I had a fantastic time with this romance. I pulled this book from my virtual stack of past due review books. It was a great book so I have no idea why I waited so long to pick it up and read it. Of course, I have yet to read a Jill Shalvis book that I didn't like so it really is no surprise that I liked this one as much as I did. This is the second book in the Cedar Ridge series but it is easily read as a stand-alone novel.

Hud takes his responsibilities very seriously. He takes care of his mother and accepts all of the blame for his brother leaving town. He is very dedicated to his work and seems to be on the clock all the time. He wants no part of the mural for the resort that his mother has arranged. Bailey is ready to embrace life and do all of the things she has had to put off for so long. The first thing on her list that she wants to complete is the mural for the ski resort.

The characters in this book were great. Bailey has been through a lot but still has a very positive attitude and is looking forward to her future. Hudson is an incredibly hard worker who is dedicated to his family and doing what is right. Hudson has a large family that also work at the ski resort that played a big part of this story and were all a lot of fun. Bailey's loved ones wanted to protect her and keep her safe even though they didn't always seem to completely support her choices.

I loved Hud and Bailey together. The chemistry between them was amazing and I felt like these two really needed each other. Hudson saw Bailey as more than her illness and helped to give her back the sense of normal that she needed. Bailey added the balance to Hudson's life that he didn't realize he needed. I felt like both of these characters came alive every time they were together and I couldn't help but cheer them on towards their happily ever after.

I would recommend this book to fans of contemporary romance. This was a story filled with great chemistry, touching moments, and a lot of hope. I can't wait to read more from Jill Shalvis!

I received a digital review copy of this book from Forever (Grand Central Publishing).

Bailey is living life to the fullest. She has been sick for the past 10 years of her life and now that she’s gotten almost 6 months under her belt with clear scans she’s excited and ready to try all the things she was too sick to try before. She does have her loving but slightly over-protective mother to deal with, and an ex-fiance that doesn’t seem to want to let go, but she deals with them pretty well.

When she’s commissioned to do a mural on the wall of Cedar Ridge Resort by Hudson’s mom, who doesn’t always have her brain working correctly, she’s excited. Hudson is against it from moment one. He’s outvoted by his siblings however so Bailey starts work on the mural, making it look like a large tree – representing a family tree – and then paints in all the family members of Cedar Ridge.

Hudson is head of the Ski Patrol and is an extremely busy guy. He doesn’t have time to watch over Bailey and is frustrated because he can’t seem to stay away from her. Despite his best efforts he finds himself seeking her out more and more. Pretty soon Bailey has decided that she wants a one night stand with Hudson. Their sexual tension is off the charts so she’s going for it. They each discover that one night isn’t enough but Bailey’s not sure Hudson can open himself up enough to let her stay in his heart for good.

My Kind of Wonderful is a great book. I found the characters to be interesting and fun and there was a great dose of humor in there too.

It was difficult reading about what Bailey had been through but Shalvis didn’t get too into detail. Bailey didn’t want pity so she didn’t talk about it much. She was a strong character and I loved her to death. She had such a great outlook on life and pretty much always had a smile on her face. She was really perfect for Hudson and brought out the best in him – the one he’d locked away.

Hudson had immense guilt about so many things that had happened in his life. His mom being mentally ill (like he could control that) and having a fight with his brother that he felt drove him away. He didn’t want to let anyone in to his life other than his siblings and mom but Bailey had a way about her that he couldn’t resist. I liked seeing how he slowly started to confide in and trust her more each day. Yes, he pulled the typical dick move near the end of the book that almost broke them up but luckily Bailey was a smart woman and took it for what it was – fear.

This book made me laugh and tear up and have all sorts of emotions while reading it. When it was finished I loved almost everything about it and I definitely recommend it.

Rating: 4.5 out of 5

As always I enjoyed this book and really any book this author has written. This book was well written and tied into the other books in the series well.

I am going through my Netgalley account and clearing up some titles, I never downloaded this book it archived before I was able to so I am unable to read and review for this reason. I apologize that I didn't know this one had been approved. If I do purchase this title in the future I will update and provide a review.

Bailey and Hudson are serious couple goals. They are so sweet and Hudson just makes you melt.