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Half human and half Tah’Narian, Szin doesn’t fit with either race. His appearance is mainly human, but he’s able to have a young. Unfortunately, that’s his only Tah’Narian characteristic. He’s smaller and weaker than other young.

Szin’s eighteenth birthday has passed and time’s running out. He has to stop his childhood friend, Takeo, from making the worst mistake of his life: claiming Szin as a mate. Takeo deserves an equal who’s as fierce as he is, something Szin most certainly is not. 

Since before Takeo was born, he’s known Szin was his. Nothing and no one, not even Szin, is going to stand in the way of claiming his mate. He understands Szin feels he isn’t good enough, and he’ll do anything to convince Szin otherwise. Including taking drastic measures to ensure his mate listens. 

Takeo is the ultimate blend of human, Tah’Narian, and Onfrevian DNA. He’s pure predator, and his sights are set on his mate.

Book Review

After reading and loving the ‘Harvest’ series, containing the adventures of the “older generation” of Tah’Narians, humans, and Onfre, I was looking forward to finding out what “the next generation” would be up to. They are all mixed species due to the Tah’Narians’ infertility after a war with the Onfre, so each individual has slightly different DNA. The most different ones are probably twins Szin, who is mostly human except for his ability to bear children, and Raiden, who is all Tah’Narian warrior. Several hints were already dropped as to who was going to mate with whom from the time they were children, so I was curious to see how that would turn out. In this first book it’s Szin’s turn to deal with Takeo, and human and supposedly weaker though he may be, he doesn’t make it easy for the two of them!

Szin, with his mostly human DNA, has always felt like the odd one out. His father Dale used to be fully human before he was double-dosed with Tah’Narian DNA – but Dale never felt inferior, so he can’t really relate. Szin’s other father, Keyno, is a full Tah’Narian and very protective, but he can’t see Szin’s problem either. Szin’s twin, Raiden, knows about his issues, since they are very closely linked, but he has no idea how to help. And the fact is that Szin himself has to come to terms with who he is, accept his strengths and weaknesses, and believe that Takeo wants him exactly the way he is. And as if Szin didn’t have enough issues with his genetic heritage, he also feels the need to submit sexually – increasing his fear of appearing weak. He has a long way to go!

Takeo is a mix of his originally human father’s human and Tah’Narian DNA, and his Onfrevian father’s DNA. He has no issues with that heritage whatsoever, and has grown into a powerful warrior who knows exactly what he wants. And that is Szin for a mate, never mind what anyone else thinks. He is not unfeeling, after all he and Szin have been friends since they were very young, but he is tired of waiting. With Raiden’s help, Takeo sets out to convince Szin they are meant to be together, but it turns out to be far more challenging than Takeo expected.

If you want to know how “the young” from the ‘Harvest' series are doing, if you enjoy seeing the idea of “fated mates” tested by one very headstrong young human, and if you’re looking for a read that is entertaining, has a few suspenseful moments, and is very hot, then you will probably like this novella.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novella, 37600 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	15-May-2016
Price	$3.99 ebook
Buy Link	https://www.amazon.com/Harvest-Young-Bound-Fate-Generation-ebook/dp/B01FGRGCQW