Rumor Has It (Animal Magnetism, #4)

by Jill Shalvis

[Rowena]

After almost getting blown to pieces overseas, Griffin Reid is back home in the small town of Sunshine, Idaho. Sunshine doesn’t hold a lot of happy memories for him since he grew up, going head to head with his father over every little thing. They didn’t get along then and for as long as he can remember, getting out was all that he wanted. It’s funny how enlisting in the military took him away from Sunshine but is also what brought him back. He doesn’t have a plan for what comes next so he’s in town, trying to reconnect with his family (mostly his sister Holly) and find himself. Figure out what comes next.

Kate Evans takes care of everyone in her world. From her father to her siblings to her ex-boyfriend, turned good friend. She’s a great friend to her best friend Holly and she’s always available to take care of everyone but when it comes to taking time to herself, she doesn’t do much of it. She’s been accepted into a great program in San Diego that will do wonders for her career as a teacher but it will also bring in some much needed money for the Science program for the school that she works at and she really wants to go. Only thing keeping her from accepting is her need to take care of everyone around her.

Griff’s back in town and Kate has had a crush on him since she was a little girl. Wanting to loosen up and have some fun, at Holly and Adam’s engagement party, she tries to seduce Griff and the way that goes down had me cracking up. Seeing Griff and Kate tumble head first into love was a fun ride and I’m glad that I read all about it.

What I like most about Jill Shalvis’ books is that it’s very easy to connect with the hero and the heroine. They’re normal, every day people who have problems and own dildo’s, oh I’m sorry, I mean vibrators. They embarrass themselves and they keep embarrassing themselves until they get it right. And they always get it right.

When Kate gets nervous, she babbles. She spouts off random scientific facts and each fact always cracked me up. I loved that Griff loved her facts. I love that he embraced her nerdiness and I loved that her nerdiness ran in the family. I really, really loved Kate’s little brother Tommy and the bond that blossomed between him and Griff. This book is full of awesome and I know that fans of contemporary romances and of Jill Shalvis will enjoy this book.