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tessisreading2's review
This was a novella, which may account for the speed with which some of it moved, but the basic plot goes: the hero knows that the heroine is his fated mate, so he hits on her aggressively - despite the fact that she's engaged - and finally kidnaps her to his New York penthouse so she can accept the fact that they're going to be together. She's wearing her PJs so she can't escape. This is a creep level I couldn't get past - there is alpha, and then there is arrest-worthy - so I stopped reading.
rclz's review
3.0
If I'd of read this one first I probably wouldn't have continued with the series. Its a short that's long on sex, which if there is enough plot to back it up is fine, but there isn't.
melodicfate's review
3.0
A nice little novella, though it had quite a lot of love scenes. Since the characters had a previous history, though, I didn't mind that as much as I normally would've. I liked the heroine Leah, who was stubborn, strong, and protective of those she loved. She refused to let the hero, Cade, boss her around. I liked Cade too, but he didn't really stand out among all the other alpha shifter heroes to me. The plot was all about Cade and Reah's reunion after Cade's grandmother set them up. Cade had left home sixteen yeears ago because of the age difference between himself and Leah, who was fourteen at the time and had a crush on him. When the book started though, Cade's grandmother got him to visit by faking being sick. Then, knowing that when Leah touched Cade that Leah would claim Cade as her mate, his grandmother orchestrated a handshake between the two. The rest of the book followed Leah and Cade as Leah struggled with the fact that Cade had left all those years ago and insulted her feelings. Cade had to win Leah over, as well as let her in on the fact that he was a shifter.
I liked the setup for this story. It did a good job with the friends-to-lovers and second chance tropes. The world was interesting, and I'm curious how I'd like a full novel set in it. I could've done without some of the repetitive writing in the love scenes, and I wish Cade had stood out more as a character. However, I did like this story, and recommend it to paranormal romance fans looking for a quick read.
I liked the setup for this story. It did a good job with the friends-to-lovers and second chance tropes. The world was interesting, and I'm curious how I'd like a full novel set in it. I could've done without some of the repetitive writing in the love scenes, and I wish Cade had stood out more as a character. However, I did like this story, and recommend it to paranormal romance fans looking for a quick read.
deannasworld's review
4.0
I confess I was rather confused about why a bear shifter story would be the prequel to the start of a series about vampires but as I was reading it, I saw it set up the world where the last true vampire existed and he's mentioned in passing as a part of the story.
This is a sizzling hot story right from the get go. It's also about fated mates and I do adore a good fated mate story.
Cade and Leah have a history together. In fact, Leah when she was very young proclaimed her love for Cade and because she was too young then, he left. Now Cade is back and Leah has unwittingly claimed him as her mate. What follows is a very alpha Cade pursuing Leah and catching her.
Cade is everything I love about alpha males, bear shifter alpha males. He's all burly sexy muscles and he's all "Mine, mine, mine" once he's been claimed. Leah may have done the claiming but Cade is definitely the one in charge and I love a guy who is in charge. It was lovely to see Cade proclaim his feelings for Leah and explain why he left after all the growling and actual claiming got done with, and let me just say, the claiming was dang sexy.
I liked Leah a lot. She was sassy and stubborn, and she wouldn't let Cade push her around, which as we all know, these shifter alpha males all tend to do. I liked she stood up to him and even tried resisting him until he got smart, stopped growling and did a little wooing, though not much, after all ... did I mention alpha male bear shifter?
This story is all about Leah and Cade but it also sets up the first book in the series, aptly titled The Last True Vampire. I'm looking forward to reading that too.
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This is a sizzling hot story right from the get go. It's also about fated mates and I do adore a good fated mate story.
Cade and Leah have a history together. In fact, Leah when she was very young proclaimed her love for Cade and because she was too young then, he left. Now Cade is back and Leah has unwittingly claimed him as her mate. What follows is a very alpha Cade pursuing Leah and catching her.
Cade is everything I love about alpha males, bear shifter alpha males. He's all burly sexy muscles and he's all "Mine, mine, mine" once he's been claimed. Leah may have done the claiming but Cade is definitely the one in charge and I love a guy who is in charge. It was lovely to see Cade proclaim his feelings for Leah and explain why he left after all the growling and actual claiming got done with, and let me just say, the claiming was dang sexy.
I liked Leah a lot. She was sassy and stubborn, and she wouldn't let Cade push her around, which as we all know, these shifter alpha males all tend to do. I liked she stood up to him and even tried resisting him until he got smart, stopped growling and did a little wooing, though not much, after all ... did I mention alpha male bear shifter?
This story is all about Leah and Cade but it also sets up the first book in the series, aptly titled The Last True Vampire. I'm looking forward to reading that too.
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poisonivy70's review
3.0
Caden left town so many years ago and comes back because he thinks his grandma’s ill. But it’s really to get him to touch his destined mate, Leah. She confessed her feelings for Caden all those years ago and he completely shut her down. She’s moved on and is getting married in a week. Does that matter? Of course not, since romance happens.
The Good, The Bad and Everything In Between
-Novella length: it’s only 94 pages, so it was a super quick read.
-Insta-love, shifter style: One touch and he’s yours forever - now that’s insta-love. They knew each other all their lives but he left town when she was 14 because he couldn’t be with her. Completely understandable. The sexy times were hot and smutty enough for my taste and the little matter of her fiance was dealt with so quickly you never even see him. For the purposes of this story, and the aggressive OTT alpha possessiveness, it worked.
-Intrigued by the ‘verse: The strongest part of this story was the ‘verse. I really didn’t get to know Caden that well, and his history as an enforcer for the Sortiari? Well, I was more intrigued with that and the seeming differences between this and the usual supernatural lore. Why were they trying to decimate vampires? What exactly did Caden do as an enforcer? I had more questions than answers, so that part was frustrating. But it did lead me to seek out the full length novel that’s coming out, so I think this did its job.
The Bottom Line
I liked it, even if I enjoyed the idea of the ‘verse more than this particular romance. If you like your insta-love shifter romances with a possessive alpha bear, you may enjoy this.
The Good, The Bad and Everything In Between
-Novella length: it’s only 94 pages, so it was a super quick read.
-Insta-love, shifter style: One touch and he’s yours forever - now that’s insta-love. They knew each other all their lives but he left town when she was 14 because he couldn’t be with her. Completely understandable. The sexy times were hot and smutty enough for my taste and the little matter of her fiance was dealt with so quickly you never even see him. For the purposes of this story, and the aggressive OTT alpha possessiveness, it worked.
-Intrigued by the ‘verse: The strongest part of this story was the ‘verse. I really didn’t get to know Caden that well, and his history as an enforcer for the Sortiari? Well, I was more intrigued with that and the seeming differences between this and the usual supernatural lore. Why were they trying to decimate vampires? What exactly did Caden do as an enforcer? I had more questions than answers, so that part was frustrating. But it did lead me to seek out the full length novel that’s coming out, so I think this did its job.
The Bottom Line
I liked it, even if I enjoyed the idea of the ‘verse more than this particular romance. If you like your insta-love shifter romances with a possessive alpha bear, you may enjoy this.
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