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Roar, Growl & Kiss: A Box Set of 10 Sexy Shifter Romances
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1. Walk on the Striped Side (Big Bad Bite #2) by Jessie Lane **2 Stars
Elena's mother taught her that men are incapable of feeling love and she was able to keep all of them at arms length until she met Gage. Gage is a tiger shifter and scents Elena as a possible mate but has to let her go when he falls in love with her because as a human she is frail and has a much shorter life span. Instead of just breaking up with her, he makes sure he overhears her demeaning her to his brother and generally acting like a real tool. She left him but finds herself back on his radar when she discovers that she is part of the family business, an Amazon private investigating group. When Gage realizes she isn't human (though she still has that pesky short life span) he is determined to make her see that he is sorry and they belong together. So of course he handcuffs her to him until she gives in. The overall story was ok and the first third or so, I really enjoyed. But there were a few things that just grated on me. The first is the arguing and fighting among all the siblings...I feel like there is a huge difference between good natured ribbing and just going out of your way to be a jerk for the sole purpose of making someone feel bad. That is not amusing to me. Then there is when Gage has to go on a super dangerous mission and takes Elena with him because she is trained very well and has some extra Amazon mojo....my problem is that instead of giving her weapons that she is highly trained on he gives her a flame thrower that she has never used. Just made no sense and was just over the top. But the absolute worst is that Gage mates with her when she is drunk and not in her right mind and on top of that doesn't use a condom when he knows she can get pregnant. There is just nothing that makes that kind of manipulation ok, that isn't love.
2. Alpha Wolf Rising by Eliza Gayle *1 Star
Sierra is set to become the alpha of her pack. In a black moon sex ritual she is going to officially mate her lover Marek. They both feel a little bit bad having to leave Sierra's other lover, human protector Nathan, put of the festivities. There is an attack and she finds that her old lover from college is behind it. He is somewhere in between a human and a wolf and wants her to help him. Having a human lover and a transforming human, Sierra has lost a lot of support from the pack and has to figure out a way to make it right. I did not enjoy this one. I don't think Sierra had any business being in charge of anyone, she really only wanted to have sex with the 3 guys. And when it came down to actually making decisions it was Marek and Nathan who had all of the brain power.
3. London Howl by H.M. McQueen Not Interested
Famous model who happens to be a shifter hires a spunky, curvy woman to pretend to be his girlfriend through the next few months. The girl in question has been obsessed with said model for years and is taking this opportunity to try and hook up with him. I'm sure there is more to this but I didn't have a lot of interest after reading the blurb and 2 chapters in I just wanted to move on.
4. Dragon's Honor (Paranormal Protection Agency #6) by Mina Carter *1 Star
Baron and Duke are orphaned twin shadow dragon shifters who work for the Paranormal Protection Agency. Honor is the daughter of the owner of Croft Industries. They have been assigned to be her bodyguards while trying to see if her father is involved in para slaving. Baron recognizes Honor as his mate so he takes the attacks against her pretty personally. This was a rare Mina Carter miss for me. I usually love her short sexy stories because they have good characters and fun twists...except for this one. I love when a heroine is tough and can take care of herself but I felt that Honor wasn't smart about it, she was all I'm tough I don't need a man to save me and then has a breakdown when she kills to defend her own life. Settle down if you can't handle it Rambo. My next issue was with the communication...they both decide to give in to their attraction and Baron gives her several opportunities to change her mind but never tells her what he is or what she is to him. Those are important tidbits as far as I'm concerned. And then our heroine eavesdrops and jumps to completely wrong conclusion and then has a temper tantrum, runs away from her protectors despite the huge army of paranormal creatures that just attacked her home.
5. Bearly Hanging On (Laid Bear #3) by Marina Maddix *1 DNF Star
After reading one chapter from Chet's judgmental, self absorbed point of view I decided to not continue.
6. Her Shifter Secret by Flora Dare ***3 Stars
Danae's husband and daughter are killed in an accident that the whole town blames on her. She asks the sea goddess to help her forget so she can move on, as an answer she receives Liam...a selkie who no longer has his skin. They have to live together until they both open themselves completely to the other. As this happens they grow to care about each other and discover some disturbing facts about the car accident. This was ok. I would have liked to know a bit more about the veil and the fae and all that good stuff. But Danae and Liam were both likeable and overall I liked the story.
7. Maria & the Angel (Story 7) by Jordan K. Rose Not Interested
I'm sure this is fine, I just don't enjoy the idea of reincarnation.
8. Mate for a Month (Shifters of Silver Peak #2) by Georgette St. Clair ****4 Stars
Eileen is spoiled, well kinda she's really not that bad, but she comes from a rich family of shifters who don't allow her to do anything for herself even when she wants to. Marcus is an emotionally damaged shifter who is in danger of being detained by the shifter council because all signs point to him going feral. Fate brings them together and throws them into a mutually beneficial and temporary mating. They find they are more compatible than they originally thought and want to see if they can actually make it work in the long term. The title of this turned me off a little but I'm really glad I gave it a chance. I thought Marcus and Eileen were great and I thought the story was interesting. I really enjoyed this author and will look for more work from her.
9. Werewolf Wedding by Lynn Red Not Interested
A guy goes to get a statue of himself made...just not for me.
10. Fast and the Furriest (Tiger Tails #1) by Celia Kyle Not Interested
Having to pull a tiger shifter's tail to complete the mating process is just a little too silly...even for me.
Elena's mother taught her that men are incapable of feeling love and she was able to keep all of them at arms length until she met Gage. Gage is a tiger shifter and scents Elena as a possible mate but has to let her go when he falls in love with her because as a human she is frail and has a much shorter life span. Instead of just breaking up with her, he makes sure he overhears her demeaning her to his brother and generally acting like a real tool. She left him but finds herself back on his radar when she discovers that she is part of the family business, an Amazon private investigating group. When Gage realizes she isn't human (though she still has that pesky short life span) he is determined to make her see that he is sorry and they belong together. So of course he handcuffs her to him until she gives in. The overall story was ok and the first third or so, I really enjoyed. But there were a few things that just grated on me. The first is the arguing and fighting among all the siblings...I feel like there is a huge difference between good natured ribbing and just going out of your way to be a jerk for the sole purpose of making someone feel bad. That is not amusing to me. Then there is when Gage has to go on a super dangerous mission and takes Elena with him because she is trained very well and has some extra Amazon mojo....my problem is that instead of giving her weapons that she is highly trained on he gives her a flame thrower that she has never used. Just made no sense and was just over the top. But the absolute worst is that Gage mates with her when she is drunk and not in her right mind and on top of that doesn't use a condom when he knows she can get pregnant. There is just nothing that makes that kind of manipulation ok, that isn't love.
2. Alpha Wolf Rising by Eliza Gayle *1 Star
Sierra is set to become the alpha of her pack. In a black moon sex ritual she is going to officially mate her lover Marek. They both feel a little bit bad having to leave Sierra's other lover, human protector Nathan, put of the festivities. There is an attack and she finds that her old lover from college is behind it. He is somewhere in between a human and a wolf and wants her to help him. Having a human lover and a transforming human, Sierra has lost a lot of support from the pack and has to figure out a way to make it right. I did not enjoy this one. I don't think Sierra had any business being in charge of anyone, she really only wanted to have sex with the 3 guys. And when it came down to actually making decisions it was Marek and Nathan who had all of the brain power.
3. London Howl by H.M. McQueen Not Interested
Famous model who happens to be a shifter hires a spunky, curvy woman to pretend to be his girlfriend through the next few months. The girl in question has been obsessed with said model for years and is taking this opportunity to try and hook up with him. I'm sure there is more to this but I didn't have a lot of interest after reading the blurb and 2 chapters in I just wanted to move on.
4. Dragon's Honor (Paranormal Protection Agency #6) by Mina Carter *1 Star
Baron and Duke are orphaned twin shadow dragon shifters who work for the Paranormal Protection Agency. Honor is the daughter of the owner of Croft Industries. They have been assigned to be her bodyguards while trying to see if her father is involved in para slaving. Baron recognizes Honor as his mate so he takes the attacks against her pretty personally. This was a rare Mina Carter miss for me. I usually love her short sexy stories because they have good characters and fun twists...except for this one. I love when a heroine is tough and can take care of herself but I felt that Honor wasn't smart about it, she was all I'm tough I don't need a man to save me and then has a breakdown when she kills to defend her own life. Settle down if you can't handle it Rambo. My next issue was with the communication...they both decide to give in to their attraction and Baron gives her several opportunities to change her mind but never tells her what he is or what she is to him. Those are important tidbits as far as I'm concerned. And then our heroine eavesdrops and jumps to completely wrong conclusion and then has a temper tantrum, runs away from her protectors despite the huge army of paranormal creatures that just attacked her home.
5. Bearly Hanging On (Laid Bear #3) by Marina Maddix *1 DNF Star
After reading one chapter from Chet's judgmental, self absorbed point of view I decided to not continue.
6. Her Shifter Secret by Flora Dare ***3 Stars
Danae's husband and daughter are killed in an accident that the whole town blames on her. She asks the sea goddess to help her forget so she can move on, as an answer she receives Liam...a selkie who no longer has his skin. They have to live together until they both open themselves completely to the other. As this happens they grow to care about each other and discover some disturbing facts about the car accident. This was ok. I would have liked to know a bit more about the veil and the fae and all that good stuff. But Danae and Liam were both likeable and overall I liked the story.
7. Maria & the Angel (Story 7) by Jordan K. Rose Not Interested
I'm sure this is fine, I just don't enjoy the idea of reincarnation.
8. Mate for a Month (Shifters of Silver Peak #2) by Georgette St. Clair ****4 Stars
Eileen is spoiled, well kinda she's really not that bad, but she comes from a rich family of shifters who don't allow her to do anything for herself even when she wants to. Marcus is an emotionally damaged shifter who is in danger of being detained by the shifter council because all signs point to him going feral. Fate brings them together and throws them into a mutually beneficial and temporary mating. They find they are more compatible than they originally thought and want to see if they can actually make it work in the long term. The title of this turned me off a little but I'm really glad I gave it a chance. I thought Marcus and Eileen were great and I thought the story was interesting. I really enjoyed this author and will look for more work from her.
9. Werewolf Wedding by Lynn Red Not Interested
A guy goes to get a statue of himself made...just not for me.
10. Fast and the Furriest (Tiger Tails #1) by Celia Kyle Not Interested
Having to pull a tiger shifter's tail to complete the mating process is just a little too silly...even for me.
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