Hunted by a Jaguar: Eternal Mates Romance Series

by Felicity Heaton

• ISBN10: 1909306835
• ISBN13: 9781909306837
• Publish Date: 4 January 2015
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Felicity Heaton
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 250
• Language: English

Reviews

[Nadz@Totally Addicted to Reading]

HUNTED BY A JAGUAR by FELICITY HEATON I know that when I take up a book written by Felicity Heaton I am in for an exciting adventure, one that I do not want to end anytime soon. Hunted by a Jaguar did not disappoint. It was everything I was expecting and more.
 
This is the fourth book in the exciting Eternal Mates series and like the previous books it can be read as a stand-alone. As a side note it would be great to read the other books in the series as they are all good in their own right.
 
Hunted by a Jaguar is the story of Kyter and Iolanthe. Kyter is a jaguar shifter and the owner of a nightclub in London. He was estranged from his pride due to circumstances beyond his command. However, unforeseen circumstances led to a reunion with his pride. I found the reunion upsetting and my heart went out to Kyter. It’s heartrending to see all he had gone through being a member of the pride. Kyter is strong, but there is a vulnerable side to him, which he keeps hidden from those closest to him.
 
Iolanthe is a bad ass, deadly and spunky elf. It was a pleasant surprise to discover who she is related to. She is a treasure hunter and was currently on a mission to find an artifact for a dangerous client. Her search led to her crossing paths with Kyter who also happened to be looking for the same artifact. Here we see two people who are complete opposites who have the same goal but different missions. Will they work together to achieve a common goal or will they go it on their own?
 
The chemistry between them was off the charts. Kyter recognized her as his fated mate. Iolanthe on the other hand is not willing to accept this. Kyter definitely has his work cut out for him. The hunt is definitely on.
 
The story, although pure fantasy, touched on real life issues such as prejudices, acceptance of self and the value of teamwork. These are areas we relate to at some point in our lives. It has the perfect balance of romance and action. The fight scenes were awesome. Ms. Heaton is skilled at describing scenes which makes the reader feel as if they are a part of it all. The story flows flawlessly from beginning to end. Hunted by a Jaguar is an awesome, sexy, fast paced paranormal romance that will leave you breathless.
 
If you are a fan of this author then you know what you are missing by not reading this story.
 
If you are new to her then what better way to acquaint yourself by starting with this series. I highly recommend it.
 
DISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

[Berls]

This review appeared first at Fantasy is More Fun.

3.5 Stars
Hunted by a Jaguar really grabbed me at the beginning, lost me for a while in the early middle, and the gripped me from about 60% forwards. It starts off really pissing you off and getting your blood boiling (in that really great way), but then the story went in a direction that felt kinda blah for a bit. I got worried that I wasn't going to love this one after all. But once things really got going, we were back to the Felicity Heaton I've grown to love with this series!

I think one of the things that made Hunted by a Jaguar a little harder for me to get into was the very shaky connection to the previous books and characters that I was so eager to see more of. Although there are connections, it takes a long time for them to produce any real significance in the actual story and even then, we aren't seeing 99% of the people I was looking forward to seeing. And that's been one of the treats of this series for me - all the ways everyone weaves together.

But that's pretty much my only complaint. I LOVED Kyter - why don't we have more stories about jaguar shifters? He's that fabulous mix of tough and tormented. He's had it rough and it's taught him a lot about treating people with respect. The love he has for his mother kinda melts your heart too.

And then there's Iolanthe - who doesn't love a kick ass woman? She's ancient (like all the elves we've met so far) and she's a treasure hunter. Kinda your hot, Elvin Indiana Jones. I liked her attitude and determination. And the sexual friction between her and Kyter didn't hurt either ;)

Felicity sure knows how to create great sexual tension and she always delivers the goods spectacularly - and in that regard she definitely didn't let me down in Hunted By a Jaguar either. There's a fun little twist (which I predicted for the most part, but in a satisfying kind of way, not an obvious way) and a good amount of action to keep things moving along and exciting.

I really enjoyed unted By A Jaguar and just hope we'll be seeing some more of the earlier couples as the series progresses.

[EBookObsessed]

A little slow to start. Once we got to the adventure and the race between Iolanthe and Kyter to find the key to pull the demon Barafnir from hell, it definitely was more exciting.
Kyter left his pride in the Amazon jungle years ago and made a new life for himself. He intended to convince his mother to come join him. She wasn’t wanted by the pride anymore than he was. His mother had been seduced by a demon. Being a demon half blood, he was abused and unwanted by the pride and his mother was scorned. Now it’s too late. His mother is dead — killed by his father. Kyter is determined to find the key to drag his father from Hell and take his revenge, but when he goes to the fae village to find out where to look, there is already someone else looking.

Iolanthe has been hired to find the key to call Barafnir from Hell. Her client will pay her a great reward for obtaining it within 10 days and her death is she fails.

Both need to get their hands on that key and neither Kyter nor Iolanthe is willing to trust the other. It is not long after they meet that they realize they have just met their fated mate. Fated mate or not, there is too much at stake to trust completely.

Kyter also proves that no matter how old you are or what species you are, there are elements in our past that set our expectations. No matter that Kyter has no love for the pride who beat him and told him that someone like him would never have a mate, he still keeps their ways. He also expects his mate to the willing docile mate that the females he grew up with always were. But Iolanthe has no intention of being collared by anyone. She is a fae, millennia old, and a successful treasure hunter. She has no intention of bowing down to any man, destined mate or not.

It doesn’t take them long to determine that destiny aside, neither will find the key unless they work together. If they can successfully find the key, then they will worry about who gets it and if they agreed with fate that they are destined to remain together.

THOUGHTS:
This story started a little slow but once the adventure began it dragged me into the story. There were plenty of sexy scenes as Kyter first tries seduction to get Iolanthe to accept that she is his mate and of course, she will then give up the key to him and become the devoted mate to him. Iolanthe might have had her head swimming from the hormones, but she is smart enough to realize that there was no way she was falling for that B.S. Kyter is shocked by the ass-kicking he receives from his mate-to-be. It doesn’t take him too long to figure out that he was being a dick and expecting Iolanthe to become someone he probably didn’t even want, but that he believed she should be since that was how things were as he was growing up.

I was entertained by several things but I had to laugh when Kyter in his jaguar form starts scent marking and playing with Iolanthe’s pick axe like it was a greatest toy he found and the next day Iolanthe’s looking at the obvious marks and he gives her an embarrassed “cats will be cats” shrug.

I enjoyed this story and am looking forward to Craved by an Alpha.

Received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.

[Melanie]

4.5 stars

Hunted by a Jaguar is book four in the Eternal Mates series. This is another fast-paced, steamy story as I've come to expect from Felicity Heaton. The world that Heaton has built just continues to get stronger. We have another kickass heroine paired together with alpha male hero. They are perfect for each other, but it takes both of them a while to figure that out.

Kyter is a half jaguar, but he doesn't live with his pride. He left them a long time ago. He was never accepted as part of the pride and his mother was shunned because of his birth, or more importantly, who his father was. He now lives in London and owns and runs 'Underworld', a bar that caters to supernaturals that we saw in Kissed by a Dark Prince. He is a great character that you can't help but root for with the troubled past that he has had and how he has overcome it to make a life that he is happy with.

Iolanthe is a mercenary/treasure hunter and an elf. She is on the hunt for an artifact for an extremely dangerous man. If she doesn't bring him the artifact soon, she is going to lose her head. Kyter just happens to be looking for the same artifact. Kyter needs this artifact to summon a demon for revenge for his old village and he death of his mother.

Kyter and Iolanthe are an interesting couple. Iolanthe is a very free spirit and really values her independence. Jaguar society have very submissive women, which is not Iolanthe. This is one of the reason that she fights against the attraction to Kyter from the beginning. Kyter has to learn to fight his nature if he is going to woo this woman.

This is a book that you could read without having read the previous books in the series, but as I'm a big fan of all the books, I would highly recommend just starting at the beginning and meet all the great characters that Heaton has given us. I was really excited to have a shifter added to this world. If you are a fan of paranormal romance or urban fantasy, this is a series you should really try. Felicity Heaton has intriguing characters, that are not perfect, but are very real. The world and plot are alway amazing. Can't wait to get into Craved by an Alpha.


**Book was provided to me by the author. This review is my opinion and was not requested or provoked in anyway by the author.