As the beast within struggles to break free, he must learn to be what she needs…
Surviving for centuries, powerful lupine shifter Jayce Kazan managed to stay away from humans until he met Kat Saburova and was consumed by the need to protect her. But while Jayce shared his passion with the human seer, he refused to make her his bondmate—a refusal that caused the end of their relationship.
A year later, an attack that left Kat near death has resulted in another lupine shifter turning her. Furious that he wasn’t the one to save her, Jayce is determined to show Kat that he is the one she should rely on. But the newly turned shifter is still traumatized and worried that she’ll hurt those she loves, unless she can learn to control her inner wolf.
And as Jayce struggles to protect Kat from her own worst instincts and convince her to rekindle their love, the extremists who almost killed her are looking to finish the job…
Series: Moon Shifter #3
Release Date: March 5, 2013
Publisher: Signet Eclipse
Source: Edelweiss
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Reviewer’s Thoughts:
Still suffering from PTSD, Kat struggles throughout the book with keeping it together both mentally and emotionally. She’s not sure where she fits in with her new pack and she’s still having nightmares about what she went through at a madman’s hands. Jayce’s reintroduction into her life isn’t helping matters. Convinced that he had not wanted her as his mate when she was human, Kat has decided that Jayce will not claim her as his mate after she’s been turned.
Jayce was unable to save Kat when she was kidnapped and it was another male shifter who changed her and was her rock during the change. That being said, it is not totally unexpected that Jayce would feel territorial when it comes to Kat.
I haven’t read the previous books in the Moon Shifter series, however, that didn’t impede me from following the progression of their relationship and what’s happened to this pack thus far. It was incredibly easy to delve in to the story behind Jayce and Kat’s tumulus relationship. There was a flawless perfection to the over all flow of the storyline. Even parts that would normally be considered slow, were really just a set up for something much bigger.
If I had to pick something I did not enjoy it would probably be Kat’s eagerness to put herself into a situation so similar to what almost got her killed in the first place. I can believe wanting to exact revenge and doing everything in your power to take down the organization behind all these crimes. I just don’t see someone who can’t sleep through the night because of nightmares willingly endure the situation again.
Overall, Mating Instinct had a perfect amount of action to balance out the romance. Reus did a great job of setting up future books and storylines for us to follow. And she captured my attention enough that I’ll definitely be reading her work again.
