At Last

By: Jill Shalvis

Narrated by: Erin Bennett

HER LOVE HAS COME ALONG . . .

Amy Michaels loves her new life in Lucky Harbor. A waitress in the local diner, she's looking forward to her first weekend hike through the mountains. But when a wrong turn takes her off the trail, she finds herself up close and personal with forest ranger Matt Bowers. And even though she's tempted to kiss that sexy smile right off his face, she won't make the mistake of getting involved with the town heartthrob.

A former cop whose life went south, Matt doesn't let anyone get too close. But something about the feisty beauty caught his eye the moment he first saw her in the diner. After a hot night under a starry sky, Matt can't deny their attraction-or the fact that for the first time in a long time, he feels the stirrings of something more. Now it's up to Matt to help Amy see that, no matter what is in their past, together they can build a future in Lucky Harbor.

Critic reviews

"Count on Jill Shalvis for a witty, steamy, unputdownable love story."—Robyn Carr, New York Times bestselling author of Harvest Moon

"Heartwarming and sexy...an abundance of chemistry, smoldering romance, and hilarious sisterly antics."—Publishers Weekly on Simply Irresistible

"Jill Shalvis is a total original! It doesn't get any better."—Suzanne Forster, New York Times bestselling author

"Ms. Shalvis characters leap off the page"—RT Book Reviews

"Shalvis writes with humor, heart, and sizzling heat!"—Carly Phillips, New York Times Bestselling Author

Missed Opportunity to shed light on some social injustices

I’m a Social Worker so take this with a grain of salt, but I am sad at the missed opportunity to shed some light on the gap between youth services and when kids in the system age out. I was surprised that there was no mention of trying to connect the homeless youth to the towns brand new youth center. And who thinks a job busing tables is going to pay enough to live on?

I liked the female lead very much. I love a strong, independent woman. I liked the male lead as well. The narrators were great.

I wish there was more interaction between the first three couples in the series.

Good story - speed up narration

This is a good romantic book and I liked how it builds on the first one of this chocoholics group. I would recommend speeding the narration a teeny bit. Unfortunately narrator does not really differentiate between men’s and women’s voices which is tough. But overall a decent read.

It was Okay-Not My Favorite

Not my favorite. I love the Lucky Harbor series but it stands to reason at some point I wouldn't like one. So far this is it. What I found after reading several of this series is that the author tends to use the same phrases over and over again. Such as: eyes the color of melted chocolate, ground his back teeth to powder, been there, done that bought the t-shirt and the list goes on. The sex scenes tend to be almost interchangeable among all of the books. A little variety would be nice.

My main objection to this book is not the graphic sex, but the haphazard casual way that the protagonists view sex. We have a “tough girl” and a man who by all accounts of Lucky Harbor residents is a great guy, kind, decent and all that. Amy and Matt decide to fall into a sexual encounter just for the release—no strings attached. Matt has watched Amy for some time and developed an interest in her. So this “decent” guy who has an interest in Amy uses her like this? I might be an army of one, but in my world that does not indicate respect or even a gentle fondness. At one point they have sex in the woods after Matt's shoulder is dislocated, then painfully put back into place. Really?

The entire story bothered me, the sport sex, Amy's hard attitude, the insistence by all that Matt was this decent upstanding guy yet he was willing to use this woman for sex---in the woods, in a car, on the top of his desk at the ranger station. Not my idea of a decent man---but that is just my opinion.

Will I read other Lucky Harbor stories? Absolutely. I have throughly enjoyed many of this series and will keep going.

Great continuation of the series.

Great continuation of the series. Excited for the next installment. Already in my listening library.

Love this series.

Where does At Last rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I've enjoyed this entire series. I do prefer the other narrator however. Looking forward to the next three in the series.