I think I would have given this read 4 stars if not that this is a new theme for me and those that I have read and never finished left me like ...ah.. I'll pick it back up. I enjoyed this book much more then I had thought I would. Please note that the shifter/wolf world is new to me. Max is a deadly killer "owned" my is master/father thug Jimmy Legere, that has the city of New Orleans on lock down to his power. When Max is introduced I found him alluring, very dark and his responses were spot on hot. He came off very alpha. He's intelligent by his own means and is crossed by what he is. As a child he was taken in by his master/father into a world of dog eat dog world where he's schooled to be top dog in harsh life. To the outside world Max is known as a ruthless killer and pet of Legere. At this point I'm intrigued and want to read more. Then I see what's life behind the Legere walls and found myself say WTF? What happened to my alpha male Max?!.... Max came across as just that a "pet" doing what ever was told to him And laying at the feet of Legere had me thinking...do I want to keep reading? I felt that Max was just a killer on a leash and when he was showing signs of being submissive, that intelligent, strong man just disappeared. But this reaction had me determined to keep reading.... And reading... And reading... And just like that it all clicked!!! Now I'm like yes! The writing was a really good. I enjoyed learning more about Max. You see what he needs to portray to the world but behind close doors he's a scared boy trying to figure out where he belongs. He's loyal to Legere, the only kindness he has ever experience to which he thinks is just that. Then Max finally gets the opportunity to step into the life of Charlotte Caissie. She flips is world upside down. She invokes feelings and thoughts that he only imaged he could feel and is driven to take action. This relationship puts a spin on the out come of Max making a print on what's his life can be. This is the part that had me wanting to give an extra star but ....I couldn't wrap my head around how Max laid his head on laps of people he felt emotion to. How he seemed naive and lack of self worth. But then flips and is the Max I want to read more about. But then I was like wait?, what?, CeeCee becomes a game changer. I'm I reading the roles reverse? I have read books on how the male is always saving the female, the female is coming to terms of who she is and needs a male to help her decide how to figure out, the female trust and gets hurt, the female needs love and support to make this great decision .... But Max is the "male" going through all those emotions......I loved it!!!!!!! This was a good treat. Finally a male that needs saving! :.)I liked reading Max feeling torn by loyalty, love and sacrifice. You saw a side that was humbled. But you also saw a side of an alpha male making is mark on the world of his own choosing. Seeing Max learning what and how he is and after the death of Legere you see him changing and taking control in his own hands. So my alpha! I'm invested in the series and want to see Max come into his full worth. Can't wait to read the second in this surprising new theme. Finally a writer who got me hooked on shifter wolves! Thank you Nancy Gideon for getting it right and making a believer out of me. Yes, there are good shifter books out there! 3.5 starsThis was a novel of contradictions for me. I enjoy a good forbidden romance and this story definitely provided that. There was also a sizzling chemistry that I found totally believable. The problem was the hero and heroine went back and forth giving in and then resisting so many times that it began to seem like a broken record. It was also tough because half the time I liked Charlotte and the other half I hated her. She can be a badass, which is great, but then she'd also make some stupid decisions that would make me want to pull my hair out (or hers). The amount of times she'd say she loved and trusted Max only to turn on him when things got tough just ticked me off to no end. What made this novel worth the read was Max. I just loved him. He is such a deep, multifaceted character, and though he could definitely be classified as an alpha male, he had a vulnerable side too. There was so much honor in him despite the horrible things he had to do sometimes. I had to see him get his happy ending. I just wish it could have been with someone besides Charlotte.Ah, well, it was still worth the read. I probably won't pick up the next book in the series that continues with these characters, but this one stood well enough on its own.
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what a start for yet another new series - full of adventure great read
—Yeah
I didn't like Max to begin with. But he grew on me...
—LECK
Looking forward to the next one in the series.
—Evan
