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Book Blurb

Justin Chandler hates shifters. In fact, the one thing he associates with shifter is how fast he can kill them. And fate, the bitch, saw to it that his most hated enemy is his mate, and there’s just no way he can ever accept that.

 

The one thing Shawn McKay held sacred was the anticipation of his mate. As a werewolf, he’d always dreamed of finding his mate. After meeting Justin at a party, he couldn’t deny the intrigue he felt, knowing full well that he had finally found his mate. What he did not expect was meeting Mike Beckley, another vampire and his other mate.

 

Mike Beckley is a sweet, caring sometimes-oblivious fashion guru and Justin’s on-again, off-again lover. His job as an interior decorator led him straight to his mates, but, with the animosity between his two mates, what will become of the three men?

 

Book Review

It was so exciting to return to this world that Toby Aden has created. I really enjoyed the first book and learning about the war that's been raging for centuries between werewolves and vampires. Seeing the king of all vampires, Kevyan, find his mate in Dorian, an omega werewolf who didn't even know he was a shifter much less a type that hadn't been seen for centuries, was thrilling. It's no wonder I was super eager to jump into this latest release in the series.

Even though the peace treaty has been in effect for six months, neither the vamps nor the wolves have made any inroads into being anything but silent enemies. Kevyan and Dorian meet with their neighboring alpha and agree to establish a nightclub for both species, run by a member of each. Kevyan assigns Justin and, unfortunately for him, the alpha assigns Shawn, Justin's mate whom he refuses to acknowledge or have any contact with. Justin contacts Mike to come and see the space and discuss the interior design options. Lo and behold, Shawn is his mate, too. Turns out Justin and Mike mated many years before but something always felt off about it and they didn't know why so they haven't spent a ton of time together. It appears their mate bond was waiting for their third.

The opening of the nightclub goes very well until arson has a fire raging and while everyone is busy with that, Dorian is kidnapped. Dorian who is now pregnant, an announcement that he and Kevyan have not made yet. It would appear that the hooded man, for lack of a better term, hasn't let go of his enmity for Kevyan and he's determined to get one or the other species to break the treaty causing full-out war again.

As much as I would have liked Justin to get his head out of his butt a whole lot sooner, he didn't, causing Mike and Shawn a lot of pain, and almost losing one of them forever. I empathized with Justin and his feelings, but a fated mate is not something to ignore, in my opinion anyway. The mating was completed and Mike, Shawn, and Justin were given the future to work out their issues.

A great addition to the series that I enjoyed even more than the first book. I'm really looking forward to more of these books as I think there's definitely a lot more excitement to be found. As it is, I loved seeing Mike, Shawn, and Justin finally find their happiness together.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novella, 110 pages/30928 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	06-June-2016
Price	$3.99 ebook
Buy Link	http://www.bookstrand.com/book/an-unexpected-mating