ARC REVIEW In The Mood Fur Love by Eve Langlais, Milly Taiden, and Kate Baxter

Fur #2, I love punny titles. This is technically book three for this series but the first one didn't have the fur pun and if you want to really get technical Eve Langlais contribution to this set is book 6 of her series Their Furever Mates but it's all good they each can be stand alone titles.

Bearing His Touch: Eve Langlais
Becka was kidnapped and held against her will for over a month before the opportunity for her to escape presented itself. Barefoot and bruised she had nowhere to go and almost got caught again if it wasn't for Stavros. Stavros knew immediately what Becka was to him and he would go to great lengths to protect her. One reason I enjoy Eve Langlais' books is how she combines the humor and the action with all the sexy parts too.  Another reason I like her is how she writes her female characters, strong; even with everything that's happened to her Becka isn't going to easily stand down and let Stavros take care of her, but she's also smart and she knows when to listen for her own safety. I thoroughly enjoyed this one, I think this is my favorite of hers so far.

Fake Mated to the Wolf: Milly Taiden
Mates Fur Hire the website dedicated to finding you a fake mate for all those functions where people are going to needlessly bug you about finding your mate. Really his name was Hawke Hawke?? Or was that just ARC typo? Hawke new immediately that Shawna was his mate. He was surprised to find out that she worked for him and normally he prides himself in personally meeting everyone who works for him. Shawna is the mastermind behind the mates for hire website, it's her brainchild and her chauvinistic misogynist of a boss who takes all the credit fires her. Three months after their initial meeting Hawke finally decides to do something about it only to find out Shawna was just fired so he fixed it. But Shawna's life is about to get way more complicated than they ever imagined. This is my favorite out of this book. I love how devoted the shifters are to their mates even before the mates realize who they are to them. In Shawna's case she is so oblivious because her low self esteem she can't even see it when he practically spells it out for her and it's obvious to everyone else.

The Witch, the Wolf, and the Waitress: Kate Baxter
Cursed by a witch three centuries ago Ellie has known nothing but Lowman, Idaho. Cursed with not being able to leave Lowman and with immortality Ellie has grown complacent, bored, and lonely but she has been for so long it's what she has become use to so when a stranger walks into the diner and stirs all the feelings she never thought she'd feel again especially hope. Colin wants more than anything to become a sentry even if his alpha doesn't agree, he wants more than what pack life has to offer him. But on his way to his appointment for the sentry job he meets his mate and when he finds out about her curse nothing is going to get in his way from making her happy including breaking the curse even if that means he loses her forever. This one is darker than the other two in this set there is more angst than humor and it all the action seems very sucient. Kate Baxter is hit and miss with me and this one is just kind of sitting in the middle as ehh, it was good but it felt like something was missing.

Overall, this was a good set to read I enjoyed it. Each of the authors bring something different and that makes the whole thing enjoyable and worth wild.             

ARC REVIEW The Big Alpha in Town by Eve Langlais, Milly Taiden, and Kate Baxter

Book two of the collaboration that brings us not just one series but three.

Bearing His Name:  by Eve Langlais
Ark received a letter stating that he was going to be a Dad, but six of his male family members also received those letters. Ark knows for sure he's going to get to the bottom of this weather  he's the Daddy or not. Jade though it was a good idea to send those letters for her about ready to pop sister, thinking not only should the father know but he should also support the baby too. Jade wasn't expecting Ark, and she sure wasn't expecting the strong attraction to the guy who could have knocked up her sister. But Jade's sister has an ex-boyfriend who will stop at nothing to get her back and Ark and his huge family will stop at nothing to protect these women.

This was a fun one, I think I enjoyed this one more than the first book. Langais definitely writes some spitfire woman and men who know how to play with fire. 
 

Owned by the Lion: by Milly Taiden

One look was all it took for Keir to realize that his best friend's little sister was his mate. Somehow the family managed to keep them from meeting until recently but know that he knows Keir is working hard to be worthy of her. When his father's health starts to deteriorate he's gives into his father's wishes of mating now all he has to do do is convince Ally that she's his true mate. Ally needed the money and matefinder.com was the best bet to get that money quickly. Luckily Ally and Kier were put together and that works to Keir favor for slowly introducing Ally into his life and his love.

This was a great romance and steamy. Keir is hot and such a good son. Once again I think I liked this one more than the first. 

No Need Fur Love: by Kate Baxter

Owen followed his Alpha to the tiny and isolated town of Stanley with no objection, it was after all for the safety of the pack but the downside to all that was the lack of woman. Owen was ready to settle down all he need was to find his true mate. Mia just needed a willing man to knock her up to secure her birthright, which shouldn't be hard considering the seductive nature dyrads have over humans. What she finds instead is Owen, she takes a chance knowing her seductive ability doesn't work on shifters but he seems willing enough. Owen knew right away what she was, his mate, he also knew that she was a wood nymph, but Mia's end game was a mystery and even after she left before he woke up he knew he wasn't going to let her go that easily, but convincing her she's his mate is only the tip of the iceberg compared to her psychotic father.

Once again I did prefer this one to the first book. The overall story just seemed like it had more substance to it, I like this plot line more than the first I like the character better too.

Overall, a pleasurable collection of stories. I look forward to the next book. Each author has something different about their style and as individual stories they each bring something to the book that makes it enjoyable throughout.      

ARC REVIEW Thanks Fur Last Night by Eve Langlais, Milly Taiden, Kate Baxter

I love the punny name. That's probably the thing I liked about it the most. I wanted a review copy of this because I've heard so much about Eve Langlais on Facebook, so I thought why not try it, and while  I did enjoy all of them they all felt a little rush, even for novellas. The good thing is that these are all brand new novellas never published before.

Bearing His Sin: Eve Langlais

Probably the funniest one, the two main characters Cole and Anja bicker almost the whole story. They are that one couple who constantly fight but it is obvious that they love each other. His "I'm still trying to figure out if I'm going to kill you" running gag reminded me of,  "Good night Wesley I'll more than likely kill you in the morning". This was an action packed, humorous but the overall story was just ehh. It did feel like it was being rushed through. Cole is a hitman/assassin scoping out his next job when Anja drops him to his knees, well he falls out of a tree close enough. Anja's crazy Russian grandmother takes a liking to Cole and invites him to the house. Turns out Anja is on the run from a marriage she doesn't want a family that is more than likely trying to kill her. Tired of hiding Anja decides to go back to her home country and make it perfectly clear she is not going to be forced in to a marriage she doesn't want. And because Cole's bear has pretty much already claimed Anja as his mate, he goes along to handle all the killing.

Bought by the Bear: Milly Taiden
Despite having, in my opinion, a horrible title this was really and adorable story. Josilyn gained custody of her nephew when her sister and her brother-in-law died suddenly in a car accident. Their will stipulated she was to gain custody of Nick and not his paternal grandmother who, although has enough money to support him, is incapable of showing and emotion other than disdain. It wouldn't have been so bad if Josilyn's ex-husband hadn't of ruined her career to the point the only thing available to her was with a maid service. Josilyn's best friend found the perfect temp job for her that pays a buttload, enough money to catch up on her bills and then some, all she has to do is pretend to be a mate to a shifter. Xander's plan of a fake mate to show off to his grandmother was full proof, until he realized there was nothing fake about Josilyn. Xander knew as soon as he saw her she was his true mate. All he has to do is ease her into the idea that the mating is real. This was an enjoyable story, I liked it I would be interested in reading other books in this series.

The Alpha and I: Kate Baxter
The longest one in this anthology, also the only one where the bear shifter is the bad guy and probably my least favorite of the three. Not that there is anything really wrong with it I just didn't enjoy it as much as the other two. Devon moved out to Lowman, Idaho to escape an abusive relationship. Liam was out having a normal run with his pack when they were ambushed the next thing he knows he's waking up in a house fifty miles from where he started. Devon rescued the bloodied naked man from the blizzard and brought him home, only he has no idea how he got there. The chemistry is palpable between Devon and Liam but Devon has been burned in the past and is a little wary about anything now. When a body is found in the park Liam can guess what happened and with another blizzard on the way he can only hope they can make it to his pack in time before the vengeful bear shifter catches up to them.   

There is another anthology coming out later containing book two of these series so keep a lookout.