Bear Descent by Eden Cole

915KhmCpHtL._SL1500_Title: Bear Descent
Series: Bear Memory, #3
Author: Eden Cole
Genre: Paranormal / Shape-shifter
Length: Novella (82 pages)
Publisher: Amira Press (April 28th 2015)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 3 ½ Hearts

Blurb: Crowe has been raised in captivity all his life. The day arrives when he is free, and he and the small group of enslaved shifters who stayed by his side venture out to find somewhere they can live in peace.

Although Crowe is quiet and turns into himself to ward off the pain he has suffered, he still manages to lead the others. They wind up in Huntingdon Downs and stop a war between two factions of bear shifters bent on vengeance. Crowe has a connection to Noll and to Harrison, and both alphas want answers before they decide to kill him.

One gentle shifter, Talal, finds himself attracted to Crowe. Talal feels Crowe’s pain and doesn’t believe he is the simple-minded man everyone assumes. He wants to protect Crowe, but Talal isn’t anywhere near an alpha’s status. His power is nothing compared to the others, but he will risk his life to save the man who has only known cruelty.

If Crowe will allow him, Talal will teach Crowe about love and about having a male partner–two things Crowe has never heard of.

ISBN: 978-1-627620-99-4

Product Link: http://www.amirapress.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=486

Reviewer: Lisa

Review: This is the third book in this series and even though they focus on a new romantic couple, the story starts with book one.

This story is about a broken hero with a painful past and emotional problems. I was not much into book one and could not stand book two, however this book made up for those ones. Now it is not perfect and has some problems that are a bit confusing. It has more of a romantic tune to it than the others. It doesn’t come off as dark either.

Harrison is an Alpha and was once mated to Greg. Greg is Crowe’s father and Crowe’s mother was also Noll’s. Greg was an evil ass who was killed by Noll. The war between Harrison and Noll was well known but things are slowing down to a short peace. Crowe’s father treated him different from the others but worse also.

He was forced to mate, and forced to live in a cave. His learning had stopped at the age of six and he was not used to being out of the cave. Then the others talked him into leaving. He is terrified of the others and shows it, even though he is a strong alpha. He had never learned that part of himself. Never having shifted into his bear, he didn’t know what to do. Then he ends up in the middle of Noll’s and Harrison’s war. There is one bear who is nice to him, but still frightens him.

Talal is a gentle man and shifter. He wants to help Crowe and is attracted to him also. He knows he must take it slow with the skittish man, but damn is he turned the hell on. He wants to teach him about the world he is in now, but he also wants to teach him about love.

This was a better story than I thought it would be. It still feels like you are left hanging at the end but it was a better ending then I thought. I was happier with this story. You still have the danger but it has more tenderness in it. I wouldn’t go so far as to say I was having a blast with it, but liked it a little better.

I would recommend reading it.

* I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review through http://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com *

2 thoughts on “Bear Descent by Eden Cole

    1. Hi Theo,

      Unfortunately we haven’t been able to discover what happened to Eden Cole or her books. Amira Press closed last year. I’ll ask around and see what we can discover.

      ~Pixie~

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