Title: Untamed Hearts 1: Feral Heat
Author: Jude Mason and Jamie Hill
Published in October 2008 by Total E-Bound eBooks
Genre: Paranormal Erotic Romance M/M/F
ISBN: 978-1-906811-14-3
Other Books by Jamie: Edge of Insanity
Other Books by Jude: Amber's Toy An Acquired Taste Ghost of a Chance Jesse's Homecoming Scorpio Tattoo Stage Fright
There is something to be said about having a mate, something comforting, steady, and secure. There is also something natural as in male and female, but here in Cougar Country, Kai and his mate do not fit the normal pattern. Love between Kai and Aric is unusual in that the heart has designated a match between two males. Both are strong, both handsome, and yet they are polar opposites. Kai is tall. dark, and handsome. He is the leader of his people, and the keeper of the amulet that helps to keep the peace between the changeling clans, and between the changeling’s species of Cougar, Bear, and Wolf. As leader of the cougar changelings, Kai has worn the medallion with the amber stone since it was passed on to him. All that changes when a passionate interlude, one brought on by an unusual and extreme arousal, and a very alluring strange female. She renders him unconscious, and when he awakens to find Aric also hurt and Sable gone, Kai discovers her betrayal. The amulet is gone. Found in a time before, when the changelings were in danger of extinction, the three amulets were found by one of Kai’s ancestors. It gives to the wearer powers to help keep the peace, but there are requirements for its wearer to remember. It cannot be used for self-gratification and greed, it only imparts its host with the abilities if he is truly mated, and if he works for the best interest of the clans. This is one of the reasons Kai is certain of his relationship with Aric. The amulet would not work for him and he would not only lose his ranking within the clans, he would be unable to use the amulet to help his people.
Aric is the opposite of Kai in looks. He is still tall, but bright, light and golden to Kai’s darkness, and he serves as Kai’s lover, mate, and bodyguard. Kai and Aric balance each other well, and are totally devoted, but both realize Kai must produce kits to carry on the peaceful legacy. Kai knows he needs to find a mate to insure the succession, and yet he doesn’t want to cause his mate pain. He is very aware of the necessity, but Aric also knows Kai has never strayed, and has never found a female to take his place. If pushed, Aric knows no one could take his place. But they have to find a willing female to join with them. As unusual as it would be, there is no other recourse, because Aric and Kai are true mates, and only a third party of the right temperament could and would join them and be accepted. Aric is disturbed because he senses the woman who betrayed Kai and stole the amulet could be the mate they are hunting for, but first they must find her, discover the reasons for the theft of the amulet, and claim their prize. He believes Kai when he says the female was under duress, was being forced to steal the charm, and both he and Kai are determined to get to the bottom of the problem immediately.
Sable finds herself in a very difficult and an extremely dangerous position. Having a younger brother to look after and having no clan to aid her, she has been taken by a rogue who is determined to gain the clan’s fabled amulet. With her brother being held as a hostage to Dagan, and knowing the rogue will kill him if she does not do his bidding, she is forced to not only steal the talisman, but also to act as messenger and decoy for Kai in Dagan’s attempt to take his power. She is deeply ashamed and frightened at this farce she is coerced into playing out, and still worries for her brother, and the other unfortunates who have sought refuge only to end up with Dagan. Of course refuge is not what they found, but it is too late to get away now. Sable realizes her only hope, and the only hope of the rest of the clan Dagan controls, is with Kai, and her faith in his innate goodness, and the list of his attributes. Sable sees Kai as a man of honour, a man who would protect her and her brother, a man she could love, a man whose kits she could bear, if only she were free to do so, and if only she and her brother could escape form Dagan. If things could have only turned out differently, she would beg Kai for his forgiveness, and pledge her fidelity to him and his clan.
Dagan is a rogue with evil intent but not a lot of brains when you come right down to it. All he has on his mind is power, control, greed, and more power. What Dagan cannot and would never be able to understand is the tribes, clans, and the very existence of the changelings can be destroyed, and almost was by the same driving forces controlling him now. He is too wrapped up in his own selfish and cruel dreams of domination and wealth to understand how the amulets work. He can never hope to gain the power, and yet, as many like him do, he uses innocents, and those who he can twist to his will or weaken then use. Puffed up with supreme and very unrealistic assumptions, Dagan puts his plan into motion, and is bitterly disappointed when the amulet doesn’t work for him. There seems to be only one solution to his problem, and that is to force Kai into giving up his clan, and the secret of the power of the talisman he has stolen from the cougar clans…
Two talented authors, each successful in their own right have joined together to give you Untamed Hearts Book One: Feral Heat. If you don’t know anything about shapeshifters, changelings, and all things paranormal, then let Jude Mason and Jamie Hill introduce you. Both Kai and Aric are faithful, but the line of succession must be assured, the clan must survive, and the ruler must produce offspring. Until the mysterious female enters their lives, Kai and Aric are happy, but they know Kai must mate with a female. Hopefully it will be one Aric can tolerate. The scent is so alluring, too good and too right for Kai to resist, but she is an elaborate trap, a means to a devious end and the theft of the amulet is only the beginning. Something she said stuck in Kai’s mind as she administered the sedative, something about being sorry, something leading Kai to believe it was not her choice. With their thought together on this thing, the males set off to find the female, and to get answers. With danger surrounding them and their clan, Kai and Aric know the future could be held in their hands, and in their success.
Untamed Hearts Book One: Feral Heat by Jude Mason and Jamie Hill is a fast paced book combining the best of their talents, the heat of a loving relationship, and the destiny of mates. The challenges of rule are often fraught with danger, intrigue, and love, and for Kai and Aric, the talisman that helps to keep the clans peaceful is something that needs to be protected at all costs. When Kai ignores the warning of danger, the amulet is stolen. Now he and Aric must find it before it is too late. But the female who stole it is something special, and both of them know she could just be the one mate that will complete them as a family. How will they find the amulet, and the female? We you will just have to go to Total E-Bound eBooks and get a copy of Jude and Jamie’s book, Untamed Hearts Book One: Feral Heat and find out. It is a classic shifter story, and an exciting read. The ladies bring you to the edge of your seat with the danger, the heroism, and the love shared by Kai and Aric. Head over to get your copy today and enjoy the thrill…
Yours in good reading,
Rose!
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