This was okay. The characters were fine, if not all that interesting and the plot was okay. The world building was pretty thin - I kept thinking I missed another book/series/intro - that explained the world but no it seems like the author has just decided to ignore the whys and hows. I mean who is Adam? How did John save his life? The backstory is all hinted at - which would be fine if there's another novel that explains it but there doesn't seem to be one. Plus it didn't really make sense a government agent would be okay involving the Canadian mob. Maybe if he didn't seem to be such a bureaucrat and was carrying his own gun for instance it would seem more likely. 1.5 stars. ( )

btw The novella is 95 pages long but there's almost twice that in added material, which is teasers for other books in the series.

Romance between a fox shifter and her potential boss. Leaves a lot of questions which is what a novella like this is supposed to do.

Re-reading didn't improve the read. ( )

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Genres: Adult, Crime, Paranormal, Romance.
3 Solid Stars

The story has a decent flow and I didn't find any editing errors of any kind.

It definitely has me interested in the series, but.... It needed more intensity and there were several areas where that could have happened.

I know 95 pages is short, but I have read shorter that had me more connected to the main characters and the world they live in.

Bottom line⤵
I liked it but didn't love it and feel the author could have done a better job.
I will be continuing to the next book in the series before I make a final decision about the series. ( )

I would just like to read a romantic scene where the clothes rapidly being removed are not described as "offensive" or "offending." Or, y'know, if they must be described thus, maybe offer a little backstory? Like, the bra is an "offending scrap of material" 'cuz it's itchy?

I would like to say that if the clothes had gotten a little backstory, this would've been more enjoyable...but I doubt it. I probably would've just wished that I was reading the nonsensical adventures of an itchy bra instead of the highly dramatic escapades of John and Cree. Which I mostly skimmed. ( )

Way to short but gives us a glimpse of the private side of John Loughlin, the Director of the Department of Covert Ops who we’ve met in the previous two books. Loved his mate - Cree Forest is like all the other women in this series – kick ass. Hope to see more of her and John together in future books. ( )