It’s Always Good To Have A Plan, Right?

Posted May 27, 2017 by Marsha in Shifter Haven Discussion / 0 Comments

It’s sometimes hard for me to believe that Shifter Haven has been up and running since December 5, 2015.  What started out as an additional blog for my special love for all things Shifter has become, if not my main blog, than my second home away from Keeper Bookshelf 

As we’re heading into June of 2017 I’ve managed to complete, so far, one goal for this blog for this year and onward – at least one daily post.  I’m happier with that amount rather than one post today and three the next and two the next  that was happening last year  I am so in love with scheduled posts now, I don’t know how I could keep up this pace without them.  Occasionally you’ll still see two posts when I’ve finished a current story that already has the previous ones in the series posted – and to keep timely for authors for I do understand the value of timely posts of new releases.

I’ve met some amazing, talented authors through this blog.  Some have requested reviews of their current books, others I’ve “met” while scrolling through the books over at Amazon.  I’ve tried to add new to me authors often, of course, we all have our favorites – but that list can always be increased with new talent.  I’ve loved seeing the different slants on Shifter lore from different authors, that always keeps my reading interesting and lively for certain.  Discovering Kindle Unlimited (a thank you to my son’s Christmas gift one year) has only broadened my horizons on Shifter stories and other genre.  The length of the majority of Shifter Romance stories is long enough to give me a good story experience, and short enough that I can easily fit in an hour or two of reading at some point in the day to keep that daily post goal of mine a reality.

Now that I’m fairly certain that I can keep this scheduled ahead pace going, it’s time to start up the second goal I have for Shifter Haven this year.  And that is to go back to the authors and series that I began reading long before this blog was even a distant wish.  Authors like Christine Feehan and her amazing Shifter series to which I’m addicted.  Her Leopard series is a favorite but, gosh, I love the (Dark) Carpathians so much that I’m tempted to start putting the Carpathians here as well for while there may be vampires there are also shapeshifters as well.  So Leopard series for certain.  Carpathians probably.  A Lion’s Pride series by Eve Langlais will be starting this week – I’m enjoying re-reading those to update my memory before I do the reviews.  And a few others that I’ll get started on this year.  Most require a re-read for I want my memory of the story to be correct, but re-reading those stories is no harsh chore at all.

I believe I have a handle on how I want the rest of the year to go for Shifter Haven – but life often has other plans, so I’ll just cross my fingers for luck.  But it does feel good to have a plan of operational intent in place, on paper at least *grin*

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Finding Her Bear by Harmony Raines

Posted May 27, 2017 by Marsha in Shifter Connected, Shifter Series / 0 Comments

Kayleigh has never know what it’s like to stay in one place for long. She’s never experienced being part of a real family, and has no intention of ever settling down and having kids. In fact, until she arrived in Bear Creek, she had never wanted to stick around for more than a couple of months.

It was just her luck that her job was coming to an end and she would have to move on whether she wanted to or not. Unless someone gave her a reason to stay…

Daryl is too shy to ask his mate for a date. When he finds out she is going to have to leave Bear Creek, he knows he’s going to have to come out of his shell if he wants to claim her as his own.

But when your mate has sworn to never settle down and have kids. What’s a bear to do?

This bear has to persuade Kayleigh that she is his eternal mate. He will always be there for her, and he most definitely wants to have lots of bear cubs running around.

The only problem … he ends up looking like a weird stalker. Can he change her mind and convince her to marry him and start a family?

Sexy shifters and their feisty mates who aren’t shy about loving each other – so, this is an adult, 18+ reader tale.

Titles in the Bear Creek Clan series include:  Rescued By The Bear – Finding Her Bear – Tamed By The Bear – Snowbound With The Bear – Biker Bear Billionaire – A Bride For The Bear

This series shares a world and sometimes characters with the Bear Bluff Clan, Return to Bear Creek and Return to Bear Bluff series.  These series titles and links to review posts can be found on my Harmony Raines page.

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Rogue Wolf by Amber Ella Monroe

Posted May 26, 2017 by Marsha in Shifter Series / 0 Comments

Deacon Remy left Aspen Valley over a year ago believing there was nothing left for him. He gave up on his Pack. He gave up on finding his true mate. He sought solitude. He became a rogue. It took him some time to gather the strength to face his fears. Now he’s back in Aspen Valley and he’s determined to make amends. What he doesn’t expect to find is the woman who wears his mate mark. Without a doubt, he wants to claim her, but he’ll have to let go of the demons holding him down in the past before they can truly bond.

Monica Collins is so over nonsense relationships that seem to lead nowhere. But as the daughter of a rich doctor, she’s expected to marry into a family with money. She’s running out of options and she’s not one to throw herself at any man’s feet. But then a bad boy rogue shifter shows up in town. Being near him fuels an intense attraction she only thought possible in fairy tales. Deacon may not be a rich playboy, but he most certainly knows how to fulfill all her needs. Monica is willing to risk everything by choosing to do what she knows feels right over what she’s expected to do.

Sexy shifters and their feisty mates who aren’t shy about loving each other – so, this is an adult, 18+ reader tale.

Titles in the Aspen Valley Wolf Pack series include:  Shifter Untamed – Wolf Unbound – Outlaw Unleashed – Rebel Unveiled – Omega Unmasked – Mountain Wolf – Rogue Wolf –

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The Broken Barrier by Sarah J. Stone

Posted May 25, 2017 by Marsha in Shifter Series / 0 Comments

Ammara has been resting peacefully for centuries. Everyone believes her to be dead, but Kalen, the fairy king, watches over her impatiently, knowing deep down that she will return.

One day, the barrier covering Ammara suddenly wears off, and she awakes from her sleep. But this also triggers a chain of deadly events. Fueled by his hate for Kalen and Ammara’s love, Asther is on a hunt and destroying anything in his path.

Is this the end for the Shadow Claw pack, or will true love prevail?

Sexy shifters and their feisty mates who aren’t shy about loving each other – so, this is an adult, 18+ reader tale.

Titles in the Shadow Claw series include:  Saved by Alpha Bear – Desired by Alpha Bear – Loved by Alpha Wolf – The Broken Barrier

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Bear Game by Ally Summers & Terra Wolf

Posted May 24, 2017 by Marsha in Shifter Series / 0 Comments

Can she rearrange his heart?

 Grayson Hawthorne is stuck in the past. Since his father died he hasn’t been able to move on. But his brothers have had enough. They’re tired of his overbearing nature and they just want to let loose and have fun. And the brothers get what they want.

Sienna McKenzie loves her job. She’s one of the best interior designers in the Denver area. But when she’s tasked with remodeling billionaire CEO Grayson’s office, she realizes she’s met her match.  And now that Grayson has her, he won’t let her go.

Sexy shifters and their feisty mates who aren’t shy about loving each other – so, this is an adult, 18+ reader tale.

Titles in the Promise Lake: The Hawthorne Brothers series include:  Bear Game – Bear Play –

( although these titles are not listed numerically as a series, each story follows a Hawthorne brother in a series like order – to keep them straight in my own mind I’ve listed this grouping of stories as a series taken from the covers of the novellas))

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Starry Night Sky by Grace Brennan

Posted May 23, 2017 by Marsha in Shifter Series / 0 Comments

Ellie Cartwright is at a crossroads in her life. Fleeing the cold life her parents had laid out for her, she goes to stay at her friend’s ranch in Wyoming. It’s everything she’d hoped it would be: beautiful landscapes, endless peace and quiet to determine her future in, and cowboys. Gorgeous cowboys. One in particular, Jake Montgomery, catches her eye.

Jake is a grizzly shifter, loving his quiet life on his family’s ranch, content with life. That is, until Ellie burst onto the scene and into his heart. He knows she’s his mate. Now all that’s left to do is convince her to stay… And hope that she can accept the grizzly in his middle.

But it seems like someone in Wyoming wants Ellie gone. With someone threatening her life, will Ellie run, leaving her heart behind her? Or will she and Jake face down whoever is out to get her, and prove that love can overcome all?

Sexy shifters and their feisty mates who aren’t shy about loving each other – so, this is an adult, 18+ reader tale.

Titles in the Bear Claw Shifters series include:  Starry Night Sky – One Sunny Day –

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Destiny and the Dragon by Sloane Meyers

Posted May 23, 2017 by Marsha in Shifter Connected, Shifter Series / 0 Comments

Dragon shifter Finn Pars can’t wait to get started on the mission of a lifetime. He’s been chosen as one of the elite four—a group of dragons and wizards charged with finding the powerful dragon amethyst stone. But despite months of careful preparation, the mission begins to fall apart almost as soon as it begins. An attack by dark wizards forces the group to retreat before any real progress is made. The fate of the world hangs in the balance, and it looks like that balance is tipping hopelessly toward the side of evil. In the midst of the chaos, a human woman gets tangled up with Finn’s crew. The human is smart, beautiful…and shocked to her core to discover that shifters and wizards exist. The old wizards want nothing to do with her, but Finn senses there is more to her than meets the eye, even if she is only human. He saves her from certain doom at the risk of his own life, not knowing that she might have the one key piece of information that could save the entire world. All he knows is that the more time he spends with her, the more he can’t get her out of her head—and the more he feels like their hearts were destined to meet before they were even born.

Anya Steele has been on thousands of wilderness excursions in her lifetime, and she thinks she’s seen it all. Turns out, she couldn’t be more wrong. When she crosses paths with a group of hikers who are hiding an incredible secret, she’s thrown unceremoniously into a world of magic, shifters, and war—a world she never asked to be a part of. But one man in that world, the handsome Finn Pars, quickly captures her heart. The more she tries to deny her feelings for him, the stronger those feelings become. When she realizes that her past holds the key to protecting his future, she knows that they were fated to be lifemates. But they will never have a chance at a life together unless they find the dragon amethyst before the dark wizards do, and time is running out…

Sexy shifters and their feisty mates who aren’t shy about loving each other – so, this is an adult, 18+ reader tale.

Titles in the Redwood Dragons series include:  Defiance and the Dragon – Summer and the Dragon – The Commander and the Dragon – Determination and the Dragon – Destiny and the Dragon –

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Savage Heartache by Liza Street

Posted May 22, 2017 by Marsha in Shifter Series / 0 Comments

Seeking sanctuary amidst a ragtag clan of shifters has never been so dangerous…or so fun.

Famous in the book-blogging world for her honestly hilarious romance reviews, mountain lion shapeshifter Nina Vidal detests the irony of her life—she makes a living off of analyzing happily-ever-afters, but her own HEA is sadly out of reach. To escape the heartache of staying in her pride and watching all her friends pair up, she seeks refuge in another clan of shifters, not caring that the grumpy alphahole, Jameson, doesn’t want her there.

Grizzly shifter Jameson Cooper has enough on his mind without worrying about the sexy lion girl who’s taking over his clan. He’s alpha of the Rock Creek Clan, and he’s still mourning the loss of his mate. But there’s something about Nina—she’s the one person who won’t tolerate his bossiness or his angst, and he finds himself drawn to her again and again. When it turns out that vampire trouble has followed her from the Corona Pride and Jameson’s clan wants to turn Nina away, Jameson must fight to keep her safe and close by his side.

Sexy shifters and their feisty mates who aren’t shy about loving each other – so, this is an adult, 18+ reader tale.

Titles in The Corona Pride series include:  Savage Yearning – Savage Loss – Savage Heartache – Savage Thirst – Savage Bliss –

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Emerald Dragon by Terry Bolryder

Posted May 21, 2017 by Marsha in Shifter Series / 0 Comments

After centuries of searching, the impossible has finally happened: Aegis, the emerald Dragon, has found his long-lost mate. The only problem? She’s a captive of the dark forces he’s allied himself with in order to meet his own selfish ends. But what they don’t know is that Aegis knows how to be a hero, it just takes the right motivation. Like saving the only person that has ever mattered to him.

The Opal dragon has been a prisoner for far too long, full of regrets and memories she doesn’t want to have. Then her knight in shining armor finally arrives in the shape of her childhood friend and the only man she’s ever been attracted to. Aegis. The same Aegis that happens to working openly for the side of evil. But in a sharp turn of events, Aegis rescues her and seeks out the other awakened dragons, showing that maybe even the baddest of boys can have a change of heart.

And despite a very rocky start with their newfound allies, for the first time ever, the two best friends are given a second chance at discovering love. But even though the attraction between them is hotter than dragon fire, it will take more than that to change the unruly emerald dragon. And time is quickly running out, because it’s clear the enemies of the awakened dragons are gearing up for the ultimate showdown.

Sexy shifters and their feisty mates who aren’t shy about loving each other – so, this is an adult, 18+ reader tale.

 Titles in the Awakened Dragons series include:  Onyx Dragon – Sapphire Dragon – Ruby Dragon – Diamond Dragon – Amethyst Dragon – Emerald Dragon

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Rescued By The Bear by Harmony Raines

Posted May 20, 2017 by Marsha in Shifter Connected, Shifter Series / 0 Comments

Abbi finds herself on the run from a tiger. Not any ordinary tiger, this one can change from man to tiger in an instant. Her innocence attracts him and he plans to claim her as his own. What Abbi doesn’t know, is she has run straight into the path of the only person in the world who is willing to lay down his life for her.

After waiting centuries for his mate to appear, bear shifter Brad, the sheriff of Bear Creek, is shocked to find her hiding out in a ruined house. Trying to unravel her story, and protect her from whatever it is that hunts her, he keeps his other self a secret.

Rescuing her is the easy part. How is he ever supposed to explain to her he is a shifter too. Will she run? Or will he convince her all he wants to do is mate with her and raise a family of bear cubs.

Sexy shifters and their feisty mates who aren’t shy about loving each other – so, this is an adult, 18+ reader tale.

Titles in the Bear Creek Clan series include:  Rescued By The Bear – Finding Her Bear – Tamed By The Bear – Snowbound With The Bear – Biker Bear Billionaire – A Bride For The Bear

This series shares a world and sometimes characters with the Bear Bluff Clan, Return to Bear Creek and Return to Bear Bluff series.  These series titles and links to review posts can be found on my Harmony Raines page.

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