Hot Tin Roof (Faster Bobcat 1) by Julia Talbot at Changeling Press
| Genre | Gay / Paranormal / Shifters / Erotic Romance |
| Reviewed by | Serena Yates on 25-September-2016 |
| Genre | Gay / Paranormal / Shifters / Erotic Romance |
| Reviewed by | Serena Yates on 25-September-2016 |
Lynx shifter Aleks is a stripper by night. That's how he pays his rent. He tries not to mix business with pleasure, which is usually easy enough -- his customers are mostly bridal parties, and Aleks is into guys. Then the most beautiful man he's ever seen walks into the club, and all bets are off.
Rafe is also a big cat shifter, and he's immediately drawn to Aleks and all that amazing golden skin. Too bad Rafe doesn't want anything full time, especially since Aleks wants a Master as well as a lover. Can they find enough common ground to make it work, or will Aleks end up back on stage?
Publisher's Note: Hot Tin Roof (Faster Bobcat 1) is an expanded, edited version of a short story previously published with another house.
What a cute story! It has two somewhat weary cat shifters (each for his own reasons), who also happen to be fascinating characters, a lot of emotions, and some very hot action when the two men make it to the bedroom. The underlying message of needing trust before you can open up, and what happens if one partner is ahead of the other, gave this short story an additional level that really appealed to me.
Aleksy is a stripper, but what he really likes is to dance. When Rafe books him for a private encounter, Aleksy is tempted to want more, and that unsettles him deep down. He never mixes business with pleasure, and doesn’t date other shifters based on bad experiences in the past, but Rafe makes him want to break all his rules. This unsettles him enough to run when things become too intense for him and he thinks Rafe doesn’t feel the same way he does.
Rafe is a successful, powerful jaguar shifter, and very interested in Aleksy. Rafe goes after him all guns blazing, so to speak, and he usually gets what he wants. He can feel the other shifter’s need to submit, his longing to have more. But Rafe is unsure about being the Master Aleksy so clearly desires, so he pulls back. Something he soon regrets, and I liked the way he goes about trying to make amends.
If you like shifter stories where both partners are slightly hesitant to give in to their urges, if you enjoy reading a romance where the heat sparks off every word and action even before the men get to the “main event”, and if you’re looking for a hot read with quickly evolving emotions, then you will probably like this short story.
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| Format | ebook |
| Length | Short Story, 45 pages/12000 words |
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| Publication Date | 13-July-2016 |
| Price | $3.99 ebook |
| Buy Link | http://changelingpress.com/product.php?&upt=book&ubid=2501 |