MY KIND OF WONDERFUL is the second book in Jill Shalvis'
new
series, Cedar Ridge, about the Kincaid siblings. I
really
enjoyed this story because it's about how a young woman has
been living with cancer since she was 15 years
old. Now twenty-five, she is finally cancer free. She
creates a bucket
list of things she wants to do because she finally is free
to
live. The first thing on her list is to go skiing at Cedar
Ridge. Her first experience finds her stuck on a ski
slope where she is rescued by the sexy ski resort hottie,
Hudson Kincaid.
MY KIND OF WONDERFUL will keep you in stitches because of
the Kincaid
siblings, particularly the men. Even though they are grown
men they are constantly pulling stunts on each other like
teenagers. But the heart of the story is how a young woman
for the first time takes full advantage of her second
chance
at life. She shows determination and strength with a lot
of
sass.
Hudson
feels like he has to take care of everything, including his
mother who is suffering from dementia, along with worrying
about his twin brother that he had a major blow up with the
last time they saw each other. Bailey and Hudson have
instant
chemistry but they have obstacles of their own invention to
deal with.
The Kincaid family has an unusual family dynamic. They all
have the same father with three different mothers. What
makes this family so
unusual is that one mother takes in all the illegitimate
children and raises them as her own. Not only does the
father
leave the family but he leaves them deeply in debt where
they
struggle to save the family resort. There is no question
of
the love these siblings have for each other and how they
protect each other.
MY KIND OF WONDERFUL is a great story about getting a
second chance and
realizing and taking advantage of the opportunities
presented.
It also shows the effects of dementia on the patient as
well
as the family and how they deal with it.
Bailey Moore has an agenda: skiing in the Rockies, exploring castles in Europe, ballroom dancing in Argentina. Now that she has a second lease on life, she's determined not to miss a thing. What she doesn't realize is that item #1 comes with a six-foot-one ski god hot enough to melt a polar ice cap. She doesn't want to miss out on him either, but Hudson Kincaid isn't the type of guy to love and let go. And as gorgeous as Cedar Ridge is, she's not planning to stick around.
As head of ski patrol at his family's resort, Hud thinks he's seen it all. But never has he run into someone like Bailey. She might look delicate, but her attitude is all firecracker. And her infectious joy touches something deep within him that he's been missing far too long. Now he'll just have to convince Bailey to take a chance on her biggest adventure yet . . . something rare and all kinds of wonderful.
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