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Shifter Chronicles #1
Saving Grace
Already struggling with her royal status, Lycan Princess Grace McGovern faces the challenge of accepting a mate. The very sexy Roman LaRossa, is already infatuated with Grace. He’s also her pack’s Beta. As Grace’s was raised in the human world, she is determined to bring Lycan women’s rights up to speed. Jagger, Alpha of the Scottsboro pack has plans for Grace and her royal blood. Can Grace succeed in her goals or will the Scottsboro pack win by kidnapping her and using her to breed her royal blood into their pack until there’s nothing left of her?
237 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 15, 2015
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About the author
Anita Cox
41 books51 followersAnita has been writing general fiction, under her given name, for nearly a decade. In 2012 she strapped on a new name for a new genre and dove head first into writing erotica.
Anita Cox's erotic debut series Dirty White Candy was picked up by Liquid Silver Books in 2013, but this wasn't her beginning. Under her given name she has written crime fiction (some with paranormal elements,) paranormal romance and suspense novels.
In 2014, she became a Director for the Erotic Author's Guild. Her altruistic nature found its purpose, assisting other erotic authors with issues specific to the genre.
With a busy home life, Anita manages to ferret out enough time for each hat she must wear, though secretly, she wants to shut the world out and just write.
Anita Cox's erotic debut series Dirty White Candy was picked up by Liquid Silver Books in 2013, but this wasn't her beginning. Under her given name she has written crime fiction (some with paranormal elements,) paranormal romance and suspense novels.
In 2014, she became a Director for the Erotic Author's Guild. Her altruistic nature found its purpose, assisting other erotic authors with issues specific to the genre.
With a busy home life, Anita manages to ferret out enough time for each hat she must wear, though secretly, she wants to shut the world out and just write.
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March 30, 2015
***I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review!***
Rating: 2.5 Stars
This was a very unusual shifter romance book. While most shifter books have a clear alpha male who runs the pack, this book took a bit of a detour from the norm. Rather than focus so much on the men and their roles within the pack, it focused more on strong women's roles and was nothing like you would expect to read.
This is the first book in the series, though there is a prequel which was released in an anthology prior to this book's release (though it has since been released on its own). This book focuses on the relationship between Roman and Grace, and the secrets that are uncovered about Grace's past and their race's history. Grace is unlike any other shifter because she has powers no one else has, due to her royal blood.
I did like that this book showed strong, powerful women who weren't afraid to take charge of their lives, and who weren't afraid to stand up for one another. It wasn't about the men in this story, it was all about the females. Each of the women in this book sought to expand people's minds when it came to the typical stereotypes that women are categorized into. There were no weak women in this book, and that was a nice change of pace.
I believe that this book should not be read without first reading the prequel. The story starts out rather abruptly, with knowledge that you are missing, due to it being in the prequel. The author tries to convey the information to the reader, but I was left a bit confused, and feel that my reading enjoyment would have been heightened if I had read the first book beforehand.
The relationship between Roman and Grace developed at a pretty good pace, considering I didn't have the background knowledge of what they had previously gone through. It wasn't something where they were experiencing insta-love, as is the case with many books, and although they were meant to be mates, it took some time for them to get to that place where it felt right for both of them. I definitely appreciated that approach.
While this book is a series, I really feel as though it would be better suited as a serial. Some of the book was rather drawn out, while some of it happened extremely quickly. There were some things that happened about halfway through the book that I felt should have ended the story, and the rest of the book should have been another book because it took the story in a completely new direction from what the synopsis led you to believe.
This book introduced a lot of characters, and there were many scenes that didn't involve the two main characters at all. I find that books of this nature can confuse the readers, as it almost seems unnecessary. I kind of feel like if there is enough information about a character that you need to write many scenes involving them and their story line, then maybe they should have their own novella. Otherwise I feel like it can take away from the main story.
This book is listed under the erotic PNR genre, but I don't really feel like there was a whole lot of love story in here. There was some suspense, but it kind of felt that the overall theme was about women's empowerment and overcoming gender stereotypes. There were a few sex scenes in this book, but unfortunately, I didn't find them to be very stimulating. There were also some really bizarre sex scenes that completely turned me off. When I received this book, I was told that it was a F/M book with a menage scene. I can handle menage reads, as there are some that I've read which are truly fantastic; however, this scene was extremely weird and it seemed completely unnecessary. There were also some F/F scenes which I do not enjoy, and there was no mention of that in the synopsis that I received.
While I feel like the author did some tremendous things in her writing in terms of women's rights and taking a different approach on a shifter book, I just was not able to get in to this book as I would have liked to. I was excited to receive this book, because it sounded really interesting, but it took a different turn that I just couldn't really enjoy. I was also told that this was the final, edited copy that was already published, yet there were a lot of editing issues in this book. Those issues also took away from my enjoyment. Some examples of the editing issues include spelling a character's name wrong, spelling/grammar issues (including switching tenses mid-sentence), formatting issues, use of words or phrases that don't actually exist, etc.
While I hate to write reviews for books that I don't really enjoy, for whatever reason, I feel that it is only fair to be critical in my review. My reviews are never meant to put down an author, simply to point out some issues that I feel need to be addressed in order to make for a better book and a more enjoyable read. As this is an established author, editing issues do take away from my overall rating and affect whether or not I feel I can recommend a book. As such, at this point in time, I cannot recommend this book.
Rating: 2.5 Stars
This was a very unusual shifter romance book. While most shifter books have a clear alpha male who runs the pack, this book took a bit of a detour from the norm. Rather than focus so much on the men and their roles within the pack, it focused more on strong women's roles and was nothing like you would expect to read.
This is the first book in the series, though there is a prequel which was released in an anthology prior to this book's release (though it has since been released on its own). This book focuses on the relationship between Roman and Grace, and the secrets that are uncovered about Grace's past and their race's history. Grace is unlike any other shifter because she has powers no one else has, due to her royal blood.
I did like that this book showed strong, powerful women who weren't afraid to take charge of their lives, and who weren't afraid to stand up for one another. It wasn't about the men in this story, it was all about the females. Each of the women in this book sought to expand people's minds when it came to the typical stereotypes that women are categorized into. There were no weak women in this book, and that was a nice change of pace.
I believe that this book should not be read without first reading the prequel. The story starts out rather abruptly, with knowledge that you are missing, due to it being in the prequel. The author tries to convey the information to the reader, but I was left a bit confused, and feel that my reading enjoyment would have been heightened if I had read the first book beforehand.
The relationship between Roman and Grace developed at a pretty good pace, considering I didn't have the background knowledge of what they had previously gone through. It wasn't something where they were experiencing insta-love, as is the case with many books, and although they were meant to be mates, it took some time for them to get to that place where it felt right for both of them. I definitely appreciated that approach.
While this book is a series, I really feel as though it would be better suited as a serial. Some of the book was rather drawn out, while some of it happened extremely quickly. There were some things that happened about halfway through the book that I felt should have ended the story, and the rest of the book should have been another book because it took the story in a completely new direction from what the synopsis led you to believe.
This book introduced a lot of characters, and there were many scenes that didn't involve the two main characters at all. I find that books of this nature can confuse the readers, as it almost seems unnecessary. I kind of feel like if there is enough information about a character that you need to write many scenes involving them and their story line, then maybe they should have their own novella. Otherwise I feel like it can take away from the main story.
This book is listed under the erotic PNR genre, but I don't really feel like there was a whole lot of love story in here. There was some suspense, but it kind of felt that the overall theme was about women's empowerment and overcoming gender stereotypes. There were a few sex scenes in this book, but unfortunately, I didn't find them to be very stimulating. There were also some really bizarre sex scenes that completely turned me off. When I received this book, I was told that it was a F/M book with a menage scene. I can handle menage reads, as there are some that I've read which are truly fantastic; however, this scene was extremely weird and it seemed completely unnecessary. There were also some F/F scenes which I do not enjoy, and there was no mention of that in the synopsis that I received.
While I feel like the author did some tremendous things in her writing in terms of women's rights and taking a different approach on a shifter book, I just was not able to get in to this book as I would have liked to. I was excited to receive this book, because it sounded really interesting, but it took a different turn that I just couldn't really enjoy. I was also told that this was the final, edited copy that was already published, yet there were a lot of editing issues in this book. Those issues also took away from my enjoyment. Some examples of the editing issues include spelling a character's name wrong, spelling/grammar issues (including switching tenses mid-sentence), formatting issues, use of words or phrases that don't actually exist, etc.
While I hate to write reviews for books that I don't really enjoy, for whatever reason, I feel that it is only fair to be critical in my review. My reviews are never meant to put down an author, simply to point out some issues that I feel need to be addressed in order to make for a better book and a more enjoyable read. As this is an established author, editing issues do take away from my overall rating and affect whether or not I feel I can recommend a book. As such, at this point in time, I cannot recommend this book.
October 2, 2015
Independent reviewer for Paranormal Romance and Authors That Rock.
Grace is a Lycan princess. But she didnt know this just a few short weeks ago. Now she has to deal with a possible mate, a frined going off to college and an obnoxious youngster. Also, the threat of being stolen and shipped to a puppy farm is high. Can Grace and Roman overcome all this, and fulfill a long held prophecy?
My first thought when I began reading this was "is there a book BEFORE this one that I should have read?" I looked and can't see one. I think there should be though, to deal with Grace finding out who she really is, or more importantly, WHAT she is. And dealing with her relationship beginnings with Roman.
A slightly different take on the wolf theme, it deals mostly with Grace learning about being a wolf, a Lycan Princess and next to the throne, and the inequality of werewolves as a pack. It deals with the old held views that women, females shifters, are nothing more than baby, pup making machines. And it deals with the aftermath of that.
Grace is a strong character and has opinions on everything, not least for the better of her pack, her people. And I liked her! I did. She has some inner goddess that we all should have, only her goddess is a wolf.
Ive filed under paranormal as well as werewolves, as many other beings besides wolves appear. The usual riff-raff, vampires, pixies, dwarves, but alos something not often seen, centaurs. And a centaur is the focus of book 2, and I do hope I get to read that too, as I think it may well be an amusing read.
4 solid stars, simply because I felt I needed that inforamtion from before.
Grace is a Lycan princess. But she didnt know this just a few short weeks ago. Now she has to deal with a possible mate, a frined going off to college and an obnoxious youngster. Also, the threat of being stolen and shipped to a puppy farm is high. Can Grace and Roman overcome all this, and fulfill a long held prophecy?
My first thought when I began reading this was "is there a book BEFORE this one that I should have read?" I looked and can't see one. I think there should be though, to deal with Grace finding out who she really is, or more importantly, WHAT she is. And dealing with her relationship beginnings with Roman.
A slightly different take on the wolf theme, it deals mostly with Grace learning about being a wolf, a Lycan Princess and next to the throne, and the inequality of werewolves as a pack. It deals with the old held views that women, females shifters, are nothing more than baby, pup making machines. And it deals with the aftermath of that.
Grace is a strong character and has opinions on everything, not least for the better of her pack, her people. And I liked her! I did. She has some inner goddess that we all should have, only her goddess is a wolf.
Ive filed under paranormal as well as werewolves, as many other beings besides wolves appear. The usual riff-raff, vampires, pixies, dwarves, but alos something not often seen, centaurs. And a centaur is the focus of book 2, and I do hope I get to read that too, as I think it may well be an amusing read.
4 solid stars, simply because I felt I needed that inforamtion from before.
March 1, 2015
*I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review*
This is my first time reading anything by Ms Cox.
Starting this book I had a feeling that I was missing something! Yes there is a prequel! That being said I enjoyed everything about this book.
The storyline was unique and well written and I couldn't put it down. Yes it's a book that will give you a book hangover, but well worth it....
Ms Cox has created a world full of wild, wonderful and fantastic magical creatures ( Centaurs, Pixies and Vampires to name but a few) combined with a fantastic storyline full of adventure, suspense and surprising twists, and not forgetting humour and steaminess to make this book an overall awesome read!
I won't go into plot or spoilers I would just recommend you read it!!
During the course of this story I came to love many characters and I want to read more.
Looking forward to reading book #2.
Recommend to all fans of Paranormal and Erotic Fans...
Note this book is recommended for Mature readers due to Adult content!!
Reviewed for Paranormal, Magic and Mischief Blog...
This is my first time reading anything by Ms Cox.
Starting this book I had a feeling that I was missing something! Yes there is a prequel! That being said I enjoyed everything about this book.
The storyline was unique and well written and I couldn't put it down. Yes it's a book that will give you a book hangover, but well worth it....
Ms Cox has created a world full of wild, wonderful and fantastic magical creatures ( Centaurs, Pixies and Vampires to name but a few) combined with a fantastic storyline full of adventure, suspense and surprising twists, and not forgetting humour and steaminess to make this book an overall awesome read!
I won't go into plot or spoilers I would just recommend you read it!!
During the course of this story I came to love many characters and I want to read more.
Looking forward to reading book #2.
Recommend to all fans of Paranormal and Erotic Fans...
Note this book is recommended for Mature readers due to Adult content!!
Reviewed for Paranormal, Magic and Mischief Blog...
April 27, 2015
I Loved, Loved, Loved This Book
The heroine, Grace, is such a strong woman. She is going to do what is right no matter who it may offend. In her world most women are meek or suppressed. Grace is determined to change her world and right all the wrongs. That is, if she lives long enough or can keep herself from being subjugated and made into breeding stock. In this book the world of supernatural creatures expands and we readers are introduced to some fascinating characters. I hope there will be another book out soon. I want to read more about the world and characters that live in this author's mind.
The heroine, Grace, is such a strong woman. She is going to do what is right no matter who it may offend. In her world most women are meek or suppressed. Grace is determined to change her world and right all the wrongs. That is, if she lives long enough or can keep herself from being subjugated and made into breeding stock. In this book the world of supernatural creatures expands and we readers are introduced to some fascinating characters. I hope there will be another book out soon. I want to read more about the world and characters that live in this author's mind.
April 4, 2015
This series has official been added to the list of one of my favorite paranormal romance/eroticas. This is right up there with the Immortals after Dark! I am loving it that much!
Grace is such a strong female yet still vulnerable, likable and humble despite her immense power. Then there is Roman, oh Roman! Here is just a taste of a conversation showing Roman's love for Grace.
"Grace, there isn't anything I wouldn't do for. A dress is hardly the display of gratitude I wold like to give.""Gratitude for what"He smiled then kissed the tip of he nose. "For finally making me whole."
I was gushing when I read that part! I Love him!
The only time I even had the slightest pause in just loving everything about this world and this story was the whole growing the magical Penis for the threesome. That was just weird. The scene was hot, however, I just found the entire thing strange.
I can't wait to read Resurrection, especially after all the has been hinted and described about Centaurs! I also really hope we get to see more of the characters we already got to know and love! Especially, Nala and Colin....Sara
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Grace is such a strong female yet still vulnerable, likable and humble despite her immense power. Then there is Roman, oh Roman! Here is just a taste of a conversation showing Roman's love for Grace.
"Grace, there isn't anything I wouldn't do for. A dress is hardly the display of gratitude I wold like to give.""Gratitude for what"He smiled then kissed the tip of he nose. "For finally making me whole."
I was gushing when I read that part! I Love him!
The only time I even had the slightest pause in just loving everything about this world and this story was the whole growing the magical Penis for the threesome. That was just weird. The scene was hot, however, I just found the entire thing strange.
I can't wait to read Resurrection, especially after all the has been hinted and described about Centaurs! I also really hope we get to see more of the characters we already got to know and love! Especially, Nala and Colin....Sara
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April 1, 2015
I received this book in exchange for Review on behalf of A Kiss Down Under Book Blog.
Anita Cox continues to blow me away with her writing style and story line. So many books have the Alpha male that takes over, but this book is a detour from the normal. Grace exhibited a strength in the Prequel to this book and she continues to develop in a way that proves she is not a TSTL female heroine. She sees wrongs that don't sit well and she fights to correct them, regardless of the threat to herself. Her pack and people are her main concern and she puts herself on the line to save them. Her soon-to-be mate Roman learns to support her strong-willed ways and has to accept her for who she is, even though she is breaking down social systems that have been in place for hundreds of years.
This book was another page turner! Anita does a wonderful job of blending the paranormal, romance, strong-women, and adding in some steamy sex scenes!
Anita Cox continues to blow me away with her writing style and story line. So many books have the Alpha male that takes over, but this book is a detour from the normal. Grace exhibited a strength in the Prequel to this book and she continues to develop in a way that proves she is not a TSTL female heroine. She sees wrongs that don't sit well and she fights to correct them, regardless of the threat to herself. Her pack and people are her main concern and she puts herself on the line to save them. Her soon-to-be mate Roman learns to support her strong-willed ways and has to accept her for who she is, even though she is breaking down social systems that have been in place for hundreds of years.
This book was another page turner! Anita does a wonderful job of blending the paranormal, romance, strong-women, and adding in some steamy sex scenes!
September 13, 2016
After reading the prequel, Pursuing Grace, I was going to skip this series, but book two was (on sale?) at Amazon for 99 cents-- so, what the heck. As with the prequel, there was a clear lack of world building, and the author tried to mash so many things (types of supernaturals and unrelated events) together that, once again, there was a lack of clarity with the supernatural world-building. Some items I'd questioned in the prequel were explained, but other things were simply assumed to be true, so the reader misses out. This was a 3.5 read for me, rounded down because the story skipped around and in a few cases made no sense (especially the two FFM sex scenes-- huh?). The plot outline was good, but the too many scenes, as well as the ending, were too convenient, Once again, the author bypassed too many opportunities to add complexity and depth to the characters and story-- a shame, as her imagination is wonderful and her overall plot is intriguing.
October 10, 2016
Queen Grace
While this is book one in the series, there is a (currently free) prequel, Pursuing Grace, that lays the groundwork for the series. It's not totally necessary to read it first,but it is beneficial, as alot transpires in that story. That said, Saving Grace is a darker book, for a more mature audience, than the prequel. It features strong women in leadership roles, but their path to ascension isn't an easy one. It also puts a little different spin on the paranormal legend and sets an ideological course that may prove difficult for the characters to achieve, especially given the description for book two. Overall, it's a good read from a talented author.
While this is book one in the series, there is a (currently free) prequel, Pursuing Grace, that lays the groundwork for the series. It's not totally necessary to read it first,but it is beneficial, as alot transpires in that story. That said, Saving Grace is a darker book, for a more mature audience, than the prequel. It features strong women in leadership roles, but their path to ascension isn't an easy one. It also puts a little different spin on the paranormal legend and sets an ideological course that may prove difficult for the characters to achieve, especially given the description for book two. Overall, it's a good read from a talented author.
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