Feline the Love is the second book in the ‘River’s Edge Shifters’ series. It stars Leo, a cat shifter, and Ron, a human who’s a deputy. This is told in first person through both Leo and Ron’s povs.



Even though this is the second book in the series, it’s the third one I’ve read. I started by reading the third book which wasn’t a good idea. This series definitely needs to be read in order for book three to make sense, and even for this book to make sense. This doesn’t have a complicated plot. Leo moves to town and purchases the old home Xander lived in. I don’t remember it mentioned in the first book but his ‘father’ died and that’s how Leo ended up buying the place. Turns out that the ‘father’ kept a stash of guns and ammo. Here’s where the power-hungry sheriff comes in and tries to frame Leo.

Some things I didn’t like in this book were the odd jumps forward and backward in time. The way the authors wrote the events happening in the present, and then use monologue to explain past happenings, then jump to another time frame was confusing. Also, problems like with the sheriff and the mystery of what he was doing was too simplistic, and the resolution was too easily solved.

Most of the plot is about the romance between Ron and Leo. It’s instant lust/mate for Leo, while Ron is instant lust. This is also a forced proximity with Leo living with Ron for a while. My favorite character was Ron. He was a nice guy and I liked the way he was written. The authors did a good job demonstrating his personality through his actions rather than through monologue alone. Leo was okay, although his pregnancy with those many babies at the end, it’s a wonder he wasn’t confined to a bed and was working on building and repairing the house. That wasn’t realistic at all, even in human terms. I don’t understand why Ron referred to Leo as an omega since Ron was human and at the time didn’t know anything about shifters. I also don’t understand this world the authors created where a human male can knot. No explanation is given on why a human can do that. So, there are definitely quite a few moments of having to suspend logic.

Overall Feline the Love is a quick, fluffy read with no angst. There are issues with time sequences and jumps, and problems that are too easily solved. All of that makes this a 3 Star read for me. It’s still a pleasant, pass the time story if you’re looking for something non-complicated.


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Ron Leo

These guys were just so funny and cute together even as they were dealing with a huge pile of junk being handed to them by the sheriff. ( )