Sandy M’s review of Better Than Friends (Sunrise Cove, Book 7) by Jill Shalvis
Contemporary Romance published by Avon 21 Jan 25
Jill Shalvis very effortlessly gives me characters I can’t help but love, a storyline that pulls me in every time, and characters who make me laugh and fall in love with every word and deed. In fact, I had to laugh right off the bat in this book when the hero and heroine come face to face once again – through her car windshield.
Noah and Olive have been friends since an early age and over the last few years even enemies, so to speak. Now Olive is back in her hometown to try to locate her parents, who have once again done their own thing without one thought about Olive. But they’re her parents, and because she’s more responsible than they are, she needs to find them. Just for her own peace of mind.
And now that Noah knows she’s back and is trying very intensely to stay away and not get pulled into her orbit again after all these years – she broke his heart once, he won’t allow that to happen again – he’s the best at helping her out in her search. Even amidst the current turmoil he feels he’s responsible for, he can’t tell her no, as much as he’d like to.
I like that Noah and Olive’s best friend, Katie, are siblings and she’s married to Joe, Noah’s best friend. Katie is where a lot of the fun in the books happens for me. She’s not great at emotions and I laughed a number of times at her “antics.” There is some major heartache in store, but because Ms. Shalvis is so good at writing romance, a wonderful resolution is to be had all around. And the ending of this book is perfect and wonderfully done.
Another happy addition to the Sunrise Cove series. Don’t miss it!
Grade: A
Summary:
When Olive Porter’s off-the-grid parents go missing, she reluctantly seeks out Noah Turner, her ex and the only person she both trusts implicitly and not at all.
As a special investigative agent for the National Park Service, Noah’s used to living under intense pressure. Or he was until he got injured on the job. Now unhappily recuperating at home while being smothered by his loving but nosy family, he’d love nothing more than a good distraction.
So when Olive shows up looking like a million bucks, he has to do a gut and heart check. Because nope, no matter what, he can’t fall for her again, the woman who once blew up his entire life and never looked back. How ironic then that his own personal hell (Olive) is also his ticket out of town. The question is, will the risk be worth the reward?
