The Mating ( Book1 of the Law of The Lycan series) by Nicky Charles

Hello,

              it's nearly the end of the month so i thought i was going to add some romantic suspense reviews for the challenge i'm entering. Today, it's The Mating by Nicky Charles. I was so happy after reading "Bonded" that i had to read this quickly and i don't regret it at all, it was fantastic so now  what do you think of this book?

Enjoy!

Author: Nicky Charles

Genre: Romantic Paranormal suspense
Published  in 2010
Pages: 216
Langage:mild
Sex: strong
Violence: strong

Public: 18+
Source: free download on Smashwords.com

Summary/ description from smashword:

Elise had no idea when she came home that day that she'd end up mated to a complete stranger. A new Alpha and the need for an alliance between packs have made her a pawn Excerpt: She lay beside him, staring blankly at the ceiling. The deed was done. They were mated. It didn't matter that she had no love for him nor he for her. Political alliances were more important than feelings...

Story:

          Elise found herself mated to a stranger in matters of hours when she was thinking about mating her childhood friend. For her that’s a shock even if her new mate,Kane, is trying to give her some time to adjust.  As soon as the mating is completed, he must return to his own pack and she has to leave everything she knows behind. It’s not easy for her to discover a new pack, adjust to being a mate and alpha female…even more when her mate isn’t there to help. This new pack has a lot of problem: one Oil Company wants to buy their land, the late leader was killed in what only seems to an accident and after that tragedy a challenge was issue for the next leader. Kane has won this challenge but didn’t kill his half-brother. Now there are some traps on their lands, one member of the pack is shot and there is some pollution around the river…too many coincidences Kane wants to find the culprit and a new mate isn’t his priority it seems

 

My opinion:

              I enjoyed the story even if I was a bit put off by the mating just at the beginning. I think that if I didn’t read “Bonded” just before I wouldn’t have been able to enjoy the story as much as I did and it’s the reason I give only 4/5.

The characters are strong and the story interesting but the reader who start with this title could think that some information about the world is missing. We can’t understand which old law they speak of etc. Now When you concentrate on the plot you are immersed in it and I wanted so much to slap Kane and make him open his eyes. He is feeling so guilty for something that not his fault that he makes mistakes on mistakes…. *grrrrrrrr*

Elise is feeling lost at the beginning and who wouldn’t be given the same circumstances. However she is willing to try and she is more intelligent than we could have thought. At first we would like her to be more aggressive, to refuse the mating, to speak her mind but  as the story progresses we understand how it wasn’t possible for her. Her first pack was really traditional and saying no could have meant her death. As she try to adapt in her new pack, we learn with her and we can see how she becomes more independent even if her love for kane matures and grows.

A really good romantic paranormal suspense romance. I can’t wait to discover how Ryne will try to make his new pack.  But an advice, even if Bonded was written in 2012 it’s really a prequel to this one so you should read it first.

Score: 4/5

Challenges:

This book enter in the Tales from the Crypt  paranormal challenge

This book enter in the Romance and Me Challenge

Book read for the 2012 TBR reading Challenge

ebook read for the 2012 ebook Challenge

Bonded (ebook) by Nicky Charles

Hello to all,

                       here comes my review on the romantic paranormal suspense ebook called " Bonded". It's the prequel of the mating ( book1 of the Lycans'world) by Nicky Charles. Try it, it's free and really good.

enjoy!

Author: Nicky Charles

Genre: Romantic Paranormal suspense

Published 2012

Pages: 260
Langage:mild
Sex: mild
Violence: strong

Public: 18+
Source: free download on Smashwords.com

Summary/ description from Smashwords:

Reno’s a tough Enforcer for Lycan Link who finds himself drawn to Brandi but duty rules his life. Brandi, just on the edge of starting her career as a Disaster Control officer, falls for Reno at first sight, but are they really meant to be? Is it love or lust and does it really even matter? Enforcers and DCs don't get along...unless fate forces them to. Bonded precedes The Mating.

Story:

             In a world were the Lycans live around humans they have their own history and problem similar to humans ones. In the past, when their laws were written, the purity was important to avoid extinction because of that the ones that loved humans and had baby with them were savagely killed as were the children.  When the situation became better, it was decided to  interpret the law differently. Mixed marriage were authorised and  children, called halves, born from them were considered people with rights as any others. However, history has shown that often some people don’t want these kinds of progress and some created groups called the Purists to try to make a comeback to the old ways. For them, half  and mixed blooded are just slaves with no right at all… just good to served and be killed. To protect these innocent Lycan Links was created  with a  part of the group called Enforcers sorts of special corps whose missions is to check that the rights are respected and interfere when it’s needed to save the one in needs. There are laws to protect the lycan with one parent human.

It was thought that the Purist had disappeared but now the Enforcers have proofs that it’s not the case and even worse they are spreading, taking over some clans and such. Reno is the best of the enforcer, knowing the danger he has planned to find new recruits for his squad and for that he goes teaching in the University, a place were lycans males and females go to learn  self-defence and to be controlled. It’s a place were only the strong willed go such as the future leader or the ones with a tendency to become rogue, lycan lost to their beast without humanity left.

During one lesson, he meets Brandi, a young strong willed woman and the make a fight demonstration that nearly falls out of hand.  Brandi loved him since the first time she saw him, it’s a last year and she has concentrated only on her works so this love very present isn’t acted upon…until the fight and that leads to the night after the final exam. Also intrigued Reno finish to accept the decision of his wolf and make love to her…against his principles he even leaves her his phone number and asks that she calls him. When they meet, Brandi is overjoyed she has passed as top of her class and even got her dream Job: DC Damage control officer, the one that create stories and lies to keep the existence of Lycan secret. However what she didn’t know was that DC and Enforcers don’t get along at all and when Reno shows how much he despites them she leaves angry. When won’t see each other before several months or years and each time they fight, argue and separate very angry. But fate seems determined to make them meet and work together….

Style:

           Nicky Charles has created a world of his own for his serie.  The characters are well developed and to help the reader to understand the founding of this universe he uses the lessons the characters study and revise to remind them to us.

The rhythm is constant not too quick not to slow and he show the evolution on the long term with a story taking place during several years.

My opinion:

                     It’s the prequel to the first book of the trilogy but the four one published so we discover a world well constructed and I can’t wait to read the first book published to see if there are some evolutions or if it was so good since the beginning.

The story is full of actions and I was captivated by it, the romance is there, the plot is really interesting and the investigations so captivating…I didn’t know what to expect until the end and even the end… oh my….
I couldn’t stop myself to see the similitude with our real history and it was great and in the same time a bit worrying to see that even with all our efforts changes aren’t definitive and take times. I also appreciate the action of the author that gives us his stories free so we can make a donation of our choice.

I spend a good time with this book and I recommend it to the lovers of paranormal romance is a world well constructed and to the fans of werewolves

You can download  this story in different formats  here on Smashwords

Score: 5/5

Challenges:

This book enter in the Romance and Me Challenge

ebook read for the 2012 ebook Challenge