The Bright Spot
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- Author：Jill Shalvis
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Summary
New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Sunrise Cove with a heartwarming story about the choices we make and the love we let into our lives。。。 Luna Wright is a lot of things， but sweet and trusting isn't on the list。 However， she's a sucker for the underdog and a hard-luck story。 Adopted at birth， with scant knowledge of her biological family， she's created her own inner circle， a motley crew which includes her bestie Willow， to help her run the struggling but charming Apple Ridge Farm。 With a farm-to-table café as well as a menagerie of rescued animals （complete with a baby goat who keeps escaping to the pantry to eat the secret stash of decidedly not organic potato chips）， it's the best home she's ever known。 But when the owner Silas， who they secretly call The Grinch， passes away， Luna discovers the farm is now under control of his investment manager， the enigmatic Jameson Hayes。。。。and her。 And that Silas had many， many secrets。 Now Luna's carefully controlled corner of the world is threatened and she--along with some help from her friends--has to dig deep to find true strength and the real meaning of love and family。
Reviews
Maureen Hubley
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A wonderful book could not put it down。 I recommend this book to all。
Rhonda
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Pretty good read。 I liked Luna and Jameson。 Wasn't a big fan of Willow for most of the book， but that changed。 Loved Stella！ What a hoot。 Pretty good read。 I liked Luna and Jameson。 Wasn't a big fan of Willow for most of the book， but that changed。 Loved Stella！ What a hoot。 。。。more
Cindy
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Great storyline， great characters！ Loved it！
Julie
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Thank you to Partner Bibliolifestyle， Avon Books and author Jill Shalvis for my gifted copy！ This was light， fun & funny！ A perfect feel-good romance with a great cast of characters！！
Mary
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I think I’ve read everything Jill Shalvis has written and they’ve all been wonderful。 This one might be my favourite - quirky small town， family （made or otherwise）， great animal characters， a farm。 Less drama and angst， more heart。
Deborah
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Jill SALVIS ， does it again the one line'er just make me laugh this a cute story about a women thinks she running this business on her own but find out that is not the case Jill SALVIS ， does it again the one line'er just make me laugh this a cute story about a women thinks she running this business on her own but find out that is not the case 。。。more
Susan Cabaniss
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Sometimes I’m in the mood for a cheesy romance， and sometimes they leave me a bit flat。 This was fine， but not into the “save the farm” trope， so flat it is。
Cathy Kukla
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I really enjoy reading this series， even though they are standalone books。 I enjoyed reading The Bright Spot very good story
Mari
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3。5
Peg Young
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good book， good series
Cathie
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I always love the way Jill brings love， friendship and family relationships into the books she writes。 Luna and Jameson are the perfect match to run the farm。 Jill has an amazing way of giving animals the funniest names。 Captivating story， Highly recommend any of Jill Shalvis books。
Jane
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Nice little story & heartwarming， but I felt the love-making scenes were "phoned in。" I got used to Shalvis's heat in her earlier books & liked it。 I can understand why a writer might want to move on to more story-telling books， but I'm an adult & like more heat in the books I read。 I really liked the male protag！ Nice little story & heartwarming， but I felt the love-making scenes were "phoned in。" I got used to Shalvis's heat in her earlier books & liked it。 I can understand why a writer might want to move on to more story-telling books， but I'm an adult & like more heat in the books I read。 I really liked the male protag！ 。。。more
Carol
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2024 - Sunrise Cove #5 - HB - Clapp Lib
Cheryl
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Well Jill has done it again。 As she enjoys the beautiful views of Tahoe， Jill creates the most beautiful stories。 Filled with flawed characters who hearts are so full of love。 Luna is a mess， but has a heart of gold and a special way with people。 Jamison is all numbers and analysis but looking to belong。 Maybe Silas wasn’t all bad， throwing these two together。 Loved the animals and their names。😂。 Looking forward to next exciting read。
Jessica Christensen
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This book was all that I have come to love about Jill Shalvis’s books。 The characters were a bit quirky， the sarcasm was on point， and the romance was fun and heartwarming。 I especially enjoyed the rescue animals as well。 It was a quick read， but charming and uplifting。
Nancy
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I loved the characters Luna & Jameson， the way they met & the chemistry they have。 Brought together by the death of the man that owned the farm where she manages & took him in after the loss of his Mom。 Secrets almost come between them but all the people at work （considers them as family） help her see the light。 They all work together to raise money for a balloon payment due or loose the farm。 I love Jull's writing & she hit this one out of the ball park。 You will thank yourself for reading this I loved the characters Luna & Jameson， the way they met & the chemistry they have。 Brought together by the death of the man that owned the farm where she manages & took him in after the loss of his Mom。 Secrets almost come between them but all the people at work （considers them as family） help her see the light。 They all work together to raise money for a balloon payment due or loose the farm。 I love Jull's writing & she hit this one out of the ball park。 You will thank yourself for reading this story。 。。。more
Lisa
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Charming。 Laugh out loud moments that made for a fun read。
Mel T
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One of the things I love about Jill Shalvis's writing is her unique， eclectic， and likeable characters and relatable， heartwarming storylines。 Brought together by the death of the farm's owner， Luna and Jameson are drawn together by strong chemistry and their mutual desire to see the farm succeed。 The peripheral characters， friends and found family who also work at the farm each have their own ties to the farm and challenges to overcome。 The result is a well-rounded tale of of love， friendship a One of the things I love about Jill Shalvis's writing is her unique， eclectic， and likeable characters and relatable， heartwarming storylines。 Brought together by the death of the farm's owner， Luna and Jameson are drawn together by strong chemistry and their mutual desire to see the farm succeed。 The peripheral characters， friends and found family who also work at the farm each have their own ties to the farm and challenges to overcome。 The result is a well-rounded tale of of love， friendship and family that will appeal to a broad audience。 。。。more
Sandy
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A typical Jill Shalvis story。 Good character development and good story line。 This was a great break from some of the heavier books I have been reading lately。 I am looking forward to her next release。
Joyce
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So disappointed in this book！ I have read almost all of Ms。 Shalvis books & could not finish this one。 Didn't like the repeated sex scenes， the characters were pretty vapid to me， Just did NOT enjoy it at all。 So disappointed in this book！ I have read almost all of Ms。 Shalvis books & could not finish this one。 Didn't like the repeated sex scenes， the characters were pretty vapid to me， Just did NOT enjoy it at all。 。。。more
Elaine
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Loved The Bright Spot by Jill Shalvis。
Sascha
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4 1/2With The Bright Spot， we’re returning to Sunrise Cove （and the series） on the shores of beautiful Lake Tahoe。 Luna Wright is managing an idyllic （IMHO） farm that has gardens， rescue animals， a café among other wonderful features。 The farm is owned by a grumpy old man， Silas， who has been pretty much hands off。 When Silas dies， leaving half of the farm to Luna， she discovers a stunning secret about Silas and then is equally stunned when a suit arrives in the form of Jameson Hayes。 With his a 4 1/2With The Bright Spot， we’re returning to Sunrise Cove （and the series） on the shores of beautiful Lake Tahoe。 Luna Wright is managing an idyllic （IMHO） farm that has gardens， rescue animals， a café among other wonderful features。 The farm is owned by a grumpy old man， Silas， who has been pretty much hands off。 When Silas dies， leaving half of the farm to Luna， she discovers a stunning secret about Silas and then is equally stunned when a suit arrives in the form of Jameson Hayes。 With his arrival， the true state of the farm is revealed， forcing the crew of Apple Ridge Farm to unite and innovate for the survival of the farm。Reading a Jill Shalvis book is like opening the curtains on a dreary winter’s day， letting in the sunshine to snuggle around you。 In The Bright Spot we have the addition of Dammit Ziggy， a baby goat with a mind of his own （I want a Dammit Ziggy！！！） to provide a little extra warmth and chuckles。 🐐❤💖I enjoyed the characters in The Bright Spot with Luna’s （adopted） grandmother Stella， whose quirky， nosy， fortune-telling brings laughs， being my favorite。 Least favorite was Luna’s BFF who I’ll just call Whiny Willow who lets life happen to her and then gets bitter about it。 The romance between Luna and Jameson felt right， although the necessary （is it necessary in women’s fiction though？） momentary rift diminished Luna’s character。As with all David and Goliath stories in which the underdog is fighting against someone/something much larger， The Bright Spot had that moment of warm-heartedness where everyone pulls together that just makes you feel all gooey inside。A lovely addition to an excellent series。Many thanks to Avon Books for sending me a copy。 。。。more
Jeff
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Great enjoyable read！ Never can go wrong with Jill Shalvis！
Stephanie
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Luna and her friends sound like a fun bunch。 I’m a suburbia girl so I wouldn’t want to work there but， I’d meet up with them for pizza and drinks。
Stephanie
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Thanks to Avon & Harper Voyager， plus NetGalley， for providing a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review。This sweet but predictable contemporary romance has all the quirky characters， adorable farm animals， and grumpy/sunshine~enemies-to-lovers tropes a reader could want。 Luna is adopted （although she apparently doesn't have a great relationship with her adoptive parents and only deal with her spirited and wacky grandma） and has run Apple Ridge Farm since the owner， Silas， headhunted her aw Thanks to Avon & Harper Voyager， plus NetGalley， for providing a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review。This sweet but predictable contemporary romance has all the quirky characters， adorable farm animals， and grumpy/sunshine~enemies-to-lovers tropes a reader could want。 Luna is adopted （although she apparently doesn't have a great relationship with her adoptive parents and only deal with her spirited and wacky grandma） and has run Apple Ridge Farm since the owner， Silas， headhunted her away from her previous lackluster job。 Now Silas， who turns out to have been Luna's bio grandfather， has passed away， after a year of battling secret dementia and slowly running the farm into the ground financially and cooking the books for Luna's benefit。 Silas' associate， Jameson， has swooped in to have a look at the ledgers and see if they can pay off the balloon payment on their line of credit that's due soon， or if they will have to sell the farm。What follows is a cute love story: Jameson falls hard and fast， after a life of being an unwanted street kid before being taken in by Silas， then working for him closing down unprofitable business ventures （kind of a one-man Bain Capital）。 At Apple Ridge Farm， he feels at home and needed， and starts to get close to all of the employees， but especially Luna。 Luna， for her part， hasn't really has many relationships， the last significant one ending abruptly when her now close friend， Chef， who runs the Farm's little cafe， realized he was gay。 Chef has moved on with a same-sex relationship but Luna has stayed moored in the single life， telling herself she's better off alone。If you like feel-good stories of triumph over adversity with some sizzle but no hardcore （or really even softcore） boot knocking， this one's for you。 It was cute enough and the characters were charming without being annoyingly over the top。 The B-plot of Luna's bestie， Willow， throwing her marriage onto the scrap heap before realizing her error， was a little much， but it wasn't enough to make me quit reading or even skim those pages （much）。 Cute， but predictable。 。。。more
Karen Rooff
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I'm normally a fan of Shalvis's fun and slightly trashy reads。 This book felt so forced that it was hard to suspend disbelief。 There was far too much dialogue used as plot development; it felt like I was reading a soap opera script。 I did like DZ the goat。 He was the bright spot。 I'm normally a fan of Shalvis's fun and slightly trashy reads。 This book felt so forced that it was hard to suspend disbelief。 There was far too much dialogue used as plot development; it felt like I was reading a soap opera script。 I did like DZ the goat。 He was the bright spot。 。。。more
Susan
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A very good romance。 Family and friends join together to create a beautiful future。
Beth Hommes
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Luna Wright is running Apple Ridge Farm when the owner dies。 Apple Ridge is part farm， part restaurant， part animal rescue， and part local shops。 She and Jameson Hayes， the boss’ investment manager， are each left half of the property together with a looming balloon payment。 Jameson tries to shape up the farm so that Luna and her “found family” can keep their jobs。 I especially enjoyed descriptions of the stray and abused animals that ended up on the farm。 The cast of characters include Luna’s gr Luna Wright is running Apple Ridge Farm when the owner dies。 Apple Ridge is part farm， part restaurant， part animal rescue， and part local shops。 She and Jameson Hayes， the boss’ investment manager， are each left half of the property together with a looming balloon payment。 Jameson tries to shape up the farm so that Luna and her “found family” can keep their jobs。 I especially enjoyed descriptions of the stray and abused animals that ended up on the farm。 The cast of characters include Luna’s grandmother， her best friend， and an ex-boyfriend。 They come from a variety of backgrounds but meld perfectly。 This is part of a series but it works fine as a stand alone。 My only criticism is the story is quite predictable but it is a light， fun read。 3。5 stars from me。 Thanks to NetGalley and Avon Books for the opportunity to read this ARC。 。。。more
Jenny
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4。75
Joni Mayhugh
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I feel like I am rounding up on this rating just a little。 Some of the characters were so annoying and immature that I debated not finishing the book a couple of times。
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