as the saying goes: opposites attract
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when summer is trying hard to find clue that the local mine is behind the decay of nature she didn't expect to stumble upon a dead bear. she also didn't expect to be found by the game warden and finding out the dead grizzly is actually a local shifter. gruff as the warden may seem there is something about him that interests her. she doesn't want to pursue it because she has only one thing on her mind : find proof the mine is at fault !!
chance doesn't know what to make of the situation when he finds a petite woman with dreads handling syringe, taking samples from a dead grizzly, a man he knew even. he can't do anything else but see her as a suspect no matter how adamant she is she didn't do anything, that she's here to try to proof the mine is behind it all, the death and decay of the nature!
both are headstrong and both want to find out the truth. for chance the truth also is that this woman is his perfect match, having his bear in full on lust modus! she's their mate and his bear wants him to claim her and make cubs, plenty of cubs.
will these opposites get together or is their stubbornness their downfall as they're having to work together to find out who's the killer.

another wonderful addition to the bear wardens! loved the other books in this series and this was on par with the others. you can read them as stand alones and out of order (i did), they're to the point with no overabundance of info you could find in those superlong books. liked the short sweet turn around of this one.
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I have been desperately looking for my next fix and I so grateful that I found it. Reading another review sparked my interest in wanting to read a book of attraction between true parallels. It's a short story of romance: a rogue falling in love with an intelligent lady. Written humorously,  and with an equal dedication to each character- I laughed, gasped and awwwed. The author made me love who she wanted me to love and hate who she wanted me to hate. P.s: I loved the corny mathematical puns!!
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Two people decide to use each other for there own benefit end up falling for each other.  What really makes it good is the commentary the lead has with other leads grandmother.
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No middle ground, people love it or hate it...but either way they react strongly. No matter what side you are on, this product will serve your interests. My only regret is lack of NASTY WOMAN or Grab EM BY THE P#### quotes.
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I liked this book because it brought two opposite people together. Payne was a thrill chaser while Rose was more reserved. An accident caused Payne to realize that he needed to slow down and getting involved with Payne made Rose realize that she needed to indulge more. The book was a great read and I look forward to reading book number 5.
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I love books that seem like "opposites-attract" books, but the more time the people spend together, the more the reader sees how many ways they're perfect together. This is a great love story, a very cool coming of age book, and a FAB read.
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That shows how opposites can attract. The characters were easily loveable though, Claire could have been a little more developed, but that didn't take away from the love story. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it for some light reading.
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Earth (or maybe just Chicago?) has finally become so fractioned that like-minded groups have gone off to live together in their own compounds.  The people believe that human nature, rather than "political ideology, religious belief, race or nationalism is to blame for a warring world." Each faction has its own idea about the cause--selfishness, duplicity, ignorance, aggression, and cowardice.  Each of the factions has been assigned positions that are supposed to allow them to work within their strengths to keep the peace amongst all groups.

Abnegation are selfless leaders of government.  Candor are trustworthy and leaders in law.  Erudite are teachers and researchers. Amity are counselors and caretakers. Dauntless are protectors. Of course, there are also those who do not fit comfortably in any faction--Divergent. These are the people that are most feared and mistrusted because their actions cannot be predicted and they are less subject to control.  At sixteen, each child is put through an aptitude test to determine in which faction he/she will fit, but then is allowed to choose the faction preferred.

The beginning of the story has Beatrice Prior, Abnegation by birth, choosing Dauntless, those that her father calls "hellions," and her brother, Caleb, choosing Erudite, those who his father considers "arrogant" and "self-righteous."

What follows is a sit on the edge of your seat story about Beatrice's (Tris) journey through Dauntless initiation, first love, the differences that divide us, and how those differences can manifest themselves in cruelty and/or kindness.  Just as norms dictate the behavior of the majority today and those who do not fit within those norms are ridiculed and feared, the factions within the book Divergent are so concentrated on one aspect of human nature, they are unable to see the forest for the trees. Only the people who are Divergent are able to operate on more than one plane.

As I read, I could not help but think of the fact that today our differences and problems with each other are relegated to political beliefs, religious beliefs, race, and nationality.  In the beginning, I felt that the factions just might be a good idea, because we seem to come closer and closer to complete division anyway. Yet the author leads us along a path of destruction of the factions, and for the same reasons that our "factions" are not working today. Tris' mother summed it up nicely when she said, "Human beings cannot be good for long before the bad creeps back in and poisons us again."

I know how the above statement sounds, but I believe it to be true. I also believe, just as the author apparently does, that this is what powers life, the constant struggle against the poison. It makes the journey meaningful and interesting.

PS This book just made Goodreads' Choice Awards:  Best Books of 2011! [...]
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We live in a world of complexity. Every individual is different from the others, which makes us all equally unique. It is fairly ignorant and arrogant to expect these rules to be applicable to all men. Ironically, this world has never lacked of its audience to entertain any politically incorrect opinions.
The Amazon reviews are as controversial as the book itself. The book apparently serves as a useful guide between some men and women who dearly embrace the idea of dating games. And, they should choose their mates from those who hold the same views and let alone those who don't. Otherwise, the disaster is inevitable when two opposite value systems collide.
Like beauty, Mr. Right is only in the eye of the beholder.
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Opposites attract? loved the development of the plot.. even though you kinda knew what the outcome would be, the suspense kept you reading until the end.
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I first read a part of this book when I purchased the Steam! Romance and Rails book. So when I picked this up and read it from cover to cover, I wondered why I'd never finished it. I love the opposites attracting story line, and a handsome American Indian is right up my alley. If I'd been Kate, I would have tried to assimilate myself into Jake's culture rather than the other way around, but that's a personal preference. The writing was solid, easy to read and follow, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Here we have a love affair between a human woman and something that is a close relative to a human man but belongs to another species. These two are bound together in a dynastic marriage and find that they are perfectly suited to each other -- both are very intelligent, witty and compassionate. Clearly a match made in heaven.

The weird aspect of this "cross-species" love match is that the "non-human" is basically a human in all but form. The only differences between the two castes are that the non-human has a grayish skin tone, deadly claws (a bit like&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Edward-Scissorhands/dp/B003F29D1C/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Edward Scissorhands</a>), eyes that don't move or blink and massive teeth. The only other difference is one of culinary taste. These creatures hate potatoes but love some kind of massive scorpion-like insect which is their greatest delicacy. Oh, and the creatures have some limited ability to do magic which comes in useful in warfare is fading over the generations.

One would think that even small physical differences would produce rather large cultural differences. But no, the two societies are pretty much the same. They and the humans are both using medieval technology, living in castles, riding horses and fighting with swords, spears, axes and bows and arrows. Their kings and queens behave identically. There is the same court intrigue in both kingdoms, the same rules of inheritance, event the same way of inflicting torture. It's pretty hard to believe.

The love affair has a certain sweetness -- almost as an interracial allegory -- but the world that this author has created is too unreal and there is no internal logic to the set-up. We also get some gratuitous sex scenes that have been pulled piecemeal from Romance novels. With such huge teeth and snappers instead of hands, one would think that other appendages might be affected. But everything fits neatly and tightly together.

This book might be fine for readers who are sick of Mr. Darcy as their male model hero and crave instead a grey-skinned hero with pincers and big fangs.
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One of the definitions of a triangle would be ideal if the story had a legitimate couple, which it doesn't and if one of the parties was in a love affair with a third party, well maybe.  This is how it is, Amara Hart, at a more prosperous time of her life, was working for an up and coming real estate firm, and was dating the boss.  Nine months into the relationship she learns he has a wife in an institution; she ends the affair.  An angry Terrence reciprocates by firing her and blackballing her in the business.

With an ailing brother to care for, Amara is accepting employment wherever she can find it. Presently she is posing, in the nude, for an art class at a local college.  The pay is very good and money is what she needs.  Unfortunately, one of the art students is Bryce Davidson, her ex-lover's partner and best friend.  Through a chain of misfortunes, Bryce offers Amara temporary lodging for a few days.  A contrite Terrence, vowing he still has feelings for her, offers to rehire her.

The triangle element evolves when Amara and Bryce realize something is happening between them.  Bryce knows he is playing with fire, but the promise of pleasure that surrounds them clouds his thinking.  With Terrence still obsessing over Amara, Bryce is caught between a rock and a hard place; their thriving business and longtime friendship or Amara's passion?  However, Terrence does something that may help Bryce's decision.  Terrence's sudden Jekyll and Hyde actions seem to have settled on the dark side, a side Bryce has never seen.

KISS ME ALL OVER is a subtle plea, a dream fulfilled and a stirring, albeit short, read.  The characters certainly give a different twist to friendship, and dark obsession.  While I could have enjoyed a little more story, the length of the novel did not diminish the message.

Reviewed by aNN
of The RAWSISTAZ(tm) Reviewers
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You'll enjoy reading about 2 seemingly incompatible people learning to reach for what they want. They see each other for who they are, flaws and all and do not try to change the other. Quick read.
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The saying goes that opposites attract and this book is a good example. In a relationship you don't have to be alike, you don't have to have the same opinions, and goal for life and doing things the same way.

In this book you meet the good girl vs. the bad boy - two very different personalities and how they view life. They did have something in common. They both could not get along with their families. They come from very two different families, and I would not want any of them. Shaws mother was just a rich, stone-woman, who only though about what was best for herself and her reputation. And Rules mother was really a bad mother, the way she put all the responsibility on him for why their family did not get along. I cringed whenever there was a passage with Rule parents. I cannot think of how I would feel if my parents would talk like that to me, it would be devastating and I would feel all along and unloved.

But how can the good girl be in love in the bad boy? And will the good girl try to change the bad boy to be more good. What do you expect in a relationship? How much effort, time and devotion will you give?

The book was good, there was drama, love and even heartbreaking passages. But I still expected me to be more exited about the book than I was.
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To day something like this would not happen, but in the days this move is in, it was common. What people will do to try to make themselfs happy. Like they say, the grass is always greener on the other side!
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You are what you attract. Thats what I could conclude based on this book. You would attract positive things in life if you always have positive thoughts and vice versa. The author mentioned the three simple steps for law of attraction which are ask, believe and receive. He then explains how these three simple steps could help you achieve what you wanted to have and the various mantras you could repeat over and over, in order to have a proper mindset on achieving this things.