The Sweetheart List
A Novel
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4.5 • 267 Ratings
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- $1.99
Publisher Description
What makes life sweet?
Freshly baked breadA cool lake on a hot summer dayThe comfort of a cozy bookstoreSecond chances and new beginnings
When Harper Shaw’s life falls apart, she knows it’s time for a change. She removes everything that doesn’t spark joy—from her soul-sucking job to eating kale to making lists—and sets off for the last place she was happy, Lake Tahoe (who wouldn’t feel good there, right?) to fulfill her dream of opening her own bakery.
With her Sugar Pine Bakery in between a tavern, owned by sexy, grumpy Bodie Campbell, and a bookstore, run by her new BFF, she feels a peace she’s never experienced since…well, forever.. Then she meets Ivy, a teenage runaway, who barrels into her heart. She sees a lot of herself in Ivy and takes her under her wing, but the teenager has secrets…
When those secrets explode, it changes Harper’s new world, and she’ll learn, it’s never too late to start over, it’s never too late to figure out your life, and best of all, it’s never too late to let yourself believe in love.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Shalvis's adorable fourth Sunrise Cove romance (after The Backup Plan) matches a surly bartender with a skeptical baker. After a bad breakup, Harper Shaw relocates to Lake Tahoe with her dog and her mother's recipes in tow. She's excited to open a bakery and make a fresh start—and it's just icing on the cake that the building she rents for her business is right next to the bar owned by her hot landlord, Bodie Campbell. Sexy and surly Bodie is not looking for a relationship, so his repeated run-ins with his gorgeous and too-nice neighbor grate. Things get more complicated when Harper takes in teenage runaway Ivy, to whom she provides a roof and baking lessons unaware that Ivy has ulterior motives for visiting town that have everything to do with Bodie. The trio slowly become a makeshift family, with both Harper and Ivy fully embraced by Bodie's rambunctious, close-knit clan—but what will happen when Ivy's secrets come to light? This charming tale is just as welcoming as the cozy small-town community within which it's set, and Shalvis hits the perfect blend of sweet and spicy. Readers will be thrilled.
Customer Reviews
Makes you laugh and love ❤️
I loved this book! Right from the beginning you knew it would be good. The characters jump out at you and you can’t wait to find out how they all come together! Jill Shalvis is truly great at capturing my attention with humor and characters that seem so real you just want to find them and hang out! With the Sweetheart List it was love at first sight, just like with Harper and Bodie!! Enjoy!!
Exceptional read!
The Sweetheart List is a story filled with so many relationships: sibling, parental romantic and with the past. Jill Shalvis has written an exceptional book featuring all. I fell in love with the Campbell Family and the special bond between the siblings and their mother. Bodie is the second oldest son and has recently experienced some life altering events which have brought him back home. Harper come to the Tahoe area to start over. It is the last place she ever felt happy. Ivy is a run away that shows up in the area and survives with Harper’s help. The journey of their lives converge into a beautiful story in Sunrise Cove. I read this captivating story straight through. Just couldn’t put it down. A must read from this 5 star author!
Harper ❤️ Bodie
Beautifully written story about finding joy, opening your heart to love, and being a part of a loving family. Nothing and no one is perfect, it’s being human. Kindness and honesty are necessary to build positive relationships. Family is helping each other overcome adversity and having forgiveness for each others mistakes. Another wonderful Sunrise Cove story.