Eternal Hunter

Who needs the Big Bad Wolf when this scorching hot tiger shifter is offering to come out and play. Sure his play might be a bit rough, but dang is it worth the risk.

I actually read this book back when I was in community college and on a major book binge. Thanks to all the little book discounts, book swaps, full UC library access, and the regular school library we had as well as the old Amazon Lending Library, I was reading romance novels like they were potato chips. I read so many books that I honestly couldn’t keep track of them all. This one I picked up on the Amazon Lending Library and the depth of this couple’s romance, as well as the amazing story and world building made this book’s plot stick with me. I had been trying to figure out the title or author for this one for awhile, and I am so thrilled to have finally found it because rereading it was such a treat. Now this author is on my favorite romance author list.

Our story starts with the sexy but brutal hero Jude Donovan during a normal day, hunting down those who have escaped the law in some way. Let me just say, his normal day would push any normal person into a panic attack that would have them telling their boss to go to heck with that job. Jude is a bounty hunter on a special team that takes care of the normal everyday criminals as well as the paranormal creatures in the world known as Others. Jude captures a nasty human wanted for brutal physical harm against the any woman who come into his life. What Jude doesn’t expect is for this case to drop a sexy ADA in his path. Thing is, Jude is a rare white tiger shifter and has super hyper senses that a bloodhound could only dream of having; yet, he can’t figure out just what this sexy ADA is… not human… not witch… not demon (he’s pretty sure anyway)… maybe shifter, but what kind? This slight altercation in his otherwise spot on sense of smell mystifies him, but not as much as the woman herself.

Jude is all alpha male, but he has a very high sense of justice that I just love. He takes on the cases that most people either won’t or can’t because he wants to see criminals pay for what they have done. It seems the crimes he hates most are the ones done against women or children, especially if they are being hurt or tortured. As we go throughout the story we get a better sense of why that is, and it’s nothing short of heart breaking. I really love how this winds up both playing with and against his mate, Erin Jerome, who just happens to be the ADA. Their shared sense of justice and desire for people to be able to live their lives safer thanks to the work they do is very well done and really did help to draw me into the story more.

Erin Jerome is an Other with a huge secret that I am dying to talk about… but I won’t, sigh, it would spoil some of the fun in this book, but I will say I loved the way this secret plays out in the story. Having some Other secrets isn’t all that’s behind Erin’s past. She is trying to make a new start in a new town that is hopeful away from a crazy Other stalker convinced she is his mate. This stalker’s way of showing his undying affection is to leave blood soaked presents for her to find. One frightening night is all it takes for Erin to high tail it out of that town. The trouble with normal stalkers is they are persistent and Other stalkers will face off with the devil himself to have what they want. Thankfully for Erin, the devil and all his drug addicted minions won’t stand in the way of Jude claiming and protecting his mate.

I normally do not enjoy romance that involves military, law enforcement, or any kind of government issues criminal justice plots in them, but hot kitty on a scratching post, this book is amazing. I love just how alpha male Jude was, and the way in which that was delivered. Normally, the alpha side of males in paranormal romances come through during sex, the way they over protect their woman, or an old fashioned I am a man therefore I am the boss type thought process, but Jude was different. Sure he had those protective qualities, but he fully sees Erin as a capable and strong woman, and through all his desires and attempts to protect her, I never once got a sense that he thought she couldn’t handle herself. What really sets his alpha personality off though is that it comes through in his more primitive animal senses. He throws sayings at her that are 100% animal.

Jude completely flips out whenever Erin’s stalker is anywhere near her, and I loved the way he both worries about her safety, and tries to keep the possessive part of himself as locked down as he can. While he is possessive, Jude completely understands the last thing she needs mentally is a hell of a strong shifter being possessive over her at that moment. While he has every urge to get in bed with her right away, and mark her as his, he constantly worries for Erin in ways like this and that fact just melts my heart. I really love all the little ways he takes care of her emotional needs without her even realizing he is doing it.

Erin is a very brave and strong woman, and I do not just mean physically. She is dealing with so much in her life that seriously sucks, and to top it off this stalker psycho has her thinking the worst of herself, and yet she still stands up to it. Erin is the kind of woman who protects everyone around her to the best of her abilities. However, when Jude starts to creep into her hear that protective personality takes on an emotional undertone that is superbly well done. I just adore how much love and commitment pours off the page in the moments when Erin gets protective of Jude. It is simply swoon worthy.

Jude knows that Erin’s stalker isn’t the only thing messing with her mind, her past might not have been hell, but it wasn’t any confidence boosting picnic either. The way he looks at her and reacts to her, how he constantly sees her as so much more than she thinks she is stole my heart. I honestly think this is one of my favorite book boyfriends.

I will say that while Erin is going through some nightmare hell right now, Jude is no stranger to the fiery walk. Jude’s past is one that is heartbreaking. What he had to go through as a child has left him scarred. He’s worried that his past will only add to the natural fear Others have for his shifter breed, so he keeps it close to his heart. It’s beautiful when he opens up that vulnerability to Erin. I think we really see that secret side of him and it deepens that connection between him and Erin in a profound way.

I just adore the way their relationship starts out. Sure they resist the paranormal pull but it grows into this epic romance that just pulled me in.

Overall:

Eternal Hunter is a fantastic paranormal romance that really captivated me. I love the paranormal fated mates story mixed in with the deep romance that the couple finds and develops. This is a must read for any romance lover.

Would I Recommend It:

Without hesitation yes, go buy it now.

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