Bayou Dreams (Rougaroux Social Club, #1)

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Bayou Dreams (Rougaroux Social Club #1)

by Lynn Lorenz (Goodreads Author)

3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 · rating details · 733 ratings · 84 reviews

Sheriff Scott Dupree’s got more problems than he can handle. He’s alpha of his small werewolf pack and coming up for re-election as sheriff in a year. On top of this, his mother is casting love spells to find Scott a mate. It’s all Scott can do to keep the town and pack under control, let alone his urges to mate.

Ted Canedo is openly gay, a disgraced ex-cop from New Orleans...more

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Published March 1st 2011 by Loose Id

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Feb 14, 2013 Beck rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mm, series, shifters, contemporary, fantasy, werewolves, 2013-mm-countdown-challenge, 2013-rainbow-challenge, gay-for-you, 2013-challenges-overall-count

Just what I didn't need. Another brilliant series to drain the bank account & clutter up my to read pile!

Lynn Lorenz has skilfully crafted a believable world where werewolves, normally the stuff of legends, are among us. There were no glaring contradictions to ruin the story either. It was a nice twist having the alpha do a gay-for-you plot line as well. A refreshing change from the norm given how the gay werewolf theme is being done to death at the moment. Scott's mother was a hoot & th...more

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Mar 04, 2011 Ami rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mm-fantasy-paranormal-futuristic, mm-shifters

3.5 stars

Some books just suffer from the length, either too short or a tad too long. This one falls in the later category. The beginning and middle part of this book are actually very interesting. It's a rather comical situation, you know, when a straight werewolf finds out that his mate is a guy. Usually, in some of other shapeshifter stories, this fact will be completely ignored for the sake of "Mate" concept. But in this one, Scott is having a hard time to accept that "I'm not gay, but my mat...more

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Jul 07, 2011 Ryoma Gartre rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: cops, douchebag, gay-for-you, mates, paranormal, sluts, shapeshifters, wolves

surprisingly I liked it a lot, I was thankful that the scenes were Ted was having sexual interactions with other people were non-descriptive, Scott & Ted were wonderful together, my only complain is that Ted slowly goes from a manly self assured male to a chick-with-dick in the end, it wasn't his overall acting, it was more his thoughts Scott related, that give me the impression, the way he phrased it, I was like oh, okay.

Out of that is a very good book, hope to see Billy & Peter togethe...more

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Sep 10, 2012 Shirley Frances rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mm-bingo-2012, mm-read, mm-series, 2012

A great read. I've had it on my shelf for a long time and shied away from it because of it Paranormal aspects. Don't get me wrong, I love Paranormal books, but it has been hard for me to get into them in the M/M Romance genre. DO NOT ask me why, I don't know myself! (Yeah, I know! I'm strange.)

That said, I am very glad I read it. This book had everything! It was full of sexual chemistry, great characters and an interesting plot. Everything fell nicely into place, making me cheer for Ted and Scot...more

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Jan 19, 2013 Tami rated it 3 of 5 stars

"Holy shit."
"Now isn't the place for swearing."
"No, Mom," Scott didn't hold back on the sarcasm, "It's the place for voodoo and dead cats."
"Hush." She waved at him. "Keep digging."

It could have been great. The first half was very promising with some orignal ideas and a slow introduction to the main characters and the setting for the romance.
BUT instead of believable or realistic characters the MCs remained pale and not very memorable. The story drifted very fast into sappy land and the well prep...more

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Nov 02, 2012 Charly rated it 3 of 5 stars

I liked it, but I didn’t see anything special about it

Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.

Rating: 6/10

PROS:
- This book does a better job of describing the irresistible mating pull than most other werewolf stories I’ve read.
- The sexual buildup and payoff are both quite good. I really believed in the desire and the physical passion between the two main characters. (see cons below also)
- The Louisiana setting, as well as the Cajun-flavored culture of the charact...more I liked it, but I didn’t see anything special about it

Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.

Rating: 6/10

PROS:
- This book does a better job of describing the irresistible mating pull than most other werewolf stories I’ve read.
- The sexual buildup and payoff are both quite good. I really believed in the desire and the physical passion between the two main characters. (see cons below also)
- The Louisiana setting, as well as the Cajun-flavored culture of the characters, amused me. The men are in a seemingly safe location at one point and hear something “[slip] into the water.” Ted is spooked, but Scott simply says, totally unconcerned, “Just a gator.”

CONS:
- The two men don’t know each other at all before they’re falling in love. (A common flaw in werewolf insta-mate stories.) As in, they’ve hardly had any conversations--and in none of them have the characters’ individual personalities emerged more than just the slightest bit. The sexual attraction is there, but I didn’t see much in the way of emotional affection. The “I love you”s at the end just didn’t seem believable to me.
- There’s some dialogue that comes across as a little stilted because it focuses too much on conveying important background information. In one of the first chapters, for example, Scott is talking to his mother and says, “I’m busy. I just got elected sheriff two years ago after Sheriff Cotteau retired, and I’m trying to focus on my career.” These may be things that readers don’t know, but his mother would certainly already be aware that Scott had been sheriff for about 2 years and that Sheriff Cotteau had retired.
- A couple of minor plot inconsistencies irked me. For instance, a fairly important part of the plot late in the book centers around the fact that Scott doesn’t have Ted’s cell phone number. But several chapters earlier, there’s this: “Scott shrugged. ‘I didn’t have your number to call and let you know.’ Ted pulled out his cell phone and they swapped numbers.”

Overall comments: I didn’t love this, but I thought it was fun. The story is well-paced, the characters are likeable, and there’s nothing halting or awkward about the writing. Not sure how long it will stick with me, but it was a nice diversion for an evening.(less)

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Apr 16, 2012 Hannah rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebooks-i-own, gay-for-you, male-male-romance, paranormal-romance, read-2012, romance

I downloaded Bayou Dreams because the premise intrigued me. It is about a straight werewolf alpha who finds out that his fated mate is actually a gay man. Instead of succumbing to his fate, as any self-respecting paranormal hero is supposed to do, he decides to break the spell that has "fated" him to spend the rest of his life with a dude. Because he totally doesn't swing that way. Except for when he's in the presence of his fated mate, of course. Because fate is kinky like that.

This could have...more

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Jan 08, 2012 Crys Harris rated it 3 of 5 stars

Between 3 and 3.5 stars. I enjoyed this a good bit. It was very fast-paced and the sex was scorching. However... some of the plot elements were ridiculous. Ted's unrequited love of his dirty cop partner and the subsequent taking of the fall for his bad behavior... I know the author explained it, but it was kinda dumb. The attitude of the others officers with no investigation? Why not just ask the shop owner? He didn't get killed.

The whole thing with the judge and Kirsten felt unnecessary. I don'...more

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Oct 07, 2011 Mackenzie rated it 4 of 5 stars

(I've read this book twice before but never reviewed or rated it on Goodreads. So I'll do that now before reviewing the second book from the series which just came out.)

With so many paranormal stories, both of the m/m and the m/f kind, finding something fresh and unique can be a real challenge. But with Lynn Lorenz's new series, I found that something that I don't find in other series: a backdrop of Louisiana and a huge amount of UST.

The Louisiana part was interesting for me because it's a place...more (I've read this book twice before but never reviewed or rated it on Goodreads. So I'll do that now before reviewing the second book from the series which just came out.)

With so many paranormal stories, both of the m/m and the m/f kind, finding something fresh and unique can be a real challenge. But with Lynn Lorenz's new series, I found that something that I don't find in other series: a backdrop of Louisiana and a huge amount of UST.

The Louisiana part was interesting for me because it's a place I am geographically, demographically unfamiliar with. Even after finding out a little bit from True Blood and Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire series, I still found the place fascinating. So when I heard that Lynn Lorenz was setting her story there, I was immediately convinced to read it. The "Cajun"-ness of the characters gave the story an added exoticism that I don't find in other paranormal stories so this small bit display of culture is a great incentive to follow it.

Of course it doesn't hurt that Lorenz's characters are always so funny and entertaining to read. Seeing Scott Dupree and Ted Canedo dance around each other and play tug of war with their attraction is positively delightful. Whereas the characters in Lorenz's Common Powers series fall in lust and then love a little quicker, in here Scott and Ted resisted a little bit longer, albeit futilely in the end. Any kind of UST is always good but Scott and Ted's UST was just the right kind because it didn't drag on for too long, but it wasn't resolved at the pace of lightning speed either. There was conflict and the resolution was not only good and happy, but also plausible.

The cast of supporting characters - the elder wolf Bobby, the younger wolf Billy, and the twink artist Peter Grant - are also a joy to read about and I had the feeling they would then get their own stories in the series. I foresee this series having the same formula as Common Powers but the relationship between the characters is quite different so it won't feel repetitive.

It's official now: I have a new favorite series from Lynn Lorenz.(less)

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Jul 21, 2011 Brett rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mm-gay-for-you, mm-cops, mm-paranormal, mm-shapeshifters

This book, despite a few niggles (discussed below), was probably one of the most realistic gay-for-you stories I've ever read, and also a good example of a werewolf/shapeshifter story.

I know that sounds like a pretty broad statement. No, I haven't read every werewolf story written, not even most of the m/m werewolf stories; I do know that I've run across a lot of stereotypes, a lot of the same story retold with different window dressing. On the surface, you might be able to say that about this s...more This book, despite a few niggles (discussed below), was probably one of the most realistic gay-for-you stories I've ever read, and also a good example of a werewolf/shapeshifter story.

I know that sounds like a pretty broad statement. No, I haven't read every werewolf story written, not even most of the m/m werewolf stories; I do know that I've run across a lot of stereotypes, a lot of the same story retold with different window dressing. On the surface, you might be able to say that about this story too; man meets werewolf, they find out their mates, have to fight the urge, pack doesn't approve, etc.

The difference here is in the execution. Scott (the werewolf alpha) is truly straight, with no "secret desires" or leanings toward homosexuality. He is baffled by what he sees as an unnaturally strong reaction to this man who shows up in his town one day, and is constantly trying to understand it, fight it, suppress it. I found his struggle to be very realistic, both with what a man with unexpected attraction would experience and the internal struggle with what he thinks he should be and do and what his instincts tell him to do. He seems torn in a million different directions, as wolf, as alpha, as man, as straight, as newly mated, as a son, as a sheriff, as a leader...he has a lot of roles to fill, and must come to some sort of conclusion about himself and his future.

Ted is a little easier to figure out; he's been burned before, falling in love with a straight man, and he avoids any sort of similar entanglement again. His struggle is more with his past, and trying to convince himself that his strong attraction to the shapeshifting sheriff is just physical. I do have a little niggle about his acceptance of Scott as a werewolf; he professes he doesn't believe in supernatural stuff, but he's swayed pretty quickly to Scott's story...though some of that could be the hot man. ;) I did also like the eventual reason behind the wildness affecting the pack; it was reasonable, and believable within the bounds of the werewolf/paranormal world.

Now to the niggles. The last 50 or so pages felt different, almost speeding up in pace enough to be noticeable. They felt slightly less polished, and made me wonder if the author couldn't have expanded the story a little bit, progressing through those last stages a little more slowly. I also felt that the storyline with Ted's case, the woman he's been following/observing, was a little awkward in places. This is most noticeable in his last conversation with her; she appears out of nowhere, and magically has the solution to Ted's current problem. It was a little too deus ex machina for me. I also thought that the shifter aspect was under-utilized at times. Scott only shifts about 3 times in the whole story, and the first time is at least halfway through.

I did, however, like the setup for the next story (if there will be one). It was sort of subtle, but also very believable in the context of the character involved.

Overall, I thought this was well put together, the characters were mostly fun and engaging, and it kept me involved throughout (which is sometimes hard). If there was the ability to give half-stars, I would probably give this 4.5 stars...the niggles I had were just strong enough to not allow a 5 star rating. Highly recommended, particularly for those who enjoy gay-for-you and/or shapeshifter stories.(less)

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Jul 20, 2011 Gabbo Parra rated it 5 of 5 stars

Since I bought this novel, I've read it at least four times. This story touches me in very unexpected ways and I love it. Ms. Lorenz has done an excellent job describing Scott's joy of discovering man-to-man sex and it's overly believable because it happened to me once. It's not the same when you're with a man who's been waiting to have sex with another man for the first time, and one that wasn't expecting to feel that way.

My only concern with this book, and it doesn't take stars from the novel...more

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Mar 27, 2011 Mouse rated it 2 of 5 stars

This one disappointed me in a huge way. Why? Well it had the right elements: the story was cute, the writing flawless and it was fun -- so it should have been a home run.

But.

I have a hard time with the gay-for-you trope. It's a hard one to pull off because, generally, the guy who is gay-for-you comes off looking like an asshat. That's exactly what happened here.

Scott refuses to see reason that Ted is his mate. And, yeah, I could probably deal with that for a quarter of the book. BUT IT LASTS THE...more

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Sep 10, 2012 Melanie~~ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: format-kindle-or-mobi, lendable-kindle

Well, I had no real intension of starting Bayou Dreams last night and I definitely did not expect to finish it 13 or so hours later including sleep time.

A really great story. I really connected with both main characters and the situation in which the found themselves. I thought the plot and action were very believable. The sexual tension was definitely present as you wonder when will they will finally succumb.

As supporting characters, Maman and Peter were adorable. I seriously wanted to cuddle...more

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Jan 13, 2013 DaisyGirl rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: genre-romance, i-own, m-m, other-steamy, romance-pnr

4.0 Stars

Scott Dupree is Sheriff of St. Jerome and alpha of his small werewolf pack. He is overdue to find a mate and his mother has taken to casting love spells for him. Scott has his hands full trying to keep the town and pack under control, let alone his urges to mate. Ted Canedo is openly gay and a disgraced ex-cop from New Orleans. His patrol partner was killed on duty and Ted took the blame for taking protection money from the store owner to save his partner’s wife and kids grief. No one k...more

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May 11, 2011 Lasha rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: jessewave

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Scott Dupree’s life is good. He’s sheriff in a small town in Louisiana and pack leader to the werewolves residing in that town. Only problem? He doesn’t have a mate. Normally werewolves mate by age 30, but Scott at 35 is a tad behind everyone else which is utterly frustrating for his mother. You see, she wants grandkids. Lovable, interfering woman she is, she casts a love spell to bring Scott his mate…and fate does only in the form of one gorgeous (gay) ex-cop from New Orleans. Scott’s never...more 4.25

Scott Dupree’s life is good. He’s sheriff in a small town in Louisiana and pack leader to the werewolves residing in that town. Only problem? He doesn’t have a mate. Normally werewolves mate by age 30, but Scott at 35 is a tad behind everyone else which is utterly frustrating for his mother. You see, she wants grandkids. Lovable, interfering woman she is, she casts a love spell to bring Scott his mate…and fate does only in the form of one gorgeous (gay) ex-cop from New Orleans. Scott’s never been with a man before and he doesn’t want Ted as his mate no matter what his inner werewolf is screaming. His pack would never accept a gay pack leader. Ted, on the other hand, had been down this road before falling for the straight guy, and he too has no desire to have his heart broken again, so he tells Scott to get lost. Problem is Scott’s inner wolf doesn’t care about any of that and just wants Ted. And Ted’s head may say one thing, but his body another. Will these two confused men ever figure it out?

First, I really liked the premise of Bayou Dreams. Yes, the werewolf finding a mate and surprise it’s a man plot has been done before but Lynn Lorenz puts an added twist to the cliche by making Scott’s wolf side gay and the wolf eventually convincing Scott, the man, that loving Ted is his destiny. This unique take on the Gay-For-You trope worked in this instance.

Second, the secondary characters were hilarious. Scott’s mother, or as I call her the Cajun yenta, thinks nothing of going out in the bayou at midnight carrying a dead cat, a gris-gris bag filled with Scott’s nail clippings and hair and casting a love spell for her son. When Scott explains her spell brought him a mate, but not a female one, her reaction: “C’est la vie. He’s cute…you can adopt!” I would love Mrs. Dupree as a mother-in-law, except for the whole dead cat thing.

Third, the sexual chemistry between Ted and Scott was extremely spicy. Nothing like wanting something you’ve told yourself you can’t have, as it makes it all the more tempting. I liken it to that Ted is that double chocolate cake Scott wants, but knows isn’t good for him. Plus with as many times as Scott and Ted two make-out, jerk each other off, and in one instance oral sex happens, you think the two men would figure out they were meant to be together long before the end of the book.

Fourth, Ted’s past is intriguing. He was a New Orleans police officer who was fired from the force for taking a bribe – but that really wasn’t the case. Ted’s history with the police, his current job as a private investigator and the demons that make him try and deny Scott all combine for a complex character who is equal to Scott, the Alpha and town sheriff. There is no imbalance of power between these two…so perhaps Scott’s mother’s midnight request for a strong mate for her son was truly answered? (Sidenote: for those readers who do not like infidelity in their m/m books, this novel does have a few scenes of Ted having sex with people other than Scott. This occurs early on in the book while Ted and Scott are still fighting their attraction to one another. As a reader who despises cheating in romance novels, this action did not bother me, mainly because I knew why Ted was doing it and that the ‘cheating’ would not matter in the long run).

Lastly, we get to see into pack politics as Scott’s position as pack Alpha is threatened when everyone finds out he has a male mate. The climax of the book is Scott fighting another werewolf for control of the pack and Ted watching hoping his lover won’t die during the encounter. While you could see from a mile away what would happen during this fight, that doesn’t make it any less dramatic and interesting and that part of the plot was handled extremely well.

Overall, Bayou Dreams is a distinctive take on the werewolf genre, weaving complex and compelling characters together with ease. Lynn Lorenz’s style of writing was engaging and fun. I eagerly await the next installment so I can see who else in the wolf pack finds his mate. Recommended.

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Mar 05, 2011 Betryal rated it 5 of 5 stars

Lynn really pulled me in with this one. Fan-fawking-tabulous story in my opinion.

This wasn't one of those stories of love at first sight, but rather the attraction was instantly there for both men, one sided for the most part since the Scott couldn't accept the fact that his mate was a gay man and he'd be straight all his life. He believed his Mamman's voodoo was contributed to the attraction that led the men to each other. There was no jumping into each others pants right away either with all...more

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Jul 27, 2011 Sasha Conte rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: supernatural, coming-out

First things first - a nice shifter story, interesting setup and quite fascinating characters.

I'm usually a big fan of Ms Lorenz's books, but this one let me down a little. Don't get me wrong - it's well written and rather engrossing, BUT....

I'm sick of the gay-for-your-mate thing that seems to be a trend in m/m shifter books. Writing about coming out is all well and good, also the conflict involved with this, but the whole I can't have a male mate but I must be gay because my mate is male thing...more

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Dec 07, 2012 Karel rated it 3 of 5 stars

Surprisingly likeable. Can't remember the last werewolf MM I've read that was so satisfying (actually, I can, and it's about 250 MM books ago). I'm normally a huge hater on gay for you and denial, but Lynn Lorenz managed to pull it off so that it came off as realistic without being too whiny. I was even amused by the excuse Scott managed to think up for it... 'My wolf's gay, but I'm not'? Damn, I'll love to see that in other G4U stories: My dick is gay for you but I'm not.

Overall, the romance...more

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Apr 05, 2013 Plainbrownwrapper rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mm

I generally stay away from "standard" shifter stories -- I especially can't stand the "shifter-fated-insta-mate" trope -- but this book fit a challenge and I was curious about it, so I gave it a try.

It's not bad, really. It does have the insta-mate stuff....and the "no I'm not gay" stuff...but it's the **wolf** half of the couple who thinks he's straight, which I *think* is unusual in this sort of story (I may be wrong here), and the wolf half who does the most "I can't believe this is happening...more

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Jun 19, 2011 Marie rated it 5 of 5 stars

I ADORE “Bayou Dreams”!! Gay-for-you is one of my favorite plotlines (when done well), and LL did it here with very believable confusion and stubbornness on Scott’s part and realistic hesitation on Ted’s to not want to take a chance on a straight man. I also like werewolves but am bored to tears by the big-strong-alpha & shy-twinky-mate scenario that so many folks are writing these days. I love that Ted is just as strong as Scott in his own way, both physically and emotionally, and not just...more

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Jan 20, 2013 Katharina rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

First of all, Bayou Dreams is in many ways a very typical shifter story, with (soul) mates, instant attraction, pheromones all over the place, hot sex, claiming, possessiveness, and of course the living happily ever after once the mate is claimed. And you need to accept all of this or you'll be disappointed.

If you're okay with that, you'll find in Bayou Dreams a well written story with no real surprises, but likable characters, a bit of crazyness (Scott's mother is great), and mostly great chem...more

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May 14, 2011 Diane Adams rated it 5 of 5 stars

I have no idea why I want to like shifter books so much. I do and I keep reading them only to be disappointed time after time. I haven't read one that met my expectations, that fulfilled that undefinable something I wanted to find but never have. Until now.

Bayou Dreams by Lynn Lorenz is hands down the best shifter book I've ever read. The writing drew me into the story immediately and the pacing kept my attention completely. The heat between the MCs is scorching. I had my doubts about the idea...more

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Jul 25, 2011 D rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: voodoo, gaters, all-the-denial-you-can-get, cop-fbi-detective-agent-pi-sheriff, twink, a-humorous-read, a-nice-change, enjoyed-reading-this-one, hilariously-entertaining, my-favorites, shifters-of-the-furry-kind, paranormal-sex, paranormal, he-s-straight-right, bounty-hunter, shifter-sex

Ahhh, like a breath of fresh air. Another favorite for me. Most enjoyable, yes indeed.

I do hope to see more. A series maybe? Maybe about the deputy finding his mate? Or more about Darcy and Peter? Yeah....please? puppy eyes

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Jan 11, 2013 Crissy Morris rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, joyfully-jay

4.5 stars

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Sheriff Scott Dupree has more problems than he can handle. As alpha of the St. Jerome wolf pack, he has to protect and care for his pack, and for some reason the males in the pack seem to be out of control and hormonal lately. Not only that, but Scott’s mother is casting love spells to bring his mate to him. Scott doesn’t want a mate right now, doesn’t have time for a mate. But worst of all, his mate has shown up in town, and his mate is a male. Scott is straight, b...more

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Dec 21, 2011 Jollymus rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m, shapeshifter

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Jul 09, 2012 Fiona rated it 4 of 5 stars

Pretty good gay for you shifter story. I liked the character Ted. His troubled past, his conflict and reservations about falling for another straight guy were angsty without being overdone. Ok and Sam? All alpha male. The sex scenes were HOT. The secondary characters, especially Sam’s Mom, were entertaining. I thought the final conflict was wrapped up a little too quickly and easily. Also, it would have been nice to see a little more of Ted and Sam setting up house and having some time pass befo...more

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Aug 01, 2012 Bea rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: male-male, paranormal, artist, cop, goodreads-review, gay-for-you, shifter

I am torn between 3 and 4 stars, but decided on 3.

I loved Ted! He is a gay cop who took the fall for his partner and now is a private eye. He ends up going out to the bayou and finds an attraction to the local sheriff, Scott. Scott of course is a shapeshifter.

Here's why it's a 3 instead of 4: the trope of "instant mate love". While I love the whole "mate" passion, this gay for you mate thing was just a bit to swallow in this one. I had to roll my eyes a bit.

That being said, I actually liked the...more

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Mar 12, 2011 Maya rated it 2 of 5 stars

Overall, a good story just entirely too long.

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May 30, 2011 Lea rated it 4 of 5 stars

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May 16, 2011 Damon Suede rated it 4 of 5 stars

What a delightful M/M story... and a slam-bang setup for a series. I felt like this book offered so much by way of comedy and warmth and a fresh take on some paranomral chestnuts.

Delightful minor characters, and the clever hoodoo subplot was a veritable stew of comedy and style; it managed ot be germane to the story AND the region and felt fresher than a lot of flimflammery passing for magic these days.

On that tip, I was especially happy to see southern Louisiana become such a character in its...more

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I’m from New Orleans, that’s N’awlins for those of you who speak the language. I grew up in the Riverbend, or Carrollton, for the old timers, but was a Quarter rat from the age of 11, taking 3 buses to go to art class on Burgundy Street at the Cabrini Doll Museum and NORD center. I attended Univers...more Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
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I’m from New Orleans, that’s N’awlins for those of you who speak the language. I grew up in the Riverbend, or Carrollton, for the old timers, but was a Quarter rat from the age of 11, taking 3 buses to go to art class on Burgundy Street at the Cabrini Doll Museum and NORD center. I attended University of New Orleans and have a BA in Fine Art. My mother worked at Tulane University, six blocks from our house and when we were kids my brother and I parked cars in our driveway for the Saints games at Tulane Stadium. We could get six cars down the drive, two on the front lawn, and two on the street and we only charged $2 a car. We made enough to buy a coupla roast beef po’boys at Comeaux’s on Hickory St. and a snowball over at Williams Snow Ball Stand. We lived 1/2 a block from a cemetery, but doesn’t everyone in N’awlins? We used to watch jazz funerals from our front porch.

Now, my family lives in Katy, Texas. I have a “real” job, a truly supportive and understanding husband, two incredible kids, and a slightly neurotic dog. We used to have a guinea pig, but the dog killed it. Did I say slightly?

My son is 15 and has Asperger’s Syndrome (high functioning Autism) and Crohn’s Disease, and is a constant lesson in patience, acceptance and managing expectations. He’s super smart, loves video games, fencing, movies, building with legos, and hanging around the house. Like me, he believes that it’s all about him. Sometimes, I wonder if I don’t have Asperger’s, too. Oh, and he’s very handsome.

My daughter, 13, is so creative it’s scary- she loves to paint, draw manga and anima, build dioramas with any box she can get her hands on, create worlds with legos and then make movies with them, sculpt people, animals and objects with those little twist ties from the grocery store, does pottery, and wants to be a lifeguard. And she’s smart, too. And
beautiful, inside and out.

I write for a few hours in the evenings and on weekends as much as I can, without neglecting my family. (That laughter you hear is my husband) I attend a critique group, and do whatever the kids are into at the time.(less)

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