Kris’ review of Kessa’s Pride by Kama Spice.
Valren Nimhah grew up hearing stories of Kessa Liah of the Silver lineage—one of the most powerful females in over a hundred years. As Leader King, he knew he would have to bring her back. She has risked the safety of the pride by living among humans.
Besides, he was in heat and needed a powerful mate. What he hadn’t bargained for was how easily Kessa would drive him to the brink of madness, blinding him with savage desire.
Kessa Liah has managed to subdue her animal urges while living among humans.
But after the death of her human mate, a Leader King finds her and promises to bring her back to everything she’s left behind. When he sends two males and a female to remind her of what a real cat in heat is like, she is powerless to resist. The familiar scent of Lith’han sex sends her into a frenzy. If this is how her body responds to ordinary pride members, resisting the lust of an alpha male will be almost impossible.
This is a great story if you are looking for a sensual, shape-shifter fantasy story. Kessa has spent the last seventy years living among humans. She has married and had human children and has denied her roots. She has been content, but now that her husband is dead and her children moved away (who never knew about her shifting), she is restless. Because of her shifting abilities she was able to alter her human appearance to simulate aging but in truth her race lives a couple hundred years.
Valren shows up on the edge of her property to bring her back to the pack and claim her as his. Kessa, ever the independent runs. She had left the pack years ago because of something bad that happened that colored her perception of her people. She does not want to go back to the animalistic way they live. She has learned to appreciate humans and they see all humans as a threat and are mad at her for endangering them by living among humans. Now she is brought back into that world and learns that it might not totally be how she remembered it.
I liked reading this one. Kessa was an interesting heroine. She is strong but a lot of times reacts without thinking, which is not always a bad thing especially when fighting. But she sees things though colored glasses and has to figure out how to take them off and see things without the prejudice of her past. Valren is a good hero, I wish we had been able to get in his head though. He is patient with her and admires her strength. He also admits that he went after her for status but then realizes he wants to keep her for her. The storyline is solid. I wanted a little bit more world building, but I was not lost. It is a very sensual story there are MF, MM and FFM scenes plus a little spanking for fun.
I give this a 4 out of 5.
This book is available from Ellora’s Cave. You can buy it here in e-format.
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