Dr. Cecilia Lu had been trying to solve the mystery of the
Detroit Flu for the past week. Exhausted, she was looking
for food at the hospital cafeteria, when a good- looking
African American teddy bear of a man asks for Dr. Hayes.
Cecilia notices that the man, Hank Coleman, is bleeding;
when he mentions that he was bitten by his otherwise gentle
dog, Cecilia's ears perk up. She is desperate to study an
animal gone wild to find a cure to the flu that has Detroit
quarantined. Dr. Hayes has fled, and Cecilia insists on
seeing the sick dog. And Hank, obeying his alpha and hating
having to do it, kidnaps Cecilia.
BOUND TO THE BEAR redefines shifter mythology, and in my
opinion, should now constitute the new standard for the
genre. It is one of the most important shifter books ever
written, as Kathy Lyons delves even deep in the shifter
psyche, explains -- dare I say, scientifically -- the bonded
mates phenomenon, and gives us an even profound
understanding of the merging of animal and human natures in
shifters, as well as the most extraordinary insight into the
mind of a shifter's bonding instinct when the beast
struggles to dominate the mind of the man. It is utterly
mesmerizing watching Hank trying to control his bear, which
leads to one of the most erotic and unique sex scenes I have
ever read.
Right after the last page of ALPHA
UNLEASHED was turned, I was ready for BOUND TO THE BEAR
because it was obvious it would be epic. The Detroit Flu
story arc, previously introduced in the phenomenal Grizzlies
Gone Wild series, continues in spectacular fashion,
and new readers need not worry because, with a few precise
paragraphs, Kathy Lyons gives all the essential information
to this novel, although fans of the series will get the most
impact. BOUND TO THE BEAR begins at a hundred miles an hour,
with breathtaking action that continues until the very end,
allowing for some breathers as Cecilia tries to understand
her attraction to this man, while Hank hopes that the bond
is truly the love he feels for her. Hank is a protector, a
nurturer, a simple former army medic, while Cecilia is a
doctor, and a real alpha female; is he enough for her? The
romance is sublime: honest, real, and the conflicts are all
very genuine. There is this one unforgettable moment when
Hank realizes he truly loves Cecilia which left me weeping
uncontrollably.
BOUND TO THE BEAR is flawlessly paced, beautifully written,
with magnificently crafted characters, and the stunning
imagery and bright bursts of incredible wit lighten the
intensity of the narrative and the dialogues. With BOUND TO
THE BEAR, Kathy Lyons fills in the blanks for what had been
missing all along in shifter romances and takes them to a
whole new level. Anyone who has the slightest interest in
shifter romance needs to read this groundbreaking novel.
What this bear wants, this bear gets. Hard-bodied and military-trained shifter Hank Coleman will always do what’s best for the clan. With a mysterious virus ravaging the city and transforming anyone with shifter DNA into dangerously unstable hybrids, that means asking a human scientist for help. Hank knows that getting Dr. Cecilia Lu involved will mean exposing the shifter world and his black bear self, but it’s the animal attraction that sparks between them that could be the real danger. Cecilia trusts data and what she can see with her own two eyes. So when the hottest man she’s ever met transforms into a bear right in front of her, she has no choice but to accept that shifters are real. And with hybrids attacking humans and shifters turning on their own kind, Hank and Cecilia have zero time to fight the desire that’s burning hotter by the minute. But war is brewing between the shifters, and Cecilia will be forced to choose between the world of men . . . and the world of her sexy beast.
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