From New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis comes her first women’s fiction novel—an unforgettable story of friendship, love, family, and sisterhood—perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover, Susan Mallery, and Kristan Higgins. Order your copy today!
They say life can change in an instant…
After losing her sister in a devastating car accident, chef Quinn Weller is finally getting her life back on track. She appears to have it all: a loving family, a dream job in one of L.A.’s hottest eateries, and a gorgeous boyfriend dying to slip an engagement ring on her finger. So why does she feel so empty, like she’s looking for a missing piece she can’t find?
The answer comes when a lawyer tracks down Quinn and reveals a bombshell secret and a mysterious inheritance that only she can claim. This shocking revelation washes over Quinn like a tidal wave. Her whole life has been a lie.
On impulse, Quinn gives up her job, home, and boyfriend. She heads up the coast to the small hometown of Wildstone, California, which is just a few hours north, but feels worlds apart from Los Angeles. Though she doesn’t quite fit in right away, she can’t help but be drawn to the town’s simple pleasures…and the handsome, dark-haired stranger who offers friendship with no questions asked.
As Quinn settles into Wildstone, she discovers there’s another surprise in store for her. The inheritance isn’t a house or money, but rather something earth shattering, something that will make her question everything she thought she knew about herself, about her family. Now with a world of possibilities opening up to Quinn, she must decide if this new life is the one she was always meant to have—and the one that could finally give her the fulfillment she’s searched so long for.
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SASCHA DARLINGTON’S REVIEW
While Lost and Found Sisters might be Jill Shalvis’ first venture into women’s fiction, you wouldn’t know it. This novel feels right, as if Shalvis has been writing in this genre for years.
Like her romances, which are populated by quirky, interesting characters, Lost and Found Sisters shares Shalvis’ humor and optimism and evident joy in relationships of all kinds, whether romantic or familial or friend or human and furry. Every interaction rings with truth and makes allowances for reality.
Most of all though, Lost and Found Sisters shines with intelligence and insight into those relationships. For instance, Quinn, who is quirky and relatable, vents at the awesome Mick (yes, he’s the kind of guy that women who don’t want a dysfunctional relationship would dream of). Quinn leaves, but in no time realizes that she overreacted. I can’t begin to tell you the number of novels I’ve read in which that little epiphany never occurs–temper tantrums and irrational actions are the norm. This is one reason, of many, why I enjoy Shalvis’ novels. She smart and funny and those attributes make her novels not only insightful, but entertaining. If given the choice between angst and laugh-out-loud, I will always choose lol.
Lost and Found Sisters also shines with small town charm. Quinn’s experiences in dealing with the small town life after being an LA girl are sweet and funny.
I’d love to share with you further examples from the novel, but I felt that peeling away the layers and discovering the secrets were half of the fun for me. If you take this as your beach read, I have no doubt that you will find it fun as well.
And, like any novel which gives you all of the feels, when you come to the end, you long for the next one. Can’t wait.
I highly recommend Lost and Found Sisters for anyone seeking a funny and charming, feel-good novel.
I was given an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
rating: 
5 out of 5 butterflies
-EXCERPT-
“Mick?” she whispered.
“Yeah?”
“Are you feeling something?”
“You could say that,” he murmured. “You?”
She licked her lips and he nearly groaned. “I think so,” she whispered.
“That’s good.”
“Are you going to kiss me?”
He cupped her face, let his thumbs trace her jawbone, his fingers sinking into her silky waves. “No,” he said quietly. “And not because I don’t want to, but because when I do, I want to know you’re ready. That you’ll feel it.”
She sighed. “Guys do whatever they want all the time, no emotions necessary. I want that skill.” Another shaky breath escaped her, and since they were literally an inch apart, they shared air for a single heartbeat during which neither of them moved.
Her gaze dropped to his mouth. “Okay, so I’m definitely feeling things.” She hesitated and then her hands came up to his chest. “Maybe we should test it out to be sure.”
God, she was the sweetest temptation he’d ever met, and he wanted nothing more than to cover her mouth with his. Instead, he brushed his mouth to her cheek.
“Please, Mick,” she whispered, her exhale warming his throat.
He loved the “please,” and he wanted to do just that more than anything. But when she tried to turn her head into his, to line up their mouths, he gently tightened his grip, dragging his mouth along her smooth skin instead, making his way to her ear.
“Not yet,” he whispered, letting his lips brush over her earlobe and the sensitive skin beneath it.
She moaned and clutched him. “Why not?”
It took every ounce of control he had to lift his head and meet her gaze. “Because I want to make sure you’re really with me, that you’re feeling everything I’m feeling. That there’ll be no doubt, no regrets.”
“You sure have a lot of requirements.”
He laughed. And she was right, it was all big talk for a guy who didn’t do relationships anymore. Still, he forced himself to step back and shut the passenger door.
As he rounded the hood to the driver’s side, he tried to remind himself of all the reasons she was a bad idea. He lived two hundred miles away and he was hoping to move his mom up by him and never come back here. Not to mention that Quinn lived an equal two hundred miles in the opposite direction and she was in a deeply vulnerable place. No way would he even think about taking advantage of that.
But when he slid behind the wheel and their eyes locked, he realized that while his mind could stand firm, the rest of his body wasn’t on board with the in-control program.
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About Jill Shalvis:
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jill Shalvis lives in a small town in the Sierras full of quirky characters. Any resemblance to the quirky characters in her books is, um, mostly coincidental. Look for Jill’s sexy contemporary and award-winning books wherever romances are sold and click on the blog button above for a complete book list and daily blog detailing her city-girl-living-in-the-mountains adventures.
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I love Jill Shalvis. Her stories are always as you described. I can’t wait to read this one.
It’s different from her others, but I thought it was great. I hope you enjoy it!
I’ve read almost all of her books. Just not this one, but I will though! hehe