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Bombay Bushie by Val Francis

Title: Bombay Bushie

Series: Kolar Creek Tales 01

Author: Val Francis

Genre: Contemporary

Length: Novel (234 Pages)

Publisher: eXtasy Books (April 7, 2017)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: đź’–đź’–đź’– 3 Hearts

Blurb: Zech Larsson would sooner run headlong into a raging bushfire than into another relationship. Catching sight of their latest recruit, a young, Anglo-Indian guy with a head of long black curls and kissable lips, instant attraction warns Zech that he is in trouble, more so as he happens to be straight.

Exiled to Kolar Creek by his father when he was caught attempting to lose his virginity with another boy, Nathan Harris finds the idea of life in this small country town uninviting—that is until he gets an eyeful of Zech in his uniform. Sudden Nathan knows that the Rural Fire Brigade needs his services.

In Kolar Creek, the temperature is heating up, and when Nathan’s training is left in Zech’s hands, a clash is inevitable. Faced with the temptation that this younger man presents, soon other factors come into play and neither of their lives will ever be the same again.

ISBN: 978-1-4874-1087-2

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Reviewer: Lisa

Review: Nathan has had one hell of a life and not a good one. His mother was Indian and his father was Australian. Her parents had wanted her to marry someone from another family and when she got pregnant with Nathan they pretty much disowned her. She ended up marring the man that got her pregnant and lets just say he used his fists. He was an alcoholic who took his anger out on her and Nathan. Then he was caught with a man, you can guess what happened. He headed to Kolar Creek to stay with his aunt and cousin. They were as bad as his dad. He chose to go to work with the Rural Fire Brigade, but it would seem that the man who was to show him what to do, didn’t care for him, or so he thought.

Zech had had a nasty father as well and ended up leaving. After a disastrous marriage he just stuck around with friends with benefits, but he was not gay. That is his way of thought when he met Nathan, but his thoughts turned into a different direction slowly after. However things do not always go as one plans.

First off this story had a great direction but didn’t go in the way that would have made it top notch. The anger and violence in this story just took it to a different level. Nathan had what it took to fight fires but then the way the author wrote about him made him come off weak, to weak to fight fires. It was like a crossroads and the author didn’t know which way to take it. Now this author was new to me so I wasn’t really sure what I was getting into. So I put it off a bit longer then I should. The characters rocked pretty much, but there were certain spots that I didn’t care for at all.

I am sorry to say that this book just didn’t make the cut for me. I have a rule though, that with new authors always give their second books a chance, so that is what I would do. However I do hope that the next characters are not so broken and put back together without being true. You can’t just jump from one way to another way to fast, it just doesn’t make it believable. So far I don’t really care for this book and can guarantee that it will not be read more than once.

Nathan by Catherine Lievens

Title: Nathan

Series: Wyoming Shifters: 12 Years Later 06

Author: Catherine Lievens

Genre: Paranormal

Length: Novella (106 Pages)

Publisher: eXtasy Books (November 16, 2018)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: 💖💖💖💖💖 4.5 Hearts

Blurb: Mishka Fadgen is new to the Stone Ridge wolf pack, and after losing a challenge to earn the beta position, he’s offered a slot as an enforcer instead. His first task comes soon, as the alpha’s daughter, Sara, goes missing from college. Mishka accompanies several others to San Francisco, following a lead to her whereabouts. While his alpha is busy consulting with a detective who’s aware of shifters, Mishka hits the streets and starts searching. What he finds, however, isn’t what he expected—his mate. Mishka discovers a young, crippled human living in an abandoned warehouse. With a lot of coaxing—and the promise of a good meal and a hot shower—Mishka convinces Aramis to join him at the home the shifters have rented. When the detective shows up, an untrusting Aramis disappears. Learning that Aramis may be able to help discover Sara’s whereabouts only heightens his need to find the man once more. If Mishka manages to track Aramis down again, can he convince his mate that his intentions are sincere and not just a means to an end?

ISBN: 978-1-4874-2254-7

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Reviewer: Lisa

Review: Each book in the Wyoming Shifters: 12 Years Later collection features a new romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in sequential order. This is branched off of the Whitedell Pride and Gillham Pack collections.

Luke was one of the three kids found and rescued several years ago in a lab. They were not born but created. They had the same gifts as many of the paranormal’s but could not shift into an animal. He knew they could get mates, but for some reason he believed he wouldn’t get one. After a wicked night at the club where a guy OD’d, he found his mate. A mate that he ran from.

Felix has lived as a human since birth, but he was in fact half human and half demon. His mother had been full demon but the moment she married his human father, the other demons had cast her out of their realm. For some reason she wanted him to mate a full blood demon thinking it would get them back home. However he had met his mate or at least he was told he did. Demon’s didn’t have mates, so it was a nice surprise to find out that he was a shifters mate.

Then there was a drug out there that worked on shifters but also either killed them or turned them into rabid animal’s. Of course even after it turned them rabid, they still died. Now they needed to figure out what was going on. As alway Catherine has given me an amazing read. Excitement, action packed, danger filled and let’s not forget those sexy times are just a bit of what you get in this story.

Now for the downside, it just ends. It didn’t even give me any warning but just ended. It was a bit disappointing and a letdown. However that won’t stop me from reading it over and over. I can’t wait till I get my hands on the next book.

Singing in the Wolf’s Shower by Charlie Richards

Title: Singing in the Wolf’s Shower

Series: Wolves of Stone Ridge 46

Author: Charlie Richards

Genre:  Paranormal

Length: Novella (106 Pages)

Publisher: eXtasy Books (November 16, 2018)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: 💖💖💖💖💖 4.5 Hearts

Blurb: Mishka Fadgen is new to the Stone Ridge wolf pack, and after losing a challenge to earn the beta position, he’s offered a slot as an enforcer instead. His first task comes soon, as the alpha’s daughter, Sara, goes missing from college. Mishka accompanies several others to San Francisco, following a lead to her whereabouts. While his alpha is busy consulting with a detective who’s aware of shifters, Mishka hits the streets and starts searching. What he finds, however, isn’t what he expected—his mate. Mishka discovers a young, crippled human living in an abandoned warehouse. With a lot of coaxing—and the promise of a good meal and a hot shower—Mishka convinces Aramis to join him at the home the shifters have rented. When the detective shows up, an untrusting Aramis disappears. Learning that Aramis may be able to help discover Sara’s whereabouts only heightens his need to find the man once more. If Mishka manages to track Aramis down again, can he convince his mate that his intentions are sincere and not just a means to an end?

ISBN: 978-1-4874-2287-5

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Reviewer: Lisa

Review: Each book in the Wolves of Stone Ridge collection features a new romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in sequential order.

Mishka lost the fight for a beta position but ended up in the enforcer’s instead. His alpha was known for fairness, loyalty and kindness. Until his daughter was kidnapped from school. Now they were on their way to San Francisco to find her and another shifter’s daughter. While searching for her, he came across a sweet young man who just happens to be his mate. A mate that is not only human but also injured shouldn’t be too hard to convince him to come back with them. That is as soon as he locates him after he takes off.

Aramis had been kicked out at fourteen when his parents found out he was gay. He has lived for some time on the street and knew how to get around. After not giving the gang what they wanted the men had left him with a screwed up knee and hand.. Then a man shows up and wants to take him away, sure not too hard to believe. Wait till he finds out Mishka is a wolf shifter.

I have always gotten a kick out of Charlie’s stories and that is not going to change. I can guarantee that it is one of those that will be read many times over. Excitement, action, danger and some hot sexy times are just a bit of what you get in these books. Now for the downside to this story: It felt rushed and the ending pretty much leaves you hanging. Then there is the fact that Aramis actually does trust him after he tells him he is a shifter. There was no shifting in the story plus you miss out on the actual action of getting the girls back. I felt robbed of most of the story.

I was a bit disappointed in this book and that was the biggest shock of all. However that doesn’t mean it isn’t one hell of a good book and kept me entertained. But, yes I felt like I was robbed of an awesome story that could have given me more.

Connor’s Storm by D.J. Manly

Title: Connor’s Storm

Author: D. J. Manly

Genre: Futuristic, Science Fiction

Length: Novella (92 pages)

Publisher: eXtasy Books (November 17, 2017)

Heat Level: Moderate – Explicit

Heart Rating: đź’–đź’–đź’–đź’– 4 Hearts

Blurb: Both men know the last thing they should do is become lovers, but the attraction between them is hot and instantaneous, and burning totally out of control.

Connor MacMahon, a colonel in the United World Defense, is sent on a top-secret mission to the planet of Sanctum. In his hands is the fate of the Earth.

Storm Varek, the leader of a clandestine resistance group doesn’t intend to watch as his people are slaughtered by their mortal enemy. Storm suspects that the United World Defense League doesn’t care about Sanctum’s inhabitants.

When Connor and Storm meet, there is no misunderstanding about where they stand. They don’t trust each other. The last thing they should do is become lovers but the heat between them is burning out of control.

ISBN: 978-1-4874-1533-4

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Reviewer: Shorty

Review: I did not get that these men were enemies. As soon as they meet they are attracted to one another and shortly begin to have sex. The UWD lied to Connor as his mission was only to protect the ATC and not the inhabitants of Sanctum. I was really glad he disobeyed orders when the Deino came for the inhabitants who were once apart of their community but escaped due to anyone found with the same sex was put to death.

Storm was fearless in his opposition to UWD and their deceit as as the Deino. I think I loved his character the most out of all of them. Fast paced with action, drama and a lot of sex.

Great read.

Jessie by Catherine Lievens

Title: Jessie

Series: Council Enforcers 12

Author: Catherine Lievens

Genre: Paranormal

Length: Novella (155 Pages)

Publisher: eXtasy Books (December 29, 2017)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: đź’–đź’–đź’–đź’–đź’– 5 Hearts

Blurb: Jessie rejected his mate years before, and he’s regretted it ever since. He knows Ezra is probably better off without him, though, and he hasn’t tried to reach out to him. Instead, he’s been dating women who won’t remind him of the man he lost through his own fault.

Ezra has been staying away from Gillham and Jessie, just like Jessie asked him to do twelve years before. He’s become an enforcer, and Whitedell has been his home for the past decade.

That changes when their old alpha escapes from the council jail, wanting revenge on the two men who put him there—Jessie and his twin brother, Max. Ezra can’t stay away when his mate is in danger, so he goes back to Gillham.

When Jessie finds out Ezra is there, he realizes he’s been given a second chance to be with his mate. He needs to make things right with him, though, and it won’t be an easy task, not when Alpha Reddings is out to kill him.

Will Jessie manage to get Ezra to forgive him? And will Ezra be able to keep his mate safe?

ISBN: 978-1-4874-1496-2

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Reviewer: Lisa

Review: Each book in the Council Enforcers collection features a different romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in sequential order. This series is connected to the Whitedell Pride and Gillham Pack series.

I hate to admit this, but for a short while there I had lost my enthusiasm for reading. The books were coming out the same and was just a bit boring to me. Then Catherine put Jessie out, and bam it didn’t last long at all. I could take a nice long breath and got my love back for my guys. Although these two really did need a smack in the head. Men sure are a bit slow on the uptake sometimes.

Jessie and Ezra were mates, but Jessie was a jerk and rejected it a while back. He was bound and determined to find a female with. To bad he was into men, can’t keep something like that hidden from yourself for to long. He regretted what he did ever since then and he was not happy. However he was also not going to let Ezra know. He felt like a fool to say the least.

Ezra missed his mate something fierce. They were not only mates but friends at one point. Then the alpha they put away was planning on going after Jessie and his brother. Ezra might be a council enforcer but he was not going to let anything happen to his family. Now all they need to do is to learn how to talk to one another. Jessie has been given a second chance.

Exciting, enticing, adventure, danger, hot sex and damn could you ask for more. I had a lot of fun reading this and can not wait to get my hands on the next book. It was a big hit with me.

Asher by Catherine Lievens

Title: Asher

Series: Wyoming Shifters: 12 Years Later 01

Author: Catherine Lievens

Genre: Paranormal

Length: Novella (119 Pages)

Publisher: eXtasy Books (November 10, 2017)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: đź’–đź’–đź’–đź’–đź’– 5 Hearts

Blurb: Some things are not meant to stay hidden.

Asher has known Terry was his mate for years. They grew up together, and he kept his secret for fear of losing both his best friend and the only family he had after his aunt died. Besides, Terry is straight, and he has a girlfriend.

When Terry’s girlfriend dumps him, he goes home to his father—and Asher. He knows they’ll both take care of him, even though he’s not hurting as much as he should be. How can he when he’s been in love with Asher for more than ten years?

Asher is tasked to take a drunken Terry back home, and he makes the mistake of telling him they’re mates, thinking he’s sleeping and won’t even hear it. But Terry does, and he confronts Asher the next morning, angry and hurt.

Will Terry be able to get over those feelings and finally have Asher in his life as his mate?

ISBN: 978-1-4874-1642-3

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Reviewer: Lisa

Review: Each book in the Wyoming Shifters: 12 Years Later collection features a different romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in sequential order. This series is connected to the Whitedell Pride and Gillham Pack series.

That is one of the best things about this author, the characters are so different from one another. You not only get your wolves and felines, but so many other types as well. I came across Catherine’s books when she wrote her first book for Whitedell Pride series. I fell in love with the characters right from the start. And now we get the children’s love story twelve years in the future. They have grown up and boy can you see it. Asher knew his best friend Terry was his mate when they were still kids. Fear of loosing him, he never said a word. Then when he lost his mother, and Terry started dating girls, well he just kept his mouth shut. Secrets never stay secret for to long though.

Terry has broken up with his girl friend and needs to go home to unwind. When he was a kid, he hated the life they were living. His mother was gone, and his human father was a shifters mate. Not only a shifter but a man at that. Boy did he give them hell. Time changes things slowly though. His best friend was a wolf shifter and he loved him. So Terry was keeping secrets as well. These two just need to figure it out, and boy do they ever.

A little bit of danger added in and this story just rocked perfectly. I loved the excitement, danger, lust and story line. It is going to make a great start to a new series and I can not wait to get my hands on the next story. I do love when an author gives us a look into the future with the kids. Gives a new start to life better I would say. I had a lot of fun with this and would definitely recommend it.

The Cat that Snared the Tom by Charlie Richards

Title: The Cat that Snared the Tom

Series: Shifter’s Regime 02

Author: Charlie Richards

Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal

Length: Novella (109pgs)

Publisher: eXtasy Books (21st September 2018)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: đź’–đź’–đź’–đź’–đź’– 5 Hearts

Blurb: For over a century, Lachlan Addair worked for the Shifter Council as an enforcer. When the ruling body decided to open a new investigative branch, Lachlan was the first to volunteer. Infiltrating and exploring a shifter unit without detection is right up his curious cat’s alley. When Lachlan’s duty to report the causes of strife within a lynx pride has him slipping into Councilman Goldstein’s estate undetected—just for fun, of course—Lachlan stumbles across Thad—his mate.

Unfortunately, the wild turkey shifter is standoffish and brusque. He doesn’t trust Lachlan and makes no secret that he thinks the mate-pull is nothing but a trick of the pheromones—something he’s determined to ignore. Lachlan loves a good puzzle and is undeterred. He admires Thad’s loyalty and uses his extensive wiles to cultivate a little of that for himself. When Lachlan is injured wrapping up a case, will it be the catalyst his mate uses to reject Lachlan—his job could bring so much danger to his flock, after all—and send him on his way?

ISBN: 978-1-4874-2229-5

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Reviewer: Lisa

Review: Each story in the Shifter Regime collection features a new romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in sequential order. This particular series is branched off from several other series featuring the same crossover characters in many of the books.

Curiosity they say kills the cat, but in Lachlan’s case he would have been dead many times over. He can’t seem to let a puzzle go. He is able to sneak in to places without getting caught, that is until his mate does one night. Thad is a turkey shifter who thinks that mates is just a mythical idea and doesn’t truly believe. However it doesn’t explain why his every thought is always on the blasted cat shifter.

Charlie is one of the few author’s whose stories always keeps me entertained. I usually loose interest in stories that are just continuous and never ending, but I seem to get a kick out of these books. The story always keeps my attention and gives me everything I could want in a story. Excitement, adventure, danger and some hot sexy times are just a bit of what you will get in one of these books. I love how she gives us unique shifters that you don’t normally get in other books. I also love how protective they are of each other and their families. The only thing I do not like about these books are how they feel like it is just a drop at the end. They end at the weirdest times and drives me crazy.

Other than that issue, I always get a kick out of these stories. They are a blast to read and I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book.

Kanan by Catherine Lievens

Title: Kanan

Series: Gillham Pack 25

Author: Catherine Lievens

Genre: Paranormal

Length: Novella (123 Pages)

Publisher: eXtasy Books (September 1, 2017)

Heat Level: Moderate

Heart Rating: đź’–đź’–đź’–đź’–đź’– 5 Hearts

Blurb: Since he was rescued from the lab he’d been locked up in, Kanan hasn’t been living—he’s been surviving. He can’t trust anyone, not completely, and it’s easier to hide away in his room, away from life.

Titus lost everything—his father, his tribe, his best friend. He knows Jarah and Neriah did the right thing, taking the tribe away from him, but it doesn’t make accepting that any easier. Yet when Jarah asks him for help, he decides he’ll do what he has to do to keep his best friend and the pack where some of his old tribe members live safe, even if that includes killing the Los Angeles pack’s alpha.

Kanan never expected to meet his mate, not when he spends so much of his time in his room. But when he meets Titus in the woods, he knows he can’t hide away from their bond—and he doesn’t want to. Will he manage to get through the anger Titus has shrouded himself in? And will Titus find a way to break the thick walls Kanan built around his heart?

ISBN: 978-1-4874-1130-5

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Reviewer: Lisa

Review: Each book in the Gillham Pack collection features a different romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in sequential order. This series is connected to the Whitedell Pride.

That is one of the best things about this author, the characters are so different from one another. You not only get your wolves and felines, but so many other types as well. Take Kanan, he is a very cute red panda. Just look at those cheeks of his and that adorable nose. He had been rescued from a lab but is still quite afraid of everyone. Well that is until he finds his mate. A mate that is planning to marry a woman. Talk about a shock to the system.

Titus was one the leader of his people, but that changed when he sent in his friend to kill the alpha. Now he need to protect his people and start his tribe over. That included marrying a female and getting her pregnant, talk about gross. That changes when he meets his mate and gets a lecture from his friends. He just needs to get over the past and look towards the future. And his future was with a little shifter who had been captured, tortured, experimented and caged by scientist.

Now rumor has it that this is the last book for this series but the author has come up with another branch off in a way. So I hate to see this series end but look forward to the future characters later on. It is a very exciting story and these two were a big hit. Both of them anti-social but for good reasons. You mix them together and what do you get, one hell of a good story. I had a lot of fun with it. I would definitely recommend this series.

A Bit O’ Holiday Magick by Charlie Richards

Title: A Bit O’ Holiday Magick

Series: Wolves of Stone Ridge 42.5

Author: Charlie Richards

Genre: Paranormal

Length: Short Story (26 Pages)

Publisher: eXtasy Books (December 2, 2017)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: 💖💖💖💖💖 5 Hearts

Blurb: Out of the Cage: A vampire strives to create a little holiday magick.

Vince Marché hadn’t planned to get injured. It was supposed to be a routine inspection, after all. Surely he can find a way to use it to his advantage, right? With a little ingenuity and a lot of help from friends, he strives to reassure his wolf shifter beloved and offer him the perfect Christmas present.

ISBN: 978-1-4874-1665-2

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Reviewer: Lisa

Review: Each book in the Wolves of Stone Ridge collection features a different romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in sequential order. This story is branched off to several other series, so you might want to check those out also.

Just a sweet little story to rock your world. Vince wanted to plan the perfect Christmas gift for his mate. He just had not expected to get hurt before hand, but thanks to his friends and pack mates things might look up. He has the best wolf shifter mate and a darling little boy, and things are going perfect for the vampire. Frankie is going to love it.

Now this shows you how the perfect secret is wanted. I got a kick out of this story and was glad to see the tough vampire and cute shifter in it. I also loved to see the little boys reaction as well. Perfect story to warm up the winter cold. I had a lot of fun with it and would definitely read it again and again.

Royal Service by L.J. Collins

Title: Royal Service

Series: Men in Love and at War 05

Author: L.J. Collins

Genre: Futuristic, Multiple Partners, Erotica

Length: Novella (178 pages)

Publisher: eXtasy Books (February 3, 2017)

Heat Level: Moderate – Explicit

Heart Rating: 💖💖💖💖 4 Hearts

Blurb: Being a high-class escort brings in a lot of money, but acting as a spy for one of his clients offers Berkeley even more—but the higher the stakes, the higher the risks.

Wherever Berkeley goes, or whatever he does, drama follows. Having recovered from the ordeal of being the victim of an internet scam, his life returns to normal working at a five-star hotel selling VIP vacation club memberships to wealthy clients, and being with the love of his life, Captain Rick. That is until he finds Rick cheating on him with a woman. Feeling sad and lonely, Berkeley is enticed by the prospects of high earnings and a jet setter lifestyle when he’s approached by one of his clients to be a high-class escort.

Whilst he revels in being treated like a prince, he has to accommodate some strange and unusual sexual requests, and before long he’s caught up in a web of espionage between a transport conglomerate and a client who is developing a futuristic technology that will change the future of transport forever. Only Berkeley knows how he’s going to weave his way out of his new-found problem.

ISBN: 978-1-4874-1016-2

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Reviewer: Shorty

Review: After breaking up with Rick, Berkley moves on with his live and takes a job with Peter as a high end escort. His first Client is Sebastian. Sebastian has invented a way to travel, teleportation, without the the need for loss of hours in a car or plane. I found it intriguing. The connection between these two men was hot.

Frederick is the next client Berkley meets and finds out he is working for an organization that want to stop Sebastian. I figured it was no coincidence Frederick meets Berkley when he’s asked to steal the plans for the teleportation. Frederick and Berkley have a stronger connection.

I liked this addition to the series. It felt more like a spy story at times which I enjoyed.

Great read.

Securing the Jackal’s Revenge by Charlie Richards

Title: Securing the Jackal’s Revenge

Series: Wolves of Stone Ridge 42

Author: Charlie Richards

Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy

Publisher: eXtasy Books (November 17, 2017)

Length: Novella (108 Pages)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: 💖💖💖💖💖  5 Hearts

Blurb: Out of the Cage: After a job meant to secure his brother’s freedom fails, a jackal shifter finds aid in the most unlikely of places.

Ranger Kinzington just wanted to help his brother, Yannis, out of a jam. To do that, he made a deal with the devil–his boss, Councilman Krakow. Everything goes to hell in a handbasket–fast–and he ends up on the wrong side of a huge pack of wolf shifters…and a demon! Taken to the pack house for questioning, Ranger just knows he’s facing certain death. His terror is only exceeded by his sadness that his failure could also mean the death of his brother. To Ranger’s shock, his interrogation and torture is interrupted by a stranger–a shifter claiming to be his mate–a shifter who isn’t even a wolf. Ashton is an American kestrel shifter–a small raptor who’s an alpha in his own right. While Ranger appreciates that Ashton seems willing to fight on his behalf, even if he can clear up the mess with the wolves, how can he manage to save his brother and find a life with his male mate, too?

ISBN: 978-1-4874-1652-2

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Reviewer: Lisa

Review: Each book in the Wolves of Stone Ridge collection features a different romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in sequential order. This series is branched of to Kontra’s Menagerie, A Paranormal’s Love and so forth.

Ranger is a jackal shifter whose boss is basically evil. To keep his brother and his brother’s mate safe, he must kill and then set up the Wolves of Stone Ridge pack. To be precise, it is their alpha that is to be blamed for killing the council man. To bad he fails or should one say it is good news. It would seem he has found his mate.

Ashton is one of the bird shifters that the pack rescued from Russia. He is the alpha of his little group, but they still answer to Alpha Declan. He goes to give information and ends up finding his mate. A mate that is in trouble.

There is nothing better then a good paranormal romance with two gorgeous men involved. I love the way this author can put together a book that not only fascinates you but draws you in and keep your attention the whole time, but it will more than likely have you laughing your ass off. The characters are beautifully written with big hearts, however if you cross them, they have no problem putting you down. They will protect their mates with their entire lives.

I absolutely love this book almost as much as I have loved the other’s in this series. I can’t wait to read the next story. When Charlie Richards puts out a book I am usually there to eat them up. They do have a bit of a serious tone to them but there is a bit of humor in them that I love. I would definitely recommend reading this book.

Learning Freedom by Catherine Lievens

Title: Learning Freedom

Series: Free Shifters 02

Author: Catherine Lievens

Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy

Publisher: eXtasy Books (September 22, 2017)

Length: Novella (156 Pages)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: 💖💖💖💖 4 Hearts

Blurb: Is it possible to learn freedom when you’ve been behind bars all your life?

Keating is free. After spending his entire life behind bars, someone rescued him, and he almost can’t believe it. He doesn’t know how to deal with his new freedom, but Rodrick is there to help him through it, and Keating can’t resist falling in love with him.

Sully wants to hate Keating. He’s been in love with Rodrick since they were kids, and he hates seeing Rodrick and Keating together. He never expected Rodrick to tell him he loved him back, or that he wanted the three of them to be together, in a relationship.

Rodrick knows he’s asking a lot from Sully and Keating, and he doesn’t know if they’ll ever be able to make things work. He just wants Sully and Keating to agree to give their relationship a chance—and they do.

But before they can do anything about it, Sully is shot by a human hunter. Will Rodrick lose one of the men he loves? Will Sully give up, knowing Rodrick won’t be alone?

ISBN: 978-1-4874-1325-5

Product Link: eXtasy Books | Amazon US | Amazon UK

Reviewer: Lisa

Review: Each book in the Free Shifters collection features a new romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in s
sequential order.

I came across this author probably around two years ago and have followed her work since then. Her stories always intrigue me so much that I usually read them more than a dozen times each. In fact with each book that comes out I will go back and read the previous stories before reading the new one. The characters are a surprise and definitely crack me up. Now with this one, it goes in a different direction sort of.

Many years ago, shifters thought that the human’s would accept them into their world. They found out just how wrong they were. Either you were slaughtered or thrown into a cage for life. Many shifters were born in captivity, such as Keating and Emmett. However there were some that managed to escape the life and were called free shifters. Free shifters who tried to rescue all that they could.

Keating is a rare white tiger shifter who was born in captivity. Him and his best friend Emmett, have never really seen the outside world. Now they were rescued and he wanted to experience it all. That included falling in love, to bad his choice was a man who loved another.

Rodrick had been in love with Sully from the beginning, but never knew the feeling was accepted. So he had taken to Keating and fell in love once more. Too bad Sully isn’t to happy. That is until their worlds are about to get interesting, Rodrick wants them to be a threesome couple.

Then the horrible happens and Sully is shot. Well you’re just going to have to read the story if you want more details. Trust me you will want to read it, might just make your day.

Now with this story I had thought that the first book was a bit stiff and figured it was just a new beginning to a series. However this one didn’t seem to smooth out as much as it should have. It was still a good read, but just felt off to me for some reason. Doesn’t mean I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book though. Just going to have to wait and see how they go.

Caleb by Catherine Lievens

Title: Caleb

Series: Council Enforcers 10

Author: Catherine Lievens

Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy

Publisher: eXtasy Books (October 13, 2017)

Length: Novella (121 Pages)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: 💖💖💖💖💖 5 Hearts

Blurb: Is what others think of you really that important?

Caleb and his friends have been in Gillham for months, but the memories of what happened to him in the lab still torture him. He took the habit of sleeping in the forest in his chinchilla form to avoid waking his friends with his nightmares. One night, he finds a man under his tree, and that man is his mate.

Freddy knows most of the pack doesn’t like him. He used to be a drug dealer, and while he did it so his brother stayed out of that life, he knows it’s not a good enough excuse. He’s not angry at the way the pack treats him, and when he meets his mate, he expects Caleb to behave the same way.

He doesn’t. Caleb’s friends aren’t enthusiastic of Freddy being his mate, though, and when one of them makes it clear that he expects Freddy to do everything to keep Caleb safe from his father—even if that means dying—Freddy decides he’s right and decides to confront his dad.

ISBN: 978-1-4874-1474-0

Product Link: eXtasy Books | Amazon US | Amazon UK 

Reviewer: Lisa

Review: Each book in the Council Enforcers collection features a new romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in s
sequential order.

There is nothing better then a good paranormal romance with two gorgeous men involved. They are entertaining and have just the right mix of feelings in them. There is also quite a bit of danger or excitement in it as well. This one caught my attention and kept it all the way to the very end. I love the mixture of characters that this story and the other ones have in it. Will always keep you entertained.

Caleb is a very cute little chinchilla shifter who has been hurt. Him and his friends were together in a lab, and then escaped. They had not known those who were doing the rescuing were the good guys, so they ran. That is until the same rescuers saved their butt’s when they were stealing food from a fae group. He always put a smile on his face and joked around, but it was hiding his true feelings. Feelings that forced their way out in his nightmares. That was why he chose to seep in a tree. A tree that his mate sat under.

Freddy did everything he could to keep his brother not only safe but out of the criminal lifestyle. He just hadn’t expected his little brother to be saving his ass and bringing him back to the Gillham pack. He was an ex drug dealer who was trying to stay on the right path, but his past was coming for him.

I love the way this author puts together a story that not only draws you in but keeps you entertained as well. They have a serious tone to them, but there is a bit of humor floating around. I do get a kick out of the whole thing. I can’t wait to read the next book.

Out of the Cage by Catherine Lievens

Title: Out of the Cage

Series: Free Shifters 01

Author: Catherine Lievens

Genre: Paranormal

Publisher: eXtasy Books (July 14, 2017)

Length: Novella (140 Pages)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: đź’–đź’–đź’–đź’– 4 Hearts

Blurb: The only thing Emmett has known his entire life is the zoo. He was born in captivity, taken away from his mother when he was twelve, and has lived alone in his cage for the past twelve years.

Levin is a free shifter. He was born free, and he’s made saving shifters under human control one of his missions in life. The lucky ones are locked in zoos for human entertainment. The unlucky ones are in labs, being tortured and killed.

Emmett and his best friend are rescued from the Colorado Zoological Park just before the park plans to get rid of Emmett for not being able to breed. Emmett has trouble adapting to life outside the cage, but Levin is there for him, helping him every step of the way. It’s confusing and scary, but Emmett has never felt so safe—yet so out of place.

Levin and Emmett must find a way to fit together as they deal with a jealous ex and Emmett tries to become a true pack member. When one of the kids runs away, not even Levin listens to Emmett when he says he can help. Will Levin manage to rescue the pup before it’s too late? What will happen when Emmett decides to disobey Levin’s order to stay put and gets hurt in the process?

ISBN: 978-1-4874-1325-5

Product Link: eXtasy Books | Amazon US | Amazon UK

Reviewer: Lisa

Review: Each book in the Free Shifters collection features a new romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in s
sequential order.

Many years ago, shifters thought that the human’s would accept them into their world. They found out just how wrong they were. Either you were slaughtered or thrown into a cage for life. Many shifters were born in captivity, such as Emmett. However there were some that managed to escape the life and were called free shifters. Free shifters who tried to rescue all that they could.

Emmett had been born in a zoo, but had been taken away from his mother at the age of twelve. He has never known freedom or what the outside world was like. Forced to try to get a female pregnant, he knew his death was soon to come. Then Levin showed up to save him and another.

Levin has been free all his life and made it is life to rescue those who were caged up. He just hadn’t expected to fall for the little guy. However life is not all about understanding, because Emmett was having a hard time adapting to his new life. Then a young shifter decides to go outside where the hunter’s were and got lost. No one will listen, so it is up to Emmett to save the day.

This sounded like a fascinating story but it doesn’t seem to flow as smoothly as the rest of Catherine’s books do. It just seemed a bit off to me, but was still a very fascinating book. I loved the worlds this author creates and the characters rock. It caught my attention and kept it to the end of the story.

Wading with an Octopus by Charlie Richards

Title: Wading with an Octopus

Series: Beneath Aquatica’s Waves 04

Author: Charlie Richards

Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy

Length: Short Story (77 Pages)

Publisher: eXtasy Books (August 31, 2018)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Blurb: World of Aquatic: A day that starts like any other takes a sideways turn when a detective discovers that humans aren’t alone in the world.

Over two weeks before, Detective Grisham Canton arrested the wrong guy–Solomon Lynch. It wasn’t the first time it’d happened and probably wouldn’t be the last. What made it stand out, however, was the stranger who’d been with Solomon. Grisham didn’t know his name, but the memory of his lean, sexy body, wide dark eyes, and distinctive black and red hair invaded his dreams. Waking with a hard on was quickly getting old. Grisham heads to World of Aquatica, hoping to discover the identity of the stranger. When Grisham meets Cuzco Judson, the attraction is even more intense than his dreams. After a hot night with the man, Grisham learns a few secrets that turn his life upside down. Cuzco is an octopus shifter and believes Grisham is his mate. As Grisham is drawn into Cuzco’s world–where paranormals will do just about anything to keep their anonymity–will he mentally be able to reconcile that the world isn’t black and white, right and wrong, or will the desire to walk away be too much temptation?

ISBN: 978-1-4874-2106-9

Product Link: eXtasy Books | Amazon US | Amazon UK

Reviewer: Lisa

Review: Each book in the Beneath Aquatica’s Waves collection features a new romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in sequential order.

Grisham is about to get his eyes opened wide. He was the arresting officer for Solomon, although it turned out he was the wrong man. He coud not forget the sexy man that was wit Solomon and he was determined to find out. He just hadn’t expected to find out that his sexy man was a shifter.

Cuzco is a very cute octopus shifter. I would definitely love to come across one of his kind. He has found his mate. And things might be looking up, well as soon as they figure out who the bad guy is.

As always Charlie has given us a story that rocks. I admit that she is the only author who has given me a story about aquatic shifters that I find fascinating. Usually they are not the kind of shifters I like to read about. You get excitement, suspense, danger and some hot sexy times in these books. As always my attention was caught from the beginning and kept all the way to the end. This story gave me everything I could possibly want in a story and so much more.

I would definitely recommend this book and I can’t wait for the next one to come out.

Diving with a Hammerhead by Charlie Richards

Title: Diving with a Hammerhead

Series: Beneath Aquatica’s Waves 03

Author: Charlie Richards

Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy

Length: Short Story (78 Pages)

Publisher: eXtasy Books (February 16, 2018)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Blurb: World of Aquatica: A single choice to do the right thing sends one ex-soldier’s life spiraling out of control.

Solomon Lynch figured his decision to help his boss’s son escape from under his dominating thumb would cost him his job. Instead, it nearly costs him his life. He’s jumped and beaten in an alley, but Solomon has no delusion about who sent the men. He only lives because his ropes weren’t tied tight enough, and he manages to escape the cinderblock that was meant to send him swimming with the fishes. He doesn’t remember much after that, but rousing in an unfamiliar place is a mixed blessing. Doctor Anthony Keller is hawt! Solomon realizes instantly that the doc returns his attraction, but his instincts tell him that Anthony is hiding something. Besides that, how can he drag the handsome man into his screwed up life, a life that could be cut short any minute by a vindictive rich guy?

ISBN: 978-1-4874-1886-1

Product Link: eXtasy Books | Amazon US | Amazon UK

Reviewer: Lisa

Review: Each book in the Beneath Aquatica’s Waves collection features a new romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in sequential order.

Solomon lost his family at the age of eighteen, joined the military for a few years and then went to work as a guard for a very rich asshat. He was definitely not happy there so when the asshat’s son wanted to run, he let him. It got him fired and almost killed, only to be saved by one hell of a sexy man. A sexy man that claimed to be a shape shifting hammerhead shark.

Anthony was just swimming along when he smelled blood. As a shark you can imagine what he was thinking, only to find out that the man was his mate. A mate that someone had tried to kill.

Once again Charlie has not disappointed me. This story caught my attention and kept it there all the way to the end. I can guarantee that this is one of those stories that will be read more than once. So much so that I am going to go back and read the whole series again. This book gave me everything from danger, excitement, suspense and some hot sexy times.

I had a blast reading this and can not wait to get my hands on the next book. I would definitely recommend this book and the rest of the series.

The Scorpion and his Prey by Charlie Richards

Title: The Scorpion and his Prey

Series: Kontra’s Menagerie 24

Author: Charlie Richards

Genre: Paranormal

Length: Novella

Publisher: eXtasy Books (June 8, 2018)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Blurb: Rusty Peruke works as a mechanic and is close with his family. His wheelchair bound brother, Korvyn, lives with him, and he sends extra cash home to his parents on a regular basis.

When he meets Acheron while the man is at the shop buying a set of fast wheels, Rusty is both excited and concerned—and it’s not because he’s never been with a guy. Acheron is a loner scorpion shifter who hasn’t stayed in one place since he left his family home over eight decades before. Rusty has no intention of running out on his family. To him, their needs come first. Can two polar opposites find enough common ground to build a future? Or will assumptions and miscommunications create a wall between them that’s impossible to scale?

ISBN: 978-1-4874-2021-5

Product Link: eXtasy Books | Amazon US | Amazon UK

Reviewer: Lisa

Review: Each book in A Paranormal’s Love collection features a new romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in sequential order. This story is a branch off of Wolves of Stone Ridge, so I would start with that series first. There are several series that are connected to this series as well.

Rusty has been taking care of his family for some time now. His mother and older brother had been in an accident that left his brother in a wheelchair. He was a serval cat shifter and is cute as can be. He is also shy and well you can guess. He had not expected to meet his mate though.

Acheron is a very dominated scorpian shifter but you could not tell it if you saw him in his human form. He had been abducted and was sold off, but Kontra’s gang saved him and several others. Want to get the juicy details though, your going to have to read the book.

Danger, excitement, adventure, action and some hot sexy times are what you get with this story. It caught my attention from the start and kept it all the way to the end. Now I will admit that this one was not one of my favorites, came off a bit dry to me. Other than that it was pretty good.

I had a blast reading it and can’t wait to get my hands on the next book.

Hidden: Dimensions by Jo Tannah

Title: Hidden: Dimensions

Series: Hidden 02

Author: Jo Tannah

Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Paranormal, Suspense, Urban Fantasy

Length: Novella (152 pages)

Publisher: eXtasy Books (August 4, 2017)

Heat Level: Moderate

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 4 Hearts

Blurb: When past and future cross over in a hidden dimension, decisions need to be made.

Up and coming fashion designer John Sanderson can’t pass on the dream commission of designing the attire of the entire wedding party of a wealthy client. The catch is that he must stay at their isolated country estate for the duration of the project, even when things start to become strange.

Samuel has been waiting a long time for John’s return. He lost him a long time ago when an angry man cast him out of this dimension on a whim. Now he has the chance to make things right and claim what is his.

Caught between the past and the future, John finds himself straddling two dimensions and faced with a decision. Will Samuel’s love for John be enough to keep him safe no matter what he decides?

ISBN: 978-1-4874-1215-9

Product Link: eXtasy Books | Amazon US | Amazon UK

Reviewer: Shorty

Review: This was a strange yet interesting read. John is suddenly thrust into a weird sense of time as he takes a job that will take a month to complete. All the while there are certain elements that come into play that leave reader wondering what is going on, what is real, what is in the past.

Samuel I could never figure out exactly what he was. The description given did not help much either. So I was at a loss as to what he was. But, I still adored the two of them. It seemed that every time the two came together something or someone was trying to tear them apart.

Loved the details, mystery and characters in this story. So far I have only read two books in this series and neither are connected.

Great read.

A Demon’s Salvation by Catherine Lievens

Title: A Demon’s Salvation

Series: Demons Hearts 04

Author: Catherine Lievens

Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy

Length: Novel (288 pages)

Publisher: eXtasy Books (August 3, 2018)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Blurb: Caelan is going crazy, or at least that’s what it feels like. He’s having blackouts, waking up in places he can’t remember going to, losing hours and sometimes even days, and he has no idea what he does during the times he can’t remember.

Until he wakes up to find a severed head on his bed.

Jordan didn’t mean to get involved in this case. He’s a detective, a human detective, and he shouldn’t care what happens to demons. He doesn’t even like demons. But when more and more of them are found torn apart, he worries and decides to give the League the info so they can do something about it before more people get hurt.

The last person Jordan would have suspected of being behind the brutal murders is Aiden’s pretty, delicate-looking brother. When he finds Caelan with yet another body, he surprises himself by taking Caelan home rather than delivering him to the League. He’s even more surprised when the League decides to help.

They might not be able to, though, because Caelan is possessed, and the demon inside him is strong. Is it too strong for Caelan to survive? And why does Jordan feel the need to stick by Caelan and make sure he’ll be okay? What will that mean for his job—for his life?

ISBN: 978-1-4874-2028-4

Product Link: eXtasy Books | Amazon US | Amazon UK

Reviewer: Lisa

Review: Each book in the Demons Hearts collection features a new romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in sequential order.

Humans did not get involved in demon’s affairs not even for murder, especially if it involved another demon. So when Jordan was told to go investigate, well you can imagine his surprise. He was not a fan of demons, didn’t mean he wouldn’t help them but he preferred to stay away. The only times he ever went there was to see his best friend. A best friend that was mated to a demon warrior. But what he finds will shock the crap out of him.

Caelan has been blacking out and loosing time. With the murders going on he was beginning to feel like he had something to do with them. It was more so after waking up covered in blood and laying besides the head of a demon. Must have been one hell of a night. He decides to run, but ends up sitting besides the body that went with the head.

Jordan has the hots for a sexy purple haired demon with a tale. Now he just needs to figure out what is wrong. Jordan needs to figure out how to keep the demon he is falling in love with alive. This is one of the best books I have read by this author in quite a while. I have always been a big fan of Catherine’s work and it has definitely been a good ride.

The characters are quite unique, well the demon guys are. At first when I saw the cover I wasn’t too sure if it was a guy or not, but damn he is a cutie. The story was entertaining as hell and gave me everything I could want in a story. You get danger, excitement, adventure, some hot sexy times and quirky upper level demon exorcists. My attention was caught from the moment I started reading and I just couldn’t put it down.

I had a blast reading this and can not wait to get my hands on the next book.

Beck by Catherine Lievens

Title: Beck

Series: Council Assassins 03

Author: Catherine Lievens

Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy

Length: Novella (119 Pages)

Publisher: extasy Books Inc. (July 20, 2018)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Blurb: When Beck accepted a job working for the council full-time, he did it to be close to Roark. After so many years apart, he was looking forward to bonding with his best friend again. He gets more than he’d bargained for when he finds his mate as soon as he steps into the house the council assassins live in.

Armand went through what all the assassins went through—he was taken from his life and his family, locked in a lab, and experimented on. The result is that he can become any person he wants to become. It might be an asset when it comes to his job as a council assassin, but it makes it hard to remember who he is.

Beck doesn’t want to push Armand, not when it’s obvious Armand is struggling. But when Armand is sent on a mission and doesn’t come back, Beck lies to the other assassins and tells them he and Armand are bonded to get them to rescue his mate. They save him, but his mission has consequences for a lot of people—including Beck. Will Armand be able to open up to his mate? What will happen when someone shoots Beck, pushing Armand to take care of things by himself?

ISBN: 978-1-4874-2027-7

Product Link: eXtasy Books | Amazon US | Amazon UK

Reviewer: Lisa

Review: Each book in the Council Assassin’s collection features a new romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in sequential order. This story is a branch off of Whitedell Pride, Gillham Pack and Council Enforcers so I would start with those first.

Armand’s story was a bit harder to figure out in certain parts but he had been held captive and experimented on. The problem was that he had been human and now could change into any human he needed to. He comes off a bit cold and heartless but it is the exact opposite. He is afraid to get his hopes up and get hurt. Now here was a shifter who was claiming that he was his mate, and boy was he in for a treat.

Beck wanted his mate but was afraid that it wasn’t ever going to happen. Then one day he got a cold chill and knew that Armand was in trouble. He had not expected the kids but damn. The trouble leads to Beck getting hurt and Armand well you will see how he reacts.

It was a little harder to get into but then I realized I had not read the book before it, so was a little off on the history of Armand and Beck. Will definitely be fixing that and soon. Excitement, danger and some hot sexy time is just a little of what you get in this book. It is a very entertaining story that will catch the readers attention right off the bat.

I enjoyed reading this story and look forward to reading the next book.