Review: Lion’s Heat by Lora Leigh
Title: Lion’s Heat
Author: Lora Leigh
Release: April 6, 2010
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Goodreads Entry: here
Genre: Erotica/Paranormal Romance
Rating: 3.5 Stars
Bad boy Jonas Wyatt knows it is fate that Rachel becomes his mate. He can sense it. He can also sense her reluctance. But she has little power over the mating heat of the Breeds. It is Jonas’s destiny to claim her. And nothing will stop him from having his way.
Lion’s Heat is probably one of the most anticipated Breed books from Lora Leigh. Jonas Wyatt has been meddling in the lives of Breeds everywhere for years and everyone wants to see him meet his match one way or another. This latest installment in the series definitely delivers on the “heat” but left me wanting a bit at the end.
Jonas is a Breed, a man ingrained with Lion DNA, created and bred within scientific labs to be the perfect killer. Lora Leigh’s Breed series chronicles the fight for freedom and safety by this race of Breeds, both men and women. Jonas is every bit the prickly, growly, manipulative, alpha male we expected him to be. He is all business and the Breeds safety and survival are most important. What I didn’t expect where the reasons behind his actions. I didn’t expect him to be the manipulator because he cared whether his fellow Breeds were happy. He cares whether they can get past the torture they all endured and find a life they can smile about.
Fans of the series will be happy to know that Jonas is brought to his knees by his mate Rachel. She is every bit as stubborn and stoic as he is. She knows how to say no to him and does it with a smile on her face. I really enjoyed her character, she made me grin and giggle with evil delight.
“I know a volcano hungry for a sacrifice” he muttered behind her. “You’d make the perfect candidate.”
“Hungry volcanoes only accept virgin maidens,” she informed him tartly. “That leaves me out of the running.”
She almost grinned at the disgruntled growl that sounded behind her.
The tension between Jonas and Rachel was off the scales hot. Neither of them are willing to give in to the “mating heat” and I was surprised by just how far Jonas would go to resist his instincts. Every interaction between the two of them was a rolling boil of sarcasm and sexual tension – it kept the story moving and me turning the pages.
Before he could stop himself, and God knew he wished he could have stopped himself, he gripped her shoulders, spun her around and pressed her against the door. Her soft cry was lost as his lips parted and his teeth gripped the side of her neck in sensual warning. The animal knew what was going on with the man. It knew he was fighting a battle he was going to lose, and he couldn’t stop himself.
“Jonas!” Shock and arousal fueled the needy, breathless sound of her voice.
Gripping her hips Jonas held her still as his knees dipped, his hips pressing against her rear as a harsh growl tore from his throat.
Considering the sexual tension outside of the bedroom, I was surprisingly disappointed in the actual “mating” (yes, i mean the actual sexing). The heat that Leigh put into their interactions and the few scenes of physical foreplay before the mating seemed to fizzle a bit when it came down to doing the dirty deed. No doubt Jonas was all alpha power and loss of control, but there was no real build up within the actual scene and for once it seemed to be secondary to the rest of the story. Not to mention the phrase “living mercury” to describe Jonas’ eyes was overused to the point that I rolled my own eyes.
I would talk about the plot of the book and the politics of the Breed world, but really…. is anyone reading this series because of the subplot? And if you are, can you send me a flow chart explaining the timeline of these books because I still get confused and I have read all 21 stories. The action involving the groups opposing the Breeds were just there, background noise to the growth of Jonas and the realization that he doesn’t have to be alone.
Lion’s Heat is a surprisingly quick read for over 300 pages, and a great addition to the Breed series. Next up in the series is Styx, a Scottish wolf breed we first met in Dawn’s Awakening. A scottish alpha wolf? I am tingly already.
FTC Disclaimer: Book was passed on to me for review by a fellow bloger
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Nice review KV. I’ll probably never make it to this point in the series. I have to fight my inner Lora Leigh confusion. LOL.
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FV- there are a LOT of books in the series…. tho some of em are shorts. But they get repetitive so I wouldn’t necessarily try to read them all unless you are anal about series in that way.
::Shines light on KC:: interrogation time. Go!
1. Where would you rate this one compared to others in the series, better than Elizabeth’s Wolf, Coyote’s Mate?
2. Is Joans written well? Cabel did like a 180 in his story, muy dissapointed?
3 Did the whole I’m going to resist my mate aspect get tiresome? I eye-rolled, a lot in previous books.
4. What’s your favorite breed book?
Okay I’m done with all my questions.
Eek. *sweating profusely*
1. hmmm I really enjoyed Jonas as a character, so for me that makes up in the lack of sizzle in the actual sexing area…. so its definitely in the top 5 of the series. I don’t know that it can beat Elizabeth’s Wolf or Tempting the Beast for me, but I liked it better than Coyote’s Mate.
2. I thought he was written well, I never felt he was out of character, if anything I felt that he held himself pretty true to previous books even in light of the mating heat. The actual writing (construction of words lol) itself was not the smoothest… she seemed a bit off her game. Not so bad I couldn’t read it, but I noticed an overused phrase here and there or awkward sentence structure.
3. Nope, not tiresome, but I think its because he was doing it for different reasons than they usually do. And it wasnt just about resisting his mate because he definitely was not hands off *eyebrow waggle*
4. Tempting the Beast I think. But Elizabeth’s wolf and Kiss of Heat are pretty high on the list too.
Great review! I haven’t read this series and I kinda hate to jump in at book 21, eek! It does sound pretty good though.
I hate when an author builds up the big bad “leader” type guy in several books then when you get his story he almost never delivers on the hype. It’s like the author psyches themselves out with all the buildup, lol. I’m glad he seemed to stay true to character, though. Point to Ms. Leigh for that.
*closes eyes and plugs ears*
You know why! ;-D
I’ll have to come back and read next week, after I’ve read the book myself!
I finished the book and wrote my own review, so now I’m back to read yours! I also gave 3.5 stars. Had similar comments. I’ll be posting my review on Monday. I enjoyed your review. Thanks!
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I tried to buy this on my kindle, but…it’s not longer available?? Sad.
Sandra – there is a dispute between publishers and ebook retailers right now. Amazon is still working out a deal with a few of them, the books will be back soon I HOPE!
lions heat was a big disappointment. Jonas was a hot, alpha character.But he was boring. The sex was boring. his story should have been the best but left alot to be desired.