Madeline’s Mates
Madeline Grant doesn’t believe the tall dark and yummy stranger when he tells her she’s
about to go into heat. Fine the tingle she feels when she touches him is more sexual
response than she’s ever had before but that doesn’t mean he knows what he’s talking
about. And Maddy believes that; right up until she wakes up with her insides twisting
and on fire. Calling Jake feels right even though as a nurse Maddy is aware she should
probably call a doctor. Finding out she has to breed to stop the pain and keep her
newfound nature in control Maddy is worried Jake will be disappointed in her. Until she
finds out she isn’t allowed to breed with Jake who is a wolf but needs a lynx shifter like
herself.
Jake is forced to breed Maddy to save her forming a bond between them that is illegal
in the shifter world. Jake will do anything to keep Maddy safe however even give her to
his best friend Will; a lynx shifter who is acceptable as a mate to their people. While
Jake doesn’t mind sharing if it’s the only way to keep Maddy he’s pretty sure that isn’t
even in the cards he just hopes that in saving her life he hasn’t doomed her to a
punishment she is unable to bear.
Will is sure that had he arrived in time he would have been the one to bond to Maddy.
In fact he falls in lust at first sight, but Maddy only has eyes for Jake. Even after Jake
and Maddy are separated she doesn’t fall for him as he hoped she would. With the
shifter community insisting on a mate for Maddy will he be able to convince her to make
room for him in her heart?
As usual Evangeline Anderson sucks you into a sweet gentle story, waits until you are
really emotionally invested in the characters then proceeds to tap dance on your heart
until the very last page of Madeline's Mates. Maddy has some real self esteem issues
caused by a series of highly insensitive men who are hardly mentioned but that really
didn’t stop me wanting to slap them around with a frozen fish. Despite a lifetime of
emotional blows Maddy has a backbone of steel. Amazingly resilient she radiates a
willingness to fight for those she cares about even against seemingly insurmountable
odds.
Jake is an alpha male who has learnt the hard way to control some of his more feral
instincts leaving only the loving and highly protective nature to shine through. His
willingness to sacrifice himself to protect Maddy will make your heart ache. Will’s plight
though will crush your heart. Imagine finding the perfect mate only to find out that
because you got held up you lost her to your best friend. That’s right where Will is. His
willingness to fight for Maddy and Jake to be together even though it is quite obviously
breaking him up inside makes him, in my opinion anyhow, the stand out hero in this
book.
The sex, whether driven by Maddy’s heat or love is fiery leaving you breathless at the
emotions displayed as Maddy awakens. While I’d really like another book or two in a
series set on the world of Madeline's Mates I suspect the secondary cast of total ass
hats will make it a difficult thing for Ms. Anderson to do but it wouldn’t be the first time
she’s pulled one out of the hat and surprised me. With yet another totally enthralling
book in Madeline's Mates I can’t wait to see what Ms. Anderson comes up with next.
Megan
about to go into heat. Fine the tingle she feels when she touches him is more sexual
response than she’s ever had before but that doesn’t mean he knows what he’s talking
about. And Maddy believes that; right up until she wakes up with her insides twisting
and on fire. Calling Jake feels right even though as a nurse Maddy is aware she should
probably call a doctor. Finding out she has to breed to stop the pain and keep her
newfound nature in control Maddy is worried Jake will be disappointed in her. Until she
finds out she isn’t allowed to breed with Jake who is a wolf but needs a lynx shifter like
herself.
Jake is forced to breed Maddy to save her forming a bond between them that is illegal
in the shifter world. Jake will do anything to keep Maddy safe however even give her to
his best friend Will; a lynx shifter who is acceptable as a mate to their people. While
Jake doesn’t mind sharing if it’s the only way to keep Maddy he’s pretty sure that isn’t
even in the cards he just hopes that in saving her life he hasn’t doomed her to a
punishment she is unable to bear.
Will is sure that had he arrived in time he would have been the one to bond to Maddy.
In fact he falls in lust at first sight, but Maddy only has eyes for Jake. Even after Jake
and Maddy are separated she doesn’t fall for him as he hoped she would. With the
shifter community insisting on a mate for Maddy will he be able to convince her to make
room for him in her heart?
As usual Evangeline Anderson sucks you into a sweet gentle story, waits until you are
really emotionally invested in the characters then proceeds to tap dance on your heart
until the very last page of Madeline's Mates. Maddy has some real self esteem issues
caused by a series of highly insensitive men who are hardly mentioned but that really
didn’t stop me wanting to slap them around with a frozen fish. Despite a lifetime of
emotional blows Maddy has a backbone of steel. Amazingly resilient she radiates a
willingness to fight for those she cares about even against seemingly insurmountable
odds.
Jake is an alpha male who has learnt the hard way to control some of his more feral
instincts leaving only the loving and highly protective nature to shine through. His
willingness to sacrifice himself to protect Maddy will make your heart ache. Will’s plight
though will crush your heart. Imagine finding the perfect mate only to find out that
because you got held up you lost her to your best friend. That’s right where Will is. His
willingness to fight for Maddy and Jake to be together even though it is quite obviously
breaking him up inside makes him, in my opinion anyhow, the stand out hero in this
book.
The sex, whether driven by Maddy’s heat or love is fiery leaving you breathless at the
emotions displayed as Maddy awakens. While I’d really like another book or two in a
series set on the world of Madeline's Mates I suspect the secondary cast of total ass
hats will make it a difficult thing for Ms. Anderson to do but it wouldn’t be the first time
she’s pulled one out of the hat and surprised me. With yet another totally enthralling
book in Madeline's Mates I can’t wait to see what Ms. Anderson comes up with next.
Megan
Author: Evangeline Anderson
Category: Paranormal/Ménage
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave Publishing
Rating:
Released: December 2009
Category: Paranormal/Ménage
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave Publishing
Rating:
Released: December 2009
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