Lost and Found Sisters by Jill Shalvis

Lost and Found Sisters (Lost and Found Sisters, #1) (Wildstone, #1)

by Jill Shalvis

They say life can change in an instant…


After losing her sister in a devastating car accident, chef Quinn Weller is finally getting her life back on track. She appears to have it all: a loving family, a dream job in one of L.A.'s hottest eateries, and a gorgeous boyfriend. So why does she feel like she's looking for a missing piece she can’t find?

Then when a lawyer tracks down Quinn and reveals a bombshell secret and a mysterious inheritance that only she can claim, the shocking revelation washes over her like a tidal wave. Quinn gives up her job, home, and boyfriend and heads up the coast to her small hometown of Wildstone, California. Though she doesn’t quite fit in right away, she can’t help but be drawn to the town’s simple pleasures…and the handsome, dark-haired stranger who offers friendship with no questions asked.

As Quinn settles in, she discovers the inheritance isn’t a house or money, but rather something earthshattering, something that will make her question everything she thought she knew about herself and her family. Now, with a world of possibilities opening up to Quinn, she must decide if this new life is the one she was always meant to have.

“Something totally different for your beach read this year—and you’re going to love it.”

—Bustle

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3 of 5 stars

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In this new series by Jill Shalvis we're introduced to Wildstone, Ca. A small coastal town that has seen better times but who's residents are nosey, comical and willing to help a lost soul discover who she is and where she belongs.

Quinn's life is flipped upside down when she's sought out by a Harry Potter looking lawyer and told that she had an inheritance from a woman she barely knows, discovering not only that she's adopted but also has a teenage sister. Desperate to understand, she travels to Wildstone where she finds herself surrounded by the quirky townspeople and one very hot resident at the local B & B.

Quinn was lovable. Almost from the moment we meet her on the page, I liked her. I loved her quirks, her sarcasm and quick remarks, along with her ability to like those that should be unlikable. Despite not knowing what she wanted to do after discovering her adoption and a sister, she managed to put Tilly first (even if she didn't want to). She was determined to do what she needed to for Tilly and do it herself to prove to both of them they could do this. It was hard not to love her, even when she tried to keep herself closed off from being hurt.

The romance between Quinn and Mick was fun. They laughed, they supported each other, and grew to rely on one another. But what I missed in this romance was the sexiness that I've grown to love in a Jill Shalvis book. These two were playful with each other, but we never really saw that side of them in the bedroom, which I missed.

As with any book by this author, the secondary characters sometimes steal the show. Lena is a character that I hope gets her own book soon. She came off so unlikeable at first, but I found myself liking her the more we saw her (just like Quinn). I'm hoping she and Boomer someway, somehow find a HEA soon.

LOST AND FOUND SISTERS is a perfect beach read. You'll laugh, you'll smile and it will tug on those heartstrings, all the while wishing Wildstone was close to real.

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