Again another fun addition to this series. While all the books run along the same lines the author keeps coming up with little twists and turns along the way. Although a little more background/explanation in this one would probably have served the series better. Maybe that will come in the next set of books.

Lovely, basic, pure escapism! ( )

I really liked this book, and not just because Angel the gazelle and Clark the lion are great together. The fact that the series is now taking off to jump into the second generation and we get to see all the kids from the first books as adults and find out about their mates has something to do with it. But, above all, there are new revelations about the paranormal world, whole new species appear and the villains are more evil than ever. What more could I ask for?

Angel may be a gazelle shifter, and is supposedly a prey animal, but he certainly doesn't display many of those characteristics in human form. He is courageous, stands by his friends, and only has one (perceived) weakness - his love for his adopted brother, Clark. He is very hesitant about telling Clark the truth, even though he now understands that the feeling of safety and belonging he's had around the lion shifter since they were kids and adopted into the same family, weren't brotherly love at all. Or rather, those feelings were just the precursor to the fact that they are mates, and the only way they could understand them when they were younger.

Clark may be a powerful lion shifter, but he has a definite weakness for Angel. As soon as he understands that they are mates, and that there is no point in denying it, he changes into the most protective lover ever. Because they know each other so well, Clark and Angel's bond is extremely strong from the very beginning. They need it, too, because the enemies that threaten them are stronger than ever before.

This volume is a great 'first step' into the 'next generation' of this shifter, or rather, this paranormal, community. Taking the previous books as basis, these next few are moving into the future and wo knows what will happen next. I can't wait! If you like paranormals, if unusual pairings and the conflicts resulting from that are your thing, and if you're looking for some very hot and loving gazelle-on-lion action between the sheets, you will probably like this book. ( )