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Jill Shalvis | Fairest of Them All...Not Hardly. We Want To Know Which Heroines Kick Butt!

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Romance novels are all about strong women, but in my latest novel, HE'S SO FINE, Olivia goes above and beyond trying to save our hero, Cole, from drowning. She jumps off the dock before realizing a) he doesn’t really need any help and b) she can’t really swim.

In honor of her somewhat misguided heroics and his nickname for herβ€”Supergirlβ€”I wanted to rank my top five female superheroes. And don’t worry about Olivia, Cole knows that the best way to stop hypothermia is to use body heat.

#5 The Invisible Woman

Because everyone wants to be able to hear and see things without anyone knowing.

#4 Rogue

This Southern Belle learns to not to take anything from anybody.

#3 Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Talk about toughβ€”she is a Vampire Slayer who has to also survive High School!

#2 Catwoman

Because I wish I was as graceful as a cat and I could flirt with Batman.

#1 Wonder Woman

This girl knows how to accessorize. Bullet-deflecting bracelets, a lasso of truth, and an invisible jet. Sign me up.

About HE'S SO FINE

For Olivia Bentley, Lucky Harbor is more than the town where she runs her new
vintage shop. It's the place where folks are friendly to strangers-and nobody
knows her real name. Olivia does a good job of keeping her past buried, not
getting too cozy with anyone . . . until she sees a man drowning. Suddenly she's
rushing into the surf, getting up close and personal with the hottest guy she's
ever laid hands on.

Charter boat captain Cole Donovan has no problem with a gorgeous woman throwing her arms around his neck in an effort to "save" him. In fact, he'd like to spend a lot more time skin-to-skin with Olivia. He's just not expecting that real trouble is about to come her way. Will it bring her deeper into Cole's heart, or will it be the end of Olivia's days in little Lucky Harbor?

About Jill Shalvis

New York Times 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 bestselling, award-winning books wherever romances are sold and visit her website for a complete book list and daily blog detailing her city-girl-living-in-the-mountains adventures. Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads

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2 comments posted.

Re: Jill Shalvis | Fairest of Them All...Not Hardly. We Want To Know Which Heroines Kick Butt!

yay!
(Denise Holcomb 7:00pm October 16, 2014)

I know that you've written a ton of books, and that you have
to be the hottest Author out there, but I was out of the
loop for a few years, and am slowly getting back in the
groove. Yours are one of the books that are definately
going on my TBR list for the Fall, so I can finally get a
chance to read one of your books!! Your latest book, in
particular, sounds like a great book to get my feet wet
with, so to speak. I really enjoyed your posting, as well
as reading the synopsis of your book. The cover is very
nice, as always, and hopefully I'll be one of the cast of
thousands who will be hooked on your books, when I get my
hands on it!! Congratulations on another winner of a book!!
(Peggy Roberson 11:37am October 17, 2014)

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