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Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis
4.0

Maddie has lost her boyfriend, her job and her mother in a short space of time and she's ready for a fresh start. And that's where Lucky Harbor comes in. Maddie travels to the seaside town to check out an inn resort left to her, and her two half-sisters by their mother. Maddie also meets Jax who soon has her reconsidering her oath to stay away from men.

So this book is basically as cheesy and cliché as any other romance novel I've ever read but I have to say I really loved it. There was something so honest and lovely about Maddie, I could really find myself liking her a lot. I loved her growing relationship with her sisters and seeing them bond and become closer to each other throughout the story was really nice to read.

And Jax. Oh..my..god. Can he be my new book boyfriend please? Or more like manfriend because Jax ladies and gentlemen, is all man. He was clever, strong, fit, kind, generous and understanding. Literally perfect. Like PERFECT! And that should annoy me because it's so unrealistic but I couldn't help but fall in love with Jax at the same time as Maddie. There was so many great chemistry-laden scenes between Maddie and Jax that left me feeling a bit breathless. The sex scenes were feisty in a classy way and oh so spicy.

There were definite annoying parts where Maddie and Jax seemed to circle each other around the same problems and repeat their arguments. While Maddie's past was definitely worth her feelings about men, I felt like it was repeated enough to start being irritating which I didn't like feeling about such an issue. I don't think the very dramatic fire scene had to happen either. It felt a bit unnecessary.

Overall I loved the story, the romance and the introduction to the town and its people. I'll definitely be continuing with this series.