The Family You Make: A Novel (The Sunrise Cove Series, 1)

USA Today Bestseller

“Fall in love with Jill Shalvis! She’s my go-to read for humor and heart.”— Susan Mallery, New York Times bestselling author

Beloved New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis begins a new series—Sunrise Cove—set near beautiful Lake Tahoe, with a heartwarming story of found family and love.

During the snowstorm of the century Levi Cutler is stranded on a ski lift with a beautiful stranger named Jane. After strong winds hurl the gondola in front of them into the ground, Levi calls his parents to prepare them for the worst…but can’t bring himself to say goodbye. Instead, wanting to fulfill his mother’s lifelong wish, he impulsively tells her he’s happily settled and Jane is his girlfriend—right before his phone dies.

But Levi and Jane do not.

Now Levi’s family is desperate to meet “The One.” Though Jane agrees to be his pretend girlfriend for just one dinner, she’s nervous. After a traumatic childhood, Jane isn’t sure she knows how to be around a tight-knit family that cherishes one another. She’s terrified, and a little jealous. But an unexpected series of events and a host of new friends soon show Jane that perhaps this is the life she was always meant to have.

As Jane and Levi spend more time together, pretend feelings quickly turn into real ones. Now all Jane has to do is admit to herself she can’t live without the man she’s fallen in love with and the family she has always dreamed of.

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384 pages

Average rating: 7.89

9 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

SherylStandifer
Jul 03, 2024
6/10 stars
I enjoyed Levi’s family for comic relief. But the couple at the center of this book, Levi and Jane, not so much. Jane as a character was hard to love. She seemed selfish and very interior. Levi was a clichéd tech entrepreneur and misunderstood loner who made a rash decision while facing a life-threatening situation. The chemistry between them wasn’t there for me, but it certainly was for the secondary couple, Mateo and Charlotte. Now that match-up was sizzling. The ending was just a little too ‘syrupy’ for me.

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