Book Review Tour & Giveaway: Chasing Christmas Eve by Jill Shalvis

From New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis comes the next sexy, standalone novel in the Heartbreaker Bay series... Don’t miss the amazing excerpt and giveaway below, and order your copy today!

Chasing Christmas Eve
Heartbreaker Bay #4
Jill Shalvis
Avon Books
Avon Books
9/26/17
Pages: 384
Format Read: eARC
Source: Publisher/Inkslinger via NetGalley
Meet cute...
Run for the hills—temporarily. That’s Colbie Albright’s plan when she flees New York for San Francisco. Wrangling her crazy family by day and writing a bestselling YA fantasy series by night has taken its toll. In short, Colbie’s so over it that she’s under it. She’s also under the waters of a historic San Francisco fountain within an hour of arrival. Fortunately, the guy who fishes Colbie out has her looking forward to Christmas among strangers. But she’s pretty sure Spencer Baldwin won’t be a stranger for long.
Make merry...
Spence’s commitment to hiding from the Ghosts of Relationships Past means he doesn’t have to worry about the powerful—okay, crazy hot—chemistry he’s got with Colbie. Just because she can laugh at anything, especially herself... just because she’s gorgeous and a great listener…just because she “gets” Spencer immediately doesn’t mean he won’t be able to let Colbie go. Does it?
…and hope for a miracle.
Now the clock’s ticking for Colbie and Spence: Two weeks to cut loose. Two weeks to fall hard. Two weeks to figure out how to make this Christmas last a lifetime
Order CHASING CHRISTMAS EVE in ebook or paperback, releasing 9/26/17
I use to be one of those people that would not read a holiday story until the day after Thanksgiving. In fact, I would have the book planned and I'd spend the day decorating the house then when it was time for me to relax I'd pull that special (first to be picked) holiday book out and spend the evening reading with the lights of the Christmas tree to keep my company.
I held firm to that tradition...or at least I did until I started a blog.
How could I not read the Christmas stories early and let you know what I thought of them? I couldn't! So I now start reading them in late August through October. It's the way it is and I've gotten used to it. I still keep a few to read after Thanksgiving or sometimes I'll reread a favorite. I always have the Hallmark channel to give me those warm, romantic holiday feelings.
Chasing Christmas Eve is the latest in Shalvis' Heartbreaker Bay series. It's with one of my favorite heroes, Spencer. What can I say, I love a hot geek. Not to worry I also like a bad boy that's why Joe is also one of my favorites.
A girl can never have enough favorites.
Since Spencer is one of my favorites I wasn't sure I would like the heroine that would be his love interest. I mean...he is kinda special. If you've been reading the series you know what I mean if you haven't...WHY AREN'T YOU???? Funny part is that I right away liked Colbie and thought she was perfect for him.
Both come from slightly messed up families. Not horrible, just tough to deal with, are smart and successful in their own right. And to be honest both are likable. I very much enjoyed their story and kept wanting them to figure out and fight for their love.
But what good would a romance story be if everything was wrapped up that quickly? Right, boring! So it might have taken them some time to figure it all out but we know they do. The fun is how they do it.
Shalvis has a wonderful way of making you laugh with the characters. Her stories are always engaging and nicely written. Believe me when I say this that her holiday books always uses to be read on Thanksgiving weekend. She is one of those authors (holiday stories) that I read right away, believe me when I say that those weekends could be tiring.
Chasing Christmas Eve fits perfect in the Heartbreaker series and I'm sure you'll love it as well as the others.
If you've read Chasing Christmas Eve or any other book by Jill Shalvis I'd love to hear your thoughts. Thanks for visiting and happy reading! ♡

Jill Shalvis’s CHASING CHRISTMAS EVE – Review & Excerpt Tour Schedule:
September 18th
Bea's Book Nook – Review & Excerpt
From the TBR PIle – Review & Excerpt
I Love Romance – Review & Excerpt
Reading in Pajamas – Excerpt
Sognando dietro ai libri – Excerpt
Writing My Own Fairy Tale – Review & Excerpt
September 19th
Books and Things Blog – Review & Excerpt
East Coast Book Chicks – Review & Excerpt
IreneChart – Review & Excerpt
JordansBookReviews – Excerpt
Romancing the Readers – Review
September 20th
Bridget's Book Bungalow – Review & Excerpt
Fiction Fangirls – Review & Excerpt
Marieke's Books – Review & Excerpt
Reese's Reviews – Review & Excerpt
Seraphim Book Reviews – Review
What Is That Book About – Excerpt
September 21st
Inside The Mind of an Avid Reader – Review & Excerpt
Rachel Loren's Love of Reading – Review & Excerpt
Thoughts of a Blonde – Review
What I'm Reading – Review & Excerpt
September 22nd
JOJO THE BOOKAHOLIC – Review & Excerpt
Love Notes Book Blog – Review & Excerpt
Melena`s Reviews – Review & Excerpt
Red Hot + Blue REads – Review & Excerpt
Southern Yankee Book Reviews – Review & Excerpt
The Readdicts – Review & Excerpt
September 23rd
Miss Riki – Review & Excerpt
Naturally Nerdy Books – Excerpt
Renee Entress's Blog – Review & Excerpt
The Reading Cafe – Review & Excerpt
September 24th
A crazy vermonters book reviews – Review
Fictional Rendezvous Book Blog – Excerpt
Lover of Big Books Cannot Lie – Review & Excerpt
Sofia Loves Books – Review & Excerpt
The Book Maven – Review & Excerpt
September 25th
Book Angel Booktopia – Review & Excerpt
Cara's Book Boudoir – Review & Excerpt
Kitty's Book Spot! – Review & Excerpt
OMGReads – Review & Excerpt
Shannon's Book Blog – Review & Excerpt
Two Girls with Books – Review
September 26th
Becky on Books – Review & Excerpt
Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews – Review & Excerpt
KT Book Reviews – Excerpt
Lightning City Book Reviews – Review & Excerpt
Romantic Reads and Such – Excerpt
September 27th
Booked All Night – Review & Excerpt
Embrace the Romance – Review & Excerpt
Sascha Darlington's Microcosm Explored – Review & Excerpt
Somewhere Lost in Books – Review
Two Book Pushers – Review & Excerpt
September 28th
A Hopeless Romantic's Booklandia – Review & Excerpt
BJ's Book Blog – Review
Bookishly Yours – Review & Excerpt
Evermore Books – Review & Excerpt
Sweet Red Reads – Review & Excerpt
The Heathers Blog – Excerpt
September 29th
Book Munchies – Review & Excerpt
BooksPieAndCoffee – Review & Excerpt
Bloggin' With M. Brennan – Review
Four Chicks Flipping Pages – Review
I'm A Book Shark – Review & Excerpt
TBR Book Blog – Review & Excerpt
Wrapped Up In Reading – Review
September 30th
Books and Tequila – Review & Excerpt
ContemporaryCween – Review
Jax's Book Magic – Review & Excerpt
MI Bookshelf – Review
Nose Stuck in a Book – Review & Excerpt
Reading Between the Wines Book Club – Excerpt
Shelf_Life – Review
The Reading Belles – Review & Excerpt

And don’t miss the previous books in Jill Shalvis’s Heartbreaker Bay Series, SWEET LITTLE LIES, THE TROUBLE WITH MISTLETOE and ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE, now available! Grab your copies HERE!

About Jill Shalvis: New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jill Shalvis lives in a small town in the Sierras full of quirky characters. Any resemblance to the quirky characters in her books is, um, mostly coincidental. Look for Jill’s sexy contemporary and award-winning books wherever romances are sold and click on the blog button above for a complete book list and daily blog detailing her city-girl-living-in-the-mountains adventures.
getting together with family is the best holiday tradition
ReplyDeleteI know, right! I love the holidays, spending time with those you don't see as much all year long.
DeleteHaving dinner with friends since our family is gone.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry about your family. I've always thought that friends are the family of our choosing.
DeleteThe whole family getting together is a wonderful holiday tradition.
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way!
DeleteI am glad to see that you enjoyed this one so much.
ReplyDeleteI really did. I love this series by her.
DeleteYay, I'm glad! I had fun with this one...back in May. lol Yeah, I don't hold to the Christmas stories during Christmas at all. heh
ReplyDeleteI use to but not anymore. I just think cool thoughts as I read them. I do miss the Christmas trees lights though.
DeleteI love this series and can't wait to read this new addition!
ReplyDeleteYou'll love it.
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