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For Olivia Bentley, Lucky Harbor is more than the town where she runs
her new vintage shop. It's the place where folks are friendly to
strangers - and nobody knows her real name. Olivia does a good job of
keeping her past buried, not getting too cozy with anyone . . . until
she sees a man drowning. Suddenly she's rushing into the surf, getting
up close and personal with the hottest guy she's ever laid hands on.
Charter boat captain Cole Donovan has no problem with a gorgeous woman throwing her arms around his neck in an effort to 'save' him. In fact, he'd like to spend a lot more time skin-to-skin with Olivia. He's just not expecting that real trouble is about to come her way. Will it bring her deeper into Cole's heart, or will it be the end of Olivia's days in little Lucky Harbor?
Charter boat captain Cole Donovan has no problem with a gorgeous woman throwing her arms around his neck in an effort to 'save' him. In fact, he'd like to spend a lot more time skin-to-skin with Olivia. He's just not expecting that real trouble is about to come her way. Will it bring her deeper into Cole's heart, or will it be the end of Olivia's days in little Lucky Harbor?
Genre: contemporary romance
Publication date: September 2014
Mature content: yes
Review: At one point in time, Jill Shalvis' Lucky Harbor series was one of my favorite sources of feel-good, make-me-smile, heartwarming romances. As time went by, I found the new books to be a repetition of the previous ones. Changed names, changed families, changed jobs, but almost all of them followed the same old plot lines - two people which were traumatized by circumstances of their pasts, that somehow get together, then have a fall out when their secrets come out in the open, and then make up in order to get their happily ever after.
That was the main reason why I bought but then never read the last books in the series. Recently I thought enough time had passed for me to enjoy them again, so I picked up He's So Fine and gave it a try.
The first few pages of the book are actually quite engrossing. The way Cole and Olivia meet is original and unusual, and for a while I thought the story was moving in the right direction. But then cliches starting piling up, not no mention that there are places the plot is seriously inconsistent - such as the time Cole is stranded in a storm and has to wait two days for the roads to open before coming back to Lucky Harbor, but somehow a camera crew and all the associated paraphernalia made it through and are read to film a TV show.
So, halfway through the book I was already ready for it to end. I can't say it's badly written. I can't even say the story is all that bad. But, apart from the very beginning, there's very little that stands out in He's So Fine, and I can't bring myself to rate it as a more than just an OK book.
Happy readings,
That was the main reason why I bought but then never read the last books in the series. Recently I thought enough time had passed for me to enjoy them again, so I picked up He's So Fine and gave it a try.
The first few pages of the book are actually quite engrossing. The way Cole and Olivia meet is original and unusual, and for a while I thought the story was moving in the right direction. But then cliches starting piling up, not no mention that there are places the plot is seriously inconsistent - such as the time Cole is stranded in a storm and has to wait two days for the roads to open before coming back to Lucky Harbor, but somehow a camera crew and all the associated paraphernalia made it through and are read to film a TV show.
Happy readings,
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