In book #10 of the Leopard People series, Timur Amurov has been his brother, Fyodur’s, enforcer and security man for a long time. After having a horrific upbringing in a Russian leopard lair, Timur believed that was all he would ever be in this life. He is all about protection of his family of leopards who lives in the seamy underworld of high crime trying to do good where they can. His sister-in-law, Evangeline, hires a new barista whose presence calms Timur’s leopard for the first time in his life. He wants her with emotions he has never felt before; but, it is possible she is one of their very deadly enemies.

Ashe Bronte is a leopard on the run after her own tragedy. She seeks sanctuary with her friend who runs a bakery coffee shop. Ashe has a hidden agenda that not only puts her in danger, but Timur’s family as well. Raised by survivalist parents, Ashe has learned to take care of herself so while Timur’s instinct is to protect the woman he knows is his mate, she has some serious skills and is a warrior woman in her own right.

In a very male dominated society such as the ones the leopards come from, it was good to see a strong female character. Timur and Ashe’s story is about redemption and a chance for two people to have love and a life they had never hoped for because of their grim and difficult situations. They have many enemies to overcome, but they have found strength in each other, family, and allies who will help fight for their cause. The setting is in San Antonio though very little about the city or surrounding Hill Country is mentioned. It does not take away from the story, but it seems a little surprising considering the historic city. This book can be read as a standalone; however, much of the background and development of Timur’s character happens in an earlier book in this series, #8 called LEOPARD’S FURY which is Fyodur aka Alonzo and Evangeline’s story.

This was good story but must be read in order if not you will be lost the story was well constructed. I can wait for the next book in the series.

Christine Feehan is still the reigning Queen of paranormal...no one does it better. Sexy, strong characters that pull you in.

Leopard's Run is the most latest book in the Leopard's People series by Feehan. This series can be a hit or miss for me at times, but I have really enjoyed the world building and the overall building of the plot of the series. Feehan doesn't surgar coat these books, she really takes the culture of the social aspects of the Leopard's very literally here. It has been so fun to read this series and seen it grown in the ways that it has and seeing some of my favorite characters get their own books. I had been wondering when Timur would get his book and now after reading it, I am so glad that I was able to get a ARC copy of this book because it was pretty wonderful. Not like the earlier books in the series, but a solid romance that kicks some booty.

In Leopard's Run, Timur Armurov is head of his brother's security and will do anything to protect him. They are in grave danger from their family in Russia. They had been hiding under fake names that would have only protected them for a short time, but now Alonzo wants them to go freely and face whatever danger may come to them. To stop hiding and being on the run. And now Timur has a responsibility to protect his brother mate Evangeline and the peaceful life in the bakery she loves. But when she hires new help, he is beyond furious. His job is to protect Alonzo and Evangeline and he can't do that if they tie his hands. The woman that they hire makes his leopard calm in the first time ever. Because of the abuse he suffered when he was a child, his leopard has been hard to control but now he is calm and relaxed around Ashe.

Ashe Bronte is in need of a job and when she finds Evangeline, she is more than eager to help her out considering they have been friends and helped each other when they could. But Ashe is in danger, her parents were murdered and now they are after her as well. And she just wants a safe haven to hide in for a short time while she tries to come up with a plan, but she never imagined that she would find herself fascinated by Timur. Who seems to resent her presence but there is a powerful chemistry between them. But when both of their worlds collide, Timur will have to do everything he can to protect his family and ...his mate.

I really had a fun time with this book, and I found it much more enjoyable than the previous book. I would say that it would be smart to read this following Leopard's Fury since this features two close knit brothers. And the heroines are good friends and I really enjoyed the way this book was written. I was a bit nervous about it to be honest, because some of the more recent additions to this series haven't been my favorite and they tend to have some darker elements at times. However, I am happy to announce that this book kicks booty!! It was simply packed with everything I have come to expect from Feehan and more. Even though Timur is super Alpha like, he is different with Ashe. I liked how considerate he is of Ashe and the relationship that builds between these two is pretty mind blowing. The emotion that is packed in this book will pull you right in. The characters are so easy to love and wow they are really connected when the past of their families merge and mysteries are revealed and the SUSPENSE.

Now to be honest, there is always a level of intensity with a Christine Feehan novel, but I have to say that this was edge of your seat intensity and I had a blast with it. Now at first, you think that the hero here is going to be the one to save the day.....but honestly that is just not the case. We see quite a few surprises from Ashe here that I wasn't expecting. Of course she has a different childhood than most girls do. Her parents were on the run and in secret and her father had to teach her how to survive....even how to fight to defend herself. And boy that training really shows and from beginning to end we see how strong Ashe is, inside and out. Despite what has happened to her parents, she is so genuine and good hearted and has a compassionate heart. She can laugh at herself and embraces her sexuality and the intimacy between her and Timur.

I would like to talk about the romance between Timur and Ashe. Now I was really worried about the sexual aspects of this book, because a couple of the books in this series, I have found have really pushed my boundaries and not in a positive way. So I never know what I will find in a Feehan novel, but this book didn't do that at all. Now I will say the sexual moments between Timur and Ashe are HOT...so keep your partner close. :) But what really drives this story is the emotional intimacy between these two. They end up really being just right for each other in those small unexpected ways. These small moments is what really builds the romance to be such a powerful climax. They work so well together and when they bare themselves to each other, is where the reader begins to feel the depth and heart of this pairing.

Overall I found Leopard's Run is a wild and crazy and laugh your heart out romance that will give you all the feels and keep you on edge with suspense and the true test of love and its endurance!! SATISFYING IN EVERY WAY!

I love this Leopard people series! Everyday people doing everyday things but there are people trying to kill them! When Evangeline gets a new girl at her baker Ashe, Fyodor and Timur are not happy about it as someone is trying to hurt Evangeline. When Timur gets a look at her he can’t believe she may be a spy out to destroy them but when Timur leopard get near her he finally calms for the first time in hundreds of years. When Ashe explains to Timur why she came and that if it would harm Evangeline she would go but neither Timur nor his leopard would have that so they stay and fight together.

Excellent addition to this really fun to read series! Timur is a great uber protective character that has a fun balance of scary, over the top protective instinct and super, frustrating male-ness. His introduction in the previous novel was intriguing and now it's fun to see him get a story of his own. The reactions to Evangeline are great and their relationship progressed in a way that was fun and natural.

Evangeline's backstory was unique to this world and her arrival in their lives had a great forward driving plot line. Her reactions to Timur and his personality quirks were a great balance between empowered female and asking for (or getting) help. An easy read, story for a rainy weekend!

This book was amazing !

I really enjoyed this newest Leopard People book. The characters were incredible. Timur and Ashe were a perfect alpha couple. Ashe was tough heroine. She could take care of herself. I LOVED THAT !!! I wasn't super happy with Timur at first because of something that happened in the beginning but he redeemed himself before too long.


I enjoyed the vibrant action, the suspense,and the sizzling chemistry in this story. Christine Feehan did a fantastic job on this book. Can't wait for the next one.

Really love this Leopard series from Christine and as usual this one did not disappoint. Could not put it down. Well done.

I will say again, ILOVE Christine Feehan's books! Her Leopards have not disappointed me. Looking forward to the next - please don't stop writing!

I enjoyed this book! This isn't my favourite of her series, I don't really like the whole "they become or are crime bosses to stop the really bad crimes" thing. I also don't like the guys, because they're a little too alpha male bossy for my liking!

I did like this book, but I didn't love it, Timur was just too annoying for my tastes, which is fine, I'm just one person, and other readers and Ashe, will and do like him. I mean, sure, he's the security for his brother, but I think he took it too far. Bah.

I really enjoyed the tension in this book, of their uncles finding them. Those guys were evil, and the good guys knew they were coming, so yeah, there was a lot of emotions running high, which made for a good read!

That ending was pretty intense! I mean, Ashe told us that she had been trained by her parents, but there were a lot of threats, and yeah, watching her face off against them was pretty bad ass! I really enjoyed reading that!

I enjoyed this book, and I can't wait to have more from this series!

I enjoyed Leopard’s Run. It was nice to see a heroine who was a little more kick-ass than most of the heroines in this series. I liked Timur and the chemistry between him and Ashe was off the charts.
I found the plot a little weak. It moves the overarching story towards, but at times felt a little like certain things just happened to move the plot forwards.
Still, another compelling read I read in a day. Solid 3.5