Joy Bermin has had a crush on Quince Castille forever but it all went sour when he sided with the psycho feline shifter Lex who set out to destroy their Ac-taw (shifters) Florida Pride. The psycho is gone and now he thinks to just waltz right in and she will fall all over herself for him. She has a mind of her own and she isn't about to let anyone feline or human boss her around ... even if she knows she's running from her heart. She just wants to make sure she has him BY THE TAIL not the other way around. Is she only fooling herself?

Quince has always wanted Joy as his mate but she was his best friend's kid sister, there was no way he could look at her then. Now the threat is gone and he has control of the Pride working to fix all that the bastard had destroyed and he is finding time to go after Joy to lay claim to his mate. If only his best friend would believe he had not betrayed their people things would be so much easier. Then again his Joy is worth whatever he has to do to have her.

BY THE TAIL is a fast paced, sizzling paranormal filled with sexy felines of all shapes and sizes. Joy and Quince match each other perfectly ... she won't give in and he won't give up. They certainly did figure out very quickly that they are a physical match and readers can almost feel the heat burning through the pages. I loved that even though he is an alpha he also has a very big romantic streak when he refuses to mate her for any other reason than love. Author Marie Harte without doubt knows what readers are looking for and gives it to them by the page full while adding a number of intriguing and unexpected twists until the satisfying end. I read BY THE TAIL in one sitting and have immediately put it in my read again list.