From USA Today Bestselling and Award-Winning Author L.B. Gilbert Animal activist Denise Hammond had no idea the wolf cub she just rescued was a shifter–not until the werewolf sent to recover him kidnapped her. Saving a wolf cub from an animal-testing facility changes everything for Denise Hammond, a feisty and dedicated animal activist. Determined to protect the innocent pup, she’s shocked when … the innocent pup, she’s shocked when the cub shifts into a toddler right before her eyes.
Yogi, a wolf shifter, is bound by honor to keep his species’ existence a secret. He kidnaps Denise and takes her to the cub’s family to make her prove her trustworthiness. Knowing a hellion with curves likes hers is the ultimate temptation for the other males in his pack, Yogi stays close to Denise, fighting to keep his desire for her under control. But she just might ignite the animal within him.
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*Please note this title is cross-listed between my two pen names as later books in the series will be published under both. Those with Lucy Leroux as the primary author will contain explicit content and those with L.B. Gilbert first will not.
Kin Selection is a spin-off of the award-winning Elemental’s series, published as LB Gilbert.
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My kind of story. Excitement, suspense, drama and so much more. Especially the interaction between the two main characters. She breaks into a lab and frees a wolf pup. And it is more than meets the eye. I highly recommend it. It was so much fun to read. I voluntarily review a copy of this for booksprout.
“An Awesome shifter Romance”
The storyline is super exciting. The characters have Fantastic personalities. This book kept me glued to the pages.
Denise is a spunky dedicated animal activist. She discovered a organization called Reliance Research. Had been experimenting on monkey’s! So she and a team set out to rescue them. Only she found out they had a wolf cub too! She rescued the cub and took it home with her. Boy is she shocked when the cub turns into a human toddler.
Yogi is a sexy wolf shifter. His Alpha sends him on a mission to find a cub and it’s human mother. Yogi finds the mother dead. He then tracks the cub. When he discovered Denise knows their secret. He kidnapped her to take her to the cubs family.
He feels extremely attracted to her , but he fights it.
You will love this super exciting,funny,thrilling,and steamy hot shifter Romance.
Denise Hammond rescues animals from companies that do unethical animal testing. When she comes upon a wolf cub in a lab that should not be doing animal testing, she takes him with her, only to discover he is something that should not exist – a werewolf cub. The shifter sent to retrieve the cub kidnaps Denise when he realizes she knows little Oliver is a shifter.
This is a novella rather than a full length novel so the pace is fast and I read it in a single sitting. This seems to be part of a series which I have not read but that did not detract from my enjoyment of the story.
Kin Selection is a fun read, and while there was a romantic element to the story, it was very discreet. I will be getting other books in the series because the Shifter society described in this novella is a bit different than how Shifters are described in other series.
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This was a stunning story. It was a gripping tale that kept mw turning the pages as fast as I could. I loved every moment. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book in exchange for a free copy.
Denise, heiress and liberator of laboratory trained animals. Oliver, a wolf cub that is really a human baby. Yogi, member of a Wolfpack is search of Oliver, who is being taken care of by Denise. She believes that she’s being followed and tracked to kidnap the wolf cub. Oliver needs to be returned home, ahh, to his pack. She found him in the lab and saves him. The adventure started from there. Denise with her resilience helps her against Yogi all the way until, she needs his help and he admits his attraction to her. It also helps if the shifter always has to keep removing his clothes in order to change from human to wolf. They finally come to grips in terms about what needs to happen. There are certain rules and regulations for humans when they discover that there is another world out there they are not privied to. According to the rules, the human must be hosted by the pack in order to gain trust in order to be released back into society or to maybe, possibly mate with a single member(s) of the pack. But what if she doesn’t want to be mated? A humorous HEA awaits and the story line leading to another book, hopefully.
The book gives humorous interactions with the characters. They are developed very nicely and the storyline does not waver from its goal, return Oliver home.
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Denise research animal rescuer. She rescues a wolf pup and is shocked when it turns into a toddler.
Yogi sent by his alpha to find a missing mate and her cub. He finds her car with her dead inside crashed in a ditch but no cub.
He tracks the cub and finds him with a human he will have to take her to the alpha.
This is a sweet, funny story of friends, family, enemies and more. Enjoy the story, I know I did. Parts were so funny I read them out loud to my family.
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This was a real gem. Loved the storyline and the characters. Loved the chemistry between Denise and Yogi. Enjoyed her feisty spirit. Loved the bond between Oliver and Denise. Would love to read more about this family.
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Loved the book, I really likrd the storyline and the characters. Denise is a animal activist, who breaks into labs and try and frees the animals. Denise was surprised when she escaped with a wolf pup, that ended up beig a shifter. Yogi the wolf pup shiftered and kidnapped Denise to protect their secret.
Thank you for allowing me to review the book I really enjoyed it.
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Denise is an animal activist she in the process of saving some chimps when she sees a wolf cub. She has no idea of what she has stumbled upon. Yogis is tasked to finding the missing cub and begs more then he bargained for.
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I enjoyed reading this book. The couple involved had a clear romantic resolution, but it’s apparent that this book takes place somewhere between other stories. Certain things mentioned seemed like they have to be related to a previous book I’m not aware of yet. And one chapter near the end provided new intrigue from a unique pov.
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Wonderfully Heartwarming paranormal romance…
Such a wonderful and heartwarming story filled with excitement, compassion and of course romance. What started as a rescue mission turned out to be an exciting adventure into the world of the shifters.
This is the first book in the Shifter’s Claim series and oh man did I love this novella. I love how Denise refused to back down when it came to protecting the wolf cub even in the face of danger. I can not wait to see what happens in the rest of this series.
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When I first started reading this, I didn’t realize that this is a sidestep from Air in the Elementals series. (And it took me longer to realize that than I’m comfortable admitting.) I love that we get this opportunity to go back and check in with the pack and I adore that no part of this story takes itself too seriously. Denise and Yogi have amazing chemistry together; from the angry sparks and snappy banter they start with to the truce/partnership they’re forced to develop in order to protect the pack. I can’t wait to see what’s coming next because there’s some lovely hints of who the next couple might be.
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I really enjoyed this one. Poor Denise what a way to find out about shifters
Oh man, I absolutely LOVED this novella!
Denise is an animal activist who has rescued a wolf cub. Yogi is a wolf shifter who has been directed to find her and the cub. When the tiny animal suddenly shifts, everything Denise thought she knew about animals and life is turned upside down, especially when Yogi chases her down and shifts as well.
This book was so much fun! My cheeks hurt from smiling so hard when Yogi is trying to catch and then bring Denise back to the cub’s pack. She puts up one heck of a fight and blasts him with everything she’s got, including her colorful vocabulary. I never wanted it to end.
Run, don’t walk to check out this novella included in the Myths and Magic Box Set.
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Dual POV
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No triggers
This book is so endearing. Denise is trying to the right thing, when she ends up looking after a were cub, unknowingly. Yogi is trying to find the child and along the way they find love. Definetely a great read with love and laughs.
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Okay this book is dynamite! The characters have such personality! I love the plot and adventure of the story
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Fantastic!
OMG, this was perfect for this rainy day. It is a great story that had me laughing almost all the way through. Denise is independent, caring, protective animal activist. Yogi is a kinda surly fixer. After Denise saves Oliver (baby wolf cub) Yogi kidnaps her. She’s a fighter but she is quick to improvise when necessary. From then on it’s consistent fun. There are so many different parts that were so good, but I can’t give away any spoilers. Suffice it to say I think this is a fun, uplifting and satisfying read.
This is the first book by this Author that I have read a well-written story with a great storyline that kept me turning pages. I want to read the next book in this series. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Great wolf shifter story. Denise and her team infiltrates Reliance a research facility to rescue test monkeys. She finds a wolf cub and takes it home where she has tools to free it from the cage. The wolf cub whines until she allows it in her home and sleeps on her bed. In the morning she finds a little boy crying for his Mama and wonders how he got in and starts looking for the wolf cub. When the boy changes to the wolf club and back she realizes he’s a werewolf and she needs baby food too and goes shopping. Meanwhile Yogi is assigned to find Oliver and his Mom. He finds Oliver’s mom is dead and tracks Oliver to Denise’s home and when she sees him climbing out of her window she takes off in her van thinking he is from Reliance. What happens next is Yogi chasing them and capturing them to take Oliver and Denise back to Oliver’s pack and finding he likes Denise. I loved that Denise is a strong women not afraid to give Yogi her mind through out this story. I also enjoyed the race that determined the “host” for Denise. I found this to be a delightful enjoyable werewolf story. I volunteer to read and review this ARC.