Will Sylvia’s magic touch bring Tallan the happiness she now wants, or is she destined to break the Shifting Hearts Dating Agency’s winning streak? Curvy psychologist—and panther shifter—Tallan Walden gave up on men a long time ago. Fed up with the insults and innuendoes about her size making her an easy target for sex, she’s pretty much sworn off them for good. She’s happy with her life just the … She’s happy with her life just the way it is.
That is, until Sylvia Ludus, co-owner of the Shifting Hearts Dating Agency, sets her up on a blind date. He’s gorgeous, he’s funny, and he’s hot for her generous body. Can he be for real, or is he just a better liar than the others?
Yet even if he’s truly her one true mate—as Sylvia promises—there’s one more enormous obstacle. No way can Tallan bring a bear home to meet her species-purist mother.
Every book in the Shifting Hearts Dating Agency shared world contains crossover characters but each can be read standalone.
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I liked the book right away, it has a nice pace and the characters are instantly likable and their chemistry is just sizzling. I received a complimentary copy of the book via Booksprout and I’m voluntarily leaving a review.
She is a curvy panther shifter who is tired of men as they have all been against or making fun of her size. She goes to a shifter dating agency and they set up her with a bear she really hits it off with. One big problem is her mother doesn’t think shifter’s should mix species. I was given a review copy and voluntarily review it.
Preconceived ideas and expectations stop romance before anything can even begin.
This novel takes the reader through the emotive twists and turns when a panther and bear are not the norm. Great characters for a firm foundation to a wonderful romance.
A rainbow of emotion, shifters, clashes and collaborations – this book easily achieves a solid four stars.
Very good enjoyable & erotic shifter romance. Tallan is a panther shifter, psychologist & very, very curvy. She is intelligent, witty & unfortunately adverse to the opposite sex due to her experience with them as a curvy woman. Used to being subjected to cruel comments or males who merely want to get her into bed & then move on, she doesn’t see having a permanent loving relationship in the cards for herself. Focusing therefore on her career & family, Tallan goes through life ignoring the opposite sex.
But then, at her sister Trina’s wedding, Sylvia, a matchmaker, advises Tallan she has the perfect mate for her. Skeptical, scoffing & suspicious it takes Trina & Sylvia both pressuring Tallan to agree to ‘one’ blind date with Sylvia’s pick.
Imagine Tallan’s surprise & shock to find out WHO he is . . . .
This story was very good & I enjoyed it very much, AFTER Tallan got her head out of her rear end~~~ I did not find her to be a likable character until almost the end of her blind date. She was nasty, rude & very cutting towards him. I understand she had been burned before & picked on, but her date had been nothing but sincere, kind & gentle with her. And her date WAS awesome: big, burly, muscled, handsome, kind, gentle & very protective of his potential life mate. I LOVED him immediately & eventually Tallan realized he was nothing like the other males she’d encountered & once she did, Tallan saw just how special & desirable he was. But there are those who are opposed to him just because he’s not a panther & they are dead set on stopping the budding romance . . . .
There’s steamy sex with a touch of BDSM, off scene violence & some secondary character drama but no cheating by either Tallan or her intended & no OW/OM drama. Just a very nice pleasurable story of a woman who just may have found her perfect & precious life mate.
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Tallan doesn’t believe Luke when he shows interest in her at her sister’s wedding. Due to her curves most men believe she’s desperate and offer her sex and nothing else. She has given up on men. She allows a matchmaker to set her up and discovers that Luke is the blind date. When she lets her guard down and gets to know him and him her they fall for each other. A great romance
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Tallan is a panther shifter who is large for her species and because of some bad dating experiences because of her size she is usually wary of men. At her sister’s wedding she meets Luke, a bear shifter and he is instantly smitten by her. When challenged to one date arranged by a dating agency she agrees and is pleasantly surprised to find it is Luke. There is only one problem to their happiness – Tallan’s parents are insisting on a pure-blooded match.
The story is a nice love story, with little twists in the road, entertaining, but nothing outstanding. Still, fun to read when you just want to relax
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This was quick enjoyable read. I wish the story was longer. The story is romance at its greatest when the heroine finally allows herself open up to live after being hurt so many times. I have it 3 1\2 stars because their was not much adventure. The story line does open up for the adventure in a follow up book.
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The prejudice notions Tallans family believes has cause much strife. Her dislike of men as well have left her jaded. As Luke comes into her life and show her what a real mans all about shows her not all men are the same.
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This is a enjoyable shifters read.
The plot has just the right amount of drama
and romance in it to make it a page turner.
The chemistry is good between the characters.
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A fun read to pass the time, as long as you do not mind a little violence and steamy sex scenes with a little bit of S&M thrown in. This is the first book of the series that I read, and it intrigued me enough to start reading from the beginning.
This review is not incentivized and all opinions expressed are my own. I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book, and I highly recommend it.
This was a pretty fast story. Some unexpected fighting and twists. The main character is Tallan. She is the older sister and jokes at always being the old maid. But her sister wants her to be just as happy as her as she was on her wedding day. So big sis will hold back most of her sarcasm and sass and be setup on one blind date. One date that will change her world.
Continuing this fun series by Gina Kincade, in book 5 of Shifting Hearts Dating Agency, we meet a curvy panther shifter who has had enough of men who aren’t true until she meets a bear shifter who seems like her soul mate. But whatever will Tallan’s purist mother think to her bringing Luke home for tea?? Will Tallan really care about her mum’s response as he is just what she wants and he seems to want her too! A great read that was a real page turner and one I just had to know the ending. This could be read as a standalone but I’ve read it as part of the whole series.I look forward to Gina’s next book. I received a copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. DEfinitely recomended
Intriguing paranormal shifter romance story, filled with action and adventure. Amazing hot characters. It is written well. I liked reading the book and a pleasure to review it.
Love this story! Well written story about love and acceptance. Tallan is a panther and is attracted to Luke, a bear whom she is set up by Sylvia. Tallan learns to trust Luke and decides to follow her heart.
This book was great. It was well written, flowed great, and the characters were loveable. I would recommend this book.
4 1/2 Stars!!
For adults only (18+ years) Contains subject matter that may be offensive to some including: adult language, steamy intimate scenes and violence. If any of these types of situations are offensive to you, then this may not be the book or series for you.
I really enjoyed this book. It has a lot of correlations for me, either way it left me wanting more, which is not a bad thing.
A little bit about the story:
Tallan comes across as a real man-hater, when in reality she has never met any man that has treated her correctly. Now she is too afraid of being hurt and uses a strong defense method to keep them all as far away as possible. Then her baby sister, who she would do anything for, asked her to be her maid of honor. There she meets and is attracted to the groom’s best friend, Luke, a bear shifter. No matter how nice he tries to be, she uses self-depreciating humor, the truth as she sees it, etc. to push him away. Time and time again …
Then her baby sister asks her to allow the matchmaker, Sylvia, that has a perfect record of setting up shifters, to set her up on one blind date. Tallan reluctantly agrees, but lets Sylvia know that she will not be interested and it will break her streak. When the big day arrives for the blind date, Tallan is told to meet her date at a local park. She is to pick a wildflower on her way in so he knows who she is … then Luke shows up …
I am going to stop there with that little bit of a teaser …
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One True Mate by Gina Kincade is a wonderful story to read. I am so glad I read this wonderful story cause I love reading about shifter and this romance is perfect to read. It has wonderful strong characters and a wonderful story line. I highly recommend this story to everyone who love shifter romance stories.
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This is a hot and steamy read that I enjoyed very much. The plot moves well and the characters really make it a great read
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Short novel about a panther and bear shifter falling in love. Okay read with HEA. Would have preferred more development of characters.