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4.0 out of 5 stars
4 stars, May 31, 2007
This review is from: Catch A Mate (Paperback)
Few people have the opportunity to work at a job that perfectly caters to their most prepossessing desire, but Jillian Greene is among the fortunate few. An emotionally scarring experience left her bitter towards men, so making a living as "bait" to uncover the cheating tendencies of other women's significant others seems to be a job tailor-made for her. Then, everything changes when the Catch-A-Mate agency is sold to a man, Marcus Brody, who is as disillusioned about women as Jillian is toward men. Putting the two of them in a close working relationship is asking for trouble, but they can not deny the attraction that is determined to assert itself between them. No matter how casual they try to keep things, Marcus and Jillian might be forced to admit that they might have been wrong about the opposite sex and risk everything on love and forgiveness.
**** At first blush, this appears to be a light-weight read with steamy moments, nothing more. Yet, as you get into it, deeper emotions are uncovered, revealing profound truths behind the mask of fluff. There's an important message in this story along with the fun. ****
Amanda Killgore
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hysterical romantic comedy, September 18, 2007
This review is from: Catch A Mate (Paperback)
Jillian Greene has been scarred since discovering her mother after a suicide attempt upon mom learning that dad was having an affair. Nearly two decades later, she channels her distrust of men into a lucrative job as "date bait," where she catches errant boyfriends and spouses stepping out on their girlfriends and wives who come to "Catch a Mate" to have their worst fears confirmed. She's yet to meet a man who was true blue. When she meets the new "bait," a sexy hunk named Marcus, she wonders if they have ventured into the same sex market. But Marcus is all alpha and in addition to being paired with her on her next assignment, he's also her new boss. Neither one believes in happily ever after (Jillian due to her parents divorce and Marcus due to the infidelity of his wife), but decide that perhaps a casual relationship will meet both their needs in the short term.
Sparks fly as the two deny their attraction which explodes on the pages in one of the most humorously sensual novels I've ever read. Secondary storylines feature her brother and best friend finally admitting their true feelings, as well as her mother finally coming to grips with the anchor she's tied around her family due to her own instability. It's a refreshingly funny romantic comedy, and I look forward to more contemporary romances by Showalter.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
High expectations dashed, July 18, 2007
This review is from: Catch A Mate (Paperback)
Sorry to all those who loved this book. I expected to from all the glowing reviews, and the fact that I have enjoyed several of Ms. Showalters books in the past.
Alas, my problem with this was how rushed it all was. I didn't buy for one minute that these two overcame a life of betrayal by the opposite sex in the first week they knew each other. I hate when books do that. How hard would it have been to extend their courtship [and I'm verrrry loosely using that word here] to even a month? To use the word weeks instead of days when describing the passing of time? How hard?
Anyway, when on day 4 or whatever, they knew they'd fallen madly in love, after only about 30 minutes of actual friendly conversation... Well, I just couldn't swallow it.
And the ending 1/4 of the book felt forced and rushed, and frankly, I thought, ridiculous.
I was very annoyed to have wasted the time [not to mention this book ain't cheap even used!] on such yip yap, after expecting to pass the time being amused and interested in a well thought out, at least somewhat believably plotted story.
Sigh.
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