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When Guerilla Contracting is called out after hours to deal with electrical problems at the circus, gorilla shifter Joe expects to encounter animals in cages. He doesn’t like it, but knows it’s part of the territory when it comes to circuses. What he doesn’t expect to find is a naked man in the giraffe cage.

Giraffe has lived his entire life as an attraction at the zoo, moving from his home-cage to the work-cage and back. He’s not allowed to let anyone know he’s a shifter, and doesn’t mean to get caught as a man when Joe comes by his cage. Joe is nice, though, and when he asks Giraffe to come away with him, Giraffe does.

Joe’s interest in Giraffe shifts as he secrets Giraffe away to his home in the country, becoming about more than just saving Giraffe from his cage.

Could it be possible that Giraffe feels the same way Joe does, or will he want to return to the only home he’s ever known?

 

Book Review

Just like Rapunzel of fairy tale fame grew up alone, locked away in her tower, Rafe the giraffe shifter has been isolated all his life because a circus boss decided he wanted him to remain in his animal form all the time. That way the circus makes more money. But then gorilla shifter Joe discovers him and, angry at the selfishness of the circus owner, offers Rafe a choice. Rafe is curious and not averse to having an adventure, so he happily follows Joe into the unknown. They embark on a wonderful journey of discoveries, and Rafe soon finds out that it’s a lot more fun to be outside the cage than locked inside it.

Joe cannot believe that someone is forcing a shifter to remain in his animal form all the time, just to make money. Essentially, to him, Rafe is a prisoner, and Joe suspects some of the other circus animals may be in the same situation. But his focus is Rafe, and he is ecstatic when he manages to coax the gentle man out of the cage that is all he knows. Joe is determined to teach Rafe about choices, and sets about to show him that there are more things to eat than celery. I loved their food adventures!

Rafe is initially very confused. He has been taught it is bad to be in his man shape, yet Joe seems to be okay with it. He has never had anything other than celery to eat, so all the other vegetables and fruits delight him. A shower meant being hosed down by cold water, so imagine his surprise when he learns there are warm showers – and soap! Rafe is also scared of being “out there” in the world, because he doesn’t know the rules – and from what Joe tells him, they are very different from what Rafe was used to in the circus. But Joe makes him feel safe, and he likes “sharing pleasure” with the man, so he ignores his fears and jumps right into learning what it’s like to be a man full-time.

If you like fairy tales without angst and lots of gentle first experiences, if two very different shifters who seem made for each other are your thing, and if you’re looking for a gentle love story with lots of funny and tender moments, then you will probably like this short story. I adored it!

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Short Story, 47 pages/13300 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	15-October-2015
Price	$2.99 ebook
Buy Link	http://www.amazon.com/Fairytale-Shifters-Rapunzel-Sean-Michael-ebook/dp/B016OULXG4