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inmyhumbleopinion's review
5.0
loverofromance's review
4.0
Dangerous Mating is a thrilling, on the edge of your seat excitement that takes you under the caves of Nazi tunnels in Germany, with a crazy villain and a fated mates theme that will pull you under into this sensual love tale...
Dangerous Mating is the third book in the latest series by Milly Taiden. I have had the opportunity to read this author over the past few years and have enjoyed her work. She is very quick to read, her writing is highly engaging, I never want to put her books down and they aren't too overly long which is nice at times. Our important key players in the book are:
- Bryon Day, an agent for the A.L.F.A. organization, a hidden military organization, with shifter agents who solve crimes. Bryon, while undercover, finds himself captured and being tortured and drugged with no way out.
- Kari Tomlin, is an FBI agent and a specialist in cryptography, and she is asked to go into field work in Germany and she is more than thrilled. Not realizing that her life is about to change.
Dangerous Mating is a story that had me on the edge of my seat and I didn't want to let go. I really had a blast with this book, probably a bit more than I expected. I will say that this book isn't too deep, it's really just fun and carefree despite the hints of danger and suspense that this story is riddled with. It is a story of instant love and fated mates, so if that is not your thing, not sure you would enjoy this book. However, if you are like me, where these tropes aren't a problem then you will get a kick out of these two. Both Bryon and Kari are entertaining, have great senses of humor and act on their instincts. Bryon is a wolf shifter, and his people only mate once and still hasn't found his mate. Kari is human, but she does know about shifters since she had a good friend who was mated with one. Ever since she has admired that type of connection these "mates" have with each other. When she goes undercover and ends up embroiled in a dangerous plot and the man that she is searching for is being drugged and held prisoner. She comes up with a plan to save him only to be on the run, hiding out in tunnels trying to make it to safety before the "demented prince", the villain of the story, finds them. As they crawl through caves, trying to get a way out, they both realize pretty quickly what a connection they have and that they are mates.
I've gotten to know you, Kari. Not just your scent branded on my brain, but you. Inside and out. Whether you want to admit it or not, you are mine. MINE. My mate. Now and for always. But I can't do anything about that alone. I need you.
What I really loved about this couple is how comfortable they are with each other. So at ease, always teasing each other, playing and boy can they KISS!! I felt like I was on fire. They definitely have some powerful chemistry both sexually and NOT. Which was quite wonderful to see. We see that even though they do have some great chemistry, they also become good friends and it truly brings a great balance to the story. Now I will say that the heroine really was so FUN. Seriously, her personality is one that you would want to be friends with. She may not be a field agent but she can kick ass when she needs to and I loved her spunk. Some of her stunts, I was like she is so crazy and I LOVE her for it. She has such a compassionate heart and will do anything to save innocent women and children being sold on the market.
I want you, Kari. Forever. Let me have you.
There isn't much drama except for the plot lines with them being hunted and all. But as far as their relationship goes, it was smooth sailing which was quite refreshing. They just instantly are drawn to each other and they don't fight what they feel for each other, only embrace and accept it for what it is. A BREATH OF FRESH AIR!!
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tanyad74's review
3.0
I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Kari Tomlin works for the FBI deciphering top secret documents. When A.L.F.A. needs someone to act as an agent's girlfriend on a mission to find missing agent Bryon Day, the FBI offers up Kari. Kari is a very clumsy agent that is best left at her desk away from spilling anything or tripping on something. Why the FBI decides to send Kari is mystery to me. The only explanation I had was that her superiors figured she already knew about the shifters from some of the documents she's decoded. Kari is excited about the opportunity. Her experience as an FBI agent has all been in the office.
I wondered about Kari's professionalism when she goes on about how hot all the members of A.L.F.A are. It left me wondering just who she was going to end up with because she was pretty much drooling over each agent she met. But when she sees the picture of Bryon Day, she gets all worked up over just the picture. She's excited about the opportunity to go on this mission, even if her part is only to act as the agent's girlfriend. I would have expected her to be a little more upset at being chosen for a task that anyone could have taken.
As you can probably tell, I wasn't the biggest fan of Kari at first. She predictably falls into the worse scenarios she could possibly find. What I did enjoy was the Indiana Jones feel of the escape Kari and Bryon must make through the tunnels of the city. That is a lot of fun when any move the character makes could trigger some horrible event. This is where I started to like Kari a bit more. Her sarcasm incited some laughs, while her brain helped figure out some of the secret triggers to keep them alive.
The romance is swift since Kari already knows about shifters and what it means to be one's mate. It's a relief to Bryon when he doesn't have to make a big reveal and explain it all. I felt that the romance stayed pretty low key since there was so much action going on. There were many spots that caused a good laugh out loud from me. I don't think I'm going to be able to hear a particular Lady Gaga song again without thinking of this book!
I thoroughly enjoyed the ride Dangerous Mating took me on. With the danger, action and romance you're kept on your toes and flipping through the pages to see how this couple survives.This review was originally posted on Rantings of a Reading Addict
ajenkins979's review against another edition
5.0
After breaking an important code, her life changes. Boy what a difference, she is sent on a mission. But she is just supposed to be a girlfriend to the agent. The agent who would be doing all the work.
Yeah, that doesn't work the way it should. Because, well its Kari!
I did love this story, and all that went with it.
Bryon= as much as he wanted to be the hero, it didn't work for him. Well, not much at the beginning. He wasn't able to do much. But once he was with Kari, well they definitely worked well together. They were able to get the job done, save each other and other people involved.
*I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
eloiseinparis's review
2.0
The mission she is sent on is important, so why only send one person from ALFA and a cryptologist with no field experience or self defense abilities? They made it clear that while ALFA is it’s own organization several other people in government know about them and shifters, including Kari. They didn’t need a cryptologist, they simply needed a woman. But I am supposed to believe that in the DC area at FBI headquarters she was the only woman anyone could think of to go on a retrieval mission in another country?
Byron is a cookie cutter shifter hero. I liked him well enough, but the insta love was a bit much. There was even a remark he made that he knew everything about her, even though they knew only each other for a matter of hours. You can not use scent to know everything about a person, but whatever.
I haven’t read any of the other books in this series, and I won’t be anticipating the release of any future books. There are so many other urban fantasy series with shifters that are so much better.