Pack Rule #1: Never reveal to a human.
I broke that rule the day I met the beautiful doctor.
I might be a rodeo champ, but one look at her, and I lost my concentration.
The bull tossed and gored me, and now the sweet female is on to me.
When I healed within hours, she knew something wasn’t right.
My alpha told me to watch her.
Not a problem. I’ll watch her all right. Real close.
I’ll stick to her like superglue.
And those human men who want to date her?
They’d better step back.
Because the doctor is all mine.
Whether she knows it yet or not.
"It seemed I was a glutton for punishment. And orgasms."
I am at a crossroads with this one. I read a shifter romance. Well, a COWBOY. SHIFTER. romance. And, well....
I
Couldn't
Put it
Down!!!!
Crazy, coming from me - I can assure you, I can't believe it either. I haven't read one of these in a very long while, my first being Katy Regnery's It's You duet - and I loved that one, It's been four years, so I feel like I was ready to try this trope again - because, at that time, I wasn't sure anything could top my "first time" experience. This obviously tips into the PNR side of things and it's an area of reading I'd love to dive deeper into, so this was an easy purchase and read.
How did I ever find this, you ask? Well, I have seen Vanessa Vale's name around quite a bit with the blogger sign-ups I get, but I have never read her. Most of the time, I catch her mid-series and I don't really jump into those. But Renee Rose was a completely new to me author in every sense of the word. I don't think I recall ever hearing her name. ANYWAY, I got an email and their book was listed in the sales section from another author I get a newsletter from....so, needless to say - $.99? Sure! Why not! I'll just grab this, see what it's like and see if I want to finish the series out.
And there you have it. I found another series to tag along behind and read when I have a few moments to throw a quickie in. I seriously read this one in ONE sitting and I never do that. Ever. I'm still laughing at myself.
But, to be open and fair and honest with my review, as much as I enjoyed this one - the writing was.....young. Immature? Rough around the edges? I don't know if I can explain it accurately, because it was easy to follow, but it was almost basic. I'm sorry!! I'm sorry. I know that sounds rude, but I can assure you I am not trying to be rude. Again, look at the above bold sentences. I honestly couldn't put this down.
Down and dirty? Check.
Down and dirty? Check.
Raunchy? Ummm.....maybe?
Hot? I mean, it could fall in that category.
Intriguing? Most definitely.
Will I read more? Yep!
With this being my first read by these authors, and my second shifter romance EVER, not only did I have some new voices to check out, but I also had a still very wet-behind-the-ears genre for me. So the discovery and exploration has me paying close attention since it's all new. I seriously enjoyed it. I am laughing at myself because I can't believe that I'm typing those words out. It's not that I never wanted to read it, I just didn't think I could wrap my head around the idea of a shifter romance, especially from new to me authors. But I did, and get this: I can't wait to read more. Not only do I want to find out about the other brothers in this series, but I want to read more of this trope. (Even from other authors) I want to see what can be done with this trope because it does pull at me to discover more. I may just have to ask for some shifter recommendations....
What fascinated me was I found myself flipping the pages and blowing right through it. I didn't stop for much....but I also didn't highlight much for reference or quotes either. Not sure I found much to highlight, to be honest, but it was entertaining nonetheless.
I will say that I feel like I missed out on some good background building - especially if I were new to this genre (which, clearly, I am). It could have been explained and built upon in that aspect a little bit more, but it was most definitely entertaining enough that I read it quickly and easily - so, again, that makes me that much more interested in reading more. I am a slow reader. I have never been shy about that fact - but I seriously couldn't stop reading it!!
MY TRUTH: Will I spend $5 for each subsequent story? No, probably not. It wasn't that mind blowing - but I won't lie and say I won't read more. If they go on sale - I will buy them up and happily (and excitedly) read them. It says a lot to me that I am willing to forego well-written for a great, entertaining story. I will always choose a story that keeps me entertained, and this one did exactly that. Again, not denying that I enjoyed it - because I did, but I just don't think I'm willing to spend that much for each one, unfortunately. I felt like it was missing a few key things that could have made it amazing, so that does give me pause on the price tag. Other than that, very fun read and I will look out for more.
~BEE
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~MEET RENEE ROSE~
USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR RENEE ROSE loves a dominant, dirty-talking alpha hero! She's sold over a million copies of steamy romance with varying levels of kink. Her books have been featured in USA Today's Happily Ever After and Popsugar. Named Eroticon USA's Next Top Erotic Author in 2013, she has also won Spunky and Sassy's Favorite Sci-Fi and Anthology author, The Romance Reviews Best Historical Romance, and has hit the USA Today list seven times with her Wolf Ranch books and various anthologies.
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~MEET VANESSA VALE~
Vanessa Vale is the USA Today bestselling author of sexy romance novels, including her popular Bridgewater historical romance series and hot contemporary romances. With over one million books sold, Vanessa writes about unapologetic bad boys who don’t just fall in love, they fall hard. Her books are available worldwide in multiple languages in e-book, print, audio and even as an online game. When she’s not writing, Vanessa savors the insanity of raising two boys and figuring out how many meals she can make with a pressure cooker. While she’s not as skilled at social media as her kids, she loves to interact with readers.
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