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The Verochka Pride #2
Beastly Passions
Asha Shankur had been careful and strategic from the time that she learned what it was to truly be an asset rather than a hindrance in her pride, cultivating the skill of diplomacy and grace. Not once did she believe that her role amongst her people would be yanked from beneath her. Or that they would sell her to the highest bidder. And the day she met her soon-to-be husband, a man whose brutality was infamous for its inability to be curbed, was the day she knew she was terribly, terribly wrong. Scarred in ways that she'd rather not examine, cold and able to kill without so much as a flicker of remorse, Taras Verochka is what she considers to be an utter nightmare. And no, the beauty of his face doesn't make up for that. Nor does his lovely hair. Or those sharp, intelligent but frigid eyes. She is in no ways interested in the breadth of his shoulders. Nor the starkness of his mocking smile. Asha doesn't care in the least bit when layers of a man she so ardently thought to be an absolute beast begin to peel back bit by bit to show her a softness she never knew existed; a boy who'd been broken down and built into a toy for his father's purposes. It definitely doesn't bother her to see him manipulated into acting on base urges. No. No. No. She doesn't... She can't... All right, perhaps she cares a little. But it's totally against her will! When things begin to unravel amongst the Verochka pride, revealing treachery that runs deeper than she could have ever imagined, Asha unearths a side of herself that is eerily similar to her mate as she begins to understand his affinity for following the savagery in his blood. And as their bond grows stronger, so do her long buried animalistic instincts.
294 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 25, 2016
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Nikki Winter
48 books127 followersWhen Nikki wrote her first story in the tenth grade, she knew without a doubt she was destined for greatness. Now if she could just convince everyone else...
Buckling down, she‟s taken the time to polish what she refers to as her "writing superiority." She hopes that the tales she has created grab the readers‟ attention, and make them devoted slaves to her will fans.
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Buckling down, she‟s taken the time to polish what she refers to as her "writing superiority." She hopes that the tales she has created grab the readers‟ attention, and make them devoted slaves to her will fans.
If you want to let her know just how absolutely, positively awesome she is, you can always e-mail her at nikkiwinter19@gmail.com, friend her on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/nikkiwinter19 or follow her on Twitter as @NikkiWinter19.
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August 30, 2018
AHMAZING!!
This book was so good I am borderline speechless.
This could possibly be classified as enemies to lovers... sort of reminds me of Beauty and the Beast.
Asha intelligent, sophisticated, quick witted she-tiger
Tara's brute, alpha, caring sweet heart.
I don't wanna give anything away but I am so glad I gave this book a chance. Worth way more than the $2.99 I paid on Amazon. So glad to add this to my permanent collection
Nikki Winter you are a genius!! Book 3??? Oh I think so ;-)
This book was so good I am borderline speechless.
This could possibly be classified as enemies to lovers... sort of reminds me of Beauty and the Beast.
Asha intelligent, sophisticated, quick witted she-tiger
Tara's brute, alpha, caring sweet heart.
I don't wanna give anything away but I am so glad I gave this book a chance. Worth way more than the $2.99 I paid on Amazon. So glad to add this to my permanent collection
Nikki Winter you are a genius!! Book 3??? Oh I think so ;-)
January 20, 2017
Terrifyingly Good!
Taras Verochka was deadly, decisive and dangerous. All fears him and wanted to remain on his good side. He had become a weapon of destruction due to his father's training. He was without feelings, or was he?
Asha Shankur was brilliant and beautiful. Her family failed to see her value and worth. She was treated as an asset to be used to secure position and favor. They married her off to Taras and expected gratitude.
Taras and Asha had a rough mating hysterically came to understand each other and marked each other. Sealing their fate until eternity. A plot 's uncovered and they come together to defeat their enemies.
Get this book and find out the rest. It's money well spent.
Taras Verochka was deadly, decisive and dangerous. All fears him and wanted to remain on his good side. He had become a weapon of destruction due to his father's training. He was without feelings, or was he?
Asha Shankur was brilliant and beautiful. Her family failed to see her value and worth. She was treated as an asset to be used to secure position and favor. They married her off to Taras and expected gratitude.
Taras and Asha had a rough mating hysterically came to understand each other and marked each other. Sealing their fate until eternity. A plot 's uncovered and they come together to defeat their enemies.
Get this book and find out the rest. It's money well spent.
May 21, 2016
Pretty Good
I follow this author and I enjoy her work. This reminds me of the mob stories, except they are shifters. Mob stories in general are not my preference. However the hero and heroine were both strong characters and the story was interesting. I enjoyed that the author included an epilogue that shows that the HEA continues the the next generation.
I follow this author and I enjoy her work. This reminds me of the mob stories, except they are shifters. Mob stories in general are not my preference. However the hero and heroine were both strong characters and the story was interesting. I enjoyed that the author included an epilogue that shows that the HEA continues the the next generation.
January 28, 2016
I loved the first book but this one just didn't follow up to the previous book at all. It was like the two books didn't even belong together. Just totally left field. Nonetheless, I'm am a big Nikki Winters fan so I will stay tuned for what's next.
December 23, 2018
This one lost a star just because it should’ve been the first book, we already know the outcome so we really didn’t need to have a full book about the two. The little we do get out of this one is borderline boring, Taras had every opportunity to stop Grigoriy but chose not to for some reason. We still don’t know why the pride ended up in Colorado, what happened with Asha’s family or anything that fills in the gap of this one and the last story. If this would’ve been the first one then I could’ve given this at the very least a 4 star but without it pushing the story forward or filling in the big gap I’m a bit disappointed.
February 19, 2016
It's been more than a year since I read Beastly Desires, the first installment in this series and I was confused as to how this book was connected to the first. It wasn't until the epilogue that the connection was made. Despite this, I enjoyed this book. Taras and Asha are forced together by their families and eventually make the best of their situation. The most amusing parts of this work are the interactions between Taras, Mischa and Alexei. Because Taras is portrayed as such a vicious beast, to see how he interacts with these two is interesting.
January 28, 2016
Surprisingly
Especially love your shift Dr books. This book is great . Love the humour and interaction of all the characters . Looking forward to the third book. And the one about the niece
Especially love your shift Dr books. This book is great . Love the humour and interaction of all the characters . Looking forward to the third book. And the one about the niece
February 2, 2016
Nice book
This book was nice as a background for the first story; it just didn't work for me as a standalone story. I was looking forward to the brother's story based on the short blurb provided more than the parents. Just seemed to missing something for me.
This book was nice as a background for the first story; it just didn't work for me as a standalone story. I was looking forward to the brother's story based on the short blurb provided more than the parents. Just seemed to missing something for me.
February 7, 2016
Linda Christiani
I am a big fan so yeah I'm already anxiously awaiting the next story but I wanted to say how much I enjoyed the way love was given without words or expectations just honest feelings not even aware of what love is but giving your all anyway just great
I am a big fan so yeah I'm already anxiously awaiting the next story but I wanted to say how much I enjoyed the way love was given without words or expectations just honest feelings not even aware of what love is but giving your all anyway just great
February 5, 2016
So loved reading this book. I'm a big fan of all nikki winter books. Love how all the characters come together.
February 14, 2016
Love!
The humor was there. The storyline fantastic. Though the heroine was annoyingly whiny in the beginning. Can't wait for the next book.
The humor was there. The storyline fantastic. Though the heroine was annoyingly whiny in the beginning. Can't wait for the next book.
April 28, 2016
definately worth the read
April 3, 2016
The heroine was extremely unlikable.
April 3, 2019
I'm loving this series
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