Have I mentioned how much I love this series, and this author?
I've been trying to put my finger on why this series, above other supernatural series appeals to me, and I think I have it. I think it is the writing. Nancy, weaves such a wonderful and realistic tale, that it is hard to not get involved in the characters lives. It is almost like I have to remind myself that it is not real, and just all made up. I think that is the key to being a magnificent write, when the reader forgets that what they are reading is not real.
This story is a little but different, in that it focuses on Mira, who is a Royal shifter and Josh, who is just a guy thrown into the shifter world, when his brother is murdered and he gets custody of his niece, who happens to be a shifter. Mira, who is Devin's twin sister has lead a hard life. She was force mated when she was little by a shifter who wanted to fulfill a prophecy about Mira's babies, and when he tried to rape her, she killed him. She has spent the last few hundred years alone and miserable, putting on a brave face for her brother, who suffered her punishment, turning away suitors who just want to use her as a breeding machine. Until she meets Josh. Josh is just a man, and could care less about a prophecy about Mira and her babies. All he knows is that she is the most stunning woman he has ever seen. Both of them fight the intense attraction they have for each other, because no female shifter has ever mated a human male, there is no possible way for it to happen and for Josh to survive. When the Council forced Mira to pick a mate and procreate, all hell breaks lose, because there is no way Josh is going to sit back and let that happen. He may not be a shifter but he is allll alpha and no one is going to force his woman to mate anyone but him.
Josh is such a hotty. He knows he wants Mira, he knows she is the one, and he doesn't give a crap about all the other rigmarole that is going on. He abides by the shifter rules because he is an honorary member of the pack, but there is no way he is going to sit back and let them take Mira away from him. When they succumb to their attraction Mira and Josh together are electric!!!! Unable to resist each other anymore, after fighting to keep away from each other, and what ever the feelings they have for each other they decide to face it head on. Mira is so confused by everything that is going on, she knows that Josh is her one, but that has never happened before, female shifters are all about honor and breeding, not falling in love and finding their one, especially when their one is a human male. Josh is all instinct and after a series of situations happens he does what comes naturally to him and takes control of the situation.
Some of the best scenes are watching Mira submit to Josh, it is so lovely watching her give over centuries of power to Josh, and trusting and knowing that he will protect her, even though she is the ultimate predator. I was literally on the edge of my seat at one point, almost yelling at the book!!! And hearing Josh call Mira 'kitten' has me getting all swoony. I love when I get that involved in book, it makes my day. I loved all the secondary characters in the book, its nice to read more about Devin, Lena Rafe and Jazz and also get introduced to Zoe (Josh's sister), who has attitude!! I love it, when she is injured Kade is forced to heal her and she becomes his beloved human. I love how she calls the Royal pride leader her pretty kitty...... soooo cool. As with the other 2 books I loved this book. I would just like to put in my request that the next book be about Zoe and Kade please!!!!!!