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The Bachelor Battles #2
Changeling Winds
Angelica is Out of Time
Terrified of snapping and killing innocent people, the furious teenager signed up for the games. She came to New Network City to find peace, either by winning or dying. The fight for freedom that her cousin Candice started may cause a revolution, but Angelica won’t be a part of it unless she can summon the strength to conquer herself.
Jason is Not a Submissive Bachelor
Jason was sold to the Network after witnessing the murder of his family. He remembers his loving parents, his freedom. He is a rebel who desperately wants to join Baker in the safe zone. With inside information to get him accepted, all Jason needs is an escort through the post-apocalyptic wastelands of New America. Who better to protect him on that adventure than an honorable Pruett? What he doesn’t count on is the love that the infamous family gives to their males. Will Jason be able to resist Angelica’s charms or will he succumb to their romance and accept his legal place as her slave?
Sharing Control is No longer an Option
Angelica and Candice aren’t prepared for the Network’s determination to eliminate both of them. The Council has kept control for centuries with bread and circuses that have bloated an entire nation with fear and distraction. Realizing they might be about to lose it all, the enemy has decided to use this moment to free itself of not only the wild Pruetts and rebel males, but also their sister council in the west. The Network wants control over the warheads still hidden there, to use against the north. From there, maybe against the rest of the world. The rules of the past were well-learned. Those who have the power, make the rules.
Will the Changeling Winds blow in favor of autonomy or autocracy?
Terrified of snapping and killing innocent people, the furious teenager signed up for the games. She came to New Network City to find peace, either by winning or dying. The fight for freedom that her cousin Candice started may cause a revolution, but Angelica won’t be a part of it unless she can summon the strength to conquer herself.
Jason is Not a Submissive Bachelor
Jason was sold to the Network after witnessing the murder of his family. He remembers his loving parents, his freedom. He is a rebel who desperately wants to join Baker in the safe zone. With inside information to get him accepted, all Jason needs is an escort through the post-apocalyptic wastelands of New America. Who better to protect him on that adventure than an honorable Pruett? What he doesn’t count on is the love that the infamous family gives to their males. Will Jason be able to resist Angelica’s charms or will he succumb to their romance and accept his legal place as her slave?
Sharing Control is No longer an Option
Angelica and Candice aren’t prepared for the Network’s determination to eliminate both of them. The Council has kept control for centuries with bread and circuses that have bloated an entire nation with fear and distraction. Realizing they might be about to lose it all, the enemy has decided to use this moment to free itself of not only the wild Pruetts and rebel males, but also their sister council in the west. The Network wants control over the warheads still hidden there, to use against the north. From there, maybe against the rest of the world. The rules of the past were well-learned. Those who have the power, make the rules.
Will the Changeling Winds blow in favor of autonomy or autocracy?
696 pages, Paperback
First published July 3, 2011
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April 15, 2013
I still like the story line although I found myself rolling my eyes and thinking GAG at how simpy the males are.
December 30, 2018
I love Angela White's books.
February 13, 2019
Yes I enjoyed this book, but perhaps slightly less than book 1.
February 6, 2022
Loved this book!
The world is a little twisted and the people have had to twist along to survive in it.
Overall its a good, action packed book.
The world is a little twisted and the people have had to twist along to survive in it.
Overall its a good, action packed book.
January 29, 2016
I struggled with writing this review, because this book left me more torn about this series than the first one. I think it hit what I expected in a good way, but also hit what I also expected in a bad way as well.
The series picks up with the best parts of the plot from The Change: the Bachelor Battles, the rebels fighting the Network, and the dynamic Pruett family and their arch-nemesis, Rankin. In fact, I think the Pruetts do the best here, growing from just killers with occasional feelings to full characters. Angelica excels as a main character and her chosen mate after the Bachelor Battles allows her an opportunity to excel at something other than violence.
The problem? Two parts: 1. The editing is awful. She needs a new editor, pronto. The writing can be absolutely atrocious in parts - she's very lucky her story propels people along so well. The change in POV is actually welcome to me as it gives missing pieces of the action, but the writing itself needs strengthening, especially double checking typos and tenses within sentences. 2. There's an obsession about showing sex scenes between the females and their (sometimes willing) male partners. The sex scenes aren't written well (I'd say, level of 50 Shades quality) and often I think the story could have been stronger had she just had the character close the door to the room and perhaps have an observer note sounds outside.
The reason I gave this three stars? Its because of the story of the rebellion, the Bachelor Battles, and the Network, and the meetings with the different untamed populations of the world. She has a touch there that makes it really interesting to interact in the world of these characters, and the Pruett family dynamic makes them extremely interesting and often surprising characters to read.
I am very interested in finding out what happens in the final book in the trilogy, but I might also suggest some kind of free prequel about the history of the change and how it came to infect all people and species. The reactions of the other species in this book make me think it has the potential to be reversible in many species or controllable within this world, but we don't have enough information about the backstory to figure out more about it, and in her discussions of the change in the book we get the bare minimum about how it actually affects the females - nothing about how it works or comes to be.
The series picks up with the best parts of the plot from The Change: the Bachelor Battles, the rebels fighting the Network, and the dynamic Pruett family and their arch-nemesis, Rankin. In fact, I think the Pruetts do the best here, growing from just killers with occasional feelings to full characters. Angelica excels as a main character and her chosen mate after the Bachelor Battles allows her an opportunity to excel at something other than violence.
The problem? Two parts: 1. The editing is awful. She needs a new editor, pronto. The writing can be absolutely atrocious in parts - she's very lucky her story propels people along so well. The change in POV is actually welcome to me as it gives missing pieces of the action, but the writing itself needs strengthening, especially double checking typos and tenses within sentences. 2. There's an obsession about showing sex scenes between the females and their (sometimes willing) male partners. The sex scenes aren't written well (I'd say, level of 50 Shades quality) and often I think the story could have been stronger had she just had the character close the door to the room and perhaps have an observer note sounds outside.
The reason I gave this three stars? Its because of the story of the rebellion, the Bachelor Battles, and the Network, and the meetings with the different untamed populations of the world. She has a touch there that makes it really interesting to interact in the world of these characters, and the Pruett family dynamic makes them extremely interesting and often surprising characters to read.
I am very interested in finding out what happens in the final book in the trilogy, but I might also suggest some kind of free prequel about the history of the change and how it came to infect all people and species. The reactions of the other species in this book make me think it has the potential to be reversible in many species or controllable within this world, but we don't have enough information about the backstory to figure out more about it, and in her discussions of the change in the book we get the bare minimum about how it actually affects the females - nothing about how it works or comes to be.
February 11, 2014
Longer doesn't always mean better but in this case it does.
The Bachelor Battles are set in a post apocalyptic world where the birth rate for men has dropped to drastic levels. Using this as a reason for enslavement the (evil) Network, which now rules most of a destroyed America, holds all the men and raffles them off to desperate and needy women through deadly televised games. Think Battle Royale but with fierce, mutated ladies.
In the second installment Angelica "Angel" Pruett enters the games in the hopes of finding the same happiness her cousin Candice did, by winning herself a mate, holding on to the idea that a willing man will help her find remission from the Change.
But is her new mate what he seems to be or is he manipulating her for his own ends?
Death, betrayal, sex, lies, bloodshed and some shocking secrets await in Changing Winds. Along with some stonking great mutated, angry, killer pythons, did I mention the pythons?
The Bachelor Battles are set in a post apocalyptic world where the birth rate for men has dropped to drastic levels. Using this as a reason for enslavement the (evil) Network, which now rules most of a destroyed America, holds all the men and raffles them off to desperate and needy women through deadly televised games. Think Battle Royale but with fierce, mutated ladies.
In the second installment Angelica "Angel" Pruett enters the games in the hopes of finding the same happiness her cousin Candice did, by winning herself a mate, holding on to the idea that a willing man will help her find remission from the Change.
But is her new mate what he seems to be or is he manipulating her for his own ends?
Death, betrayal, sex, lies, bloodshed and some shocking secrets await in Changing Winds. Along with some stonking great mutated, angry, killer pythons, did I mention the pythons?
February 11, 2015
In this book,the Author Angela White doesnt disappoint people such as myself in which I openly say Im a fan of hers.Though I dont want to have you disregard my review as maybe youd think of course a fans just going to do nothing but write good reviews,per say.Not true.This book went in a dirrection Id not neccessarily seen even coming w/events thatd happen throughout.Which is great to have the ability to create so many sequels to her LAW Series,which both are of entirely different worlds,characters in a sci-fi/adventuristic/and of course of the future times than now.Which is also awesome to me!!I dont believe in spoiling a great book,literally "Kiss and Tell";),but really recommend you read the books by Angela White.
May 6, 2016
I liked the book as it continued on the saga of the Pruett family and their quest for freedom. The action and adventure was brutal, fast and didn't hold back any of the gore. It didn't glorify killing but recognized that it was a part of survival. There were a few spelling errors, probably from the predictive text issue, otherwise I would have scored this as a 5 star book. But don't let that stop you from experiencing one hell of a great read ! (I'm just a tyrant when it comes to spelling errors.)
I recommend this book wholeheartedly. Angela White has ALOT OF TALENT AND SKILL AS A PREMIER STORY TELLER !
I recommend this book wholeheartedly. Angela White has ALOT OF TALENT AND SKILL AS A PREMIER STORY TELLER !
July 28, 2013
The title is actually "Changeling Winds," but it's still a great book. It's along the lines of the first book in the series, "The Bachelor Battles." "Changeling Winds" is the second book.
One other thing I forgot to mention in my review of the first book is that I really enjoyed the chapter titles and pictures. The pictures were very arresting and attention-grabbing; I liked them a lot!
I can't wait for the 3rd book in the series, "The Network." I really hope the Pruetts take them down!
One other thing I forgot to mention in my review of the first book is that I really enjoyed the chapter titles and pictures. The pictures were very arresting and attention-grabbing; I liked them a lot!
I can't wait for the 3rd book in the series, "The Network." I really hope the Pruetts take them down!
January 14, 2014
Well I broke my promise that I would not read romance. LOL. This novel has a bit of everything.....Set in the future for Sci Fi fans, action, adventure and umm lots of sizzle on the romance part. Maybe just a bit too much for my taste, but the author did warn me in the prologue, so Kudos to Ms. White for being dead on. I will not post a negative review because I did not heed her warning. I did enjoy the plot as it was quirky and fun. Just a bit too much sizzle on the sex stuff lol!
October 30, 2015
Another awesome book that I must finish before sleep
This continues the series of the bachelor battles and the fight for freedom from the Network, which keeps a stranglehold on the men, the ferrous bachelor's who fight to claim a mate, and to maintain the lifestyle after five hundred years. Fascinating and terrific read. I can't wait for the next book.
S. Otto
This continues the series of the bachelor battles and the fight for freedom from the Network, which keeps a stranglehold on the men, the ferrous bachelor's who fight to claim a mate, and to maintain the lifestyle after five hundred years. Fascinating and terrific read. I can't wait for the next book.
S. Otto
November 7, 2015
ACTION!!!
What a wonderful plot, such well developed characters. This second episode is full of twists and turns. Book 2 is a delight. It has a different way of approaching the story than Book 1 but both books are extremely well written. Read the books in order and be prepared to view the future in a new way.
What a wonderful plot, such well developed characters. This second episode is full of twists and turns. Book 2 is a delight. It has a different way of approaching the story than Book 1 but both books are extremely well written. Read the books in order and be prepared to view the future in a new way.
October 25, 2017
Intense. I was wanting more the second I started reading.
October 24, 2015
Looking forward to book #3 Read first 2 books in series in 3 days. Love it. Can't wait for final chapter
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July 18, 2017
very interesting. couldn't put it until finished whole book. anxious to start next book
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