Review: A Rescue at the Zoo Leads to Finding His Mate- Fun Shifter Romp
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 2, 2012
I've sort of been reading this series willy nilly because I read book nine first and then in order from book two.  I realized after a while that I never actually read book one.  Truthfully, I got lucky because many books in the series build on the one before it.But back to this one-  It is a fairly light plot though like others in the series, it does explore the issues of having a mate in the closet, family that won't accept a gay relationship and the biggie- revealing the shifter world to human mates.While this story's focus is on a gay couple, there is a secondary story line that includes the romance of the couple's siblings (too cute- love siblings dating siblings).  It all begins when Rainy tracks down his missing brother and finds him at the zoo in his wolf form.  He affects a successful rescue with the help of their pack and then the boys shortly after discover that two of the zoo workers are their mates.  Rainy's mate is the vet, Travis.  Travis is in the closet and hiding mostly from his father.  He is both scared and interested in his attraction to Rainy.  Due to Rainy's brother Cliff now dating his sister, Travis has the opportunity to pursue a private relationship with Rainy.The story works through Rainy and Travis' barriers and switches to follow the investigation to poachers capturing Cliff and to the two big reveals- Rainy as a shifter to Travis and Travis revealing about he and Rainy to his parents.  The plot was simple, but strong and the characters were great.  I love how playful, sexy Rainy entices serious Travis to open up and take a chance.I can heartily recommend this book, the series (Wolves of Stone Ridge) and the spin off series (Kontra's menagerie) to those who enjoy light shifter fated mate romances.