Today I welcome author Jill Shalvis, here to celebrate her March 29th release from Hachette Books, and book two of A Luckey Harbor Novels, THE SWEETEST THING !
So please give Jill a warm welcome, enjoy the interview and don't forget to enter the contest!
A misplaced city girl living in the wild mountains, attempting to write and be a mom while resembling I Love Lucy …
What was your favorite scene to write in The Sweetest Thing?
Definitely when Tara sneaks onto Ford’s boat in the middle of the night in her pjs to steal his potato chips and he catches her …
If you could trade places with one of your characters, would you want to and who?
Tara. Because I want Ford for myself!
The house is on fire and you only have time to grab one book …… which do you take with you?
I’m going to cheat and say MY KINDLE, so I can take ALL my books with me. J
How can the readers stay in touch with you online?
http://jillshalvis.com/
http://jillshalvis.com/blog
http://www.facebook.com/JillShalvis
http://twitter.com/JillShalvis
If you could ask readers any one question, what would it be?
It’d be - who are your favorite authors and are you open to picking up one more? J
Two Men Are One Too Many . . .
Tara has a thousand good reasons not to return to the little coastal town of Lucky Harbor, Washington. Yet with her life doing a major crash-and-burn, anywhere away from her unfulfilled dreams and sexy ex-husband will do. As Tara helps her two sisters get their newly renovated inn up and running, she finally has a chance to get things under control and come up with a new plan for her life.
But a certain tanned, green-eyed sailor has his own ideas, such as keeping Tara hot, bothered . . . and in his bed. And when her ex wants Tara back, three is a crowd she can't control-especially when her deepest secret reappears out of the blue. Now Tara must confront her past and discover what she really wants. If she's lucky, she might just find that everything her heart desires is right here in Lucky Harbor.
***GIVEAWAY***
Thanks to Brianne and Hachette Book Group, I have 3 copies up for grabs!
Only residents of the U.S. or Canada, No P.O. Boxes, please.
One copy per household rule applies
Giveaway copies will be sent directly to winners
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MUST Answer Question: WHAT IS THE SWEETEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPEND TO YOU??
Winner Chosen 04/15
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45 comments:
The sweetest thing was when I had moved away from home to the big bad city (I'm a small town country girl), my mother sent me flowers for my birthday. I loved it!
March 31, 2011 10:13 AMI really want this book! Count me in please! I'm an old GFC follower.
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The sweetest thing that has ever happened was that my son wrote this really great card for me for Mother's Day. Sometimes they a pay more attention to things than you think.
March 31, 2011 10:20 AMI follow on GFC
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First things first...
March 31, 2011 10:29 AMJill, I love you!!! My book shelves are filled with you! Ok, done with my school girl crush.
I recently learned that my daughter would NOT need a heart transplant and that news was SWEET!
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March 31, 2011 11:00 AMThe sweetest thing that ever happened to me was meeting my husband.
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March 31, 2011 11:01 AMSweetest Thing: The day after our first date, my eventual husband-to-be gave me a stuffed lamb at the ball park. (Started collection of stuffed lambs.)
--Vonda
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Unfortunately, the giveaway is only for USA Resident and not for another countries.Well my sweetest thing that ever happened to me is when my Boss gave me a B'day cake just because she remember my B'day and we kind of celebrated it with all students in the classroom. We sang a Happy B'day song and cut the cake also took a picture.
March 31, 2011 11:37 AMThat was the 1st time she congratulated me and celebrated it. I felt that she really cared her employee and wanted to make me happy because I really don't like B'day thing. It remind you of how old you are and of the achievement that you are failed to earn.
Kaki Warner, Caroline Fyfee, Elizabeth Holt, Jodi Thomas, Jane Porter. Just to name a few. I love reading new authors to me and do so often.
March 31, 2011 12:43 PMlead[at]hotsheet[dot]com
A few years ago when my husband sent me a dozen red long stem roses. Why because he is a truck driver who is gone alot and we live in MI but he was in TExas and he took the time to find the number for the local florist and order them. Then there is the fact that he's never done that before and we've been married 19 years. Pretty special for me.
March 31, 2011 1:05 PMLIsa B
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The sweetest thing that has happened to me is when my husband leaves me love letters and cards just to say "I love you."
March 31, 2011 1:09 PMI love Jill's books.
One of the sweetest things to ever happen to me was when I was on bedrest due to bloodclots, my entire family would take turns visiting with me and made sure that I had plenty of books to read. Even my very young neices and nephew would come to see me and hang out with me to keep me from going crazy not being able to do anything.
March 31, 2011 1:13 PMGFC follower.
March 31, 2011 1:25 PMThe sweetest thing when I met my husband. Last night I was moaning because my spleen has a tendency to swell up and I couldn't comfortable. Today he insisted on getting the groceries by himself. He came back with the groceries and a deep foam topper for my side of the bed!
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The day I met my husband. Last night, I couldn't sleep because my spleen swells up from time to time.
March 31, 2011 1:28 PMThis morning, he insisted on getting the groceries by himself and he came home with them and thick foam topper for my side of the bed!
CarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com
Becoming a mom is the sweetest thing to happen to me!
March 31, 2011 1:32 PMcastings at mindspring dot com
When my husband brought home our first stray kitten and letting me take in many more! And you are definitely one of my favorite authors. Hope you are feeling better.
March 31, 2011 1:32 PMcatslady5(at)aol.com
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I have lots of sweet memory days with my twin boys, but one of my favorite's is the year that they took me out to a surprise Mother's Day brunch. It was just the three of us, and it was so much fun. I think this signaled their transformation from young men, to young adults. One of those special awww mama moments.
March 31, 2011 1:41 PMfollower
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Thanks so much for having me here!
March 31, 2011 2:30 PMWell you are one of the authors on my keeper shelves already ;).
March 31, 2011 2:30 PMOne of the sweetest things was when my son "made" us a late night snack and asked to keep me company while I was up working. He was 10 and said I looked like I could use it :).
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Wow...Jill, too many authors to mention but you are on my list of favs....love, love, love your books.
March 31, 2011 2:34 PMOkay, the sweetest thing that happened to me was just recently. After being just two months on my job...I feel and broke my ankle on my icy deck steps. My brand new department of 7 people took up a collection and gave me a check for $450 to help me and my family since I didn't have any time off accrued. Then the gave me a laptop to work from home so that I wouldn't lose my job!!! What a fantastic thing to do for such a new employee.
OH goodness... The sweetest thing to ever happen to me? My hubby sent me flowers at work for no reason.
March 31, 2011 2:41 PMI loved the first in this series, and I can't wait to read this one!!
The sweetest thing to happen to me was receiving flowers. Please enter me in contest. I would love to read this book. Tore923@aol.com
March 31, 2011 2:52 PMSweetest thing.......umm On my college graduation...my frns stood up for me when the appreciation was going to family and sisters and brother...b/c they knew my family couldn't make it to the ceremony.....They were my family!!!
March 31, 2011 2:54 PMGFC follower
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The sweetest thing to happen to me is when my husband proposed to me.
March 31, 2011 3:57 PMI am a follower.
The sweetest thing that has happended to me our my two girls! Very sweet and love em so much! Thanks for a great post today! I love Jill Shalvis and can't wait to read this one!
March 31, 2011 4:16 PMevjochum[AT]aol[DOT]com
The sweetest thing that ever happened to me was my 2 yr old niece walking over to sit with me and help me clean berries. She did a great job.
March 31, 2011 4:23 PMgfc follower
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The sweetest thing that happened to me was when I was feeling really down about school and my friends took me out for a girls night and lavished me with tons of chocolate!
March 31, 2011 4:34 PMGFC follower
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The sweetest thing to happen to me was when my first boyfriend (6th grade) first asked me if I wanted to be his girlfriend. I was always the ugly duckling in school, the quiet girl who didn't 'GET' boys but GOT 'A's', and he made me feel special. For the first time in my 'mature' life, someone who wasn't in my family made me feel like special-it was too cute. It actually happened on a feild trip to Medieval Time and once we got off the bus I told him that if he hurt me I would chop his testicles off (did I mention I was the shy, quiet, ass kicker?). We were 'together' for 2 year, but for the last year, I didn't even know we were still going out until he called me out of the blue and said "you're still my girlfriend, right?" LOL! Ahh, to be young and unaware!
March 31, 2011 5:58 PMThanks for the contest! I'd love to win TAra's book! I have (and treasure) Maddie's book and can't wait to see what all that chemistry between Tara and Ford is about!
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The sweetest thing that ever happened to me was meeting my husband and falling in love.
March 31, 2011 7:14 PMGFC follower - jen at delux dot com
The sweetest thing that happen to me was when my niece was 5ys old and I was very sick in bed and had bad time. She made a get well card with drawing for me. And included how much she loves me :) I love my girl very much!
March 31, 2011 8:23 PMOpps! I forgot to included my email to the post above. Mine is the one with name "Julia" on it.
March 31, 2011 8:26 PMJuliayen2u (at) gmail (dot) com
I have a lot of 'favorite' authors - Catherine Coulter, Mariah Stewart, Kay Hooper, Christine Feehan, CJ Lyons, and on and on .. I'm always open to reading a new genre and new author and your books have been added to my TBR list - the blurbs are great and have caught my eye. Thanks for the chance to win one of your books.
March 31, 2011 9:54 PMI've been fortunate to have a lot of sweet things happen to me. I think I would have to say that one of the sweetest was when my husband gave me a minature tea rose bush for my birthday one year. We planted it in front of the house and now I have lovely roses every year and it blooms several times throughout the year.
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The sweetest thing was the first care package I received after going away to school.
March 31, 2011 10:00 PMbacchus76 at myself dot com
My favorite authors are Catherine Coulter and Julie Garwood. I did just discover this year Margaret Mallory, Erin Quinn and Kieran Kramer who I adore!
March 31, 2011 11:48 PMWhen my husband gave me a weekend away by myself. =)
April 1, 2011 12:19 AMtiredwkids a tlive dot com
The sweetest thing that ever happened to me is my beloved boy Joey!
April 1, 2011 7:57 AMskkorman AT bellsouth DOT net
I would have to say it was when my daughter was in the ICU, it was my 10 year anniversary, and my husband still managed to do something for me. He played our wedding song at 3:00 which is when our wedding started. We danced in her room, while she was hooked up to all these machines to keep her alive. He bought me an anniversary ring too. It brought a little light to an otherwise terrible time in our lives! I bought him a bag of candy, not so sweet on my part. :)
April 1, 2011 8:15 AMI am a follower!
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The sweetest thing for me was having my children.
April 1, 2011 3:39 PMmce1011 AT aol DOT com
I am a follower of your blog......the sweetest thing I had happen to me, was when my burly weight-lifting, 20-something son showed up on my birthday and surprised me, by taking me to the local tearoom for a birthday lunch. He was the only guy in there and was such a good sport....because all the ladies just teased him about being there. I'll remember that day for the rest of my life!
April 1, 2011 3:46 PMHave a great weekend.... Lynn
The sweetest thing that happened to me would be friends surprising me on my birthday one year when I really didn't expect anything, considering the circumstances then.
April 2, 2011 2:03 PMThanks for the giveaway! I look forward to this book!
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The sweetest thing that happened to me was when my son took a photograph of my cat for a college project for a photography class and gave it to me for Christmas.
April 3, 2011 5:53 AMAny yes - I am always looking for new authors!
It is when my husband or kids say I LOVE YOU- to me just out of the blue to me that is the sweetest things.
April 3, 2011 11:01 AMaudie@wickerness.com
I like so many authors, Julie Garwood, Jennifer Blake, Karin Moning, Nora Roberts, Jane Feather, Elizabeth Chadwick, Victoria Holt, Hannah Howell, Christine Feehan, Kat Martin, Pamela Claire, Diana Gabaldon, Robyn Carr,..........and many more. I am always open to a new author. I a book sounds good, I will pick it up and give the author a try.
April 4, 2011 3:30 PMI am a GFC Follower as librarypat and an email subscriber at the address below.
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The sweetest thing that ever happen to me was when the day after my then boyfriend, now husband decided to become an item. He sent me this HUGE bouquet of flowers the very next day at work. It was really sweet and he's still sends me flowers.
April 4, 2011 4:52 PMI can't wait to read The Sweetest Thing!
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The sweetest thing that has ever happened to me is a random stranger giving me their umbrella when it was raining really hard.
April 9, 2011 6:25 PMPlease count me in.
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So many sweet things have happened to me but one of the top ones was when I had my son 4 years ago and he had a surprise following his birth 3 minutes later--a twin sister we didn't expect. Not sure why nothing showed up on the ultrasound even the doctor was mystified.
April 10, 2011 3:31 PMI follow (Ally)
Loved Jill's other book!
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The sweetest thing that has ever happened to me was when my husband proposed. Love to read this book. Please enter me. Thanks!
April 12, 2011 3:51 PMFollow on GFC!
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