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Jill Shalvis | Top 5 reasons Cedar Ridge is Hottest Mountain Resort

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1. The Kincaid brothers! Aidan, Hud, Jacob, and Gray… 2. The gorgeous Colorado Rocky Mountains as the backdrop… 3. The best ski runs in any fictional town ever. J 4. Love is in the air at Cedar Ridge, always. 5. Even if you don’t ski or snow board, there’s a hot tub and/or bar waiting for you.

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
SECOND CHANCE 
SUMMER

About SECOND CHANCE SUMMER

Cedar Ridge, Colorado, is famous for crisp mountain air, clear blue skies, and pine-scented breezes. And it's the last place Lily Danville wants to be. But she needs a job, and there's an opening at the hottest resort in her hometown. What has her concerned is the other hot property in Cedar Ridge: Aidan Kincaid-firefighter, rescue worker, and heartbreaker. She never could resist that devastating smile . . . The Kincaid brothers are as rough and rugged as the Rocky Mountains they call home. Aidan has always done things his own way, by his own rules. And never has he regretted anything more than letting Lily walk out of his life ten years ago. If anyone has ever been in need of rescuing, she has. What she needs more than anything are long hikes, slow dances, and sizzling kisses. But that can only happen if he can get her to give Cedar Ridge-and this bad boy-a second chance . . .

Read an Excerpt from SECOND CHANCE SUMMER

β€œCome here,” he said.

β€œI’m right here.”

β€œCloser.”

She walked into his arms. He pulled her in and kissed her. He kissed her
until he knew he’d taken it as far as he could without tearing off that
pretty sundress right then and there, and only then did he lift his head.

β€œOh,” she breathed, staggering back a step, clearly trying to play it coolβ€”
which might have worked if her eyes weren’t dilated and the pulse at the base
of her throat wasn’t going apeshit crazy.

He gave a slow smile and pulled her back in, not hard for him to do, since
she already had a grip on his shirt like he was her lifeline and she was
going down for the count.

She cleared her throat. β€œSo you showed up all Captain America to save the
day, and now what? I jump into bed with you? Was that your plan?”

β€œYeah,” he said, β€œbut in my version we didn’t talk this much.”

β€œA full-service rescue then,” she said evenly.

He tried a cajoling smile. β€œI’m really good at full service.”

β€œDo you really think this is a good idea?”

He laughed softly and let his mouth brush over her temple and then her ear,
which caused her to shiver. β€œOf course it’s not a good idea. Or we’d have
gone for it already.

But sometimes the bad ideas turn out to be the best ideas of all.”

β€œYeah?” she asked. β€œName one.”

β€œBringing out your keys from the convenience store after the postcard display
demolition.”

She let out a soft laugh and fisted her hands in his hair.

β€œSo what now? We really going to try this out?”

Were they? He’d promised himself he wouldn’t give her a chance to devastate
him again. But somehow over the past few weeks he’d lost sight of keeping his
heart safe and moved onto wanting to heal her heart. β€œI’m game.”

She hesitated so long he took a step back from her and prepared himself to
leave. But her hand came out and gripped his. β€œYou’re wearing too many
clothes,” she said softly.

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