Tuesday Teaser: Rapture Untamed by Pamela Palmer

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

A Feral Warriors Novel #4
Author: Pamela Palmer

His gaze skimmed over Olivia’s pretty face, dipping to her shoulders and lower, before returning to her eyes. “Did you dream about me, Sugar?”
“And why would I dream about you, Jag?  You’d have to cross my mind first.”
Page 57

Obsession Untamed by Pamela Palmer

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Obsession Untamed
Series: Feral Warriors #2
Author: Pamela Palmer
Publisher: AVON
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Source: Personal Purchase
ISBN: 9780061667527

SUMMARY
(From Goodreads)
They are called Feral Warriors-an elite band of immortals who can change shape at will. Sworn to rid the world of evil, consumed by sorcery and seduction, their wild natures are primed for release . . . 

Every time she closes her eyes, Delaney Randall suffers another nightmare. A brutal serial killer has found his way inside the tough, take-no-prisoners FBI agent’s head. Now she lives the murders through his eyes, from his deadly approach to his victims’ screams-until the night he breaks into her apartment and she fears she’s going to be the next to die. 

But the man who snatches Delaney from her home isn’t the murderer. He’s Tighe, a dangerous Feral Warrior who needs her and her visions to stop the rampages of a creature as inhuman as he is evil. Tighe has little use for humans, but as he and Delaney join forces to track the dark fiend, he falls for the intense beauty and becomes wild with an obsession as untamed as his heart.
MY THOUGHTS

Obsession Untamed is the second book in the Feral Warriors Series by Pamela Palmer.  After an exciting first book, I was anxious to pick up where we left off.  I had a soft spot for Tighe after Desire Untamed since he seemed to be like a big brother to Kara.  He was sweet, but he was just as strong and vicious as Lyon when needed.

This book certainly took it up a notch — especially in the violence.  I will say that some scenes were graphic and might not be for all readers.  The kitchen scene in particular with the Clone and Delaney was pretty graphic in a sexual nature and might have some readers closing the book.  I on the other hand, decided to keep going and was surprised that it didn’t really bother me as much as I thought it would.  I didn’t think the author was going to address the scene in future scenes.  I wanted Delaney to deal with the bottled up emotions from the event, and eventually she does.  The reader just has to be patient for it.

I liked the side story of Paenther and Foxx as well.  While the rest of the warriors are working on tracking the clone and helping restore Tighe’s soul, Paenther and Foxx are out looking for the lost Feral Warrior Vhyper.  While they don’t find him in this book,  something does happen to set up the story for the next book in the series.

I also liked the friendship that evolved between Kara and Delaney.  I could see these two becoming best friends and leaning on each other when needed —  especially with all the testosterone in the Feral House.

If I had one major complaint it would be the repeated cat and mouse game between Tighe and the clone.  It became repetitive and dragged the story quite a bit.  Even with this complaint though, the characters and world that the author created has kept me interested in the whole series.  I have even started to become attached to one of the characters and can’t wait to see his book arrive.

MY RATING

Very Good! I would recommend this book!

My Book Haul (13)

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From now on I will be posting My Book Haul on Saturdays.
Feel free to link up in the comments if you would like to share your mailbox post 
with me (and others) to check out.
This is also inspired by Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews.
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Summer Fancy by Anne Avery
— Thanks to Paper Back Swap Member —
Magisterium by Jeff Hirsch
— Thanks to Scholastic Press —
Undead by Kirsty McKay
— Thanks to Scholastic Press —
— Thanks to MZPR —
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So what did everyone else get this week?

Desire Untamed by Pamela Palmer

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Desire Untamed
Series: A Feral Warriors Novel #1
Author: Pamela Palmer
Publisher: AVON
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Source: Personal Purchase
ISBN: 9780061667510

SUMMARY
(From Goodreads)

They are called Feral Warriors–an elite band of immortals who can change shape at will. Sworn to rid the world of evil, consumed by sorcery and seduction, their wild natures are primed for release . . .


Kara MacAllister’s quiet small-town life is transformed forever the night a powerful stranger rips her from her home, claiming she is the chosen one–the key to his survival.


Spiriting her away into the rain-soaked night, Lyon reveals a truth Kara can barely credit. She’s immortal, and the only one who can save his race. And deep within her, he arouses a fierce, primal hunger beyond anything she’s ever imagined.


But only when their lives are threatened by an ancient evil will Kara and Lyon realize they have found a love they would risk their immortal souls to claim . . . and a powerful desire that could never, ever be tamed.

MY THOUGHTS

First of all, can we all take a moment to drool over that amazing and nude cover photo?  I’ll wait while everyone goes and gets a napkin to clean up.

Okay, now that we have that out of our system, let us talk about the story behind that cover.  I was a little confused at first just because you have to keep track of the many Feral Warriors that are introduced in the first chapter.  While their names give you the clue in what animal they become, there still is quite a few of them that you have to remember which personality goes with which character.  After getting it all straight, we are introduced to Kara who is taking care of her dying mother.  Since the Feral Warriors are in need of their Radiant — who is the source of their power — Lyon searches for the new Radiant and finds Kara.  He tries to kidnap her but she is stubborn and strong.  When she escapes and rushes back to her mother,  she finds her mother taking her last breaths.  When Lyon tries to convince her of her lineage and her new destiny, she questions her mother on her identity.  Her mother confirms that she is not related to her by blood with her final breath.  With nothing left, Kara goes with Lyon back to the Feral Warrior House.

I will say there are some moments that you will be rolling your eyes at some of the actions of all characters involved.  Just go with the flow and carry one my faithful readers.  It does improve.  Yes, you will still eye roll, but you will accept it and enjoy it.  I really liked the Mage and the Therian races battling for control.  I was a little wary of the way the ceremonies are performed,  — especially the ascension ceremony — but hey, I have read stuff that would put this in the tame category.  Just wanted to mention that sexy is definitely part of it for the tamer crowd.  Once Kara accepts what she has become, the author throws in another twist and leaves the Feral Warriors questioning her.  This leads to some sexy scenes between Kara and Lyon.  When this problem is revealed to be something else, the author again throws some surprises at the reader.  Author Pamela Palmer is very good at throwing the reader down another path than what is expected.

While the ending does have a Happily Ever After for certain characters,  you can also tell that the story is far from over.  It brings promise of the other characters getting a book and surprises to keep you guessing.  I am curious to see how the author is going to redeem a certain character and how she is going to fix the others.  I can’t wait to start the next book!

MY RATING

Very Good! I would recommend this book!

150+ Reading Challenge AUGUST Reviews

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AUGUST 2012 LINK UP PAGE
Hi all!  This is the post that you can link up your reviews for the 150+ Challenge for AUGUST 2012.  Each month there will be a new link up page and I will be listing each months main link below the challenge button on my bottom right sidebar.  I look forward to reading everyone’s reviews and the books you choose!
* This is for your REVIEWS posted in FEB 2012 only! To sign up for the challenge please go to the page located HERE *