Review: The fur and feathers fly in Marie Harte’s PREY & PREJUDICE
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 4, 2014
Miles Berman is one frustrated Ac-taw (shapeshifter).  Rather than being able to focus on his million-dollar business he’s been tricked into assuming the position of pride leader.  He’s stuck listening to every single grievance anyone has and has to delegate his business responsibilities to others.  To add to his frustration, Zoe (whom he refers to as ‘Candy), has returned to the Pride estates fully expecting to take over as pride leader – and there’s no denying she pushes his buttons in every way imaginable.  Would she make a good leader?  Hell yeah!  However if she’s under the impression that she’ll ever be the boss of him she’s got another thought coming.Florida panther Zoe Castille has roared back into town with one intention firmly in mind, using all the knowledge she’s collected by visiting the Ac-taw all over the world to lead the pride into the future.  The problem is that she thought her brother Quince was serving as the pride leader and was blissfully unaware that Miles actually held that position.  It doesn’t change her mind one little bit but the intense sexual desire she feels for him is going to present a completely different type of challenge.Miles and Zoe take great pleasure in antagonizing each other, especially since their arguments lead to undeniably scorching sexual encounters between them.  If they hadn’t been so stubborn or focused on achieving their own personal goals they might have realized that they’re perfect for each other – and Zoe really does know what she’s talking about when it comes to leading the pride… on the other hand, Miles will never submit to Zoe’s whims.  With other Ac-taw circling the pride just waiting for an opportunity to step in and run the pride out of the Miami area it’s time to stop fighting the inevitable and start putting a few greedy vultures in their place.Marie Harte’s PRIDE & PREJUDICE is fast paced, sinfully sexy and so very fun to read.  With attitudes that practically vibrate the pages, Zoe and Miles capture readers’ attention from the very first page and hold you enthralled to the very end.  I got a real chuckle out of Zoe’s smart mouth and how fearlessly she approaches adversaries.  Miles is just as headstrong and self-confident, especially when it comes to anything involving Zoe, so at times I couldn’t figure out why he wouldn’t just claim her, but have to admit, the emotional impact brought on by their complex relationship really pulled me into the storyline and have me anxious to backtrack and read the rest of this series as well as any future releases.PRIDE & PREJUDICE is the eighth release in Ms. Harte’s COUGAR FALLS series.  While it can easily be read as a stand-alone story, there are other characters who you’ll want to learn more about so be sure to check out the rest of the COUGAR FALLS line-up.  Here they are in order:RACHEL’S TOTEMIN PLAIN SIGHTFOXY LADYOUTFOXEDA MATTER OF PRIDERIGHT WOLF, RIGHT TIMEBY THE TAILChrissy Dionne (courtesy of Romance Junkies)