Sunday, January 13, 2013

Aloha to Jill Shalvis and INSTANT GRATIFICATION



The Hawaiian word of the day is 

'ahu'ula

It is feather cloak, a symbol of high rank worn by male chiefs.

Al Harrington, as Mamo Kahike (right) is wearing a replica 'ahu'ula on H50's Season Two, Kupale (Defender).
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The "male chiefs" in Jill Shalvis' Wilder Adventure series are brothers Cam, Stone, and TJ.   Their "feather cloaks" are backpacks for hiking, climbing, kayaking ... and flirting.   Kensington Brava offered me the chance to review Book 2, INSTANT GRATIFICATION, and Book 3, INSTANT TEMPTATION.   Today I feature INSTANT GRATIFICATION ... come back on Friday for INSTANT TEMPTATION.

Jill at RWA/2012 in LA

INSTANT GRATIFICATION is an "opposites attract" story ...

The Doctor Is In Deep

Wishful, California, is 3000 miles from Dr. Emma Sinclair’s last job in a New York City ER. It may as well be another galaxy. Here, running her father’s clinic for a summer, Emma treats bee stings, stomach flu, and the occasional pet cat. Plus, she has to contend with patients like Stone Wilder: gorgeous, laid-back, and irritating beyond belief. The man laughs at her. A lot. And Emma loathes him. All except that tiny part of her that wants to throw him on her examining table and break every doctor-patient rule in the book. . .

When Stone tries to help Emma learn to loosen up a bit, he pictures white-water rafting or scenic mountain hikes. Not a mind-blowing affair that shakes them both to the core. Emma’s sure she has no place in a town like Wishful, but Stone knows different. Emma belongs here—in this town, in his life. And convincing this strong-minded, stubborn, sexy woman of that fact will be a challenge no Wilder man could resist. . .

I could tempt Jill with Coco Puffs ....

I read Jill's journal (blog) with humorous musings of life in the mountains ... and cookies.  INSTANT GRATIFICATION takes place in the mountains ... and the hero impresses the heroine with a bag of cookies.   It was crystal clear as Hidden Lake (in the book) that INSTANT GRATIFICATION is a story from Jill's heart, soul, and surroundings.    I have met Jill several times at the RWA National Conferences - she is as heartfelt in person as her stories are to readers!  I posted my four star review of INSTANT GRATIFICATION on Amazon (at this link) and Goodreads (at this link).  I am giving away a print copy of INSTANT GRATIFICATION to one randomly selected commenter.  To enter the giveaway,

1.  Leave a comment about what you would do with the Wilder Brothers - hike?  bike?  rock climbing?  Or skinny dipping in Hidden Lake?  I like to hike and soak up the scenery!

2.  Comments are open through Saturday, January 19, 10 pm in Hawaii.  I'll post the winner on Sunday, January 20.

Mahalo,

Kim in Hawaii

To learn more about Jill, her books, and her "I love Lucy" moments on her blog, check out her website at jillshalvis.com.


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34 comments:

  1. <3 Absolutely love following Jill on facebook. The hotness in the pictures and witty funny posts always puts a smile on my face.

    Hrm.. skinny dipping in a hidden lake sounds fun. But since I don't swim.. he would have to give me swimming lessons. LOL

    Raonaid at gmail dot com

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  2. Skinny dipping in Hidden Lake would't be too bad or hiking in the springtime. Only one brother, though!

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  3. Well, I'm not much of a swimmer but I still pick skinny dipping lol. Love Jill's books!

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  5. Skinny dipping!!!!!

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  6. I think I would go with hiking and skinny dipping on the side.

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  8. Swimming sounds good, whoo, ove Jill's books, whoo
    Kimh

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  9. skinning dipping sounds fun, but so is a good hike ;)

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  10. I would love to go hiking with the Wilder brothers.

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  11. I think I would want to go hiking.

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  12. I'd be up for a hike. No question.

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  16. Skinny dipping... used to do it at slumber parties !!!

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  17. Hmm...that's hard because I am definitely not an outdoor kind of girl, so I'm going to have to go with skinny dipping.

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  18. I am new to Jill's books and have some catching up to do. But I would definitely do a bit of skinny dipping and camping.

    Mel
    bournmelissa at hotmail dot com

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  19. hiking maybe since not a big outdorr kind of girl..

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  20. I'd like to sit in the great outdoors and nature watch while sharing a box of your coco puffs...or maybe some Wilder cookies and coffee. Cute post, Kim.

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  21. A nice picnic by the lake an a lot of skinny dipping later on. :)
    Those Cocoa Puffs have my mouth watering.
    Carol L.
    Lucky4750 (at) aol (dot) com

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  22. I think I would prefer skinny dipping, fishing, and camping.

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  23. I'd go for a hike and a picnic - then maybe a dip!

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  24. thanks for the fun post! I'm w/ Di... hiking, then a picnic and a cool off in the lake :)

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  25. I would just soak up the scenery, sunbathe, then take a dip in the lake.

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  26. I prefer camping, and fishing.. on the lake. it would be great.

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  27. ROck climbing and canoeing both sounds fun.

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  29. Maybe hiking to hidden lake to go skinny dipping. All three sound like fun if I have the right company.

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  30. If no one going to know, might as well go skinny dipping. Seriously.

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  31. I can't pronounce the word of the day...and every time you post that picture of coco puffs I really really want one!!!

    Ah Jill Shalvis, one of the very few contemporary writers I love! And so I know her characters are always fun, maybe after you crack the outer shell, so I would go skinny dipping! Oh la la!

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  33. I would pick hiking since my whole family enoys it.

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