Review: The Sweetest Torture by Amanda Bonilla

Thirty years ago, when the sultry and headstrong Cait left Logan Paige, the Alpha cougar shapeshifter of his Montana pride, his entire world came crashing down. He couldn’t explain where he’d been the previous night or why there was a strange woman in his bed…because he had no memory of the night before. Wounded and betrayed, Cait refused to listen to Logan’s excuses and walked straight out of his life…determined to exact her revenge on the sexy cougar who had crushed her heart. With a little help from her influential father, she made sure that Logan’s business, as well as his life, crumbled into ruins. Hell hath no fury, indeed.

But now it’s thirty years later and two of Montana’s most powerful cougar prides are on the brink of war. A tenuous peace is reached, but it’s dependent on Cait and Logan marrying on All Hallow’s Eve. Spitfire Cait has her own plans of revenge…using her feminine wiles to turn Logan into a purring kitty lapping cream at her feet. And Logan has his schemes to regain control and dominate like the Alpha he is…

When they realize that the erotic passion between them is still so intense, Logan and Cait will have to decide if dwelling in the past is worth sacrificing the future…

Kitten's Review:

Oh, how The Sweetest Torture was one of the best shifter books I have ever read. I have to say, that I am a huge fan of the ‘mating heat’ part of shifter books. Only because it forces souls to meet and connect on that primal, authentic animal level, it is raw, and if done right, totally hot. I gotta say, this book gets it sooooo very right.

Not only were we confronted with a dueling mated pair, but a conflict that was so intense that you were totally feeling for Cait right out of the gate. I mean it was infidelity—in mate pairs. Yeah, I was so on Cait’s side with this one. Then some inner dialogue took place and then we see that there was nothing unfaithful it was a set up…

Oh, yes a set up.

So, what are two hot in heat mated beasts to do? Well, mate of course! And so they did, and boy was it a hot smoldering scene of yummy, the storyline had some meat to it as well. We had to clear up the misunderstanding, and deal with a possible kidnapping in the climax of the story. For a short read The Sweetest Torture managed to make me a fan of Ms. Bonilla. I instantly went and grabbed some of her books in the series she has out and can’t wait to read the rest! I highly recommend this quick, sexy read for any shifter fans!

Review: Bunny and the Bear by Eve Langlais

What’s a poor bear to do when all he wants is some sweet, bunny pie? 

Bears and bunnies aren’t supposed to mix, or that’s what Chase keeps telling himself when his bouncy new neighbor won’t stay out of his business—and his mind. However, the more he gets to know his overly perky neighbor, the more he craves her—naked in his grasp—a desire worse than his addiction to honey and pie. 

Miranda’s on a mission for the Furry United Coalition, and it involves secretly guarding one grumpy ol’ bear. Staying focused on the job isn’t easy when all she can think about is turning his frown upside down, a task made harder when she gets a glimpse of his passion. When she hears about his theory on woodland creatures and predators not mixing, she thinks all is lost, but she didn’t count on a bear’s curious nature—and possessive need. 

When an evil force abducts Chase, Miranda unleashes her bunny in order to save him, but the revelation of her shifter side puts her in danger. Is one ornery bear enough to save her from a mad scientist? And if he does, can a bear forget her woodland creature status long enough to love her and make her his mate? 

Warning: Pies were harmed in the making of this story and naughty references made about honey that might offend some readers

Kitten's Review:

I don’t know if there are words for Bunny and the Bear. If I am being honest I spent a good portion of the book laughing really hard because the clever inner dialogue was so fantastic that I couldn’t get over it. Not only did Eve get grumpy bear shifter and hoppy bunny shifter spot on fantastic, she gave an edge of your seat story that kept me reading and wanting more. I couldn’t stop. I was so totally infested in this couple that every impulse has me wanting to continue the series at this very moment.

From beginning to end I was sucked in. I had been few and far between the books that get five star reviews from me lately. I am able to put books down a lot lately. Not this one. Not only did I want the romance to progress, but I wanted to know who was kidnapping the shifters, who was the baddie, and what was going to happen when they came face to face with archaic bunny and big bad grumpy old bear.

The inner dialogue did it for me. I mean he was just flat out an honest to god horny, dirty, grumpy bear, and she was just so flat out funny at being ADHD in bunny shifter form. The story had great flow and was totally entertaining. That is what I want from my books. I would recommend Bunny and the Bear for any shifter fan!