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Aussie Rules

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AUSSIE RULES by Jill Shalvis is the endearing tale of a high-flying, independent woman and the Aussie who broke her young heart years before. Surprisingly, he might just be what she now needs to stay grounded. ***** Melanie Anderson's entire life has always revolved around flying, even if it is on occasion flying by the seat of her pants. At 26, she is the owner of Anderson Air, her very own charter service. Unfortunately, her business and the other businesses in the airport she manages are barely scraping by. Mel works extra hard to keep things running, because the handful of employees she has are like family to her. The woman who practically raised Mel and owner of the airport, Sally, has gone missing leaving Mel with huge responsibilities. Just when Mel doesn't think the situation could get worse, it does. Bo Black returns to town. He was the object of Mel's affection years earlier and then he broke her tender heart and left. As if Bo's return isn't bad enough, he brought with him the deed to the airport. He claims that Sally lost the airport to his late father in a bet making him the current owner.***** Bo doesn't waste time trying to track Sally down, he believes she may be in possession of some extremely valuable property of his father's. He is also quick in attempting to rekindle a relationship with Mel as the cute sixteen-year old girl he left ten years ago has grown into a beautiful, sensuous woman.***** Mel's nature is to protect her heart since it has been broken so many times by those she cared for she is very slow to trust and even slower to love. Bo is a determined man and eventually Mel's resolve begins to soften. Will Bo be able to convince her that he truly wants her and not just the secrets that are hidden at the airport?***** Jill Shalvis has the incredible talent of creating characters who are intelligent, quick-witted, and gorgeously sexy while giving them just the right amount of weakness to keep them from being unrealistically perfect. The secondary characters in AUSSIE RULES are strong enough to be requisite to the story, but they do not overpower Mel and Bo or the feelings that they are discovering for each other. Readers witness Mel's painfully damaged emotions soften and grow for Bo and will admire Bo's sweet sensitivity to Mel's feelings.***** AUSSIE RULES is a book that I will be rereading in the future it has all of the characteristics that earn Jill Shalvis her very own row on my keeper shelves.

Aussie Rules by Jill Shalvis is a witty, fun and sexy book.

Melanie Anderson lived to fly, nothing gave her the rush, the control and the freedom that flying did. Flying gave her the security that she has lacked all of her life. Her coworkers are her family and she will do anything to protect them. Suddenly her neat and orderly world is turned upside down by the return of her youthful crush, Bo Black.

Bo Black, pilot and plane restorer has come back to North Beach to claim his inheritance and clear his late fathers name. Bo is convinced the former owner Sally Wells stole from them and smeared his dad's good name. Only problem is convincing fiercely independent Mel of the truth and keeping his hands off the all grown up woman.

Mel and Bo both want answers, each feels that they are in the right. As they search for the truth someone wants them to leave well enough alone.

Aussie Rules, I feel is Jill Shalvis's best work to date. The characters are well written, flaws and all. Bo is a delightful Alpha male, he knows what he wants and goes for it. But he is willing to show his tender side to protect those he loves. Mel is a strong willed woman, her past has made her who she is today. She is so leery of Bo can he be for real? Once she lets go her whole world opens up.

Jill Shalvis writes keepers. The chemistry between the characters burns up every page. The secondary characters add such depth to an already knock out book.

I had really mixed feelings about this. I usually really like Shalvis, but so many of her characters in this book are just not likable: Charlene, Al, Ernest, Dimi.

For the first half of the book I really disliked Bo (the main male character). He was so arrogant and cocky. But, when you realized (about halfway thru the book) that he was the only character telling the truth, all of a sudden, I liked him and not Melanie (the female lead).

Bo & Mel have some fun scenes, but overall, it just wasn't that great a book.

I've become a Jill Shalvis fangirl. Her books are light-hearted fun and very funny. I usually read deeper and darker things, but Shalvis has a way with words and I just can't get enough of her writing. She's everything that's right about contemporary romance, and dialogue and love scenes are always fresh and entertaining.

Shalvis does a credible job of writing an Australian hero. I guess because most of the world lives off a steady diet of Crocodile Dundee and the Crocodile Hunter there are very few people outside of the South Pacific who actually know the first thing about Australian culture. Other Australian heroes I've read have been stupid, so Bo was refreshing. However there are some strange things - why did Bo say g'day at the end of conversations? It means hello! I had to laugh at that one! And it's `arse' thank you very much! But at the same time she didn't revert to the stereotypes other writers rely on to animate their characters from Down Under.

Mel and Bo make a great couple, as do Dimi and Danny, the secondary pair. Sometimes in a book like this I get annoyed when there is more than one couple featured because I tend to not like at least one of them. That's not the case here. Everyone is so flawed and because of that so great to catch up with.

Shalvis writes steamy books with just the right amount of adventure. This one was another great read from the author.

This was not a great piece of literature, but I enjoyed it thoroughly. File it under 'guilty pleasure'. I'm going to try another of Jill's books.

This is the first book I've read by this author and will say that I will look for more to read! This book was a sexy hot romance novel with a little mystery thrown in. Fantastic read!

FTC disclosure: I bought my copy of this book.

Aussie Rules by Jill Shalvis is a good read! I give it 4 stars. It is not my favorite Jill Shalvis book, but it is still a good read! My only problem is that it lagged somewhat in spots (towards the middle), and I would put it down and not pick it up for a day or so. But once I got over those spots, it picked up again and held my interest.

This story is about Melanie "Mel" Anderson who is a manager at a small California airport. The owner has been away for years and Mel and her friend, Dimi, have been running the place ever since. That is until Bo Black enters the picture, carrying the deed to the airport in his hands. He tells them that the owner deeded the place to his father, and now the airport is his.

Mel is thrown for a loop, and she doesn't want to believe that Bo's father didn't scam the owner to get the airport. She is also fighting an attraction to Bo too. She is not sure if Bo is the enemy or the good guy, and if the owner is the bad person that Bo makes her out to be. But one thing that is true is that she can't stop herself from falling for Bo. He oozes charisma and his accent would drive any woman to their knees. The best part of this story though is the sexy banter between Bo and Mel.

I didn't care for Dimi's character. She is Mel's best friend. I couldn't relate and found myself skimming through her storyline. But there are some interesting secondary characters, but the best part of the story is Bo and Mel's chemistry. 4 stars!

This book is definately on my keeper shelf. Well worth the read with plenty of romance and story. Great characters.

Melanie Anderson rents space from her longtime friend and mentor Sally to run her small charter service, Anderson Air. Mel lives, eats and breathes flying. She always has, and she always will. In return for a lower fee, Mel manages the North Beach Airport for Sally as well. Bills are piling up and things haven't been running smoothly for a while though, so when Bo Black steps back into the picture, Mel's full plate begins to overflow. Mel and Bo met ten years ago when they were teenagers and Bo's dad Eddie fell for Sally. Things went bad for Eddie, and subsequently Bo, and now Bo's back to find out what really happened between Eddie and Sally. Mel wants Bo out of her airport before he takes control of it and her heart. It seems she's too late though; Bo captured her heart ten years ago.

Aussie Rules is a reissue.

Aussie Rules has sexual tension so thick you can cut it with a knife. But what's even better than the anticipation of Bo and Mel getting together, is when they actually do. It comes in dribs and drabs. A kiss here, a touch there, its heady stuff. As packed with sexual overtones as Mel and Bo's story is, it also tugs at your heart strings for both of their troubled pasts. Surrounded by a cast of very colorful and endearing characters, including beautiful Dimi and her own heartwarming love story, Mel and Bo find something that comes pretty close to being perfect. Aussie Rules is a suspenseful, fun, and sensual story that left me smiling at the end.


Nannette
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

This was one of my favorite titles by this author. The characters were both interesting and sympathetic. I routed for them to get together. It was a really good read.