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The Moon: Tigress By The Tail

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I don't read a lot of paranormal romance, but this book pulled me in from the first page and held my attention until the very last page. D'Amario's book has it all: it's well-written, has believable characters, lots of suspense, and HOT romance.

How exciting to find another erotica author to watch! Occasionally an author who likes my reviews (go figure!) will ask me to read and review their book. This is always a dicey proposition and I tell them that I don't do 'feel good/ego stroke' reviews. I tell the truth. The option I DO give is that if I really don't like the book, I'll send the review to them via email and only post it on my blogsite and on the site where they found my reviews (in other words, I won't put it up on Amazon or Powell's etc). So when I find a new author I can crow about, it's like manna from heaven for me! Teresa D'Amario is my new author to crow about! I just finished "Tigress By the Tail" for the 2nd time and still loved it. It's got hot sex, an interesting plot, hot sex, interesting characters, hot sex, shifters, hot sex, gorgeous brother 'cops', and the promise of more to come in the same world! Did I mention the sex was hot?

Cassie wakes up groggy and confused. Where is she and how the hell did she get here? Her day really doesn't improve when she learns she and her friend were drugged, kidnapped, and are intended to be 'virgin' sacrifices for devil worshipers! Then she blows her escape attempt and her 'cover' when she shifts to save a human! A very handsome human, yes, but still...a human?! And she can't seem to stop herself from wanting to be near this stranger...what's going on and will she be able to save him when the shifter community finds out who and what he is?

Lance can't believe his luck. His brothers finally let him work a case on his own and now he's going to have to reveal his powers to save two women from the Satanists! And what's up with the gorgeous chick with the weird hair who he could swear is talking IN HIS HEAD!

Let me repeat. This novella has it all. A really interesting plot line with well-developed paranormal elements, action that blasts off from page one, smart characters with real dilemmas (no TSTL moments), a mystery that's intriguing and SHOULD DEFINITELY CONTINUE (do you hear me Teresa?), and some really, really delicious brothers who definitely need to find their women (Teresa?). If you miss this one, you'll be sorry. I'm gonna bug the author for the next story set in this world.

From the first page, she engages you with the characters and draws you into the action.

Characters are the heart of any story for me and Teresa did not disappoint me. Her ability to create believable and endearing characters continues to amaze me. Her shifters take on characteristics of the animals and you can tell this woman does her homework!

Cassie was phenomenal. What a fun change of pace to see a role reversal of sorts with the female as the strong predatory shapeshifter! Cassie managed to maintain the same strength we've come to expect in the male shifters we read about, while maintaining the femininity we love in our heroines. She truly is a perfect blending of both worlds.

Lance appealed to me on so many levels. He held his own against a dominant female and yet managed to remain masculine. He was aggressive or soft when needed and determined. Lance is also full of unexpected surprises, and with each turn of the page I found myself drawn more and more to him.

The tension in this book was absolutely unbelievable. OMG, there is constantly something going on that keeps you reading. You jump into the action right on page one and it really doesn't stop until the end. Then, amidst action and turmoil galore, these two have to deal with an attraction that only one of them truly understands and neither of them can deny. The passion between these two is literally burn your fingertips hot!

Tigress by the Tail, being one of my first paranormal shifter stories, surprisingly held my attention. The hero and heroine were real, the world D'Amario created believable. The fight between good and evil jumped from the pages as Cassie and Lance struggle to survive.

It was a pulse pounder. I enjoyed it and look forward to more from Theresa D'Amario.
~~~Bethanne

Cassie Felidae and a friend just wanted to have a tiny celebration and a couple of drinks at a bar one night The next thing they know, they are both waking up in a room and soon find out they are to be sacrificed to the Dark Lord. Cassie is a shifter and under their rules cannot reveal her secret to humans, which puts a major block in her plans to escape from this group of crazies. To top it off, there is another man in the room that is affecting her somehow and she doesn't want him to be harmed.

Lance Maxey is a secret wizard on his first solo assignment for the Government Control for Supernatural Activities, which, according to his brothers, should have been a walk in the park. No one expected tonight to be the night of a sacrificial ceremony or that one of the girls would fight for his release. The first time Lance saw Cassie shift in rage and take control would change his life in many ways. The first kiss between them would change both of their lives in even more ways.

Cassie and Lance have a lot against their road to romance. Cassie, in that Lance works for the government agency that she knows is out to destroy anything supernatural and, she has to figure out how to tell Lance just what he is to her. Lance, in that Cassie is a shifter and he should report it to his bosses and, her father would like nothing more than to kill him. When Cassie is kidnapped from Lance both of them are going to find out just how much they mean to the other and what risks they are willing to take in order to be together and stay that way.

Can you catch and keep a tigress by the tail? In Tigress by the Tail Lance and Cassie learn just what it will take, after a single kiss. Cassie is a tiger shifter who unexpectedly finds her True Mate, but he is human - or is he? Lance is a wizard who, for some reason, can now do things he was never shown or taught. But all is not going well for them, first Satanists want to kill them then they are under fire by his company. I will never underestimate the power of a kiss again after seeing what it did to Cassie and Lance. Being a romantic at heart, I have always believed that love can defeat anything. This was definitely proven when Cassie and Lance had to fight a powerful agency in order to get their happily ever after. I cheered when Lance and Cassie found their answers and saw that fate had really meant for them to be together always. Tigress by the Tail is a fast-paced adventure that is both funny and heartbreaking in parts. I can't think of anyone who enjoys a touch of the paranormal that would not want it in their e-library.

I'm also going to put in my vote and hope that Ms. D'Amario will soon do books for Lance's brothers.

Jo
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