Title: Releasing the Shifter
Series: Solitary Shifters, #3
Author: Summer Devon
Genre: Paranormal
Length: Novel (175 pages)
Publisher: Samhain Publishing (May 5th, 2015)
Heat level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥3.5 Hearts
Blurb: Montag is a monster. He doesn’t know what sort of creature he would turn into if he ever let himself shift, but he knows it’s something predatory and lethal. He fights back the urge to shift every day of his life, and has never dared get close to anyone—not that they want him to. He can literally smell their fear.
Kevin’s not scared of monsters. He works for the SSU, the agency in charge of tracking shifters—particularly the dangerous ones. When he and his young niece are kidnapped by her scum-bucket dad, he’s grateful to be rescued by Montag, whose curmudgeonly defenses can’t hide the kind man beneath.
As they work together to protect Kevin’s niece, attraction sizzles between them. But their relationship may not survive if Montag learns who writes Kevin’s paycheck—or if Montag dares to confront the inner monster he hates and fears.
ISBN: 978-1-63258-907-1
Product Link: https://www.samhainpublishing.com/book/5419/releasing-the-shifter
Reviewer: Lisa
Review: This is book three in the Solitary Shifter series and I would suggest reading them in order, however they can be read as a standalone.
This story is a bit different from the ones I usually read. It has a bit of darkness to it but it doesn’t take away from the story. It has a little bit of humor mixed in with a lot of serious tones to it. I was a bit divided with this story but I did enjoy it.
Montag is a shifter, but he isn’t sure what kind. He had shifted once when he was a child and for it his parents basically dumped him. His mother had taken off not long after his shift, but his father did last a bit longer. From the moment he had changed his father had called him a monster. He even believed it, deciding never to shift again. He had a solitary life and he didn’t much care for those around him. He just kept all of his feelings bottled up and his animal.
That is until he was asked to go get rid of some drug dealers who had moved into a farm outside of town. What he had not expected was to find a man and his niece trapped inside. Nor had he expected to start getting turned on by the sight of him.
Kevin was not afraid of monsters or shifters. In fact he worked for a company that basically policed them. There are a few that are very dangerous and he thinks that Montag is one of those types. Although he thinks Montag is the safest ones he has actually met.
Things heat up with them both, that is, until Montag finds out that he works for SSU. He realizes that the man and his niece have a bit of trouble listening to him. Not to mention Kevin’s sister is so dependent on her husband Ray that it is a scary thought to let them near Sassy. Ray and his bone head brother are into some major bad stuff. They had plans but when they kidnapped Kevin things were bound not to go their way. Especially when Kevin fell in love with the strong shifter. Montag would protect them all even if he has to protect them from himself.
It does have a happy ending, however for a bit, one is not too sure it was going to happen. Montag has many different signs that show how unnerving he can be. If he let his bad side out he could be a major problem, but he never wants to let his animal out. Maybe in time he will learn to trust his animal. He does know that he is falling in love. I did have a big kick out of this story. It doesn’t flow off the pages very easy though. It felt like to me one would pull teeth to get to the end. However for me once I started I couldn’t stop.
I truly enjoyed it and would recommend it to everyone.
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