Red Wolf (Shifters Unbound, #10) by Jennifer Ashley

Red Wolf (Jennifer Ashley)

SUMMARY

Lupine Shifter Dimitri has always had to defend himself to other Shifters. As a red wolf, he’s not considered a “pure” wolf, and the battles have honed him into a tough fighter, a champion of the fight clubs. Jaycee Bordeaux, a leopard Shifter, is Dimitri’s staunchest defender and oldest friend. Dimitri is determined to turn that friendship into a mate bond.

Jaycee loves that idea, but she knows that a mate bond can’t be forced. And when Dimitri and Jaycee are called on to go undercover to protect collared Shifters, she knows the dangers ahead will make or break their future together. 

MY REVIEW

"Not coyote, @sshole. Red wolf."

No matter how much I adore this series or how much I anticipated this book or how much I wanted to read about a red wolf shifter, it took me a while to finish it.
And that was because the beginning of the book is so slow. There are a lot of explanations about the shifters and the shifters’ towns and their behavior. Maybe a small prologue in the next books from now on would be better for the new fans. For me, some of the explanations especially about the shifters’ behavior were not really necessary.

So, during the first chapters, I missed the tension and the humor some of the previous favorite novels have.

Moreover I definitely disliked Jaycee, the leopard shifter and I was not really warm to Dimitri, the red wolf shifter. We have met them both briefly in the “White Tiger” where Jaycee wanted someone she could not have (Kendrick) and she was a completely bitch towards his future mate and Dimitri obviously wanted Jaycee hopelessly.

Things will be smooth-running really quickly in this story with Jaycee forgetting about Kendrick, becoming a close friend of his mate and thinking of the mate-claim by Dimitri.

From Chapter Six onwards, the real adventure begins. And I loved it!

Dimitri and Jaycee will need to go to New Orleans and investigate a group of shifters that behave strangely.
There, they will meet
-Ben again (who desperately needs his book and his HEA),
-the group of shifters that believe in goddess but they do not exactly behave accordingly
-their mysterious leader and bear shifter, Brice
-the remarkable sentient lonely HOUSE with the strong personality that we met in “Wild Things”.

Thus slowly but surely, I was lost once more in the incredible world of powerful shifters who were forced to wear collars in order to be controlled by the clueless humans. I was lost in the magical world of arrogant Fae who like to treat Shifters like animals. I met again old characters (Tiger, Zander and Dylan) and I was introduced to new ones (Lady Aisling, Angus and Casey).

And I started believing in the Happily Ever After of the lonesome and scarred Dimitri and the difficult-to-trust-and-to-show-love Jaycee.

Dimitri only looked at her. He didn’t reach for her, only watched, his gaze intent on her.
“What?” Jaycee asked irritably when he didn’t move. Why didn’t he grab her, try to kiss her as he had at the club last night-anything?
“I was thinking how beautiful you look in the sunshine,” Dimitri said.
No stammering, no pause while he struggled over a word.
“Don’t,” Jaycee said quickly.
Dimitri frowned. “Don’t w-what?”
“Melt my heart.”
Slowly Dimitri reached out and placed his hand between her breasts. “So you do have a h-heart in there?”

It is a great Friends-To-Lovers story. The ending was more than satisfying.

“We knew,” Dimitri said, kissing her hair. “We just took our time admitting it. At least, you did. I always said you were the one for me.”

Guardian's Mate (Shifters Unbound, #9) by Jennifer Ashley

Guardian's Mate (Jennifer Ashley)

SUMMARY

She wasn’t ready to lead...

Chosen as the Guardian of her Montana Shiftertown, wolf Shifter Rae Lyall is facing opposition—for no woman has ever been selected for this powerful position. Still adjusting to the new authority thrust upon her, Rae travels to train with Zander Moncrieff, a Shifter healer, tasked with teaching her about her new role and its responsibilities.

He wasn’t ready to love...

A polar bear Shifter, Zander wears no Collar and follows no rules but his own. Rae finds him arrogant and demanding, yet compelling and intriguing. Zander has no wish to mate but the sassy Guardian is drawing him out of his shell, stirring feelings long suppressed. And when a new threat looms over Rae’s home, she and Zander must race to the rescue, forced closer to danger...and to each other.
 

MY REVIEW

Zander’s story was an unexpected, amusing, extensive adventure!

The book starts with the fact that in the thirteen hundred years since the Guardians’ swords have been forged, a Guardian had never been a female. And yet at the Western Montana Shiftertown, a female named Rae is chosen by the goddess to by a Guardian.

I believe, it is about bloody time!

Some of her fellow shifters are intimidated by her and some don’t believe in her and think she is a fraud. The reality is that she has to go away to learn to be a Guardian, i.e. to learn to use her sword and to be able to send the souls of the dying or dead shifters to the Summerland (their idea of heaven) before an evil Fae can snatch them.

Well, here comes Zander. Zander is a lonely polar bear who everybody believes he is a wacko. Zander is a healer. He can heal shifters when no medicine can help them. Since he has a Goddess gift, he is the best option for trainer.

Perfect team, you may think: Zander can heal the dying shifter and if nothing can be done, Rae can turn him/her into dust and send him/her to Summerland.

The problem is that Zander really likes to be alone. He is not miserable being lonely, he is really happy.

Of course when Zander and Rae are thrown literally together on his boat somewhere in Alaska, he finds out he can be happier and more complete. And we realize we didn’t really know Zander before this book, although we thought we had figured him out.

Here are some things you didn’t know about Zander from his description in the previous books, but you will discover in this book:
He
- has faithful human friends
- knows how to have a good time
- has a very good excuse for being isolated and a loner
- likes women and he has no trouble finding company
- is so darned nice
- And the big surprise: He is not crazy or even half crazy

A big quest is waiting for Zander and Rae. The adventure will start after Rae completes her first assignment and she and her new friends start a drinking spree in a town nearby. The adventure will involve fistfights, bounty hunters, ships chasing, a mystery fog in the sea, exchange of ships in pirate style, a broken sword, new friends you haven’t thought of and naturally true love in the end.

Concluding, I think it is really interesting the fact that shifters in their mid 30s and even early 40s are behaving immaturely as if they are in their early 20s. That happens because until they go through their Transition stage around 30 years old, they are considered cubs and nobody takes them seriously.
Ray is just after her Transition, so I guess she must be a bit over 35, while Zander is a bit more than 150 years old.
As a result she behaves like an inexperienced little girl most of the times, while he behaves like a man who has seen too much and nothing scares him any longer.
Obviously there is this big age difference, but this will not stop the mating bond to be formed.

White Tiger (Shifters Unbound, #8) by Jennifer Ashley

White Tiger (Jennifer Ashley)

SUMMARY

For twenty years, Kendrick, a white tiger Shifter, has been the Guardian of un-Collared Shifters who spend their lives living in secret—and in fear of being shunted into Shiftertowns. When Kendrick’s group is discovered and forced to flee, Kendrick is more desperate than ever to protect them
 
His only salvation was in a beautiful stranger.

In a diner in the middle of nowhere, lonely waitress Addison Price has seen a lot of unusual drifters come and go, but none has ever captivated—and intimidated—her like the imposing fugitive who wields a broadsword with incredible skill. But when he risks all to protect her, Addison’s fear turns to empathy—and empathy to desire as she learns more about her savior. Soon she’s more than willing to help the crushingly sensual white tiger and his cubs in a passionate bid for freedom. Whatever the cost.

MY REVIEW

The highlight of this book is that the free-collarless shifters will eventually manage to establish their community.

Of course as we learned in book “Bear Attraction”, there already was a free shifters’ community undetectable under the eyes of the humans and the rest of the leaders of the known shifters’ towns.

The events at “Bear Attraction” forced the members of this old community to scatter and most of them to seek for a new leader, while white tiger Kendrick, i.e. their old leader and guardian, was hiding with his three little cubs.

In this book Kendrick becomes stronger and more powerful against an old dangerous enemy who will appear suddenly. Kendrick will have to prove his leadership and the leaders of the known shifters’ towns will have to acknowledge his power and his presence.

Kendrick also finds a new mate, sweet lonely waitress Addison. Addison becomes a mother figure for his children and she will try to establish her position as the mate of the leader. Kendrick will teach her the legends of the stars from shifters’ point of view and their way of life. Their story is fascinating as most of the love stories in this series.

Zander, the healer polar bear, is stealing the show once more and I need to start his book ASAP.

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Sunshine and the Stalker

by K Webster and Dani René Publication Date: June 11, 2018 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Sweet & Sexy Stalker Romance

Dating is difficult for someone like me. I’m obsessive, arrogant, and rude. This means I must be creative when bedding a woman. I learn what I can about her through whatever means necessary. Some call it stalking. I call it clever research. It gets me what I want and when I want it. When I get bored, I move on. My system works like a charm… Until a little ray of SUNSHINE shows up. *** Dating is nonexistent for me. I’m quirky, silly, and inexperienced. This means my romantic life is certainly lacking. I don’t date because no one’s interested. Some say I’m an independent woman who doesn’t need a man. But I know I’m on the fast track to becoming a lonely cat lady. How many cats are too many cats anyway? My boring world stays that way… Until my future stepmother’s STALKER shows up.

About K. Webster

K Webster is the author of dozens romance books in many different genres including contemporary romance, historical romance, paranormal romance, and erotic romance. When not spending time with her husband of twelve years and two adorable children, she’s active on social media connecting with her readers. Her other passions besides writing include reading and graphic design. K can always be found in front of her computer chasing her next idea and taking action. She looks forward to the day when she will see one of her titles on the big screen.

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About Dani René

Dani is an international bestselling author and proud member of the Romance Writer’s Organization of South Africa (ROSA) and the Romance Writers of America (RWA). A fan of dark romance that grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go. It’s from this passion that her writing has evolved from sweet and romantic, to dark and delicious. It’s in this world she’s found her calling, growing from strength to strength and hitting her stride. On a daily basis, she has a few hundred characters, storylines, and ideas floating around in her head. From the feisty heroines she delivers to the dark, dominant alphas that grace the pages of her books, she promises light in a world filled with danger and darkness. She has a healthy addiction to reading, TV series, music, tattoos, chocolate, and ice cream.

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Wild Things (Shifters Unbound #7.75) by Jennifer Ashley

Wild Things (Jennifer Ashley)

SUMMARY

Wolf Shifter Mason McNaughton is tired of the crazy feral living in his house, endangering him, his brothers, and his sweet auntie Cora. Ferals are Shifters who’ve reverted to the wild stage, forgetting all about the joys of pizza and satellite TV. Not to mention, Mason is sick of waking up to the feral’s rampages in the bedroom next to his. The feral has been given sanctuary, so Mason can’t throw him out—the only thing to do is to find a way to cure him.

The problem is, Shifter healers—elusive, Goddess-touched Shifters who have the healing gift—are few and far between. Mason volunteers to go in search of one, and is sent to a psychic in New Orleans who might have an idea of where to start looking.

Mason doesn’t believe in psychics, but Jasmine, the psychic in question, seems to at least put on a good show. Jasmine believes in Shifters all right, but she vowed after her Shifter boyfriend dumped her to never have anything to do with them again.

The easiest way to get rid of the growly Lupine, Mason, is to help him, but Jasmine never dreams what that help will drag her into. 

MY REVIEW

New Orleans. Magic.
A girl who knows for certain that her life is about to change, but she has no idea who is this stranger who will take her away.
Pcychic powers and talking stones.
A house with a strong personality that shallows people who does not like.
A shifter maybe too young to be considered for mating and almost a virgin.
A bit of Alaska and a new character, Zander, who is stealing the show.
(His book will be "Guardian's mate, number 9 in the series-September 2016)

The book felt a bit different compared to the rest of the series, but it was still so enjoyable and romantic!

Bad Wolf (Shifters Unbound, #7.5) by Jennifer Ashley

Bad Wolf (Jennifer Ashley)

SUMMARY

Wolf Shifter Broderick is stuck looking after his three younger brothers and a Collar-less Shifter who is driving him crazy, but he’s putting up with it for Joanne, the human woman he, for some reason, wants to impress. Joanne Greene, while grateful to Broderick for rescuing her sister, doesn’t know what to make of him. She’s been a loner most of her life, better able to relate to computers and coding than to people, until she’s drawn into the world of the Shifters.

Broderick is everything Joanne is not—a fighter and a tracker, from a rough-and-tumble family, better at working with his hands than understanding the netherworld of Joanne’s computer programmer life. Broderick is also extremely protective, wanting to draw her under his care as he does everyone else.

When Broderick is captured, mistaken for a Guardian, it’s Joanne who figures out that hackers are after the Guardian Network, the database that holds the deep secrets of Shifters past and present. Strangely, Broderick now holds the key to stopping the deadly danger of the network's breach, and Joanne with her coding skills is the only one who can help him. 

MY REVIEW

This is the story of Broderick and Joanne.
Joanne in previous books, in order to save her sister, acted against shifters.
Broderick is a hard-ass lupine, a loud talker and a tough fighter but seriously lonely. He had stand up for Joanne, when all the other shifters hated her.
In this book someone is after the guardian's network and Broderick is kidnapped mistaken for a guardian. He will manage to escape and Joanne as a programmer with hucker skills will help him to solve the mystery of a dead gurdian and his sword which has disappeared.
My main issue is that the book felt a bit rushed -especially towards the end. Also, the chemistry between Broderick and Joanne was not very strong at the beginning. It took me a while to be convinced for their suitability.
Anyhow, still it was an enjoyable addition to the Shifters Unbound series.

Lion Eyes (Shifters Unbound, #7.25) by Jennifer Ashley

Lion Eyes (Jennifer Ashley)

SUMMARY

Bree has just decided to give up trying to be a Shifter groupie when a lion Shifter slams into her truck and tells her to drive. Seamus is on the run from hunters, other Shifters, and who knows who else. All Bree knows is that he’s compelling, needs her help, and most intriguing of all, wears no Collar …

Seamus McGuire fears he’s gone crazy—feral—and become a killer. His only hope of getting away from the hunters and police on his tail is Bree, a human woman who not only knows a lot about Shifters but has great compassion for them.

Things are more complicated than they seem, however. Seamus is on a mission, to protect those in his care after the destruction of Kendrick’s compound of un-Collared Shifters. Seamus must keep it together and keep his charges hidden, but at the same time, he’s pulled to Bree as he’s never been pulled to a woman before. He needs to prove he’s innocent and not crazy before it’s too late for himself, Bree, and those he’s vowed to protect.

MY REVIEW

I never thought I would like a book where the main character is a shifter groupie!
They were a bit pathetic in the previous books. I had some sympathy for them, but surely they did not gain my respect.
The shifter's groupies in order to attract shifters, they are wearing fake cat or wolf's ears and a fake tail. They also paint their faces with fake whiskers, their nose black and they emphasise their stare using black pencil on their eyes. They finally wear cheap slutty clothes and visit shifter's bars almost every night.
Their main purpose is to attract shifters, although of course some prefer felines, some lupins and their makeup is according to their preferences. Does the whole thing sound ridiculous, or not? Because I believe it is :)
Anyway, Bree in this specific book is a cute groupie and she is actually also funny and fierce. When Bree smacks hard Dylan across his nose while he is still in his lion form, I wanted to clap my hands. Priceless!
She just wants to protect Seamus a collarless shifter and apparently her future mate who is trying to run and hide from the shifters from Austin shifter town. He does not want them to force a collar on his neck.
Hmm, there were many moments, I wanted to shout to him "Don't run man! Dylan, Tiger and Austin shifters are good people. I know them. They will look after you!" LOL
Well, you have to try this series (if you haven't read any of these books yet).

RELEASE BOOST: Beauty and the Beefcake by Pippa Grant

Title: Beauty and the Beefcake

Author: Pippa Grant

Genre: Sexy Romantic Comedy
 Release Date: May 17, 2018

Blurb

There are two kinds of women in the world – those I can bang, and those I can’t.
My teammate’s sister?
She’s a can’t.
I moved in with her to protect her from a nasty ex, not to be the next guy in line.
She’s the brains.
I’m the brawn.
She’s the fruit.
I’m the sausage.
She talks too much.
I don’t talk at all, if I don’t have to.
Should be easy to resist her.
But every minute I spend with Felicity is another minute she gets under my skin. She makes me feel like something more than a dumb puckhead with a big Zamboni pony. And it’s getting harder to remember why I need to keep my hands to myself.

Beauty and the Beefcake is a vegan-friendly standalone romantic comedy featuring a hockey player whose vocabulary is the only thing smaller than a hockey puck, a book smart but aimless ventriloquist with too many voices in her head, a dilapidated old house that may or may not be haunted, and no cheating or cliffhangers.

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Pippa Grant is a stay-at-home mom and housewife who loves to escape into sexy, funny stories way more than she likes perpetually cleaning toothpaste out of sinks and off toilet handles. When she’s not reading, writing, sleeping, or trying to prepare her adorable demon spawn to be productive members of society, she’s fantasizing about chocolate chip cookies.

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Mate Bond (Shifters Unbound, #7) by Jennifer Ashley

Mate Bond (Jennifer Ashley)

SUMMARY

To cement the leadership of his North Carolina Shiftertown, Bowman O’Donnell agreed to a “mating of convenience.” Two powerful wolf shifters, he and Kenzie keep the pack in order and are adored by all. Bowman would do anything to protect Kenzie, for in each other’s arms they’ve found far more than friendship. But as strong as their attachment is, they still haven’t formed the elusive mate bond—the almost magical joining of true mates.

Now with a monster ravaging the countryside and threatening the Shiftertown community, some in the pack fear that a pair without a true mate bond isn’t strong enough to lead. Bowman and Kenzie will have to rely on their instinctive trust in one another to save their Shifters—and the ensuing battle will either destroy them or give them the chance to seize the love they’ve always craved.

MY REVIEW

The book where the shifters from North Caroline are introduced. Different surroundings this time in comparison to Austin and Las Vegas. More trees, forests and wild nature for the wolves especially to run free.
There is also the story of Bowman (the shifter town leader) and his mate Kenzie. A bittersweet love story, I have to say, but very passionate!
So we are visiting another shifter town. The shifters and their groupies are having fun at the local bar and a suddenly a weird violent mythical creature with mismatched features attacks them. The story is full of mysteries from the start:
-What is this thing that is attacking shifters. Has somebody created it or was it born.
-Who is this pseudo groupie appearing at the bar behaving strangely and who is the veterinarian real groupie who helps.
-Who is the cop that Kenzie trusts straight away for no particular reason and makes Bowman crazy with jealousy. And more importantly
-Why two people who are mated, obviously in love, feel content and are perfect for each other, do NOT SHARE a mating bond.
Bowman and Kenzie are both scared that any time, one of them will form a bond with a different shifter and they will have to be separated. Bowman admits that this fear tears him upside down, messes with him until he can't sleep or think or feel.
I loved this addition to the series. Though there is this love story that dominates the book, the book has also adventures and mysteries. A few additional very interesting characters are playing a vital role and are helping to save the shifters. We also learn that besides the Faery and the Summerland, our world has also misty pockets which held a piece of the world beyond.

NEW BOOK RELEASE: ACE OF HEARTS by J.C. Valentine

ACE OF HEARTS

by J.C. Valentine Blind Jacks MC, #3 Publication Date: May 24, 2018 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, MC Romance, Biker, Standalone

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SYNOPSIS:

Being granted a second chance at life and a first time at love was every man’s dream, but for Ace it came with a price.

Ace By all rights, he should be dead. Serving ten years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit had affected him in ways he couldn’t begin to understand. He’d rolled out of the slammer and into a revenge plot that almost got him killed. By the grace of God, when he’d hit rock bottom, one person reached out a helping hand.

A beautiful redhead with a penchant for mischief took a shine to him and then disappeared, leaving behind only her number scribbled recklessly on his arm. Assuming he can make out all the numbers, he just might have a chance at something amazing.

Barbara Finally divorcing her narcissistic husband was the best choice Barbara ever made. After living under his control for seven long years, she might have gone a little wild for a minute, what with jumping the hot biker and all. None of that mattered, though, because today was the day she got herself back on track.

After being given the opportunity to excavate a small cache of fossils in a remote area, Barbara is horrified to discover she’s inadvertently led a small team of her archeology students into danger. When they stumble on a secret dumping site of a vicious serial killer, Ace, the big, handsome biker takes charge. But she may have gotten herself and her students into more danger than even he can handle.

*NOTE* Although a part of the Blind Jacks MC series, ACE OF HEARTS can be read as a STANDALONE and features a new couple!

EXCERPT

Climbing into bed behind his lovely professor seemed different. At the clubhouse, neither of them felt particularly at home. It was clear that Barbara felt totally comfortable in her own home, though. The strange part was that Ace felt very much at home there, too.

“This is all kinds of weird for me.”

“My house must seem like a tiny doll house to you.”

“It feels more like a warm, safe nest that’s been made enticing by the addition of a beautiful and accommodating woman. I’m feeling a bit like the world’s last dodo bird or something.”

“In that case, we had better start making babies before you go extinct.”

“The last time you said something like that it triggered a little episode of self-loathing.” Pulling the blanket up around them, he murmured reassuringly, “Don’t worry, this time I have my head screwed on straight. I’m intentionally not using a condom and will be trying my best to make ugly little dodo babies with you.”

“You’re so funny.”

Ace frowned. “Why do you want to get pregnant?”

“Fertility stays relatively stable until around age thirty in women. After that, it begins to drop off slightly. Since I gave my marriage a dirt nap, I suppose I’ve been worried about missing my window.” Eyeing him with heated admiration, she continued, “You’re a big, strapping biker. You look like you could get the job done with some swimmers to spare.”

Moving closer, he grinned. “This is like a whole new side of your personality that I’ve never seen.”

Running her hand over his chest, she laughed. “It’s the neurotic and slightly panicking side.”

Jerking his chin for her to give him a kiss, he murmured, “It looks good on you.”

Rather than following his nonverbal communication, she asked softly, “So do you have baby-related secrets to share?”

Reaching out, he wrapped one arm around her and dragged her close. “Sure, but I don’t think you wanna hear them.”

“I do, so cough it up.”

Spanning her stomach with his hand, he said, “I’ve thought about how nice it would be to see my child growing inside you. You’d look really sexy with a baby bump. I’d be one of those obsessed dads who listened to your stomach and told our little princess stories so she’d get used to my voice. Since I don’t know any stories fit to tell a baby, we’d have to go to one of those fancy bookstores and buy some. Maybe we’d get one of those fancy coffees you like so much.”

Her eyes damn near sparkled. “That’s about the sweetest baby secret I ever heard.”

Looking down at his hand on her stomach, he whispered, “I’d have to be really careful, ‘cause I wouldn’t want her to be scared when she saw me for the first time.”

ABOUT J.C. VALENTINE

J.C. Valentine is the USA Today and International bestselling author of the Night Calls and Wayward Fighters Series and the Forbidden Trilogy. Her vivid imagination and love of words and romance had her penning her own romance stories from an early age, which, despite being poorly edited and written longhand, she forced friends and family members to read. No, she isn’t sorry.

Living in the Northwest, she has three amazing children and far too many pets. Among the many hats she wears, J.C. is an entrepreneur. Having graduated with honors, she holds a Bachelor’s in English and when she isn’t writing, you can find her editing for fellow authors.

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Bear Attraction (Shifters Unbound, #6.5) by Jennifer Ashley

Bear Attraction (Jennifer Ashley)

SUMMARY

As the military liaison between the human Shifter Bureau and Shiftertown, Walker is often stuck trying to appease both sides—and angering both. So when bear-Shifter Rebecca is captured taking a run in a restricted area, Walker comes up with a compromise: if Rebecca helps him find a missing woman—thought to have been abducted by a Shifter—she won’t be charged and executed.

As a bear used to roaming for miles, Rebecca hates being confined, distrusts anything involving humans, and—worst of all—the strong and handsome Walker starts triggering her mating need. They have no choice but to work together but both Walker and Rebecca find it hard not to mix business with pleasure… 

 

MY REVIEW 

Rebecca rocks!
I was so happy with this book. It is so hard to find a good story with a female bear shifter. These books are so rare. Moreover, it is hard to find a story with a strong enough human male who will eventually become the female bear shifter's mate.

Female bear shifters are usually big, tall, strong, independent - not delicate little flowers. Jennifer Ashley in this story manages to make Rebecca also look sexy, funny and a good team player.Her future mate, Walker, is standing strong by her side and he completes her. Although he is just human, he does not feel intimidated by her, he gains her respect and together they find love.

Walker is a man with power. He loves being in charge. His relationship with Rebecca is about balance and power exchange. The two of them battle in words, wrestle a bit, spar a bit more and in the end they will take their arguments to the bedroom.Walker is military. He follows procedures and he gives commands and Rebecca has to follow his rules and his regulations. For her own good. Of course.

I liked the building sexual tension and I liked that the writer is showing both of the main characters'points of view. They both seem to be so cool, but they both have strong desires and emotions which are trying to hide. They are basically burning inside.

In this book, we also learn a bit more about the shifters's groupies, their behaviour and their style in order to attract shifters. And another interesting character, Kendrick, is introduced. The white tiger and guardian.

Wild Wolf (Shifters Unbound, #6) by Jennifer Ashley

Wild Wolf (Jennifer Ashley)

SUMMARY

 
Graham McNeil knows that his pack is unruly, but he’s not sure he can take the next step toward Shiftertown stability—choosing a new mate. After losing his mate and son long ago, Graham has worked hard to keep his heart in check. And even if he was inclined to bind himself again, his girlfriend, Misty, is human—a fact that won’t sit well with Graham’s old-fashioned wolves.

But Graham is up against a new enemy, one who could spell danger and death to all of Shiftertown. Graham must now defend his leadership and save Misty, the woman he has grown to love—before Shiftertown is pulled into an all-out war. 

MY REVIEW

Graham is my second favourite shifter after Liam and this surprises me, truly.
Let's see why I am so surprised that I like him using his own words:

-His opinion about himself: "It is traditional with me to just being a shit. I can't not be one."
-His opinion about women and romantic movies: " Women in real life wouldn't settle for the beta. They would keep trying for the alpha."
-His opinion about apparently his love of his life:"This is what I get for being nice to a human. You are what is wrong. You have fucked me over."

Graham is a big bad wolf. He is uneducated, he has lived a hard life, he is rough, he doesn't trust anyone, he is unpolished with no manners, he was an asshole in the previous books and he is an asshole for the majority of this book.

But there is Misty and suddenly Graham falls in love.

Although
he does not need a human in his life and
he needs to take a lupine as a mate and
he needs to establish his dynasty and
he needs to keep the wolves in shifter town under control and
he keeps arguing and fighting with Eric the powerful alpha leader and
he has a nephew and two little orphan wolves to take care and protect and
he has so many troubles to last for a lifetime,
he falls in love with Misty and all the problems fade away.
She creates new ones...

Graham learns to say "I am sorry" and "please", "don't leave alone again, please" and he is seriously a sweetheart.
My favourite scene is when Graham and Misty are sharing tequila with rose petals to break the fae magic, arguing about which drinks are manly and which drinks are for chicks. And of course he is much too smug with his sex appeal and his expertise with women when they end up making out.

NEW BOOK RELEASE: Unmerciful by Cat Miller

Unmerciful

by Cat Miller Publication Date: May 22, 2018 Genres: New Adult, Contemporary, Paranormal Romance

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Being a vampire sure bites… Lindsay Roselle’s biggest worry should have been what to wear under her gown at her college graduation, not how she was going to survive the night as a newly turned vampire. After catching the attention of the Rogue, a vampire out to destroy the Vampire Nation, Lindsay was forced to undergo the change herself. Convinced she’s fated for an end worse than death, Lindsay had all but given up until she’s rescued…by the last person she ever expected to see again. Kayden Paris wasn’t anything like the playboy Lindsay remembered from the night they shared together…and she wouldn’t have forgotten the fangs. Kayden is the heir to his vampire clan and son of the mightiest warrior in the Vampire Nation, but even he may not be able to heal all the wounds Lindsay suffered at the hands of the Rogue. In a life fraught with secrets, lies, and deadly enemies, Lindsay must first learn to trust herself in order to survive.

About Cat Miller

Cat Miller is the bestselling author of the Forbidden Bond Novels, Lucky Devil Series, and the New York Times bestselling Summer Fire Anthology. An avid reader of all genre of romantic fiction, Cat didn’t start writing until one of her daughters dared her to give it a try, and she never looked back.

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Feral Heat (Shifters Unbound, #5.5) by Jennifer Ashley

Feral Heat (Jennifer Ashley)

SUMMARY

Jace Warden is sent to the Shiftertown in Austin to find a way to free all Shifters from their Collars. But pulling off the Collars can cause Shifters to go mad or kill them outright.

In Austin, Jace meets Deni Rowe, a wolf Shifter with troubles of her own—she was deliberately run down in the road, and while her body has healed, she still has episodes of total memory loss during which she retreats into her pure animal self.

Jace has never met anyone like Deni. Courageous and beautiful, she volunteers to help him test the Collar removal. And as Deni and Jace work together, they feel the mate bond begin. But can Jace help Deni believe she can heal enough to be anyone’s true mate?

MY REVIEW

This is the love story between Jace (Eric's son) and Deni, Ellison's sister.

A matchmaking not made in heaven since:
-Deni is a wolf and Jace is a leopard
-Deni is from Austin shifter town and Jace from Las Vegas shifter town
-Also they are in different state in life. Jace has no responsibilities. Deni has lost her previous mate and she has two grown up sons for the humans' standards (still cubs for the shifters' standards).

In this book Deni finds herself (she was not very well in the head after she was hit and run by a ruthless human a year ago) and Jace almost loses himself after the experiments the leaders from Austin shifter town have done on him in order to get rid of his collar.

To be honest I did not expect these two to end up together and I wanted Jace story to be longer.
But I enjoyed the book.
I particularly liked how shifters are playing humans once more very cleverly.

NEW BOOK RELEASE: Sundays are for Hangovers by K. Webster and J.D. Hollyfield

Sundays are for Hangovers

by K. Webster and J.D. Hollyfield Publication Date: May 21, 2018 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romantic Comedy

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For nearly a year, they’ve been at war. Cops. Forks. Eggs. Two feuding neighbors who couldn’t be more opposite, forced to live next door to one another. Neither is backing down. She drives him crazy with her loud nineties rap music. He gets under her skin the way he obsesses over his stupid perfect lawn. She fantasizes about having sex with the hot nerd—but with duct tape over his dumb mouth. He has dirty dreams of the bombshell beauty where he bangs the crazy right out of her—nightmares of course. Anger isn’t the only thing heating up between these two. They think this is a battle only one of them can win… The growing attraction between them, though, seems to be far more stubborn than the two of them combined.

About K. Webster

K Webster is the author of dozens romance books in many different genres including contemporary romance, historical romance, paranormal romance, and erotic romance. When not spending time with her husband of twelve years and two adorable children, she’s active on social media connecting with her readers. Her other passions besides writing include reading and graphic design. K can always be found in front of her computer chasing her next idea and taking action. She looks forward to the day when she will see one of her titles on the big screen.

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About J.D. Hollyfield

Creative designer, mother, wife, writer, part time superhero… J.D. Hollyfield is a creative designer by day and superhero by night. When she is not trying to save the world one happy ending at a time, she enjoys the snuggles of her husband, son and three doxies. With her love for romance, and head full of book boyfriends, she was inspired to test her creative abilities and bring her own story to life. Life in a Rut, Love not Included is her Debut Novel. J.D. Hollyfield lives in the Midwest, and is currently at work on blowing the minds of readers, with the additions of her new books and series, along with her charm, humor and HEA’s.

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