Review: Something Cute and Naughty to Cuddle Up With
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 7, 2011
Teddy, our heroine, is a were-bear (no, not a Care Bear, but a shape shifter who turns into a bear).  She's short, chubby, independent, and begrudgingly finds her mate in this story.  Reece, her mate and our hero, is a werewolf built like a sexy lumberjack.  He's not really happy to find that Teddy is his mate and she's not happy with his reaction - so what's a girl to do?  Dance her booty off and head home, that's what.  But will he come looking for her?  Of course... and then we'll see who's howling and who's growling.This was a cute read.  I found myself chuckling at some things within the first few pages.  I was glad to see that Teddy didn't roll over and spread her legs just because Reece is hot and her mate.  I really liked that Teddy was a plump spitfire with a "naughty wiggle" - I always enjoy reading about a heroine with meat on her bones.  I didn't get the warm fuzzies about Reece after he treats her a bit poorly, but he grew on me.  It's hard to resist a sexy werewolf....With this story, and any that deal with shape shifters and the "mate" concept, you have to expect and accept that there's immediate, unexplainable lust (it's destiny after all) and that they're going to hit the sheets regardless of how long they've known each other.  Maybe there could have been a bit more wooing than growling in the story, but the growling is still kinda hot.The story is maybe a 2-hour read, so don't expect deep character development but you do get enough to be satisfied with the storyline (assuming you've accepted the mate thing).  Maybe it could be a little cheaper given the length, but it's still a cute story.  The sex was well written but don't expect acrobatics or kinky behavior.  I know this is in the erotica section, but this falls more into an explicit romance domain than erotica for me.  In the end, this was my first Eve Langlais story but I doubt it will be my last.