Were-Cougar princess, Jade Lamarche escapes to neutral territory in order to avoid a forced, loveless marriage to a man she detests, but discovers that the neutral territory is dangerous country and female cats are rare and highly sought after. Were-Wolf prince Luke Bryant breaks from the unjust and restrictive laws and constraints of his pack and disappears into neutral territory but Luke didn’t count on befriending a lone female Cougar who requires his help at every turn or the fact that against every natural law known to were-kind, he’s impossibly developing feelings for her.

This newest book in the ‘Sons of the Alpha’ series in an exciting and engaging story with strong, bold characters who brave leaving everything they know for the unknown with a strength of conviction that is admirable. The romance between Jade and Luke has lots of sizzling chemistry but they keep trying to keep it at friends only due to the fact that wolves never fall in love cats which keeps emotions running high on top of all the angst caused by trying to forge a new life in a dangerous place.

The fast paced plot keeps readers riveted to the pages with lots of high risk adrenaline excitement and thrilling suspense as Luke and Jade try to determine who they can trust and stunning twists that show that sometimes new over old is the best way to go. Betrayals and a maniacal enemy with a complex manipulative plan that has been going on longer that anyone could possibly believe ensures that there is never a dull moment to be found in this riveting romance.

Nicole Gabrielle is a low-ranking Sigma wolf that harbors a taboo secret that get her expelled from the Bryant Wolf pack. But right now she has bigger problems – Were-Bear gangsters are blackmailing her family and the only to pay them off is to doctor her Pack records and disguise herself in order to work in the exclusive Timber Ridge community. As the heir apparent, Jake Bryant must abide by one specific Wolf law – he can never marry anyone below his Alpha rank.

The second ‘Sons of the Alpha story is a captivating and emotionally gripping read with strong, bold characters that readers can easily relate to. The romance between Jake and Nicki is sweet and sizzles with chemistry but this relationship is quite complicated due to their station in life. This keeps the emotions turbulent throughout the story and readers can’t help but sympathize and be a little enraged at the unfairness of it all of course, Jake’s forced-upon him fiancée adds to the turmoil as well and readers are faced with wishing they slap that person upside the head.

The fast placed plot is full of suspense and excitement as Nicki’s step father get her family in trouble with some gangster were-bears which has Nicki going through an elaborate deception in order to pay them off. The situation is further complicated by Jake’s determination to get to know Nicki and Nicki’s guilt at deceiving everyone. Unexpected twists, betrayals, gambling debts, Arcane Hunters and a conspiracy keeps readers glued to the pages of this exhilarating read.

I enjoyed this book. It has a lot of steam and fun. The world building was intriguing with some different aspects to that world that I had not seen before. Abby was definitely a strong heroine, accepted her future. As her claimed mates, Shaun, Marcus, Justin, Kaleb, and Kaden, taught her more about herself, she realized there was more to her life. Deception, surprises, danger, and family kept me wanting to read more.

I received an ARC through Enticing Journey Book Promotions, and this is my unsolicited review.

Guarding Reese is a story by R.S. McCoy, in the Wings of the Wicked anthology. In it we meet Cass, a guardian angel who has had to spend nine years away from his charge. Reese has worked his way through five other guardians, but no one seems to work. Cass is given the chance to work with Reese again, and he follows his heart to the one who has held it since the first moment they met.

This book is a paradox - it is both steamy and sexy, whilst also fading to black. The passion between Reese and Cass is full-on, and full of emotion. I was hoping for that ending, but I wasn't sure I would get it. R.S. McCoy managed to keep me on tenterhooks throughout.

This is an excellent story, being well written, and with no editing or grammatical errors that disrupted my reading. The pacing is smooth, and the characters well rounded. I would love to know if this is part of a series, as I would love for Vin and Alexander to have their stories too!

If you like reading about hot and sexy angels, or ripped musicians who know what they want, then I can definitely recommend this book.

* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *

Merissa
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