Arctic Destiny

by Anya Richards

When Tasha Watson travels to Churchill, Manitoba to get information from ex-lover Finn MacEwan, she doesn’t plan to rekindle their affair. But the troubled, haunted man she finds is far different from the one who left her two years before, even if the desire exploding between them is devastatingly familiar. Tasha is determined to get to the bottom of Finn’s mysterious problems, and not even the knowledge she’s falling for him again will stop her.

Trapped by his honor and a shamanic appeal to the Great Nanuk, Finn has spent over a hundred winters forced to roam the ice of Hudson Bay in the form of a polar bear. Loneliness and despair have taken their toll, and he’s at the end of his tether, until Tasha appears on his doorstep, bringing to life the very things he can’t afford to feel—love and hope.

But neither hope nor earth-shattering passion, not even the love of a lifetime, can help fight destiny, and the decisions Tasha and Finn face could all lead to cold, Arctic heartbreak.

114 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 6, 2012

About the author

After living a checkered past, and despite an avowed disinterest in domesticity, multi-published author Anya Richards settled in Ontario, Canada, with husband, kids and two cats who plot world domination, one food bowl at a time. Having trained the humans around her to recognize the ‘Do Not Disturb’ vibes she gives off when writing, she’s still trying to get the cats to honor her need for space. The suspicion is that they perfectly understand, but choose those moments when she’s most engrossed to once more prove who wears the pants in the house.

Reviews

[Romancing the Book · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reviewed by Crystal
Book provided by the publisher for review
Review originally posted at Romancing the Book

This was the first time I read about a shapeshifter that turned into a polar bear and I loved it. Arctic Destiny is well written and the plot is good. The only problem I had was getting into the story at the beginning. There was just something missing for me and I believe it was the way the characters started out. Halfway through the story, I felt that it really picked up and hooked me.

Finn is a man that has been through a lot and his spirit is ready to just give up and die. When you find out everything that he’s been through you want so much for him to finally be at peace. Why can’t he finally find someone he loves and have a normal life? I just couldn’t imagine being a polar bear all winter and not be able to turn back into a human until spring.

Tasha is a woman that loves to be in charge. In and out of the bedroom. The only person that she has ever let herself go is with Finn. He just knows what she wants and knows how to satisfy her. I did feel a disconnect from her since she wasn’t there to start up another relationship but rather was there under false pretenses to get information.

I did enjoy the sex scenes, especially the ones with the syrup! Go ahead and read the book and give it a chance. It did get better and better and I wish it was longer!

[Crystal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Took a little bit for me to get into. Full review on RtB.

[Puna · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.75 stars at best.