Reluctance (Southwestern Shifters # 9) by Bailey Bradford

[Eva Millien]

Blurb:

(Off Goodreads)

What starts out as a simple assignment becomes everything Keegan every feared, and everything he ever wanted.

Keegan has served Marcus, his Alpha Anax, to the best of his abilities. After the deaths of several guards a year ago, however, Keegan is afraid he’s going to unravel at the seams. His worry over keeping everyone safe robs him of sleep and any hope of peace.

And people are noticing. Members of the guards he is captain of think he needs to get laid, or at least remember how to laugh. Keegan thinks they need to learn that there are boundaries they shouldn’t cross with him.

When he learns of a security breach by Marcus’ brother Aidan, exposing a flaw in the safety measures Keegan has set in place, Keegan is desperate to find someone to make sure the electronics at the shifter compound are break-in proof.

Marcus and Nathan are worried about Keegan. When they find someone to do the job Keegan needs done, they make sure Keegan is the one to take a short trip to Brazil to pick up the security expert, Olin.

But when Olin and Keegan meet, they snap and snarl at each other while fighting the mating bond that keeps flaring between them.

Then something happens that makes them both have to depend on each other, and if they’re lucky enough, they might even survive the ordeal.

But first they’ll have to escape their would-be captors, and make it through the rainforest, where strange things are bound to happen.

Totally Bound publishing, 184 pages March 7, 2014

Available print and ebook

My Review:

The Southwestern Shifters m/m romance series continues with number nine and it is a thrilling read that keeps you on the edge of your seat.  The author has created a fascinating world of shifters with captivating characters that I found to enjoyable and entertaining. It kept my attention from beginning to end and all the characters drew me deeper into the story.  I haven’t read the others in the series (I’ll be fixing that), and while I would have had a better understanding of the previous events that lead the characters to the present situation, the story was still enjoyable and can be read out of order and I can’t wait to see what they find out about their enemy or enemies.

5 STARS 5 FLAMES

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Southwestern Shifters series:

There are many reasons to visit the beautiful Southwest, a land of mystery, magic and mayhem - and shifters.

Sometimes a wolf is just a wolf...except when it's more. Shifters roam the Southwest, in packs and alone, struggling to survive. When it's discovered, by one wounded outcast, that gay shifters also have destined mates, the shifter world is forced to rethink its beliefs. A change in the shifter hierarchy is shaking up the packs, making new rules and forcing the shifters' archaic ways out the door. For some, the changes may come too late; their faith in their fellow shifters has been shattered.

For others, the changes are embraced with open minds and hearts - and a hope that burns deep inside. To be accepted, part of the pack, instead of living with the threat of being shunned for their sexual preferences - many shifters are free for the first time. They have the hope of finding their destined mates, men who fill the emptiness in their souls.

But not everyone in the shifter world is willing to accept the changes, destined mates or not. They don't want their ways to change, and they will do anything, no matter how evil, to keep the packs under their power.

1. Rescued

2. Relentless

3. Reckless

4. Rendered

5. Resilience

6. Reverence

7. Revolution

8. Revenge

9. Reluctance

2 free short stories available

A Happy Fourth and Hearts and Tails

http://baileybradford.com/free-reads

About Bailey Bradford

(off author’s site)

A few things about me…

I am a married mom of four who spends most of the day writing, either on stories or at the blog. I love to write as much as I love to read. I am generally quiet and laid back, choosing to let things slide off me rather than stick and irritate me.

And it’s really hard trying to think of descriptives for myself, so I’ll just let y’all e-mail me or comment at the blog if there’s something specific you’d like to know, and spare you from reading a boring bio. 

Where to find the author:

http://www.baileybradford.com/

http://www.baileysplayroom.blogspot.com/

https://www.facebook.com/bailey.bradford.9

http://www.twitter.com/itsbbradford

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3087007.Bailey_Bradford

Books by Bailey Bradford:

http://baileybradford.com/books