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Virtue Shifters #3
Sealed With a Kiss
Can he get her seal of approval?
Missy has 99 problems, and her funnel-cake booth at the Virtue town fair is 98 of them. Looks like this is another year she's going to spend with a spatula in hand, splattered in hot grease, watching other people have fun.
Her 99th problem is that the hot guy manning the dunk tank across from her booth just turned into a seal.
Maybe this fair won't be like all the others after all.
Ryan has just one problem, but it may have sealed his fate.
Overwhelmed at meeting his fated mate, Ryan instinctively dived into his tank and shifted into his seal. Now his seal thinks he's an idiot (valid), his mate found out about shifters in the worst possible way (oops) and while he's trying to figure out how to fix things, his perky cousin Becky has started matchmaking him and the brand new mate he's barely even talked to yet.
But he's got an entire fair to take advantage of, and maybe he can seal the deal with Missy if he can win her that big stuffed animal or take her on the Ferris wheel. If he can just get her away from the funnel cake booth and their meddling relatives for five minutes...
Sealed With A Kiss is a fun, fast-paced romantic comedy, the next best thing to spending the day at the fair! You'll be able to smell the popcorn and hear the carousel music in this light, sweet shifter romance with a guaranteed HEA.
Missy has 99 problems, and her funnel-cake booth at the Virtue town fair is 98 of them. Looks like this is another year she's going to spend with a spatula in hand, splattered in hot grease, watching other people have fun.
Her 99th problem is that the hot guy manning the dunk tank across from her booth just turned into a seal.
Maybe this fair won't be like all the others after all.
Ryan has just one problem, but it may have sealed his fate.
Overwhelmed at meeting his fated mate, Ryan instinctively dived into his tank and shifted into his seal. Now his seal thinks he's an idiot (valid), his mate found out about shifters in the worst possible way (oops) and while he's trying to figure out how to fix things, his perky cousin Becky has started matchmaking him and the brand new mate he's barely even talked to yet.
But he's got an entire fair to take advantage of, and maybe he can seal the deal with Missy if he can win her that big stuffed animal or take her on the Ferris wheel. If he can just get her away from the funnel cake booth and their meddling relatives for five minutes...
Sealed With A Kiss is a fun, fast-paced romantic comedy, the next best thing to spending the day at the fair! You'll be able to smell the popcorn and hear the carousel music in this light, sweet shifter romance with a guaranteed HEA.
75 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 30, 2021
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Zoe Chant
329 books1,511 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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April 26, 2022
This one was very cute, loved the fair setting and you couldn't beat the little slip that Ryan had at the start just when he saw Missy. I also loved how they were in the race, going against Noah. Better when finally Ryan got what Missy was saying earlier about being into a guy right away. Took the whole day, but he got there eventually.
November 25, 2023
Uhm, even with fated mates this was super fast. All of it happened within two days and like 80 pages... I liked Missy and her mate but there was almost no chance to get to know them.
November 22, 2025
I borrowed Sealed With a Kiss, by Zoe Chant from the Kindle Unlimited Program on Amazon.
Sealed With a Kiss started with a new kind of shifter, a seal and in human form Ryan is in a bright red speedo in a dunk tank at the local fair in Virtue, New York. He makes a big No-No for a shifter to start a funny and cut one-day romance for a fated mate couple.
This was a cut and fun novella that had a few misunderstandings but they figured it out by the end. No hot sex scenes but lots of interaction and Noah (the hurricane kide)from the first two books in the series made his appearance in this one too.
Missy and her ability to throw a softball also was impressive.
Sealed With a Kiss started with a new kind of shifter, a seal and in human form Ryan is in a bright red speedo in a dunk tank at the local fair in Virtue, New York. He makes a big No-No for a shifter to start a funny and cut one-day romance for a fated mate couple.
This was a cut and fun novella that had a few misunderstandings but they figured it out by the end. No hot sex scenes but lots of interaction and Noah (the hurricane kide)from the first two books in the series made his appearance in this one too.
Missy and her ability to throw a softball also was impressive.
December 28, 2021
LOVED IT
Another wonderfully exciting and action filled paranormal romance by Zoe Chant. We are back to visit our friends in the lovely town of Virtue. I enjoyed it very much.
Another wonderfully exciting and action filled paranormal romance by Zoe Chant. We are back to visit our friends in the lovely town of Virtue. I enjoyed it very much.
November 26, 2021
Okay, this book....*sigh* Zoe Chant books are usually so cute and fun, but some of them really miss the mark for me. I think that's the risk you run when a pen name is actually a collective of a bunch of authors. There are definitely a couple of them who have some real internalized misogyny to deal with.
Or maybe it's just one-no idea. But Dancing Bearfoot, The Tiger Next Door, and now this one...ick, I have some venting to do.
What's most upsetting about this book is that there really is so much to like about it, or at least...there's so much that had the potential to be liked.
Let me explain, this book has role reversal/gentle femdom vibes.
"Cool, Jyvur, that's your thing, so you loved it, right?"
Nope.
Because here is the thing: a submissive man should still be a man.
And look, I know some people don't believe in gender and that's fine. Live your life and do you. But I want to make it clear from the get-go that's not the reality that I live in. I live in a reality where science has proven that trans-women have brains more similar to those of a cis-woman than a cis-man: therefore gender exists and affects the biochemistry of the brain.
There is a gender binary and trans people are a valid and real part of that gender binary, and non-binary people are also valid and should be respected, but just because some people don't identify as being on the gender binary does not mean the gender binary doesn't exist.
Just trying to save everybody the headache of telling me arguments I've already heard and do not agree with.
Now, why bring all of that up?
Because, while some people take this too far and don't understand how broad categories like "masculinity" and "femininity" can truly be, a man should still be masculine. That doesn't mean eating meat or having bulging muscles or holding frame or whatever other bullshit.
Even in a role reversal/femdom relationship, there are masculine qualities a man should have. For example, the most important quality a man should have is being a problem-solver not a whiner. When people read my gentle femdom romance, specifically women who aren't into GFD, they often say things like "Wow, I liked this more than I thought I would. The hero was still...a man." I might want to pin a man down and tell him he's a good boy (and wash his hair and shave him and coo over him) but aside from all of that, he's the man and I'm the woman.
Men provide women with security. This doesn't mean you have to be a rippling 7 foot Chad. It only means being the sort of man that others can rely on. And yes, even guys who want to feel small and soft and get pegged can be the sort of man you can rely on. That's masculinity: taking charge of situations. Being stoic about the things you can't change and a go-getter about the things you can. Wallowing in self-pity is the least masculine thing a male could possibly do (if anybody paid any attention to my internet adventures of 2019/2020, you'll know exactly which community of men I've had a revelation about, but we can't talk about them because they're the most Beetlejuice motherfuckers the internet has ever seen).
Why am I bringing all this up about a Zoe Chant book?
Because that whiney, pathetic little simp of a male lead....*wretch*
Take a note, gentlemen. Nobody likes simps. Even women who want to dominate men don't like simps. Have some fucking dignity. You're a man.
The guy in this book just whined and cried in his head "Ohhhh poor meeee! She likes another guy!" and it's one thing to be a little disappointed, but holy fuck, dude. That shit was nauseating.
And this has nothing to do with the book, but since I went and explained the least masculine shit ever, let's talk about the least feminine shit ever.
I didn't come up with this. I went to a man whose opinion I trust and I asked him, and after he explained it to me, I fully agree.
The least feminine shit ever is when women are super entitled and expect to be put up on a pedestal. Ever check out the subreddit r/wherehaveallthegoodmengone?
I think the reason men have such utter disgust for the women there because they are behaving in so utterly unfeminine a way. "Must be 6'5 must spoil me. I don't have time for games. You'd be lucky to have me."
Dudes usually want to pile on those women for being old or overweight or having kids and expecting 7 foot Chads to come leaping out of the ether to sweep them off their feet and take them on adventures.
I'd argue (and the man who explained this to me whose opinion I trust agrees) that these women who, objectively, are not the best looking, and often have a good deal of baggage (debt, kids, exs, etc), could probably get a very decent man who fulfilled many of their desires, if they were a tad more feminine. That would mean respecting and admiring the men they date.
That's what men want from women, respect and admiration. So simply expecting men to kill themselves to please you, feeling entitled to it, and having no appreciation for it and thinking you're owed 5 star meals and luxury vacations, THAT is the least feminine thing ever.
Women want men to give them physical security. Men want women to respect, admire, appreciate them.
Literally in a (sort of) GFD relationship and that is how it be.
Well, I've gotten all kinds of off topic.
Back to this book.
I liked that the heroine won the hero a prize at the fair. Absolutely adorable and right up my alley. I loved that in the piggyback race, she carried him. Super cute!
Role Reversal/GFD vibes is definitely off-brand for Zoe Chant, but I didn't hate it. I did, however, really dislike the hero, because he was a spineless, whiney little simp and he did not have even an infinitesimal dose of masculinity.
His character felt like a female for the whole book. Which would be fine....if I wasn't a hetero woman who likes to read hetero romance and thought that's what I was signing up for.
The male lead doesn't just whine and cry and simper, but he talks shit about women. Like...ew. What sort of a man gossips? Not just gossips, but about a woman? Gross.
If there's one thing I don't want to see in a man it's cattiness.
Cat ears? Maybe. Cattiness. Gross. Yech yech yech.
Sorry, but no. I like that when I'm bitching to my husband about other women, he offers very neutral responses and listens to me vent to him, but doesn't get sucked in. He isn't one of my girlfriends. I don't want to have the same relationship with him that I'd have with a female friend. I want masculinity around him. I'm hetero because I am sexually attracted to masculinity. Masculinity is much more broad than the trad-cons like to act. But it's also just not quite as fluid as my fellow sexual deviants like to pretend.
I'm cool with men being shy, not making the first move, crying, wearing makeup, or taking it up the ass: but I'm gonna throw-up a little if you're gossiping or whining. Those are incredibly un-masculine things to do. Being masculine is about being fairly stoic, calm, and problem-solving. Those are core masculine traits.
It's not an insult to be feminine. But if I go to you for male-ness, then I'm going to be disappointed by female-ness.
The biggest issue with this book was how very female the male hero felt at every step of this plot. Even in a book with role reverse vibes, I need a man.
The other problem was that (just like in Dancing Bearfoot) we had two women competing for the same man.
First of all: stop that shit, I'm sick of seeing it in romance.
Secondly: over THIS GUY?? Over this pathetic, whiny simp? Wtf, why??
So he's tall and has muscles. I'll take a short man who doesn't gossip or feel so fucking sorry for himself any damn day of the week.
The reason why women don't want men who feel sorry for themselves is because we need to know we can rely on you. If I have a baby and my guy loses his job, I know he won't let anything bad happen to our baby. He won't throw himself on the couch and feel sorry for himself that he lost his job. He won't come up with a slew of self-pitying excuses if I tell him I need him to find a new job. In fact, I probably wouldn't even have to tell him. I can rely on him.
Women don't want to end up stuck caring for infants AND men who can't get their shit together. That's why complaining and self-pity are such massive red flags and why confidence is such a green flag.
So I don't even think this book was realistic. This guy was way too pathetic to garner the interest of even one female, let alone two.
Also, WHY is there always woman on woman hate in romance? I'm so damn sick of the bitchy/slutty arch nemesis who pops up to slingshot her pussy at the male lead just for manufactured conflict. Just so he can bat it away and shout "BEGONE THOT."
Literally, I hate it. Throw the whole trope away.
To summarize, this book was one long pile of nonsense. It tried to do role reversal but fails, because the hero is spineless and gross and gossips like a high school female, not a grown man. We have more of the woman-on-woman competing for male attention hate that we see in a lot of romance (and a number of Zoe Chant books).
However, I did enjoy that the writer at least tried to get creative with the gender roles. There were a few funny jokes. I liked having a fair as a setting.
Two stars.
Or maybe it's just one-no idea. But Dancing Bearfoot, The Tiger Next Door, and now this one...ick, I have some venting to do.
What's most upsetting about this book is that there really is so much to like about it, or at least...there's so much that had the potential to be liked.
Let me explain, this book has role reversal/gentle femdom vibes.
"Cool, Jyvur, that's your thing, so you loved it, right?"
Nope.
Because here is the thing: a submissive man should still be a man.
And look, I know some people don't believe in gender and that's fine. Live your life and do you. But I want to make it clear from the get-go that's not the reality that I live in. I live in a reality where science has proven that trans-women have brains more similar to those of a cis-woman than a cis-man: therefore gender exists and affects the biochemistry of the brain.
There is a gender binary and trans people are a valid and real part of that gender binary, and non-binary people are also valid and should be respected, but just because some people don't identify as being on the gender binary does not mean the gender binary doesn't exist.
Just trying to save everybody the headache of telling me arguments I've already heard and do not agree with.
Now, why bring all of that up?
Because, while some people take this too far and don't understand how broad categories like "masculinity" and "femininity" can truly be, a man should still be masculine. That doesn't mean eating meat or having bulging muscles or holding frame or whatever other bullshit.
Even in a role reversal/femdom relationship, there are masculine qualities a man should have. For example, the most important quality a man should have is being a problem-solver not a whiner. When people read my gentle femdom romance, specifically women who aren't into GFD, they often say things like "Wow, I liked this more than I thought I would. The hero was still...a man." I might want to pin a man down and tell him he's a good boy (and wash his hair and shave him and coo over him) but aside from all of that, he's the man and I'm the woman.
Men provide women with security. This doesn't mean you have to be a rippling 7 foot Chad. It only means being the sort of man that others can rely on. And yes, even guys who want to feel small and soft and get pegged can be the sort of man you can rely on. That's masculinity: taking charge of situations. Being stoic about the things you can't change and a go-getter about the things you can. Wallowing in self-pity is the least masculine thing a male could possibly do (if anybody paid any attention to my internet adventures of 2019/2020, you'll know exactly which community of men I've had a revelation about, but we can't talk about them because they're the most Beetlejuice motherfuckers the internet has ever seen).
Why am I bringing all this up about a Zoe Chant book?
Because that whiney, pathetic little simp of a male lead....*wretch*
Take a note, gentlemen. Nobody likes simps. Even women who want to dominate men don't like simps. Have some fucking dignity. You're a man.
The guy in this book just whined and cried in his head "Ohhhh poor meeee! She likes another guy!" and it's one thing to be a little disappointed, but holy fuck, dude. That shit was nauseating.
And this has nothing to do with the book, but since I went and explained the least masculine shit ever, let's talk about the least feminine shit ever.
I didn't come up with this. I went to a man whose opinion I trust and I asked him, and after he explained it to me, I fully agree.
The least feminine shit ever is when women are super entitled and expect to be put up on a pedestal. Ever check out the subreddit r/wherehaveallthegoodmengone?
I think the reason men have such utter disgust for the women there because they are behaving in so utterly unfeminine a way. "Must be 6'5 must spoil me. I don't have time for games. You'd be lucky to have me."
Dudes usually want to pile on those women for being old or overweight or having kids and expecting 7 foot Chads to come leaping out of the ether to sweep them off their feet and take them on adventures.
I'd argue (and the man who explained this to me whose opinion I trust agrees) that these women who, objectively, are not the best looking, and often have a good deal of baggage (debt, kids, exs, etc), could probably get a very decent man who fulfilled many of their desires, if they were a tad more feminine. That would mean respecting and admiring the men they date.
That's what men want from women, respect and admiration. So simply expecting men to kill themselves to please you, feeling entitled to it, and having no appreciation for it and thinking you're owed 5 star meals and luxury vacations, THAT is the least feminine thing ever.
Women want men to give them physical security. Men want women to respect, admire, appreciate them.
Literally in a (sort of) GFD relationship and that is how it be.
Well, I've gotten all kinds of off topic.
Back to this book.
I liked that the heroine won the hero a prize at the fair. Absolutely adorable and right up my alley. I loved that in the piggyback race, she carried him. Super cute!
Role Reversal/GFD vibes is definitely off-brand for Zoe Chant, but I didn't hate it. I did, however, really dislike the hero, because he was a spineless, whiney little simp and he did not have even an infinitesimal dose of masculinity.
His character felt like a female for the whole book. Which would be fine....if I wasn't a hetero woman who likes to read hetero romance and thought that's what I was signing up for.
The male lead doesn't just whine and cry and simper, but he talks shit about women. Like...ew. What sort of a man gossips? Not just gossips, but about a woman? Gross.
If there's one thing I don't want to see in a man it's cattiness.
Cat ears? Maybe. Cattiness. Gross. Yech yech yech.
Sorry, but no. I like that when I'm bitching to my husband about other women, he offers very neutral responses and listens to me vent to him, but doesn't get sucked in. He isn't one of my girlfriends. I don't want to have the same relationship with him that I'd have with a female friend. I want masculinity around him. I'm hetero because I am sexually attracted to masculinity. Masculinity is much more broad than the trad-cons like to act. But it's also just not quite as fluid as my fellow sexual deviants like to pretend.
I'm cool with men being shy, not making the first move, crying, wearing makeup, or taking it up the ass: but I'm gonna throw-up a little if you're gossiping or whining. Those are incredibly un-masculine things to do. Being masculine is about being fairly stoic, calm, and problem-solving. Those are core masculine traits.
It's not an insult to be feminine. But if I go to you for male-ness, then I'm going to be disappointed by female-ness.
The biggest issue with this book was how very female the male hero felt at every step of this plot. Even in a book with role reverse vibes, I need a man.
The other problem was that (just like in Dancing Bearfoot) we had two women competing for the same man.
First of all: stop that shit, I'm sick of seeing it in romance.
Secondly: over THIS GUY?? Over this pathetic, whiny simp? Wtf, why??
So he's tall and has muscles. I'll take a short man who doesn't gossip or feel so fucking sorry for himself any damn day of the week.
The reason why women don't want men who feel sorry for themselves is because we need to know we can rely on you. If I have a baby and my guy loses his job, I know he won't let anything bad happen to our baby. He won't throw himself on the couch and feel sorry for himself that he lost his job. He won't come up with a slew of self-pitying excuses if I tell him I need him to find a new job. In fact, I probably wouldn't even have to tell him. I can rely on him.
Women don't want to end up stuck caring for infants AND men who can't get their shit together. That's why complaining and self-pity are such massive red flags and why confidence is such a green flag.
So I don't even think this book was realistic. This guy was way too pathetic to garner the interest of even one female, let alone two.
Also, WHY is there always woman on woman hate in romance? I'm so damn sick of the bitchy/slutty arch nemesis who pops up to slingshot her pussy at the male lead just for manufactured conflict. Just so he can bat it away and shout "BEGONE THOT."
Literally, I hate it. Throw the whole trope away.
To summarize, this book was one long pile of nonsense. It tried to do role reversal but fails, because the hero is spineless and gross and gossips like a high school female, not a grown man. We have more of the woman-on-woman competing for male attention hate that we see in a lot of romance (and a number of Zoe Chant books).
However, I did enjoy that the writer at least tried to get creative with the gender roles. There were a few funny jokes. I liked having a fair as a setting.
Two stars.
August 26, 2024
I loved that this entire story took place in one day. I was a tad sad that this one didn't have an epilogue. Overall, cute and fun. I loved the way Missy helped solve her best friend's problem.
August 15, 2021
A lovely, quick read, sweet shifter romance.
Not very long,one day at the fair to find and claim your mate.
Molly thought it would be just another normal Fair day, till she saw he best friends cousin turn into a Seal in the Dunking Tank.
Ryan couldn't believe the small beautiful girl could throw a ball like that, and be his Mate! Read how Ryan's shock turns him into a tongue tied mess and more then a little dense. Molly can't believe how he effects her and has trouble keeping her X rated thoughts hidden.
Follow their funny sometimes bungling day, from green eyed jealous, almost drowning, traped on a Farris Wheel to a series of 3 legged races. To be Sealed with a Kiss.
It is funny and entertaining,will lighten your day.
Not very long,one day at the fair to find and claim your mate.
Molly thought it would be just another normal Fair day, till she saw he best friends cousin turn into a Seal in the Dunking Tank.
Ryan couldn't believe the small beautiful girl could throw a ball like that, and be his Mate! Read how Ryan's shock turns him into a tongue tied mess and more then a little dense. Molly can't believe how he effects her and has trouble keeping her X rated thoughts hidden.
Follow their funny sometimes bungling day, from green eyed jealous, almost drowning, traped on a Farris Wheel to a series of 3 legged races. To be Sealed with a Kiss.
It is funny and entertaining,will lighten your day.
August 22, 2021
Adorable.
That is the word that springs to mind for this 70 pages of novella. Something that I have enjoyed about many of Zoe Chant’s works is how diverse the shifters are. They aren’t all wolves, bears and lions. Ryan is a seal shifter which causes an awkward first encounter with his lovely mate, Missy. Some heroines just piss me off but she did not. They’re awkwardness and misunderstandings are realistic not just for the sake of drama. It’s 70 pages… a lunch break read if you will and there is no time for a convoluted narrative. The setting of the county fair just made me pine for my town’s Fall Festival if we have it this year, which is somewhat doubtful because of COVID. Smiles abound in here
That is the word that springs to mind for this 70 pages of novella. Something that I have enjoyed about many of Zoe Chant’s works is how diverse the shifters are. They aren’t all wolves, bears and lions. Ryan is a seal shifter which causes an awkward first encounter with his lovely mate, Missy. Some heroines just piss me off but she did not. They’re awkwardness and misunderstandings are realistic not just for the sake of drama. It’s 70 pages… a lunch break read if you will and there is no time for a convoluted narrative. The setting of the county fair just made me pine for my town’s Fall Festival if we have it this year, which is somewhat doubtful because of COVID. Smiles abound in here
June 23, 2022
Ok, this book was *thoroughly* adorable. It was exactly the kind of gentle, low-pressure, low-conflict romance I was in the mood for at this point - short, sweet and sappy in the best possible way.
Character-wise, Missy is smart, competent and down to earth, while Ryan is a genuinely nice guy whose motto in life seems to be “Don’t be a jerk” - a credo more romance heroes could do with adopting.
The only thing I didn’t love, and which almost brought my rating down to a 3-star was that what little conflict there was over the course of the book came from a/ a misunderstanding that would have taken a 2-minute conversation to sort out at the time it happened, and b/ the actions of the “community bitch” who’s bitchy to Missy, for no other reason than because she’s a bitchy bitch who is bitchy.
Both of those are personal pet peeves for me, and I feel like the story would have been far stronger without them and perhaps with a little bit more better quality conflict instead.
But hey - I still enjoyed the story despite those issues, so I’ll leave the rating as a 4 with a note that the Virtue Shifters books are a bit of a mixed bag for me, and I have to be in the mood for even the good ones, but this is one I might well go back to and reread at some point.
Character-wise, Missy is smart, competent and down to earth, while Ryan is a genuinely nice guy whose motto in life seems to be “Don’t be a jerk” - a credo more romance heroes could do with adopting.
The only thing I didn’t love, and which almost brought my rating down to a 3-star was that what little conflict there was over the course of the book came from a/ a misunderstanding that would have taken a 2-minute conversation to sort out at the time it happened, and b/ the actions of the “community bitch” who’s bitchy to Missy, for no other reason than because she’s a bitchy bitch who is bitchy.
Both of those are personal pet peeves for me, and I feel like the story would have been far stronger without them and perhaps with a little bit more better quality conflict instead.
But hey - I still enjoyed the story despite those issues, so I’ll leave the rating as a 4 with a note that the Virtue Shifters books are a bit of a mixed bag for me, and I have to be in the mood for even the good ones, but this is one I might well go back to and reread at some point.
August 20, 2021
Missy manages the funnel cake booth at the Virtue town fair but this year she wants some time off. Arriving early one morning, she sees a hot guy who takes her breath away at her friend, Becky's, dunk tank. Going over to the booth, she tosses a ball and dunks the guy who then shifts into a seal! Ryan is embarrassed that he had no control over his shifting but that's what happens when you suddenly meet your fated mate. Now Ryan just wants to get Missy away from her booth and their relatives so he can work on winning her over.
I've really enjoyed this series and this book is no exception. This was a quick, fun, lighthearted romance which was well-written with wonderful characters. I was drawn into the story from the beginning and kept hooked throughout. I'm definitely looking forward to more from this series and the fabulous town of Virtue. I highly recommend both book and series which I suggest you read in order for the most enjoyment and benefit.
I've really enjoyed this series and this book is no exception. This was a quick, fun, lighthearted romance which was well-written with wonderful characters. I was drawn into the story from the beginning and kept hooked throughout. I'm definitely looking forward to more from this series and the fabulous town of Virtue. I highly recommend both book and series which I suggest you read in order for the most enjoyment and benefit.
December 29, 2022
Is there anything more fun than a fair? Missy Clarks family's Fried dough funnel cake is a big favorite with everyone. She's helped with the booth since she was 11 years old but now is running it alone. Her best friend Becky runs the dunking tank and this year it's right next to hers.
Becky has a surprise up her sleeve for Missy, she's invited her cousin to help her this year. In fact, he's already in position on the 'hot' seat and Becky invites Missy to test it out for her.
Everyone knows you're not supposed to shift in public, EVER, and Ryan is shocked that he did. There is a reason it happened though. Missy is his mate and finding your mate is something every shifter wants but it doesn't always happen.
I love this story, there's so much fun and just a touch of jealousy from both of them. The commentary from Ryan's seal is also a lot of fun, as is Becky trying to explain things before Ryan can.
Becky has a surprise up her sleeve for Missy, she's invited her cousin to help her this year. In fact, he's already in position on the 'hot' seat and Becky invites Missy to test it out for her.
Everyone knows you're not supposed to shift in public, EVER, and Ryan is shocked that he did. There is a reason it happened though. Missy is his mate and finding your mate is something every shifter wants but it doesn't always happen.
I love this story, there's so much fun and just a touch of jealousy from both of them. The commentary from Ryan's seal is also a lot of fun, as is Becky trying to explain things before Ryan can.
August 31, 2021
Disappointing!
I was looking forward to reading this, and now I'm just upset. Really, I tried to read it, but only made it to 33% through the book before I gave up. This book is utterly confusing! I think I left off at the start of Chapter 8, yet I have no idea how old the main characters are, by this point we should at least know what her regular work is, and we have basically no info on either. The dialogue switches back and forth between making them seem in their 20's, and other times they sound like idiotic teenagers! I had to stop reading because it was making me crazy.
I was looking forward to this story, but it didn't deliver. I cannot give it my seal of approval.
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I was looking forward to reading this, and now I'm just upset. Really, I tried to read it, but only made it to 33% through the book before I gave up. This book is utterly confusing! I think I left off at the start of Chapter 8, yet I have no idea how old the main characters are, by this point we should at least know what her regular work is, and we have basically no info on either. The dialogue switches back and forth between making them seem in their 20's, and other times they sound like idiotic teenagers! I had to stop reading because it was making me crazy.
I was looking forward to this story, but it didn't deliver. I cannot give it my seal of approval.
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September 25, 2021
I usually prefer more substance than a 75 page book will provide, that being said, and judging the book for what it is, I really enjoyed the story. No, there wasn't much depth, character development, or plot, but it was still sweet, fun, and enjoyable. Every once in a while I'm in the mood for something short and sweet and fluffy and this delivered in spades. I was a little disappointed with two other books I had begun that ended up being DNF duds so I needed a win and this was it.
Missy is running a funnel-cake booth at the local fair. Missy's friend Becky is running a dunk tank nearby with the help of her cousin, Ryan. When Missy and Ryan are introduced they are drawn to each other and within minutes of their meeting, Ryan accidently shifts into his seal form as his seal feels it's best to get that truth out of the way with their fated mate. Missy adjusts extremely well and we get to join them in the fun of getting to know each other with good old fashioned fair fun. I'm not the biggest fan of fated mates or instalove but you kind of have to go there when your word count is limited. I like how the author didn't beat us over the head with the fated mates trope and instead showed Missy and Ryan spending time together, and enjoying getting to know one another so it didn't feel so forced. Secondary characters had personality and purpose. The story was sappy and perfectly sealed with a kiss.
It's nice to find an author that is consistently delivers what she has promised. I have read other books by the author that I've enjoyed and look forward to reading more when I find myself yearning for something lighthearted, uncomplicated, and cute.
Missy is running a funnel-cake booth at the local fair. Missy's friend Becky is running a dunk tank nearby with the help of her cousin, Ryan. When Missy and Ryan are introduced they are drawn to each other and within minutes of their meeting, Ryan accidently shifts into his seal form as his seal feels it's best to get that truth out of the way with their fated mate. Missy adjusts extremely well and we get to join them in the fun of getting to know each other with good old fashioned fair fun. I'm not the biggest fan of fated mates or instalove but you kind of have to go there when your word count is limited. I like how the author didn't beat us over the head with the fated mates trope and instead showed Missy and Ryan spending time together, and enjoying getting to know one another so it didn't feel so forced. Secondary characters had personality and purpose. The story was sappy and perfectly sealed with a kiss.
It's nice to find an author that is consistently delivers what she has promised. I have read other books by the author that I've enjoyed and look forward to reading more when I find myself yearning for something lighthearted, uncomplicated, and cute.
December 26, 2021
Quick, quirky novella in the series
Missy is working her family's funnel cake booth at the town fair when she spots Ryan in the dunking booth. Ryan sees her too and immediately recognizes her as his fated (human) mate. He's so shocked he accidentally shifts into his seal form, right in front of her. Fortunately for him she takes the news of the existence of shifters in stride. Unfortunately, Ryan is a little slow on the uptake and doesn't realizes she's just as attracted to him, even with his seal telling him so. Their families pitch in giving them some time together and he spends the afternoon trying to woo her. Hurricane Noah from book one touches down adding humor and Ryan and Missy make a cute couple.
Missy is working her family's funnel cake booth at the town fair when she spots Ryan in the dunking booth. Ryan sees her too and immediately recognizes her as his fated (human) mate. He's so shocked he accidentally shifts into his seal form, right in front of her. Fortunately for him she takes the news of the existence of shifters in stride. Unfortunately, Ryan is a little slow on the uptake and doesn't realizes she's just as attracted to him, even with his seal telling him so. Their families pitch in giving them some time together and he spends the afternoon trying to woo her. Hurricane Noah from book one touches down adding humor and Ryan and Missy make a cute couple.
August 6, 2022
cute
Sweet story about insta-love between a seal Shifter volunteering at his cousin Becky’s dunk tank and her best friend who has the funnel cake booth at the town fair. It’s fated mate and love at first sight respectively. It’s a quick read with some mild angst but it will bring a smile to your face nevertheless. The character are well-written and the dialogue is witty.
Unlike in most Shifter romance stories, Ryan isn’t burdened with emotional baggage, nor is there a focus on body issues for Missy. In fact, regarding the latter, the only part of her body mentioned more than once was in relation to her pitching. That was refreshing, you know? No constant harping on thick thighs, soft belly, and huge breasts.
Anyway, this story is a lovely way to spend an afternoon.
Sweet story about insta-love between a seal Shifter volunteering at his cousin Becky’s dunk tank and her best friend who has the funnel cake booth at the town fair. It’s fated mate and love at first sight respectively. It’s a quick read with some mild angst but it will bring a smile to your face nevertheless. The character are well-written and the dialogue is witty.
Unlike in most Shifter romance stories, Ryan isn’t burdened with emotional baggage, nor is there a focus on body issues for Missy. In fact, regarding the latter, the only part of her body mentioned more than once was in relation to her pitching. That was refreshing, you know? No constant harping on thick thighs, soft belly, and huge breasts.
Anyway, this story is a lovely way to spend an afternoon.
August 22, 2021
This definitely read like a novella. I was hoping it wouldn’t when I saw the page count & that this is part of a series. Novellas are just not my thing. I read books 1 & 2, & felt they had more content to them than this one. Book 2 left me on the fence of wanting to read more in the series though. There’s definitely a consistency issue within the series though. It also fell into the “fated mates/insta-love” thing (a catch 22 to make that work & not feel forced), which makes it a harder sell to this reader without more of a story to go with it. Won’t be reading more in this series after this book.
January 30, 2022
Missy and Ryan - a sweet shifter novella
This is a sweet shifter instalove novella. Missy is running her family’s funnel cake booth at the Virtue town fair next to the dunking booth run by her best friend, Betsy. Betsy’s cousin Ryan is in the dunking booth and realizes that Missy is his mate the instant he sees her and as a result accidentally shifts into a seal. It’s a bit of an awkward beginning plus there are communication issues but true mates cannot be denied. While short, the writing was good, the characters were well developed, and the storyline was engaging.
This is a sweet shifter instalove novella. Missy is running her family’s funnel cake booth at the Virtue town fair next to the dunking booth run by her best friend, Betsy. Betsy’s cousin Ryan is in the dunking booth and realizes that Missy is his mate the instant he sees her and as a result accidentally shifts into a seal. It’s a bit of an awkward beginning plus there are communication issues but true mates cannot be denied. While short, the writing was good, the characters were well developed, and the storyline was engaging.
July 29, 2023
This book was as perfectly corny as the title promised. A perfect quick read for all hopeless romantics. The classic tale of girl sees boy, boy sees girl, and boy accidently turns into a seal in the middle of a carnival because she is his fated mate. It was cute, not as complex as the other books I have read in this series. This one was only set during the one day and there were no overlying mystery to solve or complex backstories to learn. It was short, sweet, and to the point. A nice pallet cleanser from other more intense series and life in general.
December 11, 2023
The Seal and the funnel cake Woman...
Even though this book is so short it is an amazing addition to the series. Missy is at the fair doing her family business of fixing funnel cakes for the fair. She sees a man change into a seal and is very excited. Ryan is a seal shifter and in town to help her s cousin with her.dunking booth at the fair to make money for the seal reserve. It is an exciting book that is fast-paced and easy to read. I definitely recommend it to everyone who loves shifter books.
Even though this book is so short it is an amazing addition to the series. Missy is at the fair doing her family business of fixing funnel cakes for the fair. She sees a man change into a seal and is very excited. Ryan is a seal shifter and in town to help her s cousin with her.dunking booth at the fair to make money for the seal reserve. It is an exciting book that is fast-paced and easy to read. I definitely recommend it to everyone who loves shifter books.
August 1, 2021
What an adorable sweet novella. The characters were very new adult to me, so a bit awkward and timid, but oh so cute. I didn’t think I would consider a seal that compelling (I mean who would be particularly intimidated by a seal?) but in the end, this story made me smile so much, especially with Ryan being clueless. Missy is also such a happy character. Definitely a fun read that I can see even appealing to teenagers. This is a clean read.
August 9, 2021
Live at 1st sight
He had seen her fell in dunking tank and shifted into his seal in front of her. Her friend is also a seal . So now she knows that they are shifters and will keep their secret. What's funny both of them couldn't talk right to each other or saying what they were thinking out loud. During the early evening that finally gotten to know one another and finally gotten their act together about how they feel.
He had seen her fell in dunking tank and shifted into his seal in front of her. Her friend is also a seal . So now she knows that they are shifters and will keep their secret. What's funny both of them couldn't talk right to each other or saying what they were thinking out loud. During the early evening that finally gotten to know one another and finally gotten their act together about how they feel.
August 24, 2021
Missy
Only 67 pages long. I enjoyed the storyline it follows on after book 2 but you only see mabs and Noah the rest is new Characters from the small town.It's sweet but it's very short as soon as they kiss it's the end no next day or anything.I thought this book was going to be about the new shifter who got the bar I guess that's later this was all new characters so kind of felt like we lost the fun small town even though it was a fair somewhere in the town never said where
Only 67 pages long. I enjoyed the storyline it follows on after book 2 but you only see mabs and Noah the rest is new Characters from the small town.It's sweet but it's very short as soon as they kiss it's the end no next day or anything.I thought this book was going to be about the new shifter who got the bar I guess that's later this was all new characters so kind of felt like we lost the fun small town even though it was a fair somewhere in the town never said where
January 8, 2023
In this cute one-sitting short, fair booth operator Missy Clark thinks Ryan O’Connell, the guy sitting in the dunking book across from her at the state fair, is hot! Their eyes meet and oops, what was that?!? Ryan’s certain his sudden shift after seeing Missy has to mean she’s his fated mate and the pair clumsily flirt through a misunderstanding. It’s a good think they’re cute.
Rating: 3.75stars
Rating: 3.75stars
June 8, 2024
3.5⭐️ Cute. The only word for this book is cute. Missy and Ryan meet causing him to turn into his seal form as he recognized her as his mate. Repeated incidents of different varieties occur throughout the book but what got me was his inner seal. His seal thought he was such an idiot and was patient yet mildly disdainful of him. It just made me smile and made me happy. This isn’t a deep book, there’s not really any character growth but that doesn’t matter because it just gives the warm fuzzies.
August 21, 2021
Very sweet story
Lovely story about two young people meeting through a mutual friend and both feeling the instant attraction.
They spend the rest of the day and evening getting to know each other while working their temp jobs at the local fair.
Some misunderstandings, some help from friends, a heroic save, some almost canoodling and eventually a happy ending. With a kiss.
Lovely story about two young people meeting through a mutual friend and both feeling the instant attraction.
They spend the rest of the day and evening getting to know each other while working their temp jobs at the local fair.
Some misunderstandings, some help from friends, a heroic save, some almost canoodling and eventually a happy ending. With a kiss.
November 13, 2021
Sealed with a kiss
Missy and Ryan met at the Virtue fair. He’s her friend Becky’s cousin, a seal shifter.
The H and h here are younger and the characters aren’t as fleshed out as the first two books, which I really liked. This book felt more like a YA short story.
I’ve liked so many of Ms Chant’s books, it’s ok to have one that doesn’t do it for me.
Missy and Ryan met at the Virtue fair. He’s her friend Becky’s cousin, a seal shifter.
The H and h here are younger and the characters aren’t as fleshed out as the first two books, which I really liked. This book felt more like a YA short story.
I’ve liked so many of Ms Chant’s books, it’s ok to have one that doesn’t do it for me.
November 24, 2021
It's a fun story
This here story is a fun story of a deal shifter who finds his mate and turns in to a seal in front of her.He is so surprised by what he done so quickly that it was his deals idear to change with out letting him know before doing it.I would like to say thank you for your hard work and may fortune smile on you always 😁
This here story is a fun story of a deal shifter who finds his mate and turns in to a seal in front of her.He is so surprised by what he done so quickly that it was his deals idear to change with out letting him know before doing it.I would like to say thank you for your hard work and may fortune smile on you always 😁
December 9, 2021
Love this series!!!!!!
Just finished the third book. Great, enjoyable reading. This series is so refreshing and takes you on a wonderful ride. Each book carries you to a different part of Virtue but carries on with characters from the other books.
Can't wait for more . Zoe Chang is an engaging, invented writer!
Just finished the third book. Great, enjoyable reading. This series is so refreshing and takes you on a wonderful ride. Each book carries you to a different part of Virtue but carries on with characters from the other books.
Can't wait for more . Zoe Chang is an engaging, invented writer!
December 1, 2022
WOW!! So Good!!
Well written story and well developed characters! The town of Virtue is fantastic! There were some people from the first couple of books drop into this one! Ryan was doing his cousin a favor and working in the dunk tank at the fair. He saw Missy and immediately shifted into his seal! Ooopps!!!
Well written story and well developed characters! The town of Virtue is fantastic! There were some people from the first couple of books drop into this one! Ryan was doing his cousin a favor and working in the dunk tank at the fair. He saw Missy and immediately shifted into his seal! Ooopps!!!
December 31, 2022
Ryan's such a dork
Omg I just loved this book. If I was a seal Shifter I could totally see myself having the same internal dialogue with myself.
This was such a cute book. It felt more like a short book though and I read it really fast.
I really enjoyed the series and got really odd looks from my husband from all the giggles.
Omg I just loved this book. If I was a seal Shifter I could totally see myself having the same internal dialogue with myself.
This was such a cute book. It felt more like a short book though and I read it really fast.
I really enjoyed the series and got really odd looks from my husband from all the giggles.
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