Oct 30, 2016

{Review} of Guarded By The Alpha: (BBW Paranormal Shapeshifter

Guarded By The Alpha: (BBW Paranormal Shapeshifter Romance) by Heather Hildenbrand

My rating: 4 of 5 stars
GENRE: Paranormal
THEME: Romance, Shifters
RECEIVED: Author

BLURB:

Puma shifter, Del Santoni, has lived her entire life as the heir to a decades’ old feud with the Armsford family—a struggle that ended in the death of her own father years ago. Since then, both sides have done nothing but fight and grapple for social power—and Del’s sick of it. She’s willing to do anything to end the war—even if it means dethroning her own family.

Del begins a secret mission to recover the Maker’s Mark. If legend is true, its symbols will reveal the name of the one true ruling family. When the statue is found and someone threatens Del’s life in order to steal it, Del is forced to accept the help and protection of her greatest enemy. He is the most stubborn, infuriating werewolf she’s ever laid eyes on. He also happens to be her fated mate. Throw in a sassy human car thief who won’t leave her alone, a marriage hoax, and tattooed coyote shifters trying to kill her at every rest stop...if she survives the week, it’ll be a miracle.

Wolf shifter Zak Armsford has never been accused of being a good guy – but being good doesn’t get the job done. Mislabeled and misunderstood, he left Fort Jericho years ago and joined the military to put his bad rep to good use. Now that he’s a free man, he’s not exactly white collar material. So when his friend from Shifters, Inc calls with a protection detail, Zak is just hungry enough for some action to say yes.

Turns out his assignment offers plenty of action. Zak discovers he’s been hired to protect the Princess of Fort Jericho herself. Del Santoni—his greatest enemy and his childhood crush all in one. Zak can’t walk away a second time. To keep Del alive and the statue safe, he’ll ruthlessly use his supernatural strength, his connections, and Del’s own secrets against her.

On the run, Del struggles with the truth. Is Zak her Fated Mate – or her mortal enemy? Because it’s not just Del’s heart that’s at risk – it’s her life.

REVIEW:

I’m a big fan of Heather Hildenbrand Dirty Blood series; she has a knack for writing suspenseful plots and fantastic romances. I was super excited to read her adult series under the name Holly Eastman, but even more so because it was focused on shifters and a Romeo and Juliet type plot.

Guarded by the Alpha follows wolf shifter Zak Armsford who after being in the military for years now takes on jobs for his friend and company Shifters Inc. He’s assigned with a job he isnt too pleased about, guarding the daughter aka princess of a rival pack. Del Santoni and Zak are forced to stick together to keep her alive until she makes it home. But someone is after her and an artifact she found and it seems they know every step she takes. Hopefully the two can get along until his assignments done, but an unexpected connection changes everything they grew up knowing.

Zak has always been labeled the bad boy, when he finds out he’s protecting his sworn enemy, he is all about giving up the job. Until of course he figures out the real danger and cant seem to resist the connection he and Del have. I adored Zak, he goes against everything hes grown up knowing, helping Del even though her pack has done everything to make him the bad guy. He is a totally alpha male, he fights, talks and kisses rough and demanding. I loved every bit of him and his sarcasm with Del.

Del is the heir to the Puma pack and when she discovers an artifact that could change the fate of her pack and Zaks, she is determined to reveal the truth. But someone wants what she has including her along with it. She is a spunky determined woman, who is trying to do the right thing, but hasn’t really thought out the consequences that might come along with it. But she always known one thing for sure, Zak her enemy is her Fated Mate and she cant resist him, well she doesn’t want to resist him. Even when their fighting they cant deny their connection. The steamy and smoking hot moments together increase the bond she feels with him, making it all that much harder to “hate” him.

Overall I loved every moment with this crazy pair, the love hate relationship is extreme and passionate. There is a ton of humor, suspense, and non stop action. The two are consistently on the run from an unknown enemy and when you find out who it is, it’s a total shocker. Though the story focuses on shifters, there is one human among them that was a nice touch but she felt a little random. However I liked her friendship with Del and that she doesn’t seem shaken easily. In the end I’m hoping there is more to come from Shifters Inc. and that we get more from Del and Zak to see how they are doing.


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