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Book Blurb

Jin Rayne is still growing into his frightening new powers as a nekhene cat and his place as reah of Logan Church’s tribe when he learns that a sepat, an honor challenge, has been called. Logan, who has never wanted to do anything but lead his small-town tribe, must travel around the world to Mongolia and fight to become the most powerful leader in the werepanther world.

Logan won’t be the only one making the journey. As his mate, Jin must fight with him to honor his commitment to Logan, his culture, and his tribe. But the trial is long, involving a prolonged separation between the two men, and Logan’s humanity is at stake. In order to make it through the nightmarish sepat, Jin and Logan must accept their fates, trust each other, and honor the vows between them no matter the cost.

 

Book Review

What an amazing continuation of this extraordinary series! The first book was great, the second only deepened my admiration for the world building and the direction the story took, but this third volume – let me tell you, this story will stay with me for a very long time. I thought Jin and Logan had a hard time in the second book, but things in this round get impossibly worse.

The werepanther society we got our first glimpses of in the second book unfolds further and the picture that emerges is that of archaic laws, cruel traditions and downright horrible rituals. I thought it was cruel even for werepanthers to make their people suffer like that. Depriving mates of each other’s company, testing them to the limits of rational thought? Duels with several participants where everyone knows only one will survive? I could go on…

Jin continues to amaze me. He is one of the strongest creatures around (a nekhene cat), but he is also very human. That fact makes what he has to go through while figuring out his powers and how to control them even more poignant. He continues to grow and evolve, but his suffering almost did me in.

For the first time, Logan is tested as well. In fact, much of the struggle of the two mates comes from the fact that, in this book, he is the one who needs to prove he is worthy of Jin. I was afraid he was going to succumb to the temptation of his ‘larger calling’, but the solution he found did not disappoint me. I was very grateful. I would have hated to have seen a different ending after all those emotional ups and downs.

If you liked the first two books and are ready for some nail-biting tension, emotional suffering along with Jin and Logan and one of the wildest rides available in book form this year, you will love this third book as much as I did. If the last book left you curious about this truly different shifter society, go for it – but make sure you read the first two volumes before you tackle this one. The series is a real learning experience and worth taking your time to get to know it. And, like in the other two books, the men are hot and the sex is even hotter!

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook, print and audio
Length	Novel, 290 pages/97139 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	21-November-2011
Price	$6.99 ebook, $16.99 paperback, $16.99 bundle, $19.99 audiobook
Buy Link	https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/honored-vow-by-mary-calmes-963-b