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Bittersweet Obsessions [Kindle Edition]

Annie Rayburn

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Product Description

When it comes to love, they believe in one perfect mate,


but putting the centuries-old belief to the test


could bring them everything they desire.


In a culture where it’s believed each person has only one life-mate, what happens when yours is beyond your reach? Teriza feels the mating call to a man married to a Human. Unwilling to be the cause of infidelity, Teriza distances herself from her mate after an intense pheromone-charged encounter that leaves her in precarious health. She requires treatment and is sent to a clinic in Switzerland, where sexual surrogates are employed to heal such conditions.
After Paul Craddock’s life-mate died, he turned to surrogacy to ease the pain of loneliness. His reaction to Teriza surprises him by being more than a casual attraction. He’s intrigued to discover she feels the same. They experiment with the Human way of courtship, but the ultimate bond that Crainesians experience eludes them.
Teriza fears Paul cannot be content with her since he’s experienced heartglow during his previous marriage. Paul worries that the existence of Teriza’s life mate makes him the consolation prize, good enough, but not her first choice.
Though they are falling in love, they’re in uncharted territory without the engulfing pheromone storm of life-mates to guide them. Will they learn to trust their feelings and listen to their hearts before it’s too late?

To My Reader: What if you were taught that there was only one life mate in the universe for you, and then you learned that person was lost to you? Would you have the courage to put aside the hurt and your ingrained beliefs to stubbornly search for happiness? Such is the situation Teriza and Paul find themselves in. I hope you’ll enjoy their rocky journey to happiness as much as I enjoyed telling their story.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 290 KB
  • Publisher: Red Sage Presents (1 Jun 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0059VHT9K
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #499,371 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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Amazon.com: 4.7 out of 5 stars  6 reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Wouldn't it be nice to just know... He's The One? 3 July 2011
By P. Mason - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition
Wouldn't it be nice to dispense with the blind dates, the awkward first kiss, the tentative "I love you's?" and just zoom! Know right off the bat that He's The One?
And as a woman, to be the one in control, to claim your Lifemate in your own time?
This is the Crainesian race that Annie Rayburn has created. She turns the male dominant world of dating and mating on its head with her strong heroines who see the man they want, and have the brains - and the hearts - to win him.

When Teriza meets her Lifemate for the first time - and his human wife - their encounter is so charged with emotions and pheromones that her health is damaged. At a Swiss clinic specifically made for Crainesians unable to be with their true Lifemates, she meets Paul, another Crainesian who still mourns for his wife and Lifemate.
The two resist each other, and Ms.Rayburn masterfully extends the sexual tension throughout the book with Teriza's dry wit and Paul's increasing increase, tempered with self doubt and questioning if he's good enough for her.
Refreshing for a contemporary erotic romance.
The sex in Bittersweet Obsessions is explicit and it's hot; the plot is complicated; the heartache is lingering; the commitments are tender and intimate and romantic.

Bittersweet Obsessions
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bittersweet Obsessions is a hot, emotional read! 12 Aug 2011
By n22v - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition
I loved it! I was hooked from the first emotionally and erotically charged scene until the last page. Annie Rayburn has created a unique and fascinating culture and paranormal race with her Crainesians. I love the way she showed the intense chemistry that is part of her characters' biological makeup and I loved watching the characters move beyond that and achieve an even more intense emotional connection. The ending is especially moving and a fantastic payoff for both the characters and the reader. A must read! I can't wait for her next story and I hope it's about Klaus!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Share a special connection 5 Aug 2011
By susan may - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you enjoy reading about intelligent, hunky men and smart, beautiful women who are searching for "the one" with a twist of a unknown culture thrown in for good measure, Bittersweet Obsessions is the summer read for you. The tension between Teriza and Paul climbs higher and higher always making the reader wonder if they will get together. Teriza and Paul are a couple you can't help but root for, they deserve a happily ever after, but is that really possible?

Annie Rayburn, in her debut novel for Red Sage, has hit a homerun. Pull out the Kindle and load this one up. It's not to be missed.
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