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Kin always knew his job as an enforcer wouldn’t last forever. His mother is planning his marriage, to a woman she’ll choose to help advance their family name and fortune. The only way he has out of it is finding his mate, but there’s no quick or easy way to do that.
Saul has thought himself crazy for most of the past ten years. He sees half-transparent animal faces layered on some people’s human faces, and he voluntarily walked into a psychiatric hospital when he was twenty-three. Now he’s thirty-four, and he feels like he missed out on life. When his sister pushes him into leaving the hospital, he hesitates, but she won’t take no for an answer, no matter how much their parents pay Saul’s doctor to keep him there.
When Kin and his team are sent to make sure Saul gets out without any problems, Kin expects the mission to be routine. Instead, he knows Saul is his mate as soon as they meet. Will Saul finally manage to walk out of the hospital? And is Saul really crazy, or is there an explanation for what he can see?
Saul has thought himself crazy for most of the past ten years. He sees half-transparent animal faces layered on some people’s human faces, and he voluntarily walked into a psychiatric hospital when he was twenty-three. Now he’s thirty-four, and he feels like he missed out on life. When his sister pushes him into leaving the hospital, he hesitates, but she won’t take no for an answer, no matter how much their parents pay Saul’s doctor to keep him there.
When Kin and his team are sent to make sure Saul gets out without any problems, Kin expects the mission to be routine. Instead, he knows Saul is his mate as soon as they meet. Will Saul finally manage to walk out of the hospital? And is Saul really crazy, or is there an explanation for what he can see?
120 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 27, 2017
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About the author
Catherine Lievens
337 books261 followersCatherine is the creator of several series, most of them paranormal, including the Whitedell Pride Series and the Gillham Pack Series. While she graduated in translation, she decided to go the writer’s way because it was more fun to create her own stories and characters.
She’s been living in Italy for more than twenty years, but she’s a daughter of the North—Belgium to be precise—and she misses it so much that she’s already planning to move back.
She loves pizza—probably too much —her pets, and of course, books. She sneaks some reading time in her schedule every time she has five minutes free from writing, demands from her various pets and son, and lastly, housework.
She’s been living in Italy for more than twenty years, but she’s a daughter of the North—Belgium to be precise—and she misses it so much that she’s already planning to move back.
She loves pizza—probably too much —her pets, and of course, books. She sneaks some reading time in her schedule every time she has five minutes free from writing, demands from her various pets and son, and lastly, housework.
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
February 16, 2017
This book caught my eye because Saul’s “visions” sounded really interesting to me. In this “world”, shifters are becoming known to humans – out of the closet as it were – and so now Saul’s psychosis has a name. He can see the animals hidden behind the human faces of shifters.
The Gillham pack gets involved when Saul’s sister contacts them to help her brother and we learn that Saul’s “gift” is a rare one and coveted by other packs. (I’m still not really sure why…) So they take him in and lo and behold he meets Kin (short for Kinsley) who is his mate.
Kin is a croc shifter who is supposed to marry for status, a woman of course, but who can get out of that clause if he meets his true mate so everyone is happy that he’s done so, as he is definitely gay and not at all interested in women.
**
This was predictably good as the rest of the books and series by this author have been. Not great and a little disappointing in the fact that not much was done with the new “gift” nor did we get to see Kin in shifted form a lot. Being a croc shifter is no different than a wolf or lion except he shifts in the water.
For fans of the series, this will be enjoyable, for people new to the sub-genre, there are other books out there that do “shifter romance” a lot better – including earlier books by this author.
3 of 5 stars
The Gillham pack gets involved when Saul’s sister contacts them to help her brother and we learn that Saul’s “gift” is a rare one and coveted by other packs. (I’m still not really sure why…) So they take him in and lo and behold he meets Kin (short for Kinsley) who is his mate.
Kin is a croc shifter who is supposed to marry for status, a woman of course, but who can get out of that clause if he meets his true mate so everyone is happy that he’s done so, as he is definitely gay and not at all interested in women.
**
This was predictably good as the rest of the books and series by this author have been. Not great and a little disappointing in the fact that not much was done with the new “gift” nor did we get to see Kin in shifted form a lot. Being a croc shifter is no different than a wolf or lion except he shifts in the water.
For fans of the series, this will be enjoyable, for people new to the sub-genre, there are other books out there that do “shifter romance” a lot better – including earlier books by this author.
3 of 5 stars
February 13, 2017
Rating 3.5 stars. I really liked this book. There were just a couple of things that I wanted that weren't explored so I didn't give it a higher rating. First, I don't think they really explored Saul's talent to its fullest. There was a lot left out. Also, Kin and Saul didn't spend that much time together in the scheme of things. Lastly, the author left out the meeting between Saul and Kin's mother at her 100th year birthday party. That was such a lost opportunity and I think it was a mistake on the author's part to leave it out. On the positive side, you got to meet and hang out with another group of council enforcers, which I really liked. Both Saul and Kin when they were together had great chemistry. I just loved Saul's sister Penny. Such a feisty character. I also like that they have a female enforcer Maddie. Some of these books have a tendency to have exclusively male characters so it's a nice change. I do recommend this book if you are a fan of the Gillham pack series.
November 22, 2019
So far at least one main character in each book in this series all have inferiority complexes and I don't really enjoy it. I mean one or 2 characters are bound to have internal problems concerning self esteem but one or more in each book? That seems excessive. They all have different problems and issues but it all ends with them thinking why would you want to be with me? And the endings are weird, for example in this one it ends with Kin saving twin shifters and being happy with Saul, but I still had the question of what will happen with Kin's mother? I don't know, it is meant to be a short story. I guess I just find some unresolved issues annoying even though life is one unresolved issue.
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January 15, 2025
Great story with Saul & Kin.
February 13, 2017
Short but very cute
Lively story. I love Kin and Saul and think they make an amazing couple. I wish it had been longer, maybe a scene with Kin's mother and maybe a little more danger involved before the HEA.
Lively story. I love Kin and Saul and think they make an amazing couple. I wish it had been longer, maybe a scene with Kin's mother and maybe a little more danger involved before the HEA.
February 8, 2017
Okay book.
Book ended abruptly and was a bit short. Would have loved to seen more interaction between Kin and his mate.
Book ended abruptly and was a bit short. Would have loved to seen more interaction between Kin and his mate.
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