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Ashland Pride #8

Embracing Ehrin

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Stepbrothers Domino and Henry Fallon have known for years that they’re meant to share a mate. Domino, a rare albino panther, and Henry, a mountain lion, are ready to start the next chapter of their lives and find their mate.

Ehrin Knox knows why the alpha of her hawk nest called her to his home on a chilly spring morning – it’s not for a cup of tea, but to tell her she’s banned from the nest. Because she was never able to shift, Ehrin couldn’t secure a mate, and once she reached twenty-one and was still unmated, it was the end of the line for her. Only mated males and females could stay in the nest after age twenty-one, an archaic and unfair rule as far as she was concerned. Saying goodbye to her family, she leaves for her friend’s home in Ashland, Indiana, until she can find work and a place to live.

When Domino hosts an art exhibit at the school’s open house, a beautiful redheaded female immediately goes into distress when she sees him. Domino knows the moment he sees her that she’s their shared mate, and he calls Henry. Once the three are together, Ehrin shifts into a stunning red-tailed hawk.

Ehrin’s surprised when her parents show up in Ashland, with her former alpha bringing along a hawk male to mate with her. They want her to choose the hawk and come home. When she can’t have both, will Ehrin choose the pride or her family?

Contains m/f/m interaction, a brokenhearted hawk shifter, and the two males who would do anything to make her happy.

217 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 4, 2018

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1,255 reviews49 followers
June 6, 2018
I LOVE 💕,LOVE 💕 LOVE 💕 R. E.,she’s amazing but I sadly didn’t love this book...

First my rating : my personal rating is three ⭐️’s
( I didn’t really enjoy myself very much at all)
But four stars 🌟 out of respect for a talented writer,who’s also a very kind and sweet person .... I only mention the last part because saying out loud how much I didn’t enjoy this isn’t easy when you like and respect writer but I really need to get my feelings out soo I can move on....

I’ll do my best to not give any spoilers but if I do please look away and I apologize now....

Ok,what’s my problem ?
Everyone is too freakin NICE! Why is that a problem ?
Do I like meanness, hurt or pain or chaos ?
No,but Henry,Ehrin and Dom were soo sweet and nice they almost felt like fake ppl replaced with stepford wives or husbands... I think they were soo unbelievably and unbearably
sweet and polite and nice that that horrid purple monstrosity named “Barney” would have been getting a toothache from it and deciding to never sing his “you love me,I love you “ song again...
I’m all for “fated mates” and that instant connection,( personally even though I’d rather be a shifter,period full stop. I’d be thrilled to had two or three mtn. lions or tigers,or ligers or bears and especially those yummy hyenas ( always in three’s) coming to my door ( the human who wanted Dom. was beyond stupid to think one human alone was better) moron) definitely her loss) but, buuuuut these three fell together soo sweet and soo nice mit was like a giant scoop of the plainest sweetest vanilla ice cream ... but that was all there was to them ...
Sweetie,daring right from the get go,and soo polite and reasonable it hurt. Am I one those women who wants some alpha jerk man hor coming in and pushing a woman/female around ?
Heck No! He’d just be pushed back and smacked upside the head,even without an inner animal to call on but there wasn’t even even enough conflict here to give anyone any personally...
Between these three it was all perfect from the get go,Dom is perfect and he thinks Ehrin is perfect and soo does Henry and she thinks the same about both of them ...
I’d personally love as I’ve already stated to be in here if I could ... throw me on in with two or three loving males and an equally loving family at our backs to love and support us,that is beyond awesome in my book... it’s like the modern shifter version of “The Walton’s “ on steroids... what’s not to love ❤️...
But come on, not matter how well you connect with someone ,even your fated mates ,there should be at least “some” conflict some drama, you have three personalities in close quarters coming together I the blink of an eye...
Now even though the brothers are close, finding a female (a stranger) and settling in as easy peasy doesn’t make sense..
It’s just human nature or shifter or not... they bare,y had personalities at all...
the ONLY true conflict it all was provided by Ehrin’s parents,but you knew between how smart and tightly knit this extended family is , it wouldn’t last long....
And it didn’t ... this wonderful and beautiful family have learned from the trails and mistakes and they watch out for each other and his beautiful that was kind a negated any real story or conflict....
It felt like conflict just for the sake of conflict ,which it kinda needed since the trio came together easier and faster than mil and sugar dissolving in a cup of hot coffee.... and while it wasn’t bitter at all of course there was no flavor here just an overwhelming amount of sweetness and a brief look in to characters lives....
Perfection isn’t real and at the end of the day neither were Dom., Ehrin or Henry to me....
Even though I wanted to smack James and John at times over their impatience with Rue ,they seemed to me to think a life time of hurt and pun habits were supposed to just disappear because of them and their love,they have a true coming together that felt real...
Thank R.E., I too am soo thankful for Callie and her Cats, but I m bit enjoying the ride anymore ...
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1,157 reviews23 followers
June 4, 2018
"An Incredible and Exciting Shifter Romance series"
You will love each story in this series. The characters are amazing. R.E Butler's Menage shifter romances are the best!
Ehrin is a spunky hawk shifter. She is banned from her nest. Because she has not shifted yet, and her Alpha tries to force her to merry a man who is not her fated mate! Luckily her best friend Zelda who lives in Ashland. Invites Ehrin to stay with her.
Step brothers Domino and Henry want to share a mate. Domino is a Albino panther, and Henry is a mountain lion.
When the guys meet Ehrin they know she is the one fated for them! Upon meeting the guys Ehrin thrown into her first shift. She knows these guys are what she was waiting for.
Everything is going great until her former Alpha shows up!
Can the guys protect their new mate?
You will love this sweet,funny,exciting,suspenseful, and scorching hot shifter Romance. It is a five star plus series.
Profile Image for Yvonne Daniels.
2,704 reviews21 followers
June 9, 2018
Embracing Ehrin Ashland Pride Book 8
by R. E. Butler
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Did you get a good look at the cover of this book it's a Great am I right? Embracing Ehrin by R. E. Butler is an enjoyable read for me. If you have not read any of her earlier books in the Ashland Pride series, you won't feel lost it's just that easy to read. But you will want to read them all. This book is an emotional ride, it's easy to feel what I felt right along with the heroine’s emotions. I really enjoy how R.e Butler writes, she makes it easy to get hooked and to have you eating right out of the palm of her hand for the entire book. If you are like myself you'll enjoy this book from the beginning. R.e Butler is a paranormal romance novelist I have been reading her books for years she is a one click author for me. I am always so excited to read another new book in the Ashland Pride series. Embracing Ehrin is a story that focuses on Ehrin Knox, Domino and Henry Fallon. Ehrin is hawk Shifter that can't shift into a hawk she is turning twenty-one and her clan believes she is flaw and the only hawk shifter willing to mate her doesn't want her to have children so she refuse to mate him. Domino and Henry are stepbrothers who has always felt they were brothers even without their parents mating. So they knew they would share a mate. There is a rather humorous exchange between the three, that's what makes this drama so understanding.

R.e Butler creates a amazing and romantic paranormal world, her characters are very exciting, lovable and captivating both physically and emotionally. This is the eighth books in this series, can you imagine eight book with a great, sexy heroine and this one followed that pattern. This book is fast moving. I enjoy reading this series and all of her other paranormal romance series they are entertaining and a awesome escape — romance, sexy heroes, sexy scenes and with a fantasy setting. Yet this book is so much more than this for me. I did not expect to be as emotionally moved as I am by Embracing Ehrin. This novel brought me to tears several times — with what the heroine endured and how the heroes treated her. Erring doesn't seems to accept her fate. But would you want someone who thinks you are flaw. I wouldn't really isn’t too hard when you are told not to have children your mate can't possibly love you. Sounds wonderful don't it. With regards to the romance, I enjoyed the connection between Ehrin,Dom and Henry. If I had to choose a favorite character in this book, it would be a tossup between Dom and Henry. Their tension along with her problems are taken care with love. The drama in this book is builded slowly to allow the situation to get where things needs to move right along it's, what makes you turn page after page and read to the end. Of course things don't develop quickly or easily it takes time and effort for it to happen . The setting has a realistic feel in that the characters are protecting themselves with the prides help for safety. I cannot wait until next book in this series is released. These are great escape novels. You can expect entertainment, romance and a very emotional story with a satisfying ending. I intend to read this book again more than likely I will read it a number of times.
Profile Image for iliana G.
1,699 reviews27 followers
June 26, 2018
Stepbrothers Domino and Henry Fallon have known for years that they’re meant to share a mate. Domino, a rare albino panther, and Henry, a mountain lion, are ready to start the next chapter of their lives and find their mate.

Ehrin Knox knows why the alpha of her hawk nest called her to his home on a chilly spring morning – it’s not for a cup of tea, but to tell her she’s banned from the nest. Because she was never able to shift, Ehrin couldn’t secure a mate, and once she reached twenty-one and was still unmated, it was the end of the line for her. Only mated males and females could stay in the nest after age twenty-one, an archaic and unfair rule as far as she was concerned. Saying goodbye to her family, she leaves for her friend’s home in Ashland, Indiana, until she can find work and a place to live.

When Domino hosts an art exhibit at the school’s open house, a beautiful redheaded female immediately goes into distress when she sees him. Domino knows the moment he sees her that she’s their shared mate, and he calls Henry. Once the three are together, Ehrin shifts into a stunning red-tailed hawk.

Ehrin’s surprised when her parents show up in Ashland, with her former alpha bringing along a hawk male to mate with her. They want her to choose the hawk and come home. When she can’t have both, will Ehrin choose the pride or her family?


I so loved thse two and Ehrin.
So emotional ,so sweet and such a nice plot in this book.
R.E Butler always gives us some amazing books.
Can't wait for the next one.
Profile Image for Eva Millien.
3,115 reviews45 followers
June 4, 2018
Guess what! I finally returned to visit one of my favorite Prides, the Ashland Pride and while I was visiting with Henry and Dom, these stepbrothers found their shared mate, Ehrin. Their story is hot, exciting and captures the heart – let me tell you all about it… well I will without giving away to many juicy details. Like all the members of the Ashland Pride, this threesome is strong, charismatic and easily draw readers into their story and are full of electrifying chemistry and blazing hot passion which leads to some steamy mfm sex scenes. The relationship tugs at the heartstrings though as they move toward their happily ever after, so be prepared to sympathize with them as they embrace Ehrin attempt to heal her broken heart and readers will also share in quite a bit of adrenaline pumping excitement as well because the road there is full of thrilling suspense when hawks from Ehrin’s past show up to wreck quite a bit of havoc.

As with all of R.E. Butler’s wonderfully sexy and fascinating stories, Embracing Ehrin is a definite page turner, one that I will revisit from time to time, of course since I can never get enough, I tend to do that will all of her books and I am always impatiently awaiting her future stories as well, so until next time…
Profile Image for Eva Millien.
3,115 reviews45 followers
June 4, 2018
Guess what! I finally returned to visit one of my favorite Prides, the Ashland Pride and while I was visiting with Henry and Dom, these stepbrothers found their shared mate, Ehrin. Their story is hot, exciting and captures the heart – let me tell you all about it… well I will without giving away to many juicy details. Like all the members of the Ashland Pride, this threesome is strong, charismatic and easily draw readers into their story and are full of electrifying chemistry and blazing hot passion which leads to some steamy mfm sex scenes. The relationship tugs at the heartstrings though as they move toward their happily ever after, so be prepared to sympathize with them as they embrace Ehrin attempt to heal her broken heart and readers will also share in quite a bit of adrenaline pumping excitement as well because the road there is full of thrilling suspense when hawks from Ehrin’s past show up to wreck quite a bit of havoc.

As with all of R.E. Butler’s wonderfully sexy and fascinating stories, Embracing Ehrin is a definite page turner, one that I will revisit from time to time, of course since I can never get enough, I tend to do that will all of her books and I am always impatiently awaiting her future stories as well, so until next time…
Profile Image for Gwendolyn Thaggard.
765 reviews2 followers
June 7, 2018
Ehrin is a hawk shifter from a strict nest.
Anyone that hasn't shifted by she 21 is kicked out.
When her Alpha calls, Ehrin knows what will happen.
What she doesn't expect is how coldly she is dismissed from her home by not only the Alpha but her own parents.
Ehrin flees to Ashland to crash with a friend.
By coincidence she meets Dom at the school where he works and becomes ill.
Dom calls Henry because immediately feels connected to Ehrin.
Once they all both touch her Ehrin shifts.
Dom and Henry finally have the mate they've been waiting for and Ehrin has a new start with a new family.
But sometimes the past comes back to bite you when you least expect.

As in the way of shifters Ehrin, Dom, and Henry Mark and mate immediately.
Ehrin is welcomed by the pride.
And the trio begin plans for their happily ever after.
I really enjoy the dynamic of the pride all living together at the boarding house and being so close knit.
Its nice how they all look out for each other.
I think it's cute that the two cat shifters have a bird shifter mate.
Anxiously waiting on Holden and Jackson to rescue their mate.
Profile Image for Pam Louis.
1,722 reviews7 followers
June 4, 2018
Ashland, Indiana
The Fallon Stepbrothers Domino (a rare albino panther shifter ) and Henry (a mountain lion shifter ) have known one thing since they meet. They were destined to share mate they just had to find her.
Ehrin Knox is a hawk shifter that can't shift because of that finding a good mate hasn't happened. She has reached the aged of 21 and by thier rules can no longer stay in the hawk nest. Her Alpha has kicked her out and she has lost everything in one day. So she went to stay with a human friend in Ashland, Indiana where she runs into one of her mates and in one night she goes from having nothing to having everything!

Great story, touching heart warming but also filled with betrayal, action, drama, mystery and spice. I really enjoyed it plus we got to hear a little bit more about how Honor is doing in Canada. I can't wait to read her story too.
This is a MFM story
Voluntarily reviewed a copy and I honestly loved it.
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1,722 reviews7 followers
June 4, 2018
Ashland, Indiana
The Fallon Stepbrothers Domino (a rare albino panther shifter ) and Henry (a mountain lion shifter ) have known one thing since they meet. They were destined to share mate they just had to find her.
Ehrin Knox is a hawk shifter that can't shift because of that finding a good mate hasn't happened. She has reached the aged of 21 and by thier rules can no longer stay in the hawk nest. Her Alpha has kicked her out and she has lost everything in one day. So she went to stay with a human friend in Ashland, Indiana where she runs into one of her mates and in one night she goes from having nothing to having everything!

Great story, touching heart warming but also filled with betrayal, action, drama, mystery and spice. I really enjoyed it plus we got to hear a little bit more about how Honor is doing in Canada. I can't wait to read her story too.
This is a MFM story
Voluntarily reviewed a copy and I honestly loved it.
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1,082 reviews29 followers
June 4, 2018
A very complex and entertaining story!
I especially enjoy the stories surrounding the Ashland Pride! It is a large group of family (and friends) made up of a variety of shifter types. In this story, two feline shifters find their mate in an exiled red tailed hawk. Ehrin is a strong woman who perseveres even though she’s been robbed of most of her life’s work. She simply begins again with the aid of her new mates, Domino and Henry Fallon. Domino and Henry will do anything to please their new mate. They’re both talented men with a lot of love to share with Ehrin. I love their thoughtful ways. Evil seems determined to force its way into their lives, however, and they will need all the resources they can pull together to rid themselves of it. Do read and enjoy this fascinating, involved story of the Ashland Pride.
Profile Image for Terry Sasada.
1,217 reviews8 followers
June 9, 2018
Always excited for the new releases from RE Butler. Number 8 of the Ashland pride series, amd it was everything I have come to expect and love about the pride and the amazing writing of RE Butler. Henry and Dom have known since they met that they would someday share a mate. Ehrin showing up at the school where Dom was teaching art and showing the kids work was a real surprise. But Ehrin falling down and screaming in pain was a shock. Ehrin was a hawk shifter and she was shifting for the first time, she was in Ashland because she was thrown out of her nest for being defective. Following their story and see, once again how the pride and their mates come together as a family to protect their own and show their support. Can't wait for the next one.
1,641 reviews6 followers
May 18, 2018
I had been waiting for Dom and Henry's story ever since we met them and knew they'd share a mate. Let me say I could not be any more impressed than I was with their story. Ehrin who is so sweet has known for a while that she was getting kicked out of her nest for not finding a mate and also because she couldn't shift no one wanted her. When she meets Dom and Henry that all changes as her shift comes unexpectedly. These three are so amazing and fits so well together that you can not help but love them. I love how they are all protective of each other and when needed the whole pride comes together to protect family and accepts them no matter.
3,130 reviews
June 5, 2018
I love the Ashland Pride Series

Ehrin is a hawk but has never shifted. Her alpha tells her she must marry someone or be exiled. She refuses and goes to her friend’s place in Ashland. Henry is a cop and Domino is a art teacher. They are stepbrothers and have always known they would share a mate. He meets Ehrin at art night at the school. As soon as she walks in she starts feeling strange. Domino calls Henry and tells him he’s found their mate. Once her nest finds out she can shift, they try to make her go back but Domino and Henry will do anything to keep their mate.
Panthers, hawks, and even a fae/dragon. Great story with two romantic guys. MFM sexual situations.
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751 reviews1 follower
July 1, 2018
This series just keeps getting better every book, I didn't know how I would feel about this series since it is the spin-off of the wolf-mates series, the first book in this series made me sad because I knew it was the end of a friendship and I also knew that meant the next wolf-mates book wasn't happening lol, However I'm glad I stayed with this series and continued to read because every book has been better than the last I still have my favorites but this series is amazing and I cannot wait to see what happens next.
179 reviews
August 14, 2018
Loved it from start to finish!

Bought this book a little while ago, and started reading on Saturday, then decided I needed to re-read 6 & 7 first. I did skip a few spots, mainly because as a series I feel I've read and re-read the history of why the females are the way they are 8 times. I do understand the need explain, in my mind I'm thinking _ series If I were new and just bought it I should probably buy 1 & 2 to find out the back history.
Over all I'm still in love with this series and will continue to support my favorite author!!!
4,243 reviews
May 7, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - I LOVE THIS AUTHOR!!
This is a unique and intriguing pairing! Domino and Henry are fantastic, and Ehrin’s transformation from a confused, heartbroken hawk shifter to a woman who finds love with these two men is powerful. There’s an undercurrent of tension as Ehrin has to choose between her pride and her mates, and that conflict keeps the stakes high throughout the book. The men are protective, sweet, and incredibly sensual, and I loved the way they support Ehrin in making her own decisions. A great mix of romance, tension, and shifter dynamics!
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2,732 reviews38 followers
March 25, 2018
I loved meeting Ehrin. What a sweetheart! I can't believe that Henry and Dom are finally old enough to have a mate. They are perfect mates and heroes for Ehrin. The inclusion of Treasure and her boys were some of my favorite parts. They're just too cute together. I'm looking forward to Honor finally getting home with her men. What a great journey from Callie to now with all the little guys growing up.
Adult read
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739 reviews1 follower
July 12, 2018
Ehrin's Mates

This book continues the saga of the members of the Ashland Pride and their determination to find their mates and live a life filled with love and happiness. Each of these stories have a unique background and different circumstances that bring them to Ashland. Quick moving story with lots of ups and downs to keep you from putting the book down. This book is about a female hawk who finds 2 cats to call her own.
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1,362 reviews
June 4, 2018
Yeah we finally get Henry and Dom book. I been waiting for this book and it was worth the wait. Re know how to draw you into her stories and this book was no exceptions she totally nailed this book great supporting character awesome love scene and a great Happy ending. No spoilers here i voluntarily review this book for my own honest opinion.
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Author 10 books12 followers
June 6, 2018
Ehrin is banished from her hawk nest and comes to Ashland where she meets her 1 mates. Henry and Dom find their mate when she walked into the school where Dom teaches. things get tense when her nest alpha demands she return to the nest but things turn ugly and it is a rocky ride to happiness for the trio.

This is book 8 of the Ashland Pride series by the author.
394 reviews4 followers
June 11, 2018
Wonderfully sexy with lots of love.

I can always count on Butler to give me a great read with excitement, wonderful characters, and a plot with many twists and turns. This book certainly lives up to my expectations. I look forward to each new book no matter which series. If you have never read a Butler book you are in for a treat. MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
425 reviews2 followers
September 2, 2018
R.E. Butler is a unique and imaginative storyteller that writes in a way that you are transported on a journey through the lives of the character!

This book was artfully crafted and uniquely designed to pull you into the pages where secrets and fairytales live and dreams come true for those who believe!

One of Your Greatest Fans,

Lena deLeon
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1,137 reviews3 followers
November 2, 2018
Embracing Erin(Ashland Pride Book 8) BY R.E.Butler

Another absolutely wonderful addition to the series by R.E.Butler as she weaves together another group of wonderful characters that are mates. They're going to have to get through some drama to get their HEA. I'm recommending that you have this whole series and enjoy whenever you're ready for a great time reading!!! 💟💟💟💟💟💟💟



Profile Image for Tina Miller-Drew.
30 reviews6 followers
April 10, 2022
My heart broke for Ehrin in the book but if it wasn’t for a rocky start she wouldn’t have found her mates Domino & Henry. This was an interesting story about family, pride, betrayal, romance and love. I really enjoyed this story and recommend it, also please read all the others in the Ashland pride book series. Happy Reading Everyone!
2,366 reviews9 followers
June 4, 2018
Embracing Ehrin

Well she has done it again.This series keeps getting better and better.Ehrin has been exiled from her nest,her alpha was very mean to her so she was glad she had somewhere to go.When she arrives something wonderful happens.Buy the book and find out.
190 reviews
June 5, 2018
A hawks happy ever after!

I have adored the Ashland pride from the beginning! I was thrilled that Henry and dom have their own story! And erhinn makes the perfect mate for the two males!
Profile Image for Deborah.
1,841 reviews
June 5, 2018
That's So Unfair

Dom and Henry finally find their mate after she was kicked out of her nest. The nest called her defective but her mates knew she was perfect. But they are going to have to fight to be together, after the nest finds out she is not defective. Enjoy I did.
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1,045 reviews7 followers
June 4, 2018
Happy

I can't get enough of Ashland Pride books. I totally love instant love and true mates, I'm also happy that Henry and Dom found theirs with a pretty red hawk.
Profile Image for Belinda Thompson.
86 reviews
June 5, 2018
In spite of....

Ehrin obviously grew to be an awesome young lady in spite of her awful parents and clan. One that definitely deserved the two mates fated for her. Loved this book.
Profile Image for Denise.
1,457 reviews8 followers
June 7, 2018
Addicting!

I couldn't put the book down! Lost sleep, lost work time. Henry's finally got his story and it's all that and a bag of chips!
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