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Book Blurb

An outcast among his own kind, Rat has always withdrawn from others and lived life by his own rules. Rejected and shunned so many times, he’s resigned to the fact that he’ll always be alone and nearly convinces himself that he’s happier that way. That all changes in one instant when he receives a call from a Lost Shifter named Keegan. Scared and on the run from Ravens, Keegan is in hiding, and Rat knows if he doesn’t go rescue the man, he’ll be dead within hours.

What Rat doesn’t expect is to fall instantly in lust with the Lost Shifter as soon as they finally meet. That’s the last thing either one of them needs or wants, though. Not only is Keegan still adjusting to the fact he’s a shifter, but there’s also the fact he’s the feline leader’s younger brother. Which means the man is off limits. But as they face more danger and get closer, Rat knows he’s powerless to fight his growing attraction to Keegan. Will Rat finally be able to let go of his past to embrace a future with his new lover, or will he forever be destined to live life alone?

 

 

First edition published by eXtasy Books, 2010.

 

Book Review

'Savage Awakenings' is the third book in Stephani Hecht's 'Lost Shifters' series and, frankly, I couldn't wait to get to this one. Rat had intrigued me from the moment I saw him and it kind of caused a little twinge inside me that he's a shifter who can't hold his shift. Thus, it stood to reason that in his world he would be viewed as defective and less than the other shifters. The fact that Rat taught himself some mad computer skills didn't seem to matter to some shifters, although I was glad to see that the leader and his family didn't care about his shifter status. So, basically, beginning this story I was already a fan of Rat's and really wanted him to get his happy ever after.

Keegan is having a very bizarre day. Much like his brother, Jacyn, Keegan has no clue about any of the shifter world or his family history. He's lucky that when the Ravens find him, a tiger shifter named Seth does too and they escape. Unfortunately, Seth goes out for food and supplies and doesn't come back, leaving Keegan to call the number Seth gave him. Rat answers and tells him to stay put, he'll come to get him. Rat can't run the risk of the traitor telling the Ravens about Keegan, and since the leader and family are out on jobs, it's up to Rat to retrieve him and bring him home.

Now this is an interesting pairing. Rat has a lot of baggage from childhood and hides behind sarcasm so no one knows how much he hurts. Mitchell is the only shifter, really, whom Rat respects and he'll do just about anything for him. Keegan may have an eidetic memory and genius IQ, but there's still a whole lot of innocence in him. His adoptive parents were good to him, but basically they trotted him out for any type of competition that involved his brains, so Keegan never got the opportunity to just be a kid. He graduated high school at fourteen, and now at twenty-three he's already a lawyer. Rat and Keegan are seriously volatile together and they're also very sweet to watch.

I liked watching these two get their happy ending. They both had such hurt in their pasts and overcoming their fear of rejection enough to be able to say "I love you", was really difficult for them. It all turned out okay, and now Mitchell's family is only missing two of their younger brothers. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novel, 144 pages
Heat Level
Publication Date	03-December-2016
Price	$3.90 ebook
Buy Link	https://www.amazon.com/Savage-Awakenings-Lost-Shifters-Book-ebook/dp/B01N0MYUE3