Pond Exclusive Excerpt… ARC Contest… Superb and Sexy by Jill Shalvis
Written by Sybil - April 22, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Superb and Sexy (Sky High Air, Book 3) by Jill Shalvis, will be released 27 May 08 by Brava. This is the third in a trilogy of sexy, funny Romantic Suspense about a trio of pilots. The other books in the series are Smart and Sexy and Strong and Sexy (see Sybil's review).
We have TWO ARC's to give away... and we will on Thursday 4/24/08 at noon CST. Tell us why we should pick you. And yes you have to review it... don't you think?
You can read the first excerpt we put up here. And there is an exclusive excerpt below... enjoy!
**E-X-C-L-U-S-I-V-E**E-X-C-E-R-P-T**
“Brody.”
“Maddie,” he replied with shocking calm. A furious calm if she wasn’t mistaken, but still.
“I’m on leave of absence,” she reminded him, not telling him that it looked like it might be permanent. Hell, she could hardly think it, much less say it out loud. “As in I’m not currently working for you. So what’s happening in my life is none of your business.”
“That might have been true a few minutes ago. But now we’re apparently married, so—“
“Stop it.”
“No, you stop it.” Yes, definitely fury. “What the hell is this all about, Maddie? Who was that asshole on the phone?”
She wasn’t moved by much, but him standing there in that tall, muscled package, wrapped by all that raw and dangerous male beauty made her swallow hard. “You wouldn’t believe me if I told you.”
“Try me.”
Try him? That had been her greatest fantasy, up until Leena had shown up and Maddie’s entire world of glass had shattered. Before that, she’d wanted to try him every which way possible, but that was going to be just a fantasy now, a remote one. She reached for the front door, but before she could open it, he placed his hand on the wood, effortlessly holding it closed above her head.
Facing the door, she eyeballed his arm, taut with strength. The fingers of his hand were spread wide. He had long fingers, scarred from all the planes he’d rebuilt. They were capable fingers, always warm, and the clincher . . . they knew how to touch. He’d held her face that time she’d kissed him, and if she closed her eyes she could still feel them on her jaw. She’d spent a lifetime schooling herself against feeling too much, against giving away too much of herself, especially to men. But the men she’d been with didn’t make her nerves sing and her pulse jump by just looking at them.
Brody did.
“Maddie.”
“It was nice of you to visit. But as you can see, now’s not a good time.”
He lifted his hand and traced a finger over the exit wound on the back of her shoulder. “Are you feeling okay?”
She loved his touch. Way too much. “Yes.” Unfortunately, the man was a virtual mule when he wanted to be, unmovable, staunch in his opinions. On her best day she might have gone toe to toe with him no problem, using that voice of honey she’d perfected, her smile of ice and the argumentative skills she’d honed well over the years. She was every bit as stubborn as he, and she would have won, she’d have seen to it.
But this wasn’t her best day, not by far. In fact, it was quickly gearing up to be one of her top three worst ever. “Don’t make me kick your ass out of here.”
“I think I can take you.”
With a sigh, she dropped her forehead to the door and just breathed. Not easy with well over six feet of solid warm muscle encroaching the personal space behind her.
And he was encroaching.
Not that her body minded. Nope, it had apparently disengaged from her brain and was making a break for freedom.
© Jill Shavis Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Ooh, Brody's my favorite, he's freaking hot!
And you should pick me because I haven't had my Jill fix in a while, since I reread The Trouble with Paradise a few weeks ago and I'm a Jill Junky! Don't make me go into withdraws, I don't think they have a clinic for this..
And I'd gladly pimp the book out, too! *g*
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I looooooooove Brody and Maddie!
I just want to say...add me to the list of Brody lovers...then I have to say...do NOT pick me...lol
hello everyone!
you should pick me because I have not read a really great book in so long that I think I need this in order to stay sane, haha. Oy, I have read so many triple pookers lately, yikes!
no matter what though i love this site and will continue to frequent it - u all are awesome!
xoxoxo
love hot sexy pilots , love the show wings love brian and jo!!! i would love to read and reviw for Jill. Lvoe her books. try her blazses. Shadow hawk jsut nomintated for national critic review.!!! u go Jill. Thanks ladies
Pick me because I never win anything. *sniff sniff*
LOL
Pick me because you should've had me reviewing for you already. ^_~
The second reason is I NEED fun books waiting for me once I'm done with finals. N-E-E-D need. Seriously, I have both Friday and Saturday night finals. That's just cruel. (The other final is nice enough to be on a Monday afternoon. No one cares about Monday afternoons.)
Oh right -forgot to add, no need to pick me. I have a mini-copy wearing a too big cover.
You should pick me because I would love to have a chance to read Jill's books. And this one sounds like a book I would enjoy very much. I love the title.
I wonder if I have to read book 1 and 2 first since this is book 3.
OH.. another must have book. Sigh.. I am so far behind in my reading. Love Jill's writing and enjoy trilogies.
Reasons to pick me:
1. I can give an honest and thoughtful review.
2. I haven't read the first two in the series.
3. I've never *gasp* read a Jill Shalvis book, although I have been meaning to.
Reasons not to pick me:
1. I haven't read the first two in the series.
2. I've never read a Jill Shalvis book.
I love Jill Shalvis. That's why you should pick me. *g*
I recently read Get a Clue and it was freaking hilarious. Sometimes you really need a laugh when you're reading. Jill Shalvis always makes that happen for me.
Hey I thought I had this open until thursday....
oops...
hmmm I will have to read through and see if anyone here really really deserves to win. I did say you had to review it right? Just checking...
Jill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
heeeeeeeeeeee I have permission to extend
I really think there should be at least 20 people to pick from...
THAT WOULD be different people.
And tis a good book... and an ARC
oh and I thought I had until tomorrow! And really people only 12 people entered? 12? For that I should let Sandy and Laura J would take them and review them if you guys don't want to enter.
heeeeeeeeeee
so I here by extend a day til tomorrow.... at noon... and than I do believe there will be a second chance contest *eg* if you are good....
fanning myself.....I should win this book because it has been while since I read a really hot contemporary book. I will be happy to do a review.
Okay, this is playing dirty but in the spirit of election season (cue the violin music):
I should win because it would be the little bit of happiness in my otherwise dull life. I have three children who don't want daddy to do ANYTHING!! They would prefer to go dehydrated than ask him for water. I have not taken a shower ALONE in years and I have not used the bathroom without seeing fingers under my water closet door in I don't know HOW long! I am actually changing my name from mommy to "she who must not be named".
Oh wait..I have to review it? Here? Yikes! Does "the book was good, go buy it NOW" count Sybil?!
I so love Jill's books!!! I go for surgery soon thats the only reason why I wouldn't be able to review it on time or soon for her and Jill deserves it, The Brody's do!!! Good luck all!! Gosh, Book one was so fab and can't even wait to read book 2!!!! Thanks for the special excerpt!
cool sybil very genrous
I've wanted Brody's story from the very beginning, and I cannot wait to see what him and Maddy get themselves into.
I love Jill's books. She is such a great writer. Her characters and crack me up and I need a good laugh right now. It is the end of the school year and my students are driving me crazy. I need more Brody!!!
Flip EVERYONE should get this book because it is awesome! Sadly I only have two copies (more on that in a second).
So out of the magic hat the winners are....
loonigrrl and Liviania
And for everyone else GET THEE TO BOOK BINGE for your second chance to win.
Awesome!!!
Groovy!
Congrats Loonigirl and Livinia!!
wtg winners
[...] Ever had an office romance? I really even hate to clarify what Brody and Maddie (in my just released SUPERB AND SEXY) have as an office romance. None of their story takes place in an office, but instead they’re on the run for most of the book. But technically, I suppose, he is her boss and she is his subordinate. (Read an excerpt here andhere.) [...]