April 10, 2007 • Print This Post
Sometimes a story idea comes to me like a gift, all wrapped up in a nice little package with a pretty bow. And sometimes I have to pull it out of a hat without the benefit of magic, and usually without the benefit of Novocain. SMART AND SEXY was a gift book. It came to me complete with full characters and a plot that practically wrote itself. From the first scene of Bailey sneaking on board Noah’s private plane and then forcing him to fly her where she needed to go in order to save her life, I knew the truth. This book was going to be a blast to write. No pulling out fingernails to get my pages done. No bribing myself with cookies to sit in the chair and write.
Well, I still ate cookies.
But my point is that this book flew out of me. Noah, so put together on the outside. Great career, hot looks, amazing friends. And yet so tortured on the inside, because of an accident he can’t get out of his head.
Bailey. So screwed up on the outside. Bad guys after her. No home, no money, thanks to her thieving dead husband. And yet, so capable on the inside. Capable enough to bring a good man to his knees in the face of love. Who’d have thought it?
Anyway, the book is on the shelves now, and also available at Amazon and Barnesandnoble, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did writing it. I’ll draw names from the comments today, winners get a free book of their choice from my backlist.
UPDATE:
Winners drawn randomly are Cherie and Kim H. Go to my website and email me from there with your snailmail addy and a few book choices from my backlist!!
Posted by Jill Shalvis @ 1:00 am • Filed under: General, Jill Shalvis
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Isn’t it just great when it comes to you so easily? Congrats on the release and looking forward to reading the book!
Plus it’s a great book to read as well as one that flowed when written! I really enjoyed it, and loved the characters.
Congratulations on the new book with the great cover.
Big congrats to the new release! The book sounds really good.
I have it Jill, and plan on starting it this weekend, I promise! I’m in the middle of working on some reviews and I want all those done before I sit down and enjoy it.
I can not say enough about this book. It is simply, by far one of the best romances written. Period.
Hi, Jill! Surfed on over from your blog. I’m looking so forward to reading Smart and Sexy. I know I’m going to love it as much as all your other books that I’ve read.
Smart and Sexy is an excellent book, and I know your readers are going to love it - I hope it’s flying off the shelves for you! It has it all - just the right amount of fun, without being fluffy, suspense that’s exciting without being dark or scary, and plenty of sweet, steamy passion!
Congrats on the new release! Smart and Sexy sounds great! I have it on my wishlist.:mrgreen:
I got the book can’t wait to start it
looks DELICIOUS!!!!!!!
Hello Jill,
I enjoyed reading your post. Congratulations on the new release. Love the cover and I look forward to reading Smart and Sexy. I love your books and I do look forward to reading more of your books.
Hugssss
Linda.H.
I’m glad it was easy for you to write. I plan on picking up my copy this weekend. I am a new reader of your books. I love discovering new, new for me, authors. Thanks for writing, and I’ll keep reading.
Smart and Sexy is front and center on my keeper shelf right next to Get a Clue. Noah just nosed Cooper out as my choice sexist hero.
I’ve just recently introduced you and your wonderful new book to two avid readers whom had never read anything by you before.:shock: You know I have two copies of Smart and Sexy, but did I lend them out? No way! I made them buy the book because I knew they’d want it for their keeper shelves too!
Congratulations on the release. I love the cover of Smart and Sexy and look forward to reading it. I know it will be a keeper for me.
I LOVED Smart and Sexy and am really looking forward to the next book in the series. But Susan I say its a tie between Cooper and Noah for sexist hero!
Jill, you said Smart and Sexy was your easiest book to write, what was the hardest one to write?
Thanks for the insight into your writng. Congrats on the new release. What a great cover!
Congratulations on the release. How nice to have a story come as a gift once in awhile. It makes things so much easier, I’m sure. The story line sounds intriquing.
Congrats Jill, nice to se e u here. love the cover too.
I am glad that writing this book went so smoothly for you.
Hi everybody, so nice to see you all here! Julie, the hardest book to write? Oh boy, that’s a tough one. It just might be Aussie Rules, which nearly killed me because I angsted over that secondary love story. Funny enough, that book is now up for a Rita award …
Jill I’ve told you this before, I LOVED Smart And Sexy. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series.
Sounds great that this one was easier to do. . . now if only it was only like that, right? LOL
But I guess it has to be a challenge every once in a while, or everyone would be writers! 
Lois
You are welcome Jill. It’s great to be here with you. I can’t wait to get my hands on this book
So how many books will be in this series?
Hugssss
Linda H
Your book sounds fantastic!
Hi Jill,
Congratulations on the new release. I love the cover for Smart and Sexy. Can’t wait to read your new book.
Linda, the books can be read in any order. Smart And Sexy is out now. Strong And Sexy comes out in December, and then there will be one more, and not sure when that one is scheduled but I’m writing it now …
WoW Great titles thanks Jill. I can’t wait to get started on this series. Congratulations again on the new release tossing *Confetti’s* your way YaY!
Hugssss
Linda H
Hi Jill,
Congratulations on your new release. I love the cover and the book sounds good. Can’t wait to read Smart and Sexy.
Sorry for the double post. I didn’t see my first come up.
Gotta love books that come that easy. Can’t wait to read S&S, its on order so hopefully arrive any day now
Jill, I have to agree with Susan and Julie that Smart and Sexy is pretty much in a tie with Get A Clue as my favorite Jill Shalvis book.
They are both on my Keeper shelf and I can hardly wait for Strong and Sexy.
Jill I loved Smart and Sexy and can not wait until Strong and Sexy comes out.
Jill if you hadn’t already used the title “Smart and Sexy” you could of used it for the title of your autobiography. Congratulations on the release of “Smart and Sexy”!
This book arrived in the mail recently, and I can’t wait to read it. I love the names Noah and Bailey, by the way.
I too wanted to add that it was a very enjoyable read and you all will love it. I still have a thing for Cooper though - maybe because he was my first (hero from Jill that is lol).
Cant wait to read the book. Looks very good.
And one can’t forget Bo Black!
December … *sigh*
Congratulations on your new release! SMART AND SEXY sounds really good!
Congrats on your new release. Cover is dynamite.
SAS sounds great. I love the excerpts I have read.
I’m thrilled so many of you enjoyed Get A Clue, and Cooper. He was definitely a favorite hero of mine as well. There’s good news attached to Get A Clue, it’s being reissued in mass market paperback this coming January.
Bo Black
Knowing my luck if I ever wanted to write a book the story would be a gift… that is all wrapped up in duck tape and layers of boxes and paper… My guy just LOVES to wrap my gifts so I can never get to them. Its cruel and unusual punishement!!
I think I will stick to reading your amazing stories. lol
ps Cant wait to go out and get Smart and Sexy! It will be my belated easter present to myself:)
I just ordered your new book from the bookstore. It sounds good.
I can always count on you for a great laugh. Here’s to books and cookies.
I have it on order and can’t wait for it to come in so I can read it!!
Yeah! Another new release! I am reading this book right now! And it is GREAT..which I knew it would be
:)
I’m not too familiar with your work, so I’m curious if you write secondary love stories often. Or was the one in Aussie Rules your first?
Wow, good for you! Must be mana from heaven..LOL.. I wish I could read this book…
Love your book and congrats. Can hardly wait to read it.
Congratulations to you and Yay! to me. I have Smart and Sexy! Now I just have to read it.
So thrilled I won a book from you! Thank you! Just sent you an email with some choices. Congrats to Kim as well for winning.
YaY! Congratulations Cherie and Kim H Happy Reading
Hugssss
LindaH
cool ty Jill, wtg cherie
Congrats to the winners, Cherie and Kim H.!
i did email u jill, i hope u recevied it