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Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis

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Dec 03, 11

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Recommended for: Fans of steamy contemporary romance, quirky heroines, & hot, gruff, protective alpha cop heroes
Read from December 02 to 03, 2011

5 stars – Contemporary Romance

Wow! I absolutely loved this!

I’ve enjoyed the previous Lucky Harbor stories, but Chloe and Sawyer are my favorite couple of the series. Chloe is a quirky, softhearted free spirit, but Lucky Harbor, her sisters, and Sawyer make her inner wanderer yearn to put down roots. Sawyer is a stern, protective, by-the-book sheriff and a reformed bad boy who’s still 100% hot, sexy, rugged, alpha male. YUM! These two set the pages on fire! The outdoor shower and painting scenes were fun and smokin’ hot! Whew! (view spoiler)[And Sawyer’s creative, patient lovemaking technique to help deal with Chloe’s asthma affliction was thoughtful, tender, and erotic. (hide spoiler)]Yowza!

It’s entertaining, sweet, steamy, and one of my favorite contemporary romances of the year. 5 stars!

Here’s my Sheriff Sawyer:

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Quotes Shawna Liked

Jill Shalvis
“He was in uniform, gun at his hip, expression dialed to Dirty Harry, and just looking at him had something pinging low in Chloe’s belly.”
Jill Shalvis, Head Over Heels

Jill Shalvis
“She nodded, her gaze locked on his mouth. He could tell she wanted it on hers, and for once, they were perfectly in sync. Having no idea what he was doing, he kissed her again, another no-holds-barred, tongues tangling, rock-his-fucking-world kiss that left him staggered and her apparently unable to speak as they tore apart for air and waited for the world to right itself.
Didn’t happen.”
Jill Shalvis, Head Over Heels


Reading Progress

12/03/2011
100.0%

Comments (showing 1-28 of 28) (28 new)

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Vicki Excellent review...oh and I love your Sawyer!!! :) Can't wait to read this one!


Aly (Mircea) Basarab I couldn't find the right picture for Sawyer, but you nailed it!


Shawna Thanks, Vicki! I think you'll love this!

Thanks, Aly! I've had this picture for a while and thought he was a good fit for broody, sexy Sawyer! And I like your Chloe pic!


♡KarLynP♡ I'm almost done reading it and I'm loving it!! Have to agree that they may be my favorite couple too. So glad there will be more in the series. (looks like the mysterious 'Cute Guy' will be our next hero!) HOT photo of Sawyer, btw. Yum!


KatLynne Wow! Loved your review Shawna and your Sawyer!:-) This has got to be my next read! I really enjoy this series.


message 6: by Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~* (last edited Dec 03, 2011 10:18pm) (new) - rated it 5 stars

 Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~* I felt the same way, Shawna! GREAT review and YUMMY Sawyer! Damn, he's HAWTTT!!! *grabs a cold drink*

Do you know who this sexy hunk is, Shawna?


Lisa Kay Of course I looked at the spoiler... now I HAVE to read this book. Or do I type that NOW I have to read this book, LOL!


Shawna Thanks, KarLynP! I'm glad you're enjoying it! I thought this was the last book, but I'm so excited there are more coming. I think you're right about the next hero being the mysterious new cute guy. I hope Sawyer's friend and sparring partner (the park ranger and former cop...Matt or Mike I think?) gets a book as well and maybe Amy the diner waitress.

Thanks, KatLynne! I think you'll love it! I enjoyed the previous books, but this is definitely my favorite.

Thanks, Jayne! I'm glad you like him! I have no idea who this hottie is, which is really unfortunate 'cause I'd love to find more pics of him. I can't remember where I found him either, but it was probably an author blog. *runs to read your review*

Thanks, LisaKay! LOL! Too many books too little time, right?! :)


message 9: by Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~* (last edited Dec 04, 2011 05:34am) (new) - rated it 5 stars

 Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~* Shawna wrote: "Thanks, Jayne! I'm glad you like him! I have no idea who this hottie is, which is really unfortunate 'cause I'd love to find more pics of him. I can't remember where I found him either, but it was probably an author blog. *runs to read your review*"

Awwww!!! That's a shame! I want to ogle admire him some more! LOL He is YUMMM!!! And you know what's funny? I think he looks like a super ripped version of Timothy Oliphant, who was my image of Sawyer. So our mind's images of Sawyer were VERY similar! You know, great minds and all... Haha. ^_^

THANKS SO MUCH for that lovely image! And "YOWZA" for Sawyer and Chloe is right!! ^_^ xoxo


Shawna Great minds indeed, LOL! He does look a bit like a buffed up version of Timothy Olyphant. Too funny!

Sawyer and Chloe were explosive weren't they? Their kisses alone were enough to permanently scorch my Kindle! Whew!


 Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~* Shawna wrote: "Sawyer and Chloe were explosive weren't they? Their kisses alone were enough to permanently scorch my Kindle! Whew! "

Oh. Yes. These two seriously burned up the pages...and my panties. And that was just from the kissing, in the beginning. BEFORE we even got to the motherload. Haha!


Shawna LMAO, Jayne!


message 13: by Buggy (new)

Buggy "Shulurp" Thats the sound of me licking another one of your reviews Shawna. Nice visuals, one of these days I've got to start this series


message 14: by Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~* (last edited Dec 05, 2011 01:23am) (new) - rated it 5 stars

 Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~* Buggy wrote: ""Shulurp" Thats the sound of me licking another one of your reviews Shawna. Nice visuals, one of these days I've got to start this series"

One of these days like tomorrow, maybe? *waggles eyebrows*

Hmm...What's it going to take to entice you, Buggy? Did you know that Jax Cullen in Book 1 is a tool belt wearing SMOKIN HAWT carpenter?



And look, Buggy... bananas. ^_~

*nudge, nudge*

LOL


Lisa Kay I LOVE that she is holding a banana! FOFL!


message 16: by Buggy (new)

Buggy OMG Lady J I just spat on the computer. Yes Bananas "makes my body sing"


 Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~* Buggy wrote: "OMG Lady J I just spat on the computer. Yes Bananas "makes my body sing""

Ahahahaha!

Sorry, Buggy. *hands Buggy a tissue*


Shawna LOL, Buggy! Careful you don't electrocute yourself. And yes, you definitely need to start this series. *twists arm*

LMAO, Jayne! You find the best visuals girlfriend! How come I've never seen a carpenter/handyman with an ass crack that looks like THAT?! Whew! And he has sexy hands and forearms, too. The banana is hilarious, LOL!


Laura Love your choice for Sawyer, Shawna!!


Shawna Thanks, Laura! He's soooo yummy! I'm glad to have a reason to look at him some more! :)


Leslie I love this series too. Chloe and Sawyer were also my favs. Love the hottie you picked for Sawyer.


Shawna All the couples/books are great, but they're by far my favorite. I'm so excited there are more books coming out 'cause I originally thought it was just a trilogy.

Glad you liked the Sawyer pic. :)


UniquelyMoi *Dhestiny* BlithelyBookish I have to agree, Shawna, Chloe and Sawyer are amazing. I just loved them both. Great series, great review!


Shawna Thanks, Dhes! I loved this book to bits! And I'm so glad JS is continuing the series.


Lisa Kay audible.com has this one and there's a sale!


message 26: by Shawna (last edited Feb 18, 2012 05:18am) (new) - rated it 5 stars

Shawna I've never tried Audible before. I'm not a huge fan of audio books because I can read waaay faster than they can and usually the voices annoy me. But I think they're great for people who travel or commute a lot.

But now that I have an iPhone, who knows? I might try Audible at some point. :)


message 27: by Kristen (new) - added it

Kristen Okay, after reading your review again (I read it when you first posted it), I'm more excited than ever to read this book. Plus, I now have a great Sawyer image in my head.


Shawna Kristen wrote: "Okay, after reading your review again (I read it when you first posted it), I'm more excited than ever to read this book. Plus, I now have a great Sawyer image in my head."

Glad to give a sista' a good visual! And thanks for commenting so it gave me a chance to see him again, LOL! :)


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