Abby Wade has a dangerous secret.
Two
months ago, she disobeyed an order, but instead of kicking her out of
the Pride, Jace offered her a job. Since then, she’s been battling a
completely inappropriate crush on the young, hot Alpha. But when
accepting his job offer seems like the only way to keep her skeletons
safely in their closet, Abby doesn’t hesitate.
Jace Hammond has a big problem.
A
rogue is slaughtering humans in his territory, and he must eliminate
the threat before the entire shifter species is exposed. There could not
be a worse time for Abby to accept a job he only offered as a boost to
her confidence. Abby is smart, beautiful, and resilient—more than enough
to distract any man from the mission. Unfortunately, she may just be
the worst enforcer ever to hold the title.
As they hunt the
killer, Abby’s secret becomes a threat to Jace’s authority and to her
own life. But the real danger is the grip she has on his twice-shy
heart.
It’s
been too many years since I’ve been away from the Pride, but Rachel
Vincent has returned to her beloved world that first gained my attention
to her name with
Lion’s Share and it is basically the MOST AWESOME thing ever!!
While
you may be wondering about this spinoff and thinking, there’s a 6 book
series ahead of it, is it necessary to read all of those first? No. But
should you, just to enjoy
the incredible awesomeness that is Rachel Vincent? Hell yes. There was
also a short story Rachel wrote years ago, and then revised and
re-published last year,
Hunt, that would actually be beneficial to reading before this
one. Events that happen there are sort of the prelude to what goes down
in this story.
Now I believe I finished the
Shifters series before my blogging days, but friends from the old
Pride discussion board, know that I was totally and 100% Team Marc!
Faythe and Marc belonged together. I liked Jace. I just didn’t feel like
he was meant to be with Faythe. So
when he went his own way at the end of Alpha, I was sad and happy for him. And then when I saw his role in
Hunt, I suddenly realized how much he and Abby belonged together!
That she was THE ONE for him! Though there is an age difference between
them, it almost seems nonsensical in the light of day. Plus, both Abby
and Jace have to get over their
deliberating feelings about having a relationship with the other.
Abby
is engaged to one of Jace’s enforcers, but it’s clear that there’s no
love going on between them. Which is sad, because Brian is a really
sweet guy. But he’s almost too
sweet for Abby’s liking. Something I wasn’t sure I could totally grasp,
but when Abby explains things to herself and others, it totally makes
sense.
But
the ever debating/growing romance is only a part of the story. The bulk
of the story starts with an enforcer bring a tabby home from college
unexpectedly. Sound familiar?
LOL. There’s a stray on the loose who is killing humans and basically
putting the existence of the Prides at risk of exposure and all sorts of
bad things that come with it. Abby manages to finagle her way to be an
enforcer to help solve the case. And all the
while, she lets on that she knows more than she’s telling.
I
haven’t really mentioned it yet, but this story is told through both
Abby and Jace’s point of views and I loved that! I loved getting to know
Jace on a deeper level. And
I will admit to be a little weepy over his growing feelings for Abby,
because Abby is after all “spoken for” and Jace has been down that road
before and got hurt. But I think based on the cover alone we kind of
know what direction these two are headed in!
And Rachel did not disappoint!!
Lion’s Share is the first in the new
Wildcats series, which is a spinoff of the original Shifters.
In earlier talks, Rachel says that the books will show us more of the
other characters that we hardly got to know. Though I am expecting it
will be among Abby and
Jace’s new circle of friends, so to speak. Needless to say, I will be
breathlessly waiting over here for the next book!
Rachel reminds us old fans why we adored the Shifters series with
Lion’s Share. Abby is not Faythe, yet you can see some of that
same stubbornness Faythe had in Abby as well. Both were strong minded
women, though it does seem clear that Abby knows exactly what she wants.
No debating here! What was also a wonderful
experience was seeing some of the Shifters gang again, some five years late (if I am remembering right, so five years after
Alpha). Faythe and Marc, Owen and Manx, Michael and Kaci…it was
great! I loved seeing everyone again. I loved seeing them in their happy
endings, so to speak, as the chaos that’s about to hit their lives
might interrupt that a bit!
But basically, this book was just so amazing!! And as I said before, if you’re new to the
Shifters world, you don’t “have” to read the first 6 books to
enjoy this new adventure. You’ll definitely receive some spoilers to
endings and such, but at least you all can binge read the books! I was
among the unlucky few who was waiting for
every book, especially after Prey. Yeah, not even going to go there! But to all my
Shifters fans, please do read this book, because it’s truly the GREATest read ever!!!
Overall Rating 5/5 stars
