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Book Review of Opposites Attract: The Icing on the Cake / The Short, Hot Summer / Pride and Prejudice / The Princess and the Adventurer

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This is an entertaining collection of 4 stories where the two characters fall in love upon first sight, try to fight off said feelings because of compatibility, and eventually give in to each other.

The Icing on the Cake - Sam has left behind his NY life to write and bake in Alaska. Sydney comes home from her wilderness tour guide gig to find Sam is her new roommate. They soon they discover they need each other's talents. Sam will teacher Syd to cook and cuddle. Syd will teach Sam how to fish and chop wood. Can two total opposites fall in love?

The Short Hot Summer - Preston has headed out to Alabama in hopes of a big corporation merger. Little did he know Mis Mamie at his B&B would be such a knock out. He is a little bit Wall Street and she is a little bit country.

Pride and Prejudice - a mix up in a hotel reservation has cartoonist Jackie and her little lap dog Priss sharing a room with dog handler Scott and his working dog Iowa. A bet leads Scott trying to teach Miss Priss to herd sheep. Priss and Iowa have fallen for each other - why can't their humans stop denying themselves?

The Princess and the Adventurer - Isabelle has left the comforts of San Fran to find her brother in the deep jungles of Mexico. Matthew steps in to help her locate her brother. It doesn't help that part of his pay will come in the form of the gold treasure they hope to find..or is Matthew after something else - like Isabelle's heart?