Guest Review: Coveted – Shawntelle Madison

SOMETIMES WHAT YOU COVET IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP.

For werewolf Natalya Stravinsky, the supernatural is nothing extraordinary. What does seem strange is that she’s stuck in her hometown of South Toms River, New Jersey, the outcast of her pack, selling antiques to finicky magical creatures. Restless and recovering from her split with gorgeous ex-boyfriend, Thorn, Nat finds comfort in an unusual place: her obsessively collected stash of holiday trinkets. But complications pile up faster than her ornaments when Thorn returns home—and the two discover that the spark between them remains intense.

Before Nat can sort out their relationship, she must face a more immediate and dangerous problem. Her pack is under attack from the savage Long Island werewolves—and Nat is their first target in a turf war. Toss in a handsome wizard vying for her affection, a therapy group for the anxious and enchanted, and the South Toms River pack leader ready to throw her to the wolves, and it’s enough to give anybody a panic attack. With the stakes as high as the full moon, Nat must summon all of her strength to save her pack and, ultimately, herself

Series:  Coveted #1
Release Date:  April 24, 2012
Publisher:  Ballantine
Source:  NetGalley
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Reviewer’s Thoughts:

I really really wish I had read this before I read Kept! Knowing what I know about what happens to the characters in the second books makes it doubly hard for me not to give anything away. So I’m really trying to keep any spoilers to a minimum.  Thorn is the man Natalya loves, but for the good of the pack, can’t have. Being so low on the totem pole that she practically didn’t exist even before she was banished, she can’t exactly fight for the man she wants. Even if it seems like he would rather be with her too. As a Type A personality, I have issues with this. If you want him, and he wants you, then what’s stopping you form being together? But of course if their problems were that easy to fix, this would be one very short story. Throw in a rival pack, which has decided to take over the territory, a new very possessive fiancé and a bad case of Christmas ornament hoarding and you’ve got one hell of a storyline.

I’ll have to admit that I do have a favorite character and it’s not either of our main characters. I absolutely love Aggie! She’s the type of friend every neurotic, self- punishing woman needs in her life. She’s there to pick Nat up when she’s feeling down, bake a comfort cake when needed or tell you to get off your butt and do something about the situation when you need it but want to hear it. And a paranormal self-help group? OMG! I love the very idea of it.

I would definitely recommend reading this to anyone who loves their paranormal beings a shade on the abnormal side… well, more abnormal than people who shift into animals or mermaids who walk on water and haven’t being in the ocean in over a decade. And as soon as you’re done with it, be sure to pick up book two, Kept.

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