Veena’s review of Leopard’s Wrath (Leopard, Book 12) by Christine Feehan
Paranormal Romance published by Berkley 05 Nov 19
Mitya is the product of a brutal upbringing in the Russian lairs, where the male leopards destroy possible mates to sustain the brutality that makes them who they are. Ania is brought up in the bosom of a loving family, given every opportunity to express her individuality, to think and act for herself. From their first meeting, Mitya acts uncharacteristically when he ignores his bodyguards and his prime operative in indulging in the women who calms his leopard. Yet, when push comes to shove, he’s a very dominant male leopard who can’t fight his nature in controlling his wayward mate, some of which is not entirely pleasant to read. There are some good bones to this story, given that both Mitya and Ania are under what might be converging threads. While the readers who have been following this series know that Mitya is under threat from his father and uncles, who will do all they can to eliminate him and his cousins, there is a mystery about who threatens Ania and has systematically been killing members of her family.
As it turns out, the threat might also be likely to pull in the pseudo-criminal shifter coalition that Drake Donovan has formed. Between Mitya’s cousins and their spouses and the rest of the members of the coalition and their wives, we get to catch up on a lot of characters from the series, which is nice. Clearly the women befriend Ania and provide her with feminine friendships for the first time in her life and definitely have her back.
Ms. Feehan is known for her hot, erotic writing, and this series is hotter than most, given the nature of the emerging female leopard in most of her characters and the need for constant sex for the characters. This story might be hotter on the erotica and lighter on the story, which might be an issue for some readers.
I’m not ready to throw in the towel in this series yet, so I’d like to see what comes next.
Grade: C
Summary:
He’s a man who’s used to getting what he wants, but she’s not the type of woman to take things lying down.…
Born into a world of crime, Mitya Amurov has had a hard life, and his leopard has developed into a feral beast to protect him. It’s constantly trying to claw its way to the surface, until a chance encounter with a stranger instantly calms the predator inside him. While Mitya wants Ania desperately, it’s only a matter of time before his past catches up with him, and he’d rather die than put her in danger. But Ania is dealing with dangers of her own.…
Considering her family’s history, Ania Dover should know better than to get mixed up with a criminal like Mitya, but she just can’t stay away. Something wild in her responds to his presence. A need so strong it scares her. But she’s not sure she can accept what he’s offering. Ania has always been an independent woman, and Mitya expects to be obeyed in all things.
Even with her body calling out for his, Ania won’t let anything stop her from settling a deadly score years in the making—not even the man who wants to claim her as his mate.
