The Bright Spot: A Novel

Jill Shalvis

Jan 2024 · The Sunrise Cove Series Book 5 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Sunrise Cove with a heartwarming story about the choices we make and the love we let into our lives...

Luna Wright is a lot of things, but sweet and trusting isn’t on the list. However, she’s a sucker for the underdog and a hard-luck story. Adopted at birth, with scant knowledge of her biological family, she’s created her own inner circle, a motley crew which includes her bestie Willow, to help her run the struggling but charming Apple Ridge Farm.

With a farm-to-table café as well as a menagerie of rescued animals (complete with a baby goat who keeps escaping to the pantry to eat the secret stash of decidedly not organic potato chips), it’s the best home she’s ever known. But when the owner Silas, who they secretly call The Grinch, passes away, Luna discovers the farm is now under control of his investment manager, the enigmatic Jameson Hayes….and her. And that Silas had many, many secrets.

Now Luna’s carefully controlled corner of the world is threatened and she—along with some help from her friends—has to dig deep to find true strength and the real meaning of love and family.

Ratings and reviews

I really enjoyed this grumpy vs. sunshine, enemies love story. Luna was such a fun, quirky character and I loved her connections with each and every one of her friends. Jameson was a fun, flirty guy who was just what Luna needed. These two both had issues from their pasts but together they made a perfect pair!

The Bright Spot was an entertaining and charming read. I loved the entire cast of characters as well as the setting for this one. The setting offered lots of charming and sweet and funny moments and I really enjoyed this one in large part due to this. It required a little suspension of disbelief around the balloon payment and Jameson not having easy access to means of paying it off. However, beyond that aspect, I absolutely adored this story and it's probably my favorite of the series so far!

I really enjoyed The Bright Spot. It had everything I've come to love from Ms. Shalvis- a wonderful found family, a swoon worthy male lead, a strong yet vulnerable female lead, and some of the cutest animals you can imagine!

About the author

New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis lives in a small town in the Sierras full of quirky characters. Any resemblance to the quirky characters in her books is, um, mostly coincidental. Look for Jill’s bestselling, award-winning novels wherever books are sold and visit her website, jillshalvis.com, for a complete book list and daily blog detailing her city-girl-living-in-the-mountains adventures.