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(de La Vega Cats, Book 2) by Lauren DaneHe has the one thing she never thought she deserved. A place to belong…
At long last, Kendra Kellogg has found her sister—but she’s no closer to filling the gaps in her past. The magick that brought them together makes them targets for dark mages intent on finishing what started with their mother’s murder.
As if her life wasn’t chaotic enough, in barrels the one thing she doesn’t expect, Max de La Vega. He’s six-and-a-half-feet of cocoa-brown alpha male. He’s strong, intelligent, sexy and intense. Everything she’d wanted in a man. And he scares the hell out of her. Still healing from a disastrous past relationship, she wonders if she’ll ever have that kind of forever.
The next in line to run his jaguar jamboree, Max is unused to hearing “no”. Once he knows what he wants, he assumes he’ll get it. And he wants Kendra. She deserves happiness and it’s his mission to give it to her.
When dark mages attempt to steal her magickal energy, Max’s cat agrees with the man—Kendra is his to protect and he will stop at nothing to keep her safe. She can push him away as hard as she likes, he’s not going anywhere.
This was a really great story, probably my favorite so far of the series. I like the new direction Dane is taking the story. I'm not a super big fan of witches and warlocks usually, but Dane does them very well. They don't seem woo-woo or B horror flick. They're every day average people who happen to have magical powers.
Kendra has moved to a new city to be closer to her sister, Renee. Thanks to Renee having two mates, Kendra is drawn into a large extended family. One man in particular stands out to her - Max de la Vega. He's a strong alpha male who cares about his family and friends, and Kendra seems to have fallen into that group. Unfortunately for both of them, Kendra learned her lesson about strong, dominating men and isn't interested in starting something with him. Not that Max is letting that stop him...
Max has known Kendra was for him almost since the first. He took some time to get to know her to make sure, but now he's convinced. Now he just has to convince Kendra. He can tell she's wary and figure it has something to do with her past. He's willing to take it slow, but he's not willing to walk away.
I liked the way Max and Kantra were with each other. They had more than just sex between then. They had respect and caring. A lot of times with an alpha-male, especially a shifter, he expects his little woman to sit at home barefoot and pregnant, jumping at his every command. Max wasn't like that. He truly respected Kendra and her opinions, as well as her strength as both a woman and a witch. He wanted her to be safe, yes, but he didn't feel the need to repress or coddle her. Both Kendra and I appreciated that.
Although the sex scenes were hot, that wasn't all they had between them. Dane really took the time to develop the romance. I believed that Kendra and Max loved each other because I saw them falling. It was great.
The story arc from the first book, Trinity, is carried over here. Kendra and Renee's father is still at large and there's still a group of bad witches after them. I like the Dane moved the storyline forward without sacrificing the romance. I do wish she hadn't left the end the quite so open. It's too long to wait for the next book. Dammit.
Overall this was a good blend of paranormal suspense and romance. I enjoyed the secondary characters as much as the romance. I can't wait for the next installment.
4.5/5
This book is available from Samhain Publishing. You can buy it here
or here in e-format.
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