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Cedar Hills Lions #1
Lawman Lion
A sexy lion shifter sheriff + an independent BBW who runs a diner + trouble with a local gang = one red-hot romance that will leave you breathless!
Charity Crawford works hard at the diner her father left her. The middle of nowhere on Route 66 isn't the most exciting place to live, but Charity has her hands full with the biker gang that's moving in on her diner. She can't fight them off, and the local police won't help... until the new sheriff in town walks into her diner, and into her heart.
Lion shifter sheriff Mason Whittaker has lived all over the map, but he always seems to end up back home in the end. And when a group of shifter bikers start making trouble in his hometown, he knows he can’t sit idly by. But to his surprise, the gorgeous woman he rescues is the fated mate he never thought he’d find.
The connection between Mason and Charity can’t be denied, but the looming danger threatens to tear them apart. The biker gang wants Charity’s diner – and they won't stop until they get it. Can Mason keep her safe and win her heart?
Lawman Lion is a sizzling hot standalone BBW lion shifter romance. No cliffhangers!
Charity Crawford works hard at the diner her father left her. The middle of nowhere on Route 66 isn't the most exciting place to live, but Charity has her hands full with the biker gang that's moving in on her diner. She can't fight them off, and the local police won't help... until the new sheriff in town walks into her diner, and into her heart.
Lion shifter sheriff Mason Whittaker has lived all over the map, but he always seems to end up back home in the end. And when a group of shifter bikers start making trouble in his hometown, he knows he can’t sit idly by. But to his surprise, the gorgeous woman he rescues is the fated mate he never thought he’d find.
The connection between Mason and Charity can’t be denied, but the looming danger threatens to tear them apart. The biker gang wants Charity’s diner – and they won't stop until they get it. Can Mason keep her safe and win her heart?
Lawman Lion is a sizzling hot standalone BBW lion shifter romance. No cliffhangers!
174 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 29, 2016
About the author
Zoe Chant
340 books1,567 followersZoe Chant loves writing paranormal romance. Over a cup of tea (or something stronger) she whips up sexy tales of hunky heroes and adventurous heroines to tantalize and satisfy her readers. Sizzling hot romance, no cliffhangers!
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January 16, 2017
My Thoughts - 5 out of 5 Unicorns - I loved it!!!
***I choose what I read and review based on what intrigues me!!
The cover is very beautiful with those two amazing beasts on the cover!
This is the first book in the Cedar Hill Lions series. It is for adults only due to horseback riding…okay not really there are some steamy scenes and violence involving some bad bikers.
Charity definitely has spunk that I like :) and Mason is all around awesome. I love his protective side and sense of justice that made him run for Sherriff even as his family said to stay out of it. Tons of action and a new family to fall in love with!
I highly recommend this book to big cat fans because who wouldn’t want a purring lion!
***I choose what I read and review based on what intrigues me!!
The cover is very beautiful with those two amazing beasts on the cover!
This is the first book in the Cedar Hill Lions series. It is for adults only due to horseback riding…okay not really there are some steamy scenes and violence involving some bad bikers.
Charity definitely has spunk that I like :) and Mason is all around awesome. I love his protective side and sense of justice that made him run for Sherriff even as his family said to stay out of it. Tons of action and a new family to fall in love with!
I highly recommend this book to big cat fans because who wouldn’t want a purring lion!
June 18, 2016
This wasn't the best but it was ok. It was really insta love and super low angst. It was a nice story but was just ok for passing the time.
October 13, 2017
Charity Crawford's diner is struggling, a biker gang has decided it is their new hangout and it is causing her to lose customers. With their constant harassment Charity doesn't know what she is going to do, that is until newly pointed Sheriff Mason Whitaker walks through the door.
Mason realized that Charity is his mate very quickly. How does he convince a human that she is his mate? When Charity accepts him he feels elated but with a biker determined to create havoc for Charity, Mason has to keep her protected as well.
Entertaining story. I liked Mason, he different for a shifter. I thought the story was quickly paced and action packed. Great way to kick off a new series.
Mason realized that Charity is his mate very quickly. How does he convince a human that she is his mate? When Charity accepts him he feels elated but with a biker determined to create havoc for Charity, Mason has to keep her protected as well.
Entertaining story. I liked Mason, he different for a shifter. I thought the story was quickly paced and action packed. Great way to kick off a new series.
June 30, 2016
An average shifter read. No cheating, instalove, no ow/om drama, no pushing away. no epilogue (big no-no in my book) Likeable main characters, just felt lacking.
December 10, 2016
Charity and Mason are great together, Mason is a protective sheriff when he finds out his mate is being hassled by a motorcycle shifter group. Mason wanted to become the new sheriff in town so he protect humans as well as doing a better job than the old chief. Charity owns a diner that her father gave to her so she wouldn't give it up until the motorcycle group shows up and scares her customers away she doesn't know what to do until she sets eyes on Mason. these two together are cute, I liked charity because when Mason told her he was a Lion she didn't freak out she took it and moved on she understood what being his mate meant.
February 9, 2023
2.5 stars - Not bad, but a little predictable and not as interesting characters and plot as I'd like
June 7, 2016
This was a little slow. The beginning was good but they got together pretty quick and she found out about all the sifter stuff at the same time so the rest of the book just wasn't that exciting. There was the whole motorcycle gang aspect but overall the story didn't keep my interest well.
I did like the whole set up of characters. If Chant makes this a series I can see it being interesting. I would have like an epilogue, maybe a little about after the dinner was re-opened.
I did like the whole set up of characters. If Chant makes this a series I can see it being interesting. I would have like an epilogue, maybe a little about after the dinner was re-opened.
January 5, 2023
WOW! Sizzling hot romance left me tingling and speechless!
Lawman Lion, book 1 of Zoe Chant's Cedar Hill Lions series, was a perfect demonstration of Zoe's storytelling talent. It takes a master wordsmith to be able through words alone make a love scene so vivid it was like you were expecting a voyeur moment. I had to take a moment to catch my breath before I could continue reading. WOW! I was speechless!
As great as the romance was between her two main characters, Zoe Chant's talent as a paranormal romance writer lies in her ability to balance the romance with an incredibly suspenseful story. The trouble that brings Mason, the hunky lion shifter sheriff, together with Charity, his surprise fated mate and a hard-working diner owner off route 66, is as exciting as Zoe's love scenes. Her characterizations make it possible for me to "see" the people in this story as though I was right there. Reading this novel was a treat for all my senses; a visual, virtual, and visceral experience. I saw and tasted the warm, greasy, salty goodness of the French fries served at the diner. I had to stop at the snack shack in town for a milkshake after reading about them in this book! And I shuddered when I heard motorcycles pulling up as I sipped my chocolate shake while reading this novel. I was surprised to note I was in my own house, far off the beaten path in rural Missouri, with not a single motorcycle outside my home! Chasity's confrontation with the gang in the book was so incredibly real, I lost track of my own reality for a minute.
To be able to totally lose myself in a book, momentarily forget all of my own concerns, and completely relax, is what makes a book a bestseller in my mind. Zoe Chant's Lawman Lion is that kind of novel! It is the reason her books are on my Must Read shelf.
I highly recommend Zoe Chant's Lawman Lion if you find yourself in need of a temporary escape from your reality. To paraphrase my favorite t-shirt- Sitting on my sofa, disappearing into a good book and ignoring my problems is the ADULT thing to do! Come join me with this wonderful story!
Lawman Lion, book 1 of Zoe Chant's Cedar Hill Lions series, was a perfect demonstration of Zoe's storytelling talent. It takes a master wordsmith to be able through words alone make a love scene so vivid it was like you were expecting a voyeur moment. I had to take a moment to catch my breath before I could continue reading. WOW! I was speechless!
As great as the romance was between her two main characters, Zoe Chant's talent as a paranormal romance writer lies in her ability to balance the romance with an incredibly suspenseful story. The trouble that brings Mason, the hunky lion shifter sheriff, together with Charity, his surprise fated mate and a hard-working diner owner off route 66, is as exciting as Zoe's love scenes. Her characterizations make it possible for me to "see" the people in this story as though I was right there. Reading this novel was a treat for all my senses; a visual, virtual, and visceral experience. I saw and tasted the warm, greasy, salty goodness of the French fries served at the diner. I had to stop at the snack shack in town for a milkshake after reading about them in this book! And I shuddered when I heard motorcycles pulling up as I sipped my chocolate shake while reading this novel. I was surprised to note I was in my own house, far off the beaten path in rural Missouri, with not a single motorcycle outside my home! Chasity's confrontation with the gang in the book was so incredibly real, I lost track of my own reality for a minute.
To be able to totally lose myself in a book, momentarily forget all of my own concerns, and completely relax, is what makes a book a bestseller in my mind. Zoe Chant's Lawman Lion is that kind of novel! It is the reason her books are on my Must Read shelf.
I highly recommend Zoe Chant's Lawman Lion if you find yourself in need of a temporary escape from your reality. To paraphrase my favorite t-shirt- Sitting on my sofa, disappearing into a good book and ignoring my problems is the ADULT thing to do! Come join me with this wonderful story!
March 26, 2026
I'm going with 3.5 stars. I'm a fan of epilogues and this didn't have one. There were a lot of unnecessary words for a higher word count so those were skimmed over. The writing was decent. Tge chemistry between the MCs was good. I'm an insta love fan so there's that. I'm gonna try the next book, but I'm still bored I'll have to pass on Zoe Chant especially because I don't know WHICH author writes which book. If I knew which ones are better I could pick and choose, but we aren't told
I'm a fairly smart person, but I'd never heard of the word "confluence" before. Or insular. I don't think authors should use words that aren't used in every person's every day life. If it's a slang word, that's fine, especially people from 9ther countries who speak differently, but most of the book makes me think the author is American.
Ok I looked the author up and it's a pen name used by multiple authors which means even tho I might like this book I could hate the next. I don't mind when it's two authors and they have a similar style but it makes it hard to know if I want to bother downloading a bunch of books by this name or not.
I came into this series by accident and I looked to make sure it wasn't a debut series because sometimes good authors suck at the beginning of their careers. I wanted to get a feel for this "author" before reading other books. Having 7 or some authors I won't be able to get a vibe if everyone has a different writing style.
There's a couple spots where the grammar was off and I'm pretty bored. but I don't think it's fair to give it 1 star reviews tbh. Fated mates usually means insta love and low angst so if you don't like those then why are you even reading shifter romances.
I'm a fairly smart person, but I'd never heard of the word "confluence" before. Or insular. I don't think authors should use words that aren't used in every person's every day life. If it's a slang word, that's fine, especially people from 9ther countries who speak differently, but most of the book makes me think the author is American.
Ok I looked the author up and it's a pen name used by multiple authors which means even tho I might like this book I could hate the next. I don't mind when it's two authors and they have a similar style but it makes it hard to know if I want to bother downloading a bunch of books by this name or not.
I came into this series by accident and I looked to make sure it wasn't a debut series because sometimes good authors suck at the beginning of their careers. I wanted to get a feel for this "author" before reading other books. Having 7 or some authors I won't be able to get a vibe if everyone has a different writing style.
There's a couple spots where the grammar was off and I'm pretty bored. but I don't think it's fair to give it 1 star reviews tbh. Fated mates usually means insta love and low angst so if you don't like those then why are you even reading shifter romances.
February 27, 2020
Fantastic story in the series about lion shifters
Mason is a lion shifter as well as a Lawman for his county. He knows in order to keep the shifters of the world safe is to protect humans. He meets Charity, who is a human, owns a diner, and his mate. He knows he have to gently woo her.
However, there is trouble with a motorcycle shifter pack, wanted to own her Diner. Will they be able to solve their problems and become mates?
I like the series because of the uniqueness of the characters. Male lions usually are depicted as selfish lazy shifters but not in this series. The characters are relatable, hard-working, and trying to make a difference. The plot is fast-paced drama with on the edge of your seed twists and turns. I don't want to give much away of the plot as a spoiler alert. But I am going to borrow these books on Kindle Unlimited and continue reading this series because I enjoyed reading this so much. Highly recommended.
bookwormsuzy
Mason is a lion shifter as well as a Lawman for his county. He knows in order to keep the shifters of the world safe is to protect humans. He meets Charity, who is a human, owns a diner, and his mate. He knows he have to gently woo her.
However, there is trouble with a motorcycle shifter pack, wanted to own her Diner. Will they be able to solve their problems and become mates?
I like the series because of the uniqueness of the characters. Male lions usually are depicted as selfish lazy shifters but not in this series. The characters are relatable, hard-working, and trying to make a difference. The plot is fast-paced drama with on the edge of your seed twists and turns. I don't want to give much away of the plot as a spoiler alert. But I am going to borrow these books on Kindle Unlimited and continue reading this series because I enjoyed reading this so much. Highly recommended.
bookwormsuzy
February 23, 2018
Read in the box set.
Well worth reading with lovely likeable main characters and side characters.
Short insta-mate bond connection between shifter lions and their human mates.
Love that there are good and bad shifters as well as humans.
Good read about a diner owner, Charity who is being harassed by shifter bikers. That is until the new Sherriff comes into the diner and realises he has met his mate.
Charity is a lovely person, tougher than she looks who takes no gumf from anyone, even Mason.
Mason is a lion shifter and against his alphas orders, (An alpha who is also his uncle) has taken on the role of sheriff as the previous human sheriff was crooked.
Meeting his mate and protecting her from the bikers becomes a challenge, especially as it seems a family member is causing mischief.
Well worth reading with lovely likeable main characters and side characters.
Short insta-mate bond connection between shifter lions and their human mates.
Love that there are good and bad shifters as well as humans.
Good read about a diner owner, Charity who is being harassed by shifter bikers. That is until the new Sherriff comes into the diner and realises he has met his mate.
Charity is a lovely person, tougher than she looks who takes no gumf from anyone, even Mason.
Mason is a lion shifter and against his alphas orders, (An alpha who is also his uncle) has taken on the role of sheriff as the previous human sheriff was crooked.
Meeting his mate and protecting her from the bikers becomes a challenge, especially as it seems a family member is causing mischief.
October 27, 2023
The law and his mate....
Charity is a businesswoman and owns a restaurant. Mason is the new sheriff in town and also a lion shifter. Charity has been having problems with a biker gang who is running off her regular customers. Mason comes to the restaurant for dinner when he sees Charity having trouble with the leader of the bikers. As soon as he touches her he knows she is his mate. Working together they end up saving her restaurant, getting rid if the biker gang, and starting a wonderful future for themselves and their family and friends. A wonderful start to the series.
Charity is a businesswoman and owns a restaurant. Mason is the new sheriff in town and also a lion shifter. Charity has been having problems with a biker gang who is running off her regular customers. Mason comes to the restaurant for dinner when he sees Charity having trouble with the leader of the bikers. As soon as he touches her he knows she is his mate. Working together they end up saving her restaurant, getting rid if the biker gang, and starting a wonderful future for themselves and their family and friends. A wonderful start to the series.
April 29, 2021
Very Good!
This book was very good but, I wish it had more at the end.
Chasity has live in Cedar Hill all of her life & she grew up at the diner too as her father owned it.
Mason has traveled around the world & has finally come back to Cedar Hill where he’s found his mate.
But, trouble has also found its way to Cedar Hill in the form of a MC that’s causing the diner to lose money & as that’s where Mason mate works.
But, to find out what happens next you’ll have to read the book.
This book was very good but, I wish it had more at the end.
Chasity has live in Cedar Hill all of her life & she grew up at the diner too as her father owned it.
Mason has traveled around the world & has finally come back to Cedar Hill where he’s found his mate.
But, trouble has also found its way to Cedar Hill in the form of a MC that’s causing the diner to lose money & as that’s where Mason mate works.
But, to find out what happens next you’ll have to read the book.
December 27, 2016
Yeah
I thought for sure we are going to have some trouble from those bikers but I'm kind of mad that they're bears. However, I know that there are bad guys in every species. I also figured the little cousin was siding with them even though he was still wet behind the ears and didn't know the whole story. I can't wait to read Heath's story.
I thought for sure we are going to have some trouble from those bikers but I'm kind of mad that they're bears. However, I know that there are bad guys in every species. I also figured the little cousin was siding with them even though he was still wet behind the ears and didn't know the whole story. I can't wait to read Heath's story.
March 8, 2017
Lawman Lion
Zoe has written another spellbinding book. Mason was elected Sheriff. He is a lion shifter. Charity owns the diner and is having issues with Jessup, who is the alpha of the shifter motorcycle club. Charity is Mason's mate. Jessup is trying to coerce her into selling her diner to the club. He is up to no good. Excellent book.
Zoe has written another spellbinding book. Mason was elected Sheriff. He is a lion shifter. Charity owns the diner and is having issues with Jessup, who is the alpha of the shifter motorcycle club. Charity is Mason's mate. Jessup is trying to coerce her into selling her diner to the club. He is up to no good. Excellent book.
August 15, 2017
Lion for love
Charity runs a diner she inherited from her father. Things are looking rough with the biker gang running off her customers.
Mason ran for sheriff because he knew the old sheriff was crooked and all to human to take down the shifter bikers.
Read their story of they work together to take the outlaw gang down.
Charity runs a diner she inherited from her father. Things are looking rough with the biker gang running off her customers.
Mason ran for sheriff because he knew the old sheriff was crooked and all to human to take down the shifter bikers.
Read their story of they work together to take the outlaw gang down.
November 3, 2017
Love it!
I really enjoyed this book. It tells the story of Charity a human owner of a that is been harassed by a motorbike gang of shifters and sexy Mason, a lion shifte/sheriff. Mason just found out Charity is his mate and now he will have to fight against this dangerous gang to keep his mate safe. Highly recommended
I really enjoyed this book. It tells the story of Charity a human owner of a that is been harassed by a motorbike gang of shifters and sexy Mason, a lion shifte/sheriff. Mason just found out Charity is his mate and now he will have to fight against this dangerous gang to keep his mate safe. Highly recommended
April 27, 2020
As usual, great story, with strong lead characters, male AND female. Mason was the new Sheriff, and a lion shifter. Charity was a fiesty human, who wasn't afraid to stand up for herself, and was Mason's mate! They had some difficulties to overcome, both familial and criminal. Grab the book to see what happens!
February 4, 2023
I have been on a shifter binge and that is where I found Zoe. I have enjoyed many of her books since then and am working my way through them. There are some minor editing issues in her early books but not enough to give up reading them.
With many variety of shifters who are hot and true mates I am sure you will enjoy them as much as me.
With many variety of shifters who are hot and true mates I am sure you will enjoy them as much as me.
January 27, 2024
Brilliant Series
Lawman Lion (Cedar Hill Lions Book 1) by Zoe Chant. Charity owned a diner on Route 66 but was being bothered by a biker gang. New sheriff lion shifter Mason needs to stop the gang before they take over Cedar Hill. After a run in with the gang at the diner Mason realises Charity is his mate.
Lawman Lion (Cedar Hill Lions Book 1) by Zoe Chant. Charity owned a diner on Route 66 but was being bothered by a biker gang. New sheriff lion shifter Mason needs to stop the gang before they take over Cedar Hill. After a run in with the gang at the diner Mason realises Charity is his mate.
July 17, 2024
NO
i like my H to be Alpha's and in this he wasn't,kinda beta the h was ok.
Plus there was no chemistry between the leads, no spark nothing.
Also everything was boring to read, even the issues were resolved with no proper angst, it was anticlimactic.
The relationship development between the H and h was way too instant along with the ILU's.
i like my H to be Alpha's and in this he wasn't,kinda beta the h was ok.
Plus there was no chemistry between the leads, no spark nothing.
Also everything was boring to read, even the issues were resolved with no proper angst, it was anticlimactic.
The relationship development between the H and h was way too instant along with the ILU's.
March 9, 2025
Love Shifter Books
I was so excited to start reading this book. However,, it is very short. I would have liked more time to be able to Be a To the characters. I think it's a good Begin beginning Maybe a long long line of great books. I just would have preferred a little more context. Thank you for the book I did enjoy reading it.
I was so excited to start reading this book. However,, it is very short. I would have liked more time to be able to Be a To the characters. I think it's a good Begin beginning Maybe a long long line of great books. I just would have preferred a little more context. Thank you for the book I did enjoy reading it.
November 20, 2017
This is such a great start to this new Cedar Hill Series. I hope the rest of the series is just as good. What more could you ask for than a good looking Lion Shifter and your local pretty girl who is the owner of the diner in town,
November 25, 2017
Very entertaining
I never would have believed how much I enjoy shape shifter books. I love cats and I love how feline characteristics are in these characters. The story has strong, lovable characters, suspense, and romance. I love the way the story tugs at my imagination!
I never would have believed how much I enjoy shape shifter books. I love cats and I love how feline characteristics are in these characters. The story has strong, lovable characters, suspense, and romance. I love the way the story tugs at my imagination!
November 29, 2022
cute story
I definitely enjoyed this cute story, with a bad guy bikie gang trying to ruin the heroine’s diner, and the hunky sheriff stepping in to protect her. Surprise, he is her fated mate - there is a happy ending. This is a great feel good story, fun light reading
I definitely enjoyed this cute story, with a bad guy bikie gang trying to ruin the heroine’s diner, and the hunky sheriff stepping in to protect her. Surprise, he is her fated mate - there is a happy ending. This is a great feel good story, fun light reading
November 20, 2017
What is better than a hunky hero that turns into a lion? Nothing I can think of! Loved this book and immediately downloaded the others in the series.
January 17, 2018
I really enjoy all Zoe's books
August 18, 2018
Lawman Lion
Gave it a five star rating. Loved the story. Can’t wait to read the next book in the series to find out what happens next.
Gave it a five star rating. Loved the story. Can’t wait to read the next book in the series to find out what happens next.
April 5, 2019
Fantastic!
Whole new place with shifter. I can’t wait to see what the author comes out with next. Count me in for more.
Whole new place with shifter. I can’t wait to see what the author comes out with next. Count me in for more.
March 15, 2020
Mason and Charity
I like how independent Charity is. I like that she doesn't need a man but doesn't turn down help from one.
I like how independent Charity is. I like that she doesn't need a man but doesn't turn down help from one.
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