Lissa Ramsey left home when she was sixteen, escaping her abusive stepfather. She found refuge with a backwoods Bear God cult that seemed harmless—until its new leader, Brother Damien, forced her into a terrifying ritual that unleashed something dangerous and bloodthirsty inside her. Now she’s on the run, staying just ahead of Brother Damien, but unable to outrun the “demon” that seems to be … taking over her body. Until a giant, sexy bear shifter crosses her path…
Grizzly shifter Tank Morrison vowed never to rescue another damsel in distress—not after the last one led him into a shifter hunter’s trap. He and his broken-down crew barely escaped the lab where they were tormented and experimented on, and all he wants is to be left in peace. But when he sees Lissa in the local diner, obviously on the edge of survival, something in her calls powerfully to his bear—and his heart.
It doesn’t take Tank long to figure out what Lissa’s inner “demon” really is. When she loses control and gets arrested for assault, he feels compelled to bail her out and take her home with him. But Brother Damien hasn’t given up his hunt for the mate he created. When he brings his shifter army to take Lissa back, Tank risks everything to protect her. Now Lissa has to turn an unbonded group of crazies and misfits into a real crew—and a family—in time to save them both…
Fall in love with the Bad Blood Shifters! Smokin’ hot shifter men with hearts of gold; the strong, passionate women who love them; secrets, lies and danger; naughty, steamy love scenes—and happily ever afters.
Content warning: This book contains naughty language and steamy love scenes, and is intended for adults only.
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4 stars
Lissa has been on her own since she was sixteen. She was part of The People of Ursus, they believe in bear shifters. She was attacked by Brother Damien and now she thinks she has a demon in her. Lissa goes to a diner and meets Tank. Tank is a bear shifter and his mate was killed and he was captured and tortured. Tank feels like he’s broken and would not make a good mate for anyone. Tank takes her back to their compound and explains what is happening to her. But someone has their hooks in her and if they can’t figure out how to get her released from it, she might hurt them all.
Good story with shifters, intrigue, and sex. There were several grammar errors but I still liked this story. Tank is a wounded bear and Lissa is tough and independent.
Lissa is such an overcomer. She goes thru the kind of situation that is the kind of nightmare that runaways face all the time. Being turned into a shifter just puts a cherry on a very un-fun sundae. The sheer odds of running into another shifter of the same type and falling in love with him must be astronomical. Thanks, Ms. Wilde, for giving Lissa the kind of HEA that she deserves.
Lissa and Tank meeting and getting together is what introduced me to this author and this series. I am a huge fan of shifter stories. I am not Sure how I missed reading these but I will be remedying that. I enjoy the characters the humor and the story.
So much fun getting to meet this crew. They all have quirky personalities. They are going to be interesting in the coming books.
I also didn’t realize they were from previous stories by this author. I will have to check out her other series.
*WARNING* contains explicit adult love scenes
Lissa has been on the street since she was 16 , staying here and there for short periods. When Lissa found the Ursa cult, she thought she was home free. The Ursa cult were peaceful, they grew veggies and took care of each other, sure they were a little strange, but Brother Matthias was a sweet old man. Then Brother Matthias died and Brother Damien showed up, that’s when everything went horribly wrong and Lissa had to run again.
Tank is a bear shifter with a broken bear living around a few other broken shifters. Tank doesn’t have a crew because none of them know if they want to stay together. Tank has to get away from the others for awhile when he run into this little female with big blue eyes and a bad smell. She smells almost sick, not quite, definitely smells off though.
I liked this story. I think I missed something, because this books refers to Alexander Grant a lot, I would like to find out more about him. Might be a good idea to see if there is a series before this one. I like that they were all damaged together, in the same place and it’s typical that men can’t talk about it. I really like that it takes a small damaged half shifter to get things moving in the right direction. I think I will be reading more about these characters at some point in the future.
A fun, fast read that you’ll want to devour! A great story with fun characters, an exciting start to a new series with a group of broken shifters that have to learn what it means to be a solid pack. Lissa meets Tank and they have chemistry right away, but she thinks she’s crazy and she’s on the run. Tank is sweet and kind of obsessed with Lissa. The bad guys from her past come to try total her back and some craziness ensues. I loved the story, and can’t wait to get to the next book in the series!
4.5 stars for a very enjoyable read.
This is a fairly new author for me but I am enjoying her books immensely.
We met this bunch of damaged shifters in the Silverlake series. I am really looking forward to reading about these poor misfit shifters who have banded together under Flynn after their terrible ordeal with the hunters.
This was a bit slow to start for me as we had to get background on Lissa and the dramatization of her bear manifesting.
Whilst Lissa was basically a homeless street urchin, you cannot help but like her due to her attitude. Anyone who can find humour in her circumstances deserves applause.
Tank was semi nutty but in an understandable way. His background story was heartbreaking.
Loved how this story unfolded and how these damaged misfits finally get their act together to form the Bad Blood crew and use the strength of the crew to save both Tank and Lissa from a nutcase zealot.
Lissa’s attitude about Tanks’ heartbreak made me tear up, talk about super supportive.
We learn a little bit more about two of the crew in this book and it will be interesting to see how this crew go forward.
This is Tank and Lissa’s story . Lissa is living on the edge her life has been one hardship that has her on the run trying to handle what has happened to her . Tank is a shifter that is also coming from hardship and when he decides to try to help Lissa all bets are off ! I really enjoy the way this author is able to tell a story so well that you will be heading to buy more from her !! Well written and recommended to all !
What a great shifter book!
I really enjoyed this book and how well written it was. The plotline was easy to follow and the characters were really developed. They show that a family is made of people who love each other and not necessarily made of blood.