Review: Sexy!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 25, 2014
In spite of being orphaned at the age of ten, Alexis is a strong-willed, tough woman who knows her mind. She is also the only female tracker within the tiger shape-shifters. Being a tracker, Alexis is exempt from the Mate Run that the other females must participate in during their estrous. This is required because the shape-shifters are on the verge of extinction. On this day, Alexis learns that she has been relieved of her tracker duties and she must obey the elders and do the mate run. She is highly distressed because the only male that she wants is not allowed to participate, because he is mute.Victor is the strong, silent type, but not by choice. When he was a child, there was an accident and his vocal chords were so badly damaged that even after two surgeries, his voice could not be restored. He doesn't mind being excluded from the Mate Run, because the only female he wants is exempt from the run. When he finds out that she will be running, Victor rushes to her side to help protect her from the five other tigers who want to mate with her.This is a beautifully written paranormal novelette. The way it is written, it is easy to believe in the shape-shifters and their plight. It is easy to imagine Alexis' territory and her cabin, woodsy and very simple. The reader is swept up into the story from the very first page and stays in the story till that last fiery kiss on the last page. This is a wonderful first book and the reader is pleased that this is the first of a series of books.