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Russell's Reversal (Lost Shifters #14)

by Stephani Hecht (Goodreads Author)

3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 · rating details · 387 ratings · 31 reviews

Russell has always liked his men the same way he likes his sex: fast, hard, and without any emotional attachments. As leader of not only a pack of rogue Wolf shifters but also of almost every illegal enterprise in the shifter world, Russell knows he's not the type to ever find a mate and settle down. Then Dalton slips into his life, turning it upside down. Not only is Dalt...more

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Published November 15th 2011 by eXtasy Books

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Dec 01, 2011 Jessie Potts rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m-shifters

I'm so glad we get to see more of Russell in this book, and especially Dalton... I mean I loved Dalton from the first time he asked Shane for some chocolate milk all the while knowing he was safe since Trevor promised him. He's ready for some wolf action, and Russell has grown a conscience.

Real Quick: Dalton is the lynx shifter that was a slave with Trevor, Shane's mate, he's been living with the two since he joined the coalition and is 19. Russell is Chris (wolf Alpha)'s brother and was kicked...more I'm so glad we get to see more of Russell in this book, and especially Dalton... I mean I loved Dalton from the first time he asked Shane for some chocolate milk all the while knowing he was safe since Trevor promised him. He's ready for some wolf action, and Russell has grown a conscience.

Real Quick: Dalton is the lynx shifter that was a slave with Trevor, Shane's mate, he's been living with the two since he joined the coalition and is 19. Russell is Chris (wolf Alpha)'s brother and was kicked out the pack a long time ago for being gay. He was also beaten, and swore that he would become more successful then his old Alpha. He did this by unsavory means. He's a crook, a sort of mob boss, and has been a part of bad things in the past, however he saved Mitchell's brother from slaves and fell in love with Dalton at Chris and Cassie's wedding. Meanwhile as we all know the Ravens are becoming desperate to win the war.

Ok now on to the book. I really really liked that there was some blood and guts and casualties. The Ravens are now attacking humans because they know the coalition will try to save them. Russell is really trying to get 'clean' so to speak because something in Dalton's eyes make him want to be a better man, but he's 30 (yes 30) and has a lot of bad baggage with him. There is a lot that goes on in this book, including finding the lynx female that Dalton was forced to procreate with but I won't say any more and I'll save it for the book. The only thing that felt a little odd was that Dalton was a very very very young 19. I know his family lived in seclusion, but some of the things he says reminds me of a 12 year old girl. Having said that it certainly did not detract from the story, just made me want him to grow up a bit (especially when you find out what happens at the end!).

I'm also super happy the price on Amazon is $3.99 and not $4.99 while a dollar may not seem like that much, Hecht also added the freebie Hey There's Fur in my Wedding Cake where the two first meet. If you love Hecht's shifter books like I do then you'll love this one, Riley, Chance, Tobias, Shane, Trevor... they all get a roll, we also get to see Gage and his future mate...AH! I can't wait. So read up, enjoy the lower price and let's hope for many more shifter books in the future... Maybe some more Shane/Andrew/Owen?? Another Christmas special?? : - ) Enjoy!(less)

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Feb 22, 2012 Andre rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: supernatural-romance, not-really-worth-reading

If you are looking for a book to temporarily flee reality than this is the book for. If you are looking for a good story from this series than skip this book and read some of the earlier ones. The whole plot and especially the sex is very repetitive, been there done that and bought the t-shirt, you name it. Mrs. Hecht can't even bring some variation into sex scenes without reverting to kinky and violent stuff as it seems.
Sorry Mrs. Hecht but you do need a course in better writing. This was the w...more If you are looking for a book to temporarily flee reality than this is the book for. If you are looking for a good story from this series than skip this book and read some of the earlier ones. The whole plot and especially the sex is very repetitive, been there done that and bought the t-shirt, you name it. Mrs. Hecht can't even bring some variation into sex scenes without reverting to kinky and violent stuff as it seems.
Sorry Mrs. Hecht but you do need a course in better writing. This was the worst book of them all of the series so far.
I hope "Gage's Awakening" is better or I will finally quit the series, it's gone downhill ever since book 11.

(view spoiler)[Since I read Lost Shifters 15 before this one I didn't knew how old Tobias was but now that I see that he is actually 25 I think the character is crap. What is it with Hecht that she makes grown man behave like spoiled pre-teen boys? Is she in love with the brat-stereotype so much? She already turned Riley and Noah into brats without any sense and now she is introducing even more?
The dialogues with Mitchell are so flat and unrealistic. I nearly expected Russel to screw Dalton right there, in front of everybody, without anybody saying a word.

Furthermore Mrs. Hecht seriously needs to take notes of her background:
If the scent of a wolf is so strong, why did Carson in an earlier book state that wolves cannot leave their scents on felines? Shouldn't everybody have been able to smell Dean on Mitchell then?
And Russel's statement that Dalton is "his" only proves that Mrs. Hecht is one of the women who are condition to find this sort of possessive behavior attractive. Russel is the quintessence of this weird and totally fictitious male who is strong, angry, violent, impetuous, controlling but also so caring and just needs a bit of tweaking to be just right. The only difference is that this time it's a guy, who definitely fills the role of the girl here, who is the cause for this. Russel's fury is portrayed as something good because it comes out of "love."
And Mrs. Hecht should do the math:
1) She stated in an earlier book that shifters are ten times stronger than humans, not only would that mean that shifters couldn't possibly have sex with humans without hurting them, humans would have very high casualties if they go against shifters (I totally forgot that fact when I read book 15 and she mentioned the human hunters). Or is there suddenly some special shifter weakness she never mentioned before? How would Russel then ever be able to "squash his smaller lover?" Are shifters also ten times heavier now? Even if Russel is bigger and heavier than Dalton, Dalton would still be able to lift him with ease.
2) If so many shifters were killed during the 60s and the felines and hawks were nearly exterminated during the 80s by the mass raven attack, how many of them are still there? Respectively how many where there before? In addition you would think that such a severe attack by humans would have been mentioned sooner in the series, but nothing whatsoever which makes me think that she just made it up as she got along with it.
That "explanation" of Dalton why he was kept alive and the rest of the family killed because he wasn't able to fight is a rather weak one. If the snakes wanted to raise their own food (a rather ridiculous concept since the shifters don't mature faster than humans) and as Hecht stated in earlier books prefer bigger prey they would have left way more alive instead of just Dalton. The whole terrible background for him rather seems to be there for making readers sympathetic to Dalton, but that could have been done in a better way.
And everything Russel did was rooted in the fact that he was kicked out of his pack for being gay and he wanted to show that he could do better without them? Yeah, that is one good reason to become a rich criminal. And where are all these enemies he talks about? There are suspiciously absent in this book.
So now we have it that Russel let his fangs grow when Dalton submitted to him during sex and he bit him in the neck (obviously to claim him) and the blood was sweet. Hm, we had three cases of shifters who bit their mates for the claiming who could grow fangs and none did that. Seriously Mrs. Hecht is no longer trying; this is just lame old werewolf romance now. Well that and the old portraying of violence as romantic and sexy.
And the Ravens are becoming desperate all off a sudden? These are the dangerous shifters feared by everybody? Yeah right, that is believable. And speaking about believability, the author mentioned ancient shifter civilizations. She did something similar in an earlier book when she talked about the different customs of the different breeds, let Collin state that years ago public sex acts were common in rituals and everyday live among the Hawks and some things of the Ravens way of life but apart from that so far there was absolutely nothing, not even the tiniest hints that these customs are still alive. These shifters have an American human culture and nothing more.
And even an idiot like Shane should have noticed that his behavior (foremost his lack of cleaning himself of blood) puts him even more at odds with the rest of the coalition. He doesn't even seem to try to change that, instead others must just accept him how he is and if they don't than they of course are ignorant and intolerant.
Which brings me to my next subject: Shane calling the Hawks jerks. Yeah better be a jerk than a sociopath, and damn she plays that part of him down.
And these self-help CDs of Riley are the attempt to make the Hawks more tolerant that Hecht talked about? I guess this is there to make Riley more than just a brat with a pretty face. Way to go Mrs. Hecht.
Yeah of course, the Hawks are just jerks, that most of them got slaughtered not only 30 years back has of course nothing to do with their behavior. Why should they trust anybody who is not a Hawk? Does Hecht really think that these few years are making everything well again? From a Hawk point of view the current socialization with the felines might just be the harbinger of Doom. But it looks like Mrs. Hecht is not capable of thinking in that direction.
And Dalton is soooo sweet and understanding and of course he would have taken Russel even if Russel would be poor. Yeah right, easy to say when you live in a huge mansion and practically married into the upper class. Maybe it would be believable if Dalton had to give something up, but there was nothing.
That this George would make trouble was obvious from the start. And Dalton was sooo shocked about the little revelation about his sugar-daddy, what a kid. And that is someone to be admired? Maybe it wouldn't seem so lame if Hecht had given him some actual flaws and had not portrayed him as such a forgive-it-all. But interestingly he could not forgive George, because George was an asshole. It would be nice if Mrs. Hecht gave her characters a bit more... element of surprise. After all Dalton and Russel should thank George for bringing it up since according to the book it only made them stronger. Guess this way both of their hands stay clean.
The mother of the babies is dead and the babies are both boys. That she is dead is not only convenient for Russel and Dalton, since this way they don't have to deal with some sort of menage a troi, but this fact together with the notorious absence of women in the series as well as the fact that except for Cassie (who was portrayed as unusual) none was ever shown in any position that does not fit US-American expectations of proper female behavior.
And Dalton will probably very overprotective of the babies, the whole story stinks of worst fairy tale anyway.
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Nov 16, 2011 Ami rated it 3 of 5 stars

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

This formulaic story pales compared to the previous book (Thomas and Chance). I think a couple of issues are just solved too quickly or are not explored more thoroughly. Most especially regarding Russell's "involvement" on the murder of Dalton's family as well as how they work on that. There's practically no real confrontation or heart to heart talk. It's there then poof all is forgiven. Russel's regret of his past is also not explored, I think there is a good plot there, some sort a glimpse of...more

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Apr 17, 2012 L-D rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m, novella, pnr, romance, rich-as-hell, shifters-weres, mafia-mob-drugkingpin, series

This was not one of my favorite books of the series. Again, I feel like Ms. Hecht is going back to the same recipe. Sure, if a recipe is good, you may want to make it quite often, but you can't eat it for every meal no matter how much you like it.

In this book we learn more about Dalton, Shane and Trevor's ward. I think the fact that in Trevor's book, Dalton was so childish, it makes it hard to work him into a romantic relationship. I mean come on, the last time I saw him he was swinging his feet...more

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Nov 16, 2011 Maya rated it 3 of 5 stars

After reading the prologue Hey, There's Fur in My Wedding Cake a couple of months ago, I was really looking forward to this book. Bad boy, rogue wolf who is Alpha of his outlaw pack, what's not to love? I have to tell you that while I did enjoy this book as a whole, the prologue was the best part. The books have always been formulaic but have still managed to work for me but this one just felt so shallow compared to what could have been done with the story. So many things were just hinted at (li...more

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Feb 21, 2012 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars

Book 14 is Russell's story - he was cast out from his pack for being gay. He built his own (criminal) pack from rogue shifters and is now powerful and wealthy.
He meets Dalton, a sweet, innocent Lynx shifter and they fall for each other. Dalton is determined that Russell does have some good in him although the other felines are less convinced - including Shane and Trevor (Dalton's guardians).
This was a very sweet story with some conflict. The end is a little rushed but it still left me smiling.

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Jan 26, 2012 The TBR Pile *Book review site* rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I really enjoy this series, and this installment does not disappoint. Although you expect an happily-ever-after ending. I also find the continuing war between the shifter species interesting and look forward to continuing to see how it turns out. My only complaint is that it could have been fleshed out better. If the story was longer the entire plot would have come together more cohesively.

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Feb 26, 2012 Kallunnah rated it 2 of 5 stars

I don't expect a masterpiece when reading a book in this series, but it's usually pleasant escapism. This one though gets a lower than usual rating because of the editing, especially in the first part of the book. Otherwise it's the usual formula, and there is nothing unexpected going on here, though there are some plot holes I hope will be addressed in future books.

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Feb 19, 2012 Tam rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: canine-shifters, feline-shifters, other-shifters, m-m

I'm a sucker for the redeemed bad guy and in this one Russell, mafioso boss of a sort, has decided to go straight in order to win innocent Dalton. The who sub-story of the Raven's changing their plan and attacking humans and letting it be revealed that they are shifters is adding a new angle to the over-arching story-line. I can't wait until Tobias' story comes up.

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Nov 21, 2011 Lis rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m-books, m-m-paranormal-romance, series

While I really liked the characters, this book was way too short and underdevelloped for the story it was trying to show. The conflict was hardly a conflict at all and way too easily resolved.

While all the books in this story are good, this one felt a bit rushed and not worked out the way the previous books were, which is a shame, cause I really like this series.

Oh well, can't like them all. Especially cause the previous book was so damn good. Let's hope the next one is better!

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Nov 20, 2011 Meggie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, shape-shifters

I really enjoyed this story. Dalton and Russell were pulling as character and as mates. The plot was rather sweet and easy, but well written and comical. I liked it.
I really hope, there will be a story about Colby, too. I'm looking forward for it.

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Nov 16, 2011 Ely rated it 2 of 5 stars

I'm so disappointed in this book. I was expecting so much more because Dalton and Russel stood out so much in other books that it left me feeling down. I felt it was rushed, especially the ending... I know Ms. Hecht has been going through a lot, and I empathize with her and I hope things are getting better... Hopefully the next installment will pick up again.

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Jan 15, 2012 Dina rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012read, amazon, cat-shifter, m-m, paranormal, series, shifters, wolf-shifter, short-read

I had to read this book right after Chance's Vindication. I'm glad I did. I loved this story. It was way to short though. It also felt rushed at the end and I didn't like that at all.

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Nov 19, 2011 Chelaeur rated it 5 of 5 stars

After reading "Fur..." I've been waqiting for Dalton and Russell. The story though rushed was excellent, and was left open for a sequel just like Shane's (still my hero!!!!)

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Dec 14, 2011 Emmie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m, series, supernatural-creatures

Meh. I was kind of hoping it would be better. I liked them in the prologue story much better.

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Dec 14, 2011 Daniela rated it 4 of 5 stars

Oh!I absolutely want to read about this couple! <3

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Jan 10, 2012 Kris rated it 2 of 5 stars

A 2-3 read. Dalton was such a cutie. :)

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Dec 19, 2011 Kristy Maitz rated it 4 of 5 stars

I have one negative point - its to short.

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Jan 25, 2012 Mandy Beyers rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m-romance, paranormal-romance, reviewed4tbr-pile

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May 21, 2012 Nikko rated it 5 of 5 stars

I liked it!!

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Feb 23, 2013 Shelley rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: shifters, romance, mm

3.5 stars

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Dec 29, 2011 Maya rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebook, stephani-hecht

3.5

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Nov 16, 2011 Heather♥ rated it 3 of 5 stars

3.5 stars

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Dec 15, 2011 ~*coffee*lover*~ rated it 5 of 5 stars

Thoroughly enjoyed this, but it was way, way too short for me to really get to know Russell and Dalton properly, but I loved the ending. I love this whole series of books, actually.

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Feb 20, 2012 Noughty rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: qqq, g-contemporary, c-shifter, g-paranormal, k, g-easy-read, b-reviewed

2.5

I was expecting more. This looked too easy, no bumps in the road.

Our bad guy is way too good. We don't see no bad side and how they overcome that. An attempt with the gun selling looked poor - easily put behind.

I was actually surprised than I saw that I am already 70% in the book. Since I felt like it was just a beginning, everything is still ahead, since nothing really happened. The ending was abrupt.

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Nov 18, 2011 Arzu rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mm-romance, ebooks-owned, contemporary, prn-uf-shifters

3,5 stars

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Nov 25, 2011 Mirka added it

Shelves: mates, paranormal

Come on extasy books!!! I've been waiting for Dalton's story forever!!!

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May 18, 2012 Lily rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, ebook, fantasy-paranormal, m-m, series, shifters, what-i-read-in-2012, challenge-books-2012

This entertaining continuation in the Lost Shifters is one of my favorites of the series so far. Turns out Russell isn't really as bad as even he thought and Dalton is a cutie. I liked them as a couple very much. I'm looking forward to seeing how the change in the Ravens plays out.

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Apr 18, 2012 Tana rated it 4 of 5 stars

Stephanie Hecht is one of my favorite authors. I enjoy her writing and the Lost Shifter series.

M/M Paranormal Romance stories at its best. Russell's Reversal is book 14 in this series and I would say read all 14 of the books.

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Dec 18, 2011 Chris rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, ebook, paranormal-romance, gay, done

Good paranormal m/m romance about Russell, a Wolf shifter and crime lord, who decides to clean up his act because of his feelings for Lynx shifter Dalton.

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Stephani Hecht is a happily married mother of two. Born and raised in Michigan, she loves all things about the state, from the frigid winters to the Detroit Red Wings hockey team. Go Wings! You can usually find her snuggled up to her laptop, creating her next book or gorging on caffeine at her favorite coffee shop.

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