What’s hotter than a sexy man holding an adorable kitten?A sexy, protective panther shifter cop holding five adorable kittens! Curvy cat-rescue volunteer Tessa Davelos can’t fix her wounded soul, so she’s out to save the world instead, one kitten at a time. But when her tragic past comes back to haunt her in the form of an unstoppable dragon assassin, a drop-dead gorgeous cop cruises through the … gorgeous cop cruises through the door of the cat shelter and into her broken heart …
Ben Keegan knows his panther can’t fight a dragon and survive. But he doesn’t care, not with Tessa in harm’s way. She’s his mate, whether she’ll believe it or not, and any dragon that wants to hurt her is going to have to go through Ben first.
A fast-paced and funny paranormal romance featuring a hot, protective hero, a heroine learning to open her heart to love, and enough cute kittens to make your heart melt!
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I adored Tessa and Ben.
I loved how they met. Ben was forced to protect his little sisters best friend. Not knowing she was his mate.
I loved that Ben would go to the end of the earth for Tessa. He was willing to defend her against something that was bigger and badder than him and he didn’t care.
I also loved that Ben understood Tessa and her love of her cats. He just embraced them like they were his own.
Tessa, who had been orphaned by her parents when they died in a car accident when she was a small child, is now working at a cat rescue. Her best friend, Melody, is a dragon, unbeknownst to Tessa. Melody’s brother is Ben Keegan, the lieutenant and friend to Derek first seen in Bearista. *Whew* Now that’s out of the way… Tessa has been marked for death by dragon assassins, and she has no clue there are such thing as shifters, let along dragon shifters. Ben, a panther-dragon hybrid shifter (but panther-dominant), discovers his fated mate in Tessa and vows to protect her from the assassin that has been sent by a rival dragon clan of his father’s.
Compared to Bearista (Bodyguard Shifters Book 1 which was a 3.5 star to me), Pet Rescue Panther was definitely better and more entertaining. It was almost 200 pages long (my preferred length is 200 pages or more) which only proves my theory that you need a decent amount of pages to squeeze in a decent storyline. Compared to Bearista, Pet Rescue Panther definitely had more satisfying action/adventure with better world-building.
Tessa, who had been orphaned by her parents when they died in a car accident when she was a small child, is now working at a cat rescue. Her best friend, Melody, is a dragon, unbeknownst to Tessa. Melody’s brother is Ben Keegan, the lieutenant and friend to Derek first seen in Bearista. *Whew* Now that’s out of the way… Tessa has been marked for death by dragon assassins, and she has no clue there are such thing as shifters, let along dragon shifters. Ben, a panther-dragon hybrid shifter (but panther-dominant), discovers his fated mate in Tessa and vows to protect her from the assassin that has been sent by a rival dragon clan of his father’s. So you can see a certain level of sophistication in this story. This, I appreciated, as it enhanced the world-building of this series far better than Book 1. (I probably should had given Book 1 a 3 star rather than a 4 star as I round up a 3.5 star…)
Anyway, I was very sympathetic to both Ben and Tessa as well as five feral kitties who were all ga-ga over Ben. (Must be his panther musk, wouldn’t you say?) They were believable with decent character development. Not too much angst going on. Not too much head-talking. Just a nice balance.
I will say that Ms. Chant needs to do a little better research about the physics of moving a motorcycle via vehicular nudging does NOT work. More than likely, Tess would have run over the motorcycle rather than pushed it across the lawn into the creek. Not buying it. She needs to try that maneuver herself to realize the futility of that activity. If she wanted to, she should have just ran over that motorcycle several times. That would have done the damage wanted as well as enraged a dragon who was possessive of his ride. Just not buying what she wrote. No believability.
However, I am more inclined to chance my reading time on Book 3 now. I definitely enjoyed Book 2 better than Book 1, and now I see there are six books in this series. Well, let’s see what happens next.
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Ben was only supposed be there as a bodyguard.
How was he supposed to know that his mate was the “job” ?
Now he has much more to lose.
With an assassin dragon after his mate, Tessa, Ben will have to be more vigilante than ever
Tessa was just a volunteer trying to “save” the world.
When danger comes, will Ben be able to protect Tessa ?
I loved the storytelling + the characters
** spoiler alert ** Ben Keegan has always known because he wasn’t born a dragon, he was a disappointment to his father.Tessa grew up as an orphan from a young age and knows she an only rely on herself. A dragon clan wants her dead. Will Tessa discover why and some about her past? Will Ben finally earn the respect he is searching for from his father?
Another Zoe Chant hit! I loved how while Ben was supposed to be this tough cat shifter, he still was very sensitive and his heartbreak over his dad’s treatment was real. I didn’t blame Tessa for her reactions to what was going on and was rather proud that she was determined to find a way out of it. Good read!
My Thoughts – 5 out of 5 Unicorns – I loved it!!!
***I choose what I read and review based on what intrigues me!! Yes, I received a review copy of this book, but no one tells me what to think, feel, or write about any book! I bought this book because I collect all of Zoe’s books when I can!
The cover is amazing! Those eyes are very intense!
This is the 2nd book in the series, and it is not necessary to read in order though who can pass up any book by Zoe!! This is for adults only due to the steamy content.
Tessa is a cat girl after my own heart! I love her animal magnetism. She is pretty fierce. Ben is amazing and love how he helps Tessa with the kittens. He is fierce in protecting her even when she was leery to believe she needed it. As always Zoe has brought us an action packed story filled with danger and mystery mixed with purring delights!
I highly recommend to any shifter lovers who love Zoe’s HEAs that have plenty of action and romance! Always the perfect mixture of everything to me!! Can’t wait to read her next book!
Title: Pet Rescue Panther
Series: Bodyguard Shifters Book #2
Release Date: #AlreadyReleased
Author: Zoe Chant
Reviewer: Ingrid Stephanie Jordan
Serial: Standalone, No Cliffhanger
#PRN #PantherShifter #DragonShifter
#5Stars
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Ms. Zoe has written again another extraordinary Shifterrific series. This book grabs you immediately. Must Read !
Tessa Davelos is human and owns a Cat Rescue, she didn’t know anything about shifters let alone dragons and panther shifter. Her so called friend’s brother though she was stupid and laughing at her. That was until she was shown. Better yet she has a mark on her head, but why?
Benedict Keegan aka: Ben is a Panther Shifter plus a Detective in the Police Department. His dad who happens to be Dragon Shifter (to tell anyone of dragon’s existence is punishable crime), he tells him of something is happening which needs his attention. Ben has always been a big disappointment to his dad, and he never let him forget it so Ben was shocked he was asking him to get involved. Finding out his sister’s friend was involved and possibly his sister he went to find out what he can do. Little did he know he’d find his Mate.
A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book and my comments here are my honest opinion.