Walk On The Striped Side (Big Bad Bite, #2)

by Jessie Lane

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When Gage first met Elena she was an MP and more than willing to go toe-to-toe with him, a superior officer. A Siberian Tiger shifter like Gage isn’t used to meeting many females who would challenge him. She might have his tiger intrigued, but as a possible mate, he knew her frail humanity was something he didn’t want to get involved with long-term. So after a brief but very satisfying affair, Gage pushed Elena away–hard.

Two years later, the heartbroken Elena is back in his life and this time, Gage isn’t going to let her walk away. All he has to do is get her to forgive him. That might not be such an easy task, but that’s okay, because Tigers are patient hunters, and he’ll do whatever he needs for as long as he needs.

Elena is shocked to find out about the supernatural community that lives among humans, especially after learning she took one to bed for six months. More surprising is the fact that she and her sisters are descended from actual Amazons. When their mother died, they took over her position in the family bounty hunter business.

Revenge is sweet and one of their first assignments is to bring Gage’s beloved sister to the Demon Council to face charges for murder. Elena doesn’t care whether Lulu is guilty or innocent, she just knows bringing her in will torture Gage. She’ll show him that she doesn’t care about how he tossed her away, if only her heart and body would listen to her brain.

THOUGHTS:
The Siberian Tigers were the stand out characters of Book #1 in the Big Bad Bite series so it was a great idea to focus the second book on brother, Gage. Elena and Gage were both strong-willed characters and they worked well together. I loved how Gage hand-cuffed Elena to him to force her to deal with him.

There is a definite improvement in this writing team since Book #1. The characters didn’t flounder this time and there was a nice blend of the romance with the continuing storyline of the shifter problem in Europe and the new storyline involving Gage’s sister which will continue into the next story. Their last book seemed to be working desperately to come off as erotic and it simple came off as being desperate. In this book, the natural spark between Elena and Gage caught fire all on its own. Elena was more warrior than princess and she was never forced into high heel and bustiers. Gage saw her bravery as its own aphrodisiac and knew how to dominate her without forcing her to be submissive.

And the “stalker spider” was hilarious, proving that no matter how badass a woman can be, spiders can still freak us out.

The next book is Jenna’s partner, Kent, who was another great character and Elena’s sister Chloe, who is the princess of the family. I am looking forward to a story about Gage’s brother, Alec. I can’t wait to see the woman who will bring him to his knees.

I would highly recommend this story to anyone who likes a good paranormal story.

Received a review copy courtesy of the authors in exchange for an honest review.