happily, smiling.
Carl
loved the attention, all of it.
“I’m
heading out,” Willa said.
“Thanks
for the newsflash.”
“I’m
going with Keane.”
Rory
froze. Only her eyes swiveled to Willa. “Has hell frozen over?”
Willa
sighed. Given that all her current feelings for Keane were mixed up with her
past feelings for him, she could hardly explain it to someone else much less
herself. “It’s just dinner.”
“Uh-huh,”
Rory murmured, stroking an ecstatic Carl. “Remember you’re the one who said the
devil himself couldn’t drag you cold, dead corpse out on a date with Keane even
if he was hot as balls.”
“Shh!”
Willa took a quick look behind her but thankfully Keane hadn’t followed. “It’s
all very…complicated.”
“Complicated,”
Rory repeated, amused. “Maybe we should have the birds-and-bees talk, like you
always try to have with me when I’m attracted to the wrong-for-me guys.”
“Funny,”
Willa said. The fact was, both of them were attracted to the wrong men, still.
But Rory
was on a roll, ticking off points on her fingers. “No sleeping with him on the
first date, no matter how amazing he kisses—“
“Oh my
God, keep your voice down!” Willa looked behind her again. “I’m not going to
sleep with him on the first date.” Even if the low, sexy tone of his voice did
very interesting, very distracting
things to her body. Nope, she wasn’t going down that road because that road led
to her downfall every time. This was just dinner, that was it. It was the only
way she could ensure her emotional security. No more falling for a guy too
quickly. Nope. Not gonna happen.
What I thought about
The Trouble with Mistletoe
I really enjoyed the first book in the Heartbreaker Bay series, so I was fairly confident I was going to enjoy this one too. Jill Shalvis has a way of drawing you into the story quickly and she creates characters that you can't help but love. What I like most about this series is the close knit group of friends and how they all look out for each other, even to the point of giving each other a push forward when needed.
When Willa sees Keane again after a disastrous experience in high school, she's determined to not have anything to do with him. The wounds he left are still raw after all the years, and she's not up for more heartache. But people change, and when she starts to realize just how terrific Keane is, well, you know how it's going to end.
I love the San Francisco setting in this series, love the group of friends and love the tales of romance that Jill Shalvis is creating with them. As always with Jill's books, I finished with a satisfied sigh and looked to see when the next book is coming out.
Very enjoyable. This one goes on my 2016 favorites shelf. Recommended.
ARC provided for review.
The Trouble with Mistletoe
When Willa sees Keane again after a disastrous experience in high school, she's determined to not have anything to do with him. The wounds he left are still raw after all the years, and she's not up for more heartache. But people change, and when she starts to realize just how terrific Keane is, well, you know how it's going to end.
I love the San Francisco setting in this series, love the group of friends and love the tales of romance that Jill Shalvis is creating with them. As always with Jill's books, I finished with a satisfied sigh and looked to see when the next book is coming out.
Very enjoyable. This one goes on my 2016 favorites shelf. Recommended.
And don’t miss the first novel in Jill Shalvis’s Heartbreaker Bay Series, SWEET LITTLE LIES, now available!
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About Jill Shalvis: New York Times and USA Today 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 sexy contemporary and award-winning books wherever romances are sold and click on the blog button above for a complete book list and daily blog detailing her city-girl-living-in-the-mountains adventures.
