Lucky in love

(Review originally posted here at Fictionally Inclined.)

If you are a regular around my blog at all, you know that Jill Shalvis is a favorite of mine. I discovered the Lucky Harbor series (that I thought was just a trilogy, but lo and behold, THERE ARE MORE!) this past January on a whim, and I am SO GLAD I did! It is, without a doubt, one of the best contemporary series I've read. Lucky Harbor is a fantastic place; I'd love to visit, or even live there. If, you know, it weren't just a figment of a brilliant author's imagination.

I was somewhat afraid that after Head Over Heels, my favorite of the series so far and the last of the three sisters, the next installments might not quite measure up. Oh, how wrong I was! I adored the three new ladies to whom we were introduced - collectively known as the Chocoholics (obviously, I can relate). This meant that the quotes starting each chapter were all about chocolate, and what a fantastic opportunity this provided for Shalvis. Some of them made me laugh out loud! This one was probably my favorite; it's just perfect:

❝It's not that chocolate is a substitute for love. Love is a substitute for chocolate. Chocolate is far more reliable than a man.❞

Lucky in Love

Lucky in Love

Quotes

❝But her secret inner bad girl was screaming oh please, can't we have him? Just once?❞

❝Some secrets are toxic if you try to keep them inside. You know that, right? Some secrets are meant to be told, before they eat you up.❞

❝He knew he had no right to touch her, crave her like air, but he did both. And when he put his mouth on hers, he recognized the taste of her, like she'd been made just for him.❞