Review: Tigers words to Deni "YOU have to find him.  YOU have to."
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 20, 2014
Feral Heat (Shifters Unbound series) Jennifer AshleyI couldn’t wait to sink into the latest release of Jennifer Ashley’s “Shifters Unbound series.  It’s like and addiction wanting to know what happens next, do they find a way to remove the collars and who will be the next to find their mate, their soul mate, their other half. This story did not disappoint.In previous reads you were given some insight to Deni Rowe a lupine shifter.  She was in a near fatal accident when a human purposely ran her off the road while on her motorcycle.  The head injury she received really messed with her overall being, she would have spells where she wouldn’t recognize even her own family and only had the urge to fight and kill.  She literally would go feral.  Back to her basic animal instincts of survival.  I felt so sorry for her.  You’ll need to know this as the book unfolds.Jace Warden found a way to keep the collar under control through meditation.  However there were side effects.  Sometime later the pain would hit so badly it would pull their animal to the surface which could be dangerous.Jace was summoned by Dylan Morrissey (God I love the Morrissey clan) to come to Austin so they could work on getting the collars removed.  They had progressed in their quest and needed a guinea pig to try it on.  Yup Jace was it. Jace was to meet him at the fight club, a bike was waiting for him when he landed.When Jace finally arrived at the new Fight Club location and started walking towards the crowd he was attached by a wolf (Broderick) and the altercation continued Jace knew he was on someone else’s turf and had to be careful how he handled this.  He could tell this was not a dominance fight but a protection type altercation.  Then out of nowhere a female lupine sprang and attacked Broderick so Jace stepped back and watched.  When things got a little heated between the two lupines Jace stepped in to pull the male (Broderick) off the Female Lupine.  So here is where it all starts and I absolutely loved it.There was some conversation back and forth and Jace escorted Deni towards the action.  It was Dylan and Ronan in the ring and the crowd was roaring.  The smell of fighting blood and the fighting instinct was everywhere.  Deni was losing control she was going to go feral.  Jace was holding her hand and trying to keep her calm, seeing it was too much for her they started out and back toward the parking lot.  When all of a sudden Deni just had to release some of the pent up energy and since she couldn’t fight she’d do the next best thing.  Sex.  So she pushed Jace up against a truck and planted a kiss of all kisses.  Things started to heat up and Jace stopped her and said not here.  He took her into the woods and yeah you know what happened then.Jace realized this was not just sex with Deni, there was something so much more.  He suspected she was his mate and he could feel the mating frenzy. Suddenly a commotion and flashing lights captured their attention and they were headed right for the Arena.  Deni and Jace had to warn the others. The police would be there any minute.  Warning everyone and Deni making a suggestion to appear this meeting was something then it was.  All the Shifters though nervous and the humans started to form circles.  When the police arrived in riot gear and tranq guns everyone was questioned. The police were told this gathering was a memorial service for his son who was killed 10 years age. They did arrest Dylan and took him to the station.  As everyone was leaving Jace and Deni saw two officers coming their way.  Jace did not have an official invite or permission to be in this territory so he had to be careful.  He played the drunk answered their questions and they left.  That’s when he handed his motorcycle keys to Deni and said she had to take them out of there.  He couldn’t chance being pulled over for a DUI.  What transpired after that you’ll need to find out on your own.  I hadn’t realized my heart was in my throat.I will tell you when things got to hot in Shiftertown Dylan and Liam agreed they needed to get Jace out of town.  Deni was devasted.  Tiger had approached her and told her not to let him leave.  But they didn’t have a choice.  The cops were coming every night checking id’s and looking for someone.  They assumed it was Jace.  Deni gave Jace her gold bracelet that had been in her family and handed down from generation to generation.  She told him to keep it safe and bring it back to her.  This was the hardest thing Deni had ever done by letting her mate walk away.  Hardest thing for Jace also.Okay spoiler here need to bring this up just need to.  When Jace and Marlo boarded Marlo’s plane and took off something happened almost like turbulence but Jace saw the engine on fire and Marlo had to land the plane.  They ended up crash landing and Jace in survival mode was in his animal form to try an escape the inferno.  When he did get out he heard Marlo moan.  Jace was warring with himself whether to run or go back.  He ended up going back pulled Marlo to safety, realized somehow his collar had come off and realized he was free.  Free to be his animal, free to do as he wished. Unbeknownst to him his feral side was coming through loud and clear.  It wouldn’t let him shift back to human form.When he was rescued by Deni, it was Deni that brought his human side back and grounded him.  Just like Jace grounded Deni.  You’ve got to read this read.  All of our favorite characters made appearances and I so love that Jennifer does this.  I’m so looking forward to Wild Wolf and this time I won’t have to wait too long.  It’s being released April 1, 2014.  But I would like to see what happens with Broderick and the human female Joanna.  Jennifer I give this 5* and keep up the good writing.