This story in the Lone Pine Pride series introduces
a
cougar shapeshifter, Patricia 'Patch' Fontaine, out in
Montana guiding a party of wilderness trekkers. Her
pheromone levels are rocketing this week and we're in no
doubt that TAMING THE LION is going to involve some adult
scenes. Patch drops the tourists back to base before
anyone
gets interested, but a meeting of shifters has been called
and she has no choice but to attend.
Lone Pine is the only pride which admits other cat
shifters, so we meet leopard, jaguar, lynx and African
lion
as well as a Bengal tiger. The general world is unaware of
their existence so the usually solitary beings tend to
band
together and agree on rules for safety. A dominant lion
called Roman works for their security and he will soon
marry Lila, Patch's lioness friend, though this is more
for
expediency than love. The sight of him tonight sparks
Patch's interest. It's probably just the extra hormones,
right? A lion wouldn't be interested in a cougar, and her
athletic figure has never attracted men anyway.
Three Rocks pride in Texas wants to reveal their nature to
the world, so the debate is on and feelings run high.
Another issue is that some shifters have just vanished.
These include Patch's parents years ago, and more pride
members recently. Who is kidnapping them, and why? Rumours
fly. I found the story continually interesting as
challenges are piled on while personal issues arise but
have to be pushed aside temporarily.
I especially liked seeing the cougar shape that Patch
takes, while the doors in people's houses all swing easily
with paw-friendly latches. Patch constantly refers to her
claws rather than nails, and they do seem sharp and strong
for fingernails, so we take it that some attributes of the
big cats carry over into the human form. Patch keeps
grumbling about double standards and discrimination so the
shifters don't have an ideal society but they can mostly
be
themselves. This includes being computer hackers in
today's
world.
Vivi Andrews has written a complex, fun and easily
readable
tale in TAMING THE LION which follows on from Jaguar's
Kiss and precedes Hawk's Revenge. This adult romance
fantasy series will prove addictive.
Wilderness guide and cougar-shifter Patricia “Patch”
Fontaine has known the dangers of lone-shifter life since
she was ten, when her parents mysteriously vanished. All
grown up now, she thrives on her hard-won independence.
When rumors of a new rash of shifter abductions crop up,
she’s forced to come home to the Lone Pine Pride for
protection—right as the man she’s always secretly wanted
is
about to marry her best friend. And right as she’s going
into heat.
Roman Jaeger values his role as Alpha heir apparent, but
he
isn’t thrilled about his arranged marriage to the Alpha’s
daughter—especially when his bride is just as nonplussed
as
he is—but he’ll do his duty for the pride. Seeing Patch
again challenges his noblest intentions. The wildness in
her
sets him on fire, and he can’t resist the chance for one
last fling.
Both know a future together is impossible. But when
chemistry and sowing wild oats grows into a need deeper
than
lust, their bond could threaten the very heart of the
pride
they both love.
Warning: This book contains a strong sexy Alpha-to-be, an
independent cougar-shifter who knows her way around a
lion’s
heart, secret affairs, arranged marriages, politics,
passion, and a pride full of lions and tigers and bears.
Oh
my.
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