Flint is one alpha shifter determined to remain a bachelor… until a beautiful doctor with a surprising secret walks into Cougar Creek.Madness is sweeping through Cougar Creek, and Flint wants no part of it. The fever has two of his brothers in love already, and Flint is damned if he’s giving up the bachelor life to tie himself to one female, but when a perimeter sweep has him running into an … into an exotic and enthralling beauty who rouses his instincts as a cougar shifter and a male, the hunt is on.
All Yasmin is interested in is making sure her friend, Ivy, is safe, but the alluring black-haired man with a wicked smile she meets on the path to the creek has her thinking about other things. When an incident at Cougar Creek leads to her revealing a secret, and Flint’s persistence pushes her to a rash decision, her entire world is in danger of being turned upside down.
With the gathering in full swing, and males determined to prove their worth to Yasmin, Flint discovers he’s not immune to the madness sweeping through the creek, because he’ll do whatever it takes to claim victory and win Yasmin’s heart… no matter how dangerous it is.
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Book 1: Claimed by her Cougar
Book 2: Captured by her Cougar
Book 3: Courted by her Cougar
Book 4: Craved by her Cougar
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Courted by her Cougar is book three in the Cougar Creek Mates series by Felicity Heaton. Can read as a stand alone, but also can be read after Claimed by her Cougar.
Heaton takes us into the lovely Canadian woods with a bunch of cougar shifters who will soon be getting together for the pride gathering.
Yasmin has come looking for her friend, Ivy who is featured in Claimed by her Cougar. She want’s to make sure her friend is safe. The author treats us to a surprise as to what Yasmin is. We all think she’s human, but we soon learn differently.
Flint is a hot head and a love’s and leave’s kind of guy. He’s watched his two older brothers fall in love and bond with their life mates, but that’s not for him until he meets Yasmin.
Yasmin and Flint are instantly attracted to each other but they both fight it. Yasmin because Flint is only after a one night stand and him because he’s scared of his feelings. Their romance’s has a little conflict in that a courting challenge has been issued. Yasmin accepted even though she didn’t know what it entailed and so the challenges and courting being.
Courted by her Cougar is a quick read. I enjoyed the book and am looking forward to the others in the series.
Rated: 3 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.
Courted by the Cougar (Cougar Creek Mates) book 3 by Felicity Heaton.
Description…..
Flint is one alpha shifter determined to remain a bachelor… until a beautiful doctor with a surprising secret walks into Cougar Creek.
Madness is sweeping through Cougar Creek, and Flint wants no part of it. The fever has two of his brothers in love already, and Flint is damned if he’s giving up the bachelor life to tie himself to one female, but when a perimeter sweep has him running into an exotic and enthralling beauty who rouses his instincts as a cougar shifter and a male, the hunt is on.
All Yasmin is interested in is making sure her friend, Ivy, is safe, but the alluring black-haired man with a wicked smile she meets on the path to the creek has her thinking about other things. When an incident at Cougar Creek leads to her revealing a secret, and Flint’s persistence pushes her to a rash decision, her entire world is in danger of being turned upside down.
With the gathering in full swing, and males determined to prove their worth to Yasmin, Flint discovers he’s not immune to the madness sweeping through the creek, because he’ll do whatever it takes to claim victory and win Yasmin’s heart… no matter how dangerous it is.
Books in this series…..
Book 1: Claimed by her Cougar
Book 2: Captured by her Cougar
Book 3: Courted by her Cougar
Book 4: Craved by her Cougar
My Review……
Flint is laughing at his brothers, two of them are totally under the thumbs of their mates, sure they look happy and content, but why tie yourself to one female. Flint intends to stay single forever.
Yasmin is concerned for her friend Ivy, she has heard from her, but Yasmin wants to make sure, so she’s off to the forest to check up on her friend.
Flint stumbles upon Yasmin and is intrigued, she isn’t a cougar, so she’s fair game, maybe he can flirt and and have a little fun whilst she’s visiting Ivy. But she’s not interested, she’s all about her friend, checking that Rath hasn’t kidnapped her, and isn’t keeping her against her will. She hasn’t got time for a muscle bound caveman. He is cute, but she knows he’s only up for a fling, and that’s not Yasmin’s thing.
The more time Flint spends around Yasmin, the more he admires and wants her, he’s worried he’s falling for the same ailment both his brothers have fallen too. But surely that won’t happen to him? She’s just refusing him, all cats like the chase, that’s all it is…..
There is more to Yasmin than meets the eye. Flint needs to work it out, she frustrates him at every turn, and now other cougars are noticing Yasmin, his cat wants to mark and mate her, make her HIS, but there is something holding her back, Flint just needs to work out what it is.
This is the third book in the four book series. Not really necessary to read in order, but as each cougar male falls for his female, we’ve seen the storylines progress, so in my opinion, you should read them, it does make sure when you read them.
Courted by Her Cougar is the third book in the Cougar Mates series. The book can work as a standalone. This installment features Flint, the youngest of the cougar brothers.
Flint does not intend to allow the madness he thinks claimed his brothers to affect him. Has no interest in a long-term relationship and much prefer one-night stands. Unfortunately, for Flint fate had different plans for him as he discovered when he bumped into an exotic woman by the creek.
Yasmin is a doctor, and she came to the Creek looking for her best friend Ivy. While on her search, she came face to face with Flint. Their encounter was rather interesting, and it paved the way for the rest of the story.
Flint was taken with Yasmin and he developed feelings he never expected especially when it is geared towards a human. The madness that claimed his brothers has now hot him in its sights.
Yasmin has a protective streak, which was clear in the way she treated her friend. She has a hard outer shell that few have been able to penetrate as Flint is slowly discovering. In addition, she harbours a secret, which she is not keen to reveal anytime soon.
The cougar culture of courting proved brutal, a fact Yasmin discovered when she accepted the courtship challenge from three members of the pride. Her actions resulted from her need to get back at Flint for trying to control her.
Once again, Heaton delivered a story filled with heat and action. Although this was not my favorite of the series, I still had a good time. As usual, her descriptive fight scenes kept me on the edge of my seat. The fears and worries of the characters leapt from the pages.
Conclusion/Recommendation
Courted by Her Cougar was a quick and easy read and one I recommend to fans of the genre.
Courted by her Cougar is the third book in Felicity Heaton’s Cougar Creek Mates series and this time it’s Flint’s book. A ‘love’ fever has hit Cougar Creek, and Flint doesn’t want anything to do with it. He will avoid it at all costs since he enjoys the bachelor life and doesn’t want to be tied to one woman. Unfortunately, life throws curves all the times and during a perimeter check, Flint finds himself face to face with an exotic woman who is unforgettable.
Yasmin is a doctor/friend on a mission to find her friend Ivy. She is determined to make sure Ivy is okay and doesn’t need rescuing. She didn’t expect to come face to face with a handsome cougar shifter. Both characters are about to go through unusual situations that they are not ready for, but they have to be prepared because it’s ALL Yasmin’s fault anyway. Yup, I blamed the female character of the drama that is about to happen at the creek. She made some additional drama when she got there and unfortunately, Flint is confused and now feverish with love and does something out of the norm because of Yasmin. Oh, men (in this case male cougar shifter) and their crazy ways, when love is involved.
Felicity Heaton makes every story a page-turner, even when it’s a short novella and this book was no different with the rash decisions both characters created in the story. Both characters were crazy. I enjoyed getting to know Flint in the story and how he tried to avoid the fever, but couldn’t because it hit him unexpectedly. It was one of those instant-love situations between the two, which doesn’t help. Although, it was time for Flint to settle down and Yasmin was the one to make him change his ways.
At first, I didn’t end up connecting well with Yasmin in the story as I wanted. Yasmin came to the creek looking for her friend Ivy and all of a sudden she was causing an uproar with the male cougar shifters. She wasn’t a damsel in distress though. She could handle herself. She also knew how to take care of others, when they got hurt due to her being a doctor. She has a secret though in the story that threw me off. There’s that twist in the tale that Felicity always likes to throw in there. This is why I can always turn to her books to get myself out of a long reading funk because of the page-turning qualities.
Overall, I give this book 4 stars and recommend it to PNR readers out there that enjoy shifter books. This is the third book in the series, and I highly recommend reading these books in order. Otherwise, you will miss out on Rath and Storm’s stories. Storm is still my favorite of all the brothers. It may change after reading Cobalt’s book though, which I’m onto next.
New Type of Character!
We have a new ‘species’! And it’s awesome. Yasmin is too cool. I can’t say much else or risk giving everything away. Flint is an interesting character with as many hangups as his brothers, but of course he took his in a different direction. And boy did he fight fate. It was a fun ride. I was happy to see that the two got their happy ending.
As the tag line says, Courted by her Cougar is Book 3 in the highly addictive Cougar Creek Mates paranormal romance series by author Felicity Heaton.
I have to confess, this is the one I’ve been waiting for. Make no bones about it, Flint is my favourite *holds hands up* There, I’ve said it. *blows out breath* Oh, that’s feels better, lol.
“Why?” You may ask. Well, I don’t know about you, but the ones where the hero is determined not to succumb to those pesky things called feelings are always the most enjoyable to ‘watch’ falling on their derrières *snorts*
Flint’s story is all that and more. This instalment was full of surprises for me. It was gritty, real, and very raw. My heart was most definitely in my mouth on occasion. I felt as if I was right there *points finger* as events unfolded. Although being there for certain situations *coughs* was a tad embarrassing *whistles*
With ‘The Gathering’ in full swing, we bear witness to several of the Cougars antiquated and archaic traditions. It’s not easy trying to read with your eyes covered because you’re getting a tad squeamish. Whaaa? I have a delicate constitution, don’t you know? *smirks*
I’m scared to say too much about Yasmin, but suffice it to say, she doesn’t suffer fools gladly. She can definitely hold her own, but also has a sweet vulnerability, as her back story is revealed. Scared to let anyone close, her emotional defences are high and it’ll take a strong heart to scale these walls. I know just the man, don’t you?
CoBHC was everything I want in a great PNR read. I am one satisfied reader at the moment.
Last up is Colbalt. I think I’m going to need to don my big girl panties for this one, and have the emergency box of tissues and chocolates handy. I just have a feeling…
This is the third book in this Cougar Creek Mates series and this time we get Flint’s story and wow what a story we get.
Flint has watched his two older brothers fall in love and bond with their true mates, during the gathering, but that’s not for him, not until he meets Yasmin.
There is an instant attraction between Yasmin and Flint, but they are both fighting it. Yasmin knows Flint’s type and doesn’t want to be a one night stand. And Flint is scared and doesn’t understand these knew feelings. But also he feels that Yasmin is hiding something from everyone!!
Their romance has a little conflict in that a courting challenge has been issued. Yasmin accepted even though she didn’t know what it entailed and so the challenges and courting being.
Will he risk everything for her!!
And will everyone accept Yasmin when they find out what she is hiding!!
This is brother Flint’s story and wow an explosive story we get.
Flint never wanted more than one night with any woman. This gathering had two of his brothers finding mates and falling in love he wanted no parts of it.
Alas, the fates see things their way when a friend of Ivy’ shows up and she is much more than he bargained for and now he risks it all for her?
Grab a copy and find out. I love this series so far but this is my favorite one.
COURTED BY HER COUGAR is the third 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 Flint, and physician/healer Yasmin Dubois’s story line. COURTED BY HER COUGAR can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines 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 perspectives (Yasmin and Flint) COURTED BY HER COUGAR picks up immediately following the events of book two-Captured by Her Cougar- wherein Yasmin comes to Cougar Creek in search of her friend Ivy (Claimed by Her Cougar) whom she believes may be in danger. While the ‘gathering’ at Cougar Creek continues to gain momentum as the unmated males battle for the unclaimed females, Yasmin’s presence and eventually her pride pushes cougar shifter Flint to fight for the woman he claims as his own. What ensues is the acrimonious relationship between Yasmin and Flint, as Yasmin’s secrets are about to be exposed.
Yasmin Dubois is a healer but something about Yasmin doesn’t sit well with our story line hero. Yasmin is not whom or what she appears to be, and in this the unmated males of Cougar Creek enter into a battle to determine who can claim Yasmin as their own. As the guardians of Cougar Creek, Flint and his brothers are ineligible to enter into the courting ritual but Flint sees red when too many males vie for Yasmin’s affections.
There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Rath and Ivy, Flint’s brother Colbalt, female cougar shifter Ember, as well as a number of males hoping to win Yasmin’s heart. Cobalt and Ember’s story is next in Craved by Her Cougar.
The world building continues to focus on the ‘gathering’-a time of mating heat between unmated females and males; a time when the beast overrides any sense of human emotion.
As per Felicity Heaton’s style of writing COURTED BY HER COUGAR is more of a written narrative wherein the story is told through thoughts and emotions. The premise is engaging; the characters are colorful and energetic; the romance is passionate and seductive. COURTED BY HER COUGAR is a spirited and dramatic tale of fated mates.
This next installment of the Cougar Creek Mates Shifter Romance Series finds brother Flint and Dr. Yasmin caught up in the mating frenzy that leads to harrowing challenges and dangerous circumstances as they realize that they have been made for each other. A startling revelation from Yasmin casts her in an entirely different light and makes her all the more perfect for Flint. Author Heaton build the tension and the heat at a slow and steady pace that makes the consummation all the more satisfying for both the characters and the reader. The story’s end will leave the reader with a happy smile and a strong desire for book 4. Well written and highly recommended.
The next brother is about to fall and his special lady friend is a little more than human. Which kinda puts Yasmin in a weird position because it was a big secret she’d been keeping from Ivy and suddenly it’s all out in the open. Plus, there’s that whole crazy attraction thing to Flint.
You know, these immortals lead complicated lives. They have to hide their animal side from the humans, keep a lookout for obsessed killers trying to hunt them for the thrill of taking down their kind, and their animal instincts kick in at the most inopportune moments at times.
Like, you know, when Yasmin impulsively accepts an off the cuff declaration from a cougar who isn’t Flint. And then when Flint throws caution to the wind and makes an outrageous declaration of his own.
Good times, man. Good times.
I’m thoroughly enjoying these cougars and their situation. The brothers are in an odd position since they’re not supposed to take part in the gathering other than too police it and yet instinct won’t be denied.
Three brothers down. One to go. Let’s do this!
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
This book has it all!
Action, tension, steam, a HUGE secret, and a happy ending. This book was SO cool to read! What I loved the most was the originality of the story and characters.
The HUGE secret (which I shall not spoil!) was revealed within the first half of the book, and it was a total “WHOA!” moment. Being a jaded book blogger, I actually got a little giddy at how exciting it was to read something so different, and I loved how that uniqueness was a recurring theme throughout.
Let me tell you; if you’ve never read one of Felicity’s action scenes, you must!!! Not the “wink-wink” action scenes, although those are off-the-charts, too. I mean the knock-down, drag-out, edge-of-your-seat “I feel like I’m THERE” fight scenes. Be warned, though, descriptive fight scenes also include descriptive injuries, and Yasmin is a doctor, so I got a very thorough crash course in medical training.
And Flint was HOT. I love all of the heroes in these books, how protective they get over their women. And yes, I feel it’s hot and fine and I prefer that the hero protect the heroine when needed.
I am THRILLED to read Cobalt’s book! The brooding, loving-her-from-afar scenario was set up so beautifully in this book, I am ECSTATIC!
(I was given a copy of this book in consideration of my honest thoughts)
Cougar shifter Flint has watched two of his brothers fall victim to the mating season. They have found their mates. He on the other hand would rather play the field. Unfortunately although he is surrounded by willing female cougars, because his family are in charge of the meeting they are all forbidden to him. He will just have to suffer the frustration until he goes home.
Yasmin has come hunting for her best friend. Although Ivy sent an email saying she had found a man and fell in love. Yasmin wants to make sure everything is alright. She is a medic and is hiding a pretty big secret of her own.
When the truth is revealed it brings out the competitive nature in the pride. Now the trouble will really start.
This is the third book in the series, but you could read each one on it’s own. There are some blood thirsty fights and some hot sexy scenes. Our hero is normally a lighthearted kind of guy, but can be annoyingly dominant for our strong, self sufficient heroine.
Very good fun, I have loved all the books in this series and am looking forward to the next one.