| Genre | Gay / Science Fiction / Aliens / Other Planets / Outer Space / MPreg / Shifters / Interspecies / Erotic Romance / Action/Adventure |
| Reviewed by | Christy Duke on 12-April-2017 |
Former Lycan general, Renard Dmitru, is the newly appointed Head of Law Enforcement on Lycanus, trying his best to clean up an illegal love slave operation on one of his planet’s moons. He has set up a sting operation to capture the slavers and put them all in jail for a very long time. But now that the long war between the Axis and the Alliance has ended, Prince Anarr of Tygeria has time on his hands and nothing much to do except train for battles that may never come. He dreams of adventure and longs to leave his boring life behind. When he gets the chance to go on a rescue mission, he jumps at it, and lands in hot water when he's mistakenly arrested for illegal slavery.
As General Dmitru fights an overwhelming attraction to the young prince, he accidentally compromises the innocent, sheltered young royal and soon discovers he has to make things right with the young man’s father, King Davos of Tygeria. Not to mention placating his furious mate, the royal consort Blake. Add in a gloomy, decaying settlement on a deserted moon, creepy, dark subterranean passages, ghostly apparitions, heroes, romance and even a damsel in distress, and it’s a recipe for the most rousing adventure of the series yet!
It's always exciting to be back in the world that Shannon West created with her 'Mate of the Tygerian Prince' series. I was particularly looking forward to this third installment as it focuses on one of Mikos's younger brothers, Anarr, and a Lycan general. The Lycanus and the Tygerians have been enemies for a long time, well before the Alliance and Axis were created and the war was fought. Now that the treaty is in effect and the war is over, Renard Dmitri has taken the position as the Chief Enforcer for all of Lycanus. In a huge miscommunication, Reynard arrests Prince Anarr believing him to be the buyer of a child in an illegal sexual slavery auction, when in fact Anarr is there to rescue Jeffrey, Kevin's son, who all had presumed lost.
"No matter how gorgeous he was, and no matter how Renard was feeling about him personally, he would not flinch from his duty. But oh gods, this Tygerian—this criminal—this beautiful creature—was somehow his mate. His mind reeled with what that meant."
I swear I think the best thing I've read in this entire series is when King Davos, Royal Consort, Blake, and Mikos, show up at Renard's home, only to see Anarr and his bodyguards chained together outside, using pick axes to break up rock. Oh, the screech that came out of Blake to see his son in a chain gang had me almost spitting water out through my nose. Blake is a very fierce omak, and nobody can mess with his babies. When Blake finds out that Anarr is, most likely, Renard's mate, and has been somewhat compromised, Blake insists on a wedding as Anarr is now ruined for anyone else.
"Renard smiled. He might be beginning to like this fiercely protective little human father of Anarr’s. At least he would definitely enjoy baiting him in the years to come."
Renard has never wanted a mate or to be married. He believes the mating urge which comes from the animal inside them is ridiculous and he wishes it would go away. He's seen far too many strong Lycan men lose themselves in the pleasing of and caring for a mate. Acting like such besotted fools that they no longer retain their own sense of self. Renard expresses all these feelings/opinions on their wedding night and even though Anarr is young, he's not stupid. He challenges Renard constantly and asks Renard who he is trying to convince. I adored the verbal sparring and felt almost proud of Anarr as it appears he has quite a bit of Blake in him, too.
'Risking the Wild Places' is the most exciting of the books in the series, so far. I'm not going to give spoilers, but on the way to Tygeria, they are sabotaged and Davos, Blake, Renard, and Anarr, along with a handful of others, manage to escape only to end up in a place with just as many dangers. I was totally enthralled with the spooky, scary, and kind of sad tale the author told, but in the end the only thing I cared about was Renard and Anarr's happy ever after. They definitely deserved it!
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| Format | ebook |
| Length | Novel, 80001 words |
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| Publication Date | 15-August-2016 |
| Price | $4.99 ebook |
| Buy Link | http://www.paintedheartspublishing.com/riskingthewildplaces |
