There are some new shifters in town....
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(Originally reviewed for Love Bytes Same Sex Book Reviews)

In this installment, we learn what happened to Alecs sister Rachelle after she was bitten and taken off to the local hospital near the end of book one.  She escaped from the hospital and ran off into the mountains, almost starving to death over the winter. It is now spring, and she is back with a vengeance. Her inner wolf blames Alec for what has happened to her. It is all his fault she reasons, because she wouldnt have been there to get bitten if she hadnt been following her stupid brother who ran off with saying a word.

Non-logical, but her blood rage increases and she starts hating Alec more and more. When she is approached by the Pure Blood, Vincent, he feeds in to her paranoia and she agrees to help him get her brother, once and for all.

There is also a new shifter in town. Tarn is not only a wolf shifter, but also a cat shifter. He has a way with a guitar and can draw shifters to himself. When they're drawn to him, his music makes them want to have sex with him.  Sounds like a handy gift to have! :-)  Only because Alec is now firmly with Philip is he able to resist Tarns charms.

I liked this one as well. One warning, this one ends at a total cliff hanger, so make sure you have book three available to start immediately!
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I love this town!! The characters are hilarious and quirky. You never know what to expect except that you're gonna love it. Lynn Red has created a great series about this town Jamesburg where you find the craziest shifters ever. In this book Jamie who is a bat shifter but always has wings falls for a bear named Ryan who is a thief. He has a big heart and is trying to take care of a huge community of elders who depend on him. But will his past catch up to him and can he and Jamie figure out hoe to make this strange attraction they have work. This is a sexy, funny, and sweet read.
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This first book in the Nano Wolves Series is a refreshing, humorous, action read about Shifters.  The heroine, Dr. Ariel Jones, is a human geneticist who through unsolicited injections is forced into becoming a Shifter.  Ariel doesnt let this change in her life get her down, she embraces it with a take charge, don't mess with me, she-Alpha attitude.  Along with this change comes the introduction to Matthew Gray Wolf, alpha pack leader of another pack.  Its definitely a challenge, with some exciting times, for two alphas pursuing a relationship when both want to be in charge.

This is sure to be an amazing and enjoyable new refreshing Shifter series.
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I enjoyed this story. Really liked the characters and made me want to know more about the world these shifters live in. There are issues with wrong words in sentences that break the flow of reading. Otherwise a nice read.
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Oh so many things happening in this story for our dragon shifters primarily it is Faye and Grant's story however I think there are also hints as to who might be Cat MacAlister's mate and who Chase MacFarland's mate is as well but only time will tell.  So I will focus on Faye and Grant who you wouldn't think of as being together as they were constantly bickering with one another over one thing or another.  They just needed to do some growing up to realize who the other was and set some things to right for the clan before they allowed the claiming to begin.

If you love dragon shifters and a series with a back story that progresses with each new story than honey you will love these shifters.  Ms. Donovan does a great job of keeping you interested as well as guessing what might happen next and who the next story will be about.  I highly recommend this one and wish my finances were better as I would snag this in a minute as it is I felt lucky to have gotten an advance copy to voluntarily read.
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I enjoyed the way the story developed! Interesting how the shifters are finding their mate in a human. Since shifters are not generally known about, it seems to some like this may be a risk. At least no one has hinted that shifters are superior so far! Will be interesting to see if Yvette's parents can finally learn to handle their daughter being married to a shifter. The blood bath in their kitchen while they were held prisoner kind of made that shifter thing known to them. Already ordered the next book!
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This slow burn, enemies to lovers is a good start to the new Portland Pack Chronicles series.

Hedgehog shifter Avery is a privileged, self-absorbed, southern diva who hasn't worked a day in his life and lives on a large allowance from his parents as he waits for his trust fund to kick in. His relationship with his family is not good and getting worse. Having graduated college, he is living in Portland with permission of the local wolf packs alpha, who also happens to be the father of his best friend Jaden. He does not fit in with the pack and most of them don't like him. Hedgehogs are not pack animals and although Avery enjoys clubbing and spending time with his friends, he often needs time alone to recharge.

Wolf shifter Dylan is blue collar all the way. He owns his business customizing motorcycles, and works with his friends and packmates Lucas, Sawyer and Kyle. The men have grown up together and are more like brothers. Dylan is one of the strongest wolves in the pack and is the son of a beta. While he is close with his mother, his relationship with his father is antagonistic at best and he has based all his ideas of mating on the flawed relationship his parents have, leaving him happy to stay single. While his wolf yearns for Avery, Dylan has no intention of taking his mate.
As rare as it is for destined mates to find each other, it is even more of a rarity for it to be an interspecies mating. Averys prickly hedgehog couldn't be more different from Dylans wolf. Their first meeting at a party does not go well, Avery looking down his nose at Dylan and Dylan teasing Avery. Two years later the two are doing their best to ignore each other even as their animals clearly want to be with their mate. A chance meeting at a bar once again triggers their mating instincts and when Dylan saves Avery from a couple of thugs Dylan cant resist his wolfs need to protect and help his mate.

The story is told through dual points of view. Down to earth Dylan is easy to like right away, but with Avery it takes a little time to find anything worth liking under his designer clothes and defensive verbal attacks. Once Avery is forced to change his lifestyle and starts working for the pack, he quickly charmed me. Even before that there is a peek at the real Avery under all the haughty overtones. One scene early in the story where they are both in their shifted forms at the same time was not only adorable, but it cemented their connection for me as I could clearly picture Dylans wolf protecting Averys terrified hedgehog.

I love a good slow burn, especially when the payoff is as explosive as it is here, but these two characters were so stubborn, I wondered at times if they ever would get together. But of course, get together they do and there is knotting! I know this appeals to many fans of shifter stories and I am almost embarrassed to admit that up until now Ive been a knotting story virgin, but I found that it was a small detail that definitely added more depth to not just the physical, but the emotional connection. There is not a lot of sex in the book, but the scenes that are in there are well worth waiting for.

The naturally opposing natures of Avery and Dylans animals, as well as residual mistrust from their first meeting, lead to a number of misunderstandings and a huge too stupid to live moment on Averys part as he gets involved in trying to find out what happened to an elderly pack members missing daughter. The mystery kept me wondering what was going on and it forms a large part of the story. While there is headway made in finding out who is behind her disappearance, the story line will be carried over into the next book which apparently will again feature Avery and Dylan, although there are a few other potential future couples hinted at in this book.

At the end Avery and Dylan are moving on to the next step in their relationship and while they appear to be a very solid couple, there are a lot of changes in store and I am looking forward to seeing just how they will deal with them.
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A good shifter story by Louisa Bacio- a new to me author, and another good story in the Black Hills Wolves series. Tala is an independent she wolf, who has been watched over and stifled under her brother's thumb. She finally convinces him to go off to college and wants to start the repairs to her B & B. Yas, comes into town looking to rediscover his hometown and needing somewhere to stay. He trades room and board for helping to renovate the B & B with Tala. He is also wolf, but can't control his changing or his attraction to Tala.  Will she relinquish some of her control and help Yas, or retain her independence and send him on his way? Tala encounters some difficulties with the locals, that Yas is more than willing to help her out with. A good, engaging story. I'm looking forward to reading more from this author.
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Moonsworn, by JF Holland, was very different to most shifter novels I have ever read. It had background, not only about how you find your mate etc, but also about the village and surrounding area, which tied the whole story together. I think that as the series progresses, more will unfold about the area, although I could be wrong, but it would be great to see that happen. As always, Ms Hollands characters were well portrayed and the book carried a lot of humour, not to mention steamy scenes (shower and motorbike come to mind). I look forward to the next visit to Lunaton and its inhabitants.
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In this box set of five stories, we are thrown into a world of alpha shape shifters by five different paranormal writers.  You can get a different animal for your fantasies.

Match Made in Hell by MillyTaiden deals with hell warrior Damien Wrath and quiet Laura Nieves who both sold their souls.  Finding themselves living together with a crazy mistress, they will either kill each other or heat up eternity with their chemistry.

In An Unexpected Diversion by Vella Day, we find Cheyenne Snow force into a marriage with someone she hates by her father before he retires as the pack leader.  She decides to go out one night and finds herself a human whom she cannot marry.  But the diversion turns out more than she bargains and a moment of passion turns out to be a lifetime together.

Waking the Bear by Kerry Adrienne, we have an over protective bear shifter in Grif Martin.  He manages to rent his cabin to an artist Amy Francis.  Grif quickly realizes she is his destined mate as he tries to protect her from the wilderness and other animal shifters nearby without blowing his identity.  Can he protect her and his family and risk losing it all?

Bear Essentials by Lia Davis, we meet Trey another bear shifter who meets Nicholas years ago and was turned by him and left him.  Nicholas has been keeping an eye of her and finds a way for them to meet once again.  Can he win her heart this time around and make her insecurities this time around?

A nice collection for who love paranormal romances that is an easy read.
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I truly enjoyed this short read. A great start to a shifter series. A group of shifters out to protect others from harm. On the way they just might find the their other half!! Loved it!
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Four great stories with four different types of shifters, lion, wolf, bear and a deer.  Each story is uniquely different.
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Kennard is a bada$$ Druid who has had to cable in the black arts to keep his shifter side down while hunting a evil dark sorcerer. Once the mission is over he wants to go and relax.

Maggie who the town thinks is crazy owns a coffee shop. Her best friend is a cat shifter. The two fight evil to save their town. She has a dream to meet the perfect man like the ones in her romance books.

This book is an amazing addition to the series and we meet more of the O'Caha clan who I hope get their stories soon.

Great book and an awesome quick read.
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I enjoyed the book.  Argo and Cooper being sexuality involved is different. Read lots of  shifter stories  this is a first. Like that the story picks up the last book with Argo returning to his home. Claire's, character find love and passion she never thought she would ever have. She finds that she is a strong women. Something she never knew she had in her. Cooper is just happy to find a better place to make Argo complete and happy. Achilles is still going to be trouble. Hope to find out what becomes of the younger troubled brother. Would like to find out if they are able to put the Longbrook pack together.
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It was cute and I love how shifter stories vary so much.  One set has shifters keeping clothes as they shift others not so much.  I would like to know more about this world.
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"Addie never paid much attention to Shifters -- they weren't part of her world. And now one had come to her diner to eat pie."

FINAL DECISION: An enjoyable romp, WHITE TIGER continues to expand the Shifter universe.  As always, the world building is strong here. The sweetness of the romance between Kendrick and Addison is matched with an adventurous story.  The only thing I missed here was a progression in the overarching story.

THE STORY: Kendrick is a Guardian and the white tiger shfiter leader of a group of uncollared shifters. A father with motherless children, Kendrick has lived for so many years in secret in order to protect his family and his shifters, Kendrick has not been able to resist a nightly trip to a diner to see a waitress Addison Price.  When an attack leaves them all vulnerable, Addison is pulled into the world of the Shifters.

OPINION:  I really enjoyed this book because Kendrick and Addison are such a sweet pair. Addie is really strong as a woman and I love her protective instincts.  Kendrick has a hidden gentleness to him and the pain he has experienced makes him wary of falling for Addie but he quickly does even as he wants to keep his distance to protect her.

Most of the conflict in this story involves Kendrick's clan and a shifter who wants Kendrick for herself.  That part of the story didn't work as well for me, but I enjoyed the overall story in such a way that I could overlook it.

Aside from the romance, my favorite part of the book was watching Kendrick, with Addie's help begin to build a home for his shifters.  The sense of finding a home and building a place where shifters can find happiness and community just made me happy.

WORTH MENTIONING:  Any book where Tiger appears is a great book to me!  I love that guy and was pleased to see this part of his story.

CONNECTED BOOKS:  WHITE TIGER is the eighth book in the Shifters Unbound series.  It can be read as a standalone although a new reader might feel challenged by the worldbuilding that has already been done and isn't explained here.

STAR RATING: I give this book 4 stars.
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WILD WOLF is the sixth novel in the Shifters Unbound series.  It is the story of wolf shifter  Graham McNeil and his human girlfriend Misty Granger.  The two were introduced in MATE CLAIMED and have been together for eight months at the start of this book.  The relationship, however, has been kept casual by Graham who, while he is attracted to Misty, knows that he cannot mate claim her.  He needs a lupine mate to help strengthen his pack and his leadership position.  Of course, he cannot help but want Misty even though she is completely wrong for him.

This book is definitely about Graham.  It is he who has to make all the movement in this relationship.  He is gruff and quite honestly a jerk to a lot of people, but he is also caring and protective of those he considers his.  Ashley does a great job of making Graham a hero while not sacrificing his character as we have seen him before.  We just get to see a more complete picture of Graham.

Misty is a good match for Graham. She doesn't take his being a  jerk.  She challenges him and he likes it.  This is an action packed book and both Graham and Misty take part.  Misty is not merely the damsel in distress.  This book is also seriously hot for those who care about that aspect.

The relationship between Graham and Misty has been playing out in the last several books and I would recommend reading at least MATE CLAIMED before reading this book just so one gets to know Graham better.  We also get to see many of our past heroes and heroines and it was nice to have an update but it might be somewhat disorienting for those new to the series.  Reading MATE CLAIMED first will take care of much of the introductions.

This book also advances the continuing saga of the Shifters, Fae and humans.  There is a serious development here that I won't spoil but that clearly will be a focus in upcoming books.

I loved this book.  I liked the early books in the series, but the more recent ones have been fantastic.  I didn't like this one as much as TIGER MAGIC, because I just liked Tiger more as a hero, but this book is close.  I'd rate it a 4.5.