It Had to Be You by Jill Shalvis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I absolutely loved the seventh book in the Lucky Harbor series.
First of all, Ali might be one of my favorite romance heroines. She’s smart and while everything in her life isn’t perfect, she’s trying to make the most of it, and she isn’t depending on anyone to make her happy.
Ali has had a shitty day. She’s finally home after finding out her live-in boyfriend has left her and surprise! He hasn’t renewed the lease for the house they were renting. She first encounters Luke Hanover after giving her ex a piece of her mind via his voicemail… in only her bra and underwear.
When Ali spills that she has no place to go she makes a deal with Luke – he won’t even notice she’s there and she’ll cook for him. Sounds perfect right? Only of course it’s not that simple.
Luke owns the house and all he’s looking for is a bit of peace and quiet from the stress of having a case go south on him. He’s a detective in San Francisco and he feels as though he’s failed at it because he couldn’t save someone who ended up a victim in a high profile case. He hasn’t been home to Lucky Harbor in 10 years for reasons he isn’t ready to share… and he doesn’t intend to stay either. There are too many memories for him that he’s tried to keep buried. Let me just say that I loved Luke. The man can wear some board shorts, that’s for sure… and his need to take care of everyone makes him wonderfully sweet. But of course he’s a boneheaded guy sometimes too.
Unfortunately, because it seems Ali has some of the worst luck on the planet, she’s suddenly accused of stealing money that was in her ex’s office. She was the last one to access it and there is circumstantial evidence against her. Luke can’t sit and watch Ali get railroaded for something she didn’t do and quickly realizes that having her around is going to be more trouble than he expected.
“Damn,” he said, stroking the pad of his finger over her wet lower lip. “Did not see that coming.”
“Didn’t see what coming?”
“You.”
It Had To Be You has everything Jill Shalvis is best at… humor, romance, a sweet plot and excellent characters. The Lucky Harbor series is on my favorites list for a reason. If you’re looking for something light and fluffy… hot guys and a sweet romance you can’t go wrong with these.
Thank you to Netgalley for the advance copy for review!
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