Slick and Daniella's Two-fer reviews posted on Guilty Pleasures 
 SLICK'S REVIEW - 4.75 Stars and PUREST DELIGHT AWARD 
 It is official; Lucky Harbor is now on my short list of places for me and the hubby to live. I liked Lucky Harbor in the first three books, but in Jill Shavis' latest book, Lucky in Love, I am in love with this town and its nutty residents. I want to dine at the Eat Me cafe, go for ice cream on the boardwalk, have a romantic night at the Lucky Harbor B&B, and have a drink and play a game of pool at the Love Shack. Most of all, I want to help Lucille update the Lucky Harbor Facebook page! 
 I've read most of Jill's backlist and recently reviewed a few of her books and every time I start to read one, I wonder if this will be the book that lets me down. I mean, at some point in everyone's career (no matter what it is) you don't meet everyone's expectations. Let me just state for the record, this book did NOT let me down. Not by a long shot. Jill never ceases to amaze me with her quirky characters, witty banter, hot heroes, interesting heroines, and smoldering love scenes. Somehow she manages to put all of that in every single book she writes! I truly admire someone who can continue to deliver top notch stories year after year. 
 Ty Garrison (aka Mysterious Hot Guy) is an ex-Navy Seal medic currently rehabilitating in Lucky Harbor. He's very much a loner, an adrenaline junkie, loves working with his hands, and avoids relationships of all shapes and sizes. Because of his job as a government contractor doing very dangerous work, he doesn't want or need any emotional attachments. He limits his contact in Lucky Harbor to Matt Bowers (an acquaintance since basic training), Josh Scott (the doctor overseeing his recovery), and Amy Michaels (a waitress at the cafe). 
 Mallory Quinn is an ER nurse with a vision for better health care in Lucky Harbor. She's smart, tough, caring, and driven. A traumatic event when she was 16 has shaped her into the person she is today. Always deemed the "good girl", Mallory has decided she wants to take a walk on the wild side. During a freak spring snow storm in which she administers first aid to Ty, she decides she wants to take that walk with him. 
 At a fundraiser for the hospital Ty suddenly finds himself thrust into the role as Mallory's date, these two wind up enjoying the night and each other. Because Mallory is a hometown girl and Ty has been the fascination of many of Lucky Harbor's residents their affair does not go unnoticed. Nope throughout this book, their liaison is featured prominently on the town's Facebook page! 
 Both Ty and Mallory have issues during their time together. Ty finds himself experiencing feelings, not only for Mallory but others in the town. He doesn't like it and it keeps him closed off (like refusing to stay overnight). Mallory, despite knowing Ty will eventually leave, realizes she's becoming too attached and she pushes Ty away more than once. Their path to happily ever after is not an easy one, but it makes for very interesting reading with some town excitement thrown into the mix. During the story, I love how Ty always seems to know Mallory needs him and he's there to back her up. I also love how Mallory accepts all the layers to Ty and doesn't shy away from him though he always expects her to. 
 Jill Shavis has once again created a book I want to crawl inside and be a part of. While I love Ty and Mallory, all of the other characters in this book add so much to their story. Their story would not be the same without their well meaning but overbearing friends, Mallory's crazy but loving family, not to mention the Granny gang headed up by Lucille. The one disappointment in this book, and it really is a small one, was that we didn't really get to "see" the characters from the original three books in this series. One of the reasons I love series books so much is they tend to back and "check in" with previous characters. Jill didn't really do that in this book. I'm guessing it's because she wanted this book to be able to stand on its own two feet. While I understand that, I missed "seeing" Maggie, Tara, and Chloe. That being said, Lucky in Love is another fantastic offering from Jill Shavis and I'm more than happy to highly recommend this fun read. In addition, I'm already looking forward to the next two books coming out in June and July!! 
 Daniella's Review - 4 Stars and A TRUE GEM Award 
 Lucky in Love, A Lucky Harbor novel by Jill Shalvis is a book that can definitely stand on its own. There is a need to read the other books in this series because she is just that good of a writer, but no need to read them if you think you will be lost since this is Book 4, because you will understand everything in this book. Ms. Shalvis is wonderful at explaining to the reader who people are who are mentioned as past tense throughout the book (those characters that are no longer around during the time frame of this book). 
 The lead female, Mallory Quinn, is a spunky and quick witted RN who is written in a way that, while I was reading the book, I was saying to myself "you go girl and that's exactly what I would have said". She is refreshing to read about. She is hugely devoted to her perfectly crazy family and friends, and she knows they are "crazy". I love how she would argue with herself and say things to herself she would never say out loud because she has the "stigma" of always being the dependable and reliable one. I found myself laughing out loud while reading it because there are some very funny scenes and commentaries. We get introduced to her two cohorts very quickly and their characters stay in the forefront of the entire story which is the way best friends are supposed to be, right? 
 The lead male, Ty Garrison, is a former military man recovering from an accident and trying to stay away from Mallory while recovering. You can almost see him hitting his head on the wall and rolling his eyes at the fact that staying away isn't an option. His two closest buddies (do guys call each other best friends?) are also characters in the forefront throughout the story which lends to some funny conversations, as well. Ty is fascinating to read. He is usually (like Mallory) talking and arguing with himself, allowing us to fall in love with him and wanting to smack him all at the same time. 
 The entire book from the opening scene to the end flows so well and gives you another view of the town of Lucky Harbor. The other supporting characters are a wonderfully eccentric group of men and women that are found in any town, small or large. Kudos to Ms. Shalvis, she has done a wonderful job introducing us to more of Lucky Harbor - now if I could only find it on a map......sigh.