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Breeds #11
Dawn's Awakening
An erotic thrill ride about genetically altered Breeds with feline DNA-and the humans who arouse their lust.
The runt of the lab she was created in, Dawn Daniels endured years of torture by her pride brother and the council soldiers. Finally freed from her torment, she's now a Breed Enforcer, in control of her own life. Until she's assigned to protect the one man destined to be her mate—and realizes it's far too easy to lose total control.
One of the Breeds' most important supporters, Seth Lawrence has spent years trying to forget Dawn, knowing that her lost innocence has made it impossible for her to get close to anyone. But suddenly neither of them can find the strength to fight the overwhelming passion between them.
At least until the most brutal tormentor from Dawn's past reappears—and threatens to destroy their newfound love, along with their lives...
The runt of the lab she was created in, Dawn Daniels endured years of torture by her pride brother and the council soldiers. Finally freed from her torment, she's now a Breed Enforcer, in control of her own life. Until she's assigned to protect the one man destined to be her mate—and realizes it's far too easy to lose total control.
One of the Breeds' most important supporters, Seth Lawrence has spent years trying to forget Dawn, knowing that her lost innocence has made it impossible for her to get close to anyone. But suddenly neither of them can find the strength to fight the overwhelming passion between them.
At least until the most brutal tormentor from Dawn's past reappears—and threatens to destroy their newfound love, along with their lives...
294 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 1, 2008
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Lora Leigh
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Lora Leigh is a New York Times bestselling author of erotic romance novels. Leigh started publishing with electronic publisher Ellora's Cave in 2003. Leigh's longest-running series is The Breeds. She won the 2009 RT Award for erotica. Leigh was born in Ohio and raised in Martin County, Kentucky, US.
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Lora Leigh is a New York Times bestselling author of erotic romance novels. Leigh started publishing with electronic publisher Ellora's Cave in 2003. Leigh's longest-running series is The Breeds. She won the 2009 RT Award for erotica. Leigh was born in Ohio and raised in Martin County, Kentucky, US.
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April 27, 2017
Dawn’s Awakening is the 14th book in Lora Leigh’s Breeds Series and this is only the second book I have read and I am totally and irrevocably hooked.
I loved this book…it’s a heartbreaking and such an emotional story about Dawn, who suffered so much since she was a child in the labs of the Genetics Council, repeatedly abused sexually and was finally rescued by her brother, pride leader Callan. She has blocked her memories from those times and is struggling with recurring nightmares which are slowly bringing them back.
Seth Lawrence…what a beautiful, amazing alpha hero….lied and betrayed by people he trusted, he abandoned Dawn, though he knew she was his true mate…oh forgot to mention…he’s human….and for 10 years has not seen her.
Dawn has never stopped loving Seth…and when she is assigned to his protection unit on his private island where he is holding a conference, she is heartbroken when she finds that he is about to announce his engagement to another woman. Betrayal….more pain…how much longer can she endure being without her man???
Loved the intrigue, mystery, burning hot sex…oh there is a lot of sizzle, tearing their clothes off each other, great secondary characters…loved Cassie…can’t wait to read her book!!!
Talking about the hot sex….i absolutely adored the scenes where Seth and Dawn shower together and he uses the different soaps he has been collecting for 10 years just for her….whewwww……romance, romantic…and more….
Great to finally see them be together and have their HEA….such two beautiful and soulful people deserve to find each other and have happiness in their lives.
I can't wait to read Mercury’s War….this is such a fabulous series…and it is definitely in my favorite section of my bookshelves!!!!!
I loved this book…it’s a heartbreaking and such an emotional story about Dawn, who suffered so much since she was a child in the labs of the Genetics Council, repeatedly abused sexually and was finally rescued by her brother, pride leader Callan. She has blocked her memories from those times and is struggling with recurring nightmares which are slowly bringing them back.
Seth Lawrence…what a beautiful, amazing alpha hero….lied and betrayed by people he trusted, he abandoned Dawn, though he knew she was his true mate…oh forgot to mention…he’s human….and for 10 years has not seen her.
Dawn has never stopped loving Seth…and when she is assigned to his protection unit on his private island where he is holding a conference, she is heartbroken when she finds that he is about to announce his engagement to another woman. Betrayal….more pain…how much longer can she endure being without her man???
Loved the intrigue, mystery, burning hot sex…oh there is a lot of sizzle, tearing their clothes off each other, great secondary characters…loved Cassie…can’t wait to read her book!!!
Talking about the hot sex….i absolutely adored the scenes where Seth and Dawn shower together and he uses the different soaps he has been collecting for 10 years just for her….whewwww……romance, romantic…and more….
Great to finally see them be together and have their HEA….such two beautiful and soulful people deserve to find each other and have happiness in their lives.
I can't wait to read Mercury’s War….this is such a fabulous series…and it is definitely in my favorite section of my bookshelves!!!!!
November 21, 2020
Breeds 14
Feline Breeds 8
Featured Couple: Seth (Human) & Dawn (Cougar)
Location: Virginia Mountains – Feline Breeds’ base
This book is one of my top picks. Very emotional book, with a happy ending. An emotional rollercoaster, if I want to be more precise.
Dawn knew Seth was her mate since the moment they met (‘The Man Within’ book), but couldn't cope with him. Dawn had been through a lot in the labs and by her pride brother (‘Tempting The Beast’ book). Thus, she was avoiding males.
Seth was introduced to her past and was told (ordered!) by Callan to stay away from her.
Dawn didn't really reject Seth. She was just afraid to let go of the past and make a new start with a man of worth. Seth was willing to walk away and to give her some space even though it was killing him. That was absolutely tear-jerking.
Ten years after, Dawn is ordered to guard Seth. This time she realizes that Seth is no longer feeling the Mating Heat. Time has made it disappear. This fact pisses her off and she realizes that she truly wants him. A sting of jealousy and rejection (since Seth appears with a new woman by his side) also helps.
It is obvious that mastermind Jonas realized that Seth is no longer feeling the residual effects of the Mating Heat. His plan is to get Dawn as close to Seth as possible, knowing full well what close proximity would do.
A bit annoying is the fact that the book just leaves you hanging at the end. In my opinion the author should have started the next book with it.
In the end of the book Cassie is stealing Dawn’s thunder. For years now, fans are wondering who was the shooter in the trees watching the 18 year old Cassie. The unknown Breed will later find Cassie recovering and unconscious in her hospital bed and he will whispers in her ear. Cassie wakes up screaming and the readers realize that this male is important and he is most probably Cassie’s mate.
2016, 8 years after, 16 books later, we still do not know!
Famous quotes:
“I dare you!” (Cassie Sinclair to the Unknown Breed)
“Never dare me.” (The Unknown Breed to Cassie Sinclair)
Feline Breeds 8
Featured Couple: Seth (Human) & Dawn (Cougar)
Location: Virginia Mountains – Feline Breeds’ base
This book is one of my top picks. Very emotional book, with a happy ending. An emotional rollercoaster, if I want to be more precise.
Dawn knew Seth was her mate since the moment they met (‘The Man Within’ book), but couldn't cope with him. Dawn had been through a lot in the labs and by her pride brother (‘Tempting The Beast’ book). Thus, she was avoiding males.
Seth was introduced to her past and was told (ordered!) by Callan to stay away from her.
Dawn didn't really reject Seth. She was just afraid to let go of the past and make a new start with a man of worth. Seth was willing to walk away and to give her some space even though it was killing him. That was absolutely tear-jerking.
Ten years after, Dawn is ordered to guard Seth. This time she realizes that Seth is no longer feeling the Mating Heat. Time has made it disappear. This fact pisses her off and she realizes that she truly wants him. A sting of jealousy and rejection (since Seth appears with a new woman by his side) also helps.
It is obvious that mastermind Jonas realized that Seth is no longer feeling the residual effects of the Mating Heat. His plan is to get Dawn as close to Seth as possible, knowing full well what close proximity would do.
A bit annoying is the fact that the book just leaves you hanging at the end. In my opinion the author should have started the next book with it.
In the end of the book Cassie is stealing Dawn’s thunder. For years now, fans are wondering who was the shooter in the trees watching the 18 year old Cassie. The unknown Breed will later find Cassie recovering and unconscious in her hospital bed and he will whispers in her ear. Cassie wakes up screaming and the readers realize that this male is important and he is most probably Cassie’s mate.
2016, 8 years after, 16 books later, we still do not know!
Famous quotes:
“I dare you!” (Cassie Sinclair to the Unknown Breed)
“Never dare me.” (The Unknown Breed to Cassie Sinclair)
August 23, 2020
Action Packed and full of Intrigue, Suspense and Romance!
This book centers on Dawn who is the most traumatized of the original pride of feline breeds. She was repeatedly raped from the time she was a child until the time Callan killed all of the soldiers and scientists in the labs when she was around 15. She suppressed all of those memories but her evil brother Dayan kept DVDs of her rapes and tortured her even after the escape by forcing her to watch them. Even though he was killed in book 1, Dawn has been continually tormented by nightmares.
Businessman Seth Lawrence met Dawn in a previous book when his half-sister Roni was Mated to Taber and his father wanted to get to know her. Seth was immediately like attracted to Dawn and apparently they were mates but Callan and Jonas showed him the DVDs and warned him to stay away saying she couldn’t handle a sexual relationship. So he has stayed away for 10 years though both of them have suffered from the mating heat ever since.
Now Seth is in danger and Dawn has been assigned to the team protecting him. She finds out that while she still suffers from the mating heat, he hasn’t for the last few years and he has been with other women and may be getting engaged. She is determined to get her mate as well as to protect him from the threat to his life. There is a lot of angst, intrigue, suspense, steamy, hot sex and everything else that is great about these books. This one also sets up a future story so it can’t be skipped!
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This book centers on Dawn who is the most traumatized of the original pride of feline breeds. She was repeatedly raped from the time she was a child until the time Callan killed all of the soldiers and scientists in the labs when she was around 15. She suppressed all of those memories but her evil brother Dayan kept DVDs of her rapes and tortured her even after the escape by forcing her to watch them. Even though he was killed in book 1, Dawn has been continually tormented by nightmares.
Businessman Seth Lawrence met Dawn in a previous book when his half-sister Roni was Mated to Taber and his father wanted to get to know her. Seth was immediately like attracted to Dawn and apparently they were mates but Callan and Jonas showed him the DVDs and warned him to stay away saying she couldn’t handle a sexual relationship. So he has stayed away for 10 years though both of them have suffered from the mating heat ever since.
Now Seth is in danger and Dawn has been assigned to the team protecting him. She finds out that while she still suffers from the mating heat, he hasn’t for the last few years and he has been with other women and may be getting engaged. She is determined to get her mate as well as to protect him from the threat to his life. There is a lot of angst, intrigue, suspense, steamy, hot sex and everything else that is great about these books. This one also sets up a future story so it can’t be skipped!
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April 27, 2017
***4.5 Es hora de despertar STARS***
Pero que libro... las emociones, el suspenso, el amor, la pasión ALDASLKÑJDÑLKASÑJDLSKJÑDKSÑÑ es que AGGGGGGGGG!!!
No estoy preparada para una reseña normal, porque ufff, es que no puedo ni explicarlo. Si pensé que Kane era mi favorito, pues NOOOOOOOOOOOOO porque Seth, oh dulce Jesús, Seth me mató.
—Te amo —susurró Seth y el corazón de Dawn se aquietó en su pecho—. Te he amado desde el día que te vi y la profundidad de ese amor no puede hacer nada más excepto hacerse más profundo, Dawn. Si te quedas conmigo o te marchas dando media vuelta, necesito que sepas esto. Defines mi alma.”
Y Dawn, ¿qué puedo decir de ella? si ya me había encantado Sherra por su forma de ser; la pequeña puma se robó mi corazón y respeto.
Por cierto, odio a los del consejo y lo odio más a "ÉL" Por hacer eso! yo ya me lo sospechaba pero es que al final solo quería bañarme en su sangre, maldito pedofilo pervertido!!!
POR CIERTO, ME MUERO POR LA HISTORIA DE CASSIE, es que no me pueden dejar así!!!!!!!!
La verdad no me leí los libros en orden y me pasé un montón porque las historias no me interesaban y las 2 primeras que leí no fueron tan buenas. No creo continuar la saga sin antes leer el de Cassie y dado que aún no sale.
Bueno, que no creo leer los demás.
Este libro estuvo muy cerca de las 5 estrellas, pero es que a mi todo eso del sexo me sigue chocando... igual, este libro es 100% recomendado.
Pero que libro... las emociones, el suspenso, el amor, la pasión ALDASLKÑJDÑLKASÑJDLSKJÑDKSÑÑ es que AGGGGGGGGG!!!
No estoy preparada para una reseña normal, porque ufff, es que no puedo ni explicarlo. Si pensé que Kane era mi favorito, pues NOOOOOOOOOOOOO porque Seth, oh dulce Jesús, Seth me mató.
—Te amo —susurró Seth y el corazón de Dawn se aquietó en su pecho—. Te he amado desde el día que te vi y la profundidad de ese amor no puede hacer nada más excepto hacerse más profundo, Dawn. Si te quedas conmigo o te marchas dando media vuelta, necesito que sepas esto. Defines mi alma.”
Y Dawn, ¿qué puedo decir de ella? si ya me había encantado Sherra por su forma de ser; la pequeña puma se robó mi corazón y respeto.
Por cierto, odio a los del consejo y lo odio más a "ÉL" Por hacer eso! yo ya me lo sospechaba pero es que al final solo quería bañarme en su sangre, maldito pedofilo pervertido!!!
POR CIERTO, ME MUERO POR LA HISTORIA DE CASSIE, es que no me pueden dejar así!!!!!!!!
La verdad no me leí los libros en orden y me pasé un montón porque las historias no me interesaban y las 2 primeras que leí no fueron tan buenas. No creo continuar la saga sin antes leer el de Cassie y dado que aún no sale.
Bueno, que no creo leer los demás.
Este libro estuvo muy cerca de las 5 estrellas, pero es que a mi todo eso del sexo me sigue chocando... igual, este libro es 100% recomendado.
April 13, 2010
I was going to write a full review, but I changed my mind. I'd rather read the next book in the series than "waste" my time saying how much I loved this book, LOL.
So, let's go straight to the point: Dawn's Awakening is tied with Elizabeth's Wolf (Breeds, #4) as the best in the series so far, IMO. A true keeper.
So, let's go straight to the point: Dawn's Awakening is tied with Elizabeth's Wolf (Breeds, #4) as the best in the series so far, IMO. A true keeper.
November 25, 2008
Really nice and sexy and trashy! : ) Just what you need when you don't want to get out of bed.
April 22, 2010
I've been waiting for Dawn and Seth's story ever since they met in The Man Within (second in Leigh's Breed Series.)
Well worth the wait! It was emotional, gripping, sexy, and I even had a little chuckle there at the end.
Here's the send up:
Scarred from their horrific time in the labs that created genetically engineered man/ animal cross breeds- and from the treacherous dealings of a breed she had once considered brother- Dawn is the most emotionally vulnerable of all of them.
Having met when Seth turned up looking for Roni (The Man Within), his long lost sister and Dawn's sister-in-Law; Seth and Dawn are destined to be mates. Callan, head of the feline Breeds located at the Sanctuary compound, makes the decision to share with Seth her tortured background at the hands of their creators, knowing that Dawn was not ready for the demands of the mating heat- an unforeseen phenomenon with the breeds and a well guarded secret.
After seeing the evidence of her abuse, Seth makes the decision to stay far away from her until such time she would be ready to come to him.
Ten years later, Dawn is awakening, and a situation has come up that places her mate in imminent peril. Someone is trying to kill Seth, and despite all the conflict between them, she's letting no one else protect him.
No longer the shy, wounded girl he once knew, she is ready to go toe to toe with him- and is angered over the fact that he left her alone all these years, even while knowing she was in no way ready for the heat between them.
Oh yes someone's out to destroy, but no one guesses who the true target is until it's almost too late.
Dawn's story wrenched my heart, but I cheered her courage when she laid aside all her misgivings and went after him- especially knowing she wasn't quite healed from all her past experiences. What else could she do after she found out he had conquered the ravages of the mating heat and was ready to propose marriage to another woman? She'd have to fight her inner demons- and him!- to win him back ... and that's exactly what she did.
DA didn't get into all the kink that LL is known for, but it still delivered enough steam to fog my reading glasses- well, it would have if I had them!
I just loved the intrigue plot line of someone sniping at them from under cover (nothing new but somehow it worked), as well as the side family issues going on between she and Callan. (I think Callan suffering self-imposed guilt on not being able to protect Dawn as he felt he should have wrenched my heart just as much as Dawn and Seth's tale!)
Many of the characters we've come to know and love appeared in this one, Callan, Merc, Dash, Elizabeth & Cassie, to name just a few, as well as some of the breeds we hope to see get their own story's- JONAS!
If you gave up on the Breeds after Harmony's Way, you need to pick it back up again. Tanner's Scheme and Dawn's Awakening are not to be missed! And if you've never read a Breed, DA's is as good as any to start with- although I do suggest reading Tempting The Beast (1st in the Series) as soon as possible!
Well worth the wait! It was emotional, gripping, sexy, and I even had a little chuckle there at the end.
Here's the send up:
Scarred from their horrific time in the labs that created genetically engineered man/ animal cross breeds- and from the treacherous dealings of a breed she had once considered brother- Dawn is the most emotionally vulnerable of all of them.
Having met when Seth turned up looking for Roni (The Man Within), his long lost sister and Dawn's sister-in-Law; Seth and Dawn are destined to be mates. Callan, head of the feline Breeds located at the Sanctuary compound, makes the decision to share with Seth her tortured background at the hands of their creators, knowing that Dawn was not ready for the demands of the mating heat- an unforeseen phenomenon with the breeds and a well guarded secret.
After seeing the evidence of her abuse, Seth makes the decision to stay far away from her until such time she would be ready to come to him.
Ten years later, Dawn is awakening, and a situation has come up that places her mate in imminent peril. Someone is trying to kill Seth, and despite all the conflict between them, she's letting no one else protect him.
No longer the shy, wounded girl he once knew, she is ready to go toe to toe with him- and is angered over the fact that he left her alone all these years, even while knowing she was in no way ready for the heat between them.
Oh yes someone's out to destroy, but no one guesses who the true target is until it's almost too late.
Dawn's story wrenched my heart, but I cheered her courage when she laid aside all her misgivings and went after him- especially knowing she wasn't quite healed from all her past experiences. What else could she do after she found out he had conquered the ravages of the mating heat and was ready to propose marriage to another woman? She'd have to fight her inner demons- and him!- to win him back ... and that's exactly what she did.
DA didn't get into all the kink that LL is known for, but it still delivered enough steam to fog my reading glasses- well, it would have if I had them!
I just loved the intrigue plot line of someone sniping at them from under cover (nothing new but somehow it worked), as well as the side family issues going on between she and Callan. (I think Callan suffering self-imposed guilt on not being able to protect Dawn as he felt he should have wrenched my heart just as much as Dawn and Seth's tale!)
Many of the characters we've come to know and love appeared in this one, Callan, Merc, Dash, Elizabeth & Cassie, to name just a few, as well as some of the breeds we hope to see get their own story's- JONAS!
If you gave up on the Breeds after Harmony's Way, you need to pick it back up again. Tanner's Scheme and Dawn's Awakening are not to be missed! And if you've never read a Breed, DA's is as good as any to start with- although I do suggest reading Tempting The Beast (1st in the Series) as soon as possible!
September 28, 2011
So Ladies,i devoted my entire night and half a day reading this book and i Freaking LOVED it!!
Where to begin??
Seth and Dawn were amazing,i cried,laughed and got mad all threw out this book...I cried so many times,i felt so sorry for both of them!!
What a shit 10 years they both had,Poor Dawn my heart shattered for her when she remembered everything,crumbled into fetal position and Seth grab her and then he started to cry and then (i started to cry.lol) he took care of his women his mate.....
It was an awesome story i loved that they had been mated 10 years ago and found there way back to each other!
I was super angry at her brother Callan,but i understood why he done what he done, I loved how protective he was.
And OMG what is up with Cassie?? And her Stalker who and what is he???
I really want to find out..
I really enjoyed meeting all the different Breed characters they sound like fun :)
Now that i have read My first BREED book i want to read them all!!
I want to no every thing about the Breed series:)
I found my self at the end,wanting more to read, Lora Leigh Is A fantastic writer and i cant wait to read more!!
I just Finished My re read!! And I loved it even more then the first time around!! Damn i love Seth!!!
"I Love you,sweetheart.Untill I'd wither away and die with out you" *THUD* Love Seth!!!
Where to begin??
Seth and Dawn were amazing,i cried,laughed and got mad all threw out this book...I cried so many times,i felt so sorry for both of them!!
What a shit 10 years they both had,Poor Dawn my heart shattered for her when she remembered everything,crumbled into fetal position and Seth grab her and then he started to cry and then (i started to cry.lol) he took care of his women his mate.....
It was an awesome story i loved that they had been mated 10 years ago and found there way back to each other!
I was super angry at her brother Callan,but i understood why he done what he done, I loved how protective he was.
And OMG what is up with Cassie?? And her Stalker who and what is he???
I really want to find out..
I really enjoyed meeting all the different Breed characters they sound like fun :)
Now that i have read My first BREED book i want to read them all!!
I want to no every thing about the Breed series:)
I found my self at the end,wanting more to read, Lora Leigh Is A fantastic writer and i cant wait to read more!!
I just Finished My re read!! And I loved it even more then the first time around!! Damn i love Seth!!!
"I Love you,sweetheart.Untill I'd wither away and die with out you" *THUD* Love Seth!!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 27, 2012
Okay okay okay! So, I started reading this yesterday morning and was infuriated by damn near all the characters for one reason or another. I was extremely frustrated with the characters and where the story was headed. I DNFed it before the 2nd chapter.
Then I read another Lora Leigh story and was pretty pissed off at that story, too. Decided to see if maybe I was just PMSing or something and unfairly judged this book. So I gave it a second chance.
My verdict: Meh.
The reviews gushed that Seth is sooo sweet and all the readers just loved Dawn's vulnerability. I dunno what those people read, but I obviously didn't read the same thing.
Seth was a god damn moron and so was Dawn. They both allowed the other to suffer for a whole decade, without speaking to each other to see what the other wanted - without even caring what the other person wanted. Seth walked away like a coward and Dawn hid like a coward.
I did enjoy the way Seth sparred with Dawn and helped her make her breakthrough. That was a great scene. And the whole "little lost girl" needing Dawn to wake up and remember - very interesting!
I didn't enjoy the TSTL moment that Dawn (an enforcer!) had, almost getting raped in the woods, but I kinda blame Seth a little for that one (thankfully, he does, too) because he ran off like a moron and Dawn wasn't going to let her mate go alone. It was a TSTL moment for both of them, but there was only one.
Conclusion: It wasn't bad, but I didn't really like Dawn or Seth. I skimmed through a lot of the emotional whining because after the first chapter or two of it, I got the freakin' point. It was rehashed too often and I found no reason for it except that it was basically filler for lack of a storyline. It reminded me too much of the 6 chapters of porn and trust issues in Tanner's Scheme.
I know I've read and enjoyed some Lora Leigh novels, but I'm thinking the Breeds series isn't one of them.
Then I read another Lora Leigh story and was pretty pissed off at that story, too. Decided to see if maybe I was just PMSing or something and unfairly judged this book. So I gave it a second chance.
My verdict: Meh.
The reviews gushed that Seth is sooo sweet and all the readers just loved Dawn's vulnerability. I dunno what those people read, but I obviously didn't read the same thing.
Seth was a god damn moron and so was Dawn. They both allowed the other to suffer for a whole decade, without speaking to each other to see what the other wanted - without even caring what the other person wanted. Seth walked away like a coward and Dawn hid like a coward.
I did enjoy the way Seth sparred with Dawn and helped her make her breakthrough. That was a great scene. And the whole "little lost girl" needing Dawn to wake up and remember - very interesting!
I didn't enjoy the TSTL moment that Dawn (an enforcer!) had, almost getting raped in the woods, but I kinda blame Seth a little for that one (thankfully, he does, too) because he ran off like a moron and Dawn wasn't going to let her mate go alone. It was a TSTL moment for both of them, but there was only one.
Conclusion: It wasn't bad, but I didn't really like Dawn or Seth. I skimmed through a lot of the emotional whining because after the first chapter or two of it, I got the freakin' point. It was rehashed too often and I found no reason for it except that it was basically filler for lack of a storyline. It reminded me too much of the 6 chapters of porn and trust issues in Tanner's Scheme.
I know I've read and enjoyed some Lora Leigh novels, but I'm thinking the Breeds series isn't one of them.
August 15, 2017
Re-leido / *Editado*
*QUE CANSADO, lo diré muchas veces a lo largo de esta saga lo sé, pero no todos han tenido el contenido, suspenso y drama adecuado, dirán porque???? Fácil es porque en todos existe demasiado drama y se vuelve repetitivo seamos sinceros, 33 libros de esto es de valientes*.
La historia de ella es desgarradora, el amor de él significativo (si lo odie cuando se descubre que hizo esos 10 años) Y Cassie por favor casi me da algo!.
Excelente ya quiero leer el libro de Cassie.
*QUE CANSADO, lo diré muchas veces a lo largo de esta saga lo sé, pero no todos han tenido el contenido, suspenso y drama adecuado, dirán porque???? Fácil es porque en todos existe demasiado drama y se vuelve repetitivo seamos sinceros, 33 libros de esto es de valientes*.
La historia de ella es desgarradora, el amor de él significativo (si lo odie cuando se descubre que hizo esos 10 años) Y Cassie por favor casi me da algo!.
Excelente ya quiero leer el libro de Cassie.
May 15, 2015
I think this is one of the worst books I have ever read. I started reading it, expecting a story, where Seth helped Dawn through all her fears and etc., but what I got instead made me want to strangle both Seth and Dawn and even Callan....
When I first read about Seth, I saw him as a loyal, brave, loving and caring mate, if not for Dawn , then for another Breed, but in Dawn's Awakening he turned out to be the worst kind of man. Who in their right bloody mind would ever sleep with another woman if he loved someone else?! Who would even think about marrying another and having kids with her?! Seth would. I just can't understand how he could BETRAY Dawn like that, how he could just give up and stop caring... And even though Seth ended up with Dawn, I never quite forgave him. Dawn wasn't really any better. And while I can understand why she avoided Seth in the beginning, being afraid and all (I probably would've done the same), I can't comprehend why Dawn would try to make Seth be with her, if she knew about everything he did and wanted to do, I can't understand why she would forgive him...
The only good things in this book were the sex and Cassie's mysterious admirer/savior/enemy.
Overall, for me, this book was one of the worst in the Breeds series.
When I first read about Seth, I saw him as a loyal, brave, loving and caring mate, if not for Dawn , then for another Breed, but in Dawn's Awakening he turned out to be the worst kind of man. Who in their right bloody mind would ever sleep with another woman if he loved someone else?! Who would even think about marrying another and having kids with her?! Seth would. I just can't understand how he could BETRAY Dawn like that, how he could just give up and stop caring... And even though Seth ended up with Dawn, I never quite forgave him. Dawn wasn't really any better. And while I can understand why she avoided Seth in the beginning, being afraid and all (I probably would've done the same), I can't comprehend why Dawn would try to make Seth be with her, if she knew about everything he did and wanted to do, I can't understand why she would forgive him...
The only good things in this book were the sex and Cassie's mysterious admirer/savior/enemy.
Overall, for me, this book was one of the worst in the Breeds series.
January 8, 2015
In the beginning it seemed so sweet &I was so excited I found something new&original. I was so into the beginning scene where Seth was watching Dawn thru the glass or something, &he said he loved Dawn, &wanted to be with her but got turned away. He was horrified at the video evidence of Dawn being raped, &told them to let him know if she needed anything. That was rly nice that he wanted to take care of her even tho he wasn’t there. He walked away &I didn’t know where it was going. 10 yrs is a ridiculously huge amount of time to pass without them being together &it wud have been so much better if a shorter amount of time went by. It was like a Christine Feehan knockoff that the women of their species were rape victims &they’d been damaged. I’ve read that b4 &I’m sick of tortured characters that hav been abused&are emotionally wounded &have nightmares that they hav to overcome. It takes the forefront of the novel &I don’t like it, &I rly hate rape &reading about the victims. It’s nvr a good story 4me, no matter how it’s done. &in here it wasn’t done too well. I wud just like a supernatural novel without the emotional trauma, just giv me a heroine at her full strength without a horrific past to overcome.
Fast forward 10 yrs, I hated that massive amount of a time lapse. Dawn didn’t make a good first impression at all. She was cussing &using language that she didn’t hav to use. Cuss if ur rly mad, but don’t use the F word&all that 4no reason. She’s cussing at the young girl Cassie, being rude &mean &I didn’t like Dawn or the language she used. I did like the part about Cassie saying it looked like Seth hadn’t aged a day in 10yrs, but as someone who picked up the 14th book in the series, (I just picked up the book in the library &Dawn’s Awakening was listed as the 1st book in the series, there were 3 books after it I think, but no mention that there were 13 books ahead of it so imagine my surprise when I’m done reading&I get on here &see that it’s the 14th. Cudnt the author put that somewhere?!), so I didn’t know the significance of it until later on in the book wen it sed mates stopped aging wen they meet each other.
Seth was being so mean when he came to the compound. He was looking at her in anger &acting so hostile towards her. I cudnt get over the change in him, how he was so in love with her then but was treating her like crap now. That was so unfair &I rly dint like him 4the way he treated her. I was rly enjoying her reaction to him, how strongly mates wanted each other &how physically attracted she was to him. I cudnt wait 2c where it went. &then it went somewhere I dint expect.
I felt 4Dawn wen he sed he wasn’t her mate anymore, wen she reached out her hand to touch him&he sed don’t touch me&undo 10 years’ worth of work to get ovr her. The doctor had watched his hormone levels&gav him something 2suppress them or something, so it did awy with the mating heat. I felt so bad 4her bcuz that was so hurtful. I rly hated the doctor Eli 4the way she was so uncaring 4Dawn’s feelings, like Dawn dint hav a choice in the matter. Dawn told her he was her mate, &she dint even care, but sed he wasn’t her mate anymore&to let him move on. Eli sucks&I don’t want 2read about her at all.
Then another bomb was dropped that Seth had a lover. Her brother told her he wudnt be celibate 4her,&2 let him move on¬ 2go there. I was so shocked&so mad at that, I almost threw the book down bcuz I can’t stand guys sleeping w/other women after they’ve met the person they’re going 2get with, especially in this case bcuz Dawn is his mate so I cudnt believe that actually happened. Wut a revelation that a mate wudnt choose 2b with their 1true love who’s a victim of brutal rape bcuz he has 2hav sex with other women. If u “love” sum1 then u don’t sleep w/any1 else, it’s that simple. U def don’t sleep w/multiple ppl, &it was even worse bcuz he still did it even tho in the beginning the touch of other women caused him discomfort.
It’s pretty sick 2me 2hav this mate concept, where ur a Breed &their mate is a human who can sleep w/other ppl. Supernatural beings shudnt get with humans. Dawn shudve slept w/sum1 else so Seth wud know how it felt. Dawn does a complete 360 becoming rly possessive of Seth rather than being too hurt. She’s mad&sarcastic, refuses 2leave the island, wants 2b stationed right next 2Seth’s room despite his almost-fiance telling her not to. I felt bad 4Dawn when the woman grabbed her arm &she whipped around with her teeth showing&Seth gets mad at her. She apologizes&has to watch, hurt, as Seth holds the other woman. Dawn has 2put up with this kind of stuff repeatedly, watchin them dance together, touch each other&everything. Dawn lets out sounds, feels betrayed wen she sees the woman in Seth’s arms. I just kept feeling betrayed right with her&this book was so emotional it had u tearing up as the author deals out blow after blow to her character &u empathize what she’s goin thru.
Everyone was interfering with Dawn and Seth, literally everyone was putting in their own 2 cents, talked about their sex lives like they were discussing the weather. It was really bizarre. And I didn’t like it. It’s disgusting that your own brother, friends, fellow Breeds and everyone has a say in your sex life, talks about sex with you, and tells you not to pursue your mate. It’s none of their business. And I can’t believe Breeds, who have their own mate or hope to find their own mate, would deny another Breed her mate. It’s cruel, insensitive and rude.
Seth’s outright hostility was just terrible. He says repeatedly he doesn’t want her, and Dawn senses the honesty in his statement. He really doesn’t want her anymore. I couldn’t believe what I was reading, he was actually over her, didn’t want her, didn’t desire her because he stopped the mating heat, and was 100% ready and willing to start a life with another woman, when he knew he had a mate out there, because he was “sick and tired of going to bed horny” and he was getting older and wanted children. I was in utter shock at what he was willing to do. And he said at least Caroline was woman enough to go after what she wanted. Omg, that did it. That crossed a major line. You’re talking to a rape victim, I mean someone that has had someone invade their body brutally, someone they didn’t want, couldn’t even fight off because they were 13 years old and strapped down to a table; do you have any idea the ramifications of that? How dare you talk to a rape victim like that? That is the most unsympathetic thing he could’ve said to her; tell your mate who’s only known pain, embarrassment and humiliation from men that made her hate the entire gender, that the woman you’ve been “f’ing” as Dawn likes to put it is more woman than her by being with you. Wow. Just wow.
Seth sees the pain and betrayal on Dawn’s face when Caroline goes into his arms with what he knows are false tears. Dash is saying “Dawn!” the whole time, like she’s doing something wrong, Seth isn’t believing her explanation that Caroline grabbed her from behind, and Dash is questioning Dawn, saying is that true, and why would she grab you from behind? I’m sorry, whose side are you on? Or let me ask whose side should you be on? Why is Dawn getting treated like she attacked her? Look at what she’s going through! Seth knows Caroline cried false tears and accusations, and said he hadn’t been in her bed in more than a month. I’m sorry, is that short amount of time supposed to make me feel better? You mean you haven’t slept with another woman in more than three weeks, well don’t you deserve a pat on the back for going without sex with someone who isn’t your mate. You’re a real winner.
Jonas, the self-serving jerk, and Callan, her brother, took it upon themselves to show Seth the video of Dawn being raped, taking it into their hands to protect Dawn from him, because she wasn’t ready for Seth and sex. Ely, the female doctor, told Seth the mating heat wasn’t in full effect because they didn’t kiss fully or have more intimate contact. Dash says Ely has known better for several years, yet didn’t think to tell Seth, the man or Dawn that she gave him false information, the couple whose relationship she helped ruin. He said it was just a brush of lips and touching of hands, bcuz he was courting her. And Dash with amusement says impressive considering your reputation at the time. Ok, I don’t think having Seth be a sex fiend at that age, even before he met Dawn, is exactly the right thing to smooth ruffled feathers. If you want me to like him then dropping this need for sex and having a reputation for it would be a good idea.
Seth comes to the conclusion that he can’t go forward with marrying Caroline, so he’s going to break it to her. Instead of letting Dawn know that he acts like he’s still going through with it, wants to walk her in the garden and doesn’t want to let Dawn break them up. It was terrible the way he talked to her! It was abuse! I kept expecting Dawn to break and just leave in despair, but she kept sticking it out and instead of admiring her strength I just got kind of frustrated. She shouldn’t have taken what Seth was dealing out and stayed there with that woman. She smelled Caroline’s arousal for Seth, tells Lawe to break it up, so Lawe tells Seth Dawn said to stay inside. Seth drawls “has she now?” and says if she didn’t do as he requested and make the island secure she can personally play escort as Miss Carrington and I enjoy the gardens. Wtf? Why is he mocking her like that? He saw how hurt she was. He’s a bastagi! She goes outside and ignores Lawe’s mocking gaze. Oh great, another insensitive #@%@#! mocking her while she’s going through the worst thing for a mate to go through. Does no one have sympathy for her? HER MATE IS WITH ANOTHER WOMAN.
She hears Seth using a seductive drawl &his voice was edging into arousal. As she comes into view he’s brushing a lock of hair off Caroline’s cheek. Dawn has to come up with a lie to get him away from her, and Seth says in a hard voice he’ll meet Caroline after, they’re sure to have time to talk. Dawn smells that Caroline is ovulating and not using birth control, knows she’s trying to get pregnant by Seth.
Dawn was strong, willing to protect others, protect Seth with her life. She stood up for women being allowed to fight. But I got really aggravated when all she could think about was sex with Seth. She wanted him &kept getting aroused, knew Seth was aroused, was going to “spill his seed inside Caroline and let another female touch him.” She tells Seth if he f’s her she’ll conceive, and Seth says “do u think I leave such protection up to the women I f?” There’s nothing quite like the F word to bring sex to a low, classless, cheap level. After everything he put Dawn thru, after Seth saw how hurt she was, he was going to sleep with Caroline. This author wants my blood pressure to rise to a dangerous level, obviously. This pissed me off so bad. Dawn says no &he says ur job is to protect him from getting kidnapped during the act, not from the act itself. He’s not getting any younger, he’s tired of going to a lonely bed, going to bed horny. Dawn kisses him &they touch intimately, &Caroline interrupts. After feeling all this Seth still wants her gone &is angry at her. The next day Moira, another insensitive Breed, tells Dawn someone needs to pull your mate off the balcony, he looks better than the coffee he’s drinking. Moira sighs &says he should wear a shirt this early in the morning. Who are these people?!
Dash tells Dawn Seth saw the videos and her brother and Jonas showed them to him, &she’s so hurt her brother did that to her and put off that Seth couldn’t look at her with eyes that hadn’t seen that, that he knew what happened. She sees him come out of Caroline’s room with a pale face, her scent on him, (and that ticked me off. I wasn’t sure what happened but hated he’d been in a room with her &smelled like her) and Dawn says he’s a coward, more of a coward then she ever was. That same night Cassie tells Seth to go to her because she needs him so Dawn basically forces herself on him. They find a dead body, she’s concerned that Seth’s been shot, he’s still angry, &she feels lost &betrayed.
He didn’t like her profession, that she risked her life, and I liked that he’d kept up with her &had been terrified at the missions she went on. He bought soaps for her throughout the 10 years, scents specifically for her. It was supposed to be sweeter than it was. Soap does not sooth the knowledge you turned to other women to F them and then want kids with one of them…start me down that path again and I might not come off of it. Anyway, he also bought a collection of panties for her. Not sure how I felt about that…sweet, hot….I don’t know. The jury is still out on that one. It was funny when he said he almost bought panties for her but somehow it struck him as obsessive and asked her what she though. She shook her head and he said good, then u won’t be surprised when I pull out a few pairs, no more than a few dozen. They had sex way too soon in the book. Their relationship was not evolved enough &they had big problems to get over before they had sex. They needed to fully resolve things, talk everything out, and then wait a while before they progressed this far.
This author does know how to write out hot love scenes though. Dawn was purring and Seth had a lot of ideas and ways he wanted to touch her. He couldn’t get over the fact that she could purr, because there was a rumor female Breeds couldn’t purr, only males in sensual or sexual activities. I really liked this new concept. He bought oils to use on her that matched the soaps. They have sex twice, one right after the other, which was excessive. Dawn wakes to a nightmare, Seth is savage instead of gentle &caring, the wrong emotion for him to treat her with. Dawn remembers the eyes of her rapist &knows she’s seen them after that. I expect her to tell Seth right away. She doesn’t, she literally goes on as if she never had that revelation at all. I couldn’t believe my eyes! She doesn’t tell anyone that she’s seen the guy again! WTF?! How can u keep that to yourself?
Dawn got attacked all throughout the novel. She was a punching bag. If she wasn’t seeing something hurtful she was hearing it or feeling it. A woman makes fun of her uniform, says she thought Seth had enough $ to actually buy her clothes. Dawn says she gets enough money hunting, &Seth’s hand presses into her back warningly. That’s enough controlling and judgment, Seth. Thanks. Callan and Jonas come, &Dawn yells at them &says damn you to hell to Callan, and Seth says “Dawn, that’s enough.” There he goes again, telling her what to do, disapproving of everything. Dawn wanted him to be the one man that hadn’t seen the videos, hadn’t seen another man touch her, and she’s hurt, and then they’re having sex again. It’s like hot&cold here. He has her shower afterward, &she comments that she loves the soap he’s been collecting for her. Well tell him that. I thought it made no impression on her &kept waiting for some thanks or something—but no, she never said anything. I’m just in shock the author didn’t even have her say anything about it, like she had it coming to her. She says you’re going to bathe me? And a wicked, erotic, totally male smile shaped his lips and he says “in ways you could never imagine, Dawn. You just can’t imagine.” &then it said she hadn’t imagined, &she came for him again. Well for readers who don’t like to use their imaginations in a romance novel—how about you tell us? I can’t imagine what they did, how he bathed her and used the soap, and I don’t like not knowing. I can’t imagine and I don’t guess the author could either because she didn’t create anything at all for them to do.
Jonas has flavors of the night, apparently a different woman all the time, and a lawyer came out of his office flipping him off, even Styx the man who likes chocolate had a blond-haired vixen feeding him chocolate, and Noble said he’s surprised he could walk the next morning. And Dawn calls Dane a man-whore, and Dane was complimenting Caroline. This is disgusting. Am I supposed to like these sex-crazed men who just go around sleeping with hoards of women when they’re supposed to have mates? This is outrageous and it’s so gross I can’t even compute it. They just sleep around so much that I can’t even imagine some other woman who has only had sex by rape being with these man whores who have had so many other women before her. I cannot fathom this mate concept where you’re destined to be with one person yet the men can sleep around as much as they want. It’s so wrong, it’s a betrayal and they’re cheating on their mates, I don’t care if they haven’t met them yet. They’re out there.
Dane shows Seth’s businessmen the videos of Dawn and other Breeds being raped. Wow, there’s another blow. He uses them to sway them to his side, but it was still wrong. There was so much business jargon being thrown about it was confusing. Idk anything about that lingo and the author didn’t help me understand either. I was lost what with the shares, codicils, votes, forcing people’s hands, and everything else. I could’ve done without so much business in here. Seth’s profession was boring.
Dawn can’t protect herself against her attacker, the man who raped her, and I really expected better of her. She lets her supposed training go out the window &lets herself be hurt while she doesn’t do a whole lot. It could’ve been a moment for her to prove herself but instead she was weak. When Dawn wakes up they have sex in the shower again. The sex got old quick. They needed to talk, but they kept having sex every time they looked at each other. Dawn already knows she loves him, but she keeps doubting that he loves her, thinking it’s only lust. This is a problem that needs to be addressed, but, like everything else, it wasn’t.
Dawn goes to get her uniform out of the closet and Seth takes it out of her hands &throws it on the floor. He said he was sick of the uniforms and told her to pick out something pretty. He says come on, Dawn, you know what pretty clothes are. I’ve seen u wear them at sanctuary functions and u look damned good in them. Aside from hating that I have no idea about their past & feel completely left in the dark, &feel like I’m missing out that they’ve met so much in the past over a 10-yr period but Idk anything about it except thru very casual references, I’m insulted for her. I hate men telling women what to wear. It’s rly controlling and I don’t like it. Idk, maybe I’m alone in that but it’s how I feel. Idl ppl buying me things and keeping me up, but if they do you’ll def hear a thank you out of me. &I thought it was really out of character that Dawn just loved to dress up in girly outfits. She doesn’t say thank you once, &Seth is too controlling, going so far as to tell her what to wear. He tells her there’s matching panties, he wants to see her in emeralds, dew drops falling from her pretty ears…why is he so knowledgeable of jewelry and fashion? He’s picking panties with bows on them, rly likes bows, &is acting like her stylist. Why don’t you tell her when to breathe while you’re at it.
Jason Phelps, the man that Dawn instinctively doesn’t like, touches her &asks for a dance. She snarls &jerks her arm away. Seth says her name with an edge of warning. She feels betrayed, if furious with him, she can’t understand why Seth tried to stop her reaction. Then the next seconds
Fast forward 10 yrs, I hated that massive amount of a time lapse. Dawn didn’t make a good first impression at all. She was cussing &using language that she didn’t hav to use. Cuss if ur rly mad, but don’t use the F word&all that 4no reason. She’s cussing at the young girl Cassie, being rude &mean &I didn’t like Dawn or the language she used. I did like the part about Cassie saying it looked like Seth hadn’t aged a day in 10yrs, but as someone who picked up the 14th book in the series, (I just picked up the book in the library &Dawn’s Awakening was listed as the 1st book in the series, there were 3 books after it I think, but no mention that there were 13 books ahead of it so imagine my surprise when I’m done reading&I get on here &see that it’s the 14th. Cudnt the author put that somewhere?!), so I didn’t know the significance of it until later on in the book wen it sed mates stopped aging wen they meet each other.
Seth was being so mean when he came to the compound. He was looking at her in anger &acting so hostile towards her. I cudnt get over the change in him, how he was so in love with her then but was treating her like crap now. That was so unfair &I rly dint like him 4the way he treated her. I was rly enjoying her reaction to him, how strongly mates wanted each other &how physically attracted she was to him. I cudnt wait 2c where it went. &then it went somewhere I dint expect.
I felt 4Dawn wen he sed he wasn’t her mate anymore, wen she reached out her hand to touch him&he sed don’t touch me&undo 10 years’ worth of work to get ovr her. The doctor had watched his hormone levels&gav him something 2suppress them or something, so it did awy with the mating heat. I felt so bad 4her bcuz that was so hurtful. I rly hated the doctor Eli 4the way she was so uncaring 4Dawn’s feelings, like Dawn dint hav a choice in the matter. Dawn told her he was her mate, &she dint even care, but sed he wasn’t her mate anymore&to let him move on. Eli sucks&I don’t want 2read about her at all.
Then another bomb was dropped that Seth had a lover. Her brother told her he wudnt be celibate 4her,&2 let him move on¬ 2go there. I was so shocked&so mad at that, I almost threw the book down bcuz I can’t stand guys sleeping w/other women after they’ve met the person they’re going 2get with, especially in this case bcuz Dawn is his mate so I cudnt believe that actually happened. Wut a revelation that a mate wudnt choose 2b with their 1true love who’s a victim of brutal rape bcuz he has 2hav sex with other women. If u “love” sum1 then u don’t sleep w/any1 else, it’s that simple. U def don’t sleep w/multiple ppl, &it was even worse bcuz he still did it even tho in the beginning the touch of other women caused him discomfort.
It’s pretty sick 2me 2hav this mate concept, where ur a Breed &their mate is a human who can sleep w/other ppl. Supernatural beings shudnt get with humans. Dawn shudve slept w/sum1 else so Seth wud know how it felt. Dawn does a complete 360 becoming rly possessive of Seth rather than being too hurt. She’s mad&sarcastic, refuses 2leave the island, wants 2b stationed right next 2Seth’s room despite his almost-fiance telling her not to. I felt bad 4Dawn when the woman grabbed her arm &she whipped around with her teeth showing&Seth gets mad at her. She apologizes&has to watch, hurt, as Seth holds the other woman. Dawn has 2put up with this kind of stuff repeatedly, watchin them dance together, touch each other&everything. Dawn lets out sounds, feels betrayed wen she sees the woman in Seth’s arms. I just kept feeling betrayed right with her&this book was so emotional it had u tearing up as the author deals out blow after blow to her character &u empathize what she’s goin thru.
Everyone was interfering with Dawn and Seth, literally everyone was putting in their own 2 cents, talked about their sex lives like they were discussing the weather. It was really bizarre. And I didn’t like it. It’s disgusting that your own brother, friends, fellow Breeds and everyone has a say in your sex life, talks about sex with you, and tells you not to pursue your mate. It’s none of their business. And I can’t believe Breeds, who have their own mate or hope to find their own mate, would deny another Breed her mate. It’s cruel, insensitive and rude.
Seth’s outright hostility was just terrible. He says repeatedly he doesn’t want her, and Dawn senses the honesty in his statement. He really doesn’t want her anymore. I couldn’t believe what I was reading, he was actually over her, didn’t want her, didn’t desire her because he stopped the mating heat, and was 100% ready and willing to start a life with another woman, when he knew he had a mate out there, because he was “sick and tired of going to bed horny” and he was getting older and wanted children. I was in utter shock at what he was willing to do. And he said at least Caroline was woman enough to go after what she wanted. Omg, that did it. That crossed a major line. You’re talking to a rape victim, I mean someone that has had someone invade their body brutally, someone they didn’t want, couldn’t even fight off because they were 13 years old and strapped down to a table; do you have any idea the ramifications of that? How dare you talk to a rape victim like that? That is the most unsympathetic thing he could’ve said to her; tell your mate who’s only known pain, embarrassment and humiliation from men that made her hate the entire gender, that the woman you’ve been “f’ing” as Dawn likes to put it is more woman than her by being with you. Wow. Just wow.
Seth sees the pain and betrayal on Dawn’s face when Caroline goes into his arms with what he knows are false tears. Dash is saying “Dawn!” the whole time, like she’s doing something wrong, Seth isn’t believing her explanation that Caroline grabbed her from behind, and Dash is questioning Dawn, saying is that true, and why would she grab you from behind? I’m sorry, whose side are you on? Or let me ask whose side should you be on? Why is Dawn getting treated like she attacked her? Look at what she’s going through! Seth knows Caroline cried false tears and accusations, and said he hadn’t been in her bed in more than a month. I’m sorry, is that short amount of time supposed to make me feel better? You mean you haven’t slept with another woman in more than three weeks, well don’t you deserve a pat on the back for going without sex with someone who isn’t your mate. You’re a real winner.
Jonas, the self-serving jerk, and Callan, her brother, took it upon themselves to show Seth the video of Dawn being raped, taking it into their hands to protect Dawn from him, because she wasn’t ready for Seth and sex. Ely, the female doctor, told Seth the mating heat wasn’t in full effect because they didn’t kiss fully or have more intimate contact. Dash says Ely has known better for several years, yet didn’t think to tell Seth, the man or Dawn that she gave him false information, the couple whose relationship she helped ruin. He said it was just a brush of lips and touching of hands, bcuz he was courting her. And Dash with amusement says impressive considering your reputation at the time. Ok, I don’t think having Seth be a sex fiend at that age, even before he met Dawn, is exactly the right thing to smooth ruffled feathers. If you want me to like him then dropping this need for sex and having a reputation for it would be a good idea.
Seth comes to the conclusion that he can’t go forward with marrying Caroline, so he’s going to break it to her. Instead of letting Dawn know that he acts like he’s still going through with it, wants to walk her in the garden and doesn’t want to let Dawn break them up. It was terrible the way he talked to her! It was abuse! I kept expecting Dawn to break and just leave in despair, but she kept sticking it out and instead of admiring her strength I just got kind of frustrated. She shouldn’t have taken what Seth was dealing out and stayed there with that woman. She smelled Caroline’s arousal for Seth, tells Lawe to break it up, so Lawe tells Seth Dawn said to stay inside. Seth drawls “has she now?” and says if she didn’t do as he requested and make the island secure she can personally play escort as Miss Carrington and I enjoy the gardens. Wtf? Why is he mocking her like that? He saw how hurt she was. He’s a bastagi! She goes outside and ignores Lawe’s mocking gaze. Oh great, another insensitive #@%@#! mocking her while she’s going through the worst thing for a mate to go through. Does no one have sympathy for her? HER MATE IS WITH ANOTHER WOMAN.
She hears Seth using a seductive drawl &his voice was edging into arousal. As she comes into view he’s brushing a lock of hair off Caroline’s cheek. Dawn has to come up with a lie to get him away from her, and Seth says in a hard voice he’ll meet Caroline after, they’re sure to have time to talk. Dawn smells that Caroline is ovulating and not using birth control, knows she’s trying to get pregnant by Seth.
Dawn was strong, willing to protect others, protect Seth with her life. She stood up for women being allowed to fight. But I got really aggravated when all she could think about was sex with Seth. She wanted him &kept getting aroused, knew Seth was aroused, was going to “spill his seed inside Caroline and let another female touch him.” She tells Seth if he f’s her she’ll conceive, and Seth says “do u think I leave such protection up to the women I f?” There’s nothing quite like the F word to bring sex to a low, classless, cheap level. After everything he put Dawn thru, after Seth saw how hurt she was, he was going to sleep with Caroline. This author wants my blood pressure to rise to a dangerous level, obviously. This pissed me off so bad. Dawn says no &he says ur job is to protect him from getting kidnapped during the act, not from the act itself. He’s not getting any younger, he’s tired of going to a lonely bed, going to bed horny. Dawn kisses him &they touch intimately, &Caroline interrupts. After feeling all this Seth still wants her gone &is angry at her. The next day Moira, another insensitive Breed, tells Dawn someone needs to pull your mate off the balcony, he looks better than the coffee he’s drinking. Moira sighs &says he should wear a shirt this early in the morning. Who are these people?!
Dash tells Dawn Seth saw the videos and her brother and Jonas showed them to him, &she’s so hurt her brother did that to her and put off that Seth couldn’t look at her with eyes that hadn’t seen that, that he knew what happened. She sees him come out of Caroline’s room with a pale face, her scent on him, (and that ticked me off. I wasn’t sure what happened but hated he’d been in a room with her &smelled like her) and Dawn says he’s a coward, more of a coward then she ever was. That same night Cassie tells Seth to go to her because she needs him so Dawn basically forces herself on him. They find a dead body, she’s concerned that Seth’s been shot, he’s still angry, &she feels lost &betrayed.
He didn’t like her profession, that she risked her life, and I liked that he’d kept up with her &had been terrified at the missions she went on. He bought soaps for her throughout the 10 years, scents specifically for her. It was supposed to be sweeter than it was. Soap does not sooth the knowledge you turned to other women to F them and then want kids with one of them…start me down that path again and I might not come off of it. Anyway, he also bought a collection of panties for her. Not sure how I felt about that…sweet, hot….I don’t know. The jury is still out on that one. It was funny when he said he almost bought panties for her but somehow it struck him as obsessive and asked her what she though. She shook her head and he said good, then u won’t be surprised when I pull out a few pairs, no more than a few dozen. They had sex way too soon in the book. Their relationship was not evolved enough &they had big problems to get over before they had sex. They needed to fully resolve things, talk everything out, and then wait a while before they progressed this far.
This author does know how to write out hot love scenes though. Dawn was purring and Seth had a lot of ideas and ways he wanted to touch her. He couldn’t get over the fact that she could purr, because there was a rumor female Breeds couldn’t purr, only males in sensual or sexual activities. I really liked this new concept. He bought oils to use on her that matched the soaps. They have sex twice, one right after the other, which was excessive. Dawn wakes to a nightmare, Seth is savage instead of gentle &caring, the wrong emotion for him to treat her with. Dawn remembers the eyes of her rapist &knows she’s seen them after that. I expect her to tell Seth right away. She doesn’t, she literally goes on as if she never had that revelation at all. I couldn’t believe my eyes! She doesn’t tell anyone that she’s seen the guy again! WTF?! How can u keep that to yourself?
Dawn got attacked all throughout the novel. She was a punching bag. If she wasn’t seeing something hurtful she was hearing it or feeling it. A woman makes fun of her uniform, says she thought Seth had enough $ to actually buy her clothes. Dawn says she gets enough money hunting, &Seth’s hand presses into her back warningly. That’s enough controlling and judgment, Seth. Thanks. Callan and Jonas come, &Dawn yells at them &says damn you to hell to Callan, and Seth says “Dawn, that’s enough.” There he goes again, telling her what to do, disapproving of everything. Dawn wanted him to be the one man that hadn’t seen the videos, hadn’t seen another man touch her, and she’s hurt, and then they’re having sex again. It’s like hot&cold here. He has her shower afterward, &she comments that she loves the soap he’s been collecting for her. Well tell him that. I thought it made no impression on her &kept waiting for some thanks or something—but no, she never said anything. I’m just in shock the author didn’t even have her say anything about it, like she had it coming to her. She says you’re going to bathe me? And a wicked, erotic, totally male smile shaped his lips and he says “in ways you could never imagine, Dawn. You just can’t imagine.” &then it said she hadn’t imagined, &she came for him again. Well for readers who don’t like to use their imaginations in a romance novel—how about you tell us? I can’t imagine what they did, how he bathed her and used the soap, and I don’t like not knowing. I can’t imagine and I don’t guess the author could either because she didn’t create anything at all for them to do.
Jonas has flavors of the night, apparently a different woman all the time, and a lawyer came out of his office flipping him off, even Styx the man who likes chocolate had a blond-haired vixen feeding him chocolate, and Noble said he’s surprised he could walk the next morning. And Dawn calls Dane a man-whore, and Dane was complimenting Caroline. This is disgusting. Am I supposed to like these sex-crazed men who just go around sleeping with hoards of women when they’re supposed to have mates? This is outrageous and it’s so gross I can’t even compute it. They just sleep around so much that I can’t even imagine some other woman who has only had sex by rape being with these man whores who have had so many other women before her. I cannot fathom this mate concept where you’re destined to be with one person yet the men can sleep around as much as they want. It’s so wrong, it’s a betrayal and they’re cheating on their mates, I don’t care if they haven’t met them yet. They’re out there.
Dane shows Seth’s businessmen the videos of Dawn and other Breeds being raped. Wow, there’s another blow. He uses them to sway them to his side, but it was still wrong. There was so much business jargon being thrown about it was confusing. Idk anything about that lingo and the author didn’t help me understand either. I was lost what with the shares, codicils, votes, forcing people’s hands, and everything else. I could’ve done without so much business in here. Seth’s profession was boring.
Dawn can’t protect herself against her attacker, the man who raped her, and I really expected better of her. She lets her supposed training go out the window &lets herself be hurt while she doesn’t do a whole lot. It could’ve been a moment for her to prove herself but instead she was weak. When Dawn wakes up they have sex in the shower again. The sex got old quick. They needed to talk, but they kept having sex every time they looked at each other. Dawn already knows she loves him, but she keeps doubting that he loves her, thinking it’s only lust. This is a problem that needs to be addressed, but, like everything else, it wasn’t.
Dawn goes to get her uniform out of the closet and Seth takes it out of her hands &throws it on the floor. He said he was sick of the uniforms and told her to pick out something pretty. He says come on, Dawn, you know what pretty clothes are. I’ve seen u wear them at sanctuary functions and u look damned good in them. Aside from hating that I have no idea about their past & feel completely left in the dark, &feel like I’m missing out that they’ve met so much in the past over a 10-yr period but Idk anything about it except thru very casual references, I’m insulted for her. I hate men telling women what to wear. It’s rly controlling and I don’t like it. Idk, maybe I’m alone in that but it’s how I feel. Idl ppl buying me things and keeping me up, but if they do you’ll def hear a thank you out of me. &I thought it was really out of character that Dawn just loved to dress up in girly outfits. She doesn’t say thank you once, &Seth is too controlling, going so far as to tell her what to wear. He tells her there’s matching panties, he wants to see her in emeralds, dew drops falling from her pretty ears…why is he so knowledgeable of jewelry and fashion? He’s picking panties with bows on them, rly likes bows, &is acting like her stylist. Why don’t you tell her when to breathe while you’re at it.
Jason Phelps, the man that Dawn instinctively doesn’t like, touches her &asks for a dance. She snarls &jerks her arm away. Seth says her name with an edge of warning. She feels betrayed, if furious with him, she can’t understand why Seth tried to stop her reaction. Then the next seconds
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June 2, 2022
The couple: Seth and Dawn
Romance genre: shifter
Series: Breeds/Feline Breeds
Length: 294 pages
Plot: After Dawn was rescued from the labs where she was , she met Seth. It was obvious from the start that they were mates, but Seth was convinced (partly by himself but mostly by others) that Dawn was too fragile to handle a relationship. He left then and didn't come back, although he checked up on her through other people. Both of them felt the mate bond - and suffered - but neither of them did anything about it until Seth showed up at the compound needing security for a big conference he was hosting. That's when Dawn found out that Seth had found a way to nullify the mating heat and he was moving on with his life, including a soon-to-be marriage proposal to an heiress. She wasn't having that, so she managed to get herself assigned to the security detail. But even though the two are still drawn together, there is the matter of the mating heat, Dawn's trauma, and the threats against Seth and maybe some of the Breeds as well.
Commentary: This was okay as an entry in the Breeds world. What I liked is Dawn taking control of her own life. I'm not a big fan of the kicka$$ heroine trope, so that part didn't interest me. I was a fan of Dawn telling all the men off for keeping things from her and for making decisions for her and not consulting her. Seth chose to stay away and didn't ask if that was okay. They all chose to work around rather than through her trauma. And oh boy, showing people the tape of . She really told them, and for the most part, they still didn't get it, although I think Seth started to understand toward the end of the story. Once Seth was in, though, he was all in, even when he did idiotic things like leaving the house to go find the killer and defend Dawn's honor (he kept saying he was trained, but Dawn was really trained, and he just couldn't let the little lady take point).
Previous book in the series: Beyond the Dark
Next book in the series: Shifter
Romance genre: shifter
Series: Breeds/Feline Breeds
Length: 294 pages
Plot: After Dawn was rescued from the labs where she was , she met Seth. It was obvious from the start that they were mates, but Seth was convinced (partly by himself but mostly by others) that Dawn was too fragile to handle a relationship. He left then and didn't come back, although he checked up on her through other people. Both of them felt the mate bond - and suffered - but neither of them did anything about it until Seth showed up at the compound needing security for a big conference he was hosting. That's when Dawn found out that Seth had found a way to nullify the mating heat and he was moving on with his life, including a soon-to-be marriage proposal to an heiress. She wasn't having that, so she managed to get herself assigned to the security detail. But even though the two are still drawn together, there is the matter of the mating heat, Dawn's trauma, and the threats against Seth and maybe some of the Breeds as well.
Commentary: This was okay as an entry in the Breeds world. What I liked is Dawn taking control of her own life. I'm not a big fan of the kicka$$ heroine trope, so that part didn't interest me. I was a fan of Dawn telling all the men off for keeping things from her and for making decisions for her and not consulting her. Seth chose to stay away and didn't ask if that was okay. They all chose to work around rather than through her trauma. And oh boy, showing people the tape of . She really told them, and for the most part, they still didn't get it, although I think Seth started to understand toward the end of the story. Once Seth was in, though, he was all in, even when he did idiotic things like leaving the house to go find the killer and defend Dawn's honor (he kept saying he was trained, but Dawn was really trained, and he just couldn't let the little lady take point).
Previous book in the series: Beyond the Dark
Next book in the series: Shifter
December 27, 2016
Absolutely adored this story. I'm unable to write a summary of it yet, I'm still shaking. In my opinion this is the best story in the series to date and I doubt one could surpass it. It was simply amazing...Actually there are not enough superlatives to describe it.
It was one heck of an emotional roller coaster, ranging from terror, despair, anger, hate, love, and everything in between.
The characters were rich, well-developed, and superbly drawn. They came to life under the readers eyes, making us feel their pain, cry at their memories and sacrifices, and laugh with them when they finally found love.
Dawn was beautiful, and so amazingly simple in her complexity is was a pleasure living her story with her. This woman that has lived through hell, letting the flames there shape her and hone her, became one of my favorite female characters in fiction to date. The emotional turmoil when at the beginning she learned what (almost) happened was heart-breaking and agonizing to read, yet the incredible inner strength she possessed helped her go through it, helping her become the woman she needed to be. The woman Seth needed her to be.
Seth. Oh, God, what to say about Seth. Romantic and carrying his heart on his sleeve, waiting, constantly waiting for the right moment that almost didn't come.
I've fallen in love with him from the get go, and it's been heart-wrenching ever since reading of what he felt for her, knowing his deepest fears stemming from his deepest desires. He's waited a decade for this woman, ten years of agony and terrifying knowledge of what she's been through, and when he came to terms he could never have her and gave up completely, his body "betraying" him, the two of them, my heart simply shattered...But yet again, he proved himself a better man, despite his fears of the opposite, and the tenderness and protectiveness inside him would've melted even the most hardened of heart.
These two were truly made for each other. It was as Cassie predicted, Dawn would awaken and they both would suffer. But it was the testament to their love, their strength, that they survived through it, emerging even stronger for the fight.
And when it finally happened, when (almost) all barriers fell, and they finally made love for the first time...That 11-page-long scene was one of the most romantic, seductive, tender, sensual, giving, sexy, hot love scenes I've ever read. Perfect, completely "in character", flowing with the story and history these two shared. Amazing and utterly purr-worthy. Rawr.
Kudos for the suspense subplot. The unknown threat constantly shimmered at the edges of the story, a constant presence infusing just the right amount of the unknown and terror into the story to keep the reader at the edge of the seat yet not taking over, weaving in and out of the plot, furthering the characters development, and serving as an additional means of resolution.
The entire story was beautifully written, the interweaving of the different element expertly done, creating a truly superb example of romantic fiction, building the story on emotions and inner turmoil rather that something more palpable and easier resolved and dealt with.
Not only are the characters in emotional turmoil, the reader is sucked into the primal vortex, living it all right beside them, hoping, crying, and praying with them.
And the epilogue was a work of art in itself. Many authors would've finished such a story with the leading couple basking in their happy bliss, yet Ms. Leigh changed directions once again. Closely tied in with the last few chapters it gave us an irresistible peak into the future...I can't wait for that future to come.
Hugely recommended not just for the Breed series, Lora Leigh or paranormal fans, but for all those who like a good romance book with great emotional span, wonderful characters, and amazing story-telling.
P.S. I get a strange compulsion to re-read this story whenever I hear a song "just right" on the radio, browse my CD collection or my iTunes library. It's all about the lyrics, and it's usually a love-song that triggers the compulsion.
On a previous re-read I listened to Bleeding Love and I Will Be by Leona Lewis. This time it was all about Shania Twain and her From This Moment On. Awwwww.
It was one heck of an emotional roller coaster, ranging from terror, despair, anger, hate, love, and everything in between.
The characters were rich, well-developed, and superbly drawn. They came to life under the readers eyes, making us feel their pain, cry at their memories and sacrifices, and laugh with them when they finally found love.
Dawn was beautiful, and so amazingly simple in her complexity is was a pleasure living her story with her. This woman that has lived through hell, letting the flames there shape her and hone her, became one of my favorite female characters in fiction to date. The emotional turmoil when at the beginning she learned what (almost) happened was heart-breaking and agonizing to read, yet the incredible inner strength she possessed helped her go through it, helping her become the woman she needed to be. The woman Seth needed her to be.
Seth. Oh, God, what to say about Seth. Romantic and carrying his heart on his sleeve, waiting, constantly waiting for the right moment that almost didn't come.
I've fallen in love with him from the get go, and it's been heart-wrenching ever since reading of what he felt for her, knowing his deepest fears stemming from his deepest desires. He's waited a decade for this woman, ten years of agony and terrifying knowledge of what she's been through, and when he came to terms he could never have her and gave up completely, his body "betraying" him, the two of them, my heart simply shattered...But yet again, he proved himself a better man, despite his fears of the opposite, and the tenderness and protectiveness inside him would've melted even the most hardened of heart.
These two were truly made for each other. It was as Cassie predicted, Dawn would awaken and they both would suffer. But it was the testament to their love, their strength, that they survived through it, emerging even stronger for the fight.
And when it finally happened, when (almost) all barriers fell, and they finally made love for the first time...That 11-page-long scene was one of the most romantic, seductive, tender, sensual, giving, sexy, hot love scenes I've ever read. Perfect, completely "in character", flowing with the story and history these two shared. Amazing and utterly purr-worthy. Rawr.
Kudos for the suspense subplot. The unknown threat constantly shimmered at the edges of the story, a constant presence infusing just the right amount of the unknown and terror into the story to keep the reader at the edge of the seat yet not taking over, weaving in and out of the plot, furthering the characters development, and serving as an additional means of resolution.
The entire story was beautifully written, the interweaving of the different element expertly done, creating a truly superb example of romantic fiction, building the story on emotions and inner turmoil rather that something more palpable and easier resolved and dealt with.
Not only are the characters in emotional turmoil, the reader is sucked into the primal vortex, living it all right beside them, hoping, crying, and praying with them.
And the epilogue was a work of art in itself. Many authors would've finished such a story with the leading couple basking in their happy bliss, yet Ms. Leigh changed directions once again. Closely tied in with the last few chapters it gave us an irresistible peak into the future...I can't wait for that future to come.
Hugely recommended not just for the Breed series, Lora Leigh or paranormal fans, but for all those who like a good romance book with great emotional span, wonderful characters, and amazing story-telling.
P.S. I get a strange compulsion to re-read this story whenever I hear a song "just right" on the radio, browse my CD collection or my iTunes library. It's all about the lyrics, and it's usually a love-song that triggers the compulsion.
On a previous re-read I listened to Bleeding Love and I Will Be by Leona Lewis. This time it was all about Shania Twain and her From This Moment On. Awwwww.
February 22, 2008
Anyone who has been following Lora Leigh's Breeds series has been introduced to Dawn Daniels, the little cougar sister of the pride led by Callan Lyons. The sexual abuse and torture that she suffered as a child in the Genetics Council's labs are mentioned in the early Feline Breeds books.
Dawn's Awakening is a story of overcoming abuse and the healing that can be found when someone believes in you. Yeah, the healing power of love is not only too cliche, but in Dawn's life, love wasn't healing. The family that loved her treated her as something fragile, as someone who would break if she was ever confronted with the ghosts and horrors of her past.
But Seth Lawrence believed in Dawn's strength to overcome her past and reminded her that it was her strength that enabled her to survive. Dawn's Awakening also touches on the spiritual strength found in prayer. As a child, Dawn had been told that because God had not created the Breeds, He would not answer their prayers. Seth showed her all the ways in which God had answered those prayers. It's not done in a preachy way, but in a way that offers hope and comfort to readers who can identify with Dawn's suffering.
Without a doubt, healing and hope are the twin themes of Dawn's Awakening. Events toward the ending were unexpected, as was the epilogue. Leigh has left us with a cliffhanger moment that will definitely have this reader grabbing The Shifter Anthology when it becomes available in March 2008. It contains the next story in the Breeds series, "Jaguar's Kiss."
Dawn's Awakening is a story of overcoming abuse and the healing that can be found when someone believes in you. Yeah, the healing power of love is not only too cliche, but in Dawn's life, love wasn't healing. The family that loved her treated her as something fragile, as someone who would break if she was ever confronted with the ghosts and horrors of her past.
But Seth Lawrence believed in Dawn's strength to overcome her past and reminded her that it was her strength that enabled her to survive. Dawn's Awakening also touches on the spiritual strength found in prayer. As a child, Dawn had been told that because God had not created the Breeds, He would not answer their prayers. Seth showed her all the ways in which God had answered those prayers. It's not done in a preachy way, but in a way that offers hope and comfort to readers who can identify with Dawn's suffering.
Without a doubt, healing and hope are the twin themes of Dawn's Awakening. Events toward the ending were unexpected, as was the epilogue. Leigh has left us with a cliffhanger moment that will definitely have this reader grabbing The Shifter Anthology when it becomes available in March 2008. It contains the next story in the Breeds series, "Jaguar's Kiss."
March 10, 2008
This one had me on an emotional roller coaster. Though I read "Megan's Mark," "Harmony's Way", and "Tanner's Scheme" I felt a little lost at the beginning of this book. But, as the author weaved her story it started coming together and I was able to get back into the "know" on the council, sanctuary, etc. This one brought all the breeds together (wolf, coyote, cougar, etc.) and seemed to come full circle with events started in earlier stories, i.e., original breed, grotesque abuse in the labs (children), etc. I felt emotionally drained having practically glued myself to the pages as I read. At one point, I didn't even realize I was crying.
This Reader is anxiously awaiting for Jonas to get his comeuppance!
The next in the breed series is in the anthology "Shifter." The next full-length book on this series is "Mercury's War" (Lion Breed) and Mercury's character is also in "Dawn's Awakening," but barely.
Cassandra's turn at the realm should be a great story, too and I hope the author continues on this writing style with this publisher in lieu of ....er....uh....Ellora's Cave.
Thank you for recommending this one, Auntee!
This Reader is anxiously awaiting for Jonas to get his comeuppance!
The next in the breed series is in the anthology "Shifter." The next full-length book on this series is "Mercury's War" (Lion Breed) and Mercury's character is also in "Dawn's Awakening," but barely.
Cassandra's turn at the realm should be a great story, too and I hope the author continues on this writing style with this publisher in lieu of ....er....uh....Ellora's Cave.
Thank you for recommending this one, Auntee!
February 22, 2008
Loved it! Probably one of Leigh's better Breeds stories, and definitely her most romantic hero to date. Also, a big revelation toward the end of the story...
October 13, 2023
They were mates but due to how badly h was treated, everyone 'knew' she couldn't 'mate'. He had been given treatment, had girlfriends and now he's about to marry another woman. Poor h, she had worked so hard to build herself into a great enforcer, knows he is her mate and that she deserves her HEA. Loved their struggle and passion. Great couple.
April 3, 2013
Well I just finished Dawn's Awakening so I thought that while it was real fresh in my mind I might as well write the review for it!!! Dawn Daniels, in her young life endured years of torture, especially by the council. She is then freed by her brother, the pride leader Callen, but whom she feels a lot of hatred toward. Now years later, she is tormented by her mate, Seth Lawrence, where its been ten years and he has moved on with his life, and the mating hermone is no longer in his body, but she still burns for him, and not knowing if it will be in her for the rest of her life, but knowing that she desperately needs him, despite how much hurt they both have experienced. Now when Seth's life has been put into danger, she has to be so close to him, and a desire that nearly overwhelms them both, and changes the course of both of their lives. But now not only has Seth's life been put in danger, now Dawn is in danger from the one that tormented her so in her past, not knowing if this one enemy of hers could destroy everything beautiful that both She and Seth have created, only to have it crumble and fall.
Dawn's Awakening is a sensual yet emotionally compelling story that will have you tied in knots, just like I was. From the first page, my heart truly went out to the heroine, for she suffered so much, and now has built a life for herself, and despite the fact she still feel the mating heat, her mate doesn't, which only makes her suffer even more. So when she hears that not only does he not feel it anymore, he is getting married to someone else, she finds herself falling out of control, and not knowing what she may do. But then they collide passionately, they no longer can deny what they feel for one another. Dawn's Awakening is a story that I just loved. I just love the Breeds series, much more than Lora Leigh's other series though. Dawns Awakening has a action packed plot, a sensual passion that bursts at the seams, and a love that can survive the most challenging circumstances. Its definitely not one you want to miss out on reading, especially if you have come to adore Lora Leigh as I have!!! This one is defintely a keeper and should never be missed on reading!!
Dawn's Awakening is a sensual yet emotionally compelling story that will have you tied in knots, just like I was. From the first page, my heart truly went out to the heroine, for she suffered so much, and now has built a life for herself, and despite the fact she still feel the mating heat, her mate doesn't, which only makes her suffer even more. So when she hears that not only does he not feel it anymore, he is getting married to someone else, she finds herself falling out of control, and not knowing what she may do. But then they collide passionately, they no longer can deny what they feel for one another. Dawn's Awakening is a story that I just loved. I just love the Breeds series, much more than Lora Leigh's other series though. Dawns Awakening has a action packed plot, a sensual passion that bursts at the seams, and a love that can survive the most challenging circumstances. Its definitely not one you want to miss out on reading, especially if you have come to adore Lora Leigh as I have!!! This one is defintely a keeper and should never be missed on reading!!
October 31, 2014
seth is a prick, dawn is immature. she has an excuse, he doesn't. he started the mating heat but chooses to desert her and fuck around. he is selfish and inconsiderate, never bothering to really try. honestly, i think he takes advantage of her. they all have. she has been through the wringer so it's obvious that she won't be easy to approach. instead of being patient and kind he tries to force her into being what he wants and when she doesn't, he punishes her by denying her her mate. that is abusive. he doesn't have to hit her to do that. i think the other characters made themselves enough of an ass that i don't even need to comment.
July 5, 2008
I took a break from the Breeds for a while to read other things, but came back to them with a vengeance through this book! This story was painful at times, loving at others, passionate, COMpassionate, romantic, tense, and guaranteed to keep you guessing until the end ... and beyond!
December 3, 2015
I really liked the his book. There was a real connection between Dawn and Seth, that made this connection so sweet. Loved it!
September 23, 2023
Котешки Породи #8 - Даун Даниелс (Порода - Пума) и Сет Лоурънс (Човек)
Още от първата им среща, Сет знае, че Даун е негова. Дори да не е напълно наясно с разгонването, през което преминават Породите, той знае, че Даун е неговата половинка. Скоро след срещата им обаче, след като е нападната от шпионин на Съвета по генетика, и тя лежи в безсъзнание в лазарета на Убежището, Сет е повикан от братята на Даун. Калън, Талън, Тайбър, Кейн и Джонас му казват, че това, което изпитва Сет към Даун, само ще я нарани, че тя е преживяла много и не може и не бива да бъде принуждавана да премине през етапите на разгонването. Те показват на Сет записи от това, което е преживяла Даун в лабораториите, жигосването, експериментите и изнасилванията, които са започнали откакто е била дете. Страхувайки се с похотта си да не събуди ужасяващите спомени, които Даун се старае да потиска, Сет се съгласява да се отдръпне от нея. Да й даде време, да се пребори с демоните от миналото си и да дойде сама при него. Сет я чака... цели 10 години.
Цели 10 години Даун бяга щом разбере, че Сет е наблизо. Тя е убедена, че той не иска да има нищо общо с нея, защото преди 10 години, се буди, само за да разбере, че той си е заминал, без дори да се сбогува с нея. Но той е нейната половинка, и колкото и да бяга от него, тя все пак го желае. Когато обаче среща Сет, вече лице в лице, на среща в която разбира, че подмолен убиец е по петите на Сет и Породите смятат да осигурят охраната му, тя научава ужасяващата истина. През годините, в които са били разделени, той някак е успял да премахне от системата си хормона на разгонването, който го прави нейна половинка. И дори още по-зле, той не иска да има нищо общо с нея, и дори смята скоро да обяви годежа си. Даун е разкъсвана от болката и предателството на Калън, задето е показал на Сет кадри от лабораториите, за това, че половинката й я е видял как се бори и плачи като животно, но и напълно решена, че няма да позволи на никой да й го отнеме. Тя заминава за дома на Сет, на отдалечен остров, където е събрал борда на директорите на фирмата си, с намерение да го накара да продължат да подпомагат финансово породите, и е напълно решена да му покаже, че той може да не носи в себе си хормона на обвързването, но тя е неговата половинка, а една пума никога не се отказва от това, което е нейно.
Чакахме доста за тази книга и мога да кажа, че оооо ДА, чакането си заслужаваше. Това е една от най-силнит еи най-емоционалните книги от поредицата. Наред с книгата на Шера и Кейн, бих казала. Така сърцераздирателна е историята на Даун, за мъченията които е изтърпяла, за това как събужда убежището с виковете си, за молбите на едно малко момиченце, към Господ, който да я спаси от мъките причинени му в лабораториите. Още от първата книга в поредицата знаем, че миналото на Даун е тежко, и че ще ни трябва някой наистина силен герой, за да я накара да преодолее всичко преживяно. Макар да на одобрявам намерението на Сет да обърне гръб на Даун, след 10 годишно чакане, за което той вярваше, че тя не желае да е с него, до някъде го разбирам. Обожавам колко загрижен беше той за нея, и колкото и да се опитваше, воден от наранените си чувства, да я отблъсне, сърцето му го теглеше към нея. Малките детайли, като това, че беше колекционирал за нея уникални сапуни, с надеждата, че един ден като дойде при него, ще може да й даде да си избере и който си хареса, щеше да бъде произвеждан специално за нея, ме разтопи. Смях се много, когато се оказа, че не е събирал само сапуни, ами и бикини, от най-нежните, най-меки платове и материи. Цели няколко дузини беше натрупал през годините, и докато четях книгата се видя, че през последните 10 години, тя е била главната му мисъл, главната светлина определяща пътят и действията му. А щом Даун реши, че го спечели, нищо не можеше да се изпречи на пътят й, а миличкият Сет, почти не й даде никакъв отпор. Той така копнееше за нея, че в мига в който крака й стъпи на острова, колкото и да се правеше на сърдит, бе видно, че ще се предаде с лекота.
Страничният сюжет на книгата беше също много интересен. Борбата за власт в директорския съвет на Сет, които искаха да се борят със зъби и нокти за това повече да не подкрепят Породите. Дейн Вандерол тук беше страхотен, и имайки предвид, че очаквам да го срещаме още повече. Първата ни среща с него в книгата на Хармъни и Ланс, и там не му бях фен, но вече се поправям. В тази книга присъстваха и Даш, Елизабет и вече 18 годишната Каси. Каси изигра доста водеща роля тук, като постоянно напътстваше Сет, изпращайки го при Даун в миговете, в които тя имаше най-силна нужда от него. Тук се появи и тайнствения убиец, който е така запленен от нея, че сменяше плановете и намеренията си. Вярвам, че той е
И тук Даун, си спомни миналото, спомни си какво й е причинено в лабораториите, и кой й го е причинил, спомни си какво се е заклела да направи. Сцените с насилника й, бяха доста тежки, доста емоционални. Но с любовта на Сет и на семейството и близките й, Даун успя да се изправи пред чудовището, обитаващо кошмарите й, и да го победи.
Една наистина силна, емоционална и незабравима книга. <3
Още от първата им среща, Сет знае, че Даун е негова. Дори да не е напълно наясно с разгонването, през което преминават Породите, той знае, че Даун е неговата половинка. Скоро след срещата им обаче, след като е нападната от шпионин на Съвета по генетика, и тя лежи в безсъзнание в лазарета на Убежището, Сет е повикан от братята на Даун. Калън, Талън, Тайбър, Кейн и Джонас му казват, че това, което изпитва Сет към Даун, само ще я нарани, че тя е преживяла много и не може и не бива да бъде принуждавана да премине през етапите на разгонването. Те показват на Сет записи от това, което е преживяла Даун в лабораториите, жигосването, експериментите и изнасилванията, които са започнали откакто е била дете. Страхувайки се с похотта си да не събуди ужасяващите спомени, които Даун се старае да потиска, Сет се съгласява да се отдръпне от нея. Да й даде време, да се пребори с демоните от миналото си и да дойде сама при него. Сет я чака... цели 10 години.
Цели 10 години Даун бяга щом разбере, че Сет е наблизо. Тя е убедена, че той не иска да има нищо общо с нея, защото преди 10 години, се буди, само за да разбере, че той си е заминал, без дори да се сбогува с нея. Но той е нейната половинка, и колкото и да бяга от него, тя все пак го желае. Когато обаче среща Сет, вече лице в лице, на среща в която разбира, че подмолен убиец е по петите на Сет и Породите смятат да осигурят охраната му, тя научава ужасяващата истина. През годините, в които са били разделени, той някак е успял да премахне от системата си хормона на разгонването, който го прави нейна половинка. И дори още по-зле, той не иска да има нищо общо с нея, и дори смята скоро да обяви годежа си. Даун е разкъсвана от болката и предателството на Калън, задето е показал на Сет кадри от лабораториите, за това, че половинката й я е видял как се бори и плачи като животно, но и напълно решена, че няма да позволи на никой да й го отнеме. Тя заминава за дома на Сет, на отдалечен остров, където е събрал борда на директорите на фирмата си, с намерение да го накара да продължат да подпомагат финансово породите, и е напълно решена да му покаже, че той може да не носи в себе си хормона на обвързването, но тя е неговата половинка, а една пума никога не се отказва от това, което е нейно.
Чакахме доста за тази книга и мога да кажа, че оооо ДА, чакането си заслужаваше. Това е една от най-силнит еи най-емоционалните книги от поредицата. Наред с книгата на Шера и Кейн, бих казала. Така сърцераздирателна е историята на Даун, за мъченията които е изтърпяла, за това как събужда убежището с виковете си, за молбите на едно малко момиченце, към Господ, който да я спаси от мъките причинени му в лабораториите. Още от първата книга в поредицата знаем, че миналото на Даун е тежко, и че ще ни трябва някой наистина силен герой, за да я накара да преодолее всичко преживяно. Макар да на одобрявам намерението на Сет да обърне гръб на Даун, след 10 годишно чакане, за което той вярваше, че тя не желае да е с него, до някъде го разбирам. Обожавам колко загрижен беше той за нея, и колкото и да се опитваше, воден от наранените си чувства, да я отблъсне, сърцето му го теглеше към нея. Малките детайли, като това, че беше колекционирал за нея уникални сапуни, с надеждата, че един ден като дойде при него, ще може да й даде да си избере и който си хареса, щеше да бъде произвеждан специално за нея, ме разтопи. Смях се много, когато се оказа, че не е събирал само сапуни, ами и бикини, от най-нежните, най-меки платове и материи. Цели няколко дузини беше натрупал през годините, и докато четях книгата се видя, че през последните 10 години, тя е била главната му мисъл, главната светлина определяща пътят и действията му. А щом Даун реши, че го спечели, нищо не можеше да се изпречи на пътят й, а миличкият Сет, почти не й даде никакъв отпор. Той така копнееше за нея, че в мига в който крака й стъпи на острова, колкото и да се правеше на сърдит, бе видно, че ще се предаде с лекота.
Страничният сюжет на книгата беше също много интересен. Борбата за власт в директорския съвет на Сет, които искаха да се борят със зъби и нокти за това повече да не подкрепят Породите. Дейн Вандерол тук беше страхотен, и имайки предвид, че очаквам да го срещаме още повече. Първата ни среща с него в книгата на Хармъни и Ланс, и там не му бях фен, но вече се поправям. В тази книга присъстваха и Даш, Елизабет и вече 18 годишната Каси. Каси изигра доста водеща роля тук, като постоянно напътстваше Сет, изпращайки го при Даун в миговете, в които тя имаше най-силна нужда от него. Тук се появи и тайнствения убиец, който е така запленен от нея, че сменяше плановете и намеренията си. Вярвам, че той е
И тук Даун, си спомни миналото, спомни си какво й е причинено в лабораториите, и кой й го е причинил, спомни си какво се е заклела да направи. Сцените с насилника й, бяха доста тежки, доста емоционални. Но с любовта на Сет и на семейството и близките й, Даун успя да се изправи пред чудовището, обитаващо кошмарите й, и да го победи.
Една наистина силна, емоционална и незабравима книга. <3
December 11, 2011
See, here's the problem...I have a love/hate relationship with the Breed books. I really need more plot than porn sex and I was ready to cross this series off my list but my vbff, V, told me to give her four favorite books a chance and I'm glad I listened to her. Certainly, while this book has its fair share of LL's infamous porn sex and cheesy sex lines, there is a lot of sweetness in this book....and surprise...romance!!
Dawn is the female breed that was brutalized in the labs and then by her brother. Seth is Roni's brother and human. They met ten years ago and immediately the mating bond started forming but Callan thought Dawn wasn't ready so he tried to discourage Seth causing both of them to suffer for ten years. I sooo enjoyed Dawn and Seth even though it was a bit harsh at the beginning. They have both been through so much and it was great seeing them come together and support each other. Best part? the soaps and panties...LOL.
The other interesting plot that almost stole the cake was Cassie and the unknown Breed. {{"I dare you."}} I might just have to read that book if it comes out!
You get many parts with other favorite breeds in this book along with some good updates and I was pleasantly surprised to like a few of the breeds I didn't know about before (or may have missed due to skipping some books) namely Styx.
Other Favorite line:
"The ring was my mother's, my grandmother's, and my great-grandmother's. Lawrence wives wear the diamond, always. But tradition stands that a new stone replaces those surrounding it with each successive bride. And I chose tiger's eyes. Because they remind me of your eyes, your strength and your heritage. This ring has been waiting for you for nearly ten years. You're my life, Dawn. Will you share it with me, since you own it?"
Dawn is the female breed that was brutalized in the labs and then by her brother. Seth is Roni's brother and human. They met ten years ago and immediately the mating bond started forming but Callan thought Dawn wasn't ready so he tried to discourage Seth causing both of them to suffer for ten years. I sooo enjoyed Dawn and Seth even though it was a bit harsh at the beginning. They have both been through so much and it was great seeing them come together and support each other. Best part? the soaps and panties...LOL.
The other interesting plot that almost stole the cake was Cassie and the unknown Breed. {{"I dare you."}} I might just have to read that book if it comes out!
You get many parts with other favorite breeds in this book along with some good updates and I was pleasantly surprised to like a few of the breeds I didn't know about before (or may have missed due to skipping some books) namely Styx.
Other Favorite line:
"The ring was my mother's, my grandmother's, and my great-grandmother's. Lawrence wives wear the diamond, always. But tradition stands that a new stone replaces those surrounding it with each successive bride. And I chose tiger's eyes. Because they remind me of your eyes, your strength and your heritage. This ring has been waiting for you for nearly ten years. You're my life, Dawn. Will you share it with me, since you own it?"
July 15, 2009
Dawn's Awakening was really 4.5 stars for me. Leigh did a splendid job of creating her breed forces. Dawn, the smart ass, tough, yet caring Coyote Breed was a times a little bipolar. She was deeply, sexually wounded as a child; somehow she manages to get over that for just one guy in a matter of hours? Hmm, doesn't seem likely to me. So at times I found Dawn a little too unrealistic. I never felt a deep connection to her character that I really needed to say the book was fantastic. Seth, however, was wonderfully portrayed. He was sex and strength and concern all wrapped up into a delicious package. Seth, I could defiantly meet in real life. At times the book could be a little confusing; the paragraphs running together. As a whole, though, the book flowed nicely. The explicit and constant sex at times grated on my nerves. Leigh knows how to write her sex scenes; they just need to be fewer and further in between. If you get too much of something it is hard to appreciate it. Dawn's Awakening most assuredly falls under the erotic category. I liked the book more than well enough to try another Breeds novel. If the reader can look past the constant sex, I would recommend it. I recommend it regardless.
June 23, 2013
It is not easy getting into my favorites list but Dawn's awakening was amazing. Ever since we met Dawn in the first book I was always waiting for her book. When we met Seth and realized he fell for Dawn I was counting down till I reached their book.
Dawn was one of the youngest female breeds rescued by Callan. She was also one that suffered a lot that I wondered how could her story be written especially with all the sexual encounters in the Breed series. But I was very happy with Dawn and Seth's story.
Seth decides to give her time to grow and face her ghost but ten years is a long time and finally decides to move on with his life. What many of the men did not realize was that Dawn was stronger than that child they saw suffering.
I love how Seth finally decided to seduce her and how he made it seem to Dawn like she was a virgin because internally she was. Seth was great with Dawn and Dawn fought for what was hers. I loved the action, storyline and the sexual encounters were sweet and romantic and intense.
A great book and a favorite of mine within the Breed series.
Dawn was one of the youngest female breeds rescued by Callan. She was also one that suffered a lot that I wondered how could her story be written especially with all the sexual encounters in the Breed series. But I was very happy with Dawn and Seth's story.
Seth decides to give her time to grow and face her ghost but ten years is a long time and finally decides to move on with his life. What many of the men did not realize was that Dawn was stronger than that child they saw suffering.
I love how Seth finally decided to seduce her and how he made it seem to Dawn like she was a virgin because internally she was. Seth was great with Dawn and Dawn fought for what was hers. I loved the action, storyline and the sexual encounters were sweet and romantic and intense.
A great book and a favorite of mine within the Breed series.
April 17, 2016
Afortunadamente la serie vuelve a las castas de felinos; creo que la autora les tiene más cariño ya que en las entregas que los tienen como protagonistas se nota mucha más dedicación en el desarrollo de la historia.
En este libro nuestra heroína es Dawn, a quien conocemos desde el primer libro y, probablemente, uno de los personajes que ha tenido las descripciones más explícitas en lo que se refiere a las torturas del Consejo de Genética. Por lo mismo, el libro es realmente desgarrador y muy emotivo mientras conocemos su proceso de sanación. También, se ofrece una "actualización" de otros personajes muy queridos, como el de Cassie de Elizabeth's Wolf y Dane Vanderale, de quien tuvimos las primeras referencias en Harmony's Way.
Un excelente final, con escenas que te mantienen en permanente tensión, así como el descubrimiento de algunos secretos que comienzan a darle cuerpo a la historia completa.
Muy recomendable.
En este libro nuestra heroína es Dawn, a quien conocemos desde el primer libro y, probablemente, uno de los personajes que ha tenido las descripciones más explícitas en lo que se refiere a las torturas del Consejo de Genética. Por lo mismo, el libro es realmente desgarrador y muy emotivo mientras conocemos su proceso de sanación. También, se ofrece una "actualización" de otros personajes muy queridos, como el de Cassie de Elizabeth's Wolf y Dane Vanderale, de quien tuvimos las primeras referencias en Harmony's Way.
Un excelente final, con escenas que te mantienen en permanente tensión, así como el descubrimiento de algunos secretos que comienzan a darle cuerpo a la historia completa.
Muy recomendable.
February 6, 2008
I love all of the breed books. The love between Dawn and Seth is very apparent throughout the book. This is evidenced by how they treat one another and try to work together, instead of against each other.
,Seth is definately a "sweeter" hero, but still alpha enough to take control, and help the woman he loves get over the horrible things that had been done to her in the past. He was very romantic. He was very loving and supportive. He would do things to remind him of her..(the soap blew me away...if I say more about that I will spoil it, but trust me it's very sweet) Who wouldn't love him? Dawn was also a great heroine. She's strong, couragous, and fights for her man. I liked that her stubborn, smart-ass self would do typical heroine behavior..like cut off their nose to spite their face.
My one gripe about this book is unlike the Ellora's Cave breed books, the sex in if is not as hot, but I guess when you go mainstream, you can't be as explicit.
Otherwise, both Dawn and Seth were very likeable and will not disappoint.
,Seth is definately a "sweeter" hero, but still alpha enough to take control, and help the woman he loves get over the horrible things that had been done to her in the past. He was very romantic. He was very loving and supportive. He would do things to remind him of her..(the soap blew me away...if I say more about that I will spoil it, but trust me it's very sweet) Who wouldn't love him? Dawn was also a great heroine. She's strong, couragous, and fights for her man. I liked that her stubborn, smart-ass self would do typical heroine behavior..like cut off their nose to spite their face.
My one gripe about this book is unlike the Ellora's Cave breed books, the sex in if is not as hot, but I guess when you go mainstream, you can't be as explicit.
Otherwise, both Dawn and Seth were very likeable and will not disappoint.
April 23, 2009
Even though I liked this book, I feel Dawn forgave Callen too soon for showing the video to Seth. And keeping them apart, by doing so he almost made her go through life alone, WOW what a loving brother. How would he like it if she showed his mate video of him being raped, which has been alluded to in previous books. I would not have forgiven him so easily, she should have kept this conflict going between Callen and Dawn for a few more books. Also Seth just walked away, Who wants a mate that wouldn't fight for her? And then is going to marry another woman, Just yuck!
dnf
October 4, 2016Been trying to listen to this one on audio for a couple years now. But I get so turned off by the prologue.. shudder! Gonna just try skipping it this time and go straight for the goods. I get the basic idea, Seth is drawn to Dawn (smile), but gets dissuaded when some of her family show him visuals of her being abused while in captivity. I sure hate it when one of the MCs figures they can take away the other's MC's right to choose... 'for their own good'. (Palm to forehead)!
... I love the MCs in later books, so it's time I pulled on my big girl panties and read this book!
... I love the MCs in later books, so it's time I pulled on my big girl panties and read this book!
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