Jessica Lee (1)

Interesting characters, a mystery to solve and a plot with a twist – what a great way to start a new series. While Silas and Theo are shifters, that plays less of a role in the way their relationship develops than the kind of men they are; it was more of a background fact that determined their character than a real influence on what happened. I liked that a lot, and enjoyed reading a shifter book where the romance developed independent of a ‘mate bond’.

Theo is a heart-breakingly lonely doctor who gets pulled into saving the survivor of a plane crash much against his will. I loved how I only gradually found out that he is a wolf shifter and what had happened to drive him into the solitude of the Alaskan winter. Even though he thinks he is a bad doctor, and carries around enough guilt for three men, he cannot help himself. He just has to do the right thing.

Silas is a leader, used to getting what he wants. When he ends up wounded and with amnesia, he has to rely on himself for the first time since he was a kid. With the trappings of leadership all gone, he learns what it means to just be him and fall in love. Even though he wants to stay with Theo, he does the right thing too, wanting to find out who did this to him.

The twist at the end may not have caught me unaware, but it was well done. The suspense as to how these two will make things work is high right up until the end and there are no unrealistically easy solutions. The fact that Silas has to figure out how to fit what he wants (Theo) around his duty as a pride leader makes him a better man in the end. If you like shifter stories set firmly in this reality (well, as much as they can be), if real men who struggle with their duties interest you, and if a slowly blooming relationship between ‘a lion and a wolf’ sounds interesting, you will probably, like this book. I look forward to the next one.



NOTE: This book was provided by Resplendence Publishing for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.… (plus d'informations)

Gives one hot, steamy, roll-around-a-lot sex between two sexy males that are very different from each other, but yet they have a chemical connection that spanned the time they were apart. Patrick and Max are at different points in their lives when the meet the first time. Neither was looking for more than what he got out of that night. Neither was expecting the night to have an impact on their lives moving forward. Now three years later, a chance meeting, a need of help, and more hot steamy encounters and Max and Patrick have a chance to see if this thing between them could be more.

I was on board with this read then somewhere I began to lose the interest that I had began with. The characters lost their draw. The relationship path forward almost stalled. My connection to the destination just was not there at the end. It was more I am done. Next read please… (plus d'informations)

I don't know about you but when a freebie is actually a solid read, I am pretty happy.

And I ate this book up. Was it flawless? Nope. There were a couple editing issues but it did not detract from the story. Plus the mushy hint of MANTEARS towards the end from the alpha...not a favorite of mine.

BUT the story was solid. A few tweaks here and there to make the standard cat/dog shifter trope slightly different. This isn't a mind blowing book but definitely something this shifter romance enthusiast likens to wearing a favorite pair of jeans and finding a dollar in the pocket.

Silas is a ginger lion shifter that is the alpha leader of his pride. He's openly bisexual which has caused death threats and tension from a few members of his Ariel Estates pride in North Carolina. While on vacation in Alaska, an assassination attempt is made while in flight back to Ariel Estates. Silas is the only survivor thanks to loner doctor and wolf shifter, Theo.

Unfortunately, Silas has amnesia. But it doesn't stop the two men from falling for each other. And the sex scenes were pretty steamy. (Silas is the owner of one unusually delightful cock)

This is novella, it's fast paced. And the ending is more HFN than HEA. But more realistic with how the MC handled everything. (Aside from it being paranormal because hello, wolf & lion shifter)

My rating: 3.5 stars rounded up mainly because the main parts of the story worked and I definitely will be reading the rest of the series.… (plus d'informations)