Fun stories. Absolutely love the humor and the shifters. There is something so freeing about the paranormal world and this book is no expectation. Fun short stories

Phew okay so.

I'll start with I like romance... I like Paranormal Romance a lot. So it's hard when I need to give a little tough love on one of my favorite genre's, but here we go.

Bearing His Name: 2 Stars
Both of these stars are mainly for the plot point. It started out interesting enough but quickly for me became a little too much and really confusing.
This was compounded by the hero being a little much. He didn't keep coming back and knocking on the door with flowers... nope... he ignored the heroine's 'no's' for time and space and instead broke in at one point... which was a little much for me to allow in a book.

Owned by the Lion: 3 stars
This one I actually liked. It was a great little slice of life story with good development and plot. You of course had to take it will a grain of salt, being a shifter romance but it was well done. The first sexy scene for me read a little strange and then was a bit rushed at the end.

No Need Fur Love: 3.5 Stars
This one actually had an EXCELLENT story line and I would have liked more insight and slower development. If you read any of these - read this one. I also love the fact that it includes a paranormal character that doesn't get as much screen time. (nymphs/wood sprites)

Overall 3.25 stars.
~Ash

This was a pleasant read for me. This book has three different stories by three different authors. Each can be read as a stand alone.

Bearing His Name by Eve Langlais
This is such a funny book. Arik is down right hilarious. His banter and his actions with Jade are what make this book a fantastic read. You will love this couple.

Owned by the Lion by Milly Taiden
I love Milly and everything that she writes. Ally and Keir story is just as amazing as you would expect. Ally has the wrong impression of Keir and Keir is trying to convince Ally to give him a shot. A smooth read you will enjoy.

No Need For Love by Kate Baxter
Owen is trying to drown his bad mood in alcohol and he thinks that it might work. Until his sexy as sin mate Mia walks in the bar, looking for a fast fix to her problem. This was a fast and enjoyable read.

“The Big Alpha in Town” is an anthology written by three awesome authors: Eve Langlais, Milly Taider and Kate Baxter. All three novellas are sexy and funny and in every one there is some fight: for love, for acceptance and for happily ever after.

First one, “Bearing His Name”, is a comedy by Eve Langlais, telling us story of Ark (a bear shifter) and Jade, who is a Very Concerned Sister and in order to help her pregnant sis Ruby, she does something certainly not conventional during her search for baby’s father. That’s leading to a string of mysterious and funny events that may (or may not?) guarantee a HEA for our heroes. Anyway you will absolutely enjoy it!

Second one, “Owned By the Lion” is a story from Milly Taiden in which Keir, an alpha lion, has to prove to his fated human mate Ally, that he is not a womanizer who sleeps around, but a man who will be faithful and a man who will make her purr. And let me assure you, that Milly Taiden yet again make a funny & smokin’ hot story that you won’t stop reading until the end!

The lat one is Kate Baxter’s “No Need Fur Love”. The main character werewolf Owen didn’t come to the bar looking for his mate, but he found her anyway. Unfortunately for him, Mia isn’t as thrilled by this fact as he. She truly has too much on her plate, to consider mating with someone! To find out if Owen change her mind, and even if he did, will they have their own HEA, you have to read these awesome anthology!

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What's better then finding a great, sexy, steamy shifter story? Getting three all in one book!

I received this ARC copy of The Big Alpha in Town from St. Martin's Griffin. This is my honest and voluntary review. The Big Alpha in Town is set for publication May 15, 2018.

My rating: 4 stars
Written by: Eve Langlais
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Publication Date: May 15, 2018
ISBN-10: 1250180481
ISBN-13: 978-1250180483
Genre: Shifter Romance | Paranormal Romance

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Cute stories. I like all these authors. They all wrote in their normal style. (Damn Eve Langlais for her previews of her next story!) Very hot.

Three good quick read in this anthology the only author I have read before is Eve Langlais but I will definitely check out other books from the Milly Taiden and Kate Baxter.  I enjoy anthologies because they give you a chance to find new authors and this one delivers on that.

I received a copy of this e-book and am voluntarily leaving an honest opinion.

This book contains three novella's about Alpha shifters and their mates to be. The stories were good and the author's are pretty well known in the paranormal book world.

What I liked about it was since they were novella's, I could pretty much read a whole story and didn't have to worry about where I left off. The stories involved a bear shifter, a lion shifter and a wolf shifter. In one story, the mate to be was a wood nymph, a new entity to me.

Kindly provided with an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Three very talented authors.....

Three fairly quick, enjoyable reads that keep you dreaming about UBER HOT Shifter's and the women who were lucky enough to snag them.

My favorite's were stories Owned by the lion (Very Steamy) and No need Fur Love (Witty/Smoldering read). I did like Bearing his name but honestly Jade to stop being so paranoid and get with the programme !!!

All in all great little compilation. Well done Eve, Milly and Kate. Many thanks for this opportunity x

In the anthology are three stories of shifters from authors Eve Langlais, Milly Taiden, and Kate Baxter.

Bearing His Name

The most humorous of the three tales, Ark is a great big bear shifter who tells Jade, “I am not crazy, just Greek.” His loud, raucous family reminds me of My Big Fat Greek Wedding with all the cousins, aunts, and parents who “help” the couple out. Jade is new to the shifter world with a complicating factor that her sister is pregnant very possibly by Ark or one of his many cousins.

Owned By the Lion

Keir thinks he has found his mate in a woman whom he has known for years. The problem is Ally has seen Keir’s reputation firsthand as a ladies’ lion who has women after him and ex-girlfriends coming out of the woodwork at every turn. He has much work to do to convince Ally she is the one for him.

No Need Fur Love

Owen is the second in his pack that has just moved to a small, rural Idaho town. He brushed up against Mia in the local bar when he was sitting there feeling lonely. Mia is a wood nymph who is determined to get pregnant as a political maneuver before her father forces a mate on her. After their encounter, Mia does not realize that once a wolf finds his mate, he never lets her go. Owen is determined to track her down even if it means war between their kinds.

All three stories are a light read and will be enjoyed by fans of these authors. One of my favorite things about anthology is discovering new to me writers and their created worlds.

Bearing his name by Eve Langlais - 4 stars.
Intriguing and hot read. Twist caught me off guard.
Jade was the feisty girl with a strong mind and I really liked Her character.
Ark, when I got to know him better he was a Good one shifter with Alpha attitude

Owned by the Lion by Milly Taiden- 3 stars
Nothing Special, just ok read with shifters, misunderstandings, and HEA. Had potential for a lot more

No need fur love by Kate Baxter - 4 stars
Set in the world of Thanks fur the last night anthology -Characters from it are only mentioned. Owen was a character that kept me intrigued. And Mia - she's a wood nymph! That took me by surprise!

The Big Alpha in Town is a collection of three stories by Eve Langlais, Milly Taiden, and Kate Baxter. They were all fairly quick, light reads. There were some that I liked more than others.

Eve, of course, was my favorite—Bearing His Name. I want more books about this family of bears. This novella was the one that had me flipping pages to see what would happen next. I always enjoy the humor of her books and the unique characters and storylines she writes. If I could rate this book on its own, it would be an easy 5 stars.

Kate Baxter’s No Need Fur Love was a shifter romance with a twist. Not many shifter novels I’ve read include nymphs and the like, but I think her addition of this supernatural race was an asset. I didn’t like the heroine very much until the end. She was selfish and inconsiderate. The ending helped, but I kind of wanted more. The story read a little incomplete, and that may be due to it reading like a second book in a series. Kate is new to me, and I would be open to reading more of her books.

Milly Taiden’s Owned by the Lion was a little slow for me. I thought the story was good, but it dragged a little for me in some places. I loved the characters and their relationships, but I was a little lost after a while on who is who. I felt like I was dropped in the middle of the series. Still, the characters were well developed, and the writing was on point.

Overall, all these books were well written and fun.

4 Stars

The big alpha in town is three stories of shifters finding their mates. I'm not gonna lie... bearing his name and owned by a lion were a bit off for me. They are readable but I found that bearing his name was filled with too much detail but lacking more of a backstory. I feel it would make a great full length novel.

Owned by a lion was better but we were thrown right into Keir and Allys story. We know of Xander if you read thanks for last night but here Ally is a mystery and the hate she feels for Keir is just th were. We are are unaware of the chemistry between them. Then bam mate.

Then we have no need for love. We get a story of a werewolf finding his mate... a wood nymph. It was great to have something a bit different. It was enjoyable and you could actually connect to the characters and it was an interesting story. All in all okay and I did enjoy it.

Three sweet and sexy shifter tales from three terrific authors.
Bearing His Name by Eve Langlais – Bear shifter Ark meets his mate when she sends him a postcard informing him that his one night stand with her sister has resulted in a pregnancy. Ark is determined to prove that the baby isn’t his but that Jade is. This story is classic Langlais – funny, sexy and great.
Owned by the Lion by Milly Taiden – Lion shifter has a lot on his mind. His father is pushing for him to find a wife, settle down and come work with him. Ally has issues of her own. Her mom is ill, she’s moved to a new town and then there is this hot lion who has got her purring one minute and yowling the next. Fun, slightly angsty, totally sexy and terrific story.

No Need Fur Love by Kate Baxter – Wolf shifter Owen Courtney is feeling a little left out. His alpha has found his mate but they’ve moved to the Podunk town of Stanley, Idaho where the pickings are not great for the rest of the pack. He is happy for his alpha he just wants a bit of that happiness for himself. He is pouting in a bar when wood nymph Mia Oliver hits on him. She is looking for a good time with no strings. Owens wolf isn’t having any of that, he is claiming his mate. Mia is a smart and strong woman who is being held back by her father who wants her pregnant by any means necessary. This story took me by surprise in a good way. I totally enjoyed it.

Fun!

Bearing His Name - Ark is awesome! A fun story with action and twists.
Owned by the Lion - Short and sweet. Keir and Ally are perfect together.
No Need Fur Love - Sassy, amusing and emotional.

I voluntarily read an advanced copy.

The Big Alpha In Town is the short story sequel of Thanks Fur Last Night.
You`ll enjoy the three sexy and funny shifter short stories.

Bearing his Name by Eve Langlais

As Zeus hocked up with a cat woman at a Halloween party; he might have impregnated her.
Add throwing shoes, slammed doors and a angry `koukla` and you´ll get a fast paced mating story.

Owned By The Lion by Milly Taiden

A overgrown manwhore want`s to win a pissed-of Latina over.
His sneering and threatening former bombshells didn`t help much in this case.

No Need Fur Love by Kate Baxter

A well calculated one night stand turn`s out to be the challenge of her life.
A prey hunting wood nymph found herself torn between her independence
and growing attraction for an virile werewolf.


I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed all three stories but I have to say that No Need Fur Love was my favorite. I think it would have been great if the author could have expanded on this story. Bearing His Name was hilarious!! I was cracking up the whole story!! Owned By The Lion was just okay for me.

“Bearing His Name” by Eve Langlais
***** Five Stars!!! Jade’s sister Ruby is preggers (bun in the oven), and Jade wants the father to take responsibility and help her sister out. Unfortunately, Ruby doesn’t remember the handsome “God” that she went home with. It was Halloween and she was a sexy kitty picked up by “Zeus” at a party. So Jade sends out cards to the potential males that might have been the one that got her sister knocked up.
Ark decides to investigate this mysterious woman who has sent him and his cousins’ cards claiming that one of them got her sister pregnant. When Ark finally meets Jade, he finds she is his mate, problem is it is possible he got his sister pregnant! What a conundrum! I loved this one, my favorite from all three. It was funny and charming, and so darn cute!
Please! Please! Please! Where is Ruby’s story?? Or is it out already?
“Owned by the Lion” By Milly Taiden
*** 3 stars – Keir is a womanizing lion who has many fans running after him. He only wants Ally and he goes from being able to charm any woman to hitting a brick wall with Ally.
Ally is Keir’s mate, she is sweet, and charming but she isn’t just going to fall into bed with Keir like so many woman before her.
“No Need for Fur” by Kate Baxter
**** 4 stars – Owen is finally ready to settle down, he wants to find his mate and lucky him she walks right into the bar he is in and sits down next to him. Mia is looking for a one-night stand and she thinks that Owen is just the hunky man for the job, but once he starts spouting things about “mates” and “forever” she knows he is going to be a clinger. It helps that he is good in bed and leaves her breathless.
I voluntarily read this ARC provided by NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Review of No Need Fur Love

Loved it! This is my first Kate Baxter read and I’m pleasantly surprised. I thoroughly enjoyed this quick shifter novella.

Mia, a wood nymph, seems to secure her birthright by producing an heir. She doesn’t want strings attached, so imagine her surprise when she ends up mated to a werewolf following a one night stand!

It was sexy, fun, and action packed! I’m looking forward to reading more from this author.

Didn't love this one. All of the stories felt rushed to me. The slapstick humor of the first was very off putting to me. The second I felt like needed to have read the rest of the series because he start was confusing. The third was just a whirlwind rush.