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Aiden's Charity (Breeds #12)
by
Lora Leigh
Book 3 in the Wolf Breeds series
The forces of survival and destruction swirl in the darkest corners of men's minds. The nature of the beast cannot be harnessed, and survival is the purest of all instincts. Survival of the species itself goes soul deep. But can the human heart accept and adapt as easily? Can Charity bestow the love and the acceptance that has always been a...more
The forces of survival and destruction swirl in the darkest corners of men's minds. The nature of the beast cannot be harnessed, and survival is the purest of all instincts. Survival of the species itself goes soul deep. But can the human heart accept and adapt as easily? Can Charity bestow the love and the acceptance that has always been a...more
Paperback, 223 pages
Published
July 2nd 2007
by Ellora´s Cave
(first published September 2003)
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After the less-than-thrilling previous stories ('Wolfe´s Hope' and 'Jacob´s Faith'), 'Aiden´s Charity' was a nice addition to the series. Not the best, but good enough.
Aiden and Charity were both likeable characters. LL makes extra points with me for making Aiden overcome his misplaces hatred for Charity and accept his mating with her rather quickly, instead of having him nursing it till the end of the book. On the other hand, Charity´s refusal to acknowledge the mating was unreasonable and unbe...more
Aiden and Charity were both likeable characters. LL makes extra points with me for making Aiden overcome his misplaces hatred for Charity and accept his mating with her rather quickly, instead of having him nursing it till the end of the book. On the other hand, Charity´s refusal to acknowledge the mating was unreasonable and unbe...more
Mar 01, 2010
Zeek
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5 of 5 stars
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Created by mixing of Human/Animal DNA & trained by a secret consul to be an expendable soldier, Aiden, a wolf breed, endures torture and out right slavery at the whim of his creators.
Still, Aiden has been able to control the one area of life he HAS under his power- his sexual urges- to confound the Scientists who want to use him as a lab rat. Until Charity comes along. As far as Aiden knows, Charity works for the scientists, yet he's drawn to her. The Head scientists notice this and use her...more
Still, Aiden has been able to control the one area of life he HAS under his power- his sexual urges- to confound the Scientists who want to use him as a lab rat. Until Charity comes along. As far as Aiden knows, Charity works for the scientists, yet he's drawn to her. The Head scientists notice this and use her...more
In the Lab Aiden was very good at controlling his body's responses, even despite the drugs pumped into his system. But one lone woman shattered that control, bringing out the beast that swore revenge for the betrayal.
Six years later, Charity is one of the experiments. Her bond with Aiden made her unique and the Genetic Council's favorite new toy. In order to stay alive, Charity must give her life in the hands of the man she loves despite the knowledge of his hate. Aiden is the only one who can s...more
Six years later, Charity is one of the experiments. Her bond with Aiden made her unique and the Genetic Council's favorite new toy. In order to stay alive, Charity must give her life in the hands of the man she loves despite the knowledge of his hate. Aiden is the only one who can s...more
erotica/paranormal ; Wolf Breeds 3
lora leigh writes hot erotica, but this one was brought one notch higher and was scorching right from the very beginning.
Aiden has been sentenced to death after scientists have failed to arouse a sexual response from him, thus making him useless for the breed labs. In a desperate act to save him, Charity tries everything that she can to break his hard-won control.
the only drawback from this book is that it starts off incredibly with a plot that had so much pote...more
lora leigh writes hot erotica, but this one was brought one notch higher and was scorching right from the very beginning.
Aiden has been sentenced to death after scientists have failed to arouse a sexual response from him, thus making him useless for the breed labs. In a desperate act to save him, Charity tries everything that she can to break his hard-won control.
the only drawback from this book is that it starts off incredibly with a plot that had so much pote...more
I wouldn't even give this book one star. It was the absolute worst book in the series to date. And that's saying a lot, in light of Tanner's Scheme and Wolfe's Hope. It saddens me because I truly was a fan of the Breed series. Sigh.
***CONTAINS SPOILERS***
I had several problems with this story line. By far, my biggest problem: the way Aiden's story begins. Aiden and other wolf breeds are being held in a lab where they are tortured, raped, and studied. Aiden refuses to get it up for the evil docto...more
***CONTAINS SPOILERS***
I had several problems with this story line. By far, my biggest problem: the way Aiden's story begins. Aiden and other wolf breeds are being held in a lab where they are tortured, raped, and studied. Aiden refuses to get it up for the evil docto...more
This is one of the more emotional books in this series. My sympathy went out to Charity and all she had survived in the Labs. She is very caring and compassionate and very much in love with Aiden. She is also stubborn and a well trained fighter which will complement Aiden very well. There is a lot going on in this story and it is hard not to give things away when writing a review. It was nice to read about Wolfe and Hope as well as Jacob and Faith. There are additional plot devices added to the...more
What. The. Fuck.
Maybe I'm just not that into the whole 'erotica' genre, but there were some really disturbing things in this book. Let's see, there's forced sexual contact between various characters, there's medical experimentation involving mind and chemical altering drugs to try and force conception (there's that word again; force), there's some biological imperative that forces the two main characters to be painfully aroused which only gets worse when they're around each other...
Ugh.
There's n...more
Maybe I'm just not that into the whole 'erotica' genre, but there were some really disturbing things in this book. Let's see, there's forced sexual contact between various characters, there's medical experimentation involving mind and chemical altering drugs to try and force conception (there's that word again; force), there's some biological imperative that forces the two main characters to be painfully aroused which only gets worse when they're around each other...
Ugh.
There's n...more
Sorry, I forgot to add to the currently reading shelf.
Review coming soon.
After reading Wolfe's Hope and Jacob's Faith, Aiden's Charity was a blow of fresh air.
From the begining, this book followed a the finalplot line and my interest was spiked up from the first chapter to the last.
I loved this book for it's final idea (at least for me) that sometimes feelings and logic, nature and science, don't walk hand in hand, but they compromise and complete each other.
Aiden is a breed that was created for...more
Review coming soon.
After reading Wolfe's Hope and Jacob's Faith, Aiden's Charity was a blow of fresh air.
From the begining, this book followed a the finalplot line and my interest was spiked up from the first chapter to the last.
I loved this book for it's final idea (at least for me) that sometimes feelings and logic, nature and science, don't walk hand in hand, but they compromise and complete each other.
Aiden is a breed that was created for...more
I presume you know what the book is about. I'm letting you know what I liked or disliked about it.
This was a good, dependable read. Meaning, I knew what to expect, was entertained, and did like the story. It was a fast read, not all that compelling.
A couple of aspects about the book I did like was the angst I felt while reading what both main characters went through in their story, a couple of the characters empasised in the book providing segways into next books of the series. Also, there were...more
This was a good, dependable read. Meaning, I knew what to expect, was entertained, and did like the story. It was a fast read, not all that compelling.
A couple of aspects about the book I did like was the angst I felt while reading what both main characters went through in their story, a couple of the characters empasised in the book providing segways into next books of the series. Also, there were...more
This is Aiden and Charity's story and it was just OK. I wasn't ecstatic about the story, not only do we have a tortured hero, but we have a tortured heroine as well. Their wasn't really built in the strongest foundations and the usual betrayal is here.
I wasn't able to connect with the characters, and the story was slow-paced. Sure things were better with Aiden and Charity, truths went out, their actions justified, and their feelings bared. Not much went on that's why it took me a week to finish...more
I wasn't able to connect with the characters, and the story was slow-paced. Sure things were better with Aiden and Charity, truths went out, their actions justified, and their feelings bared. Not much went on that's why it took me a week to finish...more
ehhhh. This is so different that the paperback Berkley does. Characters and story are fate. Like watching a porn. The stimulation is just physical. No depth to the story like it siblings from Berkley. The language is more base too, numbingly rough. Not that I am looking to solve the mysteries of the universe here, but I don't feel anything for the characters and there is no mental residue once the reading is done. I have fun reading the series, and I have trouble reading out of sequence, but the...more
More like 3.5 stars.
I liked the story of Aiden and Charity...mated since before they were ever even allowed to touch in the labs where Jacob was created and Charity worked, six years have passed since his rescue. Faith was a spy working to bring down the Genetics council, until she is taken by them and experimented on. While Aiden still feels betrayed and deceived by Charity's actions all those years ago, he comes to see her as his mate. Charity, on the other hand, believes that it is only a dru...more
I liked the story of Aiden and Charity...mated since before they were ever even allowed to touch in the labs where Jacob was created and Charity worked, six years have passed since his rescue. Faith was a spy working to bring down the Genetics council, until she is taken by them and experimented on. While Aiden still feels betrayed and deceived by Charity's actions all those years ago, he comes to see her as his mate. Charity, on the other hand, believes that it is only a dru...more
This story began better than it ended. I was not impressed with either of the characters. Charity had the most promise but I found Aiden to be too harsh, too hard. That's not something I ever thought to say about an Alpha male. The tables quickly turned. Charity became grating and though Aiden was tolerable, the change was too sudden, too unbelievable compared to his original behavior.
This is my least favorite in the series so far, considering I do not read these in order. I rated Wolfe's Hope...more
This is my least favorite in the series so far, considering I do not read these in order. I rated Wolfe's Hope...more
There exist, on several romance readers' forums, threads titled "words to cringe by". This book is one whole word to cringe by.
Lessee... am unable to suspend disbelief in regard to h and her...well, her thoughts are pretty much like every other LL h - all centered around her genitals. Therein lies the problem. We're to believe that an overly analytical biologist (she was analyzing her body's reactions for goodness sake) would think in terms of p_____ and c___ in regards to her genitalia. Or, whe...more
Lessee... am unable to suspend disbelief in regard to h and her...well, her thoughts are pretty much like every other LL h - all centered around her genitals. Therein lies the problem. We're to believe that an overly analytical biologist (she was analyzing her body's reactions for goodness sake) would think in terms of p_____ and c___ in regards to her genitalia. Or, whe...more
Certainly this is another in the Breeds series with a similar plot. A credit to Ms Leigh's creativity, however, is that she brings in such unique characters that the stories work. Charity was a plant in the Council labs and did everything she could to undermine their reign of terror and to facilitate the escape of so many of the Breeds. However, in a bid to save Aiden's life, she weakens his resistance to the doctors who are trying to make him into a Breed stud. Believing she has betrayed him, e...more
4 ½ Stars! ~~~ This is the twelfth book in Lora Leigh's Breeds series. For six years Charity has sacrified herself to protect the wolf breeds in the lab. She's endured personal torture at the hands of the scientists, keeping her sane was the knowledge that Aiden was free. But he rescues her from the lab, and he's determined that she cannot be his mate, that she had betrayed him. This one is tremendously emotional as we see Aiden battle with his misconceptions and as Charity fights for the man th...more
I don't like giving a 3 to books because the characters become annoying. But at one point Charity just began to sound like a the screetch on a chalkboard. The story was decent, but Aiden deserved better.
Leigh wasted no time giving you the heat. Dayam she knows how to write an exciting adventure. Right up front she plays the sympathy card and wraps it around the characters. She did this so well I was crying by page 23.
And then I kept reading and I am thinking 'if I survive the bowels of hell and...more
Leigh wasted no time giving you the heat. Dayam she knows how to write an exciting adventure. Right up front she plays the sympathy card and wraps it around the characters. She did this so well I was crying by page 23.
And then I kept reading and I am thinking 'if I survive the bowels of hell and...more
For some reason I didn't have this book. When I read Styx's Storm, I was looking at the all the Breed books I had read and noticed I skipped this one. This was much better than Styx's Storm, where at least the hero and heroine were likable.
Charity was a mole in the Council, helping the Breeds behind the scene. She meets Aiden while he is imprisoned at a lab and in order to save his life, gives him a blow job. Yes, you read that right! Well, there were repercussions on a molecular level.
Charity was a mole in the Council, helping the Breeds behind the scene. She meets Aiden while he is imprisoned at a lab and in order to save his life, gives him a blow job. Yes, you read that right! Well, there were repercussions on a molecular level.
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I read this book when it was first released by Ellora's Cave. By then, Lora Leigh had already released two other Breed books. I must say though that Aiden's Charity is one of my favorites. I just picked it up again (because I changed e-readers and couldn't get my original copy to transfer) and I'm glad I did. I spent the past couple of nights re-reading it. I enjoyed it just as much this time around as I did all those years ago. It's erotic romance at its finest.
3.5 Stars
The wolf breeds are just as tortured as the felines. The genetics council is hellbent on finding out what it takes to make them bare offspring.
In doing so, they put human lab tech, Charity through a series of brutal tests. She knowingly becomes connected to Aiden in an event that happened 6 years ago. Aiden has hated Charity since, but once he sees the condition she's currently in, he becomes her protector and the only person who can ease her suffering.
I like how stubborn this female...more
The wolf breeds are just as tortured as the felines. The genetics council is hellbent on finding out what it takes to make them bare offspring.
In doing so, they put human lab tech, Charity through a series of brutal tests. She knowingly becomes connected to Aiden in an event that happened 6 years ago. Aiden has hated Charity since, but once he sees the condition she's currently in, he becomes her protector and the only person who can ease her suffering.
I like how stubborn this female...more
5/22/2009
This is the love story of Aiden and Charity. Charity saved Aiden's life while he lived in one of the labs. He can not forgive the means she used to save his life but now they are mated. Now 6 years later they reunite and Aiden still can't forgive Charity but the passion seems to rule them like all Lora Leigh's books. It was a good book but it just wasn't my favorite. No fault to the book. I still think any Lora Leigh fan would like it.
This is the love story of Aiden and Charity. Charity saved Aiden's life while he lived in one of the labs. He can not forgive the means she used to save his life but now they are mated. Now 6 years later they reunite and Aiden still can't forgive Charity but the passion seems to rule them like all Lora Leigh's books. It was a good book but it just wasn't my favorite. No fault to the book. I still think any Lora Leigh fan would like it.
I enjoyed the storyline more in this book I felt the main female character Charity had more of a backbone when it came to standing u to Aiden.
Fucking their little brood mare won’t keep me alive. I was born to die, Charity. We all were.Some just sooner than others.He wished she would leave him. Turn and walk away, and allow him to face his fate with the strength his pride demanded.
- Aiden, Aiden's Charity
Fucking their little brood mare won’t keep me alive. I was born to die, Charity. We all were.Some just sooner than others.He wished she would leave him. Turn and walk away, and allow him to face his fate with the strength his pride demanded.
- Aiden, Aiden's Charity
Lora Leigh's earlier Breed stories by Ellora's Cave Publishing are definitely erotica - much steamier than the newer Breed stories, but they also don't have stories that are as in-depth, which in my opinion is a failing. Still, the sex scenes are smokin' hot and it's nice to have the back story between characters I've read about in more recent books
This is one of my more favorite series. I like how as you read these you see the foundation for later stories laid down.
Aiden was locked up in the labs, Charity was working in the labs when they first meet. As time went on they both sense an attraction to each other, but can't let anyone know. Secretly Charity was working behind the scenes to help free the breeds, one day stepping in to save Aiden in an unusual way so that he could be rescued. Neither of them knowing that this little act of kind...more
Aiden was locked up in the labs, Charity was working in the labs when they first meet. As time went on they both sense an attraction to each other, but can't let anyone know. Secretly Charity was working behind the scenes to help free the breeds, one day stepping in to save Aiden in an unusual way so that he could be rescued. Neither of them knowing that this little act of kind...more
As with all Leigh's books, I totally loved this one too. I love the way she builds the relationship, even though the H/H have already done the deed! =:) I like the parts where the H or H don't give into the mating frenzy and I like that the research continues throughout the series.
The only thing I think I'd like better would be if the guys weren't so Macho and sometimes condisending and always feel they will be ultimately the person who comes out the winner. Although, when a mating is successfu...more
The only thing I think I'd like better would be if the guys weren't so Macho and sometimes condisending and always feel they will be ultimately the person who comes out the winner. Although, when a mating is successfu...more
Jan 05, 2012
Barbara
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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This book in the Breeds series had the usual angst, action, romance, and sexy scenes between the characters Aiden and Charity. While it is interesting to read of the ever-expanding Breeds family, I wish the overall story about the Council and the illegal labs would progress faster.
More like a 3.5*. Definitely better than Jacob's Faith, but still coming short on the plot line. Not to mention big inconsequences in the time line. The half star till 4* from my rating is for the last chapter, what can I say...Leigh knows how to built expectations
I had heard a lot about the Breed Series and decided to just jump into it. I decided to start with Aiden's Charity and I am so glad that I did. It is action packed and full of surprises.....oh and not to metion HOT!!! I will definately continue reading this series!!
Aiden and Charity....... Their relationship is complicated but very balanced throughout the book, from hate to love, from revenge to respect. We are also introduced to a new kind of Breed characters, Winged Breeds and to Del Rey, the coyote breed that further on has it's own book. Erotic romance at its finest.
I really like this book! It gave more info on how the mating actually works, and how it affects and changes each mate. The story was wonderful, and I enjoyed the characters! It had it's share of hot and steamy, but not too much that it ruined the plot.
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Lora Leigh lives in the rolling hills of Kentucky, often found absorbing the ambience of this peaceful setting. She dreams in bright, vivid images of the characters intent on taking over her writing life, and fights a constant battle to put them on the hard drive of her computer before they can disappear as fast as they appeared. Lora’s family, and her writing life co-exist, if not in harmony, in...more
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