2.5 StarsThis is Kevin's (werelion) and Payce's (werejaguar) story. Kevin finds Payce through an online dating service. Kevin has two sons with a female werelion but is looking for his mate. He finds him when he finds Payce.The premise was ... interesting. I would have liked to see the tension between Payce and the mother of Kevin's children more fully developed and explored. Bottom line: too short (especially for the price). Amber Kell’s Supernatural Mate series is fun to read. The characters are interesting (to say the least) and there’s always a bad guy that needs to be taken down. From Pack to Pride is the first book, and A Prideful Mate is the second. In A Prideful Mate we meet Kevin who is looking for a mate finally. Seeing what Adrian and Talon have, makes him want a man. He and his good friend Tia already have two cubs and they are grown up enough to accept another person in their lives. On the other side, just a couple hours away is Payce, a construction/mosaic worker who has someone after him. The best part of the story is that they meet on a Werekin Dating site!Like most gay paranormal e-books this is a novella (which makes me sad). The books are so short that just when you feel like you’re getting to know the situation BAM it’s resolved. This isn’t a bad thing if you like quick bites or don’t have enough time to read a full book. For me though I wanted all the characters to get to know each other better and have a bit more buildup to the conflict. Kell always does great work in the bedroom scenes though and this time she throws in a bit of dominance into the mix. It’s not really bondage (though he does get tied up once) and it’s not really about the Scene, it’s more that they prefer to have a dominance/submission feel in the bedroom while they’re equal out of it. Great short story, and I’m looking forward to see which other lions find their mates.~ Bitten by Books for ARe Cafe
