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Callan Lyons is a genetic experiment. One of six fighting for freedom and the survival of their Pride. Merinus Tyler is the reporter who will tempt him, draw him, until the fury of the "mating frenzy" locks them into a battle of sexual heat there is no escape from. Deception, blood, and the evil Genetics Council are hot on their trail. Callan will use his strength to try and save them both...and do all in his power to keep his woman in the process.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
i read the later books first and found myself wanting to find out from the beginning what happened. this book was really enjoyable and to see characters from later books filled so much in. i will be ordering all the rest of the books asap. i find the the stories fascinating and keep placing themes with whats happening in society now (sorry if thats boring but humanity is very diverse) also the hot scenes help! i already know the series gets better so roll on more
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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...and good grief, what explicit porn it is! I like erotic fiction as much as the next person, but this transcended a lot of the boundaries I'd previously read. This was the first Lora Leigh book I've read, and I was looking forward to trying something different, but now I won't be in any real hurry to rush out and read the rest of this series, unfortunately, unless they're a marked improvement from book one!
A summary: Callan is a genetic freak, a mixture of human and lion-- and the shadowy forces of the Genetics Council are after him. Merinus is a journalist and investing him, also wanting to help him. There is undeniable chemistry between them, but this `mating frenzy' could have disastrous consequences for everyone...
In my eyes, this series had real potential, and I'm sure that's still in there somewhere, but that was ultimately overridden by the weak writing and poor characterisation. The characters in this novel just seem to be there to have sex and that's it. Considering the focus of the novel I was hoping to find out a bit about them, but what titbits you did find out were all rather rushed and not really expanded upon before the frothy sex scenes started up again. The dialogue was also a bit stilted and somewhat forced in my opinion. To be honest, I was also a bit irritated by the constant use of the word c**t. By about the fifth or sixth time it was used, it was growing irksome. It was purely there for the shock value, nothing more.
As I've said, I'm a big fan of erotic fiction, but my first foray into both Lora Leigh and Ellora's Cave wasn't all that promising. Some of the gay fiction I've read recently, as well as books published by Cheek (especially Emma Holly) have a lot more spice than this. The characters are also better written, I can assure you. The one thing I will say is that this storyline is certainly imaginative, though it never really gets off the ground. Maybe it's better developed later in the series? One can surely hope so.
This is worth a read, purely for curiosity purposes, but do yourself a favour and bag yourself a cheap copy if you can. This is NOT worth the full price asked for by Amazon- I paid it because there was no alternative at the time and to be honest I'm a bit gutted.
A summary: Callan is a genetic freak, a mixture of human and lion-- and the shadowy forces of the Genetics Council are after him. Merinus is a journalist and investing him, also wanting to help him. There is undeniable chemistry between them, but this `mating frenzy' could have disastrous consequences for everyone...
In my eyes, this series had real potential, and I'm sure that's still in there somewhere, but that was ultimately overridden by the weak writing and poor characterisation. The characters in this novel just seem to be there to have sex and that's it. Considering the focus of the novel I was hoping to find out a bit about them, but what titbits you did find out were all rather rushed and not really expanded upon before the frothy sex scenes started up again. The dialogue was also a bit stilted and somewhat forced in my opinion. To be honest, I was also a bit irritated by the constant use of the word c**t. By about the fifth or sixth time it was used, it was growing irksome. It was purely there for the shock value, nothing more.
As I've said, I'm a big fan of erotic fiction, but my first foray into both Lora Leigh and Ellora's Cave wasn't all that promising. Some of the gay fiction I've read recently, as well as books published by Cheek (especially Emma Holly) have a lot more spice than this. The characters are also better written, I can assure you. The one thing I will say is that this storyline is certainly imaginative, though it never really gets off the ground. Maybe it's better developed later in the series? One can surely hope so.
This is worth a read, purely for curiosity purposes, but do yourself a favour and bag yourself a cheap copy if you can. This is NOT worth the full price asked for by Amazon- I paid it because there was no alternative at the time and to be honest I'm a bit gutted.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When I read the blurb for this book the story line seemed right up my street. I was right; in that the ideas in the book had potential, but it did not live up to my expectations at all. The plot was minimal and what little there was of it was buried under scene after scene of VERY explicit sex. While I have no problem reading novels with sex in them, TEMPTING THE BEAST just went overboard!
Callon's background was barely skimmed over, just as Merinus, for all the references to her being headstrong and the boss of all the men in her family, seemed lacking any real depth in both character and personality.
More substantial story line around the 'evil Genetics Council' may not have gone astray. . . along with adding more to Callon and Merinus' relationship than just the "mating frenzy".
This is just my personal opinion; others may see more in this book than I did, but I just felt it was porn disguised as a paranormal romance novel.
Callon's background was barely skimmed over, just as Merinus, for all the references to her being headstrong and the boss of all the men in her family, seemed lacking any real depth in both character and personality.
More substantial story line around the 'evil Genetics Council' may not have gone astray. . . along with adding more to Callon and Merinus' relationship than just the "mating frenzy".
This is just my personal opinion; others may see more in this book than I did, but I just felt it was porn disguised as a paranormal romance novel.
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My first and hopefully last ever one star review
I have never given a one star review before, but this book has driven me to it. It is a series of very graphic and lengthy sex scenes loosely linked together with a, so weak that... Read more
Published 16 months ago by daisyduck1976
Tempting the Beast
Wow this beast needed taming, it was a bit soft porn but there was a storyline to the book, some of Lora Leigh's books just go on and on the with sex scenes and although I don't... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Daehill
HOT, SEXY BUT DIFFERENT
I FOUND THIS A GREAT READ, IT WAS HOT & SEXY BUT WITH A GREAT STORYLINE AS WELL. ALTHOUGH IT WAS FICTION IT WAS REALLY EASY TO ACCEPT THE CONCEPT THAT A SECRET BODY WOULD MESS WITH... Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2007 by Rita Marchi
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I ordered this because I enjoy romance with a supernatural flavour, and spicy sex scenes don't hurt. I like Nora Roberts, Christine Feehan, Marjorie Liu et al. Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2006 by Giselle
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This was the first Lora Leigh book i read! and what an introduction !! this book is filled with deceit and hate and the cruelty of science at its worst, but most of all an intense... Read more
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