As a huge Suzanne Wright fan I tend to read every book of hers that I come across. So when I seen and grabbed Fierce Obsessions from Netgalley I did a little happy dance. When I seen it was Tao's book I did a happy squeal. Like always Suzanne Wright delivered a great read that made me laugh out loud and kept me happy for hours. I have been wanting Tao's book for a while now. I have loved him, Ryan, and Dom since book 1. Now I just need Dom's book and all will be right in my world. I wouldn't mind Trick's book too. I can't wait to see if Trick ends up mated to a male or female.
Tao was Tao. I already loved him. As a reader of this series I have had many books to get to know Tao and fall in love with him. He was just as great in this book as he was in the others. Strong, outspoken, fiercely protective, loyal, and sexy as hell. Riley was great too. She was funny, laid back, had a sassy mouth, was a kick ass fighter, at times a little closed off, but protective of those she loved. Riley and Tao together had me laughing so hard. They picked on and fought with each other like foreplay. I thought it was hilarious that Riley would steal Tao's things and make up random statistics. They had a great relationship build up and a strong connection. The passion was of course great because Suzanne Wright knows how to write some smokin' hot smexy time.
I really loved getting to catch up with all the past couples and the kids. Trey and Taryn are of course my all time favorite couple of the series still, but they are just so epic. I enjoyed Riley's uncles. I kinda wanted them to join the Phoenix pack too. I really loved the kids Dex and Savannah. They just have such cute personalities. There was plenty of ass kicking action in this book to keep it from getting boring. I really loved that Riley was kicking ass with the best of them. I especially loved how when some one pissed her off she would just grab em by the throat. The throat grab upped her bad ass points in my book. Overall a great addition to this series. I can't wait for the next book. Here's hoping it's Dom.

Another fantastic addition to the series featuring strong, sassy females and the alpha males that fall for them. This book had it all, romance, mystery, mayhem and a whole host of familiar characters. I adore this series and can't wait for the next instalment.

I was fascinated with Riley when she was introduced in Savage Urges. A raven and a wolf - who woulda thunk? And it totally worked because Riley is kickass tough with such a soft center that she keeps well hidden. She takes no prisoners, is protective, loyal, strong, resilient and gives her all for those she loves. Tao is a alpha hardass, with a huge dollop of alpha hotness - just like I like them - ALL alpha. And this is why SW's writing totally works for me.

I did worry that Riley was going to go TSTL on me, thankfully that didn't happen. There was a little bit of pushing away, but Tao being the hardass was just totally oblivious to this and charged full steam ahead to get his girl.

I loved spending time with the Phoenix pack, catching up with old friends and snorting at the banter that SW excels at.

I've got to tell you... I thought I would get tired of this series because every book has a similar story but truth is Suzanne Wright has a way of writing such intriguing characters and beautifully written stories that have action, love and comedy all together and don't let us get bored. Each book I find myself more captivated.
Fierce Obsessions is about Tao, the Head Enforcer of the Phoenix Pack, and Riley, a raven shift that has taken sanctuary in the pack. I won't go into details about the story so not to ruin anything but I'll say that for me,this book comes close to the beauty that is Dark Instincts, Marcus and Roni's book, which is undoubtedly my favorite of the series.
Although I LOVED the book, I'm even more excited about Trick's and especially Dom's books. There's something about that sweet perv that just has me see curious.
I absolutely loved the book and would recommend to anyone who liked alpha males and equally alpha females that don't makes their life easy but that truly love each other. Even if you aren't a big fan of paranormal or shapeshifter books, I wasn't either but Suzanne Wright converted me, she is a automatic buy for me. I look forward seeing more of this and the Mercury Pack series!

I love this series! I always look forward to jumping back into it and this one was no exception.

By this point if your this far into the series you know what your getting with it. While it does have the same story layout there is a reason why I keep going back. I love the characters and the whole world building so even though each characters story has the same kind of layout each one furthers the story along. I really like these books its good romance, funny characters and really good world building. I would definitely recommend this book and series!

I can't wait to read Dominic's book he's one I'm looking forward too the most! so will for sure keep my eye out for that one!

Tao is the leader of the Phoenix Pack that trades in Riley, a line raven shifter. Initially, he is quite suspicious of her but as time passes, he wants to make her his. The two have a lot of steamy tension to keep you intrigued. I like how well developed the story was.

In Fierce Obsessions, We have Riley and Tao's Story. Tao is the head enforcer of the Phoenix Pack, and is pretty overprotective of the pack especially when new arrivals come into it. Riley, is a raven shifter and is one of the newest additions to the pack. At first Tao doesn't hide his mistrust of her at all. Riley hasn't had a an easy time of it. She was forced to become a loner, without a pack but became a protector of two orphaned shifters and will do anything to keep them safe and happy, and that includes dealing with the grumpy head enforcer Tao. But then his feelings for her change, and now Tao will have to prove himself to her.

What a book this turned out to be and I loved every moment with these two and was thrilled to have the chance to review this. There is something so real about this series, I have fallen hard for this series. Its not only the romances that I fall for, but seeing the pack dynamics and the great world building that we see as this author develops this series and the connecting series The Mercury Pack. Tao is one of my favorite characters of the series, but I will admit that he can be mean and rude at times and this story we see this grumpy wolf have to work hard to get his girl and with two protective children in tow, it is not going to be easy for him, but he definitely rises up to the challenge. From the beginning of the story, we see Tao and Riley drawn into danger and the secrets of Riley's past. And boy does this book get intense with the mystery and the action and seeing the plot develop into a wild ride of sexy lovin, drama, silly laughs and a love story that will melt your heart. Definitely a keeper in my book. Fantastic job Wright!! You keep rocking this series.

FIERCE OBSESSIONS is the sixth book in The Phoenix Pack Series and we have Tao's book here. To be honest I didn't think I was going to like Tao's book all that much, because, let's be honest, some of the time Tao is an ass. And plus we just met Riley is the previous book, and didn't know too much about her, but surprisingly this book was very entertaining.

Tao probably won't ever be one of my favorite shifters, but I still enjoyed the book. I mainly enjoyed learning more about Riley. And I love her as a heroine. We basically have the same formula every book. Overbearing Alpha male, sexy times, Humor, Bitches mouthing off to the heroine. I love it all! FIERCE OBSESSIONS was way way better than the previous book. Looking forward to the next Suzanne Wright book!

I love this author and the series . Not sure that this book would be the best place to start as not much back story is given for any of the secondary characters but as I already knew them there was no confusion for me as to where people sat in the packs. Highly recommend you start with the first books but this one is another in the series with a strong female not overwhelmed by the alpha male in the story

I've been waiting for Suzanne to release another Phoenix Pack book, or any book for that matter, for some time now. And the wait has been worth it! As always with her books, it grabs you right away and doesn't let go. It stays in motion from the get go right until the very end! There is always some sort of action or important information being said in conversations without the usual stale areas that drag on with boring information or too many pointless details of the scenery. So many authors do this and because of this, many readers/reviewers say it's because they can't think of anything else to say in there story and therefore it ends up ruining the experience we are having by getting lost in a bunch of nonsense information. With that being said, let me tell you a little about the book without giving too much away.

This book tells us about Tao, the Head Enforcer and Riley, the Raven who recently started staying with the Phoenix Pack. They had a rocky meeting, with Tao not trusting Riley, AT ALL and giving her a hard time. And Riley? She could care less what Tao had to say and showed it. However, they both had a secret yearning for each other that just wouldn't simmer into nothing, no matter how hard they tried to deny it. Then something shifts around them and Tao decides he wasn't going to take no for an answer and what Tao wants, he doesn't stop until he gets it.. Will Tao teach Riley that there is just no way to resist him? Even her well kept secrets weren't enough to deter him. But is Tao strong enough to handle Riley's attitude and strong willed mind? Will Riley be able to keep her past buried enough so she can move on? Or will it come back and put everyone she loves and cares about in harms way? On top of all of this, there's a new threat that's coming and it could tear away everything she holds dear. Including her sanity. Will Tao be able to help protect Riley and their pack mates? Will Riley show Tao that she is more than she seems and needs to learn to accept her and trust her? All of these questions are answered in the story and so MUCH more!!!

I highly recommend this book to all that have read any of the other books in this series (Phoenix Pack) and any who have not. You do not need to read the series to read this book. But I do recommend the other books in this series and the Mercury Pack series, so you can get familiar with other characters. I would also suggest anyone to seek out any of the other series which are: Mercury Pack, The Deep in Your Veins and Dark in You. Any and all of them are truly engrossing and hard to put down from start to finish. Happy reading!!! I received a free, advance copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased review.

This book was incredible - deep, emotional, and hot - all without being gratuitous. Kudos to Ms. Wright!

<I>**Copy received through Netgalley for voluntary review**</I>

Strong story once again. Tao and Riley wake up hungover and in bed together. So right off the bat we feel the connection and sexual chemistry. There were moments in the middle where the book didn't hold my attention but I pushed through. Still, overall, I enjoyed this book.

There were some laugh out loud moments between Riley and Greta and there was a mystery to solve with Riley's old flock. No matter what gets thrown the Phoenix Pack's way they band together and overcome. Trick and Dominic are our final bachelors and I'm looking forward to more. Well done.

Another great hit! I loved Riley and Tao and their sexual chemistry was off the charts. The book had all the snarkiness we've come to know and love with Suzannes heroines and of course her Heroes are just Alpha enough to be sexy bossy and not overbearingly annoying.

I really like this series. I think the author has really progressed in skill as the series advances. I do feel though that these are getting a bit monotonous. Something new needs to happen.

This is about shifters. In this we get a wolf, Tao, and a raven, Riley. Ripley has a past she that isn't sunshine and butterflies. She decided to leave her flock and ended up with the Phoenix pack. Tao is lead enforcer for the pack and has been a pretty major character in most, maybe all of the books so far. Looking at the past, the first book in this series when published, conatained some very erotica, even more so than what this series now contains, then later parts were edited out... lol. For some reason throughout this book I kept on thinking about a certain part in which Tao was involved, a very graphic part.. Anyways, back to this book. I really think this coupling was a good choice.

If you are a fan of this series, you know what to expect. If this is something you are considering then start from the beginning. Expect graphic sex, a bit more erotica than most shifter books, but not quite erotica. Of course you get mating, fun laughs, and zack great group of characters.

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I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

It's been a while since last reading a Phoenix Pack book, so the background reminders throughout the book were helpful. Riley and Tao fit well together. There story contains attitude, mystery, dominance (though not much struggle in most encounters between the two), characters without sanity, adorable children and the old dragon. There were moments that I was completely engaged and could not read fast enough. There were other moments where small details, or the lack there of, ruined the moment.

I liked getting to know Riley through unfolding events rather than being told everything. I also liked the suspense in finding the person behind the mystery. The author did a good job of casting reasonable suspicion on several people.

I liked seeing what was happening in Tao's head and his protective streak for Riley. He was cunning in his word choice and actions, which portrayed intelligence in studying his prey.

Overall this was a good adult read due to language and adult situations. There was a good mix of character personalities and levels of complexities. The Phoenix Pack world was created to allow different shifters to mate, which is different from many lycan tales. I had to stop rationalizing this idea and just read within the author's created parameters. I enjoyed Wright's creativity and her writing seems to suck you into its vortex; though I did not have a problem putting this book down when needing sleep, unlike previous books. 3.5 stars

Good addition to the series. The books in this series pretty much follow the same formula but it works. I have enjoyed them all. This book did have a slightly different feel to it, that could have been because Riley is a bird shifter. Loved getting to know Tao better and the scenes with the little ones- Dexter and Savannah. Can't wait to see who's up next and for new cubs.

Tao and Riley are just awesome. Tao is the head enforcer for the Phoenix Pack and even though he has acted like he doesn't like her he really wants her. Riley is a raven shifter that came to the pack with two small children, Dexter and Savannah.
When Riley is asked to go back to her flock to celebrate her uncles anniversary her past comes back to cause trouble. The Phoenix pack has some of their own trouble when a human comes a knocking on their door.
I received a copy from Netgalley for an honest review.

Four and a half
I've followed the Phoenix Pack stories since the very beginning and yes I read 'that ' book (Feral Sins)with its now apparently deleted scene . It's always been apparent how closely entwined this Pack is and I loved that they accepted new members who are not fellow Wolves which leads me nicely to Riley. Riley is a Raven shifter who we first met protecting orphaned shifter children in the shelter. When they needed somewhere to live the Phoenix Alphas didn't hesitate and now Riley along with Dexter and Savannah have somewhere to call home. Well it should be perfect except Enforcer Tao has been anything but welcoming ! So imagine my surprise when this book started with well what I'm tempted to describe as a 'bang'! Oh yes the author throws this couple straight into a sticky situation which just gets worse when Riley's past catches up to her!
I'm loving that this author is exploring the possibility of different species of Shifters. We've had Margays , vipers, cheetahs and now we are introduced to a flock of Ravens. What's even more amusing is the fact that just like the Phoenix Pack the Ravens too have a resident bitchy character but rest assured no one outdoes the vitriolic Greta! Although the Ravens to my mind just didn't feel quite as involved with each other as the protective Wolves do although as a non predatory species perhaps that's why.
This book is firmly about Tao and Riley opening up and accepting each other . I won't lie Tao admits freely that he's an asshole ( his words not mine ) and he is very dominant and tries so hard to get Riley to drop her defences and let him in. They are so different and seeing them come together felt right. Raven has immense sadness in her past and still struggles to cope with grief so definitely prefers to keep others at arms length. There are a couple of subplots going on throughout this story which brings danger to the Packs front door and keeps the reader guessing right up until the end. However for me it's the characters, their dynamics and of course the cute Cubs that kept me reading. So a hot and spicy romance with lots of snark plus cuteness overload as young predators show their fangs and claws and it leaves this reader very happy indeed. Proof indeed that opposites do attract!
This voluntary review is of an arc I requested from Netgalley and my thoughts and opinion are I believe fair and honest.

One of the things that struck me when I read Savage Urges, the book just before Fierce Obsessions was that in this world shifters are particularly nasty to each other. If I thought it was bad there, it is worse here. Fierce Obsessions once again highlights the absolute nastiness of the shifter world. From nasty Greta to horrible Cynthia to absolutely crazy Shirley, the shifter world is inhabited by horrible women who create horrible sons and weak or ineffectual alphas who can't control a fly let alone a pack or flock.

Once again, the Phoenix Pack (and now the Mercury Pack) are the only "good guys" in this maelstrom of ugliness. I'm not sure at this point if I should actually like the continued ugliness here. In Fierce Obsessions, especially, the ugliness is so female-centered even I have to ask myself precisely why it seems to coalesce there.

I certainly liked Tao and Riley and their romantic arc. I liked their characters and I liked how Wright shows differences between types of shifters. Riley's raven is cool and bloodthirsty and I really like that. Her tenderness with children is only eclipsed by her disdain for her flock. Tao has come a long way since he and his wolf hated Riley but I was sorry to not see more of his personal backstory. Certainly he's been in the other books and some of that is explained there, but here in his own book, he got a little shortchanged.

Two competing and yet somewhat intertwined suspense elements play out here: humans wanting to use Taryn's healing gift and Riley's relationship with her flock. Riley's flock and the mystery around her departure and return play a large part in who Riley is and why she reacts in specific ways. The climactic fight was amazing though and I liked how different it was from the fights in earlier books.

Overall I liked Fierce Obsessions but the female nastiness really bothered me in this book and that knocked me for six and reduced my enjoyment.

4.25-4.5 stars. This was a really good book! This ranks right up there with my favorites from this series, which is my favorite shifter series. This is Tao and Riley's book. Tao is an enforcer with the Phoenix Pack. Riley is a raven shifter who came to stay with the pack for sanctuary 6 months ago with young lone shifter kids from the homeless shelter that Mackenna worked at. Tao was suspicious of Riley when she first arrived, but gradually grew to trust her. Riley was attracted to Tao from the beginning, but didn't think he liked her. But one night after they both had too much to drink, they gave into their attraction and got together. Tao now wants a relationship with Riley, and though she is not sure he means it, she is convinced to give him a shot. They have to deal with trouble at Riley's previous pack but it only makes them stronger. They decide to have a forever relationship, and eventually find out they're true mates.

I really loved both Tao and Riley. They had great banter and sexy times. Tao was so sweet and protective of Riley. Riley was sarcastic and funny. They were so hot together too! There was very low relationship angst. I just loved them together. It was also fun seeing them interact with the kids, Savannah and Dexter, who became like their adopted children. I also enjoyed catching back up with the previous couples from the series.

There is a moment that gave me pause, when we found out the Tao had wanted to imprint on Taryn, the alpha female in the pack, before she was mated. I have read Taryn's book, but I had forgotten Tao's part. I wasn't bothered too much though. It was obvious that he really loved Riley, never loved Taryn and he never touched her. Riley was his perfect match, not Taryn. So I was okay with that.

Overall, this was a very funny, sexy, sweet, and suspenseful book! I loved seeing Tao and Riley's relationship develop. I can't wait for more from this series and Ms. Wright!