PNR Review: Mate Claimed (Shifters Unbound) [Mass Market Paperback]

I've finished "Mate Claimed" the 4th book in her Shifter's Unbound series by Jennifer Ashley.

Product Description

Eric Warden knows that half-Shifter wildcat Iona is passing for human, living without a Collar in the human world. He also knows that if she does not acknowledge her Shifter nature and her mating hunger, it could kill her.

Iona finds the mysterious and dangerous Eric, a wildcat and leader of his Shiftertown, haunting her dreams, but she vows never to take the Collar, fearing backlash against her mother and sister for hiding the fact that she's Shifter. But Eric is a compelling Shifter male, and Iona's hunger calls to him. Book 4 in the Shifters Unbound series. This is a full-length novel.

Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Berkley; Original edition (October 2, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425251012
ISBN-13: 978-0425251010

My Review:

Eric Warden is shifter leader of Shiftertown in Las Vegas.  In the previous book Eric met Iona in a shifter bar keeps an eye on her.  He knows she is a shifter, doesn't wear a collar and will be going through her mating frenzy soon.

Iona is half human and half shifter who has never met her shifter dad.  She has hidden her shifter self from the world and lives as a normal human who has never worn a collar.  She runs a construction company and lives with her mom and younger sister both who are human.  Iona doesn't want anything to do with Eric or any shifters and tries to avoid him at every opportunity.  At night she shifts into her panther self to run off her energy and Eric in his snow leopard form runs, plays and frolics with her. 

As she interacts more with Eric she realizes that when her mating frenzy comes she won't be in control which would put her life in danger or she will go feral.  Eric also has to contend with another shifter leader Graham. 
Graham challenges Eric for the rights to Iona as his mate because he just wanted to hurt him.

When Eric finally brings Iona to Shiftertown she meets his family and his friends and pack.  It was a delight to see Eric's family, friends and pack accept Iona as his mate since other paranormals I have read they don't accept them.

The chemistry between Iona and Eric was off the charts and when they finally came together it was very steamy and hot.  They work well together and I really like how she supported and took care of Eric.

Graham was a total jerk at first but he kind of redeemed himself when he helped Eric penetrate a fortress and protected both their clans from cruel experiments being done on shifters.  This reminded Eric about his nightmarish past when he was experimented on and first had to put on his collar.


4/5

Thanks Penguin Canada for sending me this book to review, greatly appreciated!

Books in series:

1.  Pride Mates
2.  Primal Bonds
3.  Wild Cate
4.  Mate Claimed
5.  Tiger Magic - June 4, 2013

Historical Review: The Duke's Perfect Wife (Berkley Sensation) [Mass Market Paperback]

I've finished "The Duke's Perfect Wife" the book in her 4th book in her Mackenzie series by Jennifer Ashley.

Product Description

Lady Eleanor Ramsay is the only one who knows the truth about Hart Mackenzie. Once his fiancee, she is the sole woman to whom he could ever pour out his heart.

Hart has it all -- a dukedom, wealth, power, influence, whatever he desires. Every woman wants him -- his seductive skills are legendary. But Hart has sacrificed much to keep his brothers safe, first from their brutal father, and then from the world. He's also suffered loss -- his wife, his infant son, and the woman he loved with all his heart though he realized it too late.

Now, Eleanor has reappeared on Hart's doorstep, with scandalous nude photographs of Hart taken long ago. Intrigued by the challenge in her blue eyes -- and aroused by her charming, no-nonsense determination -- Hart wonders if his young love has come to ruin him . . . or save him.

Book Four of the Highland Pleasures (Mackenzies) series.

About the Author

Jennifer Ashley is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than thirty-five books and a dozen novellas. Her books have been won RWA's RITA award (given for best romance books of the year), RT Reviewers Choice awards, Prism awards (best fantasy romance), and others, and been given starred reviews in Booklist. She also writes as award-winning author Allyson James, and award-winning mystery author Ashley Gardner. For more information, see Jennifer's website at jennifersromances.com.


Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Berkley; Original edition (April 3, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425247104
ISBN-13: 978-0425247105

My Review:

Hart Mackenzie is a affluent widower duke who is well loved by his siblings and known for his love-making abilities but he feels lonely.  He can have any female he wants except his beloved former fiancée Lady Eleanor Ramsey. She is the only person who knows what he sacrificed to keep his siblings safe from their abusive father.

Since the deaths of his wife and heir he has turned from a compassionate person to a frozen heart. Eleanor arrives from Glenarden near Aberdeen to offer Hart a business deal.  She shows him a picture of himself naked someone sent to her and she offers to help him find the unknown villain before they send any to the scandal sheets. Hart agrees though he distrusts the motive of his only love as he assumes she seeks retribution for his treatment of her.

I really enjoyed the brother love that Hart and his brother Ian had for each other.  Hart and Eleanor were such a great couple.

4/5

Other books in series:

1.  The Many Sins of Lord Cameron
2.  Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie
3.  Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage


Thanks Penguin Canada for sending me this book to review, greatly appreciated!

PNR Review: Wild Cat (Shifters Unbound, Book 3) [Mass Market Paperback]

I've finished "Wild Cat' the 3rd book in her Shifter Unbound series by Jennifer Ashley.

Product Description

Heartbroken from the death of her mate three years ago, Shifter Cassidy Warden is tracking down his mysterious killer - one who could bring danger to all Shifters. But Detective Diego Escobar rekindles the flames of her mating desire. And once the fires begin, nothing and no one can put them out ...

From the Author

Welcome back to the world of Shifters Unbound. Meet Cassidy and Diego and new players in the Shifter world, as well as reconnect with Shifters from Pride Mates, Primal Bonds, and Bodyguard.

More about the world of Shifters, including book blurbs, excerpts, what's coming next, and a "Human's Guide to Shifters" can be found at jennifersromances.com -- choose "Shifters Unbound" from the right-hand menu.

Product Details
Reading level: Ages 18 and up
Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Berkley; Original edition (January 3, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425245780
ISBN-13: 978-0425245781

My Review:

It's the anniversary of Cassidy's mate death and while is in mourning at the place where he died she is chased by an unknown power that needs her blood to open a portal to the Fae world.  Next thing she knows she's in the clutches of handsome and sexy Diego Escobar.  Both are very attracted to each other but Cassidy finds herself confided to Shiftertown for two weeks and she has responsibilites.  She hasn't trusted a human since the death of her mate but Diego stirs up the mate bond in her.  They find out it involves Reid a Fae who is posing as a cop in the Shiftertown division who was kicked out of the Fae world and his family killed.

Diego is mourning the lost of his partner and friend and is on the hunt for the people responsible for his death.  His investigation takes him and Cassidy to Mexico where they finds a group of feral shapeshifters who are terrorizing the town.  While defeating them they also rescue a group of female shifters and freeing them.

Eric Cassidy's older brother and the Shifter leader meets Iona a collarless half shifter who is posing as human. He very much attracted to her and this sets up his book which is next.

This book was well written and the characters were well developed.  Eric was a sexy hero who wants to protect Cassidy even though she's quite capable of taking care of herself.  I loved the family bond between Eric and Cassidy because they are always there for each other and they support one another.  Really enjoyed the romance between Diego and Cassidy because they got to know each other before hopping into bed and they wanted to protect one another.

4/5

Thanks Penguin Canada for sending me this book to review, greatly appreciated!

Other books in series:

1.  Pride Mates
2.  Primal Bonds
3.  Mate Claimed - Oct 2, 2012

PNR Review: Pride Mates (Shifters Unbound) [Paperback]

I've finished "Pride Mates" the 1st book in her Shifters Unbound series by Jennifer Ashley.

Product Description

Collared and controlled, Shifters are outcast from humanity, forced to live in Shiftertowns. But waiting within are passions that no collar can contain ...

Like most Shifters, Liam Morrissey has learned that trusting humans leads to no good. But when beautiful attorney Kim Fraser enters Shiftertown alone in order to prove her client's innocence, Liam's alpha nature leaves him no choice but to offer his protection.

Product Details
Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Berkley; Reprint edition (July 5, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425245047
ISBN-13: 978-0425245040

My Review:

In Shifterstown in the Austin area, human attorney Kim Fraser is defending shifter Brian Smith from the charge of murdering his human girlfriend. Brian is the first shifter she ever met though their existence has been known for two decades. Like most humans, she assumed shifters were beasts who needed collars to keep them from going berserk. In spite of her fears of shifters being violent beasts she believes her client is innocent so she comes to Shifterstown to obtain the help of the Morrisey shifter family father Dylan and brothers Liam and Sean.

Liam informs Kim that Brian never came to him so why should he help him. Kim explains she got the short end of the straw as the junior lawyer, but believes Brian is innocent because the collar prevents violent crime. She also says the prosecution, cops, and judge have not played fair and her client has given up but she has not. Although he has doubts about getting involved because of his attraction to the brave lawyer who came alone, Liam is forced to intervene when a shifter without a collar threatens Kim's life.
I really liked getting to know the shifter dynamics and the way they operate.  The leader was a very scary and cruel.

I really loved Kim's take charge and spunky attitude no matter what was thrown her way.  I'm really glad that she was very determined to prove Brian is innocent and her passion for her work.

I really enjoyed the romance between Liam and Kim because it was very hot and steamy and I enjoyed how she denied she was attracted to him.  Their love scenes were oh so hot!

Loved Liam's laid back attitude and the way he wanted to protect Kim from harm.  Loved the way he decided she was the one he wanted and went after her.  It was very amusing that he laid his Irish brogue on thick and it irked Kim!

4/5

Thanks Laura from Penguin Canada for sending me this book to review, greatly appreciated!

Primal Bonds (Shifters Unbound) [Paperback]

I've finished "Primal Bonds" the 2nd book in her Shifters Unbound series by Jennifer Ashley.

Product Description

When a female Shifter comes to town seeking refuge, Feline Shifter Sean Morrissey claims the new arrival and finds a beautiful woman who looks him straight in the eye without fear, stirring the mating frenzy within him.

To relocate to a new Shiftertown, half-Fae, half-Shifter Andrea Gray must accept a new mate. But Andrea's intense attraction to Sean is something she never expected-a perilous complication for a woman with a troubled past.

Product Details
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Berkley (March 1, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425240789
ISBN-13: 978-0425240786

My Review:

Sean is the feline shifter Guardian who wields a magical Fae sword that allows shifters to be released to the afterlife before they die.  He is well respected by the community but longs for a mate to settle down with and have a family of cubs.  When he finds Andrea Gray the half-Fae and half-Shifter is being harassed by her pack he mate-claims her so he can bring her Shifter-town where she would be safe. He never expected to fall in love with the sexy and sassy shifter/fae.

I really liked Andrea's character because she wouldn't back down when other members of the pack would harass her and she could take care of herself.  The tension between them was hot and steamy and I was really rooting for them to get together.

I really liked Sean's character because he really wanted to protect Andrea even though she hadn't accepted his mate-claim yet and he knew when to back off and when to push a little bit.

Really enjoyed the romance between Dillion (Sean's father) and Glory (Andrea's aunt) but it was heart-wrenching in some parts.

4/5

Immortals: The Reckoning

I've just finished reading "Immortals: The Reckoning" by Jennifer Ashley, Joy Nash and Robin T. Popp.

Book Description

"Wolf Hunt" by Jennifer Ashley. Six months ago LAPD cop Logan the werewolf saved the life of Nadia the demon Nadia. Now he receives an urgent call from her from the woody California-Oregon border that they are coming for her. He drops everything to keep her safe, but now faces a dilemma from his past as pack leader Matt and her preadolescent son Joel are involved as much as his heart is.

"Blood Debt" by Joy Nash. One hundred years ago, Leanna the Sidhe killed Jackson in Paris. He survived the encounter but was turned and became a slave to master vampire Armand Legrand. Now he is returning to Paris to kill his former overlord and perhaps Leanna too especially if she tries to prevent his achieving his life's ambition.

"Beyond the Mist" by Robin T. Popp. Poseidon has come to claim what was willingly pledged to him by Sekhmet though the ocean God admits he no longer desires her one year old grandson's soul, but even he cannot break the magical contract. He needs a soul for a soul so Sekhmet thinking the witch Jenna killed her parents offers her up. Spirit-walker Dave and Jenna are on a cruise ship run by Poseidon who comes to collect his debt. If she can free her powers repressed by her mental reaction to family homicides and with Dave's help, she might survive with her soul intact, but can she fight back once she knows the alternate price.