Gabriella might be his enemy… but she’s also alpha-shifter Storm’s true mate.In the wake of an Archangel attack on Cougar Creek, Storm is seething with a need for revenge against the hunter organisation and the key to it might be the petite blonde mortal he’s locked in his cabin, one he’s determined to make sing for him. Only the beauty has a fiery temperament to match his own, and the more … the more time he spends with her, the more she stokes a fire inside him. One that fills him with a startling and undeniable need to make her sing in another way—in his arms.
Gabriella isn’t going to take her captivity lying down. She’s going to give the pig-headed brute holding her against her will hell until he finally believes she’s innocent. He might be a cougar shifter, but she isn’t afraid of him. Or at least she isn’t afraid of what he is. The way he affects her, the flames that lick through her whenever they’re close, terrifies her though, because the longer she’s around the towering sexy-as-sin shifter, the hotter that fire blazes, and it’s only a matter of time before it burns away all her restraint.
With the mating heat and the attack bringing cougars back to the creek, Gabriella is a complication Storm doesn’t need, but she’s one that he wants… because she might just be his one true mate.
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Book 1: Claimed by her Cougar
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Book 3: Courted by her Cougar
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Captured by her Cougar is book two in the Cougar Creek Mates series by Felicity Heaton. It starts off where the first book left off.
Heaton takes us into the lovely Canadian woods with a bunch of cougar shifters who will soon be getting together for the pride gathering.
Storm has a lot of anger. He’s got demons in his past that affect his decisions and mess with him. We see the struggle he goes through with his hatred towards the Archangel organization, anyone associated with them, and his dislike of human women.
Gabriella is the half-sister to the man who came to kill Storm’s family. She knows nothing about the Archangel organization, but Storm doesn’t believe her.
Storm and Gabi’s relationship is best described as verbal sparing. Gabi doesn’t back down from facing off with Storm and gives him a run for his money right from the start. They argue and that turns on Storm’s cougar and sets the sparks flying. Theirs some action to keep you interested, lots of sexual tension with some well written sex scenes, and the ending is oh so sweet.
Captured by her Cougar is a quick read. I enjoyed the book and am looking forward to the others in the series.
Rated: 3.5 Stars
*Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy provided by Felicity Heaton with the sole purpose of an honest review. All thoughts, comments and ratings are my own.
Captured by her Cougar sees us return to the Canadian wilderness where we meet the second of the four cougar shifter brothers featured in the Cougar Creek Mates series.
This is Storm and Gabriella’s book. We were introduced to both characters towards the end of the first book Claimed by her Cougar when Gabi’s half-brother, Alexander, came looking to cause trouble for the Cougars but things didn’t quite go as he’d planned……..
Storm is convinced that Gabi is as bad as Alexander and as deeply involved in Archangel, regardless of how much she protests that this isn’t the case. The longer he keeps her locked up in his cabin, the more he begins to feel for her and the less he can deny what he knows deep down about what she truly is to him!
Although she’s being kept captive Gabriella isn’t afraid of Storm, or what she now knows he is, and stands up for herself as much as she can, but that doesn’t stop her from plotting to get free and escape. The thing is, her attraction to Storm is undeniable and the more time she is around him the more she realises that she can sense him and she too begins to comprehend that there is more to their spark and attraction, even though she doesn’t fully appreciate the implications.
This pair were smokin’ hot and the tension, physical attraction and passion between the pair was palpable. As ever, Ms Heaton didn’t hold back on the chemistry, heat or action.
I love the fact that be it fighting or sexing it up, Felicity’s descriptions build such a picture that you can literally ‘see’ what she is writing about. I can’t wait for the next instalment to find out how things go for Flint and Yasmin!!!
A definite 5* recommended read for me!
Storm is Rath’s brother. He doesn’t live with his brother, but comes once a year to help maintain the cabins and keep the peace between the fighting Cougars. He isn’t keen on the rough living, but it’s his duty to help his brother.
Gabriella isn’t happy, she’s locked in a cabin, after seeing men turn into cougars and her brother try to kill them, then watching the cougar kill her brother. And they believe she is in league with her brother. (He was in some Organization that hunted shifters) So they want answers, so locking her up until she is ready to talk seems like the best plan of action.
Storm doesn’t believe Gabriella didn’t know her brother was a hunter. She must have known. She’s friends with Rath’s mate, so did Lillian tell Gabriella something that triggered the hunters suspicions? And as he is also drawn to this female he is doubly suspicious. He doesn’t want or need a female. He’s happy as he is, but as the other cougars begin to descend and begin to fight, it triggers Storm’s need to protect and mate with this maddening female.
Gabriella and Storm come to a tentative agreement, she’s not allowed to leave the forest, but Gabriella will do as she wants, and she wants to get to know Storm. She didn’t know her brother was a hunter, and was horrified when he told her all he planned to do.
So as the challenge goes for mating rites build up, Storm has to contend with the cougars and his growing feelings for Gabriella. What’s a cougar to do?
It’s back to Cougar Creek in Captured by Her Cougar. This time it’s Storm in the spotlight in the series, and he’s the complete opposite of Rath. If you read Claimed by Her Cougar, you’ll find that Rath is one of the country cougar shifters of the family, while Storm is the city cougar shifter who doesn’t want anything to do with Cougar Creek. He’s only at the Creek to assist his brothers during the mating season to make sure to break up any fights that happen between the male cougar shifters over the female cougar shifters. Although, now he has another mission and that is to keep the prisoner Gabriella contained in his cabin until she tells them that she isn’t with Archangel.
Unfortunately, Storm is getting nowhere with her. She’s persistent she’s not with Archangel, but he doesn’t believe her. He’ll do anything to get her to ‘sing,’ but unfortunately, his fiery attitude is not helping. It doesn’t help either when Gabriella has the same fiery attitude.
I love these two together, especially with all the bickering and tension between the two. They both are the perfect match for each other, even with all the drama going on between the two. Gabriella knows how to handle the problematic cougar shifter. Storm though has no idea how to handle her, especially when he realizes that he’s falling for her. There’s also the issue of everything happening in the mating season and how the other cougar shifters feel about Gabriella being there. So much is happening that you do not want to miss out on reading this novella.
I don’t want to give too much away from the storyline because this a quick novella to read. It didn’t take me long to finish reading it. This has become my favorite so far in the series until I read Finn and Cobalt’s stories. Although, I did get a taste of these two in this book. I may end up enjoying their books more, but right now Storm wins it for my favorites. Some readers may not like his attitude at the beginning towards how he treated Gabriella, but in the end, he will win you over. Gabriella also changes her ways at the end too. Like I said before, these two are perfect for each other.
I give the second book in the series 5 stars and highly recommend this book and the series to PNR readers. I recommend reading the first book first though, so you can read Rath’s story and also find out what happened to have Gabriella become a prisoner to Storm.
Gotta love the Tension!
Captured has a very different atmosphere than Claimed in that the female protagonist is a suspect from the get. It takes Storm most of the book to believe in Gabriella’s innocence. The two of them make a good pair and I like that they both have to learn to forgive and forget. Sweet read, though sometimes I did want to punch Storm.
We hit the ground running in Book 2 of the Cougar Creek Mates Shifter Romance Series as the action picks up right where Book 1 left off. This is gonna be gooood… *rubs hands* Side note: *holds hands up* Okay, that came off more pervy than I intended. Apologies *smirks*
Now, where was I? Oh yes…
Storm is a man on a mission. He is not prepared to sit idly by and watch the group known as Archangel wreak havoc on his loved ones and kinsmen again. Once in a lifetime is more than enough for one Cougar to bear. Both Storm and his brothers still carry the scars, mentally and physically, of the attack which irrevocably changed their lives.
Convinced Gabi’s innocent act is all a ruse, he’s determined to make this Little Bird sing. Only the song she sings may not be the song he envisaged. Soul music, anyone? Let’s Get It On… Corny, moi? *snorts*
To say the last few days have been traumatic for Gabi would be a slight understatement. Feeling like she’s woken up in an alternative universe, her mind has been left reeling as she processes all she has been witness to.
She knew her brother was a bad man, but she never imagined the depths of his depravity. How can she convince Storm of her innocence?
One thing’s for sure, she ain’t going down without a fight. And the fact their little tête-à-têtes raises her blood pressure in more ways than one is just a simple case of Stockholm Syndrome, right? *winks*
I honestly didn’t think it was possible, but Storm is even more growly than his brother, Rath. Plus, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – STAMINA! Say whaaa? I know, it’s awesome *claps hands*
On paper these two look like oil and water, but as we delve deeper they may have more in common than they each realise.
You can’t escape your destiny (said in my best Darth Vader voice)!
Now, after all that, you’re probably sitting there wondering why I’ve rated it 4 stars and not 5. Aren’t you? Weeelll, you all know me… I had a couple of niggles where some things weren’t answered for me, and as you know, I hate not knowing something *frowns* But as usual, I was swept away in the story which is a testament to the author’s writing.
As ‘The Gathering’ increases momentum, with more Cougars arriving daily, I can’t wait to read the next instalment. Flint’s up next, and my curiosity has been piqued. Say no more, says you!
Another amazing book by Felicity Heaton! She never fails to write a action pack love story. I recommend any of her books because all of her books or great
CAPTURED BY HER COUGAR is the second instalment in Felicity Heaton’s contemporary, adult COUGAR CREEK MATES paranormal, romance series focusing on the cougar shifters of Cougar Creek, Canada. This is cougar shifter Storm, and human female Gabriella’s story line. CAPTURED BY HER COUGAR can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. The Cougar Creek Mates series is a spin-off from the author’s Eternal Mates series. It is not necessary to have read the previous series but there is an on-going premise throughout with the inclusion of the group known as Archangel.
Told from dual third person perspective (Storm and Gabriella) CAPTURED BY HER COUGAR picks up immediately after the events of book one –Claimed by Her Cougar-wherein Gabriella is being held prisoner following the attack against the shifters by her half-brother Alexander. Alexander, as a member of the hunter organization known as Archangel, had flown into Cougar Creek in an effort to eradicate all who were not human. Collateral damage in her brother’s attempts to destroy that which threatened the norm, Gabriella is held for questioning by a shifter who despises all humans and what they represent. Enter Storm, cougar shifter, and the man who would claim Gabriella as his mate.
Like his brother Rath, Storm remembers the destruction and deaths caused by the hunter group known as Archangel. Having lost their parents and loved ones, the brothers struggle with their attraction to the human females that call to their hearts. The relationship between Storm and Gabi begins as Storm keeps Gabi a virtual prisoner in the cabin he temporarily calls home. Storm’s attraction to Gabi does not go unnoticed by our heroine, attraction that defies explanation for the shifter Storm. The limited $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
We are reintroduced to Storm’s brother Rath and his human mate Ivy (Claimed by Her Cougar), as well as their brothers Cobalt and Flint, and female cougar Taya.
The world building continues to focus on but barely acknowledges the ‘pride gathering’, a time of mating heat between unmated females and males, a gathering that forces Storm to remove his mate from other potential claims. Archangel, as well, is but a blip on the radar but is referenced in connection to Gabriella’s presence and what it represents.
As per Felicity Heaton’s style of writing CAPTURED BY HER COUGAR presents as more of a written narrative where the story is told through thoughts and the emotional struggle of fated attraction. The premise is entertaining; the romance is provocative and emotional; the characters are spirited, spicy and intense. CAPTURED BY HER COUGAR is an energetic story line of fated mates.
We met Storm in book one of this series. He is the brother who hates the wilderness where they are all having to be right now. He is a city boy.
Storm still has Gabriella under lock and key and until pretty bird sings she isn’t being let out of his cabin. Gabi doesn’t understand she has done nothing wrong, she knew nothing of her half-brother’s hairbrained idea to kill or hunt shifters and until now she actually had never seen one.
Storm gets more than he bargains for however when Fate decides what he will and will not do when it comes to his captive. Thing is can he protect her? Or will he let her die?
We get suspense, action and good old-fashioned hotness…
Grab your copy and find out
I LOVE these fated mates books!
I’m a total sucker for the whole paranormal-romance-true-mate-soul-mate concept, and so far, this series has it in spades. And I LOVE it.
Another thing I love, and this seems to be a trend with Felicity’s series lately, is that while each book could be read as a standalone, as in they each involve a different couple, there’s an underlying story that plays out over the series, so you’ll really want to read it from Book One to Book Done.
Gabi was definitely feisty, and for all of her sass, Storm was just as stubborn. I was interested to see how these two would meet in the middle somehow.
And, as you can imagine, when these two collided, they released smoking hot sparks!
As you may know, Felicity is exceptional at writing action/fight scenes, and the way this one came about and how it played out kept me on the edge of my seat.
No doubt, I’m addicted to this series and can’t wait to read the next one!
(I received a copy of this book in consideration of my honest thoughts)
Cougar shifter Storm has captured the sister of the man who came to hunt his family down and kill them all. Now he needs to question her to find out just how involved she was in the plan.
Gabriella watched the battle that her brother brought to these men who can change into Cougars. If she had not seen it with her own eyes she would never have believed it. With her brother and his men dead, she is terrified she will be next to die.
The only hope she has is her friendship with Ivy, the photographer who unwittingly brought them here.
An all action story full of sexual tension and marvelous characters. The big fight will certainly get the adrenaline pumping.
This is the second book in a series that is best read in order. I have loved both of the books and can’t wait to read the rest of the series.