Some men aren’t meant to be tamed. Especially if they’re Grizzlies Gone Wild. YOU CAN’T KEEP A GOOD BEAR DOWN Alyssa Nelson doesn’t actually believe that Simon Gold is a shape-shifting grizzly bear—until she sees it firsthand. Aaaaand the award for Totally Surprising Changes goes to Simon Gold. But Alyssa doesn’t have time to deal with the fact that her ruggedly hot, long-time secret crush is … ruggedly hot, long-time secret crush is a shifter . . . not when her brother has turned into one, too.
After ten months in bear form, Simon is struggling. He’s not ready to deal with anyone, let alone the bold and gorgeous Alyssa. Mine, whispers his bear. But all hell has broken loose in the Detroit shifter community, and it’s spreading to humans. Now Simon must face the darkest place of all: where bear and man become one. And the only way he can make it back to his humanity is by finding—and claiming—his mate.
“Alpha Unleashed is a fast-paced, wild bear-shifter ride! I loved it!”- New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ashley
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Alpha Unleashed (Grizzlies Gone Wild #4) by Kathy Lyons
I purchased this book in ebook and paperback formats.
I have loved this series so far and jumped up and down when I saw this new book was out. I was like WHAT? How did I miss this? So off to amazon to make sure I am following Kathy as to not miss another book!!
Our Grizzly Simon has been furry for 10 months when a human snaps …errr..scratch that…shoots him outta his bear form. Seems she knows him and that he is furry. We quickly learn Simon and her brother, Vic, are best friends and Vic sent her to get Simon.
Alyssa is freaking out because her brother was right, Simon, her dream guy, is a bear shifter. She can’t believe it and is also happy to hear this news. It seems her brother Vic, born human, is also now turning into a bear!! WHAT!!! That can’t happen!!
Alyssa and Simon join up to figure out what in the heck is happening. Simon is dealing with the Grizzly just under his skin dying to get out but also with the fierce and sassy woman next to him. He has thought Alyssa was amazing before and now that she is NOT takin his alpha crap he is in absolute love with her.
The couple have to deal with an overthrowing of the current alpha, finding out about the Detroit flu, fighting their feelings and must more drama in the story before they can find their HEA. I have loved the other books in the series but this one just seemed to be something missing. I am not sure what but it just seemed to not flow as well as the others??? Maybe it was missing the other characters from the other books??? I don’t know but any way if you want to read an demanding alpha and his not so submissive alpha mate then Alyssa and Simon are a great read for you!!
I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley and I am voluntarily reviewing it.
This was a good book but there were several errors in it that distracted me just enough. Like when going to Detroit from the UP you don’t go through Lansing, you stay on I-75; at one point Joey zip-tied Alyssa’s hands behind her back but later she was able to land blows with her hands (how when her hands are behind her back?) Also when Joey first captures Alyssa the text says, “Simon stood in the light of the single yellow porch light and he had Alyssa in a choke hold…” it should have stated Joey not Simon. While they were little things, it added up take away from the story for me. Would anyone not living in Michigan know about not needing to go through Lansing, probably not. Small editing errors are common for authors who are self-publishing but they shouldn’t be for one with a publisher.
Alyssa was hard to understand for me as well. She couldn’t understand Simon’s way of life and the protocols that he needed to follow. She bulldozed her way through. She also couldn’t understand the shifter ways of mating and the extreme importance. She was irritating to me.
With all of that said though, I did enjoy the story as I like Simon’s character.
This is my first book by the author and although it was slow paced in the beginning and it took me well into 6 chapters to really get into it; once I did I didn’t want it to end-
Great story, amazing characters and well written… Definitely a read that I would recommend to others.
Simon- an logical bear shifter whom once released from the Army went grizzly for a bit to long until Alyssa came in search of him. Thrown in a whirlwind of sickness, the need to help his best friend, his mate and a war of territories in urban Detroit he sets off on a mission to find balance and save the ones he loves.
Alyssa- the strong, level headed female that has only ever had fantasizes about her brothers Army buddy and best friend. The same one that she now has to depend on to save her brother.
Together they are a great team and set out to protect and concur..
Alpha Unleashed is an exciting shifter story that is full of surprises. Alyssa and Simon are strong, compelling characters that keep readers on their toes as sparks and tempers flare throughout the story. The romance if full of turmoil as well as being one heck of a rocky road for Alyssa and Simon to maneuver through in order to have any hope of achieving an HEA which really keeps readers engaged and wanting to know how everything works out for this couple.
The plot is fast paced and full of suspense and surprising twist that even the characters are unprepared for which has readers holding their breath in anticipation as the characters try to work through each curveball throw their way. The story is well written and it easy to picture each and every scene making it easy for the readers to become caught up in it.
This is the first book that I have read in the Grizzlies Gone Wild series and I must tell you that there were quite a few surprising and unique elements in Kathy Lyons’ shifter world. The characters were strong and drew me in while the story kept me glued to the pages, so I will definitely be reading the first three books in the series as well as looking forward to future books in the series. Although, I would like to mention that while I enjoyed the book, I do believe that it would have been better if I had read the books in order in order to better grasp the world and what is taking place in it overall.