Review: Must Love Bears
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 23, 2013
***Received from Entangled Publishing for an honest review***Ainsley dropped everything after someone tried to kill her and headed for the least likely place anyone would look for her--Montana. After wrecking her POS truck and coming face-to-face with a tiger--what was a tiger doing loose in the middle of Montana anyway?--she ends up at the Cub Club in Clarksville, trying to convince a giant bear of man, Luc, to let her work at his bar.But  Luc knows better, or thinks he does anyway. Ainsley's nothing but trouble with her long legs, dark hair, pale skin and wide green eyes. Doesn't matter that he wants her. Doesn't matter that she raises all his protective instincts, especially after he discovers how she ended up in Clarksville. None of that matters because he refuses to love again, refuses to put himself in a position to be hurt by losing someone else he loves. Nope. Not gonna happen.Now if he could just convince himself of that...I love Ainsley. She's witty, strong, successful, wealthy, has a wicked sense of humor, and loves food. While others cowered in Luc's presence, she, a mere human, would look him in the eye and tell it like it is. And she didn't tolerate crap from anyone, Luc or the bar's patrons.Luc's most outstanding characteristic was his willingness to protect Ainsley even though he didn't know her as well as his willingness to help her even after he screwed up. He jumped into the middle of a fight to protect her, rushed to save her from a patron's unwanted advances, and even warned how he might be should they end up having sex. Him wanting to help her out towards the end of the book was amazing to read as there was no doubt in my mind that he was doing what any man in his position would do regardless of how rocky things were between him and Ainsley.Ms. Havens tells a fantastic tale of love born from uncommon circumstances between two people who couldn't possibly be more different from each other yet compliment each other in so many ways. Ainsley consistently refuses to be let anyone, especially Luc, tell her what to do or decide what's good for her, while Luc consistently tries to convince himself she's all wrong for him when she's actually all right for him. This comical paranormal romance will keep the reader laughing, guessing, and hoping for everything to all work out.