Animal Attraction

August 8, 2011
In this spicy sequel to Animal Magnetism, efficient and glamorous office manager Jade meets her match in her employer, the capable and charismatic veterinarian Dr. Dell Connelly. When a traumatic incident propels Jade to escape Chicago for the welcoming village of Sunshine, she doesn’t expect to form meaningful relationships. After all, she has promised to eventually return to her family and high-powered job. But the chemistry between her and Dell is palpable, and her tough but kind new friend Lilah gives her solace. When Jade hears news of attacks at animal clinics, she is overwhelmed with fear until Dell shows her how to defend herself. Escalating sexual tension and affection between Dell and Jade teaches them to be open with themselves and one another. Shalvis delivers another winner with this passionate and uplifting yarn.

September 15, 2011
On the run from a traumatic experience back home in Chicago, Jade Bennett is driving mindlessly west. In Sunshine, Idaho, she discovers that veterinarian Dell Connelly is in urgent need of an office manager. Telling herself and anyone who will listen that it is only temporary, Jade nonetheless finds herself extending her stay while promising her family she'll be back soon to take back the reins of the lucrative medical center they own and operate. Still skittish after almost 18 months, she uses work as her shield, refusing to open up emotionally even to her best friend, Lilah, from Shalvis' Animal Magnetism (2010), and especially to Dell, who yearns to form a closer relationship with his sexy but aloof and wary employee. The second title in RITA Award winner Shalvis' newest contemporary series shines with her inspired characters and the heat and humor of their relationships and community life in the picturesque yet unforgiving Bitterroot Range mountains.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2011, American Library Association.)