Book Review---Alien Mate by Cara Bristol

Wow, this was out of this world (Nyuk, nyuk). 

Let's get started with the blurb:

I'm Starr Elizabeth Conner. Earth's government falsely convicted me of a crime, packed me on a ship with other female felons, and sent us to Dakon, a primitive, frozen wasteland of a planet. Why? Earth needs minerals, and Dakon is desperate for females. But I'm no barbarian’s 'mail order bride,' even if he is super tall, muscular, and the chief of his tribe. He doesn’t want a BBW blonde, either--it's written all over his chiseled face. He'll be truly angry if he ever learns what my 'crime' was.

 I am Torg. I have waited 34 rotations for a mate of my own. With this shipment, I was sure to get a fine, sturdy mate who'll bear me many daughters. Instead, I receive a small, curvy, pale-haired female who looks at me with anger and fear. It is only when we 'kiss' that I believe things may work out between us. But I'm hearing rumors that Starr and her shipmates are law-breakers. To survive, Dakonians must obey all laws … or be exiled into the frozen wasteland.  Just when I have found her, will I have to send my mate to die?

Don't miss this sexy, suspenseful sci-fi romance--preorder your copy of Alien Mate today!

I totally loved this book from start to finish. Cara Bristol continues to be one of the few authors who surprises me with the twists and turns of her plots. When the "bad guy" was revealed I sat up in bed thinking "damn, she got me again!"

Starr is smart and feisty, but also loves being cuddled and protected by her burly, horned mate. Yes, he has cute little horns that bring new meaning to the phrase "horny". 

Torg is growly and gruff, but equally tender and devoted. There are plenty of secondary characters to keep things interesting, but not so many that they all seemed like a mush of voices in the background. 

This book goes live on April 10, but you'll want to pre-order your copy today. Right now!

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Book Review---The Doctor's Daughter by Patricia Green

Take a trip to Virtue, Arizona with Patricia Green's The Doctor's Daughter.

What a delightful book. Really. I don't use delightful often.


In Virtue, Arizona the town doctor has a houseful of daughters all named for various virtues. The heroine of The Doctor's Daughter is Verity. For those who aren't familiar with this virtue, verity means truth. As in verify...when you confirm that something is accurate.

Verity does not live up to her name. If her name was Stubborn, Sassy or Naughty, she would live up to her name, but Verity is not known for her honesty. In fact, she's prone to tell tall tales, sometimes for no other reason than to shock or entertain.

Verity assists her father, the doctor, in providing medical services for the people of the town. While her father is away, an unconscious (and very naked except for a single sock) man is brought in to be treated. When the one-sock wonder regains consciousness, he has no recollection of who he is, where his clothes are or how he became injured.

One thing that doesn't disappear with his memory is his libido. Eventually, the man who is referred to as Mr. Smith, and Verity engage in naughty, naughty boom boom. Mr. Smith also retains his desire to discipline a misbehaving bottom with a well deserved spanking.

At the same time that the mysterious Mr. Smith arrives in town, there's a hunt on for an outlaw. Is Mr. Smith a good guy or a bad guy? Is he married?

Patricia Green has crafted a well-written story with interesting characters and a plot that doesn't just move from sex scene to spanking scene to sex scene. There's mystery, scandal and even a dramatic courtroom scene.

To find out what happens, you'll have to get your own copy.

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Book Review: Infiltrating Her Pack by Dominique Eastwick

Over the last few years I've noticed that shifter books have become incredibly popular. Bears and wolves who transform from human to animal and back again. When I heard about this phenomenon and saw the massive sales of the books, I was confused. I discussed it with my husband. "Do they have sex as wolves or as people?" "Do they both shift or just one?"

Well, I finally got my opportunity to find out more about shifters when I read Infiltrating Her Pack by Dominique Eastwick. 

I thoroughly enjoyed my first shifter experience and I'm looking forward to reading more.

This book is part of the Black Hills Wolves Series, but can easily be read as a stand alone.

Z is an Infiltrator. He works alone and in the shadows. Ripley Greystone's pack doesn't have an Alpha, and a band of scurrilous coyotes (is there any other kind?) knows it. Ripley approaches Drew, the Alpha of the Black Hills Wolves asking to join their pack.

Drew, sensing there's more to the story than Ripley is telling him, sends Z to find out what is really happening with the Greystone pack. They Greystones run a rafting business so Z, as Zames, signs up for an overnight trip. When they meet...they each have a strong reaction to the other. Z realizes that he's met his one true mate while Ripley is suspicious and follows along on the trip.

This was a quick read which kept my interest the whole time. Dominique Eastwick's descriptions pulled me into the whole scene and I felt like I was deep in the woods with wolves and coyotes. There was plenty of action and danger and the sex was potent and raw.

If you're into shifter books or just looking to find out more about the genre, I highly recommend Infiltrating Her Pack.

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