Rainy Day Friends: A Novel
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HarperCollins , 2018.
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Following the USA Today bestseller, Lost and Found Sisters, comes Rainy Day Friends, Jill Shalvis’ moving story of heart, loss, betrayal, and friendship.

Six months after Lanie Jacobs’ husband’s death, it’s hard to imagine anything could deepen her sense of pain and loss. But then Lanie discovers she isn’t the only one grieving his sudden passing. A serial adulterer, he left behind several other women who, like Lanie, each believe she was his legally wedded wife. 

Rocked by the infidelity, Lanie is left to grapple with searing questions. How could she be so wrong about a man she thought she knew better than anyone? Will she ever be able to trust another person?  Can she even trust herself?

Desperate to make a fresh start, Lanie impulsively takes a job at the family-run Capriotti Winery. At first, she feels like an outsider among the boisterous Capriottis. With no real family of her own, she’s bewildered by how quickly they all take her under their wing and make her feel like she belongs. Especially Mark Capriotti, a gruffly handsome Air Force veteran turned deputy sheriff who manages to wind his way into Lanie’s cold, broken heart—along with the rest of the clan.

Everything is finally going well for her, but the arrival of River Green changes all that. The fresh-faced twenty-one-year old seems as sweet as they come…until her dark secrets come to light—secrets that could destroy the new life Lanie’s only just begun to build.

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eBook
Street Date
06/19/2018
Language
English
ISBN
9780062448156

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Publisher's Weekly Review

Shalvis entices with sensuous romance and a touch of humor as one woman's journey of healing takes her to a California winery. Lanie Jacobs is devastated first by the death of her husband, Kyle, and then by the discovery that he was married to other women while married to her. Looking for a change, she takes a job as a graphic artist at the Capriotti Winery. Lanie is surprised and reluctantly charmed by the boisterous and welcoming Capriotti family members, who are led by matriarch Cora. Though Lanie is wary of men, she cannot help her attraction to Cora's son, Mark, a single deputy sheriff with two adorable twin daughters. As Lanie and Mark are irresistibly drawn to each other, their romantic interludes sizzle with passion, though the wounds from their pasts leave them reluctant to seek a lasting relationship. Lanie adjusts to life with the members of the Capriotti family as she befriends new employee River Green, a pregnant young woman with secrets of her own. Lanie struggles to decide whether she can remove the barriers around her heart for a chance at true happiness. With a fast pace and a lovely mix of romance and self-discovery, Shalvis's novel is chock-full of magnetic characters and seamless storytelling, rich with emotions, and impossible to put down. Agent: Robin Rue, Writers' House. (June) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Library Journal Review

Newly widowed graphic designer Lanie Jacobs discovers that she was not her husband's only wife; multiple women have come forward demanding insurance money after his death. She's hoping to recover in a beautiful, peaceful vineyard setting and is quickly enfolded into the large and lively Capriotti family and staff at the Capriotti Winery. Tall, attractive Mark Capriotti leads a busy life working as a deputy sheriff and being a single dad. He is increasingly attracted to Lanie despite guarding his heart from the pain of his wife leaving him and their twin girls to explore the world. River Brown, young and very pregnant, arrives at the winery and the Capriottis take her in and provide a job with room and board. As she gets closer to Lanie, she is guilt-ridden because she is not at the winery by chance. VERDICT This second book in the "Wildstone" series (after Lost and Found Sisters) displays best-selling author Shalvis's knack for creating witty, humorous, warmhearted characters dealing with complex emotional situations. Fans of Susan Mallery or Kristan Higgins will be adding this to their stack of summer beach reads. [See Prepub Alert, 12/11/17.]-Joy Gunn, Paseo Verde Lib., -Henderson, NV © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Shattered by her husband's death and news of his adultery, Lanie Jacobs opts for major change by working at the family-run Capriotti Winery. What about that ruggedly good-looking Mark Capriotti? With a 150,000-copy first printing.

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Library Journal Reviews

Newly widowed graphic designer Lanie Jacobs discovers that she was not her husband's only wife; multiple women have come forward demanding insurance money after his death. She's hoping to recover in a beautiful, peaceful vineyard setting and is quickly enfolded into the large and lively Capriotti family and staff at the Capriotti Winery. Tall, attractive Mark Capriotti leads a busy life working as a deputy sheriff and being a single dad. He is increasingly attracted to Lanie despite guarding his heart from the pain of his wife leaving him and their twin girls to explore the world. River Brown, young and very pregnant, arrives at the winery and the Capriottis take her in and provide a job with room and board. As she gets closer to Lanie, she is guilt-ridden because she is not at the winery by chance. VERDICT This second book in the "Wildstone" series (after Lost and Found Sisters) displays best-selling author Shalvis's knack for creating witty, humorous, warmhearted characters dealing with complex emotional situations. Fans of Susan Mallery or Kristan Higgins will be adding this to their stack of summer beach reads. [See Prepub Alert, 12/11/17.]—Joy Gunn, Paseo Verde Lib., Henderson, NV

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Publishers Weekly Reviews

Shalvis entices with sensuous romance and a touch of humor as one woman's journey of healing takes her to a California winery. Lanie Jacobs is devastated first by the death of her husband, Kyle, and then by the discovery that he was married to other women while married to her. Looking for a change, she takes a job as a graphic artist at the Capriotti Winery. Lanie is surprised and reluctantly charmed by the boisterous and welcoming Capriotti family members, who are led by matriarch Cora. Though Lanie is wary of men, she cannot help her attraction to Cora's son, Mark, a single deputy sheriff with two adorable twin daughters. As Lanie and Mark are irresistibly drawn to each other, their romantic interludes sizzle with passion, though the wounds from their pasts leave them reluctant to seek a lasting relationship. Lanie adjusts to life with the members of the Capriotti family as she befriends new employee River Green, a pregnant young woman with secrets of her own. Lanie struggles to decide whether she can remove the barriers around her heart for a chance at true happiness. With a fast pace and a lovely mix of romance and self-discovery, Shalvis's novel is chock-full of magnetic characters and seamless storytelling, rich with emotions, and impossible to put down. Agent: Robin Rue, Writers' House. (June)

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Shalvis, J. (2018). Rainy Day Friends: A Novel . HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Shalvis, Jill. 2018. Rainy Day Friends: A Novel. HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Shalvis, Jill. Rainy Day Friends: A Novel HarperCollins, 2018.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Shalvis, J. (2018). Rainy day friends: a novel. HarperCollins.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Shalvis, Jill. Rainy Day Friends: A Novel HarperCollins, 2018.

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