TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE !!!
Title: Rhino You Love Me
Series: Safari Shifters
Designation: Book One, Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance Standalone Novella
Author: Lola Kidd
My Rating: FIVE ROCKIN' SAFARI STARS *****
Yowza! Rhino You Love Me is the first release in Lola Kidd's refreshing new Safari Shifters Series and it is an extraordinary breath of fresh air for lovers of paranormal shifter romance! I totally love it! The story is very imaginative, original, fresh, exciting, romantic and sinfully sexy. The dialogue is smart, playful, well written and flows effortlessly. The characters are well crafted, unusual, engaging and absolutely fascinating. Kidd skillfully combines these elements into an fast-paced, fun-filled, innovative adventure brimming with easy lighthearted humor, seductive romance and a totally new twist on sexy shifters. What didn't I like about this story? Not a darn thing! So, are you ready? Buckle up my lovelies! Let's go on safari!
The last couple of years have been extremely difficult for recent college graduate Addison Little. Her parents lost their home and could no longer co-sign her school loans. In her junior year, she was forced to cut her class load and begin a job at a local grocery store and had it not been for the parents of her best friend and roommate, Lily Aris, covering her half of their rent, she would never have been able to finish college and obtain her degree. It may have taken her an extra year but she has finally graduated and is long overdue for a little good fortune for a change. So, it's definitely a welcome reprieve when lucky Lily won an all expense paid deluxe vacation package for two lucky souls to the exclusive Shifter Island in the South Atlantic near Africa which just happens to be the hottest vacation destination around. The resort is a large island park which includes a safari-themed amusement park, an actual safari tour, a five-star beach resort, a new nightclub and Safari Town where the staff lives. And it's owned and operated by shifters. Hubba! Hubba! This trip will be the perfect way to celebrate her graduation. She is more than ready for a relaxing fun adventure and where better to sow some wild oats than a retreat at her dream vacation spot and spend time with some hot, smexy shifters! Where else could you go on safari where the lions would stroll over and turn out to be one of the tour guides??!! Oh my! Little does Addison know that this dream vacation would be one experience that would change her life forever!
Rare white rhinoceros shifter, Chett Gallow is the fourth largest shifter on Safari Island and was the very first employee hired. It was his dream job or at least it had been. That had been eight years ago and he's the most decorated employee on the island but lately he has been unsettled and unhappy. It used to be fun but he's tired of the endless nights of fun with his coworkers and the revolving door of hot women tourists. Now he's looking for something more. He wants to find his mate and settle down and so far, the odds of his mate being one of the tourists had been zero! He still lovs living and working on the island but it looks like he would have to leave if he ever wants to find his mate. Or would he?? His coworkers finally convince him to indulge in a night of fun at the new Club Safari and despite his misgivings, it was totally a night to remember. Chett met beautiful blond bombshell, Addison and it was love and lust at first sight, at least for him! He's finally found his mate! There's only one little problem - she can't stand him! Oh my! Now all he has to do is get her to like him and convince her to stay. What's a guy to do? Why show her his two ton rhino and give her a ride on the beach, of course!!! Let the safari begin!!! Handsome, hunky shifters-check! Gorgeous, curvaceous women tourists-check! A beautiful and popular island vacation resort run by sexy shifters-check! Heated attraction, fiery passion, a little shifter jealousy, some frisky banter, a little hot hanky-panky on a moon-lit beach and a very sweet romance-you bet! That and a whole lot more! Deliciously cute, sinfully sexy, completely captivating and delightfully entertaining. This is a light, brisk, easy read filled with fun, easy humor, playful interactions and interesting, unexpected characters. What an exciting beginning to a fun-filled new series! Fabulous entertainment and an awesome read! My only comment is I felt the end of the book was just a little rushed but all fans hate to see a great book end but hopefully we'll hear much more about Addison and Chett in Book Two which features twin crocodile shifters, Max and Finn, and Addison's best friend, Lily Aris. I can hardly wait!