I couldn't believe my luck when I got to review Pride Mates already! I got really lucky and got it from Night Owl Romance whom I review for. From the first time I saw the cover I was salivating to get my hands on this one so when I saw it up for the taking I pounced on it LOL!

This is book one the brand new Shifters Unbound series by the very talented Jennifer Ashley, and my friends it is awesome! I have often been amazed at the very different worlds that Ms. Ashley seems to so effortlessly create, (and she writes in many different genres under her own name and several pen names as well) and my friends I think she has outdone herself again with this one! The world has only known that Shifters walk among us in the human world for 20 years now, and there are still many prejudices against them, and fears abound. They are forced to wear Collars like animals to control their instincts and to keep them “docile” but even with these measures they are reviled and shunned by many and forced to live in towns apart from the regular population known as Shiftertowns. But attorney Kim Fraser is no wilting flower and when she is put on the case of a shifter who is accused of murdering his human girlfriend she is bound and determined to get to the truth. Kim is convinced that the shifter (Brian) is innocent of the crime, and she won’t stop until she uncovers what really happened and frees Brian.

And to do that Kim sets out to the very intimidating and very taboo area of Shiftertown to meet with one of the local Shifters trusted leaders Liam Morrissey. Little did Kim expect to find that Liam Morrissey was Mr. Tall, Dark, Drop Dead Gorgeous! Even more surprising is the fact that Kim is immediately drawn to Liam and not just for his sexy looks but for his caring and fiercely loyal and courageous persona.

Liam is the eldest son of Dylan Morrissey who is the head of the Austin Shiftertown and as such he is the best bet Kim has to get into the world of the Shifters and try to find out not only more about their culture and what makes them tick, how they live and think etc. and by doing thus she will have a better idea of how to build Brian’s defense. The sparks immediately fly between Liam and Kim and by several surprising turn of events Kim finds herself put under the protection and “marked” by Liam. Liam never expected to fall in love especially with a human but the more he is around Kim the more he wants her for his own. But there is someone that wants to see Brian go down no matter the cost, and Kim with him if she persists in pushing forward with the case. And that's not all there is the rash of Feral Shifters (those who haven't taken the collar) who have been causing major mayhem and death, plus the head over all the local Shiftertowns Fergus (who is a major baddie and not in a good way) is causing trouble for both the Morriseys and Kim (whom he wants for his own). Can Liam protect Kim from whoever is out to get her? And could this sexy strong human woman be the perfect mate for Liam? Could it be that even though they are from two totally different worlds that they will find that their hearts don’t care?

This one has it all it is full of suspense, passion, adventure and strong characters that you will be dying to see again and again. There are all kinds Shifters to enjoy in the series - felines wolves, and bears oh my! (Sorry I just couldn’t resist but honestly this one is not cheesy in any way shape or form. ) Jennifer Ashley has really created a fascinating new world full of unforgettable characters that will make any readers inner cat purr… If you love a hot paranormal romance with very hot alpha males you are going to love this one!

I fell in love with Liam right off and his brother Sean is no slouch either let me hasten to say (I’m dying to see find his own love soon I hope in upcoming books) and Dylan and Conner and their friend Ellison (who is a funny and sexy wolf shifter) so there are plenty of sexy shifters stories still to come! I loved it and will eagerly be awaiting the next one!!! :)

Its that time of year again when we are all gearing up for the big Thanksgiving feast with loved ones and friends. This year is very bittersweet for me and I have to admit I'm not feeling very festive at all and I think that's why I haven't been very chatty or making my rounds lately like I normally would. So you all please forgive me and I say this so that you all will know why I suddenly seem a little less there than normal and not myself etc. Some of you may know this some of you may not but I lost my mother earlier this year after a very long illness. And while I know that she is now in a better place and not hurting anymore which I am very thankful for indeed. I do miss her and as the holidays are coming up I find that it's hitting me again that she's not here anymore.

But I still have many, MANY things to be thankful for, and for which I thank God for each and everyday. My wonderful husband and son, my friends, our homes, all of the frivolous blessings that we have and enjoy that we don't need but that make our lives more fun, and this year something new as well - YOU my new blogger friends!

I just want to say a big thank you to all of you for sharing my days and some of my favorite things with me. You all have made this year a lot easier for me. But please do remember to spend all the time you can with your loved ones while they are still with you and you have time. Enjoy them and tell them you everyday how much they mean to you. :) And as some of you may be traveling soon I wanted to go ahead and post this early so you could see it. I wish you all a very Happy and Safe Thanksgiving! May God bless you and yours throughout the rest of this year and in the coming one as well. :)

Yep well it has certainly been a Monday in every since of the word today lol. I'm with Garfield on this one I think they should be outlawed as a weekday. LOL So I'm not much in a blogging mood today I'm afraid but wanted to share something that did make me feel a bit better when I saw it and hopefully brighten your day as well. ;) See ya tomorrow when hopefully I shall be feeling more chatty. :)

Hey everyone I wanted to bring your attention to one of my favorite authors of all time the immensely talented Pamela Clare!

Now if you have never read her books before you need to stop what you are doing and go out and buy everyone that you can get your hands on because you don't know what your missing!!! Now that being said she posted a to die for excerpt for her upcoming book Naked Edge on her blog last night, and whewww ladies it is HAWT!!! I can not wait for this book to come out!!!

Take a look here and see what I mean. Seriously you can't beat Pamela in historical or her contemporary series both are just simply breathtaking and not to be missed for any true romance lover! Every one of her books is on my keeper shelves and I have reread several of them several times already. So go and visit Pamela and if you haven't tried her books yet do yourself a favor and take the plunge! :)

I have been thinking about this for a few weeks now and while reading An Echo in the Bone it has only fortified my thoughts of doing this...

Would anyone be interested if I started a reading challenge to read (or re-read in many cases) the Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon? I have been really shocked that many people still haven't given the first one a try yet and I do love to promote my faves and this series has always been a big favorite of mine. I've never actually taken part in a reading challenge before so this would be new to me but I thought it could be a lot of fun!

So let me know what ye think if some of you would like this I just might put up a second blogger thingy and start that bad boy! :)

Ok so here is where I confess that I'm still reading An Echo in the Bone *Hangs head in shame* not that its not a great book it's just long and not one that I'm going to hurry through because I love Diana Gabaldon's writing!!! I'm on page 471 so have a bit to go still but it's been very interesting so far. I will say that I'm a wee dissappointed that Lord John and Willie are major focuses in this novel more than I think they should be. Did anyone else that has read this or been reading it have this thought? I know Willie is Jamie's son but he's more focused on even that Bree in this one. Plus I'm so not a Lord John fan I haven't read his series and I don't ever intent too. I've never liked him since he made his first appearance in the series. That is one thing I will say about the Outlander series that has always made me go WHY???LOL. I don't see why she focuses on him so much, and why on earth with all the great characters from this series he was the one that got his own side series??? Boggles my mind it does lassies lol.

Anyway I'll hush now and do my teaser here it is.... the book falls open to page 705 .....

Here are my two sentences ..

ACKKKKK oh no!!! Now I must read faster to see what has happened to my beloved Jamie!!! Drat I would see something like that and freak myself out lol!

So that is a bit why I haven't posted lately also the fact of Halloween and I spent it hanging out with my boys. We did enjoy here though we didn't get to go on the Hayride at the Church Weenie roast this year it was just too cold! It got down in the thirties here UGH. It's been Unusually cold here this year so far. I hope all of you had a great holiday weekend!