The gift of the padfoot cost Ripley Kent everything.As a girl, she was chosen by the death dog. In one week, she lost everything. Her parents, her brother. Even her community of shifters shunned the power she sheltered.She swore she’d never return to their prejudiced hatred, but when her uncle dies, Ripley is called back to Troutdale to settle his affairs. She thinks she can get in and get out … thinks she can get in and get out unaffected, but Joe Elliott has other ideas.
He needs her, and it’s not in all the old ways her body remembers so well.
His twin brother has been bitten by a rabid wolf, and as the death glow overwelms the town, Ripley’s padfoot gift explodes into the curse she’s always feared.
Ripley owes these people nothing after the way they’ve treated her. But that’s the thing with gifts. Sometimes they cost more to leave behind than to use.
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OMG!!!! WOW!!!! I have never read anything from this author before this story and it was amazing. She is definately becoming one of my favorite authors.. I am so in love with thise story and the characters are amazing to read. I highly recommend this book to all and if you buy it I deffinately guarantee you will not be disappointd at all. This is my honest and unbias opinion of the story.
Bear Moon: A Whiskey Witches Universe Paranormal Romance
Hattie Hunt
Love all of the Whiskey Witches books, and although the author is new to me, the story did not disappoint!
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First let me state that I received an Advance Reader Copy, (ARC), but this in no way influences my review. I always leave an honest review. Also this author is new to me, and I hope it won’t be the last.
Wow!!! This story is gr8. Ridley comes back home for her uncle’s funeral and she really doesn’t want to be there because her childhood wasn’t a happy time. She runs into her old love and sparks are still there, but she fights it. There’s witches now living there and she’s mind of bigoted towards them, but ends up needing they’re help. So much more happening. I recommend this read. 5 Thumbs up
This is a complex yet fascinating and easy to read story that kept me turning page after page as I just “had to know what happened”. Riley had basically left where she grew up after the people treated her so badly. She left her childhood sweetheart and all she knew to escape. But now she’s back at Troutdale to clear up affairs after the death of her uncle. But Joe, her sweetheart, despite being heartbroken when she left desperately needs her help to save his brother. This storyline weaves you through Riley’s journey on returning ‘home’ but will she and Joe stand a chance at HEA? This is the second book that I’ve read by Hattie Hunt and I do enjoy her writing style and the way she draws you into her stories with her fabulous characters. I received a copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. Definitely recommended
Bear Moon is set in the Whiskey Witches Universe and takes place at the same time as Big Bad Djinn. This is a well written story filled with so many amazing characters including witches, padfoots and bear shifters. In this book we get Ripley and Joe’s story and what an eventful journey we go on with them. Overall a great addition to the Whiskey Universe and I look forward to reading more in the future.
Ripley returns home after the death of her uncle and meets Joe, a bear shifter. What follows is a love story that could go either way. It could last a lifetime or end in disaster. The battle to find a cure for Joe’s brother from a form of rabies that affects shifters is intense. They have to struggle against the regional alpha, Joe’s mother and Ripley’s unease with being back in her home town. Leslie is recruited to help find a cure and must succeed or the entire population of shifters could be wiped out. This is another great book in the Whiskey Witches universe. Although some familiar characters appear, this is mostly driven by shifters, new and old. The characters are terrific as always. I loved the snark and attitude of the characters, especially Ripley. Another homerun in this continuing saga of the Whiskeys and their allies.
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I was amazed and enthralled while reading Bear Moon by Hattie Hunt. This book managed to weave an intricate paranormal world which is called the Whiskey Witch Universe through which its characters moved to tell a fascinating story. The world within this story is so intricate and lively it grabbed my attention and kept me more and more fascinated with each page I turned. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a great story told in a well built paranormal world that is seamlessly put together. Bear Moon is full of paranormal thrills, chills, romance, and tales of the incredible!
Ripley Kent arrived by bus in Troutdale, Oregon, wondering why she even came back after 8 years, despite her uncle’s funeral. The local Chief of Police Tuck welcomed her as she stepped down. He had practically raised her the last couple of years she had been in town and she hadn’t realized how much she had missed him. They walked over to a sandwich shop and was told there were lots of changes in the past year. Witches had moved in and were even working in a paranormal branch of the police force, despite the fact that witches normally didn’t mingle or get along with the paranormal community. Their kids even attended the paranormal schools! Lots more had changed, but that was the important information she wanted to pass.
Tuck and Ripley walked outside and Tuck told her he needed her. With her uncle now dead, they didn’t have a padfoot – they needed a watcher and protector. A padfoot was a death dog. It was death, and it chose a human host. She had taken it, able to see death’s trace lingering on people and, with no training being given to her, tried to use it to save people like her uncle and father had. But the superstitious people of the town had not been kind to her. She definitely wasn’t sticking around and didn’t want Tuck assuming she would!
Ripley decided to go out on patrol for Tuck this once. Out in the woods, she met up with Joe Elliot, the one she had left and still cared deeply for. While they talked, the padfoot alerted her to a problem – a rabid wolf was out there and she had to kill it before others were hurt. By the time she found it, it had bitten Joe’s brother, Brett. Unless she found someone else to “trade” for Brett’s death, he would die. Will she be able to save Joe’s brother who means the world to him? Or will she have to allow him to die? It she waits too long to figure it out, the padfoot will make the decision for her.
This was a really good story that keeps the reader’s attention all the way through. The padfoot concept was fascinating, much like a shifter in some ways, spirit animal characteristics, but with death as the focal point of its existence. Finding Joe again stirs up old feelings for Ripley. Chaos could erupt if Brett dies when he has found his mate but is then bitten by the rabid wolf. Ripley will naturally be blamed when people know she is the padfoot! The tension soars as the story line races on with more and more being added in. Grab a copy of the book and follow along as Ripley must deal with a load of changes in her hometown, a difficult decision that literally is life-threatening, and a strong possibility that she may be falling in love all over again! All she had wanted to do was wrap up her uncle’s death and get out of town fast! Could it be too late for that?
This was a pretty good read. Im new to this author, but I’ll definitely be reading more from her. The story flowed well, and was laced with drama, a little action, and enough steamy action to keep you happy. I’d definitely encourage anyone to read this book.
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Have tissues handy for this adult tale of a wedding in complicated circumstances that takes a full day to read.
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This is a small book in the Whiskey Witches Series. Ripley comes home to attend the funeral of her uncle. Within the lines of family, a pad foot usually chooses a male to combine with. This time it selected Ripley and her name is Decima and gives her shifting abilities. She also has another gift, she seems to be able to tell when someone is near death! She is in love with her best friend Joe, but she senses death on his twin brother! Ripley came home jumping from the fire right into the frying pan!~ So many problems, so many decisions…what or who will they cost her? Can the Whiskey Witches help out in time? I received this book via Booksprout and am leaving a voluntary review.
Hattie Hunt’s, Bear Moon brings us more of the Whiskey Witches. Well written and filled with intrigue and suspense, this is a fast paced story that kept me immersed until the end.
Ripley has returned home to Troutdale, Oregon for her uncle’s funeral and then she’s out of there, well that’s her plan. One of the first things she finds out is how much Troutdale has changed. The town seems filled more than ever with bigotry. Now there’s shifters against witches and of course her with her padfoot – bigotry never had such fun.
When a rabid wolf infects a bear shifter, twin brother of the man she loved in high school, her plans change. Ripley ends up enlisting aid from the witches to find a cure before Brett succumbs to the virus.
I really enjoy reading about Troutdale’s secret life happening just a couple of miles down the street from my house. Maybe this simple human unknowingly knows a shifter.
I’m giving this story five stars for keeping me turning those pages from the beginning to end.
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The storyline was good and I enjoyed most of the characters, but I do wish that the primary couple didn’t take quite so long to release their embedded prejudices. The actual solution was a bit anticlimatic.
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Ripley, Joe, Lesley and Alma as well as a few of the others, help to cure joe’s twin brother Brett when he gets bitten by a rabid wolf.
This story has plenty of witchery, magic, shifter fun, fights and adventure, some steam, and plenty of emotion.
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Shiftings (Whiskey Witches Series Boxset Book 2): Since these were three different series, I read each series instead of the first book of all three and then the second books. Since I’ve read all the books since Demon Whiskey, it didn’t hurt the reading order. If you’re new to the Whiskey Witches world, you’ll do yourself a favor by starting with the first book Whiskey Witches. While each book can be read without the previous books, there are ongoing storylines carried through the all the series. Knowing the past just makes for a richer, deeper understanding of the individual books. I contacted Blooding to review her books.
F. J. Wolfram, Big Bad Djinn #1 – This is my second read by this author and I enjoyed BBD. I’ve read the Whiskey Witches series and this spinoff is the next step. After reading Double-Double Demon by Wolfram, I backtracted to this series. BBD is Dexx’s domain, with Paige being elsewhere working leaving him behind to handle things. Well written, fast paced and with plenty of action, which is what D-DD shares. The characters aren’t unknown to us that have read WW and the new ones add depth and conflict to the story. There’s plenty of intrigue, suspense and humor to keep the reader glued to the pages. 4*
F. J. Wolfram, Lizard Wizard #2 – This is probably better than Big Bad Djinn, which was pretty good. Well written, fast paced and funny, LW is a great addition to the series. Dexx has grown in his roles. The intriguing storylines twist like a bronco keeping the reader’s interest until the last page. I’m ready for more of the Red Star gang. 4*
Hattie Hunt, Bear Moon #1 – This is my first read by this author and I enjoyed BM. Well written and intriguing. These characters are interesting and characters from the Whiskey Witches are present, too. The twisting plot holds suspense, gamut of emotions and is fast paced. 4*
Hattie Hunt, Grizzly Attraction #2 – A bear and a porcupine? Sometimes diversity is too much, but it didn’t matter in this interesting story. Well written with the emphasis heavy on family and friends, this was a quickly read story. The characters were good, even the baddies, and made for an interesting and entertaining story. 4*
S. M. Blooding, Desert Shaman #1 – More of the Whiskey Witches and Paige is going nuts with all her responsibilities. Well written and filled with intrigue and suspense, this fast paced story keeps the reader immersed until the end. The old characters are dealing, again, with new, nasty characters. But there’s still humor, along with more paranormal dudes. 4*
S. M. Blooding, Whiskey on the Rocks #2 – Paige has less than four weeks to go before their twins are born and is she at home resting for the big event? Are you new to the series? Heck no, she’s working. Well written, intriguing, fast paced, just the normal writing style of Ms. Blooding, along with a good dose of humor. The characters are great as always and keep the twisting storylines moving and the reader immersed in all the happenings. Another WW story well done. 4*
Shiftings Series End.