Incident 101: Claimed by the Beastman (Object Class: Beloved): An Enemies-to-Lovers Monster Romance with Grumpy-Sunshine Banter, Feral Protectiveness, and “Touch Her and Die” Heat
They call him unkillable. I call him impossible. Unfortunately, we share a cell block.
Condemned to death and handed a last-chance plea deal, Talia Brooks wakes inside Site Ash-26—part prisoner, part test subject. She never planned to live through the experiment, but when it fails, she finds herself face-to-fang with the Agency’s most feared anomaly, ARK-101—a monster that can’t die, and has decided she’s worth keeping alive… for now.
He should see her as prey. Instead, he shields her like a treasure. Every fight, every forbidden touch, chips away at the walls between them until the only thing left is hunger—and a loyalty fierce enough to burn the lab down.
Incident 101: Claimed by the Beastman delivers a feral protector fantasy full of grumpy-sunshine banter, enemies-to-lovers fire, and “touch her and die” devotion. Ideal for fans of dangerous monster boyfriends, redemption arcs, and steamy paranormal romance series.
Review of Incident 101: Claimed by the Beastman by Bree Kincaid
Bree Kincaid has a knack for beast-to-human romances that don’t just lean on the claws-and-fangs gimmick—they dig into the messy differences and surprising common ground. Incident 101 is no exception.
Here, the beast is locked in an underground testing facility, a creature who has killed every “red” recruit thrown at him—junkies, murderers, the worst of the worst. Enter Tailia, a nurse convicted of murder not because she’s evil, but because exhaustion led her to walk away from a patient who died. Sentenced to life in prison, she’s offered up to the beast as expendable. Her salary payout goes to her brother, the collateral damage of her choices.
But something about Tailia makes 101 pause. He doesn’t kill her. And from that moment, Bree spins a story that’s equal parts brutal, tender, and impossible to put down. I read this one straight into the night, because once the beast spares her, you have to know what happens next.
Bree’s writing shines in the tension between predator and prey, guilt and redemption, survival and connection. She makes you root for a monster and a fallen nurse in equal measure, which is no small feat.
⭐ Recommendation: Read this. Then read all of Bree’s books. And while you’re at it, sign up for her newsletter—it’s as entertaining as her novels, and that’s saying something.
I enjoyed their interactions. I liked how he was trying to beat the system and spend more time with her. But I was angry at the ending.
Spoilers. . . . . . . . . . . They are moved to a laboratory with kinder rules and less restraints on him but they are both still captives. Her brother is told she died and her brother is supposed to receive a large amount of money for her participation in the lab work.
I was so upset. I don't consider that a happy ending.
Wow! Bree Kincaid writes boos that are so engrossing but not your typical,cookie cutter romance. This one was sad, funny, intense and thought provoking. I really liked Talia, she was strong, intelligent and loyal. 101 was devious, highly intelligent but scary bad. Not your typical HEA either but I did enjoy it.