Feral Sins (The Phoenix Pack #1) by Suzanne Wright

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Title: Feral Sins (The Phoenix Pack, #1)
Author: Suzanne Wright
Series: The Phoenix Pack #1
Published by: Indie
Release Date: March 3, 2012
Format: Kindle Book
Pages: 429
Genres: Paranormal Romance
Source: Kindle Unlimited
Reading Challenges: CC's Goodreads Reading Challenge
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Blurb:

If your inner wolf and your body react rather enthusiastically to a psychotic Alpha male who’s own wolf has a tendency to turn feral, it can’t be a good thing, can it? Entering into a bargain with him wouldn’t be good either. Unfortunately, Taryn Warner, a latent wolf shifter, doesn’t have many options open to her right now. Okay, she has no options. Basically it comes down to whether she’ll do what it takes to escape the arranged mating with the sick SOB that her father set up. As the answer in this case is yes, it looks as though she’ll have to agree to Trey Coleman’s deal… she’ll have to mate with him instead.
Having always disliked shifter politics, Trey Coleman hadn’t bothered trying to form alliances with other packs. Now that his uncle – a wolf with many alliances – means to take Trey’s territory and his pack, he has no option but to form some alliances of his own very quickly or he’ll be easily outnumbered in the upcoming battle. He figures that the easiest way to do that would be to mate with a female whose Alpha is powerful and influential. There’s only one problem with that – he would then be stuck with her, and the last thing Trey wants is a mate. When he hears of Taryn’s situation, he offers her a deal – if she falsely claims he’s her true mate and allows him to claim her, he’ll save her from her arranged mating and then let her leave after the battle with his uncle is over.
Sounds like a pretty straightforward deal...but soon Taryn and Trey realize they got more than they bargained for. Their mating instincts to protect and possess are weighing on them, they crave each other’s touch and company, and their inner wolves don’t like it whenever they’re apart. Add in that they’ll have to deal with this for an entire three months until the day of the battle finally arrives, and they’ve got themselves a recipe for disaster – or maybe for something quite the opposite.
Warning: This novel contains an extremely sarcastic Alpha female, a broody possessive Alpha male, bitter in-laws, voyeuristic enforcers, a whole lot of dirty talk, and steamy bedroom battles for dominance. Reader Advisory: This book also contains a graphic ménage scene - not for the faint-hearted.

My Review:

Wowee this one was great. It had all the makings of a great romance. First we had the intense physical attraction, their chemistry was crazy off the charts. ::fans self:: Hot damn it was good. I really liked how they were both acknowledged it right away and weren’t afraid to act on it even though they both decided prior that it was going to be a temporary arrangement.

But as always happens in these storylines, something changed. They both came to care for each other on an emotional level and I loved how drawn out their story was, we get to see them evolve and adjust to their new roles. It was awesome to read.

Taryn is strong. Her way with cuss words and insults should be an olympic sport! She takes care of herself, even though she is constantly looking over her shoulder cause her dad is a huge butthead and only cares about how her arranged mating can profit him. Ugh, what a jerk. But she isn’t too stubborn to refuse help when it is offered which I thought showed a maturity and intelligence that added to her already attractive package.

Trey is an alpha, and everything that entails. He is cunning, strong and doesn’t demean his pack with fear and insults. His offered arrangement to Taryn is perfect for both of them. But then, they catch the feels. And it is glorious. I really can’t go into it more than that because the story is so developed and detailed this would be a HUGE post and I am trying to keep them short…er. Suffice it to say, I will be reading more from this author and will most likely re-read this one at some point.