Review: 5 blue ribbons from Romance Junkies
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2011
Maggie Ryan has returned to her hometown of Baraga, deep in the forests of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.  She'd moved to New York with her boyfriend five years ago but after supporting him while he pursued his acting career all this time she's had enough.  Many things about the town have changed but not her feelings for her childhood friends, Quinn and Lucas Makwa, remains the same.  She's always loved them but can't imagine choosing one over the other.Quinn and Lucas have never made any real effort to hide their feelings for Maggie but she never seemed to return their affection so the men chose to treasure her friendship while they dreamed of more.  They're ecstatic when they discover that not only is Maggie back in town but she's officially single again.  This is the opportunity they'd been hoping for but they have a huge secret and they're a little concerned about what Maggie's reaction is going to be.Maggie's break up with Jason is a bit one-sided.  She left and he's not taking it lightly.  She's no longer answering his phone calls and has even told him not to come to Baraga because it won't change anything.  That doesn't stop him from showing up anyway.  In a bid to prove she's moved on and it's truly over between them Maggie informs Jason that she's dating Lucas.  Since its common knowledge that Quinn and Lucas like to share their women Jason fires back that she's too much of a prude for them.  You'd never guess there was anything prudish about her from the lip lock she bestows on Lucas or her reaction to being turned and thoroughly kissed by Quinn as well.  In her mind she believes that this little show is nothing more than an attempt on getting Jason to accept that his relationship with Maggie is well and truly over.  However, Quinn and Lucas aren't about to let it go at that - as far as they're concerned she belongs to them and always has - it's just a matter of convincing her of that one small fact.  Of course, there is the small matter of the fact that they're shape-shifters and how she'll react to that bit of news.I watched this book place high on the best sellers list at the All Romance Ebooks website for quite awhile before deciding I had to read it for myself and believe me it was well worth the purchase price (and yes I did buy my copy).  This story is scorching hot with plenty of sexual tension, a fair amount of lust, emotional appeal and even some suspense.  Maggie's affection for Quinn and Lucas is obvious right from the start but there's an underlying confusion to her feelings because she's uncertain about becoming involved with both men.  However, that's nothing to the emotional whirlwind that occurs once she discovers that the men can actually shape-shift into bears.  Bronwyn Green did more than fulfill my expectations with MAGGIE'S MATES - she exceeded them.Chrissy Dionne (courtesy of Romance Junkies)