Review: Fresh and Exciting New Series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 29, 2014
What Worked For Me:When Lacey Thorn announced plans for a new series, and that the books were going to be full length books, not novellas, I got goose bumps.  Seriously, big goose bumps.  And, I was blown away by the first book in her new series, Waking the Beast.  This book was action packed and erotic.  Abby, our heroine is a gentle, sweet bookworm, who has suffered loss and tragedy in her life and she is completely obsessed with the legend of the Paka Watu….cat shifters from Africa, thought to be sleeping for generations.  Abby thinks she has found the leader in our Hero, Utah, the bartender at a local bar Abby visits nightly.  Unbeknownst to Abby, Utah has been watching her as well, warning off men even though he though himself not good enough for Abby either.  All this changes when Abby and Utah are kidnapped by a distant relative of Abby’s, who believes Abby’s stories of the Paka Watu and is ready to awaken the lion he also believes to be Utah.  Utah had no idea he was, in fact, a lion shifter and going on the run with Abby forces Utah to face, and question, everything he ever knew about himself and who he was.  And who is Utah?  He is a strong, sexy, alpha male who cares very much for Abby.  Everything about Utah is amazing and his love for Abby is raw and real and extremely possessive.  The love scenes are sensual and devastatingly deep and dirty and they leave you breathless with anticipation for their next encounter.  The bad guy is super bad and deserves what he gets and the plot and setup for this series is fresh and exciting.  Abby and Utah discover new and challenging changes to their world and it is an erotic adventure that leaves you battling your urges to contact Ms. Thorn for the next book in this new series.What Didn’t Work For Me:Everything worked!  This book was utter perfection!Would I Recommend This Book:Yes, absolutely and most especially to my shapeshifter/paranormal loving book friends.Final Star Rating:5 of 5 stars