Everyone in Sunshine, Idaho knows Kate Evans as the
most caring and most loving individual, as well as a
terrific second grade teacher. Kate is witty with
her knowledge of millions of little scientific witticisms.
But caring for her widowed
father, teen sister Ashley and little brother Tommy, her
own life is on hold for her family and friends. For the
3rd year in a row she has been offered and contemplated
taking advantage of the dream of her life; a full
scholarship in San Diego for the
graduate program for science education.
With her best friend Holly Reid's wedding approaching,
Kate anticipates seeing Holly's buffed brother, Griffin, who
has come home from the service following an IED injury.
Griffin is sexy and gorgeous and not about
to settle down with one woman. But then, he hadn't counted
on the determined Kate who has had a huge crush on him
since childhood and is set on having her one night of hot
sex with a hot groomsmen. Thinking her seduction was a one
night stand, feelings escalate out of control. Heavy and
erotic sex is the beginning for Grif, but actually falling
for the girl wasn't in the equation. When Grif gets a
final blow of truth about his father, his world crumbles
and he decides to take a job away from Idaho and Kate
accepts the scholarship, realizing that they are over and
it was indeed only her dreamed of fling with Grif. It
takes a fear of losing Kate's little brother that finally
has both of them re-evaluating what is really important in
their lives.
If ever a book drew me in, this is it. Readers
will absolutely fall in love with the characters in this
story. RUMOR HAS IT is just one installment in the
Animal
Magnetism series by this very talented author. This
story
is complete with excitement, hot sex and heart stopping
romance. RUMOR HAS IT is one of those "at one sitting"
books that
you just can't put down until you've turned the last page
and one that you really regret having ended. Fantastic
read!
Special Ops soldier Griffin Reid doesn't exactly have
happy memories of growing up in Sunshine, Idaho. He's only
come back to recover from a war injury, and while he refuses
to admit he's in a weakened state, he finds comfort in the
last person he'd expect.
Kate Evans teaches fourth grade science in Sunshine, the
place she's always called home. Dreaming of graduate school
and a happily–ever–after, she's desperate to
break out of the monotony of Sunshine. Luckily, a certain
sexy man has just come back into her life.
To Griffin, Kate as always been his little sister's
friend, but now he's finding her to be so much more. As both
attempt to forge their paths, they must decide if their
passionate connection can turn into something lasting?