RATING 3.75 stars out of 5
Dustin Charleston has just been traded to the Arizona Hares hockey team. As an otter, he’s not too pleased by this. Arizona is dry, he’s leaving his home behind, and he has to move in with a stranger. Things take an even steeper plunge when he meets his roommate.
Chandler Kipling is the captain of the Hares, a least weasel, and he’s got a bit of a thing for his new teammate. Too bad that teammate seems to hate him. And Chandler’s romantic strategies leave something to be desired. Will Dustin be able to get the message he’s trying to send? With a little time, their nightmare might turn into a dream—if they can get past their differences.
A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Daily Dose package “A Walk on the Wild Side”.
Dustin is an otter shifter, he just moved to Arizona to play with a new hockey team. The desert state is really a nightmare to his otter and things go from bad to worse when he realizes Chandler, the captain of the new team and a least weasel shifter (how cute is it?), is going to host Dustin at his house. The attraction between them is clear from the start but apparently they are more interested in killing each other. Will they be able to act on the sparkles?
I read one other book by Meg Harding (https://scatteredthoughtsandroguewords.com/2016/04/06/a-stella-review-the-last-favor-by-meg-harding/) and it seems she has a preference for the use of the present tense form which I hate BTW, but I can say this time it worked better for me. It wasn’t a deterrent, on the contrary my reading flew easily and I ended up devouring it.
I admit I was lost at the start because I didn’t get the whole courting ritual and Chandler’s behaviors confused me. When I finally understood it, everything made sense, I truly enjoyed and appreciated this really cute short. I’m not a great fun of sport theme stories but this little story was very good.
I liked the chemistry between Duncan and Chandler, I “felt” them through all the story. Still what I particularly adored were the second characters and the couple of scenes where different shifters played together. I would love to read more about them and I’m so hoping in a sequel or a spin off about Chris especially.
So if you’re looking for a good story to spend an hour during the coming hot days, give To Arizona a try. It was quick, well written, hot and funny.
The cover art by Catt Ford isn’t a winner. I don’t like it. I don’t like the models and surely they don’t respect how I pictured them in my mind.
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Book Details:
ebook, 46 pages
Published June 1st 2016 by Dreamspinner Press
ISBN 1634774949 (ISBN13: 9781634774949)
Edition LanguageEnglish
Series2016 Daily Dose – A Walk on the Wild Side
CharactersDustin Charleston, Chandler Kipling settingArizona (United States)
Phoenix, Arizona (United States)
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words 