Review: Another Great storyline from Katie Reus
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2013
CLAIMING HIS MATE is the second storyline and re-release in Savannah Stuart's (aka Katie Reus) Crescent Moon shifter series. In true Katie Reus style, the reader is pulled into the storyline of shifter mates and jealous rivals.The storyline focuses on Lauren Hayes, a twenty five year old jaguar shifter who is caught trying to steal back a family heirloom from the Kincaid Wolf Pack.  When second in command Max McCray decries that her punishment is a week by his side, Lauren isn't sure whether to be angry or pleased when her jaguar all but purrs for the man who is probably her mate.The world building is limited as this is a novella but the characters are colorful and rich.  Lauren is a woman who agrees to help Max and in doing so we learn a little more about her abilities and resolve.  But it is Max who knows that Lauren is his mate and letting the other pack members know will be a bit of a problem.  Lauren will become the target of a jealous pack mate who has eyes for the second in command.The characters are likeable.  There is definitely some curiosity between the wolves and the jaguars, which is to be expected.  And Lauren's ability to fall into alpha mate status is quick and easy, but not welcomed by many of Max's pack.There is some tension between Max and Lauren that drives the plot as both know that the wolf wants the jaguar as its mate. But convincing the woman that she is where she belongs may be another matter all together especially when her family begins to hunt for those responsible for her disappearance.  The storyline is fast paced;  there is no unnecessary plot entanglements or side stories.  This is a story about two people who belong together and the lengths each will go.CLAIMING HIS MATE is a welcome addition to Katie's (Savannah Stuart) short stories of shifters and the world in which they live.  Katie has the ability to pull the reader into the story, where we feel the anxiety and pain of rejection; the heat of the sexual tension and the love of a man for the woman he knows will be his.see all of my reviews at : thereadingcafe (dot)com