My Mate’s Wife (Destined Mates, #5)

My Mate’s Wife by Robbie Cox.
A good read. Kensley was my favourite character. I really felt for her. Looking forward to reading more from this author. 4*.

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he has a mate but has to marry another for the family. his behaviour gets odder and odder. his mate is heartbroken but what will happen. Can all three come to an understanding? What if they cannot? See how it will all go

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An emotional shifter romance.

Kinsey has reached her limit of waiting for Fitz to deal with his marriage to Mandy to please his father. Fitz knows that Kinsey is his mate but he didn’t count on falling for Mandy too. So, Kinsey does the only thing she can and that is moving away from their hometown so she won’t be tortured by seeing them together and knowing she’s alone now. She’s hoping that by moving away, that the mate pull will ease up a bit, but she’s not holding her breath. However, no one counted on what happened next with Mandy… Now all bets are off and they have to decide where to go from there.

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This is the first read by this author and most certainly won’t be the last. This is one of those books that you get caught up in quickly.

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When you cannot have the one you love, love the one you’re with? Fitz was a dutiful son and married Amanda. He didn’t know his dad’s motives were business. Kinsey, Fitz’s mate decided to leave to avoid the agony of watching her mate married to another. She planned on going to Bull Creek where Fitz’s brother went to avoid dear old dad. Mandy, understands and makes her move. Will Kinsey like Bull Creek? How will Fitz fix this? How is Dominic doing? The solution and romance is amazing. The characters are amazing. Good story! I received an ARC from Booksprout for a review.

This is my first book that is a reverse ménage story regarding mating couples. The characters are well developed and engaging and the storyline flowed smoothly from page one to the last one.

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Kinsey Pickford’s stomach was in knots. Her panther wanted its destined mate, but that was not possible since he had rejected her for another. Her mate, Fitzgerald Everest, had agreed to marry Mandy a year ago at the urging of his controlling father who wanted to strengthen his business connections. Mandy apparently loved her husband. Kinsey couldn’t expect Fitz to leave the woman for her, even though he was also experiencing the mating call the same as she was. But Mandy can’t take the pain anymore and, seeing no progress in Fitz’s promise to work it out somehow, she decides to leave Draven Falls and heads for Bull Creek where Fitz’s brother, Dimitri, and Lainie had moved to get away from Daniel Everest. At least there she might be able to start a new life.

Fitz is also suffering without his destined mate. He truly does love his wife and she loves him; but he also is being pulled to Kinsey. Mandy knows something has been bothering him, but he won’t talk to her about it. Mandy herself had never felt the mating call, but her grandmother had told her about it. She recognized that Fitz was suffering, though. She just didn’t know how to fix it. But she was willing to try. She had seen Kinsey the day before and her own panther felt pulled to Kinsey, probably recognizing Kinsey and Fitz’s bond. So she would go talk to Kinsey and see if they could fix what was broken before Fitz’s depression and moodiness drove him crazy.

Kinsey was packing the car when Mandy arrived. Oddly Mandy’s panther purred as she approached Kinsey, and she saw Kinsey’s eyes open wide and momentarily clutch her stomach. When Kinsey said she wasn’t planning to return, Mandy knew she didn’t want her to leave and her stomach churned as Kinsey drove away! Why did things feel so “off” to her? She assumed even her growling panther wanted Fitz to be with his destined mate.

Fitz stared out the window at his office at the paper mill. His father came in and mentioned Kinsey had moved! Fitz couldn’t believe she would go without saying goodbye. How could she leave him? Where did she go? She didn’t answer her cell and the message box was full! Then Mandy’s soft voice spoke from behind him, and she told him she knew where Kinsey was. She also told him she had to go to Kinsey – because Kinsey was HER destined mate!

Fitz and Mandy drive to Bull Creek to talk to their destined mate about what to do with their newly revealed situation. Was it possible they were all meant to be together? Or would Fitz’s father and the Order of Wardens hate group try to kill Kinsey to keep them apart?

This was an interesting look at destined mates and what happens when outside manipulation tries to keep them apart. It was also very clever to see the solution by a fortunate twist of fate. The story line is well-paced and intriguing. The characters and their willingness to sacrifice for those they love will appeal to the reader. Grab your copy and see if things can be sorted out or if evil will rip everything apart.

My Mates Wife by by Robbie Cox is another installment in the Destined Mates series. The characters are interesting and well written. The story is fast paced, easy to follow and gets you right in the middle of things and has plenty of that hot, sexy stuff while addressing today’s issues of prejudice.

Dimitri Everest left his family and Draven Falls to get away from his father’s heavy handed ways and founded Bull Creek, a place welcome to shifters and humans alike who want a new start of their lives.

Now Fitz Everest, Dimitri’s brother, takes his wife to Bull Creek to seek out their destined mate and discuss what to do about the situation. Their visit does not go as they expect.

Even though I’m not into the ménage part, I need to give five stars for a great story that enlightens us with another aspect of prejudice and destined love.

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While part of a series, it is a stand alone for the most part. There are characters and situations that have backstories included. Others stories aren’t, but you get a general overview of why some of the residents reside in Bull Cree. It is okay because their backstories aren’t completely necessary for this story line. The author adds characterization to the important characters.

This has some spice, and from the title and the knowledge that Amanda feels that Kensey is her mate, there is a lot of spice. Shifters may be super sexual beings, but not all humans are, so if explicit sexual actions aren’t your cup of tea, I would come into this book prepared. Robbie is a really good author and can even in a short book take you through the emotions the characters have. Losing one’s love is hard, and many people experience that feeling. When Kenzey decides to leave, it hurt me. Yes I do not have a destined mate. To have the one you love, love another, and then to see it.

Overall I really enjoyed it, and so I was really happy to discover I had the first book in the series in my every growing TBR pile. Magic’s Mate’s review will be added as I already finished that one as well. When I get on a reading kick, I get on a kick 🙂

This is a different take on mating for shifters in that a woman is mated to both a man and a woman. Kinsey is mated to her high school sweetheart Fitz but his father arranges his marriage to Mandy to broker a business deal. Mandy is mated to Kinsey which comes as a surprise to everyone. There is danger in this book when Fitz’s father tries to kill Kinsey while working with the Order of Wardens. It makes for a good read.