Today we have author Jill Shalvis here (again!) to talk about her latest release, Rescue My Heart, available now from Berkley. Jill is super busy writing, promoting this book and living a crazy I Love Lucy type of life, but we nabbed her for a quick interview.
Book Binge: I really enjoy the residents of Sunshine, Idaho. Can you tell our readers a bit about this series and where the idea for the town came from?
Jill Shalvis: I’ve always wanted to write a series where I could incorporate cute animals. Cute animals and sexy heroes together, who can resist that. So I came up with a series about a set of wildly alpha brothers running an animal center in Sunshine, Idaho at the base of the Bitteroot Mountains.
Book Binge: What can we expect from Adam and Holly in Rescue My Heart?
Jill Shalvis: Holly Reed is certain something bad has happened to her father on his hunting trip, and with a massive storm coming, she needs help. There’s only one man she knows can track her father – the man who once broke her heart. He’s also the one man she’d rather never “need” again. Adam Connelly.
Adam, back in the real world from being a S&R specialist in the National Guards, would like to just be left alone to do this thing, which is training S&R dogs and assisting at the Animal Center he runs with his brother Dell. He sure as hell doesn’t need to face yet another of his failures, but there she is, his biggest one, named Holly, staring up at him with her gorgeous eyes, needing him. He can’t commit to a dentist appointment, much less a woman, and yet he can’t fail her. Not again. Out in the wilds of the Idaho Bitterroot Mountains, they’ll each face their fears, and something else – the fact that they never stopped loving each other
Book Binge: Which was your favorite scene in the book to write? Why?
Jill Shalvis: Well I can’t give away my favorite scene or I’ll ruin the story, but I will say I loved putting Adam and Holly in the same place again after years apart and years of resentment and built up sexual tension and angst and yearning. Oh the tangled web I love to weave… J
Book Binge: Tell the truth, you modeled the heroine after our own Holly, didn’t you?
Jill Shalvis: Ha! Well I do love the name, and I do love your own Holly, very much! J
Book Binge: And just for fun: What’s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?
Jill Shalvis: Trip over the two dogs and the cat…
Thanks for spending some time with us today, Jill!
If you haven’t already, be sure to pick up this series. It’s got a great blend of humor and depth..you know, typical fare for Shalvis.
And Bonus! We have a copy of Rescue My Heart to give away! Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win. Contest ends 11/16/12 @ 11:59pm. Please note: You must include a valid email with your comment to be eligible.
Good luck!
I <3 this series so much! Love Jill!
natasha @ likeminds.ca
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Thanks for the fun interview, you guys!
I came to Shalvis’ work through the Lucky Harbor series and I’ve been wondering when to start this one. It sounds fun as always.
I love Jill’s books. Thanks for the contest.
patoct@yahoo.com
I have loved this series so far. I love it when animals are a part of a story. They are such a part of our lives for those of us that have pets! Thanks for the contest and fun interview. 🙂
amy at remus dot net
I loved the first two books in this series! Can’t wait to read Adam’s story!
Thank you for the giveaway!
claudigc at msn dot com
I enjoy having animals in stories and add in Jill Shalvis equal a good read.
strive4bst(At) yahoo(Dot) com
I’m a huge Jill fan – can’t wait to read this
msboatgal at aol.com
Can’t wait to read this book! I am such a big fan of Jill’s!
I love Jill’s books and look forward to reading this one. Thanks for the giveaway.
mochfly(at)swbell(dot)net
Congrats on the new release. This book sounds fantastic. Can’t wait to read it. I loved the first two books in the series. Thanks for the giveaway.
e.balinski(at)att(dot)net
Great interview and congrats on the new release. Sounds like my kind of book!
matt_potter6(at)hotmail(dot)com
I love this series and all of Jill’s books.
lovesthemets@yahoo.com
Natalie’s Mama
Thanks for the interview. I read the first two books, so I look forward to this one, too.
penfield716(AT)yahoo(Dot)com
I have been really enjoying this series and have been waiting to hear about how the relationship between uptight Holly and relaxed Adam turns out.
eeyoressej at yahoo dot com
I haven’t read any of Jill’s books yet but I so want to. Cute animals and sexy heroes? YES please!
jessicamariesutton(at)msn(dot)com
Congratulations Jill and I too, trip over 2 cats in the morning….but first I have to extricate myself from underneath… 😉
sandy@thereadingcafe.com
Oooh I love Jill Shavis!! 🙂
email: arelyzperez132 AT hotmail DOT com
Loved the interview and thanks for the giveaway chance! 🙂
chibipooh(at)gmail(dot)com
Great interview! I love this series and really, I love any Jill Shalvis book! Can’t wait to read this one. Thanks for sharing today!
evjochum AT aol DOT com
Hooray for another Jill Shalvis book. Her books are so fun and her blog is hilarious.
jen(at)delux(dot)com
This looks like a good read. I enjoy books with animals n them. I trip over my animals, when I get up, too.
marlenebreakfield(at)yahoo(dot)com
Jill certainly taps into what catches my eye for a good read – cute animals & sexy heroes – perfect for these early dark nights.
sallans d at yahoo dot com
Sexy heroes & cute animals – you can’t lose.
RESCUE MY HEART looks fabulous.
marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com
What’s better than a hero who loves animals? Nothing, that’s what. 😀 I’m really looking forward to reading Rescue My Heart, it sounds fantastic!
Barbed1951 at aol dot com
I would love to read this book. Thanks for this chance to win!
pinglecoon at gmail dot com
Sounds great. Thanks for sharing!!
bacchus76 at myself dot com
i’m reading one of Jill’s books now. can’t wait to have the chance to read another book by her .
uniquas at ymail dot com
I think I’m 400th in line at the library for this book and I can’t wait to read it. Thanks for the chance!
chkeating at yahoo dot come
I love books with animals in it. This sounds like a great read!
Jill’s books are great and this looks like another good one.
mce1011 AT aol DOT com
Hot books ove them great thanks
Kimh
Kimehak@yahoo.com
i haven’t try any jill shalvis yet, but i love the dog on the cover.
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Super cute cover! It sounds like a sweet romance.
Cambonified(at)yahoo(dot)com
Nice interview 🙂
And oh, I so love the cover ^^
savedbymercy(at)gmail(dot)com
Great giveaway! I’d love to be entered.
Please count me in. Thanks.
avalonne83 [at] yahoo [dot] it
Just getting in under the wire. I love Jill’s books.
gmapeony@yahoo.com
Happy 4th Bday to my great granddaugher.
Gmapeony
Jill’s books are so much fun – and I love all the covers with the dogs!
sallans d at yahoo dot com
Great giveaway! I’d love to be entered.
Please count me in. Thanks.
avalonne83 [at] yahoo [dot] it