![Lion and the Doe: Hot Shifter Romance (Colorado Shifters Book 1) by [Strassel, Kristen]](https://amberdaulton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/51M2BgbDKJnL.jpg)
Blurb
She2527s not ready to let fate decide her mate…
For centuries, weredeer in the Colorado Mountains have met their fated partner during The Mate. They shift the autumn they2527re ready to produce offspring, and spend the rest of their lives with their mate, for better or worse.
But Daphne wants to be able to choose her own fate. In a town overrun by hunters and woods full of predators, it2527s dangerous enough to be a weredeer. Yet, living in an arranged marriage seems even riskier.
His instinct is to kill her, but he let himself get too close…
Mountain Lions toy with their prey before killing it. Deer are their main target, and Woodland Park is ripe with choices during The Mate. Leo never expects his prey to shift to a beautiful human girl when he captures her, especially not one he2527s had his eye on for a while. He can2527t bring himself to hurt her, instead, he drives her wild with pleasure. But he knows he2527s not her mate.
When the lions of the mountain learn that Leo is falling for a doe, he2527s forced to reveal his true nature to Daphne. Now that she knows she2527s fallen for a predator, can she force herself to leave him, or will she listen to her heart and stay with Leo?
Review
18 years old and she just shifted into a deer for the first time in her life. Now
she2527s stuck in this form until she finds her soul mate. This means she must
take place in a time-honored ritual, The Mate, on Halloween night. She2527s scared
but her family doesn2527t give her much advice on what to expect. There are
hunters prowling through the woods and she has an equal chance of getting
killed instead of finding a buck to fall in love with. When she meets Leo,
Daphne shifts back to human. He takes her to his cabin and, thinking he2527s her
mate, she willingly goes with him.
mind games begin.
refuses to answer her questions (about what kind of shifter he is) and he
demands she answer all of his questions. He refuses to let her touch him when
he seduces her (he physically pins her down) and he allows his friends to
berate and threaten her. Daphne can2527t go home to her family without having a
mate and preferably being pregnant, so she stays with him and becomes depressed.
a weak person and Leo is manipulative. She2527s toy to him (he even admitted he messed
with her head because that2527s what cats do to their prey) but they2527re both
obsessed with the other.
is written in first POV from only Daphne2527s perspective. I liked the author2527s
voice and writing style. I really felt bad for Daphne and wished she would’ve wised up. I enjoyed the premise for
this book but I just couldn2527t connect with the H/h.
– I downloaded this book free on Amazon and volunteered to review it. I am not
compensated in any way, shape or form for this honest review. I will not change
or alter this review for any reason unless at my discretion.