The Billionaire Jaguar’s Curvy Journalist by Zoe Chant

Posted May 27, 2016 by Marsha in Shifter / 0 Comments

The Billionaire Jaguar's Curvy JournalistTitle:  The Billionaire Jaguar’s Curvy Journalist
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Author:  Zoe Chant
Published:  April 9, 2016
My Rating:  4.5 stars
Source:  Borrowed with Kindle Unlimited
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Abby Bailey loves her job at the Salem Beach Now entertainment and society section, but she’s tired of the endless parade of parties. She needs a great story, a chance to prove herself as a journalist…and she gets her chance when handsome newcomer Paul Larson comes up to her at a party. His company’s expanding into Salem Beach, and she might have the inside edge… if she could just stop thinking about his gorgeous eyes and perfect body.

Paul’s mother had always told him he’d know his mate on sight, but he still hadn’t expected the sight of Abby to hit him like a bolt of lightning. She’s beautiful, sexy, and smart. She’s looking for a story, and he can give her an exclusive—but can he persuade her that he’s more than just a headline? And can he get her to accept his jaguar side?

Things heat up when an accident sends Paul running to the rescue—on all fours— and Abby finds out his secret. Will Abby get not only her story, but the love she never knew she was looking for? And can Paul convince her that he’s more than a feature article, but the man with whom she should be spending the rest of her life?

Sexy shifters and their feisty mates who aren’t shy about loving each other – so, this is an adult, 18+ reader tale.

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Defending The Pack by Keira Blackwood

Posted May 27, 2016 by Marsha in Shifter Series / 0 Comments

Defending The PackTitle:  Defending The Pack
Series:  The Sawtooth Peaks #2
Author:  Keira Blackwood
Published:  February 15, 2016
My Rating:  4.5 stars
Source:  Borrowed with Kindle Unlimited
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Hailey Archer is madly, completely in love with her high school sweetheart, for the second time. Becoming acquainted with the dark, growly wolf side of the love of her life intrigues her as much as the sculpted, gorgeous man she fell for. But finding peace and balance in her new life proves difficult when her mate’s secrets draw him away into the night. The more she learns about the hidden shifter world, the less Hailey can share with the sister that she has always confided in.

Cole Tenbrook gave up his birthright to mate the woman he loved. When he should be celebrating his life-long commitment to his beautiful, curvy mate, the weight of protecting her threatens to consume him. While Cole waits for judgment from the Therion Tribunal, forces in the shadows reveal themselves, and threaten to pull the couple apart.

Sexy shifters and their feisty mates who aren’t shy about loving each other – so, this is an adult, 18+ reader tale.

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Bear The Heat by T. S. Joyce

Posted May 27, 2016 by Marsha in Shifter Series / 0 Comments

Bear The HeatTitle:  Bear The Heat
Series:  Fire Bears #3, Damon’s Mountains
Author:  T. S. Joyce
Published:  June 12. 2016
My Rating:  4.5 stars
Source:  Borrowed with Kindle Unlimited
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Cora Wright is walking a fine line between standing up for what’s right, and keeping her job secure. As a local news reporter, her need to defend the Breck Crew of newly outed bear shifters risks everything she loves about her life. But when she meets Boone Keller, tatted up bad boy bear shifter, her world tilts dangerously on its axis. And the more he lets her into his secret life, the harder she falls for a man she isn’t supposed to love.

If Boone wants to keep the fiery news reporter he’s been secretly coveting safe, the friend-zone is where she’ll have to stay. He’s been doing a bang-up job of avoiding the woman who has been publicly rallying for his crew, but a chance meeting with Cora is killing his reserve. And when she shuts down his attempt to push her away, he’ll have to decide whether to draw her in close to protect her from his secrets, or cut her loose to save her life.

Sexy shifters and their feisty mates who aren’t shy about loving each other – so, this is an adult, 18+ reader tale.

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A Disappointing Read – Again

Posted May 26, 2016 by Marsha in Shifter Haven Discussion / 0 Comments

White Wolf imageI just put down a book that I have no intention of reviewing.  It annoyed the crap outta me with every imaginable cliche possible about sexy shifter stories.

Is it really too much to ask that there be a somewhat believable plot along with the 50 shades of shifter sex?  Really?  Please, even?

Hey, don’t get me wrong, I love a hot, sexy romance as much as the next lady – but when there is not even the whisper of a plot – why bother?

There are times it seems that people take a formula of:  curvy lonely woman + hot, sexy shifter male, mix in tons of sex and you’ll have a best seller.  Plot?  Oh don’t worry about that detail, just make sure the sex is smokin’ and the lady gets at least three orgasms per session.

*Eye Roll*

Yes, I am definitely ranting here – but, my blog, my rants are approved.    I honestly don’t care if it’s contemporary, paranormal, historical, suspense,  mystery or horror — if you cannot fit a plot around the sex it’s a worthless read to me.  And my time is just as precious as the cash I plopped down for this piece of crap story.. oh wait, sex scenes threaded together with some dialogue.

So, I tried a new author.  And this time it didn’t work out so well for me.  I won’t dignify this book with a review – and I certainly will never again pick up one of this author’s books.

And I am equally certain that there are readers out there that completely enjoy this type of story.  None of us are alike, but this particular reader wants a plot, characters I actually care about what happens to them along with some hot and heavy sex scenes.  I don’t think that’s too much to ask for… but maybe I’m wrong.

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Running To The Pack by Keira Blackwood

Posted May 23, 2016 by Marsha in Shifter Series / 0 Comments

Running To The PacksTitle:  Running To The Pack
Series:  Sawtooth Peaks #1
Author:  Keira Blackwood
Published:  January 15, 2016
My Rating:  4.5 stars
Source:  Borrowed with Kindle Unlimited
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Hailey Archer is on the run. Fleeing from a dangerous stalker, she’s throwing away the life she’s built over the past three years. She could go anywhere, but she’s drawn to the one place she’s always felt safe, her rural hometown of Sawtooth Peaks. She finds refuge with her sister, but Hailey can’t resist visiting her highschool sweetheart. No amount of time away could prepare her for seeing the love of her life again, and for the storm of emotions that come with one look at the strapping, dominant man that he’s become. Finding her strength again proves difficult when the man of her dreams has something to hide.

Burly wolf shifter, Cole Tenbrook, is next in line for alpha. With the impending threat of a rival pack leader, the Sawtooth Peak wolves look to Cole to take a she-wolf mate and claim his rightful position. When the girl he pushed away returns, he struggles to find the strength to keep the stunning woman she’s become at arms length again. His inner wolf growls to mark her as his mate, but to claim a human he would need to forfeit his right to become alpha. How can he protect her when his secret could kill her?

Sexy shifters and their feisty mates who aren’t shy about loving each other – so, this is an adult, 18+ reader tale.

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Bear The Burn by T. S. Joyce

Posted May 23, 2016 by Marsha in Shifter Series / 0 Comments

Bear The BurnTitle:  Bear The Burn by T. S. Joyce
Series:  Fire Bears #2, Damon’s Mountains
Author:  T. S. Joyce
Published:  May 26, 2015
My Rating:  5 stars
Source:  Borrowed with Kindle Unlimited
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Quinn Copeland is starting fresh in a new town where nobody knows about her past. Chronically shy, she is determined to find her courage at her new job at the town veterinary clinic. But when a stoic stranger catches her in a moment of emotional turmoil, she learns that even the toughest looking men can have warm hearts. Unfortunately for her, Dade Keller keeps his secrets close to the vest, and what she doesn’t know about him could kill her.

Dade doesn’t feel anything. Not until he finds a mousy vet technician huddled in a corner crying. Human, submissive, and shy, Quinn couldn’t be further from what he would need in a mate. The Breck Crew is in the middle of a crisis that will alter their fate forever and throw their loved ones in the crosshairs of the human public. The last thing a woman like Quinn needs is to be weighed down by what he is, but his reluctant attention to her doesn’t go unnoticed, and keeping her out of harm’s way isn’t possible anymore.

With their deepest secrets exposed, Quinn will have to find her bravery and decide if Dade’s fight is now her fight, too.

Sexy shifters and their feisty mates who aren’t shy about loving each other – so, this is an adult, 18+ reader tale.

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Awakening by Chloe Cole

Posted May 22, 2016 by Marsha in Shifter Series / 0 Comments

AwakeningTitle:  Awakening
Series:  Montana Wolves #2
Author:  Chloe Cole
Published:  May 9, 2014
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  Borrowed with Kindle Unlimited
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Jax Mulaney’s mate is dead and her killer’s trail has gone cold. Eaten up by grief and guilt, it’s an effort just to get through the day. Now, after a year in mourning, his animal instincts have reawakened. As he struggles to control the need clawing at him, his pack mate Chandra’s sexy body and snappy wit put his self-discipline to the test.

Chandra is heartsick watching Jax struggle, and wants nothing more than to comfort him. If she takes his offer of passion without strings, she knows she’s in for a world of hurt. But if she refuses, she might blow her one chance to convince him that she can rock his world and fill the empty space in his heart.

Sexy shifters and their feisty mates who aren’t shy about loving each other – so, this is an adult, 18+ reader tale.

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Bear To The End by Terry Bolryder

Posted May 21, 2016 by Marsha in Shifter Series / 0 Comments

Bear To The EndTitle:  Bear To The End
Series:  Bear Claw Security #5
Author:  Terry Bolryder
Published:  May 3, 2016
My Rating:  4.5 stars
Source:  Borrowed with Kindle Unlimited
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Charlotte is need of a bodyguard. But when she comes to Bear Claw Security looking for help, the last thing she expects to see is Mr. Perfect, with his fitted clothes and expensive appearance and perfect smile. All wrong for her, all too much of a reminder of something she desperately wants to forget. So Mr. Perfect’s tough, rough twin brother will have to do instead.

Mark Bronson is used to going after what he wants, in both business and in life. So when his bear instantly recognizes the woman that walks in as his mate, he’s not going to roll over and let her walk out of his life, even if she seems inordinately averse to him. Instead, he has the lovely, curvy Charlotte hire his twin brother instead. So when he walks up to her door that night, swapping out his Armani suit for something a bar bouncer would wear instead, she has no clue it’s actually the same person.

To Mark’s surprise, he may not be the only one who thinks they’ve found their mate. But even though the heat between them burns brighter than the sun, Char’s not sure if she’s ready to commit again, and Mark will have to find the balance between protecting the woman he loves and telling her the truth about who is really is. And Char’s fears about needing a bodyguard may be much more real than either of them could have anticipated.

Sexy shifters and their feisty mates who aren’t shy about loving each other – so, this is an adult, 18+ reader tale.

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Bearly A Memory by Moxie North

Posted May 21, 2016 by Marsha in Shifter Series / 0 Comments

Bearly A MemoryTitle:  Bearly A Memory
Series:  Pacific Northwest Bears #5
Author:  Moxie North
Published:  December 6, 2015
My Rating:  4.5 stars
Source:  Borrowed with Kindle Unlimited
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Labels on everything … deeply satisfying.
Clothing organized by color … wonderfully soothing.
Witnessing a mob hit at work … utterly terrifying.

Brooklyn Nishi likes order, and stability, and following the rules. Then she has to run for her life — and everything familiar vanishes in an instant.

Bear shifter Tanner Rochon loves his family and the little patch of Washington he calls home. As sheriff of Apex, it’s his job to protect his community and keep the peace. When he finds a strange woman in the woods, he knows two things: she’s in trouble, and she’s the mate he’s always wanted.

Tanner and his bear are more than ready for the challenge Brooklyn presents. But is she ready to leave behind everything she’s known and start a new life with him? And will trouble of a more lethal kind come looking for her?

Sexy shifters and their feisty mates who aren’t shy about loving each other – so, this is an adult, 18+ reader tale.

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Cougar’s Gift by Moxie North

Posted May 20, 2016 by Marsha in Shifter Connected, Shifter Series / 0 Comments

Cougar's GiftTitle:  Cougar’s Gift
Series:  Pacific Northwest Cougars #3
Author:  Moxie North
Published:  September 20, 2015
My Rating:  5 shinny stars
Source:  Borrowed with Kindle Unlimited
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Communicating with others didn’t require the use of a lot of words in Stryker’s mind. He was a man and a cougar…what more needed to be explained. But when the fates give you a mate that needs to be talked into forever a cougar needs to man up and start talking.

Tucked away in her tiny town, Libby was happy with her job at the library, her epic book collection, and her kooky parents. Until one day a mystery man rides into her little world on the back of a motorcycle.

Libby knows all about sex and love in romance novels, now she has to figure out how that translates to real life. A rough biker shifter and a sweet innocent librarian find that a new world of passion can open up with the turn of a page.

Prepare to read about a hot shifter who has to convince the shy librarian that he’s not only her mate, but the right man to be her first. There may not be enough sage and crystals to enlighten this cougar.

 Sexy shifters and their feisty mates who aren’t shy about loving each other – so, this is an adult, 18+ reader tale.

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