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A sassy, steamy and swoon worthy romance with heart. Reading a Jill Shalvis is like coming home to delicious chocolate with its perfect accompanying glass of wine while relaxing with a feel good book.

“Come on, make my day and say it,” he teased.
She covered her face. “Bit me.”
“I’d love to… Right on your client, minus the ‘e’ and the ‘n’”

Hudson Kincaid is back home after leaving his family for almost a decade to join the Army. Having survived his team member and best friend’s death and facing his own mortality he decides to go back to Cedar Ridge to repair the rift between his twin brother Hudson, and the rest of the Kincaid clan. Knowing he left under bad terms, he’s not completely sure how to go about it so he starts by renting a cabin at the edge of the lake to be close to his family but still have peace, quiet and space. What he gets though, is shared dock with a “mysterious, temperamental”and beautiful redhead spitfire.

When Sophie Marren divorced her cheating husband she only took his beloved boat with her. She didn’t count on having to live penniless, with nausea on the boat she’s been secretly “parking” on Jacob’s dock. The sexy but surly man she can’t help but rile up. The attraction between them is off the charts, but given that their pasts have stunted their hearts, both think they can’t give more than fun times for now. Can they overcome their histories in order to appreciate that they could have a wonderful future together?

I just love getting to read books from authors who I know will bring a smile to my face and cause a warm fuzzy feeling all over. Jill Shalvis is one of them. Her characters feel real and easy to relate with. The heroes are tough on the outside alpha males with a wonderful melt-your-heart inside and her heroines are strong and feisty that make the heroes work for it. With these great elements, a good plot and Jill’s skill we get a read that has everything from fun and excitement, moving tenderness, and blazing hot yumminess.

“What are you,” she asked, “one-hundred-proof testosterone and pheromones? You’ve had your fun, now move.” So he moved. Inside her.
“Like that?” the bastard asked sinfully.

Jacob was so easy to fall for. Of course he’s tough, besides his profession demanding it, having to grow up without a dad and take care of their mother was no easy feat. But he also has his vulnerabilities and he’s also such a good man who’ll gladly give the shirt of his back to help a stranger, errrr… or a sexy, mouthy woman who constantly keeps him on his toes. He’s also realized he made a young, immature mistake, is flagellating himself for it while trying to fix it.

Even though she feels she completely lost herself during her failed marriage and was definitely in shambles after it, she’s a hoot. She’s snarky, strong and vivacious and I really liked her paired up with Jacob.

“Shut up,” she said. Jacob pulled back, a brow raise.
“Not you! … My inner voice … Ignore her. She’s a b!tch.”

Of course they both have insecurities they have to overcome but the back and forth between them was amusing and flirty, and the chemistry was addictively explosive. I loved how Jacob saw all her qualities and how they were both open and honest. I was happily surprised that it was Jacob who first opened up to Sophie about his feelings towards her.

“You keep forgetting to hurry,” she complained.
“I’m not really into hurrying.”
“What are you into?”
“Slow. Long. Hard. Hot. Dirty…”

Being this a series, I loved having the characters from past books back. Yes the entire Kincaid family was there to welcome Jacob home. I especially liked the reconciliation with Jacob. Although I did miss the underwear shenanigans.

Nobody But You is the third book in the Cedar Ridge series by Jill Shalvis. It is a standalone, full-length, contemporary romance full of fun banter, super sexy bits and sweet touching moments that will bring a smile to your face. Told from both points of view, with an awesome happy ending epilogue.

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* I was given an ARC of this book courtesy of the author via NetGalley. The excerpts are from that copy. *

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kendalmoreno's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nicolerko's review

5.0

This book hooked me in right from the beginning and resulted in a book hangover. The flow of the book is so well written that I found myself just gobbling it up and found I was half way through. The characters are just engaging. I so loved Sophie's snark. I also loved that when life knocked her down she got right back up again. Then you have Jacob, boy is he swoon worthy. He's bad ass solider, but the way he treats Sophie shows you his true character. Jacob is coming home after years of being away and he needs to find his place in his family again. Then he runs into Sophie and his life is forever changed. The things Sophie has happen to her makes you think she in streak of bad luck, but just maybe her luck changes because she's got the attention of Jacob. I found myself laughing a lot in this one. The banter and arguments between Jacob and Sophie are so entertaining. I love this series and can't wait to read the next book.

karlabrandenburg's review against another edition

5.0

Another stellar book by Jill Shalvis. In this third of the Cedar Ridge series, we finally meet Jacob Kincaid, the twin who ran away to play GI Joe, away from his family and the twin who disowned him for leaving. Yep, that's gonna leave a mark on someone.

Enter Sophie. Fiery redhead, complete with the temperament. Divorced from a lying, cheating man everyone loves to hate, her spark and determination lights a fire inside Jacob. As usual in a Jill Shalvis novel, the chemistry is incendiary, their awareness of each other despite their brokenness and resolve not to become attached pulls them together. Two extremely damaged people who find healing through each other. I love how Ms. Shalvis shows human spirit, two people who have been through emotional hell and stand tall to reclaim their lives. Jacob may be my favorite of the Kincaids.

The end took a turn I wasn't expecting. I'd half expected Sophie to sell the boat and buy the down-on-its-luck resort, but the machinations of the "karma seeker" worked so much better, even if it was a 180 for that character.

For fans of Jill Shalvis, this is another keeper.