Declan Lionhart has been running interference between the Founding Families and the citizens of Noctem Falls since the day he arrived in the city. His hopes of being a simple unit warrior crumbles in the face of their troubles and it looks like he will always be bound by his family’s political legacy. But with current tensions skyrocketing to unimaginable levels, Declan’s laid back persona and … easy smile are needed now more than ever.
Kari Delaney has finally achieved everything she’s ever wanted. The business she created from scratch is booming and she has her dream custom built condo in the heart of the small town where she was raised. But all that changes the day she gets her evacuation notice.
Despite being a vampire, Kari hates Noctem Falls and the politics that permeates every aspect of life within the city. Under protest she and her younger brother leave for the City of the Night.
Declan is smitten with his little general and the strength she exudes. But when it’s just the two of them he begins to break down her carefully constructed walls and shows her that even though he’s easy going, he is still an Alpha, and his lion is demanding her heart.
When the entire city erupts into chaos with matings being dissolved and Founding Families making alliances, Declan realizes it will take every trick he learned at his father’s knee to maneuver through the murky political waters swirling around them. Both he and his mate race against time to keep the people of the city safe, despite homesick children, disastrous dinners, Meryn’s wacky revenge plans and an unexpected pairing.
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A very quick introduction to a mate. I like that Magnus is finally going to have some help with his organization. Meryn getting into trouble again. It’s nice that she’s got brothers now. Meryn’s reaction to Netflix dropping Doctor Who is why I’m glad my family bought me the discs for all of New Who. The vamps seem to be changing things for the better. A fair sounds really nice. It does seem to be giving off a Resident Evil vibe, but also a Vashta Nerada vibe as well. I know they made a joke of it in the last book but it discribes it to a T. All of the guys’ reactions when they find out they’re having kids are amazing. Homicidal hobbit, very funny. Seems like Meryn’s getting more than she bargained for with her powers.
I love a lion shifter
I truly enjoy how this series is filled with family, both blood and chosen. The support shown by all of the characters is another of my favorite parts. Through in some Meryn moments, the baby boom and the ever building story line and I am all in. I can’t wait to read read the next book.
Omg once again another amazing book in this series
Kari Delaney didn’t want to follow her adopted brothers orders of leaving with her little brother Avery and head to the protection of Noctem Falls, but he felt the threat was real and they needed protection from the ferals. Kari doesn’t expect to meet her mate or that he is been injured enough he is on the brink of dying.
Declan Lionhart is thrilled to find his mate, he has to wait to claim her until he is feeling better but whle they wait for their big event he bides his time spending time getting to know Kari. Kari is a natural organizer and has earned a position with Prince Magnus, she is also finding that Noctem Falls is not as she remembers, yes there is still prejudice but Magnus is doing his best to eliminate it. The threats are revealing themselves in Noctem Falls and with Kari’s astute observation and the help of Meryn’s troops all should be safe as long as they can figure it out who is behind the hidden threats.
Another delightful story by Alanea Alder. I liked the characters in this one, Kari enjoys the amusement of watching others. Had a few laugh out loud moments that had me cracking up. Everyone is great, anxious to see what is next for the Bewitched and Bewildered crew.
Loved it
I love this series and My Champion didn’t disappoint. Loved Declan and Kari. The times they are a changing in Noctrem Falls. The Fates seem to be working hard to being the mates most needed to bring about change.
Kari is a vampire abandon by her parents when she came of age. A powerful witch took her under his wing., and made her his sister She is now a powerful business women, who trains elite personal assists. In turn she has taken a genius young shifter under her wing, adopted him as a brother When their big brother says they needs to head to Noctem Falls for safety, she reluctantly agrees.
Kari and her younger brother just arrive on level 6 when she fins her mate. Declan is seriously injured, but not so bad that he doesn’t recognise his mate. While Declan is healing, Kari and Avery become PA and secretary to Prince Magnus. They are drawn into Meryn’s inner circle.
Danger is everywhere. Keri is targeted. With a baby on the way, her big brother, Law,bbrings a few of his elite security teams in to help. Not to be out done her new big brother, Declan’s older brother Elder. Rex sends for a few cousins to help provide protection.
The elitist vampire founding families take a few hits. A female vampire who was in an arranged mating found her true mate in a wolf shifter, and they have a baby on the way. The vampire who was her mate has to pay a hefty fine for interfering with true mates and attacking Declan.
With Kari’s help Magnus is finding ways to be a better and approachable leader. The prick to his hand by the elitist DB at the dinner party has me worried for his safety.
Loved Law’s team. Hope they get a story. No surprise that Meryn has been running OPs for his elite team. Loved to see Meryn adapting more to having family. Like Colten and Kendrick she has Declan. Men who treat her as a sister and seem to know what she needs, before she does.
Can’t wait for the next book!
I love all the books in Alania Alder’s series “Bewitched and Bewildered”.
My Champion was a decent read. I liked the on going plot but, I didn’t really get into this book like I have past books. I’m not really sure what was off for me but I just didn’t connect as well to this couple. I liked them okay but they just didn’t stand out like the other couples did. Here is hoping the next one really does it for me
Title: My Champion
Series: Bewitched and Bewildered #7
Release Date: #AlreadyReleased
Author: Alanea Alder
Reviewer: Ingrid Stephanie Jordan
Serial: Standalone, No Cliffhanger
#Wolf#BearShifter #Vampire #Fae #Witch
#5Stars
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I Just Love
Ms. Alanea’s Dedication
~Omnia Vincit Amor- Love Conquers All~
#5Stars no way make this book 100 Stars & 1000 for the SERIES, this Author is absolutely phenomenal. There is not enough word to describe the GENIUS she is. What an imagination!!
Fan-Freaking-Tastic there is everything in this mind blowing book – Adventure, Survival, Fear, Betrayal, Suspense, Action Packed, Loyalty, Hate, Love, so much Drama. It has you on the edge of your seat from the first page, to the last. Yeah Lionhart
Several mothers have nightmares of there sons, with the mates looking or calling them. It then ends in death. So Aiden and Colton’s mothers went to Elder Rowan Airgead to cast a spell that will bring the unit warriors their mates.
Kari Delaney is a Vampire who had a ruff beginning but because of Law (she now considers her brother)she owns her own business. Sharing her condo with her brother Avery Therian who is a Fox Shifter.
Law said the murder are to close so they packed and went to Noctem Falls. Just when she got there she smelt amazing blood…her mate.
Declan Lionhart is a Lion Shifter plus second in command in his Unit Eta. Everyone Vampire, Shifters love Declan. So when he was gutted and was losing blood which Micah keeping his wound open so the doctor can make sure that his intestines are not twisted and nothing was punctured.
Then Declan mate appeared.
SIMBA STOLE MY HEART!!!
Title: My Champion
Series: Bewitched & Bewildered
Author: Alanea Alder
Designation: Book Seven of Series, Full-Length, **Can Be Read As Standalone, No Cliffhanger #paranormalromance #fantasy #shifters #vampires #fae #witches #sprites #adultcontent
My Rating: Five Delightfully Entertaining Stars*****
**Each book of the Bewitched and Bewildered series features a different couple finding love along with their very own happy ending and can technically be read as a standalone. However, there are recurring characters and an underlying interconnected conflict that play a major part in all the books, therefore to avoid spoilers, I highly recommend reading the books sequentially.
OMG! I loved, loved, loved My Champion. Alder’s books are like crack for us paranormal romance junkies! I can see it now: Room in a church basement, a circle of chairs, surrounded by a group of grim faces, and I stand and say, “Hello, my name is Judy and I’m an Alanea Alder paranormal romance addict!” lol… All joking aside, Alder’s books really are addictive. They’re like potato chips; you can’t stop with just one! This is the seventh book of the series and each story gets better and better! I can hardly wait to dive into the eighth! lol… I love unique paranormal romance, addicted to danger, action, adventure & suspense, completely smitten with sexy, alpha heroes, adore sassy, courageous heroines, and there’s nothing I enjoy more than a few mind-bending plot twists along with a generous infusion of laugh-out-loud humor, but when I can get it all in one exceptionally well-crafted and beautifully written book, I’m in absolute heaven! And that’s exactly what Alanea Alder delivered – AGAIN – in My Champion, the seventh full-length paranormal romance in her riveting and highly imaginative Bewitched & Bewildered Series. Did I like this book? No, I LOVED it! Was it perfect? No, but it was perfect for me. There were a few little boo-boos missed in the editing process, but nothing that distracted me from the story. Would I recommend it? You bet, and I am but only for adult readers since it does contain explicit language, some violence, and steamy, dreamy sex. Will I read this author again? Absolutely which is probably the best recommendation I can give! As a matter of fact, after completing the first book of this series, I raced back to Amazon and purchased the remaining nine books and signed up for her newsletter, which speaks volumes as to how much I enjoyed this author’s work! And finally, was I entertained? Completely! I was glued to my chair, white-knuckling my ereader, my heart fluttering wildly in my chest as the pages flew as quickly as the pages!
The series takes a bit of a turn in Book 6 when Unit Commander Aiden McKenzie and his firecracker mate Meryn leave Lycaonia to visit vampire pillar city Noctem Falls, Naturally, they are accompanied by Meryn’s squire Sei Ryuu and, of course, Felix the sprite along with former Noctem Falls resident Elizabeth Monroe and her mate Gavriel Ambrosios. Aiden, Meryn, Ryuu, Felix, Beth and Gavriel are all recurring characters readers have gotten to know in the previous books of the series and always add so much to each story. We’re introduced to an entire new cast of intriguing characters but the primary couple in this story is unit warrior lion-shifter Declan Lionhart, aka call sign Simba (yes, that’s a nod to one of Meryn’s and my favorite movies, The Lion King), and vampire Kari Delaney, personal assistant trainer, corporate organizer extraordinaire, and very successful business owner. I fell in love with the handsome, happy-go-lucky Declan, though he’s also a bit of a mystery. But once again, wait until you find out his family connections! Shhh… No spoilers from me. And the lovely Kari is the epitome of grace, efficiency, keen intelligence, and heartwarming devotion to those she loves, like her adopted brother, sweet fox shifter Avery Therian. Kari and Declan were perfect for each other! Kari was just the woman to tame Noctem Falls’ very own Don Juan and she didn’t even have to use a whip! Sigh… So dreamy! And naturally, Meryn, her minions Jaxson and Noah, along with her two newly adopted twin ‘baby Keelans’ provide loads of laughter and shenanigans galore! And once again, this story ripped my heart out of my chest! I snickered, snorted, sniffled, snuffled, chuckled, and outright ugly cried through the entire story! But just a little warning, folks, don’t start this book unless you have plenty of time; you will not want to stop until you reach the last page. I should know; I’ve spent the last week binge-reading the entire series! lol… Alanea Alder, you’re killing me! If you enjoy perilous danger, intense drama, agonizing angst, pulse-pounding action, nail-biting suspense, side-splitting humor, heartwarming romance, and a few mind-blowing plot twists that you’ll never see coming, then this book is screaming your name. Extraordinary world building, exceptional character introduction/development, along with highly intelligent, skilled plot progression make this series a fabulous, can’t-put-down read! Thanks for the recommendation Fran Zoch!
LOVE!!