Review: Scorching
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 31, 2013
Eliza Gayle is one of those authors whose name crops up on paranormal searches but for some reason I had never downloaded one of her books until now and I am so glad that finally I did. Although this isn't the longest book she's written , it is a very good shifter romance and seems to follow on from her Black Cougar series.Kitty is a pure blood cougar shifter who has always  felt that she's on the outside looking in. She has been brought up by her bigoted, twisted father and has survived by cutting herself off emotionally . Her father is dead as a consequence of his actions and even though Kitty helped take him down her Cougar clan have neither forgotten or forgiven her past actions. She's forced from her home territory and told she will have to live in the neutral zone but she's ambushed and when hideously wounded she is left for dead.Rafe Comyn is in line to be the next Alpha of his wolf pack and is determined to help his pack grow stronger. What he's not looking for is the added complications that a female could bring to his life. He's heard of fated mates but has long since resigned himself that it might not be in his own future. When he comes across three of his pack and a half dead female cougar he's unprepared for the strange feelings that she triggers. All he knows for sure is that she urgently needs medical help and it's imperative to get her away from the shifters who would just rape her to death.Kitty's wounds are contaminated with poison and her inner Cougar is unable to heal them but her beauty still calls out to Rafe. As he nurses her back to health he knows that the wolf who initially found her is demanding that she be turned over to him but Rafes inner  wolf can't allow that and neither can the man! Kitty is torn by conflicting emotions and struggles to come to terms with her predicament. Convinced that in some way she deserves her punishment Kitty doesn't believe that this gorgeous strong Wolf could be meant for her. Now all Rafe has to do is fight his pack and tame the delicious woman in front of him. There's definitely trouble ahead!As previously stated I haven't read previous books in this series but boy do I wish I had. There is obviously a lot of back story to Kitty but it didn't stop me enjoying this book. I don't think it is just the typical mating type of book as the central characters are clearly strongly attracted to each other. Rafe is an uber strong male who wants so much to protect Kitty , even from herself! Kitty deserves to find happiness as her actions helped save a child and she's had very little control over her upbringing and previous life.This story grabbed my attention from the very beginning and didn't stop. Rafe is just so hot! The sex between them is just so passionate and full of tension. Excellent writing that flowed beautifully and interesting side characters. This reader is definitely going to be reading more from this talented author.