All I Want by Jill Shalvis

Berkley Publishing, October 2015

REVIEW:

Shalvis’ blend of humor and suspense never disappoints. In book #7 of the Animal Magnetism Series hero Parker James and heroine Zoe Stone share accommodations and try (unsuccessfully) not to drive each other crazy. Meanwhile Parker’s dangerous quarry, a murderous wildlife poacher is operating within spittin’ distance of Sunshine, where the down home hospitality is so authentic it makes the reader want to move there. Yet another great addition to a favorite series that includes Still the One (2015), Then Came You (2014), Rumor Has It (2013), Rescue My Heart (2012), and the 2011 titles Animal Attraction and Animal Magnetism.

Shalvis introduces her new Cedar Ridge Series with the 2015 titles My Kind of Wonderful and Second Chance Summer, followed by Nobody But You due out in March 2016.

SYNOPSIS:

Parker James, a special agent with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is supposed to be on vacation. But the real reason he’s come to the small town of Sunshine, Idaho is to get closer to a ruthless game poacher, the man who killed his partner. While Parker’s in town he’ll stay at the home of Zoe Stone, the sister of an old college buddy who took care of making the arrangements. And Zoe’s expertise as a helicopter pilot will be particularly handy in his covert manhunt.

Ever since Zoe’s brother Wyatt and sister Darcy moved out on their own, Zoe’s been living alone in the old, hulking, dilapidated Victorian house they’d inherited from their grandparents. After practically raising her siblings, Zoe finally has time for a social life, and word is out that Zoe is available for dating. But so far things are not going well in the romance department.

When Parker first arrives at Zoe’s doorstep, he receives a very enthusiastic welcome. She mistakes him for a blind date, and plants a big kiss on him, just to break the ice – dating advice a la Darcy. Zoe is mortified when she realizes the man she’d just attacked on her front porch is really her houseguest. For Parker, well, things are looking up. Maybe his trip to the Bitterroot Mountains won’t have to be all business.