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Rumor Has It

Rumor Has It, November 2013
An Animal Magnetism Novel
by Jill Shalvis

Berkley
Featuring: Griffin Reid; Kate Evans
304 pages
ISBN: 0425255824
EAN: 9780425255827
Kindle: B009RYS9XU
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"A loving school teacher finds more than one night's fling of hot sex."

Fresh Fiction Review

Rumor Has It
Jill Shalvis

Reviewed by Kay Quintin
Posted November 23, 2013

Romance Contemporary

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!

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SUMMARY

He'll help unleash the new woman in her?

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?


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