Second Chance Summer by Jill Shalvis Series: Cedar Ridge, #1
Published by Grand Central Publishing on June 30th 2015
Genres: Romance
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
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I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
RESCUE ME
Cedar Ridge, Colorado, is famous for crisp mountain air, clear blue skies, and pine-scented breezes. And it's the last place Lily Danville wants to be. But she needs a job, and there's an opening at the hottest resort in her hometown. What has her concerned is the other hot property in Cedar Ridge: Aidan Kincaid-firefighter, rescue worker, and heartbreaker. She never could resist that devastating smile . . .
The Kincaid brothers are as rough and rugged as the Rocky Mountains they call home. Aidan has always done things his own way, by his own rules. And never has he regretted anything more than letting Lily walk out of his life ten years ago. If anyone has ever been in need of rescuing, she has. What she needs more than anything are long hikes, slow dances, and sizzling kisses. But that can only happen if he can get her to give Cedar Ridge-and this bad boy-a second chance . . .
I know, I know I am reviewing these out of order, but I kind of read them out of order. Once I got my taste of Jill Shalvis and My Kind of Wonderful, I knew I had to go back to book 1 and read about the other brother - Aidan.
Once again, I wasn’t left disappointed. Jill Shalvis delivered everything I was hoping for in Second Chance Summer. A second chance romance that left me swooning. It was snarky, it was romantic and it was fun. Filled with characters that I have grown to love from the second book, I was eager to find out all the juicy details of the relationship between Aidan and Lily.
Lily bailed on Cedar Ridge years ago after her sister’s and father’s death. Feeling like it was all her fault, she never looked back, leaving Aidan Kincaid in dust and confused.
Now, after a scandal leaves her out of a job, she must take what is left of her dignity and come back home. The last thing she ever wanted was to run into Aidan, but as luck would have it, not only did she run into the now sexy firefighter on her first day back in town - but also in the most embarrassing fashion.
Aidan has no idea why Lily left, especially not when everything he thought, was going great between them. She broke his heart and he was hoping the girl would not find a way to shatter the walls back down again. But the attraction pulls them back together, and before he even realizes, he might be the only thing that can help Lily heal and move on from her dark past.
Love this, love this so much. The passion, the banter, the love between the Kincaid clan and especially the romance between Lily and Aidan. The book had me laughing and bought a lot of joy into my heart. It was a great read, it’s even better for those days where you need a pick me up, because Shalvis is just so great and the dialogue, with moments that kind of stick with you long after the book is done.
Aidan really made the book for me. A firefighter with a lot of heart, he was just amazing. The passion and the amount of work he put into his job, his care for saving people is apparent and endearing.
Also, can we just sit back and talk about the prank the brother’s have going between them? Each one gets to pick an embarrassing underwear and the other has to wear it and if called upon, most prove that they are wearing it. Seriously, so amusing.
Anyway, if you haven’t given Jill a shot, I highly recommend her. I cannot wait to get my hands on Jacob’s story.
Memorable Quotes
Mitch grinned at him. “Man, you just had your bones totally jumped by a nearly naked chick. We almost had to resuscitate you. Fireman Asphyxiated by Boobs, news at eleven.”
“How long are you going to pretend you don’t see me?” he asked.
“Forever?” she asked.
Okay, enough of this. “It’s just a set of keys.”
When she still hesitated, he revealed the cookies in his other hand, jiggling them enticingly.
I like that you can read them out of order and enjoy them. The whole prank/underwear thing sounds hilarious.
It def added to the humor and character of the book 🙂
I seriously have never seen a bad thing about one of her books!!! Glad you enjoyed this one too. Great review!
they are really easy pick me ups, I have not heard much bad either 🙂
One day I will try this author Lily!
I hope if you do, you will enjoy it Ali!
I’m so glad you can read these out of order… not that I do that… *cough* 😀 This looks good and I do think I need to put them all on my wishlist. Oh and perfect quotes! LOL
heh I had better quotes, but my kindle decided not to save them or something >.<
I think I read book 2, nice series
it is!
I’ve read great things about this author’s stories. I will definitely have to check them out, and heck I might read them out of order too lol.
heh i’m pretty bad at reading things out of order unless it really needs to be. I hope you enjoy it if you do read it
Looks like I need this series 🙂
it’s def worth looking into!
I really need to read this series! If you haven’t, you should check out her Lucky Harbor series as well.
I haven’t. I am def planning to.
Yes, I read book 3 which was my first Jill book ever!!! I need to go back, but for now I am working on the Heartbreaker Bay series.
that one looks pretty good too 😀
I’ve been into a romance reading mood lately and this sounds perfect - adding to my TBR 🙂 Great review!
Hope if you do read it, you enjoy it Lindsey!
haha oh the prank!!!! I loved that part, and the brothers are just awesome. I read this a while ago but its my favorite book this author has written so far that I have read. Such a great job with it, and I can’t wait to read the other books in the series.
I know, stuff like that I think really add to the charm of the book XD and of course those brother, love them!
The banter and the romance in the book definitely sound like it was a highlight for you! Lovely review!
its my favorite part 😀
The family really is fantastic. LOL on reading out of order. Thankfully she does a really great job of making them work as standalones.
Yes i agree, they work so well as standalones, but very well worth the whole series read 😀
I’ve still have yet to try Jill Shalvis. I even have book one of her Animal Magnetism series on my iPod to listen to. I will get to it one day. Glad you enjoyed this book, even if you did read them out of order. 🙂
I heard that series was really good. I have to look through my kindle. Pretty sure I have a book or two from that heh
I’ve never read any of this author’s books. I know, shame on me lol. I’m so glad you enjoyed this one. That’s great especially for reading them out of order!
heh it’s okay there are a LOT of authors that I am pretty ashamed of that I have not read since I am like positive I would totally adore them and I am scared that it’s somehow going to ruin them for me lol
AHHH, I love it when I can read books out of order and it MAKES sense! GReat review!
me too XD thanks hon
He’s a firefighter?! I need to read this!!! Omg! Jill really knows how to write great stories.
Genesis @ Latte Nights Reviews
This was the first book I read by Jill Shalvis and I really enjoy how she writes romances! I really liked these characters and the whole Kincaid family.