Mads Galendotter is obsessed with basketball from an early age. She’s one the stars of the shifters basketball team. As a honey badger raised by hyenas, her life was anything but normal. Mads and her teammates have been friends since they were teenagers. Finn Malone is known as one of the Black Malones, and is a shifter football player. He and his brothers have been seeking revenge for the murder of their father. When the Malones rescue Mads and her teammates, it brings together two groups who reluctantly will have to work together to find a murderer. Finn is completely baffled by Mads and her way of thinking. Their attraction just may bring a tiger and a honey badger together. 

Shelly Laurenston focuses on one of the MacKilligan sister’s friends in the fourth installment of her Honey Badger Chronicles series, BREAKING BADGER. With her usual hilarious scenes, she brings to life the story of her honey badger characters and folds in the family of the newest MacKilligan sister who was revealed in the last book. Trouble abounds between the tigers and the honey badgers as they try to find a murderer, save family from harm and confront family. A man falls for a woman who confuses him, and she tries to protect herself and not give away her secrets. Sibling teasing, love, and protection all play a part in this book. BREAKING BADGER brings in an interesting secondary character and shows the reader new sides to Mads’s teammates. Readers will laugh and scratch their heads at the thought processes these wonderful characters use. Shelly Laurenston’s BREAKING BADGER will keep you guessing and your sides hurting from all the laughing. A must-read for Laurenston fans.