ARC Review: The Summer Escape by Jill Shalvis
Women Fict
The Summer Escape
Book Info
Released Date: June 11th
Publication: Avon
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
“knows how to write something different from her previous books”
Will I always read anything Jill Shalvis writes? Yes, I am. I won’t lie to you. I always adore anything she writes. She knows how to write something different from her previous books. And this one isn’t different.
The Summer Escape may be a bit different from Jill Shalvis books by offering a bit of a mystery subplot that involves the two main characters, Anna and Owen. They may not get along with each other when neither of them is backing down from the investigation of the missing jewels.
Let me back up a second. Apparently, Anna's older sister, Wendy, discovered a very valuable item that can be worth something, but it doesn’t belong to their father. They both discovered that the priceless item is worth a lot and was stolen years ago. And now, their father's reputation is on the line when Owen demands his great-aunt's jewelry back.
It’s a bit of a doozy between Anna and Owen. They don’t trust each other, and yet they are attractive to each other when they shouldn’t be. Both of them have baggage that doesn’t make their relationship material. And they both agreed that they wouldn’t pursue their interests together.
I already know that Anna and Owen are lying to each other. They are just gravitating toward each other, even though they don’t fully trust each other. And it’s pretty funny to read because I know these two are being delusional about their denials. I am all for it because I love it when the male love interest falls harder. It just makes the read so much juicier and angsty.
