The 2nd book in the series, I already liked these two from the first book and settled into a comfy romantic read when I started this one. Both them didin't have ideal families, dealing with neglectful and/or addicted parents can make trusting a real relationship hard. These two have a bumpy ride while they figure things out. Add to the mix, Samantha becomes surragate parent to her nephew. Engaging from start to finish.
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I like most books by Jill Shalvis but could not get into this one. I got so tired of characters fighting their attraction and the plot wasn't strong enough to maintain my interest otherwise. I gave up after 100 pages.
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I really liked it, though I think there was way too many fooling around until the end and to what I was already sure was going to happen. The book and the leads were very fun and captivating, the chemistry was there and there were a couple of steamy and sexy times too. Tag is great! Loved that kid. Very good book, though not my Jill Shalvis' favorite. ( )

I wasn't sure about Wade in the first book, but I'm happy to report Shalvis delivered.

I really liked both main characters. Sam and Wade had chemistry in spades.

I think one of the things I liked best about this novel is that there wasn't really an outside force keeping the two separated. They each had to overcome their own personal issues in order for them to be together, but there wasn't anything outside of that keeping them apart.
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This is the second book in the Pacific Heat series, but can definitely be read as a standalone story. I loved the first book, and was very happy to discover this one is just as good.

Samantha works PR for the Heat baseball team - it’s a family business, but she does not get on with her family. Wade is one of the team’s stars, and they haven’t been on speaking terms since an ‘incident’ in an elevator some months earlier. But now Wade’s in trouble in the media (through no fault of his own), and the two of them pretend to be dating to try and get the public to forget about the latest drama.

What Jill Shalvis does so well is create memorable and realistic characters. This is a character-driven story, and as always covers deep emotion at the same time as being laugh out loud funny. This book has some of Jill Shalvis’ funniest writing (Wade trying to figure out how to stop fans writing on him was one of my favourites), and also two of her most likeable characters.

This is an excellent contemporary romance. It’s about the way the characters find their way to each other rather than the action surrounding them, and it was such a great read. I haven’t yet found a Jill Shalvis story I didn’t love, and this one is up there with the Wilder Brothers books as one of the best ( )