Tag: Sky High Series

Review: Smart and Sexy by Jill Shavis.

Posted November 24, 2008 by Rowena in Reviews | 5 Comments

Hero: Noah Fisher
Heroine: Bailey Sinclair
Grade: 4.25 out of 5

FLYING SOLO IS WAY OVERRATED

Noah Fisher has worked for months to make Sky High the most prestigious charter airline in California. He’s long overdue for a break-something involving ski slopes, cold beers, and hot ski bunny babes, not necessarily in that order. The itinerary doesn’t include being hijacked by Bailey Sinclair, gorgeous widow of one of Sky High’s wealthiest (ex-) clients. But here they are, and being crammed in a cockpit with the scared, stubborn, unbelievably sexy former model he’s been fantasizing about invokes Superman tendencies that could get Noah in serious trouble.

Bailey is desperate to find the stash of money hidden by her conniving, thieving late husband-before the bad guys he owed find her. It’s a long shot, but nothing compared to the gamble she’s taking by being so close to Noah. Every minute in his company has Bailey thinking about doing crazy, reckless things like touching, grabbing, kissing.and oh wow, being kissed right back. Suddenly, seat-of-your-pants seems like the only way to fly, and maybe it’s the altitude playing tricks, but this is one trip she never wants to end.

This is the first book in Jill Shalvis’ Sky High series and it’s Noah Fisher’s book. Noah is one of the owners of Sky High Airlines and he’s the charming one. He’s lusted after by women the world over and he’s strong, charming and extremely sexy….so what’s not to love?

Nothing, right? And you’re right. There isn’t anything that is wrong with Noah unless you count six months without getting laid as something wrong. He’s trying to get over something that took him out of commission for a while and his first plane ride up to have some much needed R&R with some snow bunnies if he could help it has been compromised. His flight has been hi jacked by the beautiful Bailey Sinclair, a woman that Noah has a big time crush on. She’s desperate to get where she needs to get and she’s desperate to keep the guys on her tail away from her long enough so that she can fix the problems her punk ass ex husband has left at her front door. Without meaning to, she brings Noah knee deep into the middle of her problems and they have to figure out a way to get the stuff the thugs want and stay alive in the process.

It’s a lot easier said than done, that’s for sure. What makes things even harder is the attraction that is threatening to overwhelm the both of them.

I really enjoyed getting to know both of these characters. Jill Shalvis does a great job of letting us get to know the characters all the while they’re running from the bad guys and trying to figure out how the hell to stay alive.

Noah was a fantastic hero. One of those sexy, do me right now kind of heroes. I really, really liked him in this story. He’s got some issues that he was working through and he gets hi jacked by the woman of his dreams and it’s so funny to see these two come together. They’re running for their lives but they still got to get their kiss on, handle your scandal Noah! =)

Bailey Sinclair was a good heroine. She was one of those down to earth heroines who was dealt a wrong hand and she’s trying to make these bad people go away so that she can move on with the rest of her life and she’s doing all of this on her own because she doesn’t want to endanger anyone she cares about. A noble thing to do, something that I would certainly never do. I have a big mouth, I tend to get into all sorts of trouble because I can’t shut my trap and even though I liked her, she got on my nerves when she kept trying to save Noah’s life by not telling him anything. It was like, tell him everything he needs to know because whether you like it or not, you’ve already endangered his life. You hi jacked his plane and he’s on the run with you, OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND GET THE TALKING!

The whole book is one sexy adventure and each scene with these two in it certainly shined for me. I enjoyed it. I was entertained. I want more from Jill Shalvis and I can’t wait until I can have that.

One thing I have to point out though is the cover is sexy…really sexy, until you look at Noah’s hand and your whole fantasy is thrown to dust with that monster looking hand. I’m sorry but that is not a hand that I’d want to caressing me, it looks like the hand of a dirty old man who works with me and I can’t help but get creeped out when I look at it. It creeped me out so bad that I had to cover my book so that I could continue reading. I’m happy to say that Jill did such a great job of making me forget about the hand on the cover that I got through the book without a second thought to that hand until my dumb niece took the cover off and I was like, NOOOOOOO but still Jill, you did a terrific job on the book. I can’t wait to read Shayne’s book now and then Brody’s book. Oh man I can’t wait to read Brody’s book because he’s smexy and me love him long time.

Woot, you guys should definitely start this series, this book shows promise for the rest of the series so bring it on!

This book is available from Kensington. You can buy it here.

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Review: Superb and Sexy by Jill Shalvis

Posted May 22, 2008 by Casee in Reviews | 3 Comments

Summary:

Despite his brooding bad-boy attitude, Brody knows life has treated him pretty well. His luxury charter airline, Sky High, has given him financial security and the means to take to the skies whenever things on the ground get complicated. And lately, things have become very complicated, thanks to the insanely passionate, or perhaps just insane, kiss he shared with Sky High’s gorgeous, wisecracking concierge, Maddie. He’s tried to keep his distance, but now Maddie desperately needs help, and it’s triggering protective alpha-male urges Brody didn’t even know he had.

For months, Maddie hid her crush on sexy, exasperating Brody behind a cool, kick-ass exterior and then blew that to smithereens by jumping him in the lobby. Yeah, real smooth. She’s tried to break her ties with Sky High, but Brody won’t let her walk away-especially now that he knows that Maddie and her twin sister Leena are in big-time trouble. To save Leena, Maddie and Brody must pose as husband and wife, and Maddie is amazed that the man she thought was oblivious to her existence knows her very well indeed. But that’s nothing compared to the way she’s about to get to know him-intimately, in depth, and over and over again.

Jill Shalvis is one of those authors who seems to get better with each book. Or maybe it’s just me. This was the book that will make me go and hunt down all of her backlist. I loved this book. I think I would have appreciated it even more if I would have actually read the first two books in the series. The fact that I was reading the 3rd book first was put in the back of my mind where it stayed the entire time I was reading the book. Now I have to get the first two books. Pronto.

After six weeks without her, Brody is determined to bring Maddie back to Sky High Air. Arriving on her doorstep, Brody won’t consider leaving without her. There’s only one problem…Brody can’t reconcile the Maddie that answers the door with the Maddie that he has come to know. Even so, he can’t help but notice the fear in Maddie’s eyes. All his protective instincts aroused, Brody is even more determined to uncover the secrets that he sees lurking in her eyes.

After being shot (presumably in the 2nd book), Maddie doesn’t think her life could get any worse. That was before her twin sister shows up wanting to implement The Plan. The Plan in which Maddie had already gone through with, but her twin Leena had balked. Maddie can’t turn her sister down, especially when Leena catches her up on everything that has been going on at home. Though she loves her life and everything she’s accomplished, Maddie will do anything for Leena even if it includes giving it all up. Of course it’s when Maddie really doesn’t think things could get any worse that Brody shows up. Nothing Maddie does or says is making him go away. So now not only does she have a sister to protect, but she has to somehow protect this man who has no idea what he’s getting into.

Though Maddie repeatedly tries to escape Brody, she is unsuccessful. If she thought explaining the situation to him would send him running, she was sadly mistaken. Soon she finds herself on her way to Nassau with a fake husband to face the uncle that she so despises. If Brody was determined to protect Maddie, Maddie is even more determined to protect Leena. Though it took her 10 years, Leena has finally taken a stand against their uncle and Maddie will do anything to help Leena get free.

While I really liked Maddie as a heroine, I think I would have appreciated her more if I would have read the first two books prior to reading the third. That aside, I really enjoyed the relationship between Maddie and Brody. Though they came from totally separate worlds, Maddie and Brody were made for each other. The suspense in the book was completely believable and did not at all take away from the romance between the two. Readers who like humor laced with danger, great characters, and snappy dialogue will love this book. And if you’ve never read a Jill Shalvis book, what are you waiting for? Go get one!

4.25 out of 5.

This book will be available on May 27 from Brava. You can pre-order it here.

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Tagged: 4.25 Reviews, Brava, Casee's Reviews, Contemporary, Jill Shalvis, Reviews, Sky High Series

Jill Shalvis Contest Winner Announced

Posted April 26, 2008 by Holly in Giveaway Winners | 5 Comments

The winner of the ARC of Superb and Sexy, Jill Shalvis‘ upcoming Brava release (May 27, 2008), the third book in her Sky High Series is:

Stacy~

Congrats, Stacy! Please email me at thebookbinge at gmail dot com (no spaces) with your mailing address ASAP. And don’t forget, you need to review the book. 😉

Thanks to everyone who entered and a BIG THANK YOU to Jill Shalvis for the book.

Be sure to check back next week for another contest and in the meantime, Rowena is giving away a copy of A Strangers Touch by Cait London. Go Check It Out.

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Tagged: Congratulations, Giveaway Winners, Jill Shalvis, Reviews, Sky High Series

Tell Us About Your Fantasy Trip and Win an ARC! of Superb and Sexy!!

Posted April 24, 2008 by Holly in Giveaways, Reviews | 18 Comments

The lovely and talented Jill Shalvis has offered us an ARC of her upcoming release, Superb and Sexy (available from Brava May 27th, 2008), to giveaway here on the blog. In honor of Brody’s profession, we want to know:

Where would you go if you were offered an all expenses paid trip to anywhere in the world through Sky High, Brody’s luxury charter airline? Why? For how long?

Leave us a comment before noon tomorrow, Friday April 25, w/ your answer and you’ll be entered to win!!

You know the drill, if you win, you have to review the book. If you want to enter but don’t have a blog, you can write the review and we’ll post it here at Book Binge.

Superb and Sexy

When you want to fly the best, you fly Sky High Air. And when you want spectacular adventure and scorching seduction, Jill Shalvis’s tantalizing, talented pilots Noah, Shayne, and Brody will get you there-fast, slow, or any way you want it.

BUCKLE UP. IT’S GOING TO BE QUITE A RIDE.

Despite his brooding bad-boy attitude, Brody knows life has treated him pretty well. His luxury charter airline, Sky High, has given him financial security and the means to take to the skies whenever things on the ground get complicated. And lately, things have become very complicated, thanks to the insanely passionate, or perhaps just insane, kiss he shared with Sky High’s gorgeous, wisecracking concierge, Maddie. He’s tried to keep his distance, but now Maddie desperately needs help, and it’s triggering protective alpha-male urges Brody didn’t even know he had.

For months, Maddie hid her crush on sexy, exasperating Brody behind a cool, kick-ass exterior and then blew that to smithereens by jumping him in the lobby. Yeah, real smooth. She’s tried to break her ties with Sky High, but Brody won’t let her walk away-especially now that he knows that Maddie and her twin sister Leena are in big-time trouble. To save Leena, Maddie and Brody must pose as husband and wife, and Maddie is amazed that the man she thought was oblivious to her existence knows her very well indeed. But that’s nothing compared to the way she’s about to get to know him-intimately, in depth, and over and over again.

For more information about the first two books in the series (Smart and Sexy and Strong and Sexy and this new release, check out Jill’s website. You can even read an excerpt.

And go check out the exclusive excerpt available at The Good, The Bad and The Unread.

P.S. The contest at TGTBTU has ended. If you didn’t win, this is your second chance…