Review: Exciting new developments & an unexpected twist
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 4, 2013
I've been looking forward to this next installment in Bailey Bradford's 'Leopard's Spots' series. I fell for Sabin in Nischal's book when he had his first taste of sugary junk food from a vending machine and went a little bit cuckoo. He made me laugh so hard and he also broke my heart a little with his offbeat way of looking at the world and his loneliness, especially when his twin found his own mate. I was really looking forward to Sabin getting a happy ever after too.Sabin is flabbergasted to discover his mate, Emmett, while he is out shopping. He is more shocked, however, to realize that Emmett has no idea he's a shifter, in fact, he knows nothing of their world. How is that possible? When Emmett bites and claims Sabin, he begins to shift for the first time, and terrified, he must trust and rely on his mate to get him through this. Luckily, for Sabin, there are feelings and abilities that Emmett has had all of his life but couldn't always explain, so it makes it a little easier for him to come to grips with the fact he's a shifter. The mate bond also helps him deal with his feelings for Sabin and what a mate really is.Cliff shows up (oh, when is his story?) and basically lets Emmett know that all of the shifters involved in the trafficking have been taken care of, but that there are still humans who know about them. He also hints that there are plenty of dirty FBI agents involved with all of this. Emmett is determined to unearth them and bring them to justice. However, when he meets with his parents, both he and Sabin realize his parents have no idea Emmett isn't their biological child. This leads Emmett and Sabin on a hunt for the doctors and the clinic who provided the IVF. And, oh wow, what they discover about Emmett's conception is mind-boggling. I had no idea the author was going in this crazy direction. What an awesome twist!This eleventh installment was far from a disappointment. I adore Sabin and it was easy to care about Emmett, particularly since so much of who he is was unknown to him. The unexpected twist was fantastic and now I'm waiting for the next book to see more of this development play out. Thank you, Bailey, for another wickedly good story!NOTE: This book was provided by Totally Bound for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews