Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Jamie Hardin is looking to repair his relationship with his oldest son Rio. He blames himself partially for the abuse Rio suffered from his step-mother. So Jamie and his six year old son Jack head to visit Rio and his mate Mick. Fortunately for Jamie, Rio is eager for a reunion with his family. In fact Rio is happy that his family is moving into the area to stay. Jamie just has to get comfortable around a pack of werewolves. The one that is most worrisome is the sexy brother of his son’s mate.
Jed Matranga is Mick’s younger brother. He is happy that his brother has found his mate and considers Rio to be a younger brother. At the family get together held to celebrate Rio reuniting with his father, Jed takes notice of Rio’s father. He tries as best as he can to turn on the charm to attract the Jamie. When Jamie states that he needs some work done with his new office, Jed volunteers to do the work himself. He figures out it is the best way to try to win over this man who is bitter over his ex-wife’s betrayal.
As Jamie settles into his new surroundings and meeting the new neighbors, Jed is busy making changes to Jamie’s optometry office. The two’s attraction to each other begins to strengthen as they spend more time with each other. As Jamie knows some about werewolf culture, he begins to question whether or not he is Jed’s mate. However, Jed has not stated such. Jed meanwhile does not want to push the issue with Jamie as he has been married twice before. Would Jamie accept a same sex mating for himself, even if he approves of his son’s mating. When Jamie returns from a welcoming party that a neighbor holds, Jed smells a female on Jamie and flies off the handle. Has Jamie already rejected their mating before it has even really started?
I enjoyed this second book in Kate Steele’s Mated Heart and Soul series. I missed the first book in the series but want to go back and read it. A reader gets enough of the backstory in the first book to not feel lost in this one. I found the playfulness of Jamie and Jed delightful especially Jed’s generous use of double entendres. Rio’s reaction to his father’s relationship with Jed is a bit puzzling considering matings are sacrosanct in werewolf culture. However, this was explained toward the end of the book to my satisfaction. This series has been added to my list of to be read books.
The cover by Valerie Tibbs is fairly standard for werewolf shifter books. The top portion shows two shirtless torsos while the bottom half depicts a wolf howling at a full moon. It is nothing spectacular but does fit the book.
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Book Details:
ebook, 176 pages
Published March 15th 2016 by Loose Id
ISBN139781682521069
Edition LanguageEnglish
Series: Mated Heart and Soul
- Altered Heart (Mated Heart and Soul #1)
- Amended Soul (Mated Heart and Soul #2)
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words 