Kimberly’s review of Forever And A Day by Jill Shalvis

TITLE: Forever And A Day
AUTHOR: Jill Shalvis
PUBLICATION DATE:   07/31/12
ORDER LINKS:  Amazon | B&N

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
LOVE CAN HAPPEN IN A HEARTBEAT
Grace never thought she’d be starting her life over from scratch. Losing everything has landed her in Lucky Harbor, working as a dog walker for overwhelmed ER doctor Josh Scott. But the day his nanny fails to show up, Grace goes from caring for Josh’s lovable mutt to caring for his rambunctious son. Soon Grace is playing house with the sexy single dad . . .
With so many people depending on him, Josh has no time for anything outside of his clinic and family-until Grace arrives in town. Now this brainy blonde is turning his life inside out and giving a whole new meaning to the phrase “good bedside manner.” Josh and Grace don’t know if what they have can last. But in a town like Lucky Harbor, a lifetime of love starts with just one day . . .

REVIEW:
This is the sixth in the Lucky Harbor series. Having read “At Last” (#5) the characters of Grace and Josh were familiar and I looked forward to reading their story but I had no idea how much I would enjoy it. And I really did enjoy this story immensely. The characters are a contradiction to the way the reader expects them to be from the beginning of the book. Josh seems so put together. He is a doctor with his own practice plus ER duties, he takes care of his paraplegic sister and is a father to a 5 year old boy (who steals your heart). While tired he is always taking care of everyone except himself. Grace seems almost like a flake, she is looking for CPA work but makes a living as a dog walker/art model/flower delivery, etc. Any thing to pay her bills but when Josh needs her she is right there.

It is so hard not to fall in love with Josh!  He is written so strong and yet vulnerable at the same time. I might actually have to say he is my favorite male character I have read in a long time (at least until the next book, right?) but I just could not put this book down. I do wish we had a bit more of the Chocoholics like in the last book and more scenes with Josh and his best friends (from the two previous books) but really I think this book was perfect. The only bad part? It ended way to soon!

This book is part of the series but can certainly stand alone. And I recommend picking it up but I also recommend starting it early in the day or you will be up all night reading (like me) because you just can not put it down.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.