Hiya guys, Grace R. Duncan stops by with the blog tour for her newest release Patience, the second book in her fantastic Forbes Mate series, we have a quick guest post from Grace, we also have a great excerpt for you to have a peek at, there’s also a fantastic giveaway and Tams review so check out the post and click that giveaway link! <3 ~Pixie~
Patience
Grace R. Duncan
Jamie Ryan was almost ready to accept he’d never find his destined mate. They’re uncommon to begin with and same-sex versions downright rare. Since his gay best friend found a destined mate, Jamie figured he was out of luck. Until end of semester stress forces him to go through the full-moon shift early. Stuck in wolf form, he runs into none other than his destined mate. Who’s human.
Chad Sutton has always had good instincts. They served him well as a detective and continued on when he went private. Those instincts tell him there’s something about the dog that comes up to him while running away from animal control that isn’t quite right. He works to put the pieces together, but is unsuccessful until his dog turns into a human before his eyes.
Jamie has no idea what a shifter mate bite will do to a human. He’s terrified to try—and possibly kill his mate. They hunt together for answers while working together on a case for Chad. It’s easy to see they belong together, but Jamie fears the gods gave him someone he can’t keep.
Grace R. Duncan
This is the sixth stop on the Music Clues part of the blog tour. Links to all the stops can be found on my website at the blog tour page: http://www.grace-duncan.com/graces-blog/patience-blog-tour
I’m a huge music fan and when I sat down to write Patience, I’d figured out pretty quickly that Chad was, as well. He absolutely loves 80s music and has a tendency to quote (or, rather, refer to them since I didn’t want to get into copyright trouble) the songs. Twelve of those 80s songs were referenced by Chad throughout Patience.
For twelve of the stops on the tour, there will be a clue (the reference) to one of the songs and an answer with excerpt for one of the other songs. You can see which blogs are participating on the blog tour page below.
For today, the answer song is I Can’t Drive 55 by Sammy Hagar.
The clue was: “Sammy Hagar’s voice came through the speakers, complaining about driving slow, and Jamie snorted.”
You can see the video here:
Excerpt from Patience and the clue!
Chad turned the radio on, and Jamie looked up at the display to see it listed as a Pandora ’80s station. Sammy Hagar’s voice came through the speakers, complaining about driving slow, and Jamie snorted.
“What? Not a Sammy Hagar fan?”
Jamie chuffed and shook his head.
“Then what?”
Jamie raised his head and pointed at the display with his nose.
“Oh, the song!” Chad laughed. “So you can read too?”
Jamie nodded.
Chad shook his head. “It’s killing me to figure you out, Murray.”
Jamie chuffed at the name. The truth was, though, he liked it. He liked that Chad had put real thought into choosing it.
And the next clue is here:
“He didn’t recognize the song—he really was going to have to learn more about ’80s music—but he caught something about deadheads and Cadillacs.”
Each tour stop will have an individual prize as well as an entry into the grand prize. Good luck! And thanks for participating!
About Grace
Grace Duncan grew up with a wild imagination. She told stories from an early age – many of which got her into trouble. Eventually, she learned to channel that imagination into less troublesome areas, including fanfiction, which is what has led her to writing male/male erotica.
A gypsy in her own right, Grace has lived all over the United States. She has currently set up camp in East Texas with her husband and children – both the human and furry kind.
As one of those rare creatures who loves research, Grace can get lost for hours on the internet, reading up on any number of strange and different topics. She can also be found writing fanfiction, reading fantasy, crime, suspense, romance and other erotica or even dabbling in art.
Find Grace here:
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Giveaway!
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Review
Title: Patience
Series: Forbes Mates, 02
Author: Grace R Duncan
Genre: Paranormal, Shifter Romance
Length: Novel (230pgs)
ISBN: 9781634767620
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (March 7th 2016)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 4.5 Hearts
Reviewer: Tams
Blurb: Jamie Ryan was almost ready to accept he’d never find his destined mate. They’re uncommon to begin with and same-sex versions downright rare. Since his gay best friend found a destined mate, Jamie figured he was out of luck. Until end of semester stress forces him to go through the full-moon shift early. Stuck in wolf form, he runs into none other than his destined mate. Who’s human.
Chad Sutton has always had good instincts. They served him well as a detective and continued on when he went private. Those instincts tell him there’s something about the dog that comes up to him while running away from animal control that isn’t quite right. He works to put the pieces together, but is unsuccessful until his dog turns into a human before his eyes.
Jamie has no idea what a shifter mate bite will do to a human. He’s terrified to try—and possibly kill his mate. They hunt together for answers while working together on a case for Chad. It’s easy to see they belong together, but Jamie fears the gods gave him someone he can’t keep.
Product Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=7446
Review: Jamie Ryan is out for a night of fun and drinks with some of his college buddies when his wolf decides he wants to come out a play. He barely makes it to a dark alley before the shift takes hold.
Not only does he have to leave his phone, wallet and keys in the dumpster and pray they are still there when he can return as a human; but now he’s being chased down by animal control. It comes as quite a shock to Jamie when the person he runs into that helps him evade being caught by animal control is his mate, and he is human.
Jamie never thought he would find a mate; they are rare among same sex couples. Even more so is a destined mate, but that is what Chad is, Jamie can feel it.
Chad Sutton is a former cop turned Private Eye. He has seen a lot of things in his line of work that some people would question. He realizes from the start that there is something about the dog that ran to him for safety that doesn’t add up. The animal is too smart, and Chad could swear that Murray, this is what he names his pup, is answering his questions with head nods, gestures and huffing and puffing.
After Murray spends a couple of days with Chad, then shifts into Jamie right in front of him, Chad is more curious than shocked.
Everything happens fast, but it’s a steady progression. That, and the fact that this is a shifter story where mates are most times decided by the fates, so my usual disdain for insta-love stories never questioned this book.
As I said, there is a steady progression in a short amount of time. Chad learns Murray is actually Jamie and a shifter and they are destined mates. The attraction is mutual and the chemistry is evident from the start.
The problem these two will have to face is not attraction or chemistry, its physiology. There are no known cases of human mates. Furthermore, the wolves of Forbes pack are of the belief that Jamie’s bite could actually kill Chad.
Jamie and Chad travel across the globe to a more ancient group of wolves to try to learn more about their mating and if it is even possible for Jamie to claim his lover.
I am a lover of paranormal romance, especially when the author can take the story and add enough reality to it to make me think it’s plausible.
Jamie as Murray almost had me in stitches with the way he would nod for yes, shakes his head for no, the tail wag thing and licking Chad’s face when he was excited.
Then there was the bond they shared and how they could sense each other. There were some questions they wanted answered and limits they wanted to push that weren’t elaborated on in this book, I’m hoping that is explained more in the next book.
There was a bit of angst that was borderline too much for me, but it was also somewhat understandable with the fast progression of their relationship, so I’ll overlook it.
Overall, I really enjoyed this read. There was just a bit of drama and uncertainty, with a whole lot of passion and even some romance. If you like shifter stories, paranormal romance, intense connections between your MC’s and a well written story with visible world building, then you should definitely consider this series.
Start at the beginning though, my opinion is they should be read in order.
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