I loved the premise of this book by this well known Author - shifter books are a genre I love 

That being said whilst the storyline was entertaining I found the sex scenes off putting - they
were too graphic and took away from the central point of the book .
So sadly this is a book that , overall , I did not enjoy - but I will try other books by the Author 
in the future

I received this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book is awesome. Bravo to a her successful Mercury pack book.

Jesse is intense. More intense than we ever knew him to be from previous books. Jesse's been keeping a secret for years. While his true mate is dead..he has found another and has been keeping her a secret for years. That doesn't mean he hasn't been protecting her from afar. He's been keeping tabs on Harley Vincent for years and she doesn't know it. He's been waiting for the right time to claim her..Looks like that time is now.

Harley Vincent is a woman stuck between two worlds. Her human world where spends most her life and her shifter world, where she constantly has to fight against not only extremists, but other shifters as well. So far she's been doing fine on her own, but once she finds out their is a real threat to her life, in walks a blast from the past. One she can't seem to shake, even if she wanted to..which she doesn't. Can she let Jesse in knowing she may come between him and his pack, him and his family, or knowing she may bring danger to the pack?

I loved this book. Jesse was so dark and intense, but when it came to Harley, he was so protective and never questioned his need or want of her. When his pack seemed like they wouldn't welcome her, he made it clear that he would leave if necessary, but knew that they would come around. Harley was her own woman..sarcastic, vulnerable, and carrying the weight of having lived in the human world for years. She doesn't want to bring trouble to the Mercury pack, but leaving Jesse isn't an option. Besides, she's got mad skills of her own. Being the mate of an enforcer is good, but when you can handle a grown male wolf too, that's just icing on the cake.

As usual, Suzanne mixes, fun, hot sex, alpha male and female tendencies in a wonderful tale. You'll enjoy this next installment.

This is a great read.  Harley is a mess but such an interesting character.  Being a Margay wild cat shifter gives her such a different personality.  I love her attitude, snark and loyalty.  I do have to say that the pool game was something else.  The movie quotes were almost scare but truly funny at the same time.  Highly recommend this one.

Loved this book, it had everything I neede. The romance, the heartbreak, the thrill, the action. Suzanne has done it again. Everyone should read this series.

This shifter story has intense relationship conflicts and graphic sex, including oral and anal..  There is so much conflict that I enjoyed the story less and less before I finished.
I'm not interested in reading more in this series.

Force of Temptation is every yummy goodness I have come to expect with Suzanne Wright, this lady can write no wrong and this was just the icing on the fantastical cake of the shift world. I love a strong alpha man, but to have him use his neanderthal ways and sweeten it up a bit to melt the heart of a fiesta feline, well be-still-my-erotic-fantasy loving heart. Not to mention the cameos of the pack mates and allies that we have come to love, it’s a never ending adventure. One full of laughs, love, lust, fights and everything you need to keep the pages turning and the need for the next book alive. Totally recommended for my shifter loving friends.

Harley is on bad ass motherfucker. I wish she would have had more action scenes. I felt as thought the ending was a little rushed, but I enjoyed all the Cain moments. Perhaps we’ll get a story for him? Fingers crossed! I always enjoy the Mercury pack’s interactions with the Phoenix pack. I for one was blushing during a few of the steamy scenes. Like always Suzanne wright delivered a book I knew I would enjoy. If you enjoy her other books then I’m sure you will find this one to your tastes as well.

Ms. Wright quietly slips under the radar for me and I am not sure why.  I devoured this book and loved it.  Then I realized more than a year has gone by and I haven't written a review.  For this, I apologize.  Looking back at the books I have read by Ms. Wright, I have rated them consistently four stars.  As I review over each book, I immediately remember the book and recall the well written plot and loveable characters.  She should be an author read for me and I have added her to the auto buy and read category.

In this story, I loved the character Harley.  She is under estimated.  As a margay shifter, other ones, like wolf shifters tend to look down upon her.  Because she shifts into a cute little pussy cat.  Well, what resembles a little kitty cat complete with kitty cat antics.  She drives the wolves crazy and it is nice to see a disrupt-er like Harley come through and shake the wolfie world a bit.  The wolves do seem a bit stuffy.  Harley is not without friends and defenders.  That is what people need to remember. 

What I liked about this story is that it was more than a second chance romance story.  There is something going on and the different distractions does nothing to throw Harley off the scent.  She still senses something fishy and helps the wolves with a situation that looked like a no-win one for them.  Harley brings great value to the Mercury Pack even if she looks and acts like the odd man out.  Ms. Wright's plot device of having an underdog help save the day is lovely.  It gives a nice warm fuzzy as well as provides a different perspective than the usual alpha male to the rescue.   After reading this story, I want to read all the others in this series and the original Phoenix series this one spun off from.  Recommended to paranormal romance readers who enjoy complex plots, loveable characters and erotic heat.

This is second book in her Mercury Pack series. I almost forgot to write a review for this book last year when it came out. I went back and read the book again to remind myself of what happened in this part of the series. I forgot about the characters, but after the first three chapters I remembered the book. What caused me to remember this book was how great Harley and Jesse were as characters. There was drama, but not the manufactured kind seem on tv or teen angst. This was drama felt subtle and overpowering as if it were true. Similar to dramas that revolve around death whether its fake or real there's such emotion to facing situation revolving or subjugated to the subject of death. 

I love Harley. I wish I could be as confident and in control as she is. To some that might make her not relatable, but to me it proves that all relationships have issues no matter how "mature" or in control you might have over your life. Nothing is easy despite the answer seemingly so. The whole plot device of the hotel thing was okay. I didn't love it, but it was interesting to heard about certain comments other characters made when they enter conflicts over this hotel subject. [I do not want to be specific here so I do not spoil everything]. Jesse is that guy every girls or [male] wants in their life. By this I mean, a person who is a solid rock you could relay on. For this couple alone I would read the book again. The fault being the hotel subject and some other things in how the plot drags towards the middle disturbs me sometimes, but otherwise its a great read. 

Rating
4 out of 5 stars.

I use similar ratings as used in Goodreads. Let me give my own explanation of what ratings mean to me. 1 Star means the book was bad. I wouldn't recommend it and I would not even want to mention it. I mean it only to make a statement or provide some purpose to some point I would make. 5 Stars is given to books I read more than once. Very few books reach this standard for me. This is also based on what I enjoy out of a book and what makes a book a wonderful read. 2 Stars means it was okay, but I would never actively read from this author again unless a new book of theirs was receive hundred of 4.5 stars and up reviews. 3 Stars is in the middle for me meaning that the book was good, almost great except for these tiny faults that made the book fall to a 3 rather than a 4. 4 Stars are given to authors I really like, to characters that are well developed and overall decent writing. With books that I give 4 stars to, it is these books that faults or some things I dislike, but can be overlooked because overall the book was good and deserve to be read. This could mean that other readers would love the book more than I would, but I know what kind of books I enjoy and I will not give any book a solid 5 stars unless I know I would go back to read it again and again.

Recommendation? Yes.
It's Wright of course read her books. Buy her books and support this author and authors you love. Wright is a wonderful writer and author, and she can tell a story no matter how boring the plot could be. She has imagination and style in her characters that reminds me of a more toned down version of older books of Shelly Laurenston. Wright has this style of writing that flows so smoothly from chapter to chapter with a range of characters and a world so developed you wish you grew up in her fictional world.

Sigh.
One more book that everybody else loved while I... just didn't. It took me four months to get through this!

I feel like all of Susanne Wright's heroes are identical - your typical domineering, over-protective and possessive alpha douche. The only way I can seem to deal with (and sometimes even appreciate) this kind of male lead is when paired with a strong heroine who gives as good as she gets. That's probably why I enjoyed Feral Sins so much (Taryn is still one of my all time-favorite female leads #girlcrush) while I pretty much disliked everything else I've tried by this author.

As for this one, despite both Harley and Jesse repeatedly telling me how independent and strong-minded she was, Harley was just too much of a pushover for my liking. I got so frustrated with how easily she would bend to Jesse's will all the time.

So I guess it's time to accept that Wright's books just aren't for me anymore. I can live with that.

****ARC provided by via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.****

Force of Temptation by Suzanne Wright is book two in her series, The Mercury Pack. This is a spin-off from her series entitled The Phoenix Pack.
I have loved and adored this author’s PNR books right from the moment I dived  into my first book by her. Ms. Wright pens funny and seriously sexy paranormal tales that are packed full of gorgeous alpha wolves who will do whatever it takes to claim what is theirs.
Great story!!!
If you are a Wright fan like me, you will love this book.

4.5 stars

Another great look at the Mercury Pack.  I love that they are close with the Pheoenix Pack and we get to see that interaction.  I enjoyed seeing the other shifters in this one.  What a spitfire Harley is!  She will keep them all on their toes.  And thanks for the info on Margays.  who knew???  

Jesse and Harley have a history but despite all of that, the are just perfect for each other.  The Pack comes around and supports their own and it obviously means the world to Harley.  

Great addition to the series!  Looking forward to more for this Pack!

Let me start by saying I love Suzanne Wright, I think she writes amazing books and I often fall in love with her characters. This is the second book in the Mercury Pack series which is a spin-off from the Phoenix Pack series, there is an ongoing storyline and character crossovers so I would recommend reading both, and in order. 

Force of Temptation, while being a good book, reminded me of Carnal Secrets. In the sense that something just felt missing from the book. Whether it's because there wasn't enough of the Phoenix Pack characters or not I am not sure. It lacked a little in the humour department, I truly missed Greta and all the one liners and put downs. However I really liked how vicious the heroine was, Harley was an interesting character and I was intrigued by her family. I enjoyed the overall story development and the series still remains on my auto-buy list, I just didn't love this as much as some of the other books.

I really enjoy Suzanne Wrights books--if it has her name on it--it's an auto buy for me. This book does not disappoint. In this book we revisit the Mercury Pack. Jesse and Harley are an unexpected pairing, but it works, the plot is action packed with various anti-shifter movements. I loved revisiting older characters who seem like family and delving into a new couple and complication. Good read.

Force of Temptation is the latest offering from Suzanne Wright and is book two in her Mercury Pack Series.

Packing a punch from the start to the very end. A story that had a feisty heroine, a hot alpha interlaced with action, steamy sexy time, humour and one that I really enjoyed from start to finish.

Would highly recommend to readers who enjoy paranormal romance.

**Arc provided courtesy of the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

Ugh. I have this really big love hate thing with shifter books so I am not sure why I requested this one as i usually stay away from them. 
I didnt read this book and dont know if i ever will read this book. 

Mare~Slitsread

I really liked this book. It wasn't about true mates as Jesse lost his when they were kids. I liked how even if they weren't true mates they were still committed to each other like they were. I can't wait to read the next book in this series. I'm curious as to who that will be.

I love reading about the Phoenix and Mercury Pack. If you have not started reading this series yet, WHY NOT? What are you waiting for. Force of Temptation gives you enough of a back story to know what was going on so if your reading the books out of order you won't be lost. The story had a smooth flow and made a lot of sense. Just the right touch of romance. I am looking forward to the next Suzanne Wright book.

*ARC provided from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange if an honest review*

Suzanne Wright never ceases to amaze me. I've read nearly every single book she has published and yet she still manages to surprise me and give me the book-and couple-I didn't know I wanted. 

When I heard this was going to be about a couple that were not each other's true mates, I was very skeptical. The main reason I love werewolf romances is the element of true mates and knowing that there is that one person who is made for you and is your equal in every way. I was so scared that I wouldn't believe in this couple's relationship or feel that they were only second best to each other. Luckily Suzanne Wright perfectly alleviated my worries and had my belief in the couple from the first chapter. 

Harley has been living in the human world, making a living as a musician and spending her time from hotel to hotel never really settling anywhere. Unfortunately, life hasn't been very easy on her and because of her who her father is she has been getting death threats sent to her for years, the kind that leave you visibly shaken and would honestly send me into hiding. But not Harley. She refuses to let anyone stop her from living her life. 

Jesse is an enforcer at the Mercury Pack and while he lost his true mate at the young age of 11, he's known for a very long time that he wanted Harley to be his. They were childhood friends and were once in the same pack and while she left and they're lives went in different directions, that never stopped Jesse from keeping tabs on her or ever forgetting about her. He was merely waiting for the right time to bring her back to him, where she belongs. And once he realizes that she's being targeted by extremist, he refuses to wait a second longer. 

Ok, first off I have to say that I love that Harley is a margay shifter. At first, I didn't know what those were so I had to look it up and then when I did...Oh. My. God. They are the cutest things ever!

It's no wonder that the members of the pack all wanted to pet her whenever she shifted; I would want to cuddle her too! Unfortunately for them, only one person is allowed to touch her (and he wouldn't have it any other way).

The plot was pretty interesting and had me wondering how they would resolve their problem with Hector without having serious repercussions. But it didn't overwhelm the story and I liked that the romance between Harley and Jesse was the central focus of the book. It was also really great to see the members of the pack and get to know them better and it really made me excited for more books in the series. 

Just to be clear: Wright had me 100% invested in this couple's relationship and she really did pull off the whole "we may not be true mates but we are still perfect for one another" thing perfectly. They truly are made for one another and while I still had my little worries about Harley ever meeting her true mate one day, it didn't overshadow the fact that I knew they were perfect for each other. It was a a new thing for me and one I ended up enjoying, but still I will say I prefer for my couples to be true mates. I really love Harley and Jesse together but I don't think I'd want to read another book about an imprinted couple. 

If you are a fan of Suzanne's books, this one will not disappoint. I urge you to give this book a try and if you've been holding it off because of the imprinting trust me when I say this book will surpass your expectation. I always think of her Phoenix Pack series as my favorite werewolf series but reading this book reminding me of how quickly these character (and the pack) are winning over my heart. A must read!