Couldn't put it down - Rated 
Megan Fields is a woman with the extrodinary power of being able to feel people emotions, however to her this is much more like a curse. That is until she meets Braden,a man around whom she feels calm and protected as well as extremely flustered.
This book was the best winter warmer to snuggle up in bed with on those cold winter nights. If you want a bit of naughty fantasy then Lora Leigh is your best bet she provides the best male lead but also a great female lead who is just as head strong and feisty as the men. Loved every page. Looking for the next one already
Hot - Rated
Fantastic book. Good story, steamy scenes, good charaters - everything a girl could want in a book. This is the first book i have read from this author and have become addicted to her books - though they are not for the faint-hearted!
Strange, emotional and very very rude. - Rated 
Strange:
This paranormal romance is so obviously based on the administrative practises (and malpractises) of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. So why on earth keep using the `Breed' word throughout the novel? This word has surely got to be as highly emotive to Native Americans as the n-word is to African Americans. During the first half of the story there are many things the human heroine says to the hero that could be interpreted as offensive casual racism and very hurtful.
The world building itself isn't particularly robust. I had to read and re-read the first couple of chapters to get any idea of what was going on. I still don't know if The Council is a government organisation or just a bunch of renegade scientists. I didn't like the fact that some of the non-humans (Coyotes) were obviously being harshly `questioned' by the good guys. If they had experienced the same up-bringing as the hero then they deserved better. Give them their freedom far away from whips and pain and they would soon co-operate.
Also the `shields' business didn't make sense. Because of a lack of them, the empathic heroine, Megan has to live away from people so that she isn't overwhelmed by their emotions. Then the hero, Braden gives her his shields to use. How come he has shields if he is not an empath? And suddenly in the canyon towards the end of the book Megan is lowering her own shields in order to find out who murdered Mark and Aimee. So she does have shields after all! All very confusing.
Emotional.
The hero and all his kind are not born but created in labs from a mixture of human and animal DNA. They are treated abominably by the people who created them; tortured mentally and physically for years on end. Yet the hero is not twisted or bitter. (Though he is understandably a little vengeful) He is not afraid to love and is generally highly respectful to the heroine.
He gives one of the best `please love me' speeches I have ever read in a paranormal to the heroine;
"Feel it, Megan. Feel what I know. My soul would die without yours to fill it. Without you to hold me close in the darkness of the night; without your laughter to bring the light into the darkness that has filled every day of my life for as long as I have drawn breath. For the first time in my life I am alive. I live because of you and the thought of going back to the desolation of being alone scares me to death." And it is to the heroine's credit that she does actually hold out for a bit longer."
Also increasingly as the novel progressed, I began to feel the tragedy of the dead couple, Mark and Aimee. That did surprise me.
Rude, rude, rude.
Both the hero and heroine talk and think dirty with a capital D for large parts of the novel. Until eventually they consummate their emotions...repeatedly. The c-word is not used. What is used over and over again is the p-word, the cl-word and the f-word. And the words juices, creamed and suck. All to excellent erotic effects. Even the passage where the hero offers the heroine a contraceptive pill I considered very erotic. I feel obliged to add that the hero really does have something special in his pants.
But none of the good things about this novel can disguise the fact that at the end of the day it is utter sheer bad taste trash.
My mummy would totally whup my butt if I recommended this book.
Phew! - Rated
I love Lora Leigh! However I do need to be in the mood for her particular brand of writing. Her sex scenes are hot and passionate, and her men are Alpha all the way. However you don't get a lot of gentleness from her leading men. I have found as time goes on her books get better and better though. Her first books for Ellora's Cave about the wolf breeds were a lot harsher, so I think she is moving towards sofening parts in her own way. That said it doesn't matter, when you want hot sex scenes you have to pick up her books. I would suggest those people looking for a romantic story leave these well alone, but for those of you who like Angela Knight or Jaid Black, this lady is for you!!
Hardcore stuff, not for the soft, cuddly types - Rated
Megan's Mark was a great book. I really enjoyed the sexual tension between the two leads. If you are more of a romantic, then this book might be too hard for you. This is my first Lora Leigh book and I did not see the anal sex coming at all. It did put me off a little as the author includes a bit domination/submission. Well, the upshot was that both leads got off on it big time and so no rape or other no-nos that would make me hesitate to buy more offerings from this author.
The animalistic side of the story is no different to vampires or dark-hunters, etc. where the heroes have something more to offer than an ordinary man. The hero was ultra alpha and sounded pretty irresistible to me. Megan was one of typical scared/repressed women who in the presence of the right man was a force to be reckoned with. I kind of wish these authors would give us a strong woman already happy with herself and then let her fall in love.
No need to explain the story as previous reviewers have done that already, but just to say that the felines sound like an interesting bunch, and, providing no more little shocks, I will probably buy another book to see how they get on.
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