Instant Gratification

By Jill Shalvis

Welcome to Wishful, California, where the air is mountain clean, the people are small-town friendly and the wide-open spaces are perfect for a woman wanting to reinvent herself.
 
THE WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART
 
There was a time when Dr. Emma Sinclair wanted to challenge herself, sharpen her medical skills by plunging into the relentless pace of a New York City ER. But she was younger then. Now she’s not that much older, but at least she’s wise enough to jump at the chance to run her father’s clinic for a summer in the Sierra Nevadas. Here she treats bee stings, stomach flu, and the occasional pet cat. She also contends with patients like Stone Wilder, laid-back and well-aware of his good looks—and irritating beyond belief. The man laughs at her. And Emma loathes him. Partly because she can’t resist his smile and the gleam in his eyes . . .
 
As co-owner of Wilder Adventures and Expeditions, Stone knows when he sees a fish out of water. He also knows how to put it back in the water. When he tries to help Emma loosen up a bit, he pictures white-water rafting or scenic mountain hikes. He never bargained for a much more intimate encounter. Still, 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. Convincing her is a challenge he was born to take . . .
 
“Jill Shalvis sweeps you away.”
—Cherry Adair

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Nov 6, 2012
• ISBN: 9780758284167

Jill Shalvis

New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis lives in a small town in the Sierras full of quirky characters. Any resemblance to the quirky characters in her books is, um, mostly coincidental. Look for Jill’s bestselling, award-winning novels wherever books are sold and visit her website, jillshalvis.com, for a complete book list and daily blog detailing her city-girl-living-in-the-mountains adventures.

Reviews for Instant Gratification

[creativejunkie · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I really liked this author at first, but now it's like I'm reading the same recycled plot lines, dialogue & phrasing over and over again. Probably didn't help that I started with her newer books and worked my way backward...

[zosiacanberra · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

There’s something about this author’s writing I love so much. Many writers can be ‘hit or miss’, but for me Jill Shalvis is always a winner. Her writing is hilarious, light-hearted, and yet always manages to deal with major emotions and different relationships. This is the second book in the Wilder Brothers trilogy, and while it holds up nicely on its own, you should really read the books in order (you won’t regret it). First of all, the cover is creepy. The other two Wilder Brothers covers are just great. But this one…if you see it in full size the guy has frightening black eyes like something from a science fiction movie. Don't let it turn you off, and when you read, make sure you imagine someone who isn't from Star Wars. Big brother TJ, middle brother Stone and baby brother Cam run ‘Wilder Adventures’ in the Sierras. They take people on adventure trips of all kinds. This book is about Stone – the one who keeps everyone together and the one who takes on responsibility for everyone in his life. Emma Sinclair is a doctor from New York, and returns to her small mountain hometown to keep her father’s small practice going while the man recovers from a heart attack. She’s the absolute, complete opposite of Stone, and it’s hard work getting the two of them together. Jill Shalvis writes contemporary romance – no suspense or paranormal stuff in sight. I love all genres, but straight contemporary is a subgenre I have trouble finding good books in. This series is especially great because you have so much fun while reading. Shalvis’ characters are never carbon copies of each other. Stone is an excellent businessman, great at restoring houses, fantastic at adventure sport. He’s also terrified of needles – he used superglue on a gash on his face so he wouldn’t need to get stitches. He’s so busy making plans for everyone else he’s run out of time to do the things he wants. But he’s determined to show Emma she might just be able to find a place of her own in the small community. Emma is uptight – a serious planner – and has absolutely no idea about all the things that happened between her parents. She arrives in town full of assumptions about everybody and everything, and she has a lot of learning to do. She’s strong enough to admit when she’s wrong – which is quite the admirable quality in a heroine. I absolutely adored the first book in the series, Instant Attraction – ditto for the third book, Instant Temptation. If you read one of these books you should read them all. They’re all self-contained stories, but there’s a lot more to this town to find out. This might be Jill Shalvis’ best series, and I can’t wait to see what she comes up with next.

[kmartin802_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Dr. Emma Sinclair is back in Wishful, California, taking over her father's clinic while he recovers from a heart attack. She hasn't been back since her mother took her to New York City when she was six. She has only seen him a few times in her life. Her mother was determined that Emma would be a success in New York. But now her mother has died from cancer, leaving Emma bereft and lonely. However, that doesn't mean she wants to bury herself in Wishful. As soon as her father recovers, she's going to leave and never look back.Stone Wilder is a co-owner of Wilder Adventures and Expeditions with his cousins. Stone has a totally different take on Emma's father and he knows things she doesn't. When he needs emergency medical attention, his brother brings him to Emma's clinic where they meet each other. Stone's needle phobia and conviction that all he needs is a band-aid gives Emma a bit of a challenge. But her tough as nails New York persona wins the day - and Stone's heart.He doesn't have an easy task wooing Emma. She doesn't know how to relax and doesn't really want to learn. It takes all his efforts, and the efforts of other town people, to convince Emma to open up and give Wishful and her father a chance. I enjoyed the characters in this one. Both are caretakers though Emma has managed to keep everything impersonal and keep herself isolated from emotion. I also liked the setting and the side characters and look forward to reading more of their stories.