While there is drama with Josh’s paralyzed sister, as she has never really come to terms with what has happened with her, what I like about this book is so much time is spent with just Josh and Grace getting to know each other. As she starts to babysit and care for Josh’s family, they grow close and a very sexy romance starts. Becoming fast friends with Amy and Mallory (the previous two heroines) she actually enjoys Lucky Harbor, but doesn’t want to disappoint her parents by not having a high-powered career. While she has been trying to set up interviews in the Seattle/Portland area for another big job, in the mean time she takes whatever temp job she can find.

Fed up, she got in her car and drove until she ran out of gas, ending up in Lucky Harbor.

Coming in from Seattle, where she was on path in her investment banking career, until her boss asked her for a sexual favor. Grace has only been in Lucky Harbor for a short time. Through a series of events, Grace ends up becoming Josh’s dog-walker/part-time nanny until he can hire someone full-time. Oh, and a brand new puppy named Tank that causes chaos 24 hours a day. Now five years later, he has a rambunctious kindergartner, a 21 year old wheelchair-bound sister who has massive anger issues, and a job that has him working a gazillion hours a week. Also right at that time he had a rare one night stand, resulting in a son with a mother who ups and leaves. A few years ago, his parents died in a car crash and his 16 year old sister at the time was paralyzed from the waist down.

He is a big guy – 6’4 and looks more like a football player than a doctor. Josh is an ER doctor and has his own practice handed down from his father in the small town of Lucky Harbor. They have this jaded edge to them and it is something about the way the heroine eases some of their burden, that I really enjoy watching. Another example that pops into my head is Mark Wolfe from Twisted by Laura Griffin. I have a thing for heroes that are exhausted and just worn out from the daily stresses of life. Josh gave my favorite Shalvis hero, Ford (from The Sweetest Thing) a run for the #1 spot. Let me tell you something – Jill Shalvis knows how to write a sexy hero. “Look at you with the math skills,” Josh said. “That bad?”įavorite Quote #2: “Did either of you know there’s ninety-nine ways to give a blow job? That’s ninety-nine nights of blow jobs. Forever and a Day by Jill Shalvis (Lucky Harbor #6)įavorite Quote #1: “You going to work like that?” she asked.

Forever and a day by jill shalvis