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leanner's review
5.0
Alma Venus is an institution for young women who wish to be brides to shifters. Andrea applies with an ulterior motive, after she hooks up with a powerful dragon shifter can she follow through? Or will she fall in love?
This was a well written short tale and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The characters were developed and I loved their journey. I'm not sure I actually liked Andrea, but I think her self esteem was at rock bottom.
I highly recommend this book.
This was a well written short tale and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The characters were developed and I loved their journey. I'm not sure I actually liked Andrea, but I think her self esteem was at rock bottom.
I highly recommend this book.
nikkisbooknook's review
4.0
Andrea is one of the new batch of mail order brides from the former Alma Venus training school.
She is on the hunt for a shifter husband but is she there for love or what a good match with a wealthy shifter can bring her???
Calder Grimmr has a lot to lose, one of the reasons why he kept his screen name so anonymous when speaking with Andrea. Now that she has agreed to marry him, he reveals more about his position and feels comfortable letting Andrea into his clan. With the antidote for shifter venom now available he no longer has to worry about his mate dying as she will now become a hybrid and share his long life.
But as Andrea gets to know Calder, his children and his clan will she drop the nefarious plan to cut and run or will she see that all she ever wanted is just within her grasp?
I have to say I loved the Alma Venus original stories and this was a good book I just felt I couldn't love Andrea. She was such a cold-hearted gold-digger! I know she came from nothing and wanted to be comfortable but when her plan undfolds I just wanted to hurt her! I thought Calder was waaay to forgiving. It won't put me off reading others in this series but I sure hope there are no more Andreas!
She is on the hunt for a shifter husband but is she there for love or what a good match with a wealthy shifter can bring her???
Calder Grimmr has a lot to lose, one of the reasons why he kept his screen name so anonymous when speaking with Andrea. Now that she has agreed to marry him, he reveals more about his position and feels comfortable letting Andrea into his clan. With the antidote for shifter venom now available he no longer has to worry about his mate dying as she will now become a hybrid and share his long life.
But as Andrea gets to know Calder, his children and his clan will she drop the nefarious plan to cut and run or will she see that all she ever wanted is just within her grasp?
I have to say I loved the Alma Venus original stories and this was a good book I just felt I couldn't love Andrea. She was such a cold-hearted gold-digger! I know she came from nothing and wanted to be comfortable but when her plan undfolds I just wanted to hurt her! I thought Calder was waaay to forgiving. It won't put me off reading others in this series but I sure hope there are no more Andreas!
anika's review
2.0
My main issue with this story is the heroine - she's a gold-digger who thinks the world owes her a living because she's had a terrible life up to this point. Plenty of folks have bad lives but they don't become like Andrea. She doesn't really go through a redemption arc, she just does what she does - then is sorry and the hero forgives her just like that. We're told she's changed but I found her so unlikable I really needed to see her change.
Also I don't get why the hero a guy that is as old has he is falling for her facade. Other than defending her to his grown kids after what she did, I didn't really have any issues with the hero. He was mostly too nice for her.
I sorry but I can't don't like romances where bad folks aren't shown to have changed or don't get their comeuppance. It would been nice to see the gold-digger not end up with the richest, most powerful of them all.
I liked the set up, the hero and everything but the heroine. Hence the 2 stars.
Also I don't get why the hero a guy that is as old has he is falling for her facade. Other than defending her to his grown kids after what she did, I didn't really have any issues with the hero. He was mostly too nice for her.
I sorry but I can't don't like romances where bad folks aren't shown to have changed or don't get their comeuppance. It would been nice to see the gold-digger not end up with the richest, most powerful of them all.
I liked the set up, the hero and everything but the heroine. Hence the 2 stars.
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