Review: Not the average shifter story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 29, 2012
We are all so used to the novels about shifters: beautiful animals in secret, gorgeous humans in public.  Of course, reading is entertainment and beautiful people who can be a wolf or tiger or bear in a moment is entertaining. But, the overt human sides of the characters are rarely apparent, even in romances.  Ready & Willing by Selena Blake brings that difference.  Meet Ava, smart mouthed, middle child of the alpha of the WhitePaw pack. Convinced that she would be the perfect Alpha, her goal is closer than ever, as her father has announced the new appointment with the next full moon. Enter Kaden, current Beta of the pack; an orphaned wolf-shifter brought into WhitePaw and groomed for leadership by Ava's father.Not only are these two competing for the same job, but they are competing with their own insecurities about their performances, all while battling an attraction and desire for each other. Ready & Willing  is one of the few shifter stories that I have read that has focused more on the emotions and development of the human side of the main characters, rather than describing all of the differences of their shifted `natural' side.  And that makes Ready & Willing a refreshing change, with fast paced dialogue, interior voiced monologues that provide insight into the insecurities, and tightly written descriptions, scene changes and storyline.  There is sexual tension, not truly relieved with some smoking hot sex scenes near the end of the book, and it is a romance with a happy-for-now ending. I say for now, because there is a cliff-hanger at the end that just begs another volume in the story that is Ava and Kaden in the White Paw pack.I received an eBook copy from the author with no promise of positive review.  I was not compensated for this review, and all conclusions are my own responsibility.Reviewed for Booked & Loaded