Jill Shalvis, Out of This World

Out of This World

Jill Shalvis

Kensington, September 2006, $14.00

ISBN: 0758214448

Late Great-Great Aunt Gertrude bequests her Hideaway B&B to Rachel Wood. That would be a nice windfall for the Los Angeles resident, as it is just outside a preserve; only this inn is just outside the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Still, although Alaska is cold, Rachel decides to see her new holding, but needs someone to hold her hand while she does so. Her best friend Dot McInty cannot leave her day job so she sends her brother Kellen, who is a dolphin trainer at Sea World who communicates better with animals than humans.

At the Hideaway, Rachel finds a competent staff awaits her, starting with a chef who cannot cook and a tour guide who gets lost easily. Whether it was the lightning that hit Rachel or the moose that tried to hit Rachel, she suddenly finds herself attracted to Kel, her brainiac hero. To her shock, he reciprocates, proving he knows how to communicate one kiss at a time.

This novel is a zany Alaskan romance with a touch of the supernatural to enhance the tale. The storyline switches perspective between the lead duet so that the audience obtain varying he said she said viewpoints on the same event. Though that tends to slow down the plot, Jill Shalvis rules with this way OUT OF THIS WORLD tale.