Instant Attraction

By Jill Shalvis

A city girl looking for love and adventure hopes her wishes will come true in Wishful, California—in this romance by the New York Times–bestselling author.
 
Numbers cruncher Katie Kramer has been a good girl all her life and yet she’s never found a place to fit in. So now, at rock bottom and her wit’s end, she’s wishing for some good karma. Staring up at the night sky—which is barely visible in LA—she falls asleep dreaming about a twinkling, falling star, and makes three wishes: The first is to experience a real-life adventure complete with amazingly athletic feats and danger. The second is for some good sex. And the third is to belong. Really belong somewhere. Anywhere.
 
The next day Katie reads an ad about a small, far-away mountain town named Wishful, and an expedition company that needs a bookkeeper. Could it be a dream come true? When Katie arrives in the quirky little town, she finds the Getaway Inn . . . and Cameron Wilder. Cam’s lived a thousand lifetimes in his thirty years, and there’s so much he wants to show Katie. Most of all that there’s no way to escape karma.
 
“Jill Shalvis sweeps you away.”—Cherry Adair

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kensington Books
• Release date: Oct 24, 2011
• ISBN: 9780758279194

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 Attraction

[jjmachshev_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Need a break from historical or paranormal romance? Like brooding, sexy heroes, humor, and spicy sex? Try "Instant Attraction" by Jill Shalvis.Katie is the sole survivor of a horrible bridge collapse. Thirty people died, she alone survived. After her recovery, she's determined to live life 'full out'. So she gassed up her car and drove north. Now she's taken a temporary job at Wilder Adventures and Expeditions; and it comes with housing. The mountains are very different from LA and oh so beautiful and the nightmares are slowing down too! But being awakened in the middle of the night by a gorgeous stranger may just be a bit too dangerous for her...of course, he is really hot!Cameron was a world-famous extreme snow-boarder...until the accident that nearly took his life. After a year of trying to find something, anything to 'feel' for, he returns home to find a sexy woman sleeping in his bed! Suddenly Cameron is feeling lots of things...none of them comfortable and most assuredly dangerous to his state of mind.Hot, humorous, and just flat-out fun to read. When Jill Shalvis' 'hits' with me, it's a homerun and this one is definitely a hit for me. Of course, now I'll have to buy the upcoming stories about the other two Wilder brothers, the first of which is scheduled to release in June 2009.

[zosiacanberra · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is the brilliant first book in the Wilder trilogy, and boy does it ever get the series off to a great start! Cam and Katie are a fantastic couple, both struggling to come to terms with traumas in their lives, in different ways. Jill Shalvis does an excellent job of portraying how difficult it is for an elite athlete to come to terms with losing the only thing that defines their life. It is not the same as simply losing a job - it’s losing everything you are and ever wanted to be - and I’m glad she made his struggle so realistic. Wow! As it always is in a Jill Shalvis book, the humour is great, the dialogue witty, the love scenes steamy, and the characters so much fun. The part where Katie got drunk had me laughing out loud! I just loved Katie in general - her determination to try everything, not be afraid of things. And Cam was such a great guy, especially considering the life he’s lead up until he meets Katie. This was a brilliant, fun book, and well worth the time, as are the other two in the Wilder brothers series.

[karla9brandenburg · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I have yet to read a Jill Shalvis book I don't like.

Katie has survived a bridge collapse, in fact she is the sole survivor. So what does she do? Takes off to LIVE her life rather than walk blindly through it. And she finds the adventure of a lifetime in snowboarder Cameron Wilder.

Cameron Wilder has survived a near-death experience of his own, but rather than embrace his second chance, he looks at what he's lost, rather than what he still has.

Together, they combust under the sexual attraction that pulls them together, and in a surprising twist of who's more emotionally scarred than who, they must find a way to move on toward their happily ever after.

For me, the success of Jill Shalvis's novels lies in her depth of character, in seeing right into their souls, and in some cases, seeing through the eyes of the people around them, past the lies the characters tell themselves. Adventurous, sexy, and heart-warming.

[rtb_3 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Reviewed by CKBook provided by the author for reviewReview originally posted at Romancing the BookKatie Cramer runs away from her dull life “balls out,” after a near fatal accident. Looking for the adventure she had never allowed herself, Katie answers an ad for a temporary office manager at Wilder Adventures in the town of Wishful. Imagine her reaction when, during the first night in her cabin she awakens to see ruggedly handsome Olympic champion Cam Wilder standing over her bed!Wilder has returned from a year-long journey to find himself following a life shattering snowboarding wreck. His two brothers, Stone and T.J., and Aunt Annie who raised him, are thrilled to have him home and put him right to work at the family business Wilder Adventures—where neither he nor Katie can escape one another.The story follows Cam and Katie’s battle against the growing attraction between them. The two face obstacles from every direction as they fight to take back their lives and find passion and love along the way. Of course there is the formula ex-girlfriend to complicate matters and one family crisis after another to keep the plot moving. Did I mention that there is lots of hot sex between the couple?Instant Attraction had me turning the pages to see if and how the couple would succeed, and I must admit I could not put it down. The only thing that niggled at total enjoyment was Shavis’ obsession with green eyes and Cam’s amazing body. I found myself wanting to say “Okay, I get it. I get it!” It wasn’t so bad that it stopped me from plowing through the novel in only two days, though.For anyone looking for a romantic read with plenty of action, warmth and some big smiles, I can tell you this—Shavis next novel is a sequel involving Cam’s brother Stone, and I have every intention of reading it.

[amdrane2 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I absolutely loved this book! There's really nothing better then three strong, sexy outdoorsy men. I can not wait to read Stone's book.

[cranberrytarts · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Good contemporary romance with a sexy hero, strong heroine, fun setting w/ good supporting characters. Recommended

[beckymmoe_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I'm not entirely sure what it is about this book that made it three instead of four stars--can't really put my finger on specific problems. I liked it a lot, but didn't love it. Maybe Cameron was just a bit two whiny about his fate? Katie just a little too perky? The entire relationship a tad too rushed? I'm not sure. Ultimately, I guess just didn't like it as much as I liked Animal Attraction, the only other Jill Shalvis novel I've read so far. I'll keep my eyes open for the others in the series, as I did enjoy the characters of the other two brothers, but they're not at the very top of my list.

[dawn772 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The beginning and plot of this story were pretty good but they fought their attraction too much and rehash their problems rather than heal and grow. Cameron returns home months after his major accident to find accountant Katie in his bed.