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Resurrection #2
Deceiving the Protector
After a series of murders is discovered along the trail of the Shifter Underground, wolf soldier Jensen Tate is assigned to find and protect a missing stray. But Lia Crawford doesn't seem to want his protection. When she eludes his watch and returns with mysterious injuries, Tate knows she's hiding something. To discover her secrets, Tate will have to win her trust…and get closer to the woman he thinks may be his mate.
Lia has reasons to keep her distance. The killer is haunting her steps, determined to claim her. He will come after them both if he sees how drawn she is to Tate, though it becomes increasingly difficult to deny her attraction to him. Protecting Tate is vital—but will her deception cost her his love?
88,000 words
Lia has reasons to keep her distance. The killer is haunting her steps, determined to claim her. He will come after them both if he sees how drawn she is to Tate, though it becomes increasingly difficult to deny her attraction to him. Protecting Tate is vital—but will her deception cost her his love?
88,000 words
257 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 15, 2011
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November 4, 2018
This wasn't as good. Heroine was too tortured and kept her secrets for way too long. Somehow I just didn't connect with it much.
August 16, 2011
Before I get into the review, I do have to say one thing - Dee Tenorio could have stopped the book in a few different places and the book would have really good - but it's like she KNEW I wasn't ready to leave this couple yet, so she kept going - and made the book even more wonderful!
Awesome is the word I have to say -
I truly love the whole "Bonding/Mate" thing when it comes to wolves - it's just a whole magical attachment that no one can explain and it really gives me chills every time I read about it :)
This book was no exception - but it was different in a way that really kept me on my toes -
The book starts off with Jensen Tate - or Tate - is searching for a stray shifter who has taken off - he can barely make out her scent, it's there but if he moves too fast, he'll lose it - Wolf. Distinctly female. A faint sent, tickling at his senses.
But there is something about her sent, something fresh, enticing in its elusiveness. Almost... Tempting.
Finally catching up with her , he approaches with caution. You don't want to spook a starving wolf - and from the looks of her, that's exactly what she is. But she's strong, and she scared and she's waiting for him to come closer.
"you don't have to worry, okay? I'm from the Underground and I've been looking for you. I'm here to help"
The Underground is an organized group by the Pack where they help take in stray shifters of all kinds, give them food and shelter and help them feel safe. But there is a Killer out on the loose right now, someone is killing the strays in a brutal way, so they are moving shifters around to different safe houses, to keep the strays safe.
Now Lia is a very strong willed Stray - she has a past that no one could ever believe. She does what she needs to in order to survive, and she can't trust him - It's not that she doesn't WANT to trust him. She feels a slight pull whenever she looks deep into his eyes.
She goes willingly with Tate on their 2 day journey to the next safe house. The whole time Tate tries to talk to her, get her to loosen up a little, but she stays silent. Lol He talks to her, and when she doesn't respond, he makes up her answers - and some of them are so ridiculous, it's all she could do not to show any sign of amusement :) Until he starts whistling. That drives her CRAZY! Nothing as loud as this, not for this long has ever bothered her. this much. No matter how she twisted away from him, or changed his pace, he was right there. Whistling. Setting her senses warping from misery. When she finally had to put her hands over her ears, he actually got louder. But when he laughed - he actually laughed at her! - "Don't you EVERY shut up?"
Lol well we learn that Tate in fact doesn't shut up :) And he is good at annoying Lia :) But it also helps her to open up to him a little, too. She lets her guard down for a few mins here and there.
When they first pitch camp, deep in the woods, Tate is afraid to take his eyes off her. He makes a phone call and meets with Bertha (I love this girl) She is one of his enforcers of such , so she fills him in with the information of the latest murder - it's not pretty.
When Bertha leaves, he looks over to where Lia was sleeping, just a few yards over, but she was gone.
He followed her. Her scent was so dim he could barely smell it, but he did smell a strong sense of Fear coming from her. He followed that -
That's where we meet Asher - Lia's Forced Mate - This guy isn't a wonderful Mate either - sure he probably does adore Lia in his own sick and strange way , but he grabs her by the throat and digs his knees into the dirt pinning her down, She can't breathe, and she can't move.
She has never seen Asher's face, but she is terrified of him. When Asher asks why she has the scent of another wolf on her arm, she tells him that Tate is the brother of the Alpha, if she can keep him alive, he can lead her to the Alpha - So Asher gives her another day .....
And so the journey begins ...
*sigh* A LOT goes on in this book -. so many details, so much emotion , it really stirs things up for the reader - I didn't know rather to laugh or cry half the time :)
I'm really excited I got the chance to read this book. I just bought the first one, and now I'm off to read that :)
Awesome is the word I have to say -
I truly love the whole "Bonding/Mate" thing when it comes to wolves - it's just a whole magical attachment that no one can explain and it really gives me chills every time I read about it :)
This book was no exception - but it was different in a way that really kept me on my toes -
The book starts off with Jensen Tate - or Tate - is searching for a stray shifter who has taken off - he can barely make out her scent, it's there but if he moves too fast, he'll lose it - Wolf. Distinctly female. A faint sent, tickling at his senses.
But there is something about her sent, something fresh, enticing in its elusiveness. Almost... Tempting.
Finally catching up with her , he approaches with caution. You don't want to spook a starving wolf - and from the looks of her, that's exactly what she is. But she's strong, and she scared and she's waiting for him to come closer.
"you don't have to worry, okay? I'm from the Underground and I've been looking for you. I'm here to help"
The Underground is an organized group by the Pack where they help take in stray shifters of all kinds, give them food and shelter and help them feel safe. But there is a Killer out on the loose right now, someone is killing the strays in a brutal way, so they are moving shifters around to different safe houses, to keep the strays safe.
Now Lia is a very strong willed Stray - she has a past that no one could ever believe. She does what she needs to in order to survive, and she can't trust him - It's not that she doesn't WANT to trust him. She feels a slight pull whenever she looks deep into his eyes.
She goes willingly with Tate on their 2 day journey to the next safe house. The whole time Tate tries to talk to her, get her to loosen up a little, but she stays silent. Lol He talks to her, and when she doesn't respond, he makes up her answers - and some of them are so ridiculous, it's all she could do not to show any sign of amusement :) Until he starts whistling. That drives her CRAZY! Nothing as loud as this, not for this long has ever bothered her. this much. No matter how she twisted away from him, or changed his pace, he was right there. Whistling. Setting her senses warping from misery. When she finally had to put her hands over her ears, he actually got louder. But when he laughed - he actually laughed at her! - "Don't you EVERY shut up?"
Lol well we learn that Tate in fact doesn't shut up :) And he is good at annoying Lia :) But it also helps her to open up to him a little, too. She lets her guard down for a few mins here and there.
When they first pitch camp, deep in the woods, Tate is afraid to take his eyes off her. He makes a phone call and meets with Bertha (I love this girl) She is one of his enforcers of such , so she fills him in with the information of the latest murder - it's not pretty.
When Bertha leaves, he looks over to where Lia was sleeping, just a few yards over, but she was gone.
He followed her. Her scent was so dim he could barely smell it, but he did smell a strong sense of Fear coming from her. He followed that -
That's where we meet Asher - Lia's Forced Mate - This guy isn't a wonderful Mate either - sure he probably does adore Lia in his own sick and strange way , but he grabs her by the throat and digs his knees into the dirt pinning her down, She can't breathe, and she can't move.
She has never seen Asher's face, but she is terrified of him. When Asher asks why she has the scent of another wolf on her arm, she tells him that Tate is the brother of the Alpha, if she can keep him alive, he can lead her to the Alpha - So Asher gives her another day .....
And so the journey begins ...
*sigh* A LOT goes on in this book -. so many details, so much emotion , it really stirs things up for the reader - I didn't know rather to laugh or cry half the time :)
I'm really excited I got the chance to read this book. I just bought the first one, and now I'm off to read that :)
August 13, 2011
You know that uber satisfied feeling that you get when you have read a book that has managed to hit all those spots that crave to be petted and stroked when you immerse yourself in a good book? Well, at the moment I am like the cat who got her full bowl of cream and then some as the 2nd book in the Resurrection series managed to completely woo me and left me spellbound once again with Dee Tenorio’s ability to blow me away with her stories.
Jensen Tate, brother to Alpha and one of the generals of the pack is tasked with the job of finding a female “stray” and bringing her to safety. A job that stirs up feelings that Tate has thought long since buried when he comes into contact with the half-starved, gritty, determined and surly Lia Crawford who seems to call out to the inner wolf inside of him to come out and stake its claim on the woman whose bewitching green eyes show remanents of a hidden fear so deep that it just about tears up Tate on the insides.
Lia knows that there is no turning back for her on the path she has chosen to walk and that neither is Tate supposed to be with her if what he and his brothers have worked so hard to bring about is to remain on course without the vicious hunters on her trail getting to them through her. For the safety of her sister Laurel, Lia is willing to do anything, even put up with the constant darkness that never seems to leave her life, always one step ahead, forcing her to accept the fact that she would never ever be a free woman of her own will.
Tate knows that Lia hides more than she is willing to let on and it drives him nuts trying to protect a woman whose sheer stubbornness alone makes him want to lay her down somewhere and make her forget the dead weight that she seems to carry on her shoulders. As Tate “forces” her to go along with his plans, Lia finds herself charmed by a man beneath whose gruff exterior lies a wolf begging to be petted and stroked and a man whose rough tenderness just about breaks every wall and shield she has erected to safeguard her emotions & heart.
As their trek towards the next safe house continues, Tate comes face to face with the danger that stalks and preys on the absolute fear that it demands from Lia as he finally starts accepting the fact that Lia is his mate for life, if she can just trust him enough to protect her and save her from the evil that refuses to let go.
Deceiving the Protector is fantastic in all the ways that counts. The way Dee builds up her paranormal world, subtly bringing in the details in the midst of the character development is what drew me in. The constant whirl of my thinking cap trying to figure out what would happen next was what I loved most about this paranormal romantic suspense and the reality and horrors behind what Lia underwent at the hands of mad men willing to rid the world of shifters anyway they can just left me with a bad taste in my mouth and shivers of the bad kind running up and down my spine.
Jensen Tate is a hero that practically invaded my heart as layer by layer his character unfolds, revealing a man of immense strength and beauty, though being called beautiful might piss Tate off and make him growl a bit before settling down, but nevertheless that is how I find him to be. A man so worthy of tender touches and healing kisses, whose protective nature refuses to step back and let his mate be the protector instead, no matter how chauvinistic that might seem to be. The reason why I fell so deeply for Tate is how he manages to gently draw out the hidden woman inside of Lia who has been cowering inside, afraid to show herself and refuses to let her return back to the shell of a woman she was before. His charming manner of telling a good story of course had me sighing all over the place and of course nekkid Tate is a sight to savored on its own.
Lia is a heroine who finds the strength to go on against all odds, a woman who has been on her own for so long that she finds the concept of accepting help a foreign one. Nevertheless, her fascination with Tate that continues to grow as they spend time together is one that refuses to be denied, and the need and desire that unfurls deep within her to claim his wolf as hers is one that continues taunt and tease her until she is ready to serve herself to Tate on silver platter. It is Lia’s immense courage and strength that awed me, and the way she perfectly complements Tate and knows how to soothe & appease the inner wolf inside of him and at the same time be a mate worthy enough to stand by his side that won me over.
It is a testament to Dee’s ability that she managed to make a slight part of me feel for the villain who continued to terrorize Lia until his demise, and I couldn’t help a tiny part of myself from thinking that it is the monsters who had carved him into what he turned out to be that should be rotting in hell. I know that the as the Resurrection series continues that everyone would get what they deserve, in fact I’m counting on that to happen so that I can revel in it big time when their asses get kicked to Hell never to return!
How Dee does it I would never know, but let me tell you I loved every single minute of it! One minute I am practically drooling and panting over the explosive passion between Tate and Lia, the next I am immersed in tender emotions so deep that I just feel like curling into a ball and sighing in contentment and the next thing I know I am laughing out loud at the witty banter between Tate and Lia that never fails to amuse! Kudos to Dee who manages it so effortlessly and made this book one entertaining fest that I won’t be forgetting anytime soon!
Highly recommended for fans of the series, fans of Dee Tenorio and fans of paranormal romantic suspense.
Delivering a kick-ass paranormal world with a heady mix of suspense and romance that one cannot resist, Deceiving the Protector is a SHOULD NOT MISS!
Memorable Quotes:
Then he stepped into an orchard, on a rise of packed dirt between tree groves, and proceeded not to give a rat’s ass what she might be trying to do.
The scent was finally clear.
And it went straight to his head.
Female. Apples. Cool water. Rich earth. Rain. Sunshine.
Sometimes, she wasn’t sure when she was seeing him, except for those few moments when their eyes met and she couldn’t look away to save her own life. She could see the protector in him then, sense the hunter. Raw strength emanated from him in those moments, his intensity surrounding her, suffusing her. She could almost feel his arms around her, trying to pull her under his protection. She’d be safe with him. Not cosseted, maybe, but…she’d be able to breathe. To know the next breath was coming, sure as the sunrise.
(Tate) “Sure, she can. She also makes a staff out of light that can cut people and the cars they’re driving in half. Five-feet-five-inches of pure power. Even at her best, it’s like having a nuclear bomb for a sister-in-law.”
“Boy.” Lia laughed, and by the look on his face he knew it was at his expense. “She must love you.”
“We have a complicated relationship,” he agreed with a self-depreciating nod. “Sort of a cross between suspicion and fuck you.”
His hands gripped her hips, slowing her descent. She could feel him savoring her, quaking at the feel of her claw tips sinking into his shoulders. His eyes flickered, the gray color she loved having shifted to the glowing yellow of his Wolf. She smiled, bucking against his hold.
“This time, I take you.” She pushed down, filling herself with him. He growled, drowning out her sigh. He squeezed tight, but she refused to be held back. She lifted up, rocking forward before sliding back down, savoring his groan against the beaded tips of her breasts. “I’m claiming you, Jensen Tate.”
Because you’re mine.
Rating=5/5
Original review posted on MBR's Realm of Romance
Jensen Tate, brother to Alpha and one of the generals of the pack is tasked with the job of finding a female “stray” and bringing her to safety. A job that stirs up feelings that Tate has thought long since buried when he comes into contact with the half-starved, gritty, determined and surly Lia Crawford who seems to call out to the inner wolf inside of him to come out and stake its claim on the woman whose bewitching green eyes show remanents of a hidden fear so deep that it just about tears up Tate on the insides.
Lia knows that there is no turning back for her on the path she has chosen to walk and that neither is Tate supposed to be with her if what he and his brothers have worked so hard to bring about is to remain on course without the vicious hunters on her trail getting to them through her. For the safety of her sister Laurel, Lia is willing to do anything, even put up with the constant darkness that never seems to leave her life, always one step ahead, forcing her to accept the fact that she would never ever be a free woman of her own will.
Tate knows that Lia hides more than she is willing to let on and it drives him nuts trying to protect a woman whose sheer stubbornness alone makes him want to lay her down somewhere and make her forget the dead weight that she seems to carry on her shoulders. As Tate “forces” her to go along with his plans, Lia finds herself charmed by a man beneath whose gruff exterior lies a wolf begging to be petted and stroked and a man whose rough tenderness just about breaks every wall and shield she has erected to safeguard her emotions & heart.
As their trek towards the next safe house continues, Tate comes face to face with the danger that stalks and preys on the absolute fear that it demands from Lia as he finally starts accepting the fact that Lia is his mate for life, if she can just trust him enough to protect her and save her from the evil that refuses to let go.
Deceiving the Protector is fantastic in all the ways that counts. The way Dee builds up her paranormal world, subtly bringing in the details in the midst of the character development is what drew me in. The constant whirl of my thinking cap trying to figure out what would happen next was what I loved most about this paranormal romantic suspense and the reality and horrors behind what Lia underwent at the hands of mad men willing to rid the world of shifters anyway they can just left me with a bad taste in my mouth and shivers of the bad kind running up and down my spine.
Jensen Tate is a hero that practically invaded my heart as layer by layer his character unfolds, revealing a man of immense strength and beauty, though being called beautiful might piss Tate off and make him growl a bit before settling down, but nevertheless that is how I find him to be. A man so worthy of tender touches and healing kisses, whose protective nature refuses to step back and let his mate be the protector instead, no matter how chauvinistic that might seem to be. The reason why I fell so deeply for Tate is how he manages to gently draw out the hidden woman inside of Lia who has been cowering inside, afraid to show herself and refuses to let her return back to the shell of a woman she was before. His charming manner of telling a good story of course had me sighing all over the place and of course nekkid Tate is a sight to savored on its own.
Lia is a heroine who finds the strength to go on against all odds, a woman who has been on her own for so long that she finds the concept of accepting help a foreign one. Nevertheless, her fascination with Tate that continues to grow as they spend time together is one that refuses to be denied, and the need and desire that unfurls deep within her to claim his wolf as hers is one that continues taunt and tease her until she is ready to serve herself to Tate on silver platter. It is Lia’s immense courage and strength that awed me, and the way she perfectly complements Tate and knows how to soothe & appease the inner wolf inside of him and at the same time be a mate worthy enough to stand by his side that won me over.
It is a testament to Dee’s ability that she managed to make a slight part of me feel for the villain who continued to terrorize Lia until his demise, and I couldn’t help a tiny part of myself from thinking that it is the monsters who had carved him into what he turned out to be that should be rotting in hell. I know that the as the Resurrection series continues that everyone would get what they deserve, in fact I’m counting on that to happen so that I can revel in it big time when their asses get kicked to Hell never to return!
How Dee does it I would never know, but let me tell you I loved every single minute of it! One minute I am practically drooling and panting over the explosive passion between Tate and Lia, the next I am immersed in tender emotions so deep that I just feel like curling into a ball and sighing in contentment and the next thing I know I am laughing out loud at the witty banter between Tate and Lia that never fails to amuse! Kudos to Dee who manages it so effortlessly and made this book one entertaining fest that I won’t be forgetting anytime soon!
Highly recommended for fans of the series, fans of Dee Tenorio and fans of paranormal romantic suspense.
Delivering a kick-ass paranormal world with a heady mix of suspense and romance that one cannot resist, Deceiving the Protector is a SHOULD NOT MISS!
Memorable Quotes:
Then he stepped into an orchard, on a rise of packed dirt between tree groves, and proceeded not to give a rat’s ass what she might be trying to do.
The scent was finally clear.
And it went straight to his head.
Female. Apples. Cool water. Rich earth. Rain. Sunshine.
Sometimes, she wasn’t sure when she was seeing him, except for those few moments when their eyes met and she couldn’t look away to save her own life. She could see the protector in him then, sense the hunter. Raw strength emanated from him in those moments, his intensity surrounding her, suffusing her. She could almost feel his arms around her, trying to pull her under his protection. She’d be safe with him. Not cosseted, maybe, but…she’d be able to breathe. To know the next breath was coming, sure as the sunrise.
(Tate) “Sure, she can. She also makes a staff out of light that can cut people and the cars they’re driving in half. Five-feet-five-inches of pure power. Even at her best, it’s like having a nuclear bomb for a sister-in-law.”
“Boy.” Lia laughed, and by the look on his face he knew it was at his expense. “She must love you.”
“We have a complicated relationship,” he agreed with a self-depreciating nod. “Sort of a cross between suspicion and fuck you.”
His hands gripped her hips, slowing her descent. She could feel him savoring her, quaking at the feel of her claw tips sinking into his shoulders. His eyes flickered, the gray color she loved having shifted to the glowing yellow of his Wolf. She smiled, bucking against his hold.
“This time, I take you.” She pushed down, filling herself with him. He growled, drowning out her sigh. He squeezed tight, but she refused to be held back. She lifted up, rocking forward before sliding back down, savoring his groan against the beaded tips of her breasts. “I’m claiming you, Jensen Tate.”
Because you’re mine.
Rating=5/5
Original review posted on MBR's Realm of Romance
April 12, 2017
The structure was a bit too much like book one, even if apparentely the plot seems to differ. It didn't shout read something else by this author. We'll see.
September 14, 2011
Quick Review: Grade B+
This was a great read from Dee Tenorio. I felt honest emotion throughout and felt for Lia and what she had to endure and what she had to hide from. I felt her despair, but also her overwhelming desire to protect her sister. {as well as Asher and the Task force’s future targets}
This is a novel that is best to be read and experienced by yourself rather than reading reviews. It’s a good book, and it can stand alone, but there is another in the series that came first “Tempting the Enemy” about the wolf Alpha Pale, and his mate Jade.
Tate was a fantastic hero. Strong, loyal, competent and protective.
Lia, likewise was strong, determined and damaged but still with a heart.
Tate and Lia together were smoldering, and the sexual tension was great.
The villain was seriously creepy, and the shifter task force was so evil. The flashbacks we witness through Lia are heartbreaking and disturbing. This world that Dee Tenorio created is dark, violent and bloody.
I can’t wait to read more set in this world that Pale and Tate have helped create, a shifter underground railroad. Compelling, sinister and captivating.
This was a great read from Dee Tenorio. I felt honest emotion throughout and felt for Lia and what she had to endure and what she had to hide from. I felt her despair, but also her overwhelming desire to protect her sister. {as well as Asher and the Task force’s future targets}
This is a novel that is best to be read and experienced by yourself rather than reading reviews. It’s a good book, and it can stand alone, but there is another in the series that came first “Tempting the Enemy” about the wolf Alpha Pale, and his mate Jade.
Tate was a fantastic hero. Strong, loyal, competent and protective.
Lia, likewise was strong, determined and damaged but still with a heart.
Tate and Lia together were smoldering, and the sexual tension was great.
The villain was seriously creepy, and the shifter task force was so evil. The flashbacks we witness through Lia are heartbreaking and disturbing. This world that Dee Tenorio created is dark, violent and bloody.
I can’t wait to read more set in this world that Pale and Tate have helped create, a shifter underground railroad. Compelling, sinister and captivating.
August 18, 2011
Great World and Characters
His kind have been hunted since humans became aware of their existence. Jensen Tate is a lawyer in their world but among his own kind, he's the alpha's brother and second, a wolf shifter and protector of his people. With shifter numbers decimated by federally funded death squads, and entire cultures wiped out as packs were destroyed, the Shifter Underground has stood as a beacon of hope and a trail to safety for strays everywhere. A dangerous road, maybe, but one that leads them to sanctuary. To Resurrection.
But evidence is pointing towards a grim truth. The Underground has been breached and a serial killer is slaughtering shifters along its carefully guarded trail of safe houses. Tate doesn't know who is responsible, but the Sibile has sent him out to track and help a stray to a safe house. The oracle is convinced that guarding her will lead to some nebulous treasure. Problem is, the stray Lia Crawford wants nothing to do with Tate or his protection, obviously doesn't trust him, and isn't afraid to go nose to snarling nose with him when he tries to convince her to do just that.
Lia's got a good reason to keep Tate at arm's length, several of them, in fact, not the least of which is the attraction she feels for him. That alone could see him dead. If Tate ever discovers the darkest of Lia's secrets and the cost she's paid to keep them, more than just Tate's life will be forfeit. The longer she spends in his company, the closer they become, the more determined Lia is to protect the protector. But with a serial killer tracking them and the government hunting them, safe is a luxury neither Lia or Tate have, and sacrifice may be the only option left.
I'm always a little hesitant to read a series book if I haven't read the books preceding it. And...uh...by hesitant I mean I usually avoid it like a vamp avoids sunlight. It upsets my completely anal retentive, OCD-esque linear mentality to embarrassing degrees and often makes it difficult for me to connect to the story. Not only that, but its not uncommon to have books that just don't read well at all unless you've read the preceding books in the series. Despite that hesitancy, as I haven't read the first book in the Resurrection series, Tempting the Enemy, I thought I'd give this one a try. I figured if I went into it expecting to have some issues with this book, those issues wouldn't be such a big deal. Plus it's a paranormal romance, and that's a favorite subgenre of mine, so I was tempted into risking it after reading the story brief.
Wow, I'm so glad I did!
I loved the world Tenorio's created here. It made so much sense! Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the willing suspension of disbelief, but come on, we live in a time when a gay man could still be a victim of a hate crime for who he loves, an African American man still faces discrimination because of the color of his skin, and a Muslim man is persecuted because of his religious beliefs. Not that much of a stretch to figure a wolf man would be hunted to extinction and/or prostituted by science for the good of 'National Security' if he was discovered to exist. Not a whole lotta willing suspension of disbelief needed to buy into that ugly version of reality.
In that regard, while not pretty, Tenorio's world just flat-out worked for me. And it didn't stop there. I absolutely adored her mythos on wolf shifters as it was explained here. It had such a refreshing and unique logic to it all (within the parameters of the paranormal, anyway), and there were some details provided that made me giddy as I was reading. Little things like how shifting doesn't magically heal major wounds, and could, in fact, make them worse as organs and tissue move around inside during a shift. Or how males can be slavering beasts around females going through a heat cycle, and there are some nasty consequences to females because of it. Wow - that's not only understandable, but it's a biological reality for canine species. On the flip side, it is the female who ultimately chooses a mate and the male is bound by that choice. Loved that.
In fact, there was much about the world and mythos that I adored.
And the love didn't stop there. Tate was a great lead character and Lia was just the sort of female character I most admire. Strong, self sufficient, and resilient, as the stuff she'd endured earned my ultimate respect. I thought she was wonderful. The chemistry between the two characters was solid, and this book had one of the most impressive sex scenes I've read in romance lately. Tenorio struck a perfect balance between emotional intensity and physical intimacy, and worked in a few threads of humor to keep it consistent with the characters personalities and with the development of the storyline to that point. Phenomenally well done.
I did have some issues that I felt were less well done, some points that didn't go over as well as the stuff that did, and I should probably at least brush over them. The non-relationship story elements, the external conflict of the book, was a little two dimensional and simple, and was told in a very straightforward manner that didn't allow for a lot of ancillary development or many secondary characters. While the secondary characters we did meet were fine, they were few and far between and didn't see much page time. This book is almost exclusively a two wolf shifter story, that of Lia and Tate.
That actually plays into another concern I had while reading. The focus of the book was very narrow. Beyond a flashback or two and an epilogue, the time frame for the entire book is just a couple of days, so the story ended up feeling a bit more like a snapshot of the road trip from hell than a fully developed and self-contained book. I would have preferred a bit more flesh on the bones of the story and a broader view given to some of the elements in it. Though I loved the evolution of the relationship between Lia and Tate, the rest of the book didn't offer quite enough exposition or explanation of what led up to Tate going after Lia and how Lia got there to begin with. I would have liked to have found out what exactly Lia's role has been for the two years she'd been out of captivity. Given the pretty horrific casualties, a better explanation of how she fit into the master plan would have been helpful.
There was also a plot hole concerning Lia's scarf that niggled at me as the book ended.
Whatever my issues, though, they were minor in the grand scheme, and while I think I would have appreciated reading the first book, and think it would have enhanced my understanding of the backstory in this one, I don't think it affected my reading enjoyment too much. Tenorio has created a world I completely admire, mythos that I find refreshing and unique, and characters I easily fell for. This book may lack a little of the complexity of plot found in some the books of some of my favorite paranormal romance authors, but what it does provide is well written and emotionally satisfying, and it has some aspects that set it apart and make it memorable. Now I just have to grab a copy of Tempting the Enemy before the next book in the series comes out. It's that whole anal retentive/OCD thing. Must. Read. From the beginning. In order.
Yeah, I'm a freak. I know.
Disclosure: An ARC was provided to me by Carina Press via NetGalley. This rating, review, and all included thoughts and comments are my own.
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Reviewed for One Good Book Deserves Another.
His kind have been hunted since humans became aware of their existence. Jensen Tate is a lawyer in their world but among his own kind, he's the alpha's brother and second, a wolf shifter and protector of his people. With shifter numbers decimated by federally funded death squads, and entire cultures wiped out as packs were destroyed, the Shifter Underground has stood as a beacon of hope and a trail to safety for strays everywhere. A dangerous road, maybe, but one that leads them to sanctuary. To Resurrection.
But evidence is pointing towards a grim truth. The Underground has been breached and a serial killer is slaughtering shifters along its carefully guarded trail of safe houses. Tate doesn't know who is responsible, but the Sibile has sent him out to track and help a stray to a safe house. The oracle is convinced that guarding her will lead to some nebulous treasure. Problem is, the stray Lia Crawford wants nothing to do with Tate or his protection, obviously doesn't trust him, and isn't afraid to go nose to snarling nose with him when he tries to convince her to do just that.
Lia's got a good reason to keep Tate at arm's length, several of them, in fact, not the least of which is the attraction she feels for him. That alone could see him dead. If Tate ever discovers the darkest of Lia's secrets and the cost she's paid to keep them, more than just Tate's life will be forfeit. The longer she spends in his company, the closer they become, the more determined Lia is to protect the protector. But with a serial killer tracking them and the government hunting them, safe is a luxury neither Lia or Tate have, and sacrifice may be the only option left.
I'm always a little hesitant to read a series book if I haven't read the books preceding it. And...uh...by hesitant I mean I usually avoid it like a vamp avoids sunlight. It upsets my completely anal retentive, OCD-esque linear mentality to embarrassing degrees and often makes it difficult for me to connect to the story. Not only that, but its not uncommon to have books that just don't read well at all unless you've read the preceding books in the series. Despite that hesitancy, as I haven't read the first book in the Resurrection series, Tempting the Enemy, I thought I'd give this one a try. I figured if I went into it expecting to have some issues with this book, those issues wouldn't be such a big deal. Plus it's a paranormal romance, and that's a favorite subgenre of mine, so I was tempted into risking it after reading the story brief.
Wow, I'm so glad I did!
I loved the world Tenorio's created here. It made so much sense! Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the willing suspension of disbelief, but come on, we live in a time when a gay man could still be a victim of a hate crime for who he loves, an African American man still faces discrimination because of the color of his skin, and a Muslim man is persecuted because of his religious beliefs. Not that much of a stretch to figure a wolf man would be hunted to extinction and/or prostituted by science for the good of 'National Security' if he was discovered to exist. Not a whole lotta willing suspension of disbelief needed to buy into that ugly version of reality.
In that regard, while not pretty, Tenorio's world just flat-out worked for me. And it didn't stop there. I absolutely adored her mythos on wolf shifters as it was explained here. It had such a refreshing and unique logic to it all (within the parameters of the paranormal, anyway), and there were some details provided that made me giddy as I was reading. Little things like how shifting doesn't magically heal major wounds, and could, in fact, make them worse as organs and tissue move around inside during a shift. Or how males can be slavering beasts around females going through a heat cycle, and there are some nasty consequences to females because of it. Wow - that's not only understandable, but it's a biological reality for canine species. On the flip side, it is the female who ultimately chooses a mate and the male is bound by that choice. Loved that.
In fact, there was much about the world and mythos that I adored.
And the love didn't stop there. Tate was a great lead character and Lia was just the sort of female character I most admire. Strong, self sufficient, and resilient, as the stuff she'd endured earned my ultimate respect. I thought she was wonderful. The chemistry between the two characters was solid, and this book had one of the most impressive sex scenes I've read in romance lately. Tenorio struck a perfect balance between emotional intensity and physical intimacy, and worked in a few threads of humor to keep it consistent with the characters personalities and with the development of the storyline to that point. Phenomenally well done.
I did have some issues that I felt were less well done, some points that didn't go over as well as the stuff that did, and I should probably at least brush over them. The non-relationship story elements, the external conflict of the book, was a little two dimensional and simple, and was told in a very straightforward manner that didn't allow for a lot of ancillary development or many secondary characters. While the secondary characters we did meet were fine, they were few and far between and didn't see much page time. This book is almost exclusively a two wolf shifter story, that of Lia and Tate.
That actually plays into another concern I had while reading. The focus of the book was very narrow. Beyond a flashback or two and an epilogue, the time frame for the entire book is just a couple of days, so the story ended up feeling a bit more like a snapshot of the road trip from hell than a fully developed and self-contained book. I would have preferred a bit more flesh on the bones of the story and a broader view given to some of the elements in it. Though I loved the evolution of the relationship between Lia and Tate, the rest of the book didn't offer quite enough exposition or explanation of what led up to Tate going after Lia and how Lia got there to begin with. I would have liked to have found out what exactly Lia's role has been for the two years she'd been out of captivity. Given the pretty horrific casualties, a better explanation of how she fit into the master plan would have been helpful.
There was also a plot hole concerning Lia's scarf that niggled at me as the book ended.
Whatever my issues, though, they were minor in the grand scheme, and while I think I would have appreciated reading the first book, and think it would have enhanced my understanding of the backstory in this one, I don't think it affected my reading enjoyment too much. Tenorio has created a world I completely admire, mythos that I find refreshing and unique, and characters I easily fell for. This book may lack a little of the complexity of plot found in some the books of some of my favorite paranormal romance authors, but what it does provide is well written and emotionally satisfying, and it has some aspects that set it apart and make it memorable. Now I just have to grab a copy of Tempting the Enemy before the next book in the series comes out. It's that whole anal retentive/OCD thing. Must. Read. From the beginning. In order.
Yeah, I'm a freak. I know.
Disclosure: An ARC was provided to me by Carina Press via NetGalley. This rating, review, and all included thoughts and comments are my own.
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Reviewed for One Good Book Deserves Another.
August 22, 2011
You can also read this review at Reflections on Reading Romance
I’ve long been a fan of Dee Tenorio’s contemporary romances, but a few months ago I was surprised to see that she had published a paranormal romance, Tempting the Enemy. It was dark and sexy, so I was thrilled to see that on Monday she released a sequel, Deceiving the Protector. As with the first in the series, this book is action-packed and filled with suspense and sexual tension.
Deceiving the Protector picks up about a year after the end of Tempting the Enemy. The alpha Pale Rysen and his psychic Sibile mate Jade have set up a safe haven for the shifters in the mountains of Southern California. In the first book the shifters were under attack as they traveled on the underground, and now the shifters who are travelling to the safety promised by Resurrection are under attack from a new enemy, a serial killer who’s able to hide his scent. Deceiving the Protector focuses on the alpha’s adopted brother, Jensen Tate, who has been sent by the Sibile to protect a lone shifter, Aurelia (Lia) Crawford. While Lia needs Tate’s help, she’s also desperate to avoid him, because the serial killer has been following her every move, placing any shifters she meets on the underground in danger. If she accepts Tate’s help, she could be leading him straight to the killer. But Lia’s drawn to Tate’s stubborn (and I do mean stubborn) strength, and, in spite of Lia’s surly demeanor, Tate’s attracted to Lia’s fierce nature. The two must work together to free Lia from the killer while fighting their attraction to one another.
This is not a light-hearted read. It’s definitely a dark and violent world, and Ms. Tenorio does an outstanding job of creating a terrifying villain. We’re introduced to the killer, Asher, in the prologue, and his appearance is truly fearsome. He’s dressed completely in black, with a horrifying mask and strange lenses in place of eyes. What makes Asher all the more frightening is the group that backs him – the mysterious Shifter Control Task Force. We learn through intense flashbacks that Lia was captured by the human-run organization and horribly experimented on. The nauseating experiments and Lia’s sense of hopelessness give the novel a darker feel than was present in the first book.
The sexual tension between Tate and Lia is complicated by both Lia’s upbringing and her twisted relationship with the killer Asher. Lia’s parents raised her and her sister Laurel as humans in an attempt to avoid the death squads hunting shifters. Since the humans have been hunting shifters for over a century, many of the shifters’ customs have been lost, and Tate has to explain the differences between mating and bonding to Lia. Until he does, Lia fears that the Shifter Control Task Force has managed to pervert her wolf nature and forever connected her to the horrific Asher. Lia’s ignorance about other shifters and mating also leads to a few misunderstandings with Tate, but in a way her ignorance is an advantage, since the Shifter Control Task Force is unable to learn as much about shifters during her incarceration.
Despite these complications, their romance is smoldering, with both hero and heroine presenting tough exteriors that hide vulnerabilities. Lia has managed to escape from the human authorities twice, but she’s torn between her feelings toward Tate and Asher’s blackmail demands. Her memories of the torture sessions are presented as flashbacks throughout the novel, which increase the tension for the reader because you begin to realize the terror that awaits her should she be recaptured. Tate’s haunted by memories of a former lover who slaughtered members of his family, leaving him unwilling to open his heart to another. Just as their relationship begins to unfold and they start trusting each other, danger threatens their lives and their love, at times leaving you in doubt as to their happy ever after. The suspense is skillfully drawn out, and the mix of action and romance is just right.
Tenorio’s world of hunted shifters and psychic Sibiles is an original take on the paranormal romance, and this second installment of the series was well done, but I do have one small complaint. Tate is supposed to be a lawyer, but I’m not sure why any profession is attributed to him since it was completely inconsequential to the action of the novel or the development of the romance. At one point when he’s ignoring Lia she reminds him that as a lawyer he should be used to answering questions, but other than that, it seems unimportant. I kept expecting his job to play some role in how the story unfolds, but it really didn’t. Also, I had to wonder how he would be able to disappear from work at odd times to help investigate any problems in the shifter underground.
The ending of the novel is both haunting and hopeful, which is difficult to achieve. I loved it, and Ms. Tenorio has allowed room for future sequels while tying up loose ends in this book. Given the dark tone of this novel and the deft handling of the suspense and romance, I’m definitely looking forward to reading more about the shifters at Resurrection.
I received this book for review from the Publisher through NetGalley.
I’ve long been a fan of Dee Tenorio’s contemporary romances, but a few months ago I was surprised to see that she had published a paranormal romance, Tempting the Enemy. It was dark and sexy, so I was thrilled to see that on Monday she released a sequel, Deceiving the Protector. As with the first in the series, this book is action-packed and filled with suspense and sexual tension.
Deceiving the Protector picks up about a year after the end of Tempting the Enemy. The alpha Pale Rysen and his psychic Sibile mate Jade have set up a safe haven for the shifters in the mountains of Southern California. In the first book the shifters were under attack as they traveled on the underground, and now the shifters who are travelling to the safety promised by Resurrection are under attack from a new enemy, a serial killer who’s able to hide his scent. Deceiving the Protector focuses on the alpha’s adopted brother, Jensen Tate, who has been sent by the Sibile to protect a lone shifter, Aurelia (Lia) Crawford. While Lia needs Tate’s help, she’s also desperate to avoid him, because the serial killer has been following her every move, placing any shifters she meets on the underground in danger. If she accepts Tate’s help, she could be leading him straight to the killer. But Lia’s drawn to Tate’s stubborn (and I do mean stubborn) strength, and, in spite of Lia’s surly demeanor, Tate’s attracted to Lia’s fierce nature. The two must work together to free Lia from the killer while fighting their attraction to one another.
This is not a light-hearted read. It’s definitely a dark and violent world, and Ms. Tenorio does an outstanding job of creating a terrifying villain. We’re introduced to the killer, Asher, in the prologue, and his appearance is truly fearsome. He’s dressed completely in black, with a horrifying mask and strange lenses in place of eyes. What makes Asher all the more frightening is the group that backs him – the mysterious Shifter Control Task Force. We learn through intense flashbacks that Lia was captured by the human-run organization and horribly experimented on. The nauseating experiments and Lia’s sense of hopelessness give the novel a darker feel than was present in the first book.
The sexual tension between Tate and Lia is complicated by both Lia’s upbringing and her twisted relationship with the killer Asher. Lia’s parents raised her and her sister Laurel as humans in an attempt to avoid the death squads hunting shifters. Since the humans have been hunting shifters for over a century, many of the shifters’ customs have been lost, and Tate has to explain the differences between mating and bonding to Lia. Until he does, Lia fears that the Shifter Control Task Force has managed to pervert her wolf nature and forever connected her to the horrific Asher. Lia’s ignorance about other shifters and mating also leads to a few misunderstandings with Tate, but in a way her ignorance is an advantage, since the Shifter Control Task Force is unable to learn as much about shifters during her incarceration.
Despite these complications, their romance is smoldering, with both hero and heroine presenting tough exteriors that hide vulnerabilities. Lia has managed to escape from the human authorities twice, but she’s torn between her feelings toward Tate and Asher’s blackmail demands. Her memories of the torture sessions are presented as flashbacks throughout the novel, which increase the tension for the reader because you begin to realize the terror that awaits her should she be recaptured. Tate’s haunted by memories of a former lover who slaughtered members of his family, leaving him unwilling to open his heart to another. Just as their relationship begins to unfold and they start trusting each other, danger threatens their lives and their love, at times leaving you in doubt as to their happy ever after. The suspense is skillfully drawn out, and the mix of action and romance is just right.
Tenorio’s world of hunted shifters and psychic Sibiles is an original take on the paranormal romance, and this second installment of the series was well done, but I do have one small complaint. Tate is supposed to be a lawyer, but I’m not sure why any profession is attributed to him since it was completely inconsequential to the action of the novel or the development of the romance. At one point when he’s ignoring Lia she reminds him that as a lawyer he should be used to answering questions, but other than that, it seems unimportant. I kept expecting his job to play some role in how the story unfolds, but it really didn’t. Also, I had to wonder how he would be able to disappear from work at odd times to help investigate any problems in the shifter underground.
The ending of the novel is both haunting and hopeful, which is difficult to achieve. I loved it, and Ms. Tenorio has allowed room for future sequels while tying up loose ends in this book. Given the dark tone of this novel and the deft handling of the suspense and romance, I’m definitely looking forward to reading more about the shifters at Resurrection.
I received this book for review from the Publisher through NetGalley.
October 1, 2011
Reviewed by: Rabid Reads
This is the second time this month that I've started a new series without having read the books that came before it. I hope I'm not developing a bad habit all of a sudden! Fortunately, I didn't feel lost while reading Deceiving the Protector; quite the contrary actually, I loved this book and am curious to know how this tale begins. I don't usually enjoy dystopia type scenarios but in this instance it works. The plotline of this novel offers an incredibly unique take on werewolves. There's also a lot of twists and turns that kept me guessing and made for a very gripping read.
I liked Tate and Lia's first meeting and the subsequent bond that formed between them. Lia is abrasive, secretive and one of the strongest willed characters that I've ever encountered. The crap that she's been through and survived is staggering. It'd be one thing if she was just being bombarded from one side but it's her very existence that's messed up. Lia's family was murdered, her sister was stolen from her, she was experimented on, forced into a mate bonding with a monster, and the list goes on! Running away isn't even an option because the bad guys can always find her. Talk about hopeless! I was rooting for the tables to turn for Lia through this entire book. This poor girl hit rock bottom a long time ago, it's about time for her luck to change!
Enter Tate, the ray of light in Lia's dark universe. He has no idea what he's getting himself into. At first it looks like a regular mission but as the story progresses he learns that there's a lot more to his "assignment" than meets the eye. Tate plays the role of a knight in shinning armor to a T. Stereotypical? Yes, but what girl doesn't love a good dose of masculine heroism every once in a while? Tate's also incredibly persistent and slowly manages to break through Lia's tough exterior. He's not forceful about it either; he uses his charm to weaken her defenses and his suavely manner is near impossible to resist. He starts by making her smile and goes from there. Aaww.
It's the storyline that truly did it for me in Deceiving the Protector. There's a palpable sense of fear that lingers in the air throughout this tale. You never know when the other shoe is about to drop. Lia's sad tale will have you rooting for something good to happen to her in no time. However, like most things, nothing is ever that easy. The pace of this novel won't leave you reeling but it does maintain a nice momentum that'll have you anxious to find out how it all ends. The wolfish life mate element also plays an important role in the development of this story. Dee Tenorio does a fantastic job of incorporating it by staying true to its foundations but without making things too predictable or mushy. I consider myself to be a pretty knowledgeable werewolf critic and I wasn't able to find any faults is the furrier aspects of this tale. Kudos for that!
The main characters from Tempting the Enemy do make appearances towards the end of this read but this book stands well enough on its own. Mind you, my curiosity is peaked after finishing this second installment and I feel the need to backtrack to the beginning of the Resurrection series. Deceiving the Protector is a madly enjoyable read with a good action to romance ratio; your heart will go from racing to jello many times over. Thanks for the great ride Dee Tenorio! I'll be making another trip into your Resurrection universe again sometime very soon.
This is the second time this month that I've started a new series without having read the books that came before it. I hope I'm not developing a bad habit all of a sudden! Fortunately, I didn't feel lost while reading Deceiving the Protector; quite the contrary actually, I loved this book and am curious to know how this tale begins. I don't usually enjoy dystopia type scenarios but in this instance it works. The plotline of this novel offers an incredibly unique take on werewolves. There's also a lot of twists and turns that kept me guessing and made for a very gripping read.
I liked Tate and Lia's first meeting and the subsequent bond that formed between them. Lia is abrasive, secretive and one of the strongest willed characters that I've ever encountered. The crap that she's been through and survived is staggering. It'd be one thing if she was just being bombarded from one side but it's her very existence that's messed up. Lia's family was murdered, her sister was stolen from her, she was experimented on, forced into a mate bonding with a monster, and the list goes on! Running away isn't even an option because the bad guys can always find her. Talk about hopeless! I was rooting for the tables to turn for Lia through this entire book. This poor girl hit rock bottom a long time ago, it's about time for her luck to change!
Enter Tate, the ray of light in Lia's dark universe. He has no idea what he's getting himself into. At first it looks like a regular mission but as the story progresses he learns that there's a lot more to his "assignment" than meets the eye. Tate plays the role of a knight in shinning armor to a T. Stereotypical? Yes, but what girl doesn't love a good dose of masculine heroism every once in a while? Tate's also incredibly persistent and slowly manages to break through Lia's tough exterior. He's not forceful about it either; he uses his charm to weaken her defenses and his suavely manner is near impossible to resist. He starts by making her smile and goes from there. Aaww.
It's the storyline that truly did it for me in Deceiving the Protector. There's a palpable sense of fear that lingers in the air throughout this tale. You never know when the other shoe is about to drop. Lia's sad tale will have you rooting for something good to happen to her in no time. However, like most things, nothing is ever that easy. The pace of this novel won't leave you reeling but it does maintain a nice momentum that'll have you anxious to find out how it all ends. The wolfish life mate element also plays an important role in the development of this story. Dee Tenorio does a fantastic job of incorporating it by staying true to its foundations but without making things too predictable or mushy. I consider myself to be a pretty knowledgeable werewolf critic and I wasn't able to find any faults is the furrier aspects of this tale. Kudos for that!
The main characters from Tempting the Enemy do make appearances towards the end of this read but this book stands well enough on its own. Mind you, my curiosity is peaked after finishing this second installment and I feel the need to backtrack to the beginning of the Resurrection series. Deceiving the Protector is a madly enjoyable read with a good action to romance ratio; your heart will go from racing to jello many times over. Thanks for the great ride Dee Tenorio! I'll be making another trip into your Resurrection universe again sometime very soon.
August 23, 2011
Favorite Lines: “He touched you.” He pounded her into the mud again, punctuating his words with violence. “No one touches what’s mine!” (p. 38, egalley)
Deceiving the Protector is book two in Dee Tenorio’s Resurrection series about shifters trying to survive in a world where humans know of their existence. I did not read the first book, Tempting the Enemy, and had no problems reading the story.
I felt so bad for Lia through almost the entire story. That girl had it bad. From the madman intent on torturing her to the emotional loss that tagged her, I wanted just one thing good to happen to her. As she dreaded interactions, I dreaded them. I wanted her to clue Jensen in, but understood why she could not. Her secret keeping still made me grit my teeth because I wondered how many lives would be lost before she sought help.
Jensen is a walking contradiction. He’s all calm on the outside but full of seriousness and turmoil inside. He is also a high-ranking member of his pack and a strong, determined man. He’s a great teacher and a patient man. I really liked him. He is a worthy mate for Lia.
The killer is a sadistic monster. He isn’t a rapist, but he thrives on injuring others especially Lia. He exerts unconditional control over her until Jensen enters the picture. He is one scary sucka. I flashed to Ian Moore, aka I am no one guy on CSI Las Vegas. Scary and intimidating as hell.
It wasn’t until the end of the book when characters from book one appeared that I began to wonder if I should have read the first book in the series. I knew who the characters were from the bits and pieces given in the story, but I didn’t know them like I would have had I read book one. I also took an immediate dislike for book one’s heroine, Jade. She came across as a total bitch. I think people who’ve read Tempting the Enemy might feel different.
In the end, I got a kick out of Deceiving the Protector. I never knew when the killer was going to show his face and that suspense about killed me. It was delicious. I felt the interest between the main characters build while they traveled a dangerous road wondering if salvation lay at the end. It worked well. I look forward to reading more from Tenorio.
Scooper Speaks
Deceiving the Protector is book two in Dee Tenorio’s Resurrection series about shifters trying to survive in a world where humans know of their existence. I did not read the first book, Tempting the Enemy, and had no problems reading the story.
I felt so bad for Lia through almost the entire story. That girl had it bad. From the madman intent on torturing her to the emotional loss that tagged her, I wanted just one thing good to happen to her. As she dreaded interactions, I dreaded them. I wanted her to clue Jensen in, but understood why she could not. Her secret keeping still made me grit my teeth because I wondered how many lives would be lost before she sought help.
Jensen is a walking contradiction. He’s all calm on the outside but full of seriousness and turmoil inside. He is also a high-ranking member of his pack and a strong, determined man. He’s a great teacher and a patient man. I really liked him. He is a worthy mate for Lia.
The killer is a sadistic monster. He isn’t a rapist, but he thrives on injuring others especially Lia. He exerts unconditional control over her until Jensen enters the picture. He is one scary sucka. I flashed to Ian Moore, aka I am no one guy on CSI Las Vegas. Scary and intimidating as hell.
It wasn’t until the end of the book when characters from book one appeared that I began to wonder if I should have read the first book in the series. I knew who the characters were from the bits and pieces given in the story, but I didn’t know them like I would have had I read book one. I also took an immediate dislike for book one’s heroine, Jade. She came across as a total bitch. I think people who’ve read Tempting the Enemy might feel different.
In the end, I got a kick out of Deceiving the Protector. I never knew when the killer was going to show his face and that suspense about killed me. It was delicious. I felt the interest between the main characters build while they traveled a dangerous road wondering if salvation lay at the end. It worked well. I look forward to reading more from Tenorio.
Scooper Speaks
September 5, 2011
Tate is on a mission to find and protect a female stray until he can bring her into the fold of the Shifter Underground. Lia doesn't want his help. Everyone who has tried to get close to her has died, horribly, at the hands of the man who considers himself her mate. And she is sure that Trent will meet the same fate if she lets him into her life.
The past few years have been torture for Lia. She and her sister were kidnapped by government agents, then kept in a facility. They were experimented on... injured... humiliated. That's where she met Asher... where his mark was forced upon her. Even now that she is out of the facility, there is no escape. He can track her; he can punish her --and he will destroy anyone who dares to make a connection with her.
Of course, Tate ignores Lia's protests and takes her under his protection. For the first time in a very long time, she allows herself the luxury of feelings --and desire. Together, they learn what true mating really is and what it means to bond their souls to each other.
All of this happens against the backdrop of a world where shifters are feared and maligned by society. The series follows a small group of wolves trying to create a home and new life for others of their kind. The world building is straightforward and easy to understand. And while there are references to the events of the first book in the series, I never got lost or too bogged down with information overload.
The love story was ok, the ongoing shifter story is better.... but for me the Epilogue was the best part of the book. All too often in romances, these days, authors use an Epilogue as a dumping ground for a wedding, pregnancy or a baby. But this one adds to the story and gives it an extra layer of emotional resonance. Well done. 4 stars.
ARC Provided by NetGalley
The past few years have been torture for Lia. She and her sister were kidnapped by government agents, then kept in a facility. They were experimented on... injured... humiliated. That's where she met Asher... where his mark was forced upon her. Even now that she is out of the facility, there is no escape. He can track her; he can punish her --and he will destroy anyone who dares to make a connection with her.
Of course, Tate ignores Lia's protests and takes her under his protection. For the first time in a very long time, she allows herself the luxury of feelings --and desire. Together, they learn what true mating really is and what it means to bond their souls to each other.
All of this happens against the backdrop of a world where shifters are feared and maligned by society. The series follows a small group of wolves trying to create a home and new life for others of their kind. The world building is straightforward and easy to understand. And while there are references to the events of the first book in the series, I never got lost or too bogged down with information overload.
The love story was ok, the ongoing shifter story is better.... but for me the Epilogue was the best part of the book. All too often in romances, these days, authors use an Epilogue as a dumping ground for a wedding, pregnancy or a baby. But this one adds to the story and gives it an extra layer of emotional resonance. Well done. 4 stars.
ARC Provided by NetGalley
July 28, 2018
Good read.
I enjoyed this. The characters were written well and I liked the world building. I wish there were more books in the series, because I’d like to know what happens next.
I enjoyed this. The characters were written well and I liked the world building. I wish there were more books in the series, because I’d like to know what happens next.
October 17, 2018
now i am hooked. This was such a great, easy and creative book. i was hooked after the first page.
The characters were easy to fall in love with and follow, along with the story. the author made the mental visions so easy and vivid of the surroundings and the characters actions felt so real.
i would highly recommend this author and this book.
The characters were easy to fall in love with and follow, along with the story. the author made the mental visions so easy and vivid of the surroundings and the characters actions felt so real.
i would highly recommend this author and this book.
August 15, 2011
OMG, this book was so good!!! I will have the full review up soon. The book releases the 15th. Now I need to go and read Book #1 in this series, Tempting the Enemy...
Full review reposted from my Smitten with Reading blog.
My Review:
There are books that make me so happy that I am a book reviewer because I never would have found them otherwise. This is one of those books. This is book #2 in the Resurrection series. I have not read #1 (at the time of writing this review- by the time you read this, I can guarantee that has been remedied) but I got an offer of an ARC by the author, Dee Tenorio, so I jumped on it I am so glad that I did. This is another of those books that I can pretty much guarantee you is going to make my Top 10 list for 2011... such a good book!
Lia is a stray and Tate has come out to help protect her and to get her to safety because there is a serial killer that is targeting the Shifters in the area. What Tate doesn't realize is that Lia is well aware of the serial killer because he's her own personal stalker and murders anyone that shows her any kindness which means that Tate is next on his list of people to kill and chop up.
After years of torture and medical experimentation, Lia is trapped in her circumstances. She has lost all hope for herself, but contact with Tate has re-awakened that hope.
As with all shifters, Lia & Tate have an instant connection, but Lia knows that her connnection to him simply threatens his life further. Tate is unwilling to let her go especially as he realizes that she is being hurt and is absolutely terrified. He can't stand by while anyone is being hurt, but add in his attraction to Lia, and there is no way that she is going to get rid of him.
These are both extremely strong people, but Lia is... Wow, just incredible. Most people have died or gone insane after the treatments that she's had to endure, but she has never given in and never relented to the demands made of her regardless of the extra pain that meant she had to endure.
There were so many details to this story that made it really exceptional:
*the entire shifter world is really amazing. They are being hunted so Tate & his brother Pale (the alpha and hero from book #1, Tempting the Enemy) have set up a pack in California (Resurrection) as refuge.
*under high emotions, the wolf shifters' eyes change color to the wolfen golden yellow...very cool detail.
*Lia knows that she is never going to have a normal life, so she grabs whatever happiness she can with Tate. It's a heartbreaking desperation.
*BOTH of these people are willing to do ANYthing to save the other.
*a fabulous cash of characters: Pale & Jade (couple from book #1, Tempting the Enemy) and Betha (who is so freaking funny with her comments and observations.) These are Tate's family and they love him even when he's driving them insane.
The entire book simply throbs with emotion. There is so much desperation and futility to Lia's circumstances. What Tate is willing to give up to help her...*sob*...just so gorgeous. The entire books reeks of action & suspense, passion & love, heartache & desperation, and it is ALL so good!! From the moment that I started it, I simply could not put it down. Now I am off to read book #1, Tempting the Enemy. If it is even half as good as this book, then I am up for a long night of happy reading.
Full review reposted from my Smitten with Reading blog.
My Review:
There are books that make me so happy that I am a book reviewer because I never would have found them otherwise. This is one of those books. This is book #2 in the Resurrection series. I have not read #1 (at the time of writing this review- by the time you read this, I can guarantee that has been remedied) but I got an offer of an ARC by the author, Dee Tenorio, so I jumped on it I am so glad that I did. This is another of those books that I can pretty much guarantee you is going to make my Top 10 list for 2011... such a good book!
Lia is a stray and Tate has come out to help protect her and to get her to safety because there is a serial killer that is targeting the Shifters in the area. What Tate doesn't realize is that Lia is well aware of the serial killer because he's her own personal stalker and murders anyone that shows her any kindness which means that Tate is next on his list of people to kill and chop up.
After years of torture and medical experimentation, Lia is trapped in her circumstances. She has lost all hope for herself, but contact with Tate has re-awakened that hope.
As with all shifters, Lia & Tate have an instant connection, but Lia knows that her connnection to him simply threatens his life further. Tate is unwilling to let her go especially as he realizes that she is being hurt and is absolutely terrified. He can't stand by while anyone is being hurt, but add in his attraction to Lia, and there is no way that she is going to get rid of him.
These are both extremely strong people, but Lia is... Wow, just incredible. Most people have died or gone insane after the treatments that she's had to endure, but she has never given in and never relented to the demands made of her regardless of the extra pain that meant she had to endure.
There were so many details to this story that made it really exceptional:
*the entire shifter world is really amazing. They are being hunted so Tate & his brother Pale (the alpha and hero from book #1, Tempting the Enemy) have set up a pack in California (Resurrection) as refuge.
*under high emotions, the wolf shifters' eyes change color to the wolfen golden yellow...very cool detail.
*Lia knows that she is never going to have a normal life, so she grabs whatever happiness she can with Tate. It's a heartbreaking desperation.
*BOTH of these people are willing to do ANYthing to save the other.
*a fabulous cash of characters: Pale & Jade (couple from book #1, Tempting the Enemy) and Betha (who is so freaking funny with her comments and observations.) These are Tate's family and they love him even when he's driving them insane.
The entire book simply throbs with emotion. There is so much desperation and futility to Lia's circumstances. What Tate is willing to give up to help her...*sob*...just so gorgeous. The entire books reeks of action & suspense, passion & love, heartache & desperation, and it is ALL so good!! From the moment that I started it, I simply could not put it down. Now I am off to read book #1, Tempting the Enemy. If it is even half as good as this book, then I am up for a long night of happy reading.
August 27, 2011
Review originally posted at: http://happilyeverafter-reads.blogspo...
In the world of the Deceiving the Protector (Resurrection Series #2), is the Shifter Underground, a cross country route dotted with safe houses along the way to Resurrection, a hidden shifter community in California that harbors shifters from the humans who want to eradicate them.
The book starts out with Jensen Tate, a wolf shifter on the search for a killer who has been targeting shifters along the Underground Trail, leaving body parts in is wake. While en route, Tate is ordered by his Alpha to escort Lia Crawford, an underweight, battered, and abused female shifter. As the Tate tries to get to know Lia during their journey, she refuses to let him in, when every fiber of Tate's being tells him she might mean more to him than either of them realizes. Tate knows Lia is keeping something huge from him, and his protective instincts want to do nothing but keep her from harm.
Little to Tate’s knowledge, Lia is being stalked at every turn by a shifter named Asher, who she keeps a secret from Tate at first, fearing for his life if she doesn’t.
Asher is a character so demented and twisted, that his detailed descriptions every time he comes on page, don’t seem human or shifter, but like something straight out of a horror movie. Asher definitely added a heightened state of suspense throughout the book, and reminded me why I love horror movies. Seems I like horror-like characters in books too!
I’ve always loved the shifter genre. Shifter heroes tend to be possessive and dominant, and when they find the one they know is their “mate” they stop at nothing to make her theirs, so I loved seeing that play out in this book. Tate is immediately drawn to Lia, and his protective instincts are always in full force. Let's just say the notoriously shifter word Mine is said a few times. Rawrrr!
The only problem I was having with this story through the first half, was that it's the kind of detail oriented book that I needed to be in the right frame of mind to start, and I wasn't, so I struggled to find the energy to read it as fast as I wanted to, and ended up taking almost a week to read it. Also, it's book 2 in a series, and it doesn't do a very good job of reiterating things from the first book that it should to make it capable of being a stand-alone, and so I found it difficult to connect with past characters who were given very little background, but were a big part of the plot. But that's not necessarily the authors fault, for all I know, she didn't intend for it to be a stand alone, and I'm just the idiot who requested it on Net Galley without reading the first book! So my suggestion would probably be to read book one first.
Regardless, once I broke past the first half of the book, and the action and romance began to amp up, I started to really get into it. The writing is well done, and the characters are interesting and certainly not lacking depth. I will definitely add book One to my TBR pile now.
In the world of the Deceiving the Protector (Resurrection Series #2), is the Shifter Underground, a cross country route dotted with safe houses along the way to Resurrection, a hidden shifter community in California that harbors shifters from the humans who want to eradicate them.
The book starts out with Jensen Tate, a wolf shifter on the search for a killer who has been targeting shifters along the Underground Trail, leaving body parts in is wake. While en route, Tate is ordered by his Alpha to escort Lia Crawford, an underweight, battered, and abused female shifter. As the Tate tries to get to know Lia during their journey, she refuses to let him in, when every fiber of Tate's being tells him she might mean more to him than either of them realizes. Tate knows Lia is keeping something huge from him, and his protective instincts want to do nothing but keep her from harm.
Little to Tate’s knowledge, Lia is being stalked at every turn by a shifter named Asher, who she keeps a secret from Tate at first, fearing for his life if she doesn’t.
Asher is a character so demented and twisted, that his detailed descriptions every time he comes on page, don’t seem human or shifter, but like something straight out of a horror movie. Asher definitely added a heightened state of suspense throughout the book, and reminded me why I love horror movies. Seems I like horror-like characters in books too!
I’ve always loved the shifter genre. Shifter heroes tend to be possessive and dominant, and when they find the one they know is their “mate” they stop at nothing to make her theirs, so I loved seeing that play out in this book. Tate is immediately drawn to Lia, and his protective instincts are always in full force. Let's just say the notoriously shifter word Mine is said a few times. Rawrrr!
The only problem I was having with this story through the first half, was that it's the kind of detail oriented book that I needed to be in the right frame of mind to start, and I wasn't, so I struggled to find the energy to read it as fast as I wanted to, and ended up taking almost a week to read it. Also, it's book 2 in a series, and it doesn't do a very good job of reiterating things from the first book that it should to make it capable of being a stand-alone, and so I found it difficult to connect with past characters who were given very little background, but were a big part of the plot. But that's not necessarily the authors fault, for all I know, she didn't intend for it to be a stand alone, and I'm just the idiot who requested it on Net Galley without reading the first book! So my suggestion would probably be to read book one first.
Regardless, once I broke past the first half of the book, and the action and romance began to amp up, I started to really get into it. The writing is well done, and the characters are interesting and certainly not lacking depth. I will definitely add book One to my TBR pile now.
December 4, 2012
My review cross-posted from Joyfully Reviewed: http://www.joyfullyreviewed.com/new-r...
As right hand to the Alpha, wolf shifter Jensen Tate is used to his orders being followed. Then, murders start occurring on the Shifter Underground and Tate is tasked with finding and protecting a stray shifter. Unfortunately for him, Lia is not only unimpressed by his orders, she undermines his efforts to protect her for reasons Tate can’t discover. Tate isn’t one to back down, especially when it comes to uncovering the secrets of the woman who might be his mate.
Lia Crawford doesn’t want to like the gorgeous shifter who dogs her every step, and she definitely doesn’t want to fall for him. Though everything in her strains to be with Tate, Lia knows she must outwit him and run – it’s the only way she can protect him from a sadistic killer that is determined to tear Tate limb from limb. But deceiving her protector isn’t as simple as Lia would like it to be. Tate refuses to give up on her, and even as the murderer stalks them both, Lia finds that she cannot give up her handsome protector either.
Delve into the fascinating supernatural world of Dee Tenorio’s Resurrection series with Deceiving the Protector. The world Ms. Tenorio first created in Tempting the Enemy is even more intriguing in this second installment, as readers get to further explore the world of the shifters. I don’t want to spoil any of the excitement of Deceiving the Protector; suffice it to say that Ms. Tenorio’s world building is top notch and the things you will learn about both the shifters and their enemies will intrigue you.
At the center of Deceiving the Protector are Tate and Lia. Tate, who charmed me in Tempting the Enemy, is slightly darker in his own story, and with good reason. Tate drew me in and made me sigh (in a good way). More importantly, he and Lia made me care. Lia’s so very strong and she’s faced a tremendous amount of hardship that broke my heart. I respected her and wanted her to find happiness with Tate for both of them deserved it. The third major player in the story is Lia’s stalker. Again, I don’t want to spoil the story, but the murderer is terrifyingly brutal and an interestingly complex villain.
Deceiving the Protector is the second book in the Resurrection series, but Ms. Tenorio provides enough information that you don’t have to have read Tempting the Enemy to follow along (though it’d be a crime not to read it). My only complaint about Deceiving the Protector is that I have to wait for a third Resurrection story. There’s so much in the world of this series to ponder and I want to know more. Even though Deceiving the Protector has a satisfying ending, you can be sure that I’ll be first in line to read the next Resurrection book. Ms. Tenorio, you’ve got me hooked!
As right hand to the Alpha, wolf shifter Jensen Tate is used to his orders being followed. Then, murders start occurring on the Shifter Underground and Tate is tasked with finding and protecting a stray shifter. Unfortunately for him, Lia is not only unimpressed by his orders, she undermines his efforts to protect her for reasons Tate can’t discover. Tate isn’t one to back down, especially when it comes to uncovering the secrets of the woman who might be his mate.
Lia Crawford doesn’t want to like the gorgeous shifter who dogs her every step, and she definitely doesn’t want to fall for him. Though everything in her strains to be with Tate, Lia knows she must outwit him and run – it’s the only way she can protect him from a sadistic killer that is determined to tear Tate limb from limb. But deceiving her protector isn’t as simple as Lia would like it to be. Tate refuses to give up on her, and even as the murderer stalks them both, Lia finds that she cannot give up her handsome protector either.
Delve into the fascinating supernatural world of Dee Tenorio’s Resurrection series with Deceiving the Protector. The world Ms. Tenorio first created in Tempting the Enemy is even more intriguing in this second installment, as readers get to further explore the world of the shifters. I don’t want to spoil any of the excitement of Deceiving the Protector; suffice it to say that Ms. Tenorio’s world building is top notch and the things you will learn about both the shifters and their enemies will intrigue you.
At the center of Deceiving the Protector are Tate and Lia. Tate, who charmed me in Tempting the Enemy, is slightly darker in his own story, and with good reason. Tate drew me in and made me sigh (in a good way). More importantly, he and Lia made me care. Lia’s so very strong and she’s faced a tremendous amount of hardship that broke my heart. I respected her and wanted her to find happiness with Tate for both of them deserved it. The third major player in the story is Lia’s stalker. Again, I don’t want to spoil the story, but the murderer is terrifyingly brutal and an interestingly complex villain.
Deceiving the Protector is the second book in the Resurrection series, but Ms. Tenorio provides enough information that you don’t have to have read Tempting the Enemy to follow along (though it’d be a crime not to read it). My only complaint about Deceiving the Protector is that I have to wait for a third Resurrection story. There’s so much in the world of this series to ponder and I want to know more. Even though Deceiving the Protector has a satisfying ending, you can be sure that I’ll be first in line to read the next Resurrection book. Ms. Tenorio, you’ve got me hooked!
August 18, 2013
Like the first book in the Resurrection series, I found it hard going until I got to about half way and then I was riveted. I was somewhat confused by Chapter 9 as although it contained relevant information, it didn't seem to fit in with the storyline. It was like the author had gone off on a tangent and then remembered to come back to the storyline.
This book focuses on Pale's brother Tate who is sent on a special assignment to ensure that Lia (a stray on the underground) safely gets to the next safe house. Whilst werewolves have to hide their true identities from the humans and although they have both suffered family loss at the hands of the humans, they have both had very different lives. For the main part, Tate's life has been lived with relative freedom whilst Lia was captured by the death squad that killed her family. During her captivity, she has been subjected to experiment after horrific and agonising experiment and believes herself to broken. Nor will she shift into her wolf form as from past memory, it will bring intolerable pain.
From their first meeting, she is full of hostility toward Tate and spends much of her time ignoring him and telling him to leave her alone before he ends up dead. Regardless of his personal opinion, Tate ignores her and as being brother to the Alpha, Tate is a high ranking 'general' in the pack as well as being a lawyer in his 'human' life. There is a serial killer stalking and killing werewolves at random and Lia is always somewhere near the vicinity of the murders. The reason Tate has been sent on the special assignment is because he is the only wolf likely to defeat the killer and make a fair assessment as to Lia's character before allowing her to reach Resurrection. At this stage, it is unclear whether Lia is the killer and working alone or if she is working in tandem with someone else. After an attack is made on Tate's life, it becomes clear that Lia is definitely involved but is she a willing participant or as much a victim as the dead?
Whilst Tate's agenda is clear, Lia's is not. Unbeknown to Tate, Lia is being blackmailed by the scientists' who ran the facility she escaped from. She has no concern for her own life but she is desperate to save the life of someone called Laurel. Although they escaped from the facility together, Laurel and Lia had to split up and now Lia doesn't know if Laurel is dead or alive. In order to not risk Laurel's life if she was recaptured, Lia allows the scientists and the killer to dictate her movements.
During their journey, both Lia and Tate manage to break down the barriers to each other's hearts. Will they overcome the obstacles put in their way? Is Lia the killer and if not, will she escape the killer and do we find out who Laurel is? It's worth reading the book to find out.
This book focuses on Pale's brother Tate who is sent on a special assignment to ensure that Lia (a stray on the underground) safely gets to the next safe house. Whilst werewolves have to hide their true identities from the humans and although they have both suffered family loss at the hands of the humans, they have both had very different lives. For the main part, Tate's life has been lived with relative freedom whilst Lia was captured by the death squad that killed her family. During her captivity, she has been subjected to experiment after horrific and agonising experiment and believes herself to broken. Nor will she shift into her wolf form as from past memory, it will bring intolerable pain.
From their first meeting, she is full of hostility toward Tate and spends much of her time ignoring him and telling him to leave her alone before he ends up dead. Regardless of his personal opinion, Tate ignores her and as being brother to the Alpha, Tate is a high ranking 'general' in the pack as well as being a lawyer in his 'human' life. There is a serial killer stalking and killing werewolves at random and Lia is always somewhere near the vicinity of the murders. The reason Tate has been sent on the special assignment is because he is the only wolf likely to defeat the killer and make a fair assessment as to Lia's character before allowing her to reach Resurrection. At this stage, it is unclear whether Lia is the killer and working alone or if she is working in tandem with someone else. After an attack is made on Tate's life, it becomes clear that Lia is definitely involved but is she a willing participant or as much a victim as the dead?
Whilst Tate's agenda is clear, Lia's is not. Unbeknown to Tate, Lia is being blackmailed by the scientists' who ran the facility she escaped from. She has no concern for her own life but she is desperate to save the life of someone called Laurel. Although they escaped from the facility together, Laurel and Lia had to split up and now Lia doesn't know if Laurel is dead or alive. In order to not risk Laurel's life if she was recaptured, Lia allows the scientists and the killer to dictate her movements.
During their journey, both Lia and Tate manage to break down the barriers to each other's hearts. Will they overcome the obstacles put in their way? Is Lia the killer and if not, will she escape the killer and do we find out who Laurel is? It's worth reading the book to find out.
September 5, 2011
Originally posted at: http://longandshortreviews.blogspot.c...
I’ll admit it, I was all but frothing at the mouth to read this book. I loved the first book in this series (Tempting the Enemy) with a passion I usually reserve for 85% dark chocolate, so leaped upon the opportunity to review this one the moment it was presented.
That’s a lot of pressure for any book to live up to. Thankfully, Deceiving the Protector was a really good book. I’m pretty sure I’d be happy to read Ms. Tenorio’s shopping list. Her writing is strong and descriptive and she is one of the most talented authors I’ve had the privilege to read. Her world-building skill is incredible, especially how she meshes the world we know with the world she creates and has me looking over my shoulder for the beings she says exist here.
There’s a murderer on the loose. And not just any murderer... nope. He’s killing “strays” and other shifters in a truly bloody and graphic manner. There appears to be pleasure in the killing, as well as an implied warning to other shifters: No one is safe.
Tate is sent by the Sibile to protect one particular stray, Lia, who has a treasure. That’s pretty much all he knows as he heads out to guide her to safety. Problem is, Lia wants nothing to do with him. At first, we can’t understand why. Tate is quiet, calm, safe. He oozes trustworthiness. And still, she either ignores him or snaps at him, and looks for any chance to get away.
Soon we discover why .... she has a secret that could endanger not only Tate, but the entire shifter society and the only way she believes she can protect them is to make them all just GO AWAY.
Deceiving the Protector had me constantly nervous. The villain would show up when we least expected it, leaping from the shadows, lurking around corners, the monster under the bed. Despite the slower pace of the time Lia and Tate spend together as they get to know each other and eventually fall in love, there’s always an edge of fear and worry. In a way, that dichotomy is what gave the book its strength.
Tate is every woman’s dream hero: smart, handsome, sweet, thoughtful, strong and fearless. It’s no wonder that Lia finds herself slowly giving into him. Who wouldn’t fall in love with such a man? I know I did! And Lia is a good partner for Tate, despite our worries at the beginning.
Deceiving the Protector has what it takes to make readers sit up and take notice. It has that special something that grabs hold and doesn’t let go until the last page. Readers are in for a treat that will have them thinking about it long after the last page is read. It's so worth the time to read, and I’m looking forward to the next book. I’ll be first in line to grab a copy.
I’ll admit it, I was all but frothing at the mouth to read this book. I loved the first book in this series (Tempting the Enemy) with a passion I usually reserve for 85% dark chocolate, so leaped upon the opportunity to review this one the moment it was presented.
That’s a lot of pressure for any book to live up to. Thankfully, Deceiving the Protector was a really good book. I’m pretty sure I’d be happy to read Ms. Tenorio’s shopping list. Her writing is strong and descriptive and she is one of the most talented authors I’ve had the privilege to read. Her world-building skill is incredible, especially how she meshes the world we know with the world she creates and has me looking over my shoulder for the beings she says exist here.
There’s a murderer on the loose. And not just any murderer... nope. He’s killing “strays” and other shifters in a truly bloody and graphic manner. There appears to be pleasure in the killing, as well as an implied warning to other shifters: No one is safe.
Tate is sent by the Sibile to protect one particular stray, Lia, who has a treasure. That’s pretty much all he knows as he heads out to guide her to safety. Problem is, Lia wants nothing to do with him. At first, we can’t understand why. Tate is quiet, calm, safe. He oozes trustworthiness. And still, she either ignores him or snaps at him, and looks for any chance to get away.
Soon we discover why .... she has a secret that could endanger not only Tate, but the entire shifter society and the only way she believes she can protect them is to make them all just GO AWAY.
Deceiving the Protector had me constantly nervous. The villain would show up when we least expected it, leaping from the shadows, lurking around corners, the monster under the bed. Despite the slower pace of the time Lia and Tate spend together as they get to know each other and eventually fall in love, there’s always an edge of fear and worry. In a way, that dichotomy is what gave the book its strength.
Tate is every woman’s dream hero: smart, handsome, sweet, thoughtful, strong and fearless. It’s no wonder that Lia finds herself slowly giving into him. Who wouldn’t fall in love with such a man? I know I did! And Lia is a good partner for Tate, despite our worries at the beginning.
Deceiving the Protector has what it takes to make readers sit up and take notice. It has that special something that grabs hold and doesn’t let go until the last page. Readers are in for a treat that will have them thinking about it long after the last page is read. It's so worth the time to read, and I’m looking forward to the next book. I’ll be first in line to grab a copy.
October 14, 2011
Book 2 in the Resurrection Series
After a series of murders is discovered along the trail of the Shifter Underground, wolf soldier Jensen Tate is the one assigned to find and protect a missing stray. But Lia Crawford, the missing stray, doesn't seem to want his protection. When she eludes his watch and then returns with mysterious injuries, Tate knows she's hiding something from him. To discover Lia's secrets, Jensen will have to win her trust....and get closer to the woman he thinks may well be his mate.
Lia has reasons to keep her distance. The killer is haunting her steps, and seems determined to claim her. He will come after them both if he sees how drawn she is to Tate, though it becomes increasingly difficult to deny her attraction to him. Protecting Tate is vital - but will her deception cost her his love?
Oh Wow I loved this book.....I really did, it is up there with The Shifter Series by Rachel Vincent and the Kelley Armstrong Women Of The Otherworld Series! and to be totally honest I never thought I would find a shifter series as great! I just want to read more...... Dee please tell us there's going to be lots
more? The possibilities seem endless, I mean we haven't actually been in Ressurection yet, well, only briefly so there are many more shifters to meet and their stories to tell.
I find the cover so strong and powerful, the eyes are just the colour you imagine for Tate's. Tate is such a brilliant character, and then so is Lia! I didn't think this second book would be as good as the first but...I have to say it was even better. Its so well written, the relationships and dialogues between the characters so "real". The relationship between Tate and Lia make you laugh, make you smile, and it also breaks your heart at point and gives you tears in your eyes, but it also gives you a warm n fuzzy feeling.
The ending was not exactly as I expected it was better, I have to say it was perfect! Lia is a strong female character and Tate is a strong character, so strong he even dares to kind of argue with his Alpha and his mate. both characters have their own difficult pasts that they have to put to rest as well as dealing with the phsycopath Asher who has bonded to Lia and thinks of her as his mate. The bond is complicated and this book goes into more detail to explain it, which ties in with the story and journey of Tate and Lia. I love that Lia is as tough a character as Tate. you wouldn't know which one to bet on in a fight lol.
Its very rare I give 5 stars but this book deserves every one of the 5 stars!
Only one note of warning it does contain sexual scenes but they are within the context of the plot and not overly exaggerated. So would then have to say this is an adult book or older teens.
September 7, 2011
Lia does not want to be found, she doesn't want to be noticed, she want to be left alone to stay as alone as she is possible, but two things stand in the way of that, one a masked in black government designed shifter soldier who is her homicidal shadow linked to her with fear and violence, two Tate Jensen a wolf shifter like her who is sent to protect her and bring her into a shifter safe house.
Every chance she gets she lies to keep him safe, she lies to try and drive him away but the man is resilient, talking to her until she's blue in the face and her guards crack little by little - which will be the end for Tate as her shadow of death is convinced she's his and Tate stepping on his territory sends him to a rage.
Tate on the other hand only sees a scrawny, starving young woman who reveals nothing and lies through her teeth to keep him literally at arm’s length. It doesn't take too long to figure out something is wrong, she has bruises and something is shadowing them, someone even his shifter senses can't pick up, someone who has Lia incapacitated with fear. But as much as she ducks away from him and scowls, she grows on him, even if it wasn't his mission to protect her he'd still do it because what he begins to feel is the real her and having all of her.
The one thing they truly shouldn't do if they wish to survive is fall for each other.
This book is amazing! Even without having read the first book I slipped into this story immediately, got hooked immediately! Lia is truly burned and tortured character but still strong everything that has happened to her hasn't broken her - Tate wonderfully charming but just as damaged emotionally, wearing masks to cover any real emotions and watching him coach Lia to open up is wonderful to read, as is watching her fight against his charm with a snarky attitude and silent treatment. He literally talks until she's blue in the face and snaps at him!
Deceiving the Protector is addictive, you literally can't wait to be finished and at the same time really don't want to finish but... thank god there is a third book coming!
For all Paranormal Romance fans, this series is a must read! Get it you won't be sorry!
Don't miss the Trailer and Excerpt below!
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Every chance she gets she lies to keep him safe, she lies to try and drive him away but the man is resilient, talking to her until she's blue in the face and her guards crack little by little - which will be the end for Tate as her shadow of death is convinced she's his and Tate stepping on his territory sends him to a rage.
Tate on the other hand only sees a scrawny, starving young woman who reveals nothing and lies through her teeth to keep him literally at arm’s length. It doesn't take too long to figure out something is wrong, she has bruises and something is shadowing them, someone even his shifter senses can't pick up, someone who has Lia incapacitated with fear. But as much as she ducks away from him and scowls, she grows on him, even if it wasn't his mission to protect her he'd still do it because what he begins to feel is the real her and having all of her.
The one thing they truly shouldn't do if they wish to survive is fall for each other.
This book is amazing! Even without having read the first book I slipped into this story immediately, got hooked immediately! Lia is truly burned and tortured character but still strong everything that has happened to her hasn't broken her - Tate wonderfully charming but just as damaged emotionally, wearing masks to cover any real emotions and watching him coach Lia to open up is wonderful to read, as is watching her fight against his charm with a snarky attitude and silent treatment. He literally talks until she's blue in the face and snaps at him!
Deceiving the Protector is addictive, you literally can't wait to be finished and at the same time really don't want to finish but... thank god there is a third book coming!
For all Paranormal Romance fans, this series is a must read! Get it you won't be sorry!
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August 4, 2012
Thanks to Christen at Goldilox and the Three Weres, I'm trying to kick my NetGalley backlist into shape. (You can read about my NetGalley Knockout goals here.) First up is the second novel in Dee Tonorio's Resurrection series, about shifters in an America where the government has been actively trying to exterminate them. In the first book, which I talked about last year, we learned about how Pale Rysen was trying to bring the Wolf pack back from extinction and watched him fall in love with Jade, a Sibile with incredible powers. In this instalment, we get to see Pale's brother Tate in action, as he tries to save Lia from a killer who's been stalking the Underground, a series of safe houses that the Wolves have established to help shifters get to Resurrection, a safe community they've established away from prying eyes.
I really enjoy the world that Dee Tenorio has created. The idea that shifters have been systematically hunted down and exterminated draws a lot of parallels with other persecuted minorities and I really liked watching the community slowly come together. In DECEIVING THE PROTECTOR, Tenorio expands this world further as we learn more about how the government side of things has been working, thanks to Lia's experiences. The world that's emerging is great fun for the reader, given that it is so fraught with danger for our protagonists.
In terms of characters, I liked both Lia and Tate. Tate's very alpha male and enjoyable, though not as well developed as Lia, who's more of a mystery and has more layers because of the hardships she's suffered. She's been under so much stress for so long, and she takes a lot of blame on herself, on top of a very confused understanding of what mating is and how the shifter community has developed. Her link with the killer, Asher, is dramatic and makes for some great scenes. (As an aside, I instantly thought of Kroenen, the off-putting tin can-eqsue bad guy from the first Hellboy movie, when the killer appears with his mask and silence. (I'd put a picture but after the recent hullabaloo about copyright and images, I'm afraid to.))
Fans of shifter novels will enjoy this story. It makes a bit more sense if you've read TEMPTING THE ENEMY (the first book) but you can put things together without knowing the previous story. I look forward to seeing what Dee Tenorio brings to the table in the next instalment of the series.
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I really enjoy the world that Dee Tenorio has created. The idea that shifters have been systematically hunted down and exterminated draws a lot of parallels with other persecuted minorities and I really liked watching the community slowly come together. In DECEIVING THE PROTECTOR, Tenorio expands this world further as we learn more about how the government side of things has been working, thanks to Lia's experiences. The world that's emerging is great fun for the reader, given that it is so fraught with danger for our protagonists.
In terms of characters, I liked both Lia and Tate. Tate's very alpha male and enjoyable, though not as well developed as Lia, who's more of a mystery and has more layers because of the hardships she's suffered. She's been under so much stress for so long, and she takes a lot of blame on herself, on top of a very confused understanding of what mating is and how the shifter community has developed. Her link with the killer, Asher, is dramatic and makes for some great scenes. (As an aside, I instantly thought of Kroenen, the off-putting tin can-eqsue bad guy from the first Hellboy movie, when the killer appears with his mask and silence. (I'd put a picture but after the recent hullabaloo about copyright and images, I'm afraid to.))
Fans of shifter novels will enjoy this story. It makes a bit more sense if you've read TEMPTING THE ENEMY (the first book) but you can put things together without knowing the previous story. I look forward to seeing what Dee Tenorio brings to the table in the next instalment of the series.
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August 8, 2011
Deceiving the Protector by Dee Tenorio (Book 2 in the Resurrection series)
Synopsis
The mate he never wanted may be the woman he can never have....
After a series of murders is discovered along the trail of the Shifter Underground, wolf soldier Jensen Tate is assigned to find and protect a missing stray. But Lia Crawford doesn't seem to want his protection. When she eludes his watch and returns with mysterious injuries, Tate knows she's hiding something. To discover her secrets, he'll have to win her trust....and get closer to the woman he thinks may be his mate.
Lia has reasons to keep her distance. The killer is haunting her steps, determined to claim her. He will come after them both if he sees how drawn she is to Tate, though it becomes increasingly difficult to deny her attraction to him. Protecting Tate is vital - but will her deception cost her his love?
My review
Jensen Tate, brother to the Alpha in charge of Resurrection, is sent on a mission to help a stray wolf to safety as there is a killer on the loose attacking lone wolves. Lia is a stray who has many secrets, she clashes with Tate on their first meeting and they continue to bump heads throughout their journey. They both have issues with trust and relationships and they struggle with their growing attraction while trying to stay ahead of the serial killer on their trail.
The characters had amazing depth you could feel their anguish leaping off the pages, it was easy to get inside their heads and I struggled to put the book down, preferring to keep reading just to see what happened next!
It is a fast paced story in an intriguing world with many paranormal elements. I would recommend reading them in order, although each book can be read as a stand alone there is an ongoing story arc throughout the series and most of the world building was done in Tempting the Enemy, where we learn more about The Order of the Sibile. In this installment we discover more about the wolves and their history while being introduced to new enemies and we meet possible future allies. I will be continuing with the series, after this ending - how could I not?
A thoroughly enjoyable tale that had me on the edge of my seat, I was gripped from start to finish and I can't wait to see where Ms. Tenorio takes us in the future.
Synopsis
The mate he never wanted may be the woman he can never have....
After a series of murders is discovered along the trail of the Shifter Underground, wolf soldier Jensen Tate is assigned to find and protect a missing stray. But Lia Crawford doesn't seem to want his protection. When she eludes his watch and returns with mysterious injuries, Tate knows she's hiding something. To discover her secrets, he'll have to win her trust....and get closer to the woman he thinks may be his mate.
Lia has reasons to keep her distance. The killer is haunting her steps, determined to claim her. He will come after them both if he sees how drawn she is to Tate, though it becomes increasingly difficult to deny her attraction to him. Protecting Tate is vital - but will her deception cost her his love?
My review
Jensen Tate, brother to the Alpha in charge of Resurrection, is sent on a mission to help a stray wolf to safety as there is a killer on the loose attacking lone wolves. Lia is a stray who has many secrets, she clashes with Tate on their first meeting and they continue to bump heads throughout their journey. They both have issues with trust and relationships and they struggle with their growing attraction while trying to stay ahead of the serial killer on their trail.
The characters had amazing depth you could feel their anguish leaping off the pages, it was easy to get inside their heads and I struggled to put the book down, preferring to keep reading just to see what happened next!
It is a fast paced story in an intriguing world with many paranormal elements. I would recommend reading them in order, although each book can be read as a stand alone there is an ongoing story arc throughout the series and most of the world building was done in Tempting the Enemy, where we learn more about The Order of the Sibile. In this installment we discover more about the wolves and their history while being introduced to new enemies and we meet possible future allies. I will be continuing with the series, after this ending - how could I not?
A thoroughly enjoyable tale that had me on the edge of my seat, I was gripped from start to finish and I can't wait to see where Ms. Tenorio takes us in the future.
September 12, 2011
I’ve been in a serious reading slump. Reading DECEIVING THE PROTECTOR snapped me out of it.
I’ve read a couple of Ms. Tenorio’s novels before. Ms. Tenorio also writes contemporaries. While I always love her heroes, her heroines often fall too short to me, which make it hard for me to buy into the couple’s chemistry. That is so not the case with DECEIVING THE PROTECTOR. Lia grabbed me from the first sentence from the first page until the last page, and as always her heroes are well drawn out and drool worthy.
DECEIVING THE PROTECTOR is like a roller coaster ride. From the first page the tension is wratched up as Lia who is running for her life is caught. She is on the run when she encounters Tate, a shifter tasked with finding stray shifters and leading them through the underground and eventually to Resurrection a safe haven town in the California mountains, run by Pale the Alpha wolf and the hero in the first book of the series. The only problem is that Lia doesn’t want to be saved, nor be escorted to the safe house. While she has very good reasons, I couldn’t help but be a little annoyed with her for taking so long to tell Tate why she was so reluctant to go along with the plan to get her to the safe house. It seemed a little too dragged out for me. I felt that Lia deliberately placed him in danger by not being honest. If she told him, he could have at least been prepared for the threat more. That is one of my only minor quibbles with DECEIVING THE PROTECTOR as both Tate and Lia had such great character arcs and they tugged at my emotional heartstrings from the start. Once she finally told him who was after her and why it was imperative she had to deceive him, they began working as a cohesive unit. The transition was seamless with the romantic tension as well as escalation of the outside forces stalking them. While I enjoyed the first book in the series, DECEIVING THE PROTECTOR turned me into a fan.
I’ve read a couple of Ms. Tenorio’s novels before. Ms. Tenorio also writes contemporaries. While I always love her heroes, her heroines often fall too short to me, which make it hard for me to buy into the couple’s chemistry. That is so not the case with DECEIVING THE PROTECTOR. Lia grabbed me from the first sentence from the first page until the last page, and as always her heroes are well drawn out and drool worthy.
DECEIVING THE PROTECTOR is like a roller coaster ride. From the first page the tension is wratched up as Lia who is running for her life is caught. She is on the run when she encounters Tate, a shifter tasked with finding stray shifters and leading them through the underground and eventually to Resurrection a safe haven town in the California mountains, run by Pale the Alpha wolf and the hero in the first book of the series. The only problem is that Lia doesn’t want to be saved, nor be escorted to the safe house. While she has very good reasons, I couldn’t help but be a little annoyed with her for taking so long to tell Tate why she was so reluctant to go along with the plan to get her to the safe house. It seemed a little too dragged out for me. I felt that Lia deliberately placed him in danger by not being honest. If she told him, he could have at least been prepared for the threat more. That is one of my only minor quibbles with DECEIVING THE PROTECTOR as both Tate and Lia had such great character arcs and they tugged at my emotional heartstrings from the start. Once she finally told him who was after her and why it was imperative she had to deceive him, they began working as a cohesive unit. The transition was seamless with the romantic tension as well as escalation of the outside forces stalking them. While I enjoyed the first book in the series, DECEIVING THE PROTECTOR turned me into a fan.
September 15, 2011
This was a really great story and I completely enjoyed reading it. I did not get to read the first book in this series but after reading this one I will definitely go back. Lia is being hunted. She knows this that is why she avoids everyone because when people come near her or try to help her they get hurt. But when Jensen comes along she knows shes going to be in even more trouble. Jensen is the enforcer in his pack and he's also been following Lia. He knows she's been walking the trails but he also knows that there have been some brutal murders with shifters and he wants to protect her and make sure she stays safe.
Lia is adverse to having Jensen around because she knows it will get her in trouble and that it may even end up with Jensen dead but she relents because she quickly discovers she can't force Jensen away. When Jensen hears Lia sneaking off at night and then mysteriously comes back with bruises and markings he begins to suspect that she knows more about whats going on then she is telling him. Because when Jensen follows her and one night and tries to figure out whats going on he sees an enemy that is fast and that he can't smell. He knows this is the one that has been killing but this enemy is dangerous and he and Lia may not make it out alive.
Throughout the journey Lia and Jensen develop obvious feelings for each other. Jensen believes she is his mate and he will do anything and everything to keep her with him. But Lia doesn't believe that, she hopes it, but doesn't believe it. Lia has a shadowed past and it is literately coming back to haunt her. She knows she must tell Jensen everything or risk them both dying and along with others. This book was great it had everything action, suspense, intrigue, and romance. I definitely recommend this book and I will be reading more in the series!
Lia is adverse to having Jensen around because she knows it will get her in trouble and that it may even end up with Jensen dead but she relents because she quickly discovers she can't force Jensen away. When Jensen hears Lia sneaking off at night and then mysteriously comes back with bruises and markings he begins to suspect that she knows more about whats going on then she is telling him. Because when Jensen follows her and one night and tries to figure out whats going on he sees an enemy that is fast and that he can't smell. He knows this is the one that has been killing but this enemy is dangerous and he and Lia may not make it out alive.
Throughout the journey Lia and Jensen develop obvious feelings for each other. Jensen believes she is his mate and he will do anything and everything to keep her with him. But Lia doesn't believe that, she hopes it, but doesn't believe it. Lia has a shadowed past and it is literately coming back to haunt her. She knows she must tell Jensen everything or risk them both dying and along with others. This book was great it had everything action, suspense, intrigue, and romance. I definitely recommend this book and I will be reading more in the series!
July 30, 2012
I can't believe I waited this long to read it! It had everything, action, love, sacrifice, and second chances . I haven't cried while reading a book since I read " little women" at 13. Wow! The back blurb is accurate . You have the heroine Lia wandering the woods as an outcast because she was taken and forcibly mated to a psychopathic wolf. This wolf bonded with her but unlike other "mate" rules found frequently in PNR's , the female has a choice. She never accepts this wolf. Instinctively knowing that he is not for her ( it does help he has a mean streak And he was 'mated' to her through chemical manipulations of her hormones)
Then our hero Tate shows up. Tate has all the makings of the "alpha" hero but he knows when to bend and is conscious of the control issues Lia has. Tate knows Lia is not what she seems but cannot understand her motives nor her reasons for not fighting back against the wolf that not only stalks her, hurts her, but is also leaving a trail of dead shifters in his wake. I don't want to give too much away because I feel it's well worth reading .
In a nutshell, the story flows and the action/ revelations does not end until the very last page ( Note: this also has the best epilogue I've ever read in a PNR) . If you love shifters, strong yet tortured heroines, plus protective heroes that protect without belittling the heroine then this is the book for you. I cannot recommend it enough !!
Then our hero Tate shows up. Tate has all the makings of the "alpha" hero but he knows when to bend and is conscious of the control issues Lia has. Tate knows Lia is not what she seems but cannot understand her motives nor her reasons for not fighting back against the wolf that not only stalks her, hurts her, but is also leaving a trail of dead shifters in his wake. I don't want to give too much away because I feel it's well worth reading .
In a nutshell, the story flows and the action/ revelations does not end until the very last page ( Note: this also has the best epilogue I've ever read in a PNR) . If you love shifters, strong yet tortured heroines, plus protective heroes that protect without belittling the heroine then this is the book for you. I cannot recommend it enough !!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 25, 2011
Deceiving the Protector by Dee Tenorio
A dark paranormal.
From the first heart pounding scene the author grabs you and carries you on a journey of action, adventure, fate and romance. In the world of DtP shape shifters and werewolves are not what they seem and there is a deeper previously unexplored world of ‘others’.
Jenson Tate is a protector attempting to keep Lia safe from someone killing shifters. Lia knows that the one shadowing her will kill Tate in a heartbeat, but she isn’t about to let that happen. Neither trusts the other, yet they are strangely drawn in ways that may cost them their lives. Each has many secrets they must also protect.
Ms Tenorio has the magic touch of pacing her story just right and keeping the reader flipping pages. I found this book really difficult to put down. It stayed in my mind pulling me away from my daily tasks to see where they would go next. The characters are deep and layered making for a story that will thrill you, excite you and keep you wondering until the end.
I loved the variation on typical werewolves and shape shifters giving this dimension that is unexpected and so interesting and real that I forgot it wasn’t scientific. If I were giving it stars out of five it would be a five. I haven’t read a book this satisfying in a very long time. Thank you Dee Tenorio!
(review of advance copy)
August 27, 2011
I wished for a sequel after Tempting the Enemy with Pale and Jade. Now the second story in the Resurrection series is about Tate, Pale’s brother. As the Alpha’s brother it is his job to protect the other shifters even if they don’t want it. Lia Crawford definitely does not want it but she won’t tell Tate why. Tate does not know if he wants to kiss her or throttle her half the time. This constant battle of wills makes the journey to the safe house interesting and dangerous because something is hunting Lia. Tate hates that she is so terrified of whatever is out there but won’t trust him to protector her.
I loved both characters but I think I would have a constant need to hit them if I ever met them. I don’t know which one is more stubborn which make them perfect for each other. They both have issues they need to get over but they can’t until they realize they need each other to do it.
Now I hope there will be a third story. Who will be the main character I don’t know but I can hope for Mina and Aaron or maybe the feisty Betha.
I loved both characters but I think I would have a constant need to hit them if I ever met them. I don’t know which one is more stubborn which make them perfect for each other. They both have issues they need to get over but they can’t until they realize they need each other to do it.
Now I hope there will be a third story. Who will be the main character I don’t know but I can hope for Mina and Aaron or maybe the feisty Betha.
September 5, 2011
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Full review here.
In Six Words:
refreshingly unique and romantic paranormal thriller
Why did I read this? And am I glad I did?
I saw Christi’s review on GoodReads and then happened across it via NetGalley. I really enjoyed this book! It had all the elements we expect out of a paranormal romance; sexual tension, bloody fight scenes, life and death mysteries… but it also had engaging characters and a touch of sci-fi technology/government interference. Oh and one hell of a creepy bad guy.
I didn’t read the first in the series prior to this one and I didn’t need to, but I wish I had. Not that it will be a big shocker that the couple in book 1 end up together. I’ll definitely be reading the beginning of series and any future books.
Full review here.
In Six Words:
refreshingly unique and romantic paranormal thriller
Why did I read this? And am I glad I did?
I saw Christi’s review on GoodReads and then happened across it via NetGalley. I really enjoyed this book! It had all the elements we expect out of a paranormal romance; sexual tension, bloody fight scenes, life and death mysteries… but it also had engaging characters and a touch of sci-fi technology/government interference. Oh and one hell of a creepy bad guy.
I didn’t read the first in the series prior to this one and I didn’t need to, but I wish I had. Not that it will be a big shocker that the couple in book 1 end up together. I’ll definitely be reading the beginning of series and any future books.
September 27, 2011
I loved Tempting the Enemy and this sequel definitely didn't disappoint. I liked that is was in the same world as the first, but had it's own unique feel. This book focuses on Tate, the Alpha's brother, and a female wolf he is trying to help reach the safety of Resurrection. She's seriously messed up and in way over her head, and he is stubborn and jaded - I loved them both. There are flashbacks throughout the book revealing glimpses of where Lia came from and what she's running from. We know a little about Tate from Tempting the Enemy but now we get to delve beneath the surface and see what makes him tick. Great story and character development with a driving plot that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Another great book by Dee Tenorio.
January 21, 2012
Haunted and hunted by the man who claims to hold her sister's life in his hands, Lia doesn't want to be rescued. Tate has a job to do though, saving the wolf shape-shifters who are now hunted by humans. He is not one to be deterred from his cause, and when the two causes collide, tensions heat up. Dee Tonorio's Deceiving the Protector is the second book in her Resurrection series. Not having read the previous book didn't diminish the story, which has no trouble standing on its own. While many paranormal romances tend to be lacking, Tonorio has developed a rich fantasy world with shape shifters which only promises to increase in her future books.
Disclaimer: A copy of this book was provided by the publisher.
Disclaimer: A copy of this book was provided by the publisher.
November 30, 2011
This one would be around 3.75 stars for me and I will round up. I enjoyed this one more than the first book, although I found Jade's character more interesting than Lia. There are other books I've rated 4 stars on my shelves that I think are better, but I do admit that I read this straight-through and did find myself pretty interested. I am still hoping for more world-building, but I feel like we're getting there and the way the end set-up the 3rd book seemed promising. I'm curious to see who the main protagonist will be - whether it will be someone new, or someone we've met already.
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