After
being rescued and taken to the Sanctuary, a refuge for lion shifters, Talisman
knows he’s safe. But he’s restless. All the other shifters have paired up,
except Talisman and one other shifter. The guy is fine, but he doesn’t make
Talisman’s heart beat or his lion roar. Talisman refuses to give up looking for
what he wants, but he never expected love to come running, stark naked, through
a hole in the fence.
Davi
doesn’t understand what’s happened to him. One minute, he’s a happy lion at the
petting zoo. The next, he’s being hunted and humans want to use his head as a
trophy. When his hope is almost gone, two lions appear to show him an escape
route. At the Sanctuary, he realizes his power to shift and the desires of a
human male. He doesn’t trust humans, but there’s one shifter he wants to know better.
Talisman
and Davi must decide whether to give in to their animal urges or let the ghosts
of the past tear their world apart for good. No matter what they choose,
there’s one person who doesn’t want anyone, especially the shifters, to get
their happy ending. As Talisman and Davi seek forever, it just might be ripped
right out of their hands.
©Megan
Slayer, 2015, All Rights Reserved
The guy
waited for the longer haired man to walk away then he sat in the grass. He
didn’t say anything, remaining quiet.
Davi
watched him, unsure what to do. His cat wanted to sniff out the stranger and
scope out the situation. Did Davi trust his cat? Yes, but not that man.
Neither
Davi or the guy sitting in the grass moved for what seemed like forever.
Finally, the man spoke. “Davi? My name is Talisman. I don’t know if you
remember me from the petting zoo, but I was there with you.” He didn’t look at
Davi or even in Davi’s direction. “I think I’m a few months older than you. I
remember being in the pens, having the kids pet us and feeling wonderful. Then
the good feelings stopped. I know you’re scared. I was scared, too. Unlike the
humans at the petting zoo, we won’t hurt you here.”
Davi
debated sitting up but remained hunched down. Maybe, he could trust Talisman,
but he didn’t remember him.
“It’s
scary. You’ve shifted, and you don’t understand why. I know. I’ve been there. I
didn’t shift until I was safe, but when it happened, I didn’t understand what
was going on. It’s okay.” He glanced over to where Davi hid. “If you don’t come
out, I can’t help you. I promise. I won’t hurt you, and I’ll help you get used
switching between your cat and human forms.”
“No.”
Davi kept hiding, but decided to at least try to talk to Talisman.
“Can you
come out?” Talisman crawled across the grass, closer to Davi. “Would it help if
I shifted?” He didn’t wait for an answer. Instead, he yanked his shirt up over
his head then stood and shoved his pants down his legs. He kicked out of the
boots and stood nude before Davi.
Davi
watched Talisman move. Wow. He’d never seen a naked man before, but if that’s
what they looked like, he liked what he saw. His cat wasn’t upset, either.
Talisman
dropped to his knees and placed his hands in the grass. He lowered his head
then wriggled. Fur sprouted on Talisman’s shoulders and back. His teeth
elongated and a growl ripped from his throat. The fur spread down his chest to
his belly and covered his legs. His hands and feet shifted into paws. When he
shook his head, thick fur sprouted behind his ears and beneath his chin. Before
Davi’s eyes, the man shifted into the lion.
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3: Carly's Book Reviews
4: Dawn's Reading Nook
5: Raine Delight's World
6: Sharing Links and Wisdom
7: Booklover Sue
8: Erotica For All
9: Stormy Nights Reviewing & Bloggin'
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13: T's Stuff
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15: StarAngels Reviews
16: Readeropolis
17: The Pen and Muse Book Reviews
18: Triquetra Reviews
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21: Southern Yankee Book Reviews
22: Author Amanda Kimberley LB
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When
she's not writing the stories in her head, Megan Slayer can be found
luxuriating in her hot tub with her two vampire Cabana boys, Javier, Luke and
Jeremy. She has the tendency to run a tad too far with her muse, so she has to
hide in the head of her alter ego, but the boys don't seem to mind.
When
she’s not obsessing over her whip collection, she can be found picking up her
kidlet from school. She enjoys writing in all genres, but writing about men in
love suits her fancy best. The cabana boys are willing to serve, unless she
needs them. She always needs them. So be nice to Javier or he will bite--on
command.
She also
masquerades under the name Wendi Zwaduk and is published through Loose ID
Publishing, Liquid Silver Books, MLR Press, Resplendence Publishing, Totally
Bound Publishing, Ellora’s Cave, Changeling Press and Decadent Publishing.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting me today! This book was inspired by a story about lions I saw on television. In the news story, the lions weren't shifters or so lucky. I got to write a better ending for them. Has television inspired you? I'd love to know!
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