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Finnshifters #2
Tiglon By the Tail
Book Two
Before coming to the Jarvela Farm, a sanctuary located in Finland, jaguar shifter Noah Moore did something that terrified he fell in love. But he was brave and took the chance… and ended up fleeing the States to nurse a broken heart. Though he’s happy enough living among others of his kind, being surrounded primarily by happy couples reminds him of what he’s missing.
When Dallas, the biracial tiglon shifter responsible for Noah’s heartache, turns up at the farm, Noah gets the shock of his life. Though the feelings are still there, so is the pain. Dallas desperately wants to make it up to Noah and win him back, but he knows he has to do it on Noah’s terms—and only with the farm family’s approval. Can Dallas convince Noah to stop living in the past and move into the future with him?
Before coming to the Jarvela Farm, a sanctuary located in Finland, jaguar shifter Noah Moore did something that terrified he fell in love. But he was brave and took the chance… and ended up fleeing the States to nurse a broken heart. Though he’s happy enough living among others of his kind, being surrounded primarily by happy couples reminds him of what he’s missing.
When Dallas, the biracial tiglon shifter responsible for Noah’s heartache, turns up at the farm, Noah gets the shock of his life. Though the feelings are still there, so is the pain. Dallas desperately wants to make it up to Noah and win him back, but he knows he has to do it on Noah’s terms—and only with the farm family’s approval. Can Dallas convince Noah to stop living in the past and move into the future with him?
101 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 4, 2012
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Tia Fielding
67 books227 followersTia Fielding is a Finnish author who loves witty people, words, peppermint, sarcasm, autumn, and the tiny beautiful things in life.
Tia identifies as genderqueer but isn’t strict about pronouns. Why? Because luckily, in her native language there aren’t gender-specific pronouns.
These days, preferring to live in the middle of nowhere with her fur babies is as big of a part of her psyche as writing. Tia likes to recharge in nature and tends to watch where she’s going through her cell phone’s camera.
In 2013 Tia’s novel Falling Into Place was recognized by the industry’s Rainbow Awards in the Best LGBT Erotic Romance (Bobby Michaels Award) category.
In 2019, her novel Four (Love by Numbers #2) won a Rainbow Award in the Best Transgender Contemporary category.
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September 7, 2012
I wanted to give this a try because in the past I haven’t been able to get into “the one that got away” stories and this sounded good from the blurb. Unfortunately this one was a miss. I couldn’t connect to the story or the characters and I had to make myself finish the book.
Though it took a long time page-wise for the MCs to get back together, it wasn’t due to any character or relationship development. The author relied too heavily on outside influence to move their relationship along and I thought that the event that finally pushed them together was unoriginal and an easy way out.
Also, what exactly being mated meant in the world the author created wasn’t really made clear. The other “relationships” that went on in the story cemented the fact that this book just wasn’t for me. In one, a third was added to a het mating/marriage that had kids and in another a 23-year-old mature woman wanted an inexperienced 18-year-old teenager. Neither is my cup of tea.
Though it took a long time page-wise for the MCs to get back together, it wasn’t due to any character or relationship development. The author relied too heavily on outside influence to move their relationship along and I thought that the event that finally pushed them together was unoriginal and an easy way out.
Also, what exactly being mated meant in the world the author created wasn’t really made clear. The other “relationships” that went on in the story cemented the fact that this book just wasn’t for me. In one, a third was added to a het mating/marriage that had kids and in another a 23-year-old mature woman wanted an inexperienced 18-year-old teenager. Neither is my cup of tea.
dnf
March 27, 2013DNF at 43%
It is too bad that I ended up DNF-ed this when I actually quite liked the 1st book. But here's my problem -- and again, it's my problem -- as you can see other reviewers are liking this.
While the theme of second chances/the-one-who-get-away is one of my most loved themes, there is something off with how I take both Noah and Dallas's reunion. Like, it's too dry and lack of emotion that I want to see from both. I just don't care enough for them.
BUT, what totally makes me stop reading this book?
The part where Rider (one of the wolf who comes to the farm with Dallas) tells Dallas that .
I am sorry, but WHAT?!?
I know that these are not the main characters for this title (Noah and Dallas are), but there's no frickin' way I can accept that in my head. It's a huge NO for me. I was so pissed off, I deleted the book instantly from my Kindle. I can't stop thinking about it. I just lost interest with this whole universe of Finnshifters.
So yep, dropping this series altogether and nothing can persuade me to get back to it. No matter if you say there's a beautiful rainbow and a pot o' gold on the the otherside... but again, it is my issue, and my issue alone. It might not mean anything for others.
It is too bad that I ended up DNF-ed this when I actually quite liked the 1st book. But here's my problem -- and again, it's my problem -- as you can see other reviewers are liking this.
While the theme of second chances/the-one-who-get-away is one of my most loved themes, there is something off with how I take both Noah and Dallas's reunion. Like, it's too dry and lack of emotion that I want to see from both. I just don't care enough for them.
BUT, what totally makes me stop reading this book?
The part where Rider (one of the wolf who comes to the farm with Dallas) tells Dallas that .
I am sorry, but WHAT?!?
I know that these are not the main characters for this title (Noah and Dallas are), but there's no frickin' way I can accept that in my head. It's a huge NO for me. I was so pissed off, I deleted the book instantly from my Kindle. I can't stop thinking about it. I just lost interest with this whole universe of Finnshifters.
So yep, dropping this series altogether and nothing can persuade me to get back to it. No matter if you say there's a beautiful rainbow and a pot o' gold on the the otherside... but again, it is my issue, and my issue alone. It might not mean anything for others.
September 8, 2012
Review posted at The Armchair Reader.
3.5 stars
I really liked the first book of this series when I read it earlier this year. I'm not sure what it was exactly, because for the most part it is like any other shifter book -- short novella, switches from couple to couple in a series, about a group of shifters. I mean, it seems like there's thousands of them. Still, whether it was the writing -- which was light but not very fluffy -- or the unusual setting (Finland, and there's lots of cultural details), it stood out to me. This sequel was in a similar vein and shows that the series is really being set up with events further in the book that show clear direction.
Noah is the ex-military American, black jaguar among the farm. He's lived with the group for about 5 years, ever since feeling his home after his father died and his heart was broken. He's found a home in the other shifters, but we know from the point of view in the first book from other characters that he's somewhat removed from the group. Part of this is his solitary cat nature, but some of it is the grief he still feels after his lover left him when he needed him most. When a group visits the farm for a several month stay, Noah is surprised to see that one of the men is Dallas, his father's nurse during his dying days and the man he fell in love with that ended so terribly. It is a curse and a boon to see him again, but no matter how much Noah would like to ignore the situation and make Dallas leave, he recognizes that Dallas is in trouble. The man may have made some serious mistakes, but his cat has paid the price, locked away and unable to run free for years. Noah will have to put the past behind him, because if he doesn't allow Dallas to stay it is possible that the loss of his animal could kill him.
For the most part, I liked this book. What I liked about the first book was present in this book as well -- all of the Finnish details (though I don't know if they're correct, they still add something different) and the commune of shifters that isn't given a traditional "hierarchy" but is more egalitarian. I like that the story is about a large group of people that have made their own family. That sense of community is really strong and very loving. The romance in the first book was stronger, I felt. Some of the focus of this book was on the larger picture than the relationship between Dallas and Noah. While that larger picture was important, and seems to be setting up the series for future books, I felt like I missed the moment when Noah forgave Dallas, and why. Some of that has to do with a big thing that happens near the end that sort of takes the wind out of their sails and makes all of the negative feelings they were holding onto seem petty and irrelevant.
I liked one specific choice that the author made in this book a lot. The first book concentrated heavily on external conflict, against the whole farm and the people. The absence of that conflict in this book made me feel like I could appreciate and enjoy the parts of this story that I really like, the isolated community, etc. So, while I enjoyed a few things more in this book, overall I think that I enjoyed the first one better. I'm very much looking forward to the next book, if I'm guessing the couple correctly by the ending here.
3.5 stars
I really liked the first book of this series when I read it earlier this year. I'm not sure what it was exactly, because for the most part it is like any other shifter book -- short novella, switches from couple to couple in a series, about a group of shifters. I mean, it seems like there's thousands of them. Still, whether it was the writing -- which was light but not very fluffy -- or the unusual setting (Finland, and there's lots of cultural details), it stood out to me. This sequel was in a similar vein and shows that the series is really being set up with events further in the book that show clear direction.
Noah is the ex-military American, black jaguar among the farm. He's lived with the group for about 5 years, ever since feeling his home after his father died and his heart was broken. He's found a home in the other shifters, but we know from the point of view in the first book from other characters that he's somewhat removed from the group. Part of this is his solitary cat nature, but some of it is the grief he still feels after his lover left him when he needed him most. When a group visits the farm for a several month stay, Noah is surprised to see that one of the men is Dallas, his father's nurse during his dying days and the man he fell in love with that ended so terribly. It is a curse and a boon to see him again, but no matter how much Noah would like to ignore the situation and make Dallas leave, he recognizes that Dallas is in trouble. The man may have made some serious mistakes, but his cat has paid the price, locked away and unable to run free for years. Noah will have to put the past behind him, because if he doesn't allow Dallas to stay it is possible that the loss of his animal could kill him.
For the most part, I liked this book. What I liked about the first book was present in this book as well -- all of the Finnish details (though I don't know if they're correct, they still add something different) and the commune of shifters that isn't given a traditional "hierarchy" but is more egalitarian. I like that the story is about a large group of people that have made their own family. That sense of community is really strong and very loving. The romance in the first book was stronger, I felt. Some of the focus of this book was on the larger picture than the relationship between Dallas and Noah. While that larger picture was important, and seems to be setting up the series for future books, I felt like I missed the moment when Noah forgave Dallas, and why. Some of that has to do with a big thing that happens near the end that sort of takes the wind out of their sails and makes all of the negative feelings they were holding onto seem petty and irrelevant.
I liked one specific choice that the author made in this book a lot. The first book concentrated heavily on external conflict, against the whole farm and the people. The absence of that conflict in this book made me feel like I could appreciate and enjoy the parts of this story that I really like, the isolated community, etc. So, while I enjoyed a few things more in this book, overall I think that I enjoyed the first one better. I'm very much looking forward to the next book, if I'm guessing the couple correctly by the ending here.
October 14, 2015
OMFG!! IT'S HERE!! IT'S HERE!!(Or rather... It's coming. lol) AND LOOK AT IT'S GORGEOUS COVER!!
I am so happy!! I Cannot wait!! oooh~~ Must, must have, and FINALLY!! A story about a Tiglon 
~
EDIT: 9/18/12
I really liked this sequel. ;A;/ I so loved finally reading about a Tiglon.
v_________v I wish I had seen a bit more of their love and of them together... It was focused a little too much on secondary charas but... I still loved it! <3
Tiglons~~
Rawr~
I am so happy!!
~ EDIT: 9/18/12
I really liked this sequel. ;A;/ I so loved finally reading about a Tiglon.
v_________v I wish I had seen a bit more of their love and of them together... It was focused a little too much on secondary charas but... I still loved it! <3
Tiglons~~
Rawr~
October 2, 2012
By the end of this I wanted to throw my iPad across the room. (I wouldn’t though, that thing cost too much money) The more I read the more frustrated I got. Maybe 30% of this book is dedicated to the actual premise. And I feel like I’m high-balling that estimate.
It started off well, if not a bit slow. The two leads don’t see each other straight away, but when they do, the tension is amazing. But after that it went exceedingly downhill.
The “main characters” have very little relationship development. We’re told, not shown about the previous and currently budding relationship between Noah and Dallas. They’re kind of pushed together via Maxim and Rider rather than doing it on their own. They don’t work out their problems until the last few pages to lead up to the big sex scene. I wanted to see Dallas and Noah getting to know each other again, spending time together. But we get shots of action between them, then literally weeks go by without them talking to each other.
Shani/Lark and Zoya/Sean/Rider should’ve had their own books. Giving us so much back story/lead-up to the next books took away any story that Noah and Dallas may have had. I found myself skipping over a a lot of their scenes. I understand you can’t get away from them completely seeing as everyone on the farm is a family, but their stories could’ve been pushed further into the background.
I wanted to see how the rest of the series goes, but now I’m not so sure.
2 out of 5 stars.
It started off well, if not a bit slow. The two leads don’t see each other straight away, but when they do, the tension is amazing. But after that it went exceedingly downhill.
The “main characters” have very little relationship development. We’re told, not shown about the previous and currently budding relationship between Noah and Dallas. They’re kind of pushed together via Maxim and Rider rather than doing it on their own. They don’t work out their problems until the last few pages to lead up to the big sex scene. I wanted to see Dallas and Noah getting to know each other again, spending time together. But we get shots of action between them, then literally weeks go by without them talking to each other.
Shani/Lark and Zoya/Sean/Rider should’ve had their own books. Giving us so much back story/lead-up to the next books took away any story that Noah and Dallas may have had. I found myself skipping over a a lot of their scenes. I understand you can’t get away from them completely seeing as everyone on the farm is a family, but their stories could’ve been pushed further into the background.
I wanted to see how the rest of the series goes, but now I’m not so sure.
2 out of 5 stars.
September 13, 2021
A mixed group of shifters living on an isolated farm near the Russian border of Finland is the setting in this delightful new series. The shifter culture and lifestyle are unique enough to keep the reader engrossed as Dallas, a mix of tiger and lion shifter, and Noah, a jaguar try to reconcile after a parting years ago and the ensuing heartache with the need to live in proximity now. There is enough emotional drama to keep the most avid romantic engaged with a lot of external chaos to keep other readers attention. I found this a very good read and look forward to other stories by this author.
November 2, 2020
Continuing fairly fluffy. A side character does die, and I'm wondering if the author had to make that choice.
April 15, 2024
Shifter romance based on a community in Finland. The book was just okay for me. You do get some info on Finnish traditions and people.
April 5, 2013
Originally reviewed for The Book Vixen
In a Nutshell: Good second book in the short series but more because of the shifter community than the reunion romance.
The Set Up: Jaguar shifter Noah left the US for a Finnish shifter sanctuary five years ago after his mate broke his heart. So the last shifter Noah expects to see at the shifter sanctuary is Dallas, the tiglon mate who broke Noah’s heart.
Why I Read this Book: I liked book one in this series (my review) and want to continue the series.
What I Liked: The best part of this novella is clearly the shifter community. In this series’ lore, shifters live among humans but don’t do well without opportunity to let their animal sides out. So some human and shifters form alliances for safe zones or sanctuaries. This series features one in Finland, led by Mikael from book one. I love the farm sanctuary with a community of shifters that make their own family. They love and support each other and the dynamics of this family are stellar. Something extremely sad happens in this book that deeply wounds this makeshift family and I truly cared about the repercussions for all the characters, especially the two wolf alphas (book three I hope!) I also should mention that unlike a lot of MM romance, this one has female characters and they’re real people, not evil or stereotypes.
What I Also Liked: I like that Dallas and Noah’s romance isn’t just sex. I like erotic romance but I want romance with the sex and this book (and book one) offers that. The men have sexual encounters but that’s not the focus of their relationship or the focus of the book.
What I Didn’t Like: I’m no fan of the reunion romance trope and this book didn’t change my mind. The trope and this book both make me feel a little cheated out of the initial emotional connection. Dallas tells readers how they got together and broke up so other than Noah’s devastation, readers aren’t privy to his side of it all. Then in my opinion, the reconciliation happens more because of the life-changing accident on the shifter farm than because the men are ready to reconcile.
IMO: Though the romance didn’t wow me, the shifter community is so enjoyable that I will absolutely continue this series.
*review copy from publisher*
In a Nutshell: Good second book in the short series but more because of the shifter community than the reunion romance.
The Set Up: Jaguar shifter Noah left the US for a Finnish shifter sanctuary five years ago after his mate broke his heart. So the last shifter Noah expects to see at the shifter sanctuary is Dallas, the tiglon mate who broke Noah’s heart.
Why I Read this Book: I liked book one in this series (my review) and want to continue the series.
What I Liked: The best part of this novella is clearly the shifter community. In this series’ lore, shifters live among humans but don’t do well without opportunity to let their animal sides out. So some human and shifters form alliances for safe zones or sanctuaries. This series features one in Finland, led by Mikael from book one. I love the farm sanctuary with a community of shifters that make their own family. They love and support each other and the dynamics of this family are stellar. Something extremely sad happens in this book that deeply wounds this makeshift family and I truly cared about the repercussions for all the characters, especially the two wolf alphas (book three I hope!) I also should mention that unlike a lot of MM romance, this one has female characters and they’re real people, not evil or stereotypes.
What I Also Liked: I like that Dallas and Noah’s romance isn’t just sex. I like erotic romance but I want romance with the sex and this book (and book one) offers that. The men have sexual encounters but that’s not the focus of their relationship or the focus of the book.
What I Didn’t Like: I’m no fan of the reunion romance trope and this book didn’t change my mind. The trope and this book both make me feel a little cheated out of the initial emotional connection. Dallas tells readers how they got together and broke up so other than Noah’s devastation, readers aren’t privy to his side of it all. Then in my opinion, the reconciliation happens more because of the life-changing accident on the shifter farm than because the men are ready to reconcile.
IMO: Though the romance didn’t wow me, the shifter community is so enjoyable that I will absolutely continue this series.
*review copy from publisher*
September 8, 2012
I was really eager to read this book because I loved the first book in the series. I did not finish this story, which is a shame because I really wanted to see Noah find happiness. I felt that there was not enough emotion between Dallas and Noah and I really did not feel desperate for the two of them to get together. I wanted Noah to be happy but I felt that Dallas could get by either way. I felt that he was more about taking care of himself than about being in love with Noah. What made me put the book down was the manipulative thing that the author did to the wolf family. I could not believe she would so callously kill the mother of the family so the father could have a relationship with this new Rider person who just showed up. I felt that this part of the story was forced and contrived. I was too disgusted to read anymore. I honestly would have preferred it if Noah and Dallas never got together than to have the mother of so many children be killed off in such an offhand and tacky manner. Women are important to the world too, even in a gay romance. I have liked everything I have read from this author before. I feel like she was having a hard time focusing on the book and so she threw in this death just to make things exciting. I was a bit disappointed and I also feel that this character death was somewhat inappropriate for this novel.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 10, 2016
This book was reviewed for musings of a bookworm
I emailed the author after reading book 1 and asked if we would get a book 2 and she told be yes and that it would be Noah's story and what a story she has given us. Not only was it bitter sweet seeing Noah struggle to forgive Dallas but we got a heart wrenching back story too. Now I am hoping Rider is the focus of book 3 and I am hoping Ms Fielding is a fast writer because I don't want to wait for the next one! OK I know I am a greedy reader and all good things come to those who wait but nobody said I had to like the wait!!!
if you have not read book 1 of this series you can still read and love this one and I know, if you are a shifter fan, you will love her take on the whole shifter world. I love that they are just like us humans really except that they can turn into an animal. They are a little stronger but still can get I'll they have mates but they fall in love and choose that mate just like we do. It makes it all the more believable that shifters could be out there living among us and let's face it what not to love about that idea!!
I emailed the author after reading book 1 and asked if we would get a book 2 and she told be yes and that it would be Noah's story and what a story she has given us. Not only was it bitter sweet seeing Noah struggle to forgive Dallas but we got a heart wrenching back story too. Now I am hoping Rider is the focus of book 3 and I am hoping Ms Fielding is a fast writer because I don't want to wait for the next one! OK I know I am a greedy reader and all good things come to those who wait but nobody said I had to like the wait!!!
if you have not read book 1 of this series you can still read and love this one and I know, if you are a shifter fan, you will love her take on the whole shifter world. I love that they are just like us humans really except that they can turn into an animal. They are a little stronger but still can get I'll they have mates but they fall in love and choose that mate just like we do. It makes it all the more believable that shifters could be out there living among us and let's face it what not to love about that idea!!
October 11, 2012
I thought I would like this book more because it was full length, but the reason it was a full length novel is because there was really too much going on. There were too many relationships and not enough focus on the main couple. I still liked all of the characters but I'm not sure that I liked the M-F-M scenario and then what happened at the end of the book. It seemed a little bit of a cop-out. I have a feeling that
March 14, 2015
Reviewed by Brandilyn for Prism Book Alliance As far as pairings went, Dallas and Noah were probably my favorite. Not just because they were American, but because I felt like they worked for their happy ending. Yes, it was quick, but of all the couples in the first 3 books of this series, they are the only ones I felt I knew on some level. I also liked that Dallas was interracial, and their pairing was interspecies. I thought that was a nice parallel. As I mentioned before and later, the secondary plot lines, however, were distracting from the main pair. There was once again a lot of telling and skimming the action. Find the full review at http://www.prismbookalliance.com/?pos...
September 5, 2012
I don't want to give too much away, but this one made me cry ):
In this one there's no "bad guy" that they have to defeat, but something a bit harder to fight- the weather. It was actually a refreshing change from the stories I've been reading lately and appropriate for some of the weather around the States recently. Even as I was reading about the rain coming down, I could smell the onset of rain outside my house.
It was such a good book, and I'm looking forward to seeing what happens between . And I'm happy that Lark is coming out of her shell.
In this one there's no "bad guy" that they have to defeat, but something a bit harder to fight- the weather. It was actually a refreshing change from the stories I've been reading lately and appropriate for some of the weather around the States recently. Even as I was reading about the rain coming down, I could smell the onset of rain outside my house.
It was such a good book, and I'm looking forward to seeing what happens between . And I'm happy that Lark is coming out of her shell.
September 5, 2012
2.95 stars
More attention on Noah and Dallas would have been nice, it wasn't enough to satisfy me, the secondary characters are too much. Umm, and I am not sure why but Rider and Sean get together while Zoya, Sean's wife is watching an odd sort of three-way, what was meant to be achieved by her looking on. I never expected this and if it continues into the next book and Zoya features heavily, I wont be reading it, especially if it becomes a menage.
More attention on Noah and Dallas would have been nice, it wasn't enough to satisfy me, the secondary characters are too much. Umm, and I am not sure why but Rider and Sean get together while Zoya, Sean's wife is watching an odd sort of three-way, what was meant to be achieved by her looking on. I never expected this and if it continues into the next book and Zoya features heavily, I wont be reading it, especially if it becomes a menage.
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August 26, 2016This one moved at a much faster pace than the last and I couldn't put it down. I practically fell asleep on it last night. I feel that this couple had a more stable foundation than the first and not just because of their past, but because you could see the feelings developing from both perspectives. The rest of the character drama only served to build up the tension and emotion, driving the story even more.
October 20, 2019
Great book
This series just keep getting better. In this one, we get to understand what happened to Noah. We're told why he goes off by himself and what and who made him that way. Dallas had issues of his own, but realized that he had treated Noah wrong. He also realized that Noah was it for him, and I'm glad that he had to work to get him back. I'm so ready for Book 3. This is such a great series with real actual depth.
This series just keep getting better. In this one, we get to understand what happened to Noah. We're told why he goes off by himself and what and who made him that way. Dallas had issues of his own, but realized that he had treated Noah wrong. He also realized that Noah was it for him, and I'm glad that he had to work to get him back. I'm so ready for Book 3. This is such a great series with real actual depth.
September 6, 2012
This is a second part in "Finnshifters" series. The story continues pretty much where the first ended. I liked Noah and I'm glad he got an happy ending with Dallas. They are a pretty couple.
September 24, 2012
3 1/2 Hearts
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