Desire Untamed: A Feral Warriors Novel [Mass Market Paperback]

Pamela Palmer (Author)

Book Description

Series: Feral Warriors | Publication Date: June 30, 2009

They are called Feral Warriors—an elite band of immortals who can change shape at will. Sworn to rid the world of evil, consumed by sorcery and seduction, their wild natures are primed for release . . .

Kara MacAllister's quiet small-town life is transformed forever the night a powerful stranger rips her from her home, claiming she is the chosen one—the key to his survival.

Spiriting her away into the rain-soaked night, Lyon reveals a truth Kara can barely credit. She's immortal, and the only one who can save his race. And deep within her, he arouses a fierce, primal hunger beyond anything she's ever imagined.

But only when their lives are threatened by an ancient evil will Kara and Lyon realize they have found a love they would risk their immortal souls to claim . . . and a powerful desire that could never, ever be tamed.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Magic and passion run wild in this steamy paranormal series debut. Kara MacAllister has a normal life as a preschool teacher until Lyon, leader of a group of near-immortal shape-shifting Therian warriors, attempts to kidnap her. Like Lyon, Kara is a Therian, and the only one who can give the warriors the magical power they need to fight the energy-stealing draden. Though drawn to Lyon's sensuous body, Kara is horrified when he insists she undergo a ritual to choose a lifelong mate. Palmer (The Dark Gate) piles on the searing kisses and passionate interludes as she sets up an intriguing world, but the characters never develop and the violence verges on excessive. The fast-paced action keeps readers guessing about the villains behind the scenes—but not about whether true love will win out in the end. (July)
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About the Author

When New York Times bestselling author Pamela Palmer’s initial career goal of captaining starships didn’t pan out, she turned to engineering, satisfying her desire for adventure with books and daydreams, until finally succumbing to the need to create worlds of her own. Pamela lives and writes in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Avon; Original edition (June 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006166751X
• ISBN-13: 978-0061667510
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #318,339 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

When Pamela Palmer's initial career goal of captaining starships didn't pan out, she turned to engineering, satisfying her desire for adventure with books and daydreams, until finally succumbing to the need to create worlds of her own. Pamela lives and writes in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., with her husband and two kids.

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars just bad, July 31, 2009

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C. Stone "Reese" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Desire Untamed: A Feral Warriors Novel (Mass Market Paperback)

Kara McCallister is a heroine that has the obvious traits of previous paranormal heroines but without the personality. And Roar(yeah thats his name)is a one dimensional hero. I felt like this book was flat from the very beginning an struggled to even finish it. Its as if the story line was thrown together with no substance to help a reader delve in and believe in the world the author created. I love paranormals and thought a shifter novel would b e good reading. The Therians have unimaginative names like Roar the lion and Tighe let me think..um yeah the tiger. The story starts with Kara being told she is one of them and must come join them. For a human all her life she pretty much goes along with it with a minimum of fuss and questions.Not to mention she is grieving at the time. One minute the therians all love her and then for a brief time they all think she is the enemy sent to betray them(even though they found her and dragged her to their home) The story zigzagged all over the place and unfortunately I just couldnt believe any parts of it. I am taking a pass on the rest of this series as its been done before in a far smoother manner

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Silly not sexy, November 5, 2009

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dspier - See all my reviews
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Kara is grabbed from her house one day by a "feral warrior" - the member of a shapeshifter society - and told she's meant to be their "radiant" - the woman their power depends on. The workings of this society are not very clear, nor is it clear where the rest of their race is. There's never any explanation as to how Kara ended up living as a human and it doesn't get any clearer in the rest of the book. There are, of course, bad guys that the feral warriors are defending the world from, and Kara is needed to consolidate their strength to help these warriors do it. Unfortunately, there is no depth to either the characters or their actions, so it's hard to care about what happens to any of them. All the warriors seem to have the same personality and no individual personal background is given for them. In order for Kara to take the role as "radiant", she has to go through some weird sexual bonding ceremony that seems more silly and creepy that arousing. Within a day after her kidnapping by these warriors, she's ready to be anointed with oil in assorted places on her nude body by a strange man (yeah, right . . .) and then is told she has to go through a ceremony where she has sex with a total stranger who is to be her mate while the warriors stand next to them as witnesses (they look away from the action but listen to them while maintaining physical contact- eeeeew!) While she protests at first she falls into it with surprising ease. A little more conflict would have been understandable and more interesting, but nothing like that happens. There is no real bonding between Kara and Lyon, her supposed love interest, so the sex is boring and repetitious. If you like this kind of thing, borrow it - but save your money.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fell flat, July 17, 2009

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E. Hill "book lover" (Palm Bay, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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I felt like I read this book before (only it was better). Something was missing from this book, either that or I was expecting more from the story then what was actually written. I didn't mind the violence in the book (it was the best thing about the story line). And the part in the book where they think the girl is a Mage is almost comical. It immediately bought to mind the part in the movie UP where the kid yells out "SQUIRREL" and all of the dogs stop what they were doing to look for said squirrel. I'll read the next one in the series and hope that it is better than the first.