A great starter box set of books 1, 2 and 2.5 in the series. All around an elite military unit called the Alpha Division of shifters who maintain order on the shifters in their country.
#1 Shifted Temptations - 4*When Samantha (Sam) falls in love with the two hot men she has been having a no-strings menage relationship with, she decides a clean split is the right thing for her to do so she can have stability in her life considering the extra responsibility she is about to take on. Jaguar shifters Jordan and Alex grew up together in the same small town when being a half-blood was looked won upon (even by their own fathers). So they left and joined a secret military shifter operation called the Alpha Division where they can keep the peace of their own kind. They had agreed that a commitment was too much and so the arrangement with Sam was perfect even though the thought of losing her is something they cannot stand. When their past comes back to haunt them a possible traitor in their team threatens the woman who they love and a future they had never dreamt of. When the secret is revealed can they forget the past and forgive all of the lies or will fear still drive them apart?
I enjoyed this story which has a lot of drama and danger mixed in with moments of passion and happiness. I loved the way that Jordan and Alex were very similar in some ways and yet completely opposite in others. I get the feeling that Liz is going to become central to some stories later in the series. Well written and easy to read and understand. It was easy to feel some of the emotions at points in the story (even if you thought they were stupid or irrational). Contains explicit sexual content.
#2 Shifted Perceptions - 3*Paul had betrayed the team in the past and although he was given a second chance to Terry (Foxy) if you were once a traitor you were always one. When they have to work together on a mission they butt heads so much it is almost dizzying as they struggle for dominance and over time she wonders if all his husky words and burning glances will just send her crazy with lust. So she resolves to keep her cool and renew her determined stance to never sleep with a traitor. Working undercover is not Foxy's speciality but as a team player, she does everything she can to infiltrate the group of smugglers and trying to find out who exactly is running the show behind the scenes. As they have a captured teammate her first priority is to find him and when she meets Stone a leader of the organisation things start to heat up as she uses the attraction to her advantage. But things are not going as planned as secrets pile up and time is short. Can she keep both her focus and her head between Paul and Stone straight?
I really enjoyed some elements of this story which had lots of danger and drama. I enjoyed the alpha way that Paul behaved towards Foxy and their dynamic (although at times it was rather irritating), but I did find the Stone thing a bit confusing at times (especially towards the end of the story). Well written and easy to read. Yet more of an indication that Liz is going to be important later on in the series. Contains explicit sexual content.
#2.5 A Shifted Wedding - 5*This is the story of the wedding of Sam with Alex and Jordan and in particular the bachelor/bachelorette parties and what happens at those events.
I loved this little story - it was very charming and nice to see the characters away from all the hard guy stuff and being a bit more soft and sentimental. It was well written and clear and easy to understand the story and emotions involved by all of the parties involved.
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Shifted Obsessions by C.E. Black
