Lion, the future king of the lion prides in the U.S., only has thirty days to find his future queen and secure their fate. But Lion has his work cut out for him.Jules has had it with shifters, and male lions in particular. She doesn’t need a man, even if he is a king, to mess up her life any more than her brother already has. Tired of being used and manipulated by others, she’s not just going to … just going to roll over and think of England.
It’s a good thing Lion’s not a slam-bam-thank-you-ma’am, Tennessee man. Our king’s about to show his queen that while life can sometimes be a bit of a rollercoaster ride, the best thing you can do is lock in tight and throw your hands in the air—and live.
Warning: sweet, sexy, novella-length read ahead…
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Lion was not you typical alpha king of lions
Lion/Lie was not your typical soon-to-be king. He was bit clumsy. A little shy. And a bit geeky with his glasses and mind for numbers. It was the time for new kings to reign and Lion and his group of good friends were in line for the leadership of their prospective prides/packs/ pods ect. . .
Jules was strong, independent, determined, and under her brother’s debt. She was more than she appeared to be on the outside. She was so much more than you could see just by watching her for a bit. Jules had a hidden strength that came to her aid in time of need. This king and queen have strength that none in the pack can attempt to match.
Come along and meet this group of friends that make a difference in the new regime of shifter leaders all starting in Nashville. The courtships/claiming are quick and time is of the essence. Come see the series that give you several guys and gals to fall for and more.
King of the beasts
This book is a first time experience for me with this author. I truly enjoyed the ride. So many misconceptions were overcome on the journey to the HEA at the same time that some emotions were finally allowed to see the light. I love the comradely relationship between the future kings and the way they naturally flow to the queens. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series.
I really enjoyed this book. It was a fresh take on Shifters and the way things work. I love that Lion was a little awkward in his human skin, and while he was 100% alpha when he needed to be, there was a much softer side to him as well. I picked this up because a book farther down caught my eye and I wanted to start at the beginning, and I am so glad I did!
I love discovering new PNR authors and this one is outstanding! Even though they were novellas she develops her characters well and has an intriguing storyline. The Shifter Kings have only 30 days to find their queen. Lion is the first to fall quite literally for Jules and she is not having any of it. She is done with male lions after her brother has done her wrong. Lion has his work cut out for him. Can he convince Jules to be his queen before the 30 days expire? I can’t wait for the next installment of this series!
As I love the shifter genre as soon as I saw the title of this novella series, I knew I wanted to learn more. I had already decided to try reading the first novella when I noticed that this author states in her author information that she writes erotica, which I won’t lie did put me off a little. I prefer certain things to be left to the imagination of the reader. In erotica there are sometimes explicit descriptions that go on and on and I really just don’t like them, There is a way at hinting or portraying “things” have happened between characters, as a reader I don’t necessarily want these spelled out in excruciating details. I will be totally honest I don’t usually read erotica but as these books are labelled paranormal romance, and I had actually began reading Lion I decided I would stick with reading it.
All the covers feature males to represent each of the individuals that are the main male shifter characters within the novellas. The genres I have seen listed for this novella series are Paranormal, and Paranormal Romance, which I totally agree with, though would add those these books are not erotica in my opinion they are steamy and have some quite explicit, descriptive language within them.
The main male, shifter character in this novella is Lion, who happens to be a Lion shifter. Though his friends sometimes shorten his name and call him Lie. In his human form Lion tends to be awkward, and quiet, not things you would think of when he is a rather large Lion shifter.
The novella begins with Lion and his friends and fellow shifters in the local bar which is called Southern Comfort. It’s whilst drinking there that the female bartender catches Lion’s attention. Lion at first dismisses his attraction to the bartender with the Rockstar look as a passing thing as surely when you meet your mate, and in his case your Queen it will be a strong, knock you to the ground feeling and he will know straight away, won’t he?
There were times when Lion was, shall we say attempting to talk or maybe chat up Jules, the bartender when I felt like I wanted to get hold of him in his human form and shake him to his senses! But his fellow shifters do help him after they have subjected him to his fair share of teasing.
There are some important changes about to happen as things within the Nashville Shifters happen in thirty-year cycles. It is the time for new Shifter Kings to take charge. The first thing those destined to be the new Kings notice are that the birthmarks they have that look like faded tattoo’s are becoming darker, signifying that the time for the leadership change is coming closer. Those destined to be the new Kings have just thirty days to find their destined mate, the one who will become their Queen.
Lion and Jules (the bartender) don’t get off to the best start and certainly have more than their fair share of obstacles to their possible relationship. Jules is working off her brother, Jeffrey’s large debt, and is regularly intimidated and threatened by him. Jules only puts up with it all for the sake of their disabled mother Jeanne.
In this novella we are also introduced to the other male shifters within the group, most of whom are destined to become Kings. Their names give clues to what type of shifter they are and what their parents are with the exception of Poison’s mother who refuses to reveal what species she is. So, there are five novellas in the Shifter Kings of Nashville series and the male characters names are, Lion, Spider, Shark, Wolf and Poison. We do get a good idea who Spider’s mate will be.
You get a good introduction of how the Nashville Shifters exist, their traditions and rules within this novella too. One part Of the novella I found really interesting and somewhat different to other shifter books I have read was the whole “Queen’s Mercy” option for when a shifter has stepped seriously out of line, his or her parents can ask that the Queen pass sentence but that they can offer an alternative punishment, which has to be better than some of the punishments available.
One of the shifter traditions in this series is that the chosen King is named after some version of their own tribe’s animal. Such as in this book the chosen King is Lion and he is a Lion shifter.
A difference I spotted within this set of shifters is that they do not need to undress/redress when shifting as their clothes change with them. So not so many awkward moments when shifting!
I of course loved the character of Jules & enjoyed the geeky, somewhat clumsiness in actions and verbally from Lion, who is the largest of the shifters. Though Lion soon realises his Queen will be a leader strong enough to lead at his side. I liked all the other male shifter characters and am looking forward to all their individual novellas too. The one that has stuck in my mind is Wolf who doesn’t want to find his Queen and doesn’t want to be a King either, so I am sure his novella will be interesting!
There are also plot lines that I think will run through all the novellas such as the problem with something/someone invading and encroaching of the Sharks swimming territory. It is a serious problem as without a safe stretch of water to be able to swim in the Sharks will be unable to shift. Meaning they need to either get rid of the problem or move elsewhere. I’m hoping the different races of shifter band together and sort out the problem.
My initial thoughts upon finishing the book were that I had immediately fallen for the Nashville Shifters and though I enjoyed reading Lion & Jules story I am interested to discover the other shifters & their soon to become mates stories as well as being intrigued as to exactly what species Poison’s mum is!
The writing style of the novella, made it a medium, enjoyable pace. There is of course some steamy action, but there is also what I refer to as pack politics and traditions along with some friendly camaraderie going on between the shifter males. I found the book an enjoyable read. The steamy scenes are within a good plot and this novella has left me wanting to read more of the series. I would say due to some of the explicit descriptions that this is aimed at an 18+ age group of readers.