When a shifter and a human are bound by fate, neither man knows if their connection will be enough to save not only their growing love, but their lives.Shahin Halcón has been taught that if and when he meets his soul mate, he’ll know immediately. Always the rebel, he doesn’t believe it until the day he crosses paths with Cai, a full-human.Plagued by unsuccessful relationships and heartache, Cai … full-human.
Plagued by unsuccessful relationships and heartache, Cai Banes’s life is quiet and unexciting. When he meets young and wild Shahin, his life is turned upside down, and he’s not sure he likes it.
But neither can deny the powerful pull that draws them together.
Old secrets and ancient myths about cross-species relationships plague their romance and threaten to put their happiness and life at risk. Will their love for each other be strong enough to survive?
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Shahin Halcon makes no excuses for whom he is. He also knows what his future holds. Cai Banes seems to be an introvert. In certain situations he seems nervous. We have two people where one knows what he wants and one who’s a little apprehensive – which you might expect as two people get to know each other. Early into this story, our author sticks in a factoid. I checked and it’s true – you learn something new every day.
I liked that Cai had a great support system – made me wish I had a sister. One thing that I found very realistic is that everyone seems to have an opinion. I wanted to help Cai out and tell those people to MYOB. Something else that I found very realistic was that Shahin wants to expand Cai’s experiences. As couples get to know each other they may do something they’ve never done before. One character that you will have no trouble picturing is Shahin’s mother. I was not impressed with how she treated both her son and Cai. But it’s a sad truth as to how a lot of families treat members who want something different. It shows the pain that can happen to the couple – which as an outsider is really sad.
This is a story that shows the fine line between what is real and what is fantasy. Part of what’s real is prejudice of someone who believes a couple should be a certain way – like should be with like. What made me happy is that our couple is willing to fight for what they want and not let all the negativity stop them. Having other family members having their backs also helped. I’m both glad that I had a chance to read this story while discovering a new author. I look forward to checking out more of her work. If you don’t mind reading a story about two men that learn to be comfortable with each other and show how much they love each other than why not give this book a try.
A hawk. The cover of this book fascinates me, the story only made it better. These two men, how they came to care for each other, it was beautiful. Could have smacked Shahin’s mother but…okay, she didn’t want to see her son hurt by a human. I liked Cai and Lyra’s brother/sister relationship and how Lyra looked out for Cai. There’s chemistry and hot, sexy times but it’s a sweet romance paced well and worth reading.
The story, a bit of suspense, it was well done and I’ll certainly read more by this author.
INFINITE BLUE
By Author Natalina Bell
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Rating: 4 Starts
Reviewed by Mandy for Janise Jivin Book Blog
I am lover of all Paranormal Romance and I must say that his was my very first M/M PNR and I greatly enjoyed the Story that Natalina Bell has written. In Infinite Blue Shania halacon is part man part Hawk and has lived his live on the rebel side of things always going against the grain in the family, but soon realizes that he has met his one true love his soul mate for life but it may take some convincing to have his human Soul mate come to terms with his slightly different view of things. But there are so many ups and downs that can’t it are true of what his feelings are?
For Cai Banes to slug thru life not really knowing what true love is only to be heartbroken from time to time, he has met the man of his dreams, but then again is it true what they say that love at first sight is actually true? Cia is so uncertain of his feelings and the pull he feels for his lover Shaina that he is so afraid to let him in but knows there is more than meets the eye to this strange and confounding man before him.
Cai and Sha have had a rough go at it from the Matriarch of the flock that she will do everything to stop the mating of these to soul mates, but can true love conquer all in this Infinite Blue Story, and can they prove her wrong without losing one another to an untold fate?
Nataline Bell has written a truly amazing story and I for one am glad I took a chance on this story, because love conquers all and can overcome all that is thrown in to the face of those who choose to not let you be who you truly are supposed to be.
This male / male paranormal romance is quite a surprising, passionate and sweet read. The strong, compelling characters draw readers into their story and hold them hostage as they try to save their not only their growing love but their lives as well. The relationship is full of suspenseful events that keep reader guessing and the romance is sweet as Shahin and Cai try to strengthen their connection which is being threatened by old secrets and ancient myths. There is lots of sizzling chemistry and steamy passion that heats up the pages of this thrilling story while the intrigue builds anticipation ensuring that readers have to know what will happen next and whether Cai and Shahin will win out over the obstacles that face them. But with betrayals and a couple of surprising twists that the reader doesn’t see coming, the characters are kept in a kind of romantic holding pattern which adds to the emotional turmoil and the intensity of the situation. The characters are opposites in personality but complement each other so readers can really get a feel for them and become completely caught up in this steady paced plot, I was certainly captivated by Cai and Shahin’s story although, I wasn’t completely certain about the way the characters handled the betrayal as I feel that it was a bit anti-climactic, but at the same time it was fitting. The hawk shifters in this story also had a few unique elements they were quite intriguing and changed things up a bit.
As a big fan of shifter romance novels I was excited to read about a hawk shifter. You rarely ever see those so it was a good treat. Add in the MM aspect and I was sold. The pace of the story wasn’t too fast and it also kept me reading until I finished. I will admit that it was fairly predictable to me. I’m not saying that there wasn’t a hint of mystery because there was, but the author left a lot of clues that made it hard to stay a mystery, and maybe she didn’t want to have that as a huge aspect. Either way, o really like Cai and Shahin’s story. This was the first book by this author that I’ve read but I liked it so I would be willing to read more. 4 stars #2OCCJD
It was so easy to get swept up into the paranormal world Natalia Reis created. With two beautifully written main characters, a well-developed plot, and just the right balance of romance, angst, and heat, this MM PNR is most definitely a 1-click read.
Shahin Halcon is following a man he believes to be his soul mate. He knows he needs to meet him but for now he watches him from above and hopes to have a chance soon.
Cai Banes is single, and his sister has one more person to set him up on a blind date with. Reluctantly Cai agrees to head to dinner with the man but when he stops off to grab a coffee he is immediately attracted to a man inside the coffee shop.
When Shahin and Cai meet their attraction is instant, but Cai has been burned before and wants to take things slow. But Shahin has secrets and a family that wants him to have kids and what will happen when Cai learns the truth?
I enjoyed the book but I found at times I needed a little bit more depth but that being said others will love the book.
I liked Shahin and I wanted to know more about him sooner than what was revealed. You received glimpses but were never sure until things got to a certain point. I loved the Falcon aspect as that was very original from other books I have read and I really did appreciate that.
Cai was interesting as I found although he wanted to go slow part of him was very eager for more and I was worried for sure about him hurting Shahin and not the other way around. I really liked Cai’s sister Lyra and thought she was a blast!
Cai and Shahin definitely had chemistry and some of that can be due to the pull of soul mates although I presume Cai had no clue about any of that initially.
So I did not care of Shahin’s mom as she did not respect him and what he wanted for himself. I guessed the twist ahead of time but it was still disappointing when my guess was right. Although I was not expecting the other twist that was revealed after Shahin talks with another family member.
The end was good and I liked what Cai was planning. – By Rebecca