Cockstrut by Jacques N. Hoff

71E92SYxmAL._SL1350_Title: Cockstrut

Series: Peckers, # 2

Author: Jacques N. Hoff

Genre: Humor/ Werewolves/Shapeshifters/ Paranormal

Length: Novella (120 pages)

ISBN: 978-1-63216-412-4

Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (October 22nd, 2014)

Heat Level: Moderate

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Reviewer: Cat

Blurb: World-renowned avian vet Sebastian Grant is so sure bird shifters aren’t real that even when an unruly cockatoo named Louis ends up naked in his arms, it’s difficult for him to admit he’s not imagining it. Louis might be everything Sebastian has been looking for in a partner—funny, confident, sexy, and genuine—but there’s one major problem: Louis is a captive in a gilded cage.

With the help of Simon, his blue jay partner, Jay, and the expanding team of Undercover Peckers, Sebastian finds out he’s willing to do anything to make sure Louis is able to fly free and cock strut to his heart’s content.

Purchase Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5530

Review: This book had me with the first paragraph! It is book two of a series and stands alone pretty well but I think you would have a better understanding by reading them in order. Plus the first book was just as good and funny!

Luis is a bird shifter. He has no idea why he is different from other birds or has to shift once a month into a man. Luis also likes being a bird, and loves his owner a lot. He has been getting the itch to dance more and shift more lately and knows it’s time to shift and go to the nearby club. He doesn’t drink but he loves to dance. This visit doesn’t go well. He runs into a man who gives him water and insists he go with him. Luis feels funny and wakes up in Jay and Simon’s car. He finds out that he isn’t alone as a shifter, that Jay also is one and they have formed a group for humanoid/bird shifters called Under Cover Peckers. He also finds that Simon and Jay are mates even though Simon is human.

I absolutely loved this book. I have found that whenever I see one of these type covers from Dreamspinner press I can expect a very fun, intriguing story with lots of laughs. I am going to admit when I got the first book the title especially the series name didn’t really thrill me much. After reading the blurb, I decided to give it a go and was hooked. I suggest if you’re in a down mood and need cheering up go to Dreamspinner and look for these illustrated covers or this series and I promise you will laugh yourself into a better mood!

What I loved the most about this story aside from the humour is that these men are birds, not big vicious animals. I also love the connections between them and their humans. I LOOOVED Luis and his dancing.

If you like a humorous romance, hot and sexy men, unique shifters, bird puns, hot but not overly done man-sex and a fabulous story, this is for you. I can’t wait for the next Pecker!

Jay Walking by Jacques N. Hoff

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Series: Peckers, Book 1

Author: Jacques N. Hoff

Genre: Humor/Shape shifters/Paranormal

Length: Novella (100 pages)

ISBN: 978-1-63216-023-2

Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (June 25th, 2014)

Heat Level: Explicit

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 4 Hearts

Reviewer: Cat

Blurb: Welcome to the avian shifter world of Undercover Peckers. Where love is instant the moment you find your mate. Where there’s only one true pecker for every man. Where the sex is so hot it will singe your tail feathers. Where bird watching is both a recreation and a preoccupation—that usually leads to feathers flying.

Simon Spoonwell—intrepid bird store owner and history geek—knows avian shifters exist. With so much myth and lore, there must be a touch of reality. But, he doesn’t expect his proof to come in the form of hottie cop and blue jay shifter Jay Azure. It’s an innocuous ticket for jaywalking that brings them together, but an inescapable attraction, a love of awful puns, and a shared need to protect the vulnerable will make them true mates.

Purchase Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5117

Review: Simon Spoonwell has always been fascinated with anything to do with birds. Now he owns his own store called A Bird in Hand.

Jay Azure is a police officer that has a bit of an attitude and temper. He is put on an undercover assignment to bust jaywalkers down town. Immediately meeting Simon jay knows he has found his mate but has no idea how to set out to win him over after thoroughly pissing him off by ticketing him 250 dollars for jaywalking.

So right away, do you see the fun with words? If the title and the cover didn’t alert you that this book was going to be lots of fun and pretty hilarious, this little bit should clue you in. The story is chocked full of bird puns, cute animal scenes and some pretty hot man-sex. I can’t really say much else without giving away any-more details, but I will say it will leave you crowing with laughter. I will definitely be following this fun series!

If you like, bird watching, vegetarians, birds, blue jays, cops, not your usual shifters, humour, bird jokes, and some fairly hot man-sex this is definitely for you!