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A wonderful story of finding yourself, finding you family, and finding love.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 3, 2023

Jill Shalvis is one of my favorite romance writers. I have read almost all her books. When I need a good romance I usually pick up one of her books.

The characters in this book are looking for someone to trust and love but do not know open up to love and trust.

This is the first book in a new series and I am looking forward to reading the next one.

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KarenB

repetitive storyline

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 18, 2022

I like how this book was two couples and the way they intermingled. I liked the book and the characters but felt that it dragged on. There was a lot of repetitive storyline which drug the story on. The characters didn't seem to want to move on which drug it on.

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Julie L. Mink

A wonderful story of finding yourself, finding you family, and finding love.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 3, 2023

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 23, 2023

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Love reading Jill and her descriptions of our little part of the world. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

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Angie

Jane and Levi were so cute together!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 29, 2022

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Jane kept herself closed off from everyone until she gets stuck in a gondola with Levi. When Levi calls his mom, Jane realizes how serious their situation is. Jane has been coming back to Lake Tahoe to check on her grandpa during ski season and becomes good friends with her landlord, Charlotte. Jane and Charlotte are a lot alike. They both keep Levi and Mateo at arm's length. The two guys realize that Jane and Charlotte mean a lot to them and are patient with them. Jane and Charlotte are trying to move ahead and put their pasts behind them. This was such a good book! It was like two stories in one and it was hard to put this book down! Loving this new series!

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summerrain

Great storyline

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 11, 2023

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Wonderful characters, in Levi and Jane, and interesting story. Great start to a new series, definitely worth reading and continuing with more stories.

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Jodie Bookout

Couldn’t put this book down!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 1, 2023

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From chapter one this book kept me so involved in the story line and the characters! I couldn’t stop reading it. Every chapter made you want to read the next chapter! Amazing!

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Kelly Scott

love this author

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 27, 2022

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Another favorite author to read as she has witty banter and all the feels! Jane was the perfect heroine and Levi was swoony.

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Mary P.

Really enjoyed this book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 10, 2022

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This author was recommended from another author I read a lot and I’m glad I took a chance. I really enjoyed this book. I really got to know the characters and enjoyed ready the book, I took my time reading the last chapters cause I didn’t want it to end

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Lynn Butkus

Family are those people who love you, related or not!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 13, 2022

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I absolutely LOVED this book!! I usually enjoy a Jill Shalvis book, but this one was above and beyond, in my opinion. It begins when Levi, who grew up in the area, and Jane, a traveling nurse, (our hero and heroine) are stranded in a gondolla above the moountain during a storm. The gondolla ahead of them plummets to the ground, and the entire thing is shut down. Thinking they are probably going to die, Levi decides they should call their families to say goodbye. Jane swears she has no one, and prods Levi to make his call. Levi calls his mom to say goodbye, but just can't bring himself to do it. Instead, he tells her that he has met a new woman and that's whose voice Mom just heard.
Of course, they survive (wouldn't be much of a book, otherwise), and when they get back to town, Levi's family is all about meeting this woman. In yet another attempt to make his mom happy, Levi gets Jane to agree to be his pretend girlfriend and attend his parents 4oth wedding anniversary dinner in a few weeks. Oh and they should spend some time getting to know one another, so it looks real to the family. As they do, their attraction grows and both find themselves questioning how pretend this really is.
There is also lots of substory involved here, as Jane has good reason to trust no one, but has settled in with a friend she is coming to view as a sister. Charlotte has her own issues, and when she begins to fall for her next door neighbor, Matteo, theirs is also a great story. Watching these two scarred women discover that they are indeed worthy of love is a treat, as is the entire story. Oh, and my favorite part? The 40th anniversary dinner, which had me laughing out loud!

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A apecial voice.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 30, 2022

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I always enjoy the light-hearted humor in Jill's books, even with a more serious subject. The main point is that we can enjoy the good times while we have them and hope for the best, or we can just give up and embrace the misery we expect to come from the beginning.

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NanaCav

*** Love, love, loved it ***

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 22, 2022

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I am a huge fan of Jill Shalvis. Her books never disappoint me. Levi and Jane met in an unusual way. They ended up together in a gondola at a ski resort. That wouldn't have been bad had there not been heavy winds and a near zero visibility snowstorm. As they were on their way back to the lodge the gondola stopped and they saw the gondola in front of them come off the track and crash to the ground. They were tossed around by the wind for what seemed like hours until finally things were fixed and they were back to the lodge!

This situation left a deep impression on both Levi and Jane. The two of them were very closed off to a new relationship especially Jane. She is a nurse that works around the globe with Doctors Without Borders. She never stays in any one place for very long. Because of that she never has to worry about forming any attachment to anyone or anything. She blames her childhood for all the walls she has put up.

Levi has not followed the path in life that his parents wanted him to. Because of this he always felt as if he didn't belong and was the black sheep of the family. This will be a long and rocky road for Jane and Levi. They are both hesitant to let the other in. I loved every minute of their story and did not want it to end.

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