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Perfect Pairs #1

Prowling their Mate

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Laura thinks soulmates are for suckers…
Can two gorgeous brothers prove to the cynic, that she’s their fated mate?


People say I’m too much—too big, too smart, too loud.
Well too damn bad! I’m finally content with my plus-size body and quiet life.
Sure, I haven’t dated in forever, but I have a thriving veterinary practice and a kid sister to worry about. Besides, experience tells me animals are much more deserving of my attention than any man.
Until two gorgeous brothers knock me off my feet. The unsettling animal-attraction is instant.
I can’t fight it. I don’t want to.
Finding Mr Right is not on my to-do-list, but I’m up for a little fun with Mr Right Now—times two.
Somehow these polar-opposite twins—Tyler with his gentle intelligence, and Brandon with his strength and protective streak—form a perfect pair.
And as they worship every inch of my curvy body, they thaw my frozen heart.
If falling in love isn’t scary enough to send me running, discovering these men are actually mountain lion shifters should do the trick.
But they claim I’m their fated mate.
And I know it’s true because loving them is easier than breathing… but will the ghosts of their past tear us apart?

*** Steamy MFM shifter romance.

Author note: This is a re-release or 'Prowling the Vet' - the story has been thoroughly edited and I hope you enjoy it!

208 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2014

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1,808 reviews501 followers
dnf
February 12, 2023
DNF page 1 - Why you gotta put down women for wearing “too much makeup” and “tight clothes”? Women are the BEST. Yes this was all on the first page.
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57 reviews4 followers
June 25, 2023
DNF at 50%

The book is misogynistic and screams PICK ME CHOOSE ME LOVE ME PLEASEEE.

Women are judged for wearing too much makeup or none at all, for wearing skimpy clothing or being too decently dressed and at one point the male mc says that her sister is not the kind you take home to your mother because she's blond and likes to have sex and this dumb girl AGREES with him and says she's always been the marrying type. Not her sister.

One of the love interests says this, "I keep waiting for something about you to turn me off, but you have the best looking c**t I've ever seen." You make your own judgement of that mess. That same guy also planned to have one night stands while dating her........

And lastly, everyone is obsessed while simultaneously insecure about their body, to the point where they can't receive compliments. They respond with that's not true or that's impossible. Especially the main character, every chapter she manages to express new disgust at her body. I'm tired for her honestly. Real corny shit. Rubbish book.
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234 reviews2 followers
October 8, 2014
This review is about the writing, not a rehash of the publishers blurb.

First, I did not pay full price for this, now wish I had gotten it for free.

This is a fluffy ménage read. The characters were flat and not all that engaging. I was intrigued by the concept of the twins, but neither was written as the adults they were, more like high school age. And, the female lead who was supposed to be a Vet? The author does not know who she was writing about. Definitely should have done more research in that department.

This could have been a young adult, but for the vanilla sex scenes.

On a brighter note, it has minimal editorial errors.
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2,157 reviews19 followers
July 3, 2017
I mean doesn't every girl want to hear how symmetrical her lady bits are in the middle of foreplay?.........Yeah just not really sexy at all.
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468 reviews45 followers
July 12, 2023
Comically bad. I got this for free during stock your kindle day and opened it since it looked like an easy read. The writing was awful. No true story line. I did not enjoy it. The ONLY positive is that the FMC is plus sized and there is a great theme of body positivity, which is lacking in romantasy novels.
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36 reviews14 followers
July 5, 2023
I might have given this 3 stars if the way secondary female characters were talked about weren’t such truly awful takes.

Overall, Laura’s insecurities shouldn’t make it open season for her or the MC men to attack the looks, intelligence, and personal choices of other women. You can have female characters that are unalike without tearing down secondary characters and labeling them as unintelligent, pillow princess “sluts” (the author’s word, not mine) who wear too much makeup and can’t hold a decent conversation. How the men view these women is problematic, but how Laura views them is equally as concerning. She can be a smart and attractive curvy woman, but why does her being these things mean other women can’t be viewed in the same light? Brandon and Tyler make constant comments or have internal monologues about the women around them, most of whom they have slept with, and they use disparaging comments about them to build up their view of Laura. She’s their mate, their one true love, because she ISN’T like other women. Frankly, it’s kind of an archaic take.

Women are magical, yes, but above that, they’re human (okay, a lot of them are shifters in this book but you get my point) and to talk about them (even fictional ones) in such one-dimensional, crass views based on their sexuality or perceived intelligence for the sole purpose of tearing them down to build the MC up is a disservice to women everywhere.

UPDATE: Turns out not one, but TWO women wrote this book making their portrayal of other women even more awful. How did they think this was okay? Genuinely, do better.
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46 reviews1 follower
January 4, 2022
just.. gross. Total POS H.

This was a hard read for me. Turned my stomach and not in a good way.

One of Laura’s “perfect fated mates” was ten minutes from having s*x with her sister before they met, straight up said over and over he didn’t care about the sister and had no intention of speaking to her again after taking her to bed and “having his way with her”, repeatedly said he wasn’t attracted to women with curves and how he liked being a player and due to a high sex drive, “I’m sure she wouldn’t mind me having one night stands if I’m discreet.”

What. The. Actual. F.
POS H. 👎🏼

I actually read the second book in this series first and they mentioned characters from book one being so in love, blah blah. I couldn’t finish this book one. Perhaps it got better, but due to before mentioned reasons and grammatical errors, I gave one star.
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2,132 reviews30 followers
November 21, 2016
First book for me by this writer and I did like the story and especially the differences between the HH twin brothers. I did get annoyed at the h as they seem to be getting on really well and she'd bring up the Brandon wasn't ready to settle down or that he was a man whore but up to that point of the argument they'd be hot and heavy. In the end did enjoy but I feel the writing and relationship could have been better written.
Overall HEA
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3,719 reviews204 followers
February 8, 2025
A Shaw T Baker Perfect Mates bk 01 Prowling Their Mate

An Imperfect Perfect Pair

I like Laura Carver and her skepticism about the two brothers, Tyler and Brandon, that she's falling for, and I can't fault her for thinking they aren't altruistic in their desires. They are considered a "perfect pair," and she doesn't feel that she can match up against their past conquests. These are feelings many can relate to, including me.

She was nothing like the woman I had expected, let alone what I normally was attracted to. Physically, she wasn’t thin or dressed to impress, and I could see the keen intelligence in her eyes. She wouldn’t be easy to talk around to my way of things.

Not at all.

-- Brandon

I didn't always like the guys, and Laura wasn't perfect, but I did like the book. Her sister is a bit much and a bit typical for her age. I really like the setup for the next book. It looks really good.

I read along with the audio book. The narrator, Olivia Wright, is new to me, and I liked her.

Story: 3.5 stars
Narration: 3.5 stars
Listening Speed: 1.8x

H1-2 = 32; h = 27
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555 reviews30 followers
February 11, 2025
I knew I wasn’t going to enjoy this during the “meet cute,” when one of the MMC is interrupted mid-hook up, with the FMC’s little sister, by the FMC herself.

This definitely had the potential to be something, but the author made some questionable content choices that I’m unfortunately stuck on (slut shaming, fat shaming, aggressive man-whore-defending, just to name a few).
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547 reviews25 followers
October 28, 2014
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Prowling the Vet by Tamsin Baker should have been a fun and quick read, however, it was a bit on the fluffy side and needed more content.

Twins Brandon and Tyler are mountain lion shifters and have been waiting for the perfect mate since they were teenagers. Brandon doesn’t mind waiting and keeps himself busy with alcohol and fooling around with lots of different women. Tyler is ready to settle down and is getting frustrated while he waits for his mate. When he meets Laura and realizes that she is the one, the twins have to work together to convince her that she is perfect for them.

I love the whole concept of shape shifters and perfect mates. The idea that twins would be mated to the same woman was intriguing. But the story never really lived up to the excitement that the story blurb provided. First of all, the characters were not fully fleshed out and came across as stereotypes. Neither man actually seemed to be a man but more of a teenage boy. Brandon was a man whore and practically an alcoholic. At first glance, Tyler seemed like the mature one ready to settle down and be a family man. Yet his had a problem controlling his mountain lion and easily lost his temper. These lackluster qualities made it difficult for me to understand why Laura would ever fall in love with either of them.

Laura should have been an interesting character. She had practically raised her younger sister all while going through school to become a veterinarian. She seemed mature and responsible so I really didn’t understand her attraction to the twins outside of a physical connection. It also seemed unbelievable how accepting she was of the news that the twins were shifters. The reader was supposed to believe that because Laura is a vet that she would be okay with the knowledge they were shifters. Laura might have won me over with her anger at Brandon’s past and how it was affecting her currently, but again she forgave him pretty quickly.

The plot was too predictable to be exciting and there were also consistency errors with some of the facts. I really wanted to love this book but by the end, all I felt was lukewarm. And ince the book is priced at almost $5, I would have expected and hoped for more.
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466 reviews4 followers
September 12, 2023
Probably the most misogynistic romance novel I've read. The way these authors wrote their characters' feelings about women is well beyond awful. I've read a lot of rock star and sports romances where groupies are frequently disparaged and this is the worst I've seen to date.

Also if fat rep is what you're looking for this is probably not what you want. Lots of references to the fact that these men probably wouldn't be attracted to her if she wasn't their fated mate.
650 reviews2 followers
April 19, 2023
Good looking guys who are fated to like the plus sized girl. I liked it at first but then to say the only way they’d like her was due to something supernatural…. Kind of crappy no matter that it’s supposed to a happily ever after kind of story.
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2,380 reviews160 followers
June 9, 2025
Prowling Their Mate
Perfect Pairs, Book 1

I Picked Up This Book Because: #14Books14Weeks Challenge.

Media Type: Audiobook
Source: Google Play Store
Dates Read: 6/5/25 - 6/6/25
Rating: 2.5 Stars
Narrator(s): Olivia Wright

The Story:

There was a lot more sex than story here and if that is what you are looking for this might be right up your alley. Unfortunately for me that was not what I was in the mood for. I stuck it out because this book is part of a challenge, but I likely will not continue the series.
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446 reviews
October 18, 2023
Absolutely not. Sad sack Laura is "too old" at 27. A "perfect pair" of fraternal twins at the perfect age of 31 with the perfectly complimentary jobs of architect and contractor finds this veterinarian after one of them brings her 18 year old sister home to hook up with her but she gets too sick to bang. Laura picks up her sister and the boys are hooked.

What follows feels like it was written by a bot. The guys invite her over and they hookup. They love her "hot slit". Their first real date is to the local bar where they used to pick up women and have banged most of the usuals. They ignore her to go sit with their friends, so here come the mean girls tell her how she's too fat to be with them and she cries and goes home. This is after she explains how Uber works and then doesn't actually know how to use Uber. Oh, those boys messed up!

Well, you can't have a shifter book where the FMC is a vet without.... One of them getting shot in shifted form and needing a vet! Nothing like a life threatening situation to make them all realize this is true love. All those "dumb whores" were practice for their one true mate. Perfect love and the most boring threesomes abound. I lost track of the number of times the "c" word was used.

Don't read this book.
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Profile Image for Nancy.
859 reviews20 followers
September 2, 2016
2.5 stars

Nothing against the author or the writing but this story just didn't really do much for me. To be truthful I ended up skimming sections of it and at one point I considered not finishing it at all.
One thing that was a bit different was that the heroine had a real problem with the heroes man whore pasts.
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9 reviews
July 16, 2024
Unfortunately, I did finish because I can’t DNF. Hated every minute. The FMC is extremely annoying & all the comments from herself/others about her weight/looks were ridiculous. Both MMCs were gross. Their dirty talk was vomit inducing & the weird “animalistic” noises they made when they were angry or turned on were cringe. Overall, it was a waste of time.
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2 reviews1 follower
July 28, 2023
Probably one of the worst books I’ve ever read. Ever. If I could give it negative stars I would. I guess that’s the reason why it was free.
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Author 58 books84 followers
June 23, 2023
Book: Prowling their Mate
Read By: Ebook
Author: Amelia Shaw and Tamsin Baker
Genre: Paranormal Dark Romance, Reverse Harem
Main Characters: Tyler, Brandon and Laura
Recommend: Yes
Spice: 🌶️️ 🌶️️
Age recommendation: 16-30+ Years
My feelings:

This is the first book by Tamsin Baker that I have read, it was freebie from the Babe event I went to in Sydney.

“If we developed some sort of ménage mating situation, then I could always keep my one-night stands on the side if I needed to. Couldn’t I? I’d be honest with her about it. I would owe her that. But surely, if I was discreet, Laura wouldn’t care?”

Tyler and Brandon are twin lion shifters, who end up mated to a plus side women. I love that she isn’t tiny, and expresses her insecurities. Its a lot more relatable.

“I’m trying to lose weight,” she said, and I could see the hurt in her eyes. I wasn’t having that. It was bullshit. I said the first thing that came into my head. “Why the fuck would you do that? You’re perfect just as you are.”

The twins were both man whores before realising they are mated to Laura, can they move past this or not? Can Laura accept that they didn't value women before her?

“Holy shit!” Brandon jumped back in a similar way that Tyler had earlier, and heat pooled in my lower belly. I rubbed my hand along my jeans, the zinging within my skin lasting just as long as when I’d touched Tyler.”

There are so many opticians for them all t overcome to be happy together. Laura is a vegetarian, and is mated to lion shifters…

“Perfect pairs only have one mate. A woman they share, who is made only for them.”

Fast paced, the plot needed a little bit more work, but all in all was great read.

“You are meant to be with us and we will worship you forever. I promise. There is no one else. There never will be again.” Brandon’s words sparked a connection somewhere between my cold body and my heart that yearned for him, joining the two threads together. “Never leave us again, Laura. Please! We won’t survive without you.”
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Profile Image for Anne.
89 reviews
May 26, 2025
I felt compelled to write this review after I read some of the others. Everybody is bashing the author because of her comments about women dressing tight clothes and too much makeup. Maybe the people who are bashing the authors see themselves in those women. I look at this as honoring women who do have a little weight on their bones..who don't fit into society's beauty standards where only skinny people are pretty or deserve love. I applaud the guys for appreciating and accepting the lead for herself.
That being said, it is a fun light fast read. The plot is thin. The timeline is crazy fast. You have to suspend your natural reaction to want to run from these 2 guys and the weird vibes they give off or else the story doesn't work ...but then this a paranormal romance where reality is replaced with shifters. So lighten up and enjoy it for what it is....a fun light romance with good sex scenes. The conflict stems from the main character's own insecurities with herself. But for anyone with some weight, the struggle and insecurities are real.
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Profile Image for Heather Gilbert.
1,776 reviews85 followers
November 19, 2019
3.5 rounded up

This was an ok read, kinda fast and lacking a bit in plot, but still entertaining - and so worth KU. I like that the female lead is bigger and how she expresses her insecurities, because we all know how that goes. The guys are different, and while I didn’t get a good feel for any of them, lacking the development, it was still fun.

Stand alone, ménage, MFM, rated NC-17, PNR, HEA, first person, multiple POVs

Pros:
- Unique concept.
- Perfect pairs.
- Family dynamics.
- BBW.
- she’s a vet.

Cons:
- Fast.
- Lacks Character development.
- More sex than plot.
- Her insecurities, while understandable and normal, grate.
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2,770 reviews7 followers
November 10, 2019
This is the first book I have read of Tamsin Baker. I will say that she kept me wanting to know what Laura was going to do. We have the in secureness of being heavy. She is also a veterinarian. We have Tyler the gentle one and Brandon the demanding one. They both are mountain lions. What will they do to get Laura? Can Laura accept that they had many women? Can she accept what they are? Can she get past her insecurities?

I received a free copy through Booksprout.
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Author 4 books21 followers
November 28, 2019
It starts slow but builds into a really good story

I enjoyed the story once it got going. The characters were strong and interesting. The plot was easy to follow and the story gave us mean girls to hate! I loved the idea of the perfect pair but it felt like the smaller twin got less action, even though once it started, there was plenty of that going on. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series because Ashleigh has some seriously hateful vibes going on!
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9,118 reviews50 followers
November 1, 2019
I liked this shifter read. Tyler and Brandon are twin lion shifters and when Tyler meets Laura, sparks fly but will Brandon know that she is their mate or keep up with his partying ways? Fast-paced, entertaining and steamy shifter read. Steamy chemistry and an entertaining story. I liked it.
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16.4k reviews216 followers
November 3, 2019
Extremely entertaining, captivating and interesting sexy read. I could not put it down. Wonderfully written with strong, intriguing characters. I want to read more from this author.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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577 reviews4 followers
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August 27, 2023
Beautiful written love story

Fated mates, destiny plays a huge role in this. Laura finds her mates, though it takes her some time to figure it out. Tyler and Brandon are her perfect pair for life.
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2,110 reviews4 followers
August 25, 2024
Oh I Am So Loving This Series So Far!!

Wow great writing and such a fantastic story. Quite a few laughs too. I’m loving these characters and the storyline so much. Laura, Tyler and Brandon are terrific characters. Can’t wait to read the next one. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰💜💜💜💜💜😊😊😊😊😊
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379 reviews
February 2, 2020
Good read

Couldnt put this book down it was good read really enjoyed reading about the characters Looking forward to more reading more
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43 reviews1 follower
September 3, 2021
Fun Romp!

This is a delicious treat! It was real enough that I could relate emotionally yet the plot was fast enough for me not to lose interest. The hot scenes were smoldering!
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