Driven (Reflections, #9)
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Jasmin is a 17-year-old shape shifter whose whole world has been turned upside down over the last...
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Kelvin (Tangled Tentacles #5)
JP Sayle and Lisa Oliver
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Fated mates find themselves drawn into a web of lies and deceit. Can they find the answers and...
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Debbiereadsbook (1675 KP) rated Shifter Woods: Claw (Esposito County Shifters #4) in Books
May 9, 2023
This is book 4 in the Esposito County Shifters series, but I have not read them all. They can all be read as stand alones.
Angela runs after discovering her abusive boyfriend sells her out to the mob. Something guides her to Esposito County and Matt saves her. There is a familiar scent to Angela that Matt can't place, but he knows one thing: he will do anything to keep her safe, and make her his.
I liked this a lot. It takes a darker edge than Growl (book 3) but plays another blinder of a plot twist for Matt and Angela that I did not see coming!
It's steamy and smexy, yes but this had less of a *MINE* moment that some shifter books have and more of an *I know you, but can't place you* and the feelings for both Matt and Angela creep up on them. Oh, don't get me wrong, Matt has that drive to protect Angela right from the start, but he wasn't sure what it meant. I loved that it takes time, you know? The rapid fall-in-loves books are all well and good, but I especially liked that particular book isn't like that.
I loved that the other shifters in town pulled together to sort out Angela's problem, and I love that Matt asked if he could deal with it personally.
A thoroughly enjoyable 4 star read.
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Merissa (13828 KP) rated Cut to the Chase (City Shifters: the Pride #4) in Books
Jun 8, 2023
Ruby is the joint alpha, along with her brother Rafe, of one of the two wolf packs in town. When the alpha of the other pack approaches her with a business/personal proposition, she is taken aback. She speaks to Carter, a friend of the pack and a lion shifter himself, and he offers an alternative - one she had never thought of. Ruby is all about the pack, but nothing apart from that is mentioned. The pack doesn't play a big part in this book as all the action is between Ruby and everyone else. It alludes that Carter is in to light BDSM, but this is not mentioned in detail, rather it fades to black.
This book is told both from the first perspective (Ruby) and third (Carter), so it is obvious from the start of each chapter who is 'talking'. Well-written, with developed characters and situations, and with no editing or grammatical errors that I could see, this was a thoroughly enjoyable paranormal romance. Definitely recommended.
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Merissa
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May 22, 2016
Overeager (Extra Credit #1)
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Eli Miller worked hard to get where he’s at. He put in his time with academia, suffered through a...
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Merissa (13828 KP) rated My Swan Prince in Books
Apr 1, 2025
Max is very wealthy but works hard. His only friend is his bodyguard, Fizz. He does a lot of work for charity and ends up getting roped into storytime at a library. That would be okay except he has to read The Six Swans. Lourde goes to Chicago from London, determined to find and kill the last swan shifter. These two have a history and bond that neither are aware of at first. The story unravels a complicated history and motives.
This is a fast-paced story with a lot of backstory/history to understand. I'll be honest, I didn't get it all as I kept having to go back and figure out just who was which name. Although Max and Lourde were protective over each other, I didn't feel much of a connection between them other than what I was told had happened.
It was a good retelling of an underrated Brothers Grimm story.
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Merissa
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Apr 1, 2025
Her Healing (Healing Duet #2)
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The Shetlands suddenly don’t seem so dull after all… Keiron has been conditioned his whole...
Merissa (13828 KP) rated My Christmas Reindeer (A Reindeer Mate For Christmas) in Books
Dec 17, 2025
The relationship between these two was both fast-paced and slow-burning! Fallon pushes Keir with his mathematical equations, and Keir is more than happy with that. He goes out of his way to ensure Fallon is comfortable, in a purely professional sense, of course. That all changes when Fallon goes into heat the day before Christmas Eve. Keir can't leave him to deal with it by himself, and the connection that forms is deep.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story, especially the 'human' jealousies, rivalries, and emotions that show up throughout. Both Keir and Fallon change as this story moves on, and I loved how they both did their jobs, even when the going was tough. How Fallon managed to work while Kier was... erm... helping, I'll never know!
A great Christmassy read that I thoroughly enjoyed and definitely recommend.
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Merissa
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Dec 17, 2025
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Lionhearts: Part Two Box Set
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Into the Arena He will fight for the one he loves, no matter what it takes. Cesare Bianco is a...
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