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Urban Heat #1
Juneau Heat
Shiya flew to Juneau, Alaska to confirm if the man she's been chatting up online is truly a shape-shifter. This was to be her first job in the field. As a tech geek, she's used to staying behind her computer and gathering all pertinent information about the existence of shifters so her family--shifter hunters for generations--can go and do the dirty work. All Shiya was supposed to do was to seduce Birk into revealing himself. What she didn't count on was how hot the man was in real life. She couldn't deny their chemistry and the reaction her body had to Birk. When Birk suggests they act on their mutual attraction, she can't say no. Then he sets the stakes even higher. He wants her to make his best friend her lover too. Kotori is the hottest Native American Shiya has ever seen, and her lust is ignited even more, especially given the danger she sees lurking deep in Kotori's eyes. Two lovers--her family doesn't have to know she took the seduction to something physical, right? And when her play is over, she can go back home to San Diego with no qualms. After all, they're just animals. Shiya's reasoning is put to the test when her heart gets involved, and her life in danger when Birk and Kotori reveal they know who she is. Shiya's family wants Birk and Kotori dead, and her lovers want to lure the famous hunter family to their deaths. Shiya is caught in the middle. All that's left is abduction and seduction until something gives.
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November 15, 2013
Shiya is on her first job of tracking, luring, and terminating the species of shapeshifters in Juneau, Alaska. She meets up with her target a hunky man named Birk and -to her surprise-his friend Kotori for the first time and there is an almost instant attraction between the three. They are both bent on betrayal of the other, but in the end will true love prevail?
So the problems I had with the novel is that it was overwhelmed by sex. Now, I don't mind sex scenes in books, but I do not like them to be a good 50% of the novels content. I really couldn't get a feel for the characters or the storyline because there was too much sex and sexual tension in the novel, and not enough dialogue. I also would have loved for there to be more detail on the Native American influences on shape shifting. Lastly I had a huge problem with the execution of some of the sex scenes; for example when he goes through the back door for the first time and she feels pain but then not 20 minutes later he's ramming into her…yeah because I'm sure that's what happens.
I had a huge problem with Shiya too as a main character. She didn't hold the hatred for the species as her family did, who were super extreme. She was weak and much to compliant to what her abusive brother. Her family was really just fudged up. There was not much back story on any of them either.
The good points of the novel were that, it was about polar bears, it was in Alaska, and the novel was a quick read that had splashes of goodness.
So the problems I had with the novel is that it was overwhelmed by sex. Now, I don't mind sex scenes in books, but I do not like them to be a good 50% of the novels content. I really couldn't get a feel for the characters or the storyline because there was too much sex and sexual tension in the novel, and not enough dialogue. I also would have loved for there to be more detail on the Native American influences on shape shifting. Lastly I had a huge problem with the execution of some of the sex scenes; for example when he goes through the back door for the first time and she feels pain but then not 20 minutes later he's ramming into her…yeah because I'm sure that's what happens.
I had a huge problem with Shiya too as a main character. She didn't hold the hatred for the species as her family did, who were super extreme. She was weak and much to compliant to what her abusive brother. Her family was really just fudged up. There was not much back story on any of them either.
The good points of the novel were that, it was about polar bears, it was in Alaska, and the novel was a quick read that had splashes of goodness.
June 19, 2014
I really really tried to like this book. It has been recommended for me a million times yet it being based in my home states capitol with polar bears and a Native Alaskan as one of the main hunky men. I just knew it wasn't going to be a good read for me. I received it in a box set so why not.
I knew I was getting into a sexy book but come on. There was more sex in this than anything else. There was a huge lack of location description you never actually knew were a person was standing, how they got anywhere, it just jumped around a lot. The big climax.............. No. I was looking forward to something big to reprieve the rest of the book nope. The ending? I forced myself to finish it like the majority of this book.
This is the very first book I've read from this author so I am going to try another go at one of her other books but I won't be finishing this series.
I knew I was getting into a sexy book but come on. There was more sex in this than anything else. There was a huge lack of location description you never actually knew were a person was standing, how they got anywhere, it just jumped around a lot. The big climax.............. No. I was looking forward to something big to reprieve the rest of the book nope. The ending? I forced myself to finish it like the majority of this book.
This is the very first book I've read from this author so I am going to try another go at one of her other books but I won't be finishing this series.
January 18, 2014
Shiya Keith comes from a family of shape-shifter hunters, and she's finally convinced her father that she's ready fo her first solo hunt. She heads to Juneau to confirm that her new online friend, Birk, is really a shape-shifter so that her father's team can come in and kill him. Birk knows who Shiya is and what she's trying to do, but he and his friend Kotori, have their own plan, to use Shiya to lure her family of hunters to their death. No one's plan go's the way the hope it would. From the moment the threesome meet, sparks fly and passion burns bright. This story has you hooked from the first page. It's an erotic fantasy that has action, drama, romance, and hot sex scenes.
April 22, 2015
3.5 stars.
August 20, 2020
2.8 stars
I had to deduct some stars because of the anticlimactic crescendo of the final showdown pitting hunters against shifters. The tension was there but it was like the writer backed away from exploring it fully because she was eager to wrap things up and get the threesome going again. Also had to take away stars because of the lack of detail given to the scenery, but the over detail given to the sex scenes that almost made it hard to grasp what was happening. These characters Shiya, Birk, and Kotori seemed to tie themselves into a Gordian Knot during their endless smut fest. Was there any heart to this story? There could have been, but again, that was cut short in favor of sex. I also hated Shiya's brother Kasen who was evil and hellbent on killing all shifters because their mother was killed by a shifter or shifters. It was never made clear if Shiya's family found the ones responsible for her mother's death, but they made it their lifes mission to kill all shifters. I wonder if Kasen and company would have had the same energy had his mom been murdered by a fellow human? There was a moral dilemma that could have been explored, but again that was nixed. All that aside, if you're in the mood for a quick and smutty read that features shape-shifting polar bears, then this is right up your alley.
I had to deduct some stars because of the anticlimactic crescendo of the final showdown pitting hunters against shifters. The tension was there but it was like the writer backed away from exploring it fully because she was eager to wrap things up and get the threesome going again. Also had to take away stars because of the lack of detail given to the scenery, but the over detail given to the sex scenes that almost made it hard to grasp what was happening. These characters Shiya, Birk, and Kotori seemed to tie themselves into a Gordian Knot during their endless smut fest. Was there any heart to this story? There could have been, but again, that was cut short in favor of sex. I also hated Shiya's brother Kasen who was evil and hellbent on killing all shifters because their mother was killed by a shifter or shifters. It was never made clear if Shiya's family found the ones responsible for her mother's death, but they made it their lifes mission to kill all shifters. I wonder if Kasen and company would have had the same energy had his mom been murdered by a fellow human? There was a moral dilemma that could have been explored, but again that was nixed. All that aside, if you're in the mood for a quick and smutty read that features shape-shifting polar bears, then this is right up your alley.
January 29, 2014
While Juneau Heat was definitely hot, I did have a problem with the premise of the plot. Shiya's family have been shifter hunters for centuries and shifters killed her mother. So it seems a bit of a stretch that she would fall for two Polar Bear shifters. Top that off with the fact that her family still wants to kill them and they her family and I just find the plot line hard to swallow.
I would never want to have to choose between my family and the one(or ones) I love.
I thought that Birk and Kotori were good characters and Liked them with Shiya, but I felt they should have done more to recognize the sacrifice that she made to be with them
I would never want to have to choose between my family and the one(or ones) I love.
I thought that Birk and Kotori were good characters and Liked them with Shiya, but I felt they should have done more to recognize the sacrifice that she made to be with them
November 8, 2013
I didn't read the description of this book so I had no idea how the story would unfold, and boy was I in for a shocker. I didn't expect the menage twist at all, and it was definitely a good one. The way Shiya, Birk, and Kotori went at it was off the charts. It has to be some of the hottest sex scenes that I have ever read. Although there was quite a bit of hot sex, there was love as well, and I could really feel the connection between the three of them. The book wasn't long, but everything was straight and to the point. Not a sentence was wasted on filler. This is a must read.
January 20, 2014
I find that I really enjoyed this story. Feeling as though she will let her family down if she doesn't go along with and do as she's told. I love that she struggles with what to do, but it would be a struggle for anyone when your heart is playing the on both sides of a very big fence. I don't want to say to much, but I do believe that its worth reading...so get it by itself or get it in the mass collection that I did. I'll be reading the other two books in this series when she comes out with the 3rd and final installment.
could-not-finish
February 23, 2016Part of the anthology Shifter Seduction Boxed Set
Could not finish. I thought Shiya was a bit of an idiot. She thought she could just wrap all these "bad" guys around her finger and do the killing. When a friend of one of the guys said he was glad he could bring the other friend "a beast" down from the mountain and she perked up, ugh! I was embarrassed for her and couldn't read anymore. No rating because I didn't finish it.
Could not finish. I thought Shiya was a bit of an idiot. She thought she could just wrap all these "bad" guys around her finger and do the killing. When a friend of one of the guys said he was glad he could bring the other friend "a beast" down from the mountain and she perked up, ugh! I was embarrassed for her and couldn't read anymore. No rating because I didn't finish it.
September 4, 2015
Like it. It takes place in the town in which I live. Some of the mystery is who they managed to drive a 100 miles north when the total number of miles is about 40. Silly stuff but I recognized the places in Juneau proper.
Also, Juneau is many hundreds of miles south of Polar Bear country but we do have bears all over the place. It is not the least bit unusual to find them on the streets in the spring and fall. That is life.
I will be looking around the popular restaurants for two big Tlingit men with a black girl.
Also, Juneau is many hundreds of miles south of Polar Bear country but we do have bears all over the place. It is not the least bit unusual to find them on the streets in the spring and fall. That is life.
I will be looking around the popular restaurants for two big Tlingit men with a black girl.
October 14, 2016
Facing the Truth
I have just started reading Tressie Lockwood's books, and I love her style of writing. Ms. Lockwood's heroines are strong woman who are trying to survive in this world. Here we have Shyia who is the daughter of famous shifter hunters. Birk and Kotori are the shifter heroes (it is a menagerie) she falls in love with. Shyia has a terrible secret that puts Birk and Kotori in danger. You must read the book to see how Birk and Kotori handle everything.
I have just started reading Tressie Lockwood's books, and I love her style of writing. Ms. Lockwood's heroines are strong woman who are trying to survive in this world. Here we have Shyia who is the daughter of famous shifter hunters. Birk and Kotori are the shifter heroes (it is a menagerie) she falls in love with. Shyia has a terrible secret that puts Birk and Kotori in danger. You must read the book to see how Birk and Kotori handle everything.
February 11, 2014
I'm in two minds about this story, something's I enjoyed something's I didn't.
It had hot sex but I felt it took over the story a little too much. It felt like the story didn't really get an end either. I would have liked to see more if the other Shifters, maybe more of Kotori's grandmother. I liked where the story was going and it's basic plot, I just don't think it went far enough for me.
It had hot sex but I felt it took over the story a little too much. It felt like the story didn't really get an end either. I would have liked to see more if the other Shifters, maybe more of Kotori's grandmother. I liked where the story was going and it's basic plot, I just don't think it went far enough for me.
March 31, 2014
I think this was interesting because we always want to see good and bad and so forth but not everything is so black and white. Here we have shiya who was raised to hunt shifters then we have Birk and kotori who are arrogant and cocky. They are so different yet similar with the way they approach things. I thought the story was well written and the characters were coming off of the pages.
March 29, 2015
Great read. One thing that pisses me off about people like the Keith's is that they blame a whole race/species for what one people has done. That needs to stop. Ooh, they pissed me off something serious, but I guess a great hurt can blind people.
October 31, 2013
Actual Rating 3.5
I liked this book the only reason I did not give it 4 stars was that the relationship between Shiya and her dad could have been explained so much better. :/ Eh it seems like a minor thing but once you read this you will agree.
I liked this book the only reason I did not give it 4 stars was that the relationship between Shiya and her dad could have been explained so much better. :/ Eh it seems like a minor thing but once you read this you will agree.
July 25, 2013
A very steamy menage
April 13, 2013
Great book!
February 8, 2014
The sex was fun- the plot had south potential- could have been a longer more involved story
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July 13, 2014Excellent story.
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