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This book is a keeper. It's the alpha male paranormal story I've been searching for. As much as I like Paperbackswap, I can't part with my copy of this story. Sometimes Lora Leigh's books are a hit or a miss, but she nailed it here. It's probably the best Breeds story.
I like alpha male heroes who are very alpha. Mercury Warrant is what an alpha male hero should be and he isn't the things that make other fictional alpha males so off-putting. He's definitely dominant, but not in a way that's disturbing or arrogant. He's erotic, loving, and considerate. He also thankfully comes without all the extra baggage of horrible abuse in the Breed Labs. While his upbringing with the scientists and soldiers wasn't all rainbows and flowers, he wasn't tortured like some of the other genetically altered humans at some of the other labs. Unfortunately, he has baggage in the sense he thinks his mate died when she was a teen. The heroine in the story has heard this, and doesn't think they can have a long-term relationship because she's not his true life mate.
The heroine is not your usual too stupid to live, weepy, spineless female who can't think for herself. She's competent, gutsy, quick witted, and not afraid to give into her desire to be with him. She doesn't do the usual "I'm not good enough for him" routine that so many other heroines do much to my frustration. She's also got a vulnerable side that only he can see. I loved the fact the heroine isn't a tall, gorgeous woman. She's definitely gorgeous to him, but when we first meet her, she's described as a bit plain. It's also refreshing that the hero and heroine don't spend the majority of the book arguing with each other over an attraction that's obvious to all. That's one plot device that so many authors in this genre use much too often. The scenes between Ria and Mercury are so sweet and touching. Leigh does a good job fleshing out two likable characters.
Some Breed books have good sections and rather boring sections that you just want to skip over. This book was well paced and plotted. It held my interest the whole way. I didn't want to skip ahead. There are some genuinely laugh out loud moments in the book especially when Rule Breaker and Lawe Justice talk to each other and others. Since this is a Lora Leigh Breeds book you know there are also several very steamy scenes. Emphasis on the "very". The scene in the office with the desk left me fanning myself. It's as good as the scene in Lover Unbound with Vishous and Jane at the sink. Ok, I KNOW that's a different author and a different series, but those of you who've read Lover Unbound know what I'm referring to. I know you're smiling too. :) Yeah, Mercury is the same way. That's all I can say on a family friendly site. Mercury is definitely one of Lora Leigh's greatest creations. He's one of those fictional characters that you wish would exist in real life. I would read another book just about him if Leigh would write it.
Read this book. It's worth losing a credit.
I like alpha male heroes who are very alpha. Mercury Warrant is what an alpha male hero should be and he isn't the things that make other fictional alpha males so off-putting. He's definitely dominant, but not in a way that's disturbing or arrogant. He's erotic, loving, and considerate. He also thankfully comes without all the extra baggage of horrible abuse in the Breed Labs. While his upbringing with the scientists and soldiers wasn't all rainbows and flowers, he wasn't tortured like some of the other genetically altered humans at some of the other labs. Unfortunately, he has baggage in the sense he thinks his mate died when she was a teen. The heroine in the story has heard this, and doesn't think they can have a long-term relationship because she's not his true life mate.
The heroine is not your usual too stupid to live, weepy, spineless female who can't think for herself. She's competent, gutsy, quick witted, and not afraid to give into her desire to be with him. She doesn't do the usual "I'm not good enough for him" routine that so many other heroines do much to my frustration. She's also got a vulnerable side that only he can see. I loved the fact the heroine isn't a tall, gorgeous woman. She's definitely gorgeous to him, but when we first meet her, she's described as a bit plain. It's also refreshing that the hero and heroine don't spend the majority of the book arguing with each other over an attraction that's obvious to all. That's one plot device that so many authors in this genre use much too often. The scenes between Ria and Mercury are so sweet and touching. Leigh does a good job fleshing out two likable characters.
Some Breed books have good sections and rather boring sections that you just want to skip over. This book was well paced and plotted. It held my interest the whole way. I didn't want to skip ahead. There are some genuinely laugh out loud moments in the book especially when Rule Breaker and Lawe Justice talk to each other and others. Since this is a Lora Leigh Breeds book you know there are also several very steamy scenes. Emphasis on the "very". The scene in the office with the desk left me fanning myself. It's as good as the scene in Lover Unbound with Vishous and Jane at the sink. Ok, I KNOW that's a different author and a different series, but those of you who've read Lover Unbound know what I'm referring to. I know you're smiling too. :) Yeah, Mercury is the same way. That's all I can say on a family friendly site. Mercury is definitely one of Lora Leigh's greatest creations. He's one of those fictional characters that you wish would exist in real life. I would read another book just about him if Leigh would write it.
Read this book. It's worth losing a credit.
