Animal Attraction
Jill Shalvis


ISBN-10:
0425244008
ISBN-13:978-0425244005
Publisher: Penguin Group
Line: Berkley
Release Date: Oct 4, 2011
Pages: 304
Retail Price: $7.99




Genre:
Contemporary
Heat Level: Hot
Rating:

She’s tempting his basic instincts…

Sunshine, Idaho, is a quiet ranching town, a perfect place to give injured animals a refuge…or to find one. And veterinarian Dell Connelly suspects there’s a reason his clinic’s uber-efficient receptionist has taken shelter here.

Jade Bennett couldn’t be happier to escape her well-meaning but smothering family and their expectations, not to mention the big-city jungle. There’s nothing like working with injured animals, having a forlorn, grumpy stray kitten make its home under her desk…or enjoying the gorgeous views of her ruggedly sexy boss

Jade is used to planning everything in her life, but Dell’s understanding has sparked an uncontrollable desire. And though Dell has never had time for love, Jade’s strength and sass is the kind of call no red-blooded male can resist…

 

Review

The second book in the Animal Magnetism trilogy, Animal Attraction is full of emotion, humor, and lots of heat!

In the first book of the series, Animal Magnetism, there were glimpses of the attraction between Dell Connelly and his feisty secretary, Jade Bennett. In Animal Attraction we get to see what happens when these two, who have been circling each other for eighteen months, finally come together.

Dell Connelly doesn’t let people in. There are three people in his life he would say he loved – his brothers, Brody and Adam, and his best friend, Lilah. Dell doesn’t want to let anyone else in, but he can’t help but be intrigued by his veterinary clinics secretary, Jade. She dresses like a runway model, but doesn’t care if she ends the day covered in cat and dog hair. She lives her entire life on spreadsheets and doesn’t let anyone in either. Dell knows he should stay away from her, but he can’t.

Jade Bennett is leaving Sunshine, Idaho in a month. She knows it isn’t the time to start a romantic entanglement and definitely not with her soon-to-be ex-boss. Dell is a serial dater and Jade doesn’t date at all. A traumatic event in her past sent her running to Sunshine, but now it is time to go back to Chicago.

When these two finally kiss it is electric and the sparks fly every time they are in the same room. The question is what are they doing and will they be able to stop.

I loved this book. Jade and Dell are fantastic characters. There is so much more between them then the chemistry. I love when characters start out as friends. It makes the connection between them so much stronger. Jade and Dell are both struggling to get past events that had taken place in the distant and not-so-distant past. They help each other and both learn things about themselves in the process. Their connection is so strong and right.

The secondary characters add so much to this story. If Adam wasn’t there to goad Dell and encourage Jade, the story would have felt a little off. He is kind of like their own personal relationship Jiminy Cricket helping them see things they might not have seen on their own. I can’t wait until we get Adam’s book.

This is the perfect book for readers that love strong emotional connections, funny dialogue, and a sexy romance all in the same book.

Reviewed by Carrie


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