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.