Lions' Pride

Cop Rafe is astounded to find himself irresistibly drawn to green witch Elissa and lion shapeshifter Jude, and they to him. After spending his whole life denying his dual nature as a cougar shapeshifter, Rafe finds himself not only covering up for Jude, an unregistered and undrugged dual, he also starts questioning his own decision to take the required-by-law anti-shifting medication. Before he can even process these new events, Jude is kidnapped by the Agency and Elissa needs Rafe's help to get him back before the government goons kill him--or worse. However, Elissa's magic is based on sex, and using Rafe to power her spells might doom her marriage and the strange, tentative bond linking the three of them.

The pace is fast, but still show more allows for plenty of character growth and while there's plenty of sex, it doesn't take over the story--given the nature of Elissa's powers, the way it's used in the story actually makes a lot of sense. All the characters, even the ones who appear briefly, act in ways that seem entirely reasonable for the situation. The mythology (for lack of a better word) that powers Elissa's magic is consistent, frequently referencing the Lord, the Lady, and the Trickster. Overall, a very engaging romance. I'm looking forward to the next in the series. show less

I so loved this book...the two characters in this book were amazing...Elissa Donovan & Rafe Benedict....Thank you to the Author Teresa Noelle Roberts for taking me along for the ride will definitely be back to read more