Title: Guarding His Mark

Series: Shifter Protection Specialists Inc. #3

Author: S.A. Welsh

Genre: Paranormal

Length: Novel (203 Pages)

Publisher: Pride Publishing (September 13, 2016)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Blurb: Beware the bite of a king.

Khan is a king cobra shifter with a serious mistrust of anyone outside his brothers at Shifter Protection Specialists, Inc. and has good reason for it after he was subjected to the whims and experiments of a mad scientist as a teenager. Since becoming part of a real family, he’s thrived in his job as a close-protection specialist.

One night he meets a pretty human who interests him on a level he hasn’t experienced before, but old fears and revelations force him to put distance between them. Unable to stay away, Khan creates the persona of a courier to deliver the venom Casey needs to see exactly what the human will do.

Dr. Casey Jameson is working toward a deadline. He needs snake shifter venom to continue his research and create a cure to save someone he loves. When he goes in search of a donor, he meets Khan, but he’s confronted with the irresistible, roughness of Khan and he ends up taking the shifter home for the night. However, when Khan finds out who and what he is, Khan leaves him high and dry.

The appearance of Roan, a courier, in his life is perfect timing, but Casey may get more than he bargains for and will soon have to think carefully about who he can trust if he wants to live long enough to complete his work.

When an old lover and boss becomes a real threat to Casey’s safety, Khan must come clean and keep Casey safe before they both lose something precious. 

ISBN: 978-1-78651-430-1

Product Link: https://www.pride-publishing.com/book/guarding-his-mark

Reviewer: Lisa

Review:  Each book in the Shifter Protection Specialists Inc. collection features a different romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in sequential order.  

I am fascinated with the worlds and characters that this author has written about.  There are very few good romance books that involve such different types of shifters, that when one comes out I just have to read it.  In this one our hero is one nice sexy king cobra shifter, who has a bit of a chip on his shoulder.  

I love how there is a serious tone to it, but that it is equally matched with humor. I can’t stand a book that has no humor in it; I would rather be laughing then just sitting there.  There is always lust, love, hot sex and a good amount of danger placed in these stories that keeps my attention as well. 

Casey and Khan had met at a club some time ago, but the moment Casey mentioned scientist and experiments Khan had ran.  He hadn’t listened to why Casey was interested in snake shifter venom.  However over time, he wanted to give him a chance but he used a different name.  So when time came by for him to reveal himself, well Casey did what any good human would do.  Now it is going to take time to trust each other once more, but first they have to get rid of his creepy ex-boyfriend and the danger that is coming for them all.

Khan had his family try to kill him when it showed how powerful a snake he was, then sold to scientist so he was not going to be placed into that position again.  The problem was Casey just might be his mate.  Then when he finds out why it is so important, well you have to read the book to find out. 

To me there is nothing better than a good romance, but when it is a paranormal then it hits higher marks to me. I love them especially when there are some gorgeous men in some kinky situations. I can honestly tell you that this is going to be one of those types of series that you can’t put down and have to read more than once. It is the perfect story for me and gave me all that I needed. I love the way all the feelings they felt was involved in this story.

I had a blast reading it and I can’t wait to read the next story.

Title: Purrfect Protector

Series: Shifter Protection Specialists Inc. #1

Author: S.A. Welsh

Genre: Paranormal

Length: Novella (155 Pages)

Publisher: Pride Publishing (January 30, 2015)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating:  ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Blurb: Never play cat and mouse with a saber-tooth tiger.

Kale Andrews is dragged to the Shifter Protection Specialists Inc. office by his brother when he gets disturbing mail from an obsessed fan. He reluctantly agrees to have a bodyguard but when a the tall muscular blond walks in to the office emanating power and a sexy dose of danger Kale’s doubts about needing the man with him twenty four hours a day quickly disappear. 

The easy babysitting job Aleksi was promised quickly changes from strange mail to threatening deliveries and Aleksi has to get creative to get his protectee out of the line of fire. Everyone knows models are self-centred and shallow, so why does being with Kale make him feel like he finally has a home? Being a saber-tooth tiger means that most people aren’t strong enough to be with him in a relationship or even as friends, he’s too naturally dominant. Yet Kale seems to calm his beast at the same time as exciting the man in him.

Neither men expected nor wanted a relationship with strings, but as they grow closer Aleksi realizes that Kale might just be his mate. With the obsessed fan escalating to murder, Aleksi isn’t sure even his tiger can keep his mate safe.

ISBN: 978-1-78430-388-4

Product Link: https://www.pride-publishing.com/book/purrfect-protector

Reviewer: Lisa

Review: I have to say that I picked this book just because of the series name.  The title came next, I knew it was going be so good and let’s just say it was.  There is a serious tone to it but the humor was equal maxed for a reader.  I really loved Kale’s brother’s reaction to Alexsi’s tiger.  That rocked the whole book and I spent most of the time laughing my ass off.  

This book caught my attention from the moment I started reading and I couldn’t put it down.  It gave me everything I could ask for in a story and so much more.  You don’t read many saber-tooth tiger shifters in stories so it was very unique and made me want it just a bit more.  I enjoyed the way the characters just seem to mesh with each other.  It is action packed and fully developed for a better story.  I loved the world that this author created and the guys just brought out a smile in me.

Kale is a sexy little model, who has a very demented psycho coming after him.  He is not too worried, but his brother is freaked out.  So he now has one hell of a hot bodyguard pretending to be his lover, but it isn’t a stretch to make it real.  Alexsi is turned on by just looking at the man, but he is bound and determined to keep him safe.  

This was an amazing story that I can see will make the top five favorite’s list of mine.  It is also going to be one of those stories that gets read many times over.  I had a lot of fun with it and look forward to reading the next book. 

I would definitely recommend it.  

Title: Protecting His Asset

Series: Shifter Protection Specialists Inc. #2

Author: S.A. Welsh

Genre: Paranormal

Length: Novel (201 Pages)

Publisher: Pride Publishing (December 1, 2015)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Blurb: Float like a butterfly. Kill like a swallowtail.

Scott knows his boring day is over the second a bloody and scared George Kelvin crashes into his office, claiming people are trying to kill him. He knows he should pass the case over to one of his brothers, but he can’t seem to do it. The strength and resilience of the man mixed with a quirky sense of humor fascinate him. He may be a human in the company of powerful shifters, but he’s just as deadly and well trained as the rest of his brothers.

With devious CIA agents, foreign forces gunning for what George possesses and George’s power-hungry father, who is also Deputy Director of the FBI, Scott begins to wonder if he’s bitten off more than he can chew.

George always knew his father was dangerous and cruel. However, he never thought that those titles would inadequately sum up the lengths his father is willing to go to, to get what he wants. The only chance he has is using whatever is on file against his father. Staying alive to do that is another challenge. When he runs into the Shifter Protection Specialists, Inc. office, he’s desperate, but isn’t convinced anyone can protect him from his father. Risking more than he’d thought possible, he discovers that maybe he is more than he’s always been taught to believe.

One thing is for certain—his father is not going to give up easily.

ISBN: 978-1-78430-868-1

Product Link: https://www.pride-publishing.com/book/protecting-his-asset

Reviewer: Lisa

Review:  Each book in the Shifter Protection Specialists Inc. collection features a different romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in sequential order.  

I started reading romance stories at the age of twelve and was always intriqued by the worlds that authors can come up with. Then a few years ago I read my first gay romance and I decided that there was just something about them that I liked more.  There is just something about the worlds that this author creates that keeps me captivated throughout the whole entire book. So much so that when a new book comes out, I must always start reading the very first book that leads up to this one.

I love how there is a serious tone to it, but that it is equally matched with humor. I can’t stand a book that has no humor in it; I would rather be laughing then just sitting there.   There is always lust, love, hot sex and a good amount of danger placed in these stories that keeps my attention as well. 

George’s brother had given him a flash drive that might just get him killed by his own father.  So after many twists and turns, he ends up going to find the bodyguards a friend told him about.  He needed help and fast.  I am going to take a page from a friend; George’s father is a seriously evil man who hated shifters.  Even with his father gunning for him, he still comes off as a smart ass.  However the man staring at him might just like that smart ass.

Scott is surrounded by shifters but he is the only one that can’t shift.  His older brother founded this company and Scott ran it as best he could.  He had many shifter brothers who worked with him.  So when this very sexy man ran in, something in him snapped.  Not to mention the fact that the guy was downright terrified.  

To me there is nothing better than a good romance, but when it is a paranormal then it hits higher marks to me. I love them especially when there are some gorgeous men in some kinky situations. I can honestly tell you that this is going to be one of those types of series that you can’t put down and have to read more than once. It is the perfect story for me and gave me all that I needed. I love the way all the feelings they felt was involved in this story.

I had a blast reading it and I can’t wait to read the next story.