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The Lemon Sisters Paperback – 18 Jun 2019

by Jill Shalvis (Author)

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<font size="+1">'Perfect, feel-good fiction' Sarah Morgan</font>

'Full of Shalvis' signature verve and wit; it touches on sisterhood and forgiveness while also serving up plenty of romance. The perfect beach read for any romance reader' Booklist

The heartwarming new novel from New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis. The Lemon Sisters is a story of friendship, love and family, where two completely opposite sisters - who are still nursing wounds from the past - realize they need each other more than they think. For fans of Susan Mallery, Kristan Higgins and Robyn Carr.

When life gives you lemons...

Brooke Lemon has always led the life she wanted, wild adventures - and mistakes - included, a fact that her perfect sister Mindy never understood. So when Mindy shows up on Brooke's doorstep in the throes of a breakdown with her three little kids in tow, asking to switch lives with Brooke, she's shocked.

Wanting to make amends, and find a way back to being sisters, Brooke agrees to trade places with Mindy for a few days so she can put herself back together...without admitting she's just as broken. Her sister needs her though, so she takes the kids and returns to Wildstone. But how do you face home - and the man you left behind - after seven years away?

The Lemon sisters are about to learn you can't outrun your demons - but if they can overcome their differences they might realise that the one person who can help them the most is the one they never thought to ask.

Jill Shalvis. Delightfully addictive.

'If you're picking up a Jill Shalvis book, you're in for a treat' Julie Cohen

'My go-to read for humour and heart' Susan Mallery

Check out Jill's warm, funny Heartbreaker Bay novels, visit gorgeous Cedar Ridge, spellbinding Lucky Harbor or experience some Animal Magnetism in Sunshine, Idaho in Jill's other unforgettable series.

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Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Headline Eternal; 1 edition (18 June 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1472252276
ISBN-13: 978-1472252272
Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 2.7 x 19.8 cm
Boxed-product Weight: 281 g
Average Customer Review: 3 customer reviews

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If you're picking up a Jill Shalvis book, you're in for a treat

My go-to read for humour and heart

Will make you laugh and fall in love

About the Author

New York Times bestseller Jill Shalvis is the author of many romance novels including her acclaimed Cedar Ridge, Lucky Harbor and Animal Magnetism series. The RITA winner and three-time National Readers Choice winner makes her home near Lake Tahoe.

Visit her website at www.jillshalvis.com for a complete book list and daily blog, and www.facebook.com/jillshalvis for other news or follow her on Twitter @jillshalvis.

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Can I get me a Garrett?

18 June 2019

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This is the 3rd story in the Wildstone series, however each can be read as a standalone.

It was wonderful getting back to Wildstone, California - even if we are dragged back there, kicking and screaming by our leading lady Brooke.

This is Brooke's tale of going home - when you couldn't get out of there fast enough in the past. As the story progresses, it is easy to see why Brooke never came back, and my heart hurt for her as I was reading.

Some times it is just easier to stay away, right

However, I was also frustrated with her for her reasons of staying away, from distancing herself from her family and friends... and especially Garrett.

Oh boy, how good is Garrett (and where can I get me one?)

I loved Brooke fixing her relationship with her sister Mindy - though gees Mindy got on my nerves at times, I just wanted to shake some sense into her hehe. Her kids are all kinds of awesome and made me laugh out loud at times.

And as a reader, I was the biggest cheerleader for Brooke and Garrett rekindling their fractured relationship - just get it together guys!

I also liked that none of the characters were perfect. I know we read fiction to get away from the real world, but I like characters to have their flaws. Nothing worse to me than sickly sweet perfect characters that are so unbelievable, they become unlikable (this is probably just me though lol)

The Lemon Sisters is an enjoyable, yet at times heartbreaking tale, and I hope we get more of these characters in the future.

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Delightfully Amusing

24 June 2019

Format: Kindle Edition

Favorite Quotes:

You’re not fat, you’re just . . . easier to see.

Millie came back into the room wearing black tights with strawberries on them and a strawberry-red dress. She pointed to the pockets. “I’ve just got to fill my snack holes and I’ll be ready to go.” Brooke thought this was brilliant. “Every outfit should have snack holes.” Millie nodded sagely.

Her hair looked like she’d come out the wrong end of an explosion.

“What if reincarnation is real and in your next life you come back as a dog? Or a cat? Or worse, a man? You’ll have wasted it.” She shrugged. “I’d be a good cat. I’m bitchy and I don’t like anyone.”

Want to know the things a guy doesn’t know he’s bad at until he’s married? Making the bed, laundry, being correct, and breathing.

You couldn’t handle me even if I came with instructions.

Mindy eyed the crowd. “Everyone’s skinny and beautiful.” “Yeah, so feel sorry for them because of all the Taco Tuesdays they’ve clearly missed.”

…oh my God, you’re also wearing my sandals. At my funeral, make sure to sit me up so I can see which of my clothes you’ve stolen to wear.

“Junior year of high school, you came over to my family’s house to watch a movie. You and my grandpa promptly fell asleep… And around halfway through, still dead asleep, you popcorn farted loud enough to wake the dead. Pop, pop, pop.” He grinned. “My grandpa fell out of his chair.” And the old man’s dentures had gone skittering across the room.

He was her person, but even more amazing, he wanted her to be his person.

My Review:

I have delighted in each of the five cleverly written Jill Shalvis books I’ve been lucky enough to obtain, I don’t think it would be possible for her to churn out a less than stellar product as her narratives comfortably flow with a smooth fluidity and are all too easy to fall completely into. This story featured a family tree rife with quirky OCD traits through several generations, which added extra layers of humor as well as complications for the feisty characters who were not always likable yet were endearing and sympathetic. The storylines and writing style were highly amusing and pleasantly entertaining while hitting all feels with thoughtful insights and emotive observations. I have quickly become an avid devotee or her smart wit and crafty word wrangling. Jill Shalvis has mad skills!

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The Wildstone Series Magic continues!

20 June 2019

Format: Kindle Edition

The Lemon Sisters by author Jill Shalvis starts with the character of Mindy showing up on her sister Brooke’s doorstep, in complete meltdown mode. So, Brooke takes the kids to give Mindy some respite, as a favour, in the pursuit of a much needed breakaway for Mindy. Unbeknown for Brooke, the breakaway befits both sisters. Well, not so much a break for Brooke, more a return home to face her past. She has her own demons to face with secrets held close. Conversely Mindy is facing her own battles and inner turmoils of motherhood, marriage and life.

This latest book in the Wildestone series by author Jill Shalvis is a read not to be missed. It’s a heartwarming story full of family challenges and relationship turmoil. A few twists and turns keep the pages moving, and Brooke and Mindy were a hoot to read,. Garrett and Linc add more emotion and hilarity right alongside Brooke and Mindy. Each of the character’s dialogue had this reader chuckling as the chapters flowed.

A top pick in reading that is undeniably unputdownable.
Review copy received from the author for an honest review #Jill'sBookaholics

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The Lemon Sisters

19 June 2019 - Published on Amazon.com

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When Brooke's older sister, Mindy, shows up on her doorstep with her three children and looking like she's about to breakdown, there's nothing for Brooke to do but step in and offer help. This offer of help leads Brooke back to Wildstone, a place she left seven years ago with barely a glance back. But things in Brooke's life have been not feeling quite right not since an on-the-job accident nearly took Brooke's life. Much like Mindy, Brooke knows something has to change and she figures going back home will start her on the path to healing and moving forward.

When she runs into her former love Garrett, Brooke begins to realize that moving on may be harder than she previously thought. But facing the past will come with revelations in love and in sisterhood.

For me, The Lemon Sisters was a perfect stay-up-all-night second-chance romance. I'm a sucker for the second chance romances and Jill Shalvis certainly delivered. The chemistry and attraction between Brooke and Garrett just leaps off the page and I found myself feeling giddy with every interaction they had. I really liked the way Jill Shalvis slowly builds up the past hurts and issues between them, but with the realization that it doesn't matter as much because the feelings they have for each other are still there. Despite the feelings, however, is the fact that they do have to work through the issues before they can happily move on. Brooke's leaving hurt Garrett on a fundamental level which brings up things in his past that he hasn't yet fully dealt with either.

On a more secondary level, but nonetheless still important, we have Mindy Lemon and the problems she's facing being a working mother of three with a doctor husband who is at the practice more than he's home leaving Mindy with the task of doing everything else. It's daunting and exhausting and an issue that many mothers face: the imbalance of the home life. For Mindy, she's at her breaking point, but other than that, it causes her to take a look at the life she currently has and question whether or not it's still what she wants in the way she wants it. I felt like Mindy and Linc's (her husband) story takes more of the background regardless of Mindy getting her own Points of View within the book, but I wished we got a little more depth to their relationship. I felt like we were almost there, but could have gone a little deeper in terms of how Mindy and Linc come to terms with the changing dynamic of their marriage and what they plan to do about it in order to stay happily married, or on the other hand if not being married would be the solution.

Mainly, I felt like this book was more self-contained than the previous two books. It took place in Wildstone, but there was very little interaction with those outside of the quartet of Brooke, Garrett, Mindy, and Linc. Whereas I felt like the previous two books relied a little more on community interaction. I think it's because each character is from Wildstone originally. They're already familiar with the land and the area, the people to a certain extent, so the focus is placed more internally with the issues that the group have to come to terms with either individually or with each other - as is the case with Brooke and Garrett, and Brooke and Mindy, and Mindy and Linc respectively.

So far, I think this one is my favorite of the Wildstone series. It stands perfectly well on its own so if you start with the Lemon Sisters you should be fine.

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We are heading back to the wonderful wild town of Wildstone .....

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Brooke and Mindy Lemon both grew up in Wildstone and while Mindy stayed in Wildstone, Brooke left and headed out to explore the world. Although they are sisters, they are worlds apart in how they view things. Mindy was the golden child who could do no wrong ever, Brooke had a spirit of adventure that could not be contained by the mere boundaries of Wildstone. Brooke had an innate need to be a wanderer.

But something happened to Brooke during one of her globe trotting adventures that left her broke. Brooke nearly died during an adventure and it left her broken on the inside as well but she refused to talk to anyone about it.

Mindy has followed her path to being the perfect daughter and got married and had three lovely spirited children and a husband who adored her. Except that sometimes perfection isn’t all it is cracked up to be and you end up cracked.

Mindy arriving on Brooke’s doorstep in Los Angles with all three children in tow is the start of this romp through the boundaries of sisterhood, life and love.

Mindy is on the verge of a complete and total breakdown when she shows up on Mindy’s doorstep. Brooke steps up and takes over by telling her sister to stay at her place in Los Angles while she takes the children back to Wildstone and that she will stay with them while Mindy tries to pull herself together.

Going back to Wildstone is hard on Brooke since Garrett is there. Garrett is the love of her life even though she can’t admit to that plus she left him behind when she left 7 years ago. Brooke left Wildstone with a huge secret hidden away from everyone and this secret needs to be dealt with as part of healing what is broken inside her. Brooke has not been back to Wildstone in seven years. Going back to deal with her sister’s kids and facing her demons is a huge step for Brooke.

Mindy decides to take the time she has been given by her sister and complete relax and try to get herself together. She also has to figure out what is going on in her marriage. Brooke’s friends help Mindy relax and get herself back to together and realize that being perfect isn’t always the answer.

Mindy’s children are all rather unique and like their mother and aunt have their own quirks. They almost steal the show in many ways. Mindy’s husband is adorable and willing to put up with his wife’s quirks and just plain and simple loves her as she is.

This book is one that I did not want to have end. Okay, I say that about every Jill Shalvis novel but this one just made me want to find a quiet spot and read. It can be made better by having some hot tea and a slice of lemon tea cake or bread to have next to you while you read it.

I did receive a copy of this novel in advance from the author in exchange for a fair and unbiased review. I do admit to a bias though in that I love the writings of Jill Shalvis.

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Book lover -Philadelphia

Realistic sisters who whine and keep secrets

26 June 2019 - Published on Amazon.com

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I bought this book because I have read others by Jill Shalvis and liked them. Maybe it's been too long since the last one but I found this boring, the plot easily anticipated and the sisters whiny (Mindy) and ridiculously attached to secrets (Brooke). The HEA is visible from a long way off, in fact, from the start. Plot points are simply not credible: Mindy dumps her three crazy (come on - the little boy wearing dresses to school? the toddler who barks when he can speak perfectly well?) kids on her sister who has none and within three days the sister is doing beautifully with the kids, knowing just how to handle them. Brooke's boss and former lover in L.A. is waiting for her to resume her job - what is it, it's never really explained - at which she is wonderful that she can show up anytime. Really? And maybe it's me, but if Garrett is so wonderful, is it really believable that he has waited SEVEN YEARS?

Sorry, maybe i am too cynical for this one. Or maybe I need a different romance writer. This will be my last Shalvis for a long, long time.

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