Steal Her Heart by T.S Joyce

I always look forward to reading a story by T.S. Joyce!  Her wicked words and strong women and men, or should I add Shifters rule the story?!
Maris is a powerful woman even when pulled down by an ex-husband and the loss of her ability to run a complete ranch by herself.  When she names her cattle things like Marshmallow Face and Marmalade, you can't help love the soft side of her.  When she fights the wolves attacking her herd, she has another strong side that makes a reader proud.
Bryson has his own turmoil in loving his former wife. Guilt is a hard trick to overcome.  When Bryson sees the problems on Maris's ranch next to the one he works on, he chances himself to be of help in his own stubborn manner.
Maris doesn't find it helpful at all that Bryson buys her herd at auction, but what he does with it, and his special traits to help fight the wolves may change her mind.
Matter of fact, Maris is intuitive and notices the grizzly in Bryson, and tests her theory more than the average human would attempt. It's a delicious, evocative, and slightly dangerous test.
Bryson's surprise at her acceptance of his other half, the grizzly, doesn't immediately convince him she can handle his demeanor.  Not until he reveals his secret.
I rooted for their romance all the way.  Maris and Bryson are strong and honest in their acknowledgement of each other.  When they weren't sure they could make it together, I wanted to burst into the novel and straighten them out.  Fortunately, they have a way of figuring it out for themselves!

Happy reading,
Dawn

For The Hope Of A Crow by T.S. Joyce (Red Dead Mayhem #1)

T.S. Joyce creates characters with spunk and personality along with a story that I can’t help but cheer for the hero and heroine to figure out their problems! 

So, then I wondered how a male crow shapeshifter and a female moose shifter would fit together and what’s sexy about those animals?  Joyce didn’t let me down.

Ramsey’s human form is a badass leader of a biker group and hot as hell with rippling muscles, tats, and hidden sensitivity which needs to be exposed.  Crows mate for life and his crow’s initial pick dumped him like a hot rock.  He needs to be fixed before he goes crazy and takes his clan down with him.

In walks Vina, opposite of her moose personality, she’s calm and a bit naïve.  She’s been divorced and has a plan to mate a crow because they mate for life.  She likes pink and using cuss words doesn’t appeal to her. It’s quite the road to determine if the two opposites find a common need.

The story’s entertaining and full of colorful terms and descriptions to get Vina and Ramsey to a point where love reveals their matching good sides! Man saves woman and moose (yes, the female) saves the crow.

Happy reading,

Dawn 

Red Havoc Bad Cat (Red Havoc Panthers Book 3) by T.S. Joyce

T.S. Joyce has shown us another shifter in the form of a black panther, rude, daring, and sexy as hell named Barret Turgard.  He belongs to the Red Havoc Crew and takes killing seriously.  He doesn’t think he has the capacity to love and take care of a partner.

Little did he know that the broken panther, Lynn, that he vowed to help, has another helper on the way.

In the form of a beautiful female hiding her shifter background, Eden Brown appears at Lynn’s door closely following Barret’s departure.  Eden grew up with Lynn and vows to cure Lynn of her broken heart.

Lynn is no help in the love category.  She repeatedly tells Barret and Lynn to never fall in love.  Love will only destroy.

Barret has this fixed in his mind when he runs into Eden.  Eden is in this part of the forest to help her friend and swears she won’t get distracted by the muscle-rippling Barret who confronts her.

Barret loves every part of Eden, but tells her to stay away and go home.

Even if Barret and Eden find a sexual connection, and it’s steamy, Eden doesn’t think Barret cold ever accept her if he finds out what kind of shifter she represents.  She may be right.

It’s a heart tugging and fierce battle between “love and leave” as secrets are exposed, but don’t give up on the heart and flip the pages late into the evening!

Happy reading,

Dawn

Husband Fur Hire by T.S.Joyce

Elyse lives in the wilderness of Alaska and that’s not the only wild things she deals with in this paranormal romance.

She’s a tough woman who knows how to take care of herself as long as she doesn’t let love get in the way.

With a shotgun in hand, she sends her lover out the door.  He’s a lazy piece of sh*t and his werewolf tendencies don’t help her survive. 

The only thing she can think to do at this point is to advertise for a life partner, romance not necessary, to help her maintain her homestead and keep food on the table.   A partner is all she wants.

Until Ian, the man-bear, knocks on her door with a different intention than her ad. 

Elyse assumes he’s read the paper.  She looks up and down his strong and powerful human body and questions his intentions and abilities.

Ian forgets why he really arrived and can only think about helping this beautiful woman.  He wants to set her up to survive before he needs to hibernate for winter.  Ian cannot imagine telling her about his “bear” side.

Elyse fights the urge to like and love another man.  Ian won’t divulge his secret.  This leaves them in a precarious situation, especially because their hearts unwillingly bond stronger and stronger.  Not only that, but the werewolf clan is at their door.

Husband Fur Hire is a powerfully emotional romance.  My heart aches as the love is obvious between the two, yet both have stories to uncover and truths to be revealed before a permanent life together can be considered. 

And sometimes the truth comes out accidently. 

I adored this story and want everyone to have a man-bear for themselvesJ

Happy “grizzly” reading,

Dawn