Review - Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis

In Simply Irresistible (A Lucky Harbor Novel) Maddie Moore's life is turned upside down when she loses her job and her boyfriend.  When she is left 1/3 of an inn by her mom, Maddie heads to Lucky Harbor, Washington to start over again.  Once there, she needs to convince her half-sisters that a dilapidated inn is worth fixing and to convince herself that it is worth it to start over with one tall, dark-haired contractor.

I have finally found a new author!  This rarely happens to me now, most new authors I will read one book, consider reading another, but lose interest.  But Jill Shalvis has written a book with humour, heat, and believable characters.  Maddie was a sweet, clumsy, and at times vulnerable character.  But not so vulnerable that one felt sorry for her.  It was fun and touching to watch Maddie slowly learn to stand up for herself and believe in herself with the help of Jax Cullen.  Meanwhile, Jax is hot.  Not just because of his looks, but also because he was understanding and was willing (to a certain point) to wait while Maddie worked through her issues.

The book did fall prey to a couple of cliches.  Mainly the stereotypical cast of eccentric small townspeople, but I can overlook it because of my love for the story.  This book is the first in the Lucky Harbor series.  Maddie's sisters Tara and Chloe will get their own books.  I will definitely be watching out for those books.  I am also hunting down Shalivis' back list tomorrow at the used book store.