In true enemies to lovers’ style, when the fox touches the jaguar with his spirit, the big cat touches the fox’s soul with his heart.Trent, powerful jaguar shifter, and one of the biggest business names in Chicago, has a lot on his plate. He’s taken on the role as leader of the urban shifters and finds himself at odds with the surrounding rural community. His latest plan to buy land from the … land from the country shifters, with the promise of a better future for them, has them up in arms.
When they grow desperate enough, the rural leaders call on Ash, a fox shifter with ‘skills’. His job is to take the high and mighty and bring them crashing down from their own hubris and corruption. Born and raised in Chicago, Ash returns to his home city, with his crafty gaze set on destroying Trent’s career.
When the two meet, personalities and intentions will bounce and crash off of one another. Sparks will fly, and secrets will come pouring out of the shadows. Ash and Trent will deal with not only with their growing attraction to one another, but getting caught in the middle of a deadly scheme.
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Trent is a powerful Jaguar shifter, a talented businessman and the leader of the urban community. He’s at war with the rural community who refuse to let him buy their land. In order to ruin his plan, they hired Ash, a fox shifter, with a special talent to fight against Trent.
When Trent and Ash meet, it was explosive between them, they didn’t realize how explosive it can be.
Mauled by Espen Arcadia is the first book of the Urban Jungle series and my first book from the author.
Trent is a powerful man and shifter; he leads his life and his business with a firm hand. He has ideas and makes everything come to realization without taking into consideration what others think or feel. He doesn’t understand why the rural community is against his project about their land and fights hard against Ash, both his attraction then his ideas. I liked Trent, he knows what he wants but doesn’t realize that sometimes, even if he has the best intentions, he can hurt people. That’s when Ash comes in his life.
Ash is a fox, he’s smart and ingenious. He knows how to deal with people like Trent, he’s dealt with them his whole life. Ash has a solid plan to defeat Trent’s plan, but he didn’t expect to be attracted to this man and to understand his motives. Ash needs to make Trent understand how wrong he is, but first, they must stay alive.
I loved them both…they’re a good match. They’re funny, hot and very smart. They’re also complementary to each other, and when they decide to trust each other, they’re indestructible.
Espen Arcadia created a good world, well built, and consistent. Her writing is good and dynamic. Her MCs aren’t superficial and fit perfectly in the plot.
I had a good time with them, it was a good start in this series that I will enjoy following and read.
3.5 stars for them.
Mauled (Urban Jungle Book 1) by Espen Arcadia is an MM, Paranormal Romance. An enjoyable, sexy, well written short with a humorous and engaging storyline and lovable character. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I really enjoyed this story. Jaguar shifter Trent is out to bring the forest dwellers into the modern age…even if its kicking and screaming. Fox shifter Ash is hired to stop him through digging up dirt and blackmail. Each is right in their own way, but only one can win. Right? I loved the way these two discovered they had more in common than they knew, including a background. There is a betrayal, treachery, and definitely some anger-management issues along with angry sex before Trent and Ash realize they have both been played and must work together to prevent everyone from losing.
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A great book to read. Hard to put down. You get drawn in and want to stay until the end. Ash a fox shifter was sent in to disrupt the balance. Trent is a jaguar shifter trying to bring peace and make better places for everyone. When Ash and Trent meet sparks fly. Can they find a way to make everyone happy?
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This is a great enemies to lovers read. Lots of feels, some tears, and steam. Trent and Ash’s verbal foreplay was enthralling! When Trent told Ash about Jesse my heart broke, and I shed some tears. I loved that both men learned that assumptions and preconceived ideas were just that and not facts. What a fight scene and dramatic rescue ! Wow! I loved Marcus’s snark and dry whitt. I loved these guys as a duo, and their chemistry was palpable.
Trent is a jaguar shifter and own one of the biggest business in Chicago. He wants to buy land from some country shifters with a promise to make things better for them. They don’t want what he has offered. They send Ash a fox shift with skills to stop Trent. I really enjoyed this book.
Stop, and just listen! Ash, fox shifter called home to Chicago by the rural leaders to fix the perceived greed of Trent, jaguar shifter. Trent, leader of urban shifters attempts to buy land from the rural shifters with the intent of improving lives for all. Miscommunication or are all motives not what they seem? When Ash and Trent meet, above being on perceived opposing sides, they feel an intense attraction for each other. From diverse business perspectives and strong personal feelings, these two are constantly at odds 360 of their lives. Secrets are exposed that create a dilemma for all. Will they be able to make the goals and needs of both sides transparent? Will they see similarities in the needs of their people? Will they put down their baggage to find common ground? This is an intense story where you won’t know how they end up until they open up. Good read, well done! Nice characters. I received an ARC from Booksprout for a review.
One of the best books I read in a while. Quite looking for the next one in this series 😀 I highly recommend it to everyone looking for a good action-packed novel.
This was my first book by this author, and I must say that I absolutely loved it. This book had an amazing storyline/plot, the characters were amazingly well developed and likeable, and the book flowed exceptionally well. The character’s chemistry was off the charts, and he just wrote a world that I was able to get lost in. So this won’t be my last book by him.
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I really enjoyed reading this splendid shifter romance with a slightly dark undertone. The interaction between the two main characters (a wily fox shifter “Ash”) & (a jaguar shifter & business man “Trent”) is at times quite intense & filled with longings & some emotional turmoil. The plot is well-written & intriguing.
There is: twists & turns, drama, suspense, intrigue, humor, deceit, betrayal distrust, confrontations, manipulations, irritations, memories, verbal conflict, investigations, discovery, devious plans, disbelief, rage, loss of control, planned strategies, threats, some violence, passion, contentment, steamy scenes & a delightful conclusion.
Espen Arcadia’s Mauled is the first book in the Urban Jungle series. It is suspenseful, fun, sweet and heated. Trent and Ash are good characters that made me read their story in one sitting, who cares about dinner if I can read about sexy shifters.
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