Review: He wants his foxy feline, and will do anything to keep her
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 5, 2012
Book 4 "Cougar Falls" series. Preceded byFoxy Lady. Followed by "A Matter of Pride" (not yet released).Plot:Grady wants Gabby but he thinks Gabby can't see him as a Grown-Up. Gabby wants Grady but thinks Grady sees her as a Little Sister. Can they get past each other's misconceptions, and the crazy Miami Pride, for some sweet lovin' and happy HEA?Comments:- Contemporary paranormal (shape shifting) erotic romance set in a SmallTown.- 1984 kindle locations, 32,190 words but finishes around 1757 locations.- m/f - explicit, reasonably frequent. Includes sex in shifted form.- Starts "several months" after Grady helped Gabby and her sisters deal with the Hunters in "Foxy Lady".- "Outfoxed" would pretty much stand alone, however characters from previous book play a role, particularly members of the Chastell Catamount Pride.- Grady is Burke's brother from Book1, and he got in on the menage action during that. He has had a couple of cameo appearances since.- Includes excerpts fromFoxy Ladyby Marie Harte andThe Twisted Kissby Anya Bast.Opinion:"Outfoxed" is a surprisingly hard book to review. On the one hand the major relationship conflict revolving around mis-communication and "help" from Dean and Joy really, really irritated me. It was just so juvenile. But the romantic ending and dramatic conflict engaged me. Add in the beginning of a multi-book story arc and it starts to look like a winner. But I struggled to get there.At the end of the day, I'm not convinced I *like* Grady and Gabby as a couple. I just don't know if I care whether or not they get a HEA. And that is the whole point, to me, of a romance - getting a believable HEA.3 stars. I want to keep going with this series. But I am losing interest in the couples.-CR-