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Mountain Shifters #1
Being Wanted
For Cole, life used to be simple. He was a military man and knew where he stood in the world. But that was all before the first of the cats came. Now, years later, all but the strongest of the human race have been killed off by the aliens, and those that are left are their slaves. Day and night, Cole is forced to help destroy the human world and return his planet to the way it was before the humans took over.
He’s able to escape, just barely, but an accident leaves him injured and at the mercy of people he can’t be sure are there to help him. There’s a man there that catches his interest, but finding time for a relationship when the world is going to hell around him isn’t exactly going to happen. These people offer him safety and hope, but Cole isn’t sure who he can trust anymore, and love might just be the most dangerous risk of all.
He’s able to escape, just barely, but an accident leaves him injured and at the mercy of people he can’t be sure are there to help him. There’s a man there that catches his interest, but finding time for a relationship when the world is going to hell around him isn’t exactly going to happen. These people offer him safety and hope, but Cole isn’t sure who he can trust anymore, and love might just be the most dangerous risk of all.
194 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 15, 2014
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About the author
Caitlin Ricci
291 books175 followersCaitlin was fortunate growing up to be surrounded by family and teachers that encouraged her love of reading. She has always been a voracious reader and that love of the written word easily morphed into a passion for writing. If she isn't writing, she can usually be found studying as she works toward her counseling degree. She comes from a military family and the men and women of the armed forces are close to her heart. She also enjoys gardening and horseback riding in the Colorado Rockies where she calls home with her wonderful fiance and their dog. Her belief that there is no one true path to happily ever after runs deeply through all of her stories.
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August 23, 2014
Hm, the first book in Mountain Shifters series is way to chaotic for me. The main storyline is absurd, full of holes, meaningless and nothing really fits. I wont even comment on MC's in this story, about human Cole a marine and a deer shifter Julian. Their romance is boring, bland and frankly pathetic.
August 24, 2014
I'm honestly not sure what all is going on with this book. It seems to go all over the place. I'll try the next book, probably, but I hope it gets a bit more cohesive...
January 27, 2016
"Being Wanted" is not a typical romance in that the focus isn't only on the romance. Instead, it is on everything and the romance side of things is just one more facet to what is happening. I would almost class it as a dystopian novel with romance elements. Having read this author before I expected good things. I wasn't disappointed. The world building is strong and as the story goes along you are given hints that there is far more happening than Cole knows. And the people, as with real life, are complicated and have their own pasts. For those who don't like the mate-bond situation, it is done well and is not a guarantee of happiness. Also, for those who are wary of Extasy-published stories due to the spelling issues, this book has a refreshing lack of them.
I can't tell you much about the story of "Being Wanted" without putting my foot in it—since the blurb says most of it—but I will tell you that Cole, an ex-Marine, is alone in a world where the cat shifters are in charge and humanity has been enslaved and decimated: only the strong (or stubborn) still live, and even those remnants are either slaves or hunted down mercilessly. After ten years as a slave spent pulling down towns and cities while being fed barely enough to survive, Cole no longer fears death. As far as he's concerned, it is a good alternative to his current existence.
I think one of the best bits is when the violence against one of the Mountain people shows Cole (and the reader) how different the Mountain people culture is and how he (and the reader) are more hardened to violence.
I would recommend this book for dystopian readers, lovers of armageddon-type stories, and lovers of sci-fi, regardless of whether they are romance readers or not. I can't wait for the next story.
I have read other Caitlin Ricci books and can only say she continues to get better and better. If you like MM shifter stories, try Caitlin Ricci's Pine Hollow Wolves series that starts with "Man's Best Friend".
I can't tell you much about the story of "Being Wanted" without putting my foot in it—since the blurb says most of it—but I will tell you that Cole, an ex-Marine, is alone in a world where the cat shifters are in charge and humanity has been enslaved and decimated: only the strong (or stubborn) still live, and even those remnants are either slaves or hunted down mercilessly. After ten years as a slave spent pulling down towns and cities while being fed barely enough to survive, Cole no longer fears death. As far as he's concerned, it is a good alternative to his current existence.
I think one of the best bits is when the violence against one of the Mountain people shows Cole (and the reader) how different the Mountain people culture is and how he (and the reader) are more hardened to violence.
I would recommend this book for dystopian readers, lovers of armageddon-type stories, and lovers of sci-fi, regardless of whether they are romance readers or not. I can't wait for the next story.
I have read other Caitlin Ricci books and can only say she continues to get better and better. If you like MM shifter stories, try Caitlin Ricci's Pine Hollow Wolves series that starts with "Man's Best Friend".
October 6, 2014
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My first deer shifter book, and I am loving it. Gentle and graceful men with big eyes, but also alphas who are tough and badass…the best of both worlds for a girl like me. But all is not sweet and gentle and graceful…no way, it’s a harsh land with a dystopian society that the humans and deer shifters must share with the evil and cruel cat shifters.
Cole is a human serviceman who was serving in the Middle East when the alien shifters came to earth with the intent of enslaving or killing off the humans and returning the planet to its natural state. Cole is enslaved by the cats for a decade before he is finally able to escape…only to be rescued and then re-enslaved by the deer. Pissed off is putting it mildly when Cole realizes he escaped one prison for another.
Julian is an extremely small male deer who chooses to be a kitchen servant for the royal family and is one of the gentlest MM characters I’ve ever read about. I just adored him and his sweetness. Cole did too, but he is not happy with his predicament so he doesn’t want anything but to escape again. It doesn’t take long for these two “mates” to realize that they are destined for each other, though, and I thoroughly enjoyed watching them as their relationship blossomed. Super sweet and super hot…a great combination.
Things move pretty fast, and there are many unexpected twists and turns, lots of unresolved issues, different story lines with multiple interesting side character…and a cliffhanger. But, this is only the first book, and it’s expected to have a continuing storyline and I, for one, am looking forward to seeing where the next book is heading.
My first deer shifter book, and I am loving it. Gentle and graceful men with big eyes, but also alphas who are tough and badass…the best of both worlds for a girl like me. But all is not sweet and gentle and graceful…no way, it’s a harsh land with a dystopian society that the humans and deer shifters must share with the evil and cruel cat shifters.
Cole is a human serviceman who was serving in the Middle East when the alien shifters came to earth with the intent of enslaving or killing off the humans and returning the planet to its natural state. Cole is enslaved by the cats for a decade before he is finally able to escape…only to be rescued and then re-enslaved by the deer. Pissed off is putting it mildly when Cole realizes he escaped one prison for another.
Julian is an extremely small male deer who chooses to be a kitchen servant for the royal family and is one of the gentlest MM characters I’ve ever read about. I just adored him and his sweetness. Cole did too, but he is not happy with his predicament so he doesn’t want anything but to escape again. It doesn’t take long for these two “mates” to realize that they are destined for each other, though, and I thoroughly enjoyed watching them as their relationship blossomed. Super sweet and super hot…a great combination.
Things move pretty fast, and there are many unexpected twists and turns, lots of unresolved issues, different story lines with multiple interesting side character…and a cliffhanger. But, this is only the first book, and it’s expected to have a continuing storyline and I, for one, am looking forward to seeing where the next book is heading.
March 5, 2015
****Reviewed for Prism Book Alliance****
3.5 Stars -
Well… that was… different. I enjoyed the idea of the world, although the prologue doesn’t really explain things well. It took a while to settle into the story and understand what all was going on, but I liked the story for the most part.
Cole’s character didn’t quite fit for the first bit. His actions didn’t match his experience and then it felt like his personality changed and I liked him better. I really liked Julian, but the deer with fangs that occasionally hunted rabbits kind of threw me. Because they are aliens, it was easier to accept the differing nature of the shifter deer versus our native deer.
What was harder to look past was the editing and spelling mistakes that were frequent enough to take me out of the story. That and the lack of lube: they only used lubrication, other than a tongue swipe, once. Ouch!
This does end with a “to be continued” so I hope that some of the confusion over the world building is explained in the next book. However, as my rating indicates, I still liked this book despite its flaws and will definitely look for the next in the series. There were glimmers of greatness that drew me and I hope to see more in future books.
3.5 Stars -
Well… that was… different. I enjoyed the idea of the world, although the prologue doesn’t really explain things well. It took a while to settle into the story and understand what all was going on, but I liked the story for the most part.
Cole’s character didn’t quite fit for the first bit. His actions didn’t match his experience and then it felt like his personality changed and I liked him better. I really liked Julian, but the deer with fangs that occasionally hunted rabbits kind of threw me. Because they are aliens, it was easier to accept the differing nature of the shifter deer versus our native deer.
What was harder to look past was the editing and spelling mistakes that were frequent enough to take me out of the story. That and the lack of lube: they only used lubrication, other than a tongue swipe, once. Ouch!
This does end with a “to be continued” so I hope that some of the confusion over the world building is explained in the next book. However, as my rating indicates, I still liked this book despite its flaws and will definitely look for the next in the series. There were glimmers of greatness that drew me and I hope to see more in future books.
November 8, 2014
Bland and incoherent. There is so much going on here that something should be interesting but instead it is just too busy and too boring. I really wanted to like this but the writing just didn't work for me. (And, y'know, the bad guys are cat shifters and the good guys are deer shifters...I am partial to catmen and cat shifters, whereas deer shifters leave me a bit...well it is hunting season right now...maybe that is influencing my lack of excitement over a series about deer shifters. *shrug*)
I will admit to being tempted to maybe read the second book because of the sort of up in the air ending of this one, but then, I didn't really care for those characters as secondary characters, so I am not sure I want to read about them as main characters. *indecision*
I will admit to being tempted to maybe read the second book because of the sort of up in the air ending of this one, but then, I didn't really care for those characters as secondary characters, so I am not sure I want to read about them as main characters. *indecision*
August 24, 2014
Great book, just be forewarned there is a "to be continued" at the end, which sucks! I hope the next book comes out really quick.
September 9, 2014
Interesting start to new series. Cliff hanger ending.
October 20, 2014
3.5 stars
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