Review: Another great tale from Ms. Lucille!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2014
Yes, the story starts off with a bang ; 0 Sorry, couldn't resist the cheesy joke.I really enjoyed this book.  Probably because the heroine exhibits wisdom and has a special something in her own right.  Lucas reminded me a lot of the hero from book 1:  very alpha to the point of being crass (and I loved it).  I loved the side characters:  flirty wolves, horny Ian (such a hoot), feisty but caring Cleo, the closeness between Clytie and Demon.  Some great laugh out loud moments which are unexpected in PNR:  reaction to the h's stated weight, the h's description of a band - don't miss it, the author demonstrates incredible wit.  I really liked how the conflict with the enemy was dealt with, particularly with Cleo's situation.What would have made this a 5 star for me:- I agree with another reviewer, it would have been nice to have had some flashbacks to what made the h fall in love with the H other than that he is extremely hot.  Also details on the background of the h and H prior to meeting each other.  How old are they?  Who did the H sleep with to produce Ian/Cleo?  How much wolf does the h have in her and what was her childhood like?- Details on the h and H's backgrounds.  I would have thought by the 3rd book that we would learn what made Lucas form a mixed breed pack and how he went about it.- What was it that prompted Lucas to fire Miley?  It's just said that it was for her safety, but there had to be something that prompted it since she had already been working for him for two years.- What was it exactly that Cleo was doing in SF to create better PR?I really am impressed by how Ms. Lucille can transport me with her story telling.  She is able to write this great shifter story as well as the wonderful fantasy dragon/mage series; it's like she's ambidextrous in her writing, with her ability to successfully shift between the different worlds.  To date, I've never felt her books have become formulaic which so often happens with authors who are successful with the first couple of books and then it's a rinse/repeat.  This author is definitely on my forget-the-sample-just-download-automatially list.