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Megan's Mark (Breeds #7)

by Lora Leigh

4.05 · rating details · 3,190 ratings · 167 reviews

In an intriguing new world, genetically altered Breeds and the humans who created them commingle--and sometimes cross the boundaries of desire. Now, an empathetic sheriff's deputy and an arrogant Feline Breed hunt elusive killers while failing prey to their insatiable hunger for one another.

Mass Market Paperback, 295 pages

Published May 2nd 2006 by Berkley Publishing Group (first published 2006)

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Apr 19, 2010

Ridley rated it

Shelves: 1-star, paranormal, read-2010, ebook

I say I like erotic romance, but now I wonder. I don't like Lauren Dane, Maya Banks or, apparently, Lora Leigh. My claim is looking kinda baseless. More research is in order.

Anyways, the book. Oh, the book.

Megan's Mark starts off well. Megan Fields is an empath working as a sheriff's deputy in the nice empty New Mexico desert. The blessed lack of people and action leaves her at peace, leaving her free from the overload of feeling other people's emotions.

When ...more

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May 21, 2009

Manny rated it

Shelves: too-sexy-for-maiden-aunts, science-fiction, trash, blame-jordan-if-you-like, the-goodreads-experience

Every now and then, something happens to you that reaffirms your faith in the essential goodness of humanity. A few weeks ago, Choupette said she would like to get acquainted with the Brigade Mondaine series which I have been so diligently promoting in my reviews. I sent her a package of assorted Michel Brice. She asked if I wanted any contribution towards postage, but I told her that I believed that my karmic investment was clear, and I would surely get my reward in due course. I was just curio...moreEvery now and then, something happens to you that reaffirms your faith in the essential goodness of humanity. A few weeks ago, Choupette said she would like to get acquainted with the Brigade Mondaine series which I have been so diligently promoting in my reviews. I sent her a package of assorted Michel Brice. She asked if I wanted any contribution towards postage, but I told her that I believed that my karmic investment was clear, and I would surely get my reward in due course. I was just curious to know what form it would take.

And, less than two months later, I receive a package from Jordan containing this book and three similar ones! I remember telling her last year that Twilight was the only vampire novel I'd ever read, and she had expressed concern. Now she's helped me fill this dreadful lacuna in my literary education... I can't wait to start. Jordan, that was so nice of you. Call me a nut, call me a crazy dreamer, but I think that, if everyone in the world sent trashy erotic novels to their GoodReads friends in other countries, there would be no more war or poverty, and we could build a paradise in two generations. If you're one of the lucky people who has Barack Obama's new email address, you might want to pass that thought on to him.

The gap on my bookshelf left by my donation to Choupette was exactly the right size to hold Jordan's present. Truly, as it is written in the Good Book, cast thy Boris on the waters, and it shall return Lora Leigh.

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I should say something about the book itself. It's billed as a steamy piece of women's erotica, and there's no doubt that it delivers. I had previously read almost no women's erotica at all (I'm sure there are people who are wondering how this is even possible), and on the whole I was pleasantly surprised. I thought it was more tasteful, more psychologically plausible, and more fun than its male counterpart.

It's notorious that women simply don't behave as they're supposed to do in male pornography; so, if you read it, you're creating a misleading image which can confuse you in all sorts of ways, some of them potentially very serious. Here, it didn't seem out of the question to believe that a woman could behave sexually the way Megan does. OK, she wants sex remarkably often, and it's amazing how much she enjoys it. Lucky Megan. But she's right at the start of a relationship with her super-hot dream guy, so yes, I thought this was possible. I found it harder to believe in Braden. He seemed a bit too much; too hot, too caring, too sensitive under that tough bad-boy exterior. So maybe female readers are getting themselves confused, and setting up false expectations that will disappoint them later. But hey, that's their problem. I'm just a male tourist, I don't live here.

The parts that weren't about sex didn't impress me too much. I thought Ms Leigh wasn't taking them very seriously, and they felt sloppily constructed. I can't resist mentioning a passage towards the end, which contains an extraordinary example of her flouting the Chekhov's Gun rule. Megan puts, not one, but TWO knives (sheathed) into her bra, before setting out on a hazardous expedition. I waited and waited. When would she use her pocket aces? Answer: NEVER! They didn't get used! The only point was to give the reader a cheap thrill when she put them in.

Since I have never worn a bra, much less put anything into it, I am the wrong person to comment, but I must say that it seemed like an extraordinarily uncomfortable fashion choice. I am prepared to be corrected on this.

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Aug 07, 2008

Heather rated it

Recommends it for: Fans ofLora Leigh, Nalini Singh, and Angela Knight

Shelves: erotica, paranormal-romance, lora-leigh

This is actually the 7th (I think) book in the "Breed" series by Lora Leigh, although, aside from a novella I read in "Hot Spell" I had never read a "Breed" book before... and Im not sure why? I adore Lora Leigh... so here goes...

This is the story of Megan. She is a law enforcement officer in a really small town in the desert. She likes to be as far away from people as she possibly can, because she is an empath. She doesn't have a lot of control over her...more

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Mar 01, 2010

Zeek rated it

Shelves: favorites-pnr, pnr

In Megan's Mark, I noticed a marked growth in Leigh's writing style and skills from the first of her Breed series. Fortunately, all the plot backgrounds that are missing from the earlier editions to the series are found here.

Meghan's Mark follows in the series timeline- 7 yrs later. It is definitely a stand alone novel, if you haven't ever read any of the Breed series yet, though I would recommend reading Tempting the Beast first for reference.

Set in the not too distant f...more

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Mar 17, 2009

Dina rated it

Shelves: erotica-romantica, paranormal-romance, series-breeds, to-blog

Braden was a wonderful hero: alpha to the core but a bit less domineering than the other Breeds I´ve read so far, and I got the feeling he knew Megan was the woman for him before the mating heat took over, which was nice to see.

Megan was a kick-ass heroine, as alpha as a woman can be, but sometimes she came on too strong for my taste. When she showed Braden the arsenal of weapons she kept tucked at home, the word "psycho" came to my mind. Why did she have all those weapons?...more

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Feb 17, 2009

Mojca rated it

Shelves: series-breeds, lora-leigh, paranormal-romance-fantasy, part-of-a-series, own, bodyguard-military-merc-gov-cop-leo

Megan Fields has been struggling with her empathic abilities for the better part of her life. It was her inability to block other people's emotions that forced her to abandon her life-long dream to work in "serious" law enforcement, so now she makes her living as a sheriff's deputy in a small town in New Mexico.

While patrolling the desert, relishing its quietness and lack of thought and emotion, she discovers two corpses in a shot through SUV. Two Breed corpses. Examining t...moreMegan Fields has been struggling with her empathic abilities for the better part of her life. It was her inability to block other people's emotions that forced her to abandon her life-long dream to work in "serious" law enforcement, so now she makes her living as a sheriff's deputy in a small town in New Mexico.

While patrolling the desert, relishing its quietness and lack of thought and emotion, she discovers two corpses in a shot through SUV. Two Breed corpses. Examining the crime scene she quickly comes under fire herself, surviving only because of the timely intervention of Braden Arness, another Breed.

Braden knows there's more behind the shooting in the gully than serendipity. Someone wants Megan dead and there's no better was to learn why is that than to stick to her like super glue...And when the Mating Heat suddenly kicks in, playing her shadow is even more pleasurable. But unless they uncover the truth of what Megan has seen to warrant her death, the relationship is bound to be a short one.

Okay, so this book is like one of those old movies on a Saturday night, curled on your couch with a bowl of popcorn, perfect to send your brain on vacation. You can just sit back, relax and enjoy the ride.
I couldn't find anything that I didn't like in this book, except maybe the whole denial/guilt trip Megan had going for her at the beginning. Okay, you feel bad, you think you're a complete loser, we get it, let's move on...But there was nothing extremely great about this book either, hence the average rating.

I loved Braden, I love most all of them Breeds, but Braden was the first in this series that really made me laugh. They all have that tortured soul down to a T, but this guy didn't let it govern him too much and decided just to merely enjoy the life he's been given. Some of his one-liners were to die for and I found myself looking forward to his snappy repartees. No matter what, he always landed on his feet, maybe it was the DNA.

As mentioned before, Megan was a bit iffy. It looked like Ms. Leigh couldn't quite decide what to do with her. Was she an empath whose ability was more of a curse than a gift, forcing her to live in isolation, avoid confrontations? Or was she someone who liked to be in the thick of it, fighting with all she was worth, loving a good argument as the next girl? The jumping from one to the next was a bit confusing and tiresome after a while.
And why do (almost) all heroines have at least one family member in the Special Forces who helped with the Breed rescues? Does that make for a better bonding or something?

I'm looking forward to read more about Megan's cousin, the sheriff...And Jonas. What to say about that guy but "When's his book coming out?". Gotta love the guy, although the silver eye thing is becoming a bit of a cliché. It's time for the authors to find some other turn-on attribute.

Unlike the previous books where the characters had more or less center stage, this one was a little more action oriented and I must confess I've been itching for a fight (figuratively speaking). The whole Mating issues were put a little aside, not completely forgotten, because the phenomenon is still the driving force of the entire series, but the acceptance came a little easier, letting other particulars of the story emerge and lend a helping hand to the plot.
So this time the combination was just right. There was drama, angst, sex, romance and action...If everything were blended together a little better, maybe it would've earned a higher rating.

Still, this was a good book not to be missed by the fans of this hot little series. For those first-timers out there, I'd suggest (as always) to start at the beginning and work your way onward.(less)

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Feb 28, 2009

Dawn rated it

Shelves: pnr

This book was really a 3.5. The storyline was very interesting (this is my first Breeds book) and I liked both of the two main characters. I think the first half of the book did a great job developing the characters and the plot was really interesting. However when the romance began everything else kind of came to a holt. I do not mind sex scenes in my book and the beginning they were really well written yet the story continued it seemed to do so without the plot and just became bad porn not eve...more

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Feb 07, 2012

Lea rated it

Shelves: paranormal

This was the first in the Breed series that I read. I thought it was the first in the series due to the blurb on the back of the book, but nope, it's seventh. I was dissappointed by that at first feeling that there would be much that I would miss. However this book held up as a stand alone - mostly.

I'm curious now to go back and read the first 6 but I'm also really unsure if I want to. The nasty and horrid treatment that the Breed's faced/face in captivity was a little too vi...more

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Jan 27, 2012

lostime4me rated it

Shelves: favorites, paranormal-series, sizzling-hot, audiobook, were-people

I started reading the Breed series as soon as it came out and am now revisiting it in audio book format. Lora Leigh keeps you spell bound throughout the entire series. The narrator does her work justice. If you are looking for hot, sexy, love, & genetically altered were-people you've got the right series. Each book builds upon the previous one and the characters are very believable. They will stand alone but are much better in series format so that you can follow all the characters and the...more

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Sep 04, 2011

Holjo rated it

Megan is a human empath. Some might believe that her ability to sense the emotions of others is a gift, but Megan considers it to be a curse. She has always dreamed of a life of battle and intrigue, but the constant absorption of others’ emotions leaves her incapacitated.

After graduating from the police academy, Megan returns to her home town in the desert in spite of the many offers she receives from more prominent city police departments. She chooses to work in a secluded area s...moreMegan is a human empath. Some might believe that her ability to sense the emotions of others is a gift, but Megan considers it to be a curse. She has always dreamed of a life of battle and intrigue, but the constant absorption of others’ emotions leaves her incapacitated.

After graduating from the police academy, Megan returns to her home town in the desert in spite of the many offers she receives from more prominent city police departments. She chooses to work in a secluded area so that she can control the amount of emotion she is exposed to.

During a routine trip through the desert, she comes across a crime scene where two young Breeds have been murdered. Breeds are the result of genetic manipulation. Scientists developed Breeds in order to find perfect warriors. They removed weak human genetics and replaced them with desirable genes from predatory animals. The result is a human-animal cross-breed known only as Breeds. Breeds have historically been treated as animals, but there is an uprising amongst the Breeds who are fighting for Breed rights.

Megan’s discovery in the desert leads to two things: the realization that she is being targeted for death by the Coyote Breeds, and a partnership between Megan and a Lion Breed named Braden Arness. As Megan and Braden try to solve the mystery of why Megan is being hunted by the Coyotes, they find themselves uncontrollably attracted to each other. As we soon find out, they can’t stop the mating process once it has started. Whether they want it or not, Breed mating is permanent and irreversible. And somehow in the midst of all their heat, they still have a mystery to solve.

One of the biggest pitfalls in paranormal erotica is the danger of having all sex and no plot. Happily, that was not the case in this book. I enjoyed the Breed storyline. I think it is very creative, and I really like that it draws from the legitimate issue of genetic manipulation. Could this really happen? I’m sure many people would like to think it couldn’t, but 50 years ago no one would have believed that scientists could clone an animal, and Dolly the sheep proved it was possible in 1996. This series focuses on the very real dangers that exist when science reaches beyond moral barriers, and this led to a very interesting storyline.

As far as the erotic elements, don’t worry, there are plenty of steamy sex scenes too. They are made more intense by the fierce animatistic nature of Braden. He is definitely a sexy beast.

I would have liked to be more interested in Megan as a character than I was. There are a lot of good traits in Megan, but she also had the ability to annoy me. There were times that she came across as whiny and bitchy unnecessarily in my opinion, and this was frustrating. I wound up being a much bigger fan of Braden than I was of Megan in the end.

Another small criticism is that I wish there had been more page time allotted to the other characters in the book. There were some interesting people introduced from both the human and Breed worlds, but we got little more than a glimpse into who these people really were. I was left wanting more depth from these characters.

Overall, I think Megan’s Mark was a successful paranormal erotica novel. I would recommend it to adult fans of this genre.

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Aug 01, 2011

Mlle. X rated it

Shelves: awful-do-not-read, paranormal-urban-fantasy

Fundamentally, this book lacks consistency.

At first it seems to be about two strong alpha personalities and the sexual battle royale between them. Braden is a Breed - a genetically engineered blend of human and lion, battle trained, superhuman, but ruled by animal urges. Megan is a tough cop with extensive military training whose incredibly strong empathic powers prevent her from working in teams, or in large cities...forcing her to live and work as a lone wolf. The early action-packe...moreFundamentally, this book lacks consistency.

At first it seems to be about two strong alpha personalities and the sexual battle royale between them. Braden is a Breed - a genetically engineered blend of human and lion, battle trained, superhuman, but ruled by animal urges. Megan is a tough cop with extensive military training whose incredibly strong empathic powers prevent her from working in teams, or in large cities...forcing her to live and work as a lone wolf. The early action-packed sequences between the two are all about their powerful sexual attraction building through a contest of wills.

And then Megan turns into a fragile weakling and Braden takes on the role of a tutor or protector. After Megan fearlessly investigates a murder scene and twice fends off mysterious Breed assassins (killing a couple of them along the way) her character does a 180. We are expected to believe that actually, she can't continue the investigation because she is so averse to exposing herself to painful thoughts and emotions. Suddenly it's Braden's job to push her forward and encourage her and tell her she can do it, while Megan cowers in fear and whines shrilly about how crippling her empathic abilities are. Braden is going to protect her and teach her and deliver some tough love, while Megan resists and trembles and cringes her way through it.

Sexually, the contest of wills degenerates just as completely. Braden seems at all times totally sure of himself and his desires, a guy who's confident in the bedroom because experience has told him that he should be. Megan thinks that oral sex is really risque and whenever Braden brings up even minimally kinky sexual scenarious she calls him a pervert. She's clueless and naive. There's no contest at all, actually.

The thing is, long after it's screamingly obvious that Megan is a pretty weak and fragile sort of person, most characters in the book continue to act as though she's the tough, independent heroine she seemed to be in the beginning - Megan herself included. While she becomes weaker and more subservient by the page, everyone around her claims that she's a "warrior" or "impossible to subdue."

Braden seems to think he's imposing his will on Megan via his violent, dominent sexuality - but that's a hoax too. Mostly because Megan's resistence is a sham, but equally because Braden is so concerned about respecting her and encouraging her to be a free and independent woman. The brutal, dominating animal is mostly talk - deep down, he's a supportive partner, an idealized and bland mate of the 21st century.

MEGAN'S MARK is ultimately so confused, with so many glaring contractions between who its protagonists actually are and what they are supposed to be, that it's hard to enjoy. The positive elements of the book - like the gross yet hot sex hormone Braden secretes from a gland under his tongue - are lost in the wreckage.(less)

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Sep 28, 2010

Jane Stewart rated it

Shelves: erotic-paranormal-romance

The heroine and plot just did not work for me. On balance, I did not enjoy it.

This is Book 1 of The Breed series which is an offshoot of the Feline Breeds series. The Genetics Council used genetic experimentation to create humans with animal DNA, called Breeds. The Breeds were tortured, experimented upon and kept in captivity, but eventually escaped. The Council and other groups are trying to capture and/or kill them.

I liked the alpha male hero Braden who was a Breed ...moreThe heroine and plot just did not work for me. On balance, I did not enjoy it.

This is Book 1 of The Breed series which is an offshoot of the Feline Breeds series. The Genetics Council used genetic experimentation to create humans with animal DNA, called Breeds. The Breeds were tortured, experimented upon and kept in captivity, but eventually escaped. The Council and other groups are trying to capture and/or kill them.

I liked the alpha male hero Braden who was a Breed with lion DNA. The heroine is Megan, a human with empathic abilities. She trained to be a police officer, but was too affected by the emotions of other police officers, victims and criminals to do her job. She would feel too much pain, fear, hatred, etc, which caused her to make mistakes on the job. Someone wants to kill her and Braden is sent to find out who. He is there to help her, but she won’t help him help her. At first she doesn’t even tell him she is an empath which is part of the mystery. Later, he wants her to practice blocking emotions with his help, but she refuses for awhile. She is hostile and angry toward him and others. I had trouble finding something to admire about her or feeling sympathy for her. The plot didn’t interest me, described below. If a reader is looking for lengthy Breed sex scenes, I suggest the other Breed books. The ones in this book were similar, nothing new.

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A bad guy hires other bad guys to kill two breeds and Megan. Megan escaped the ambush. She and Braden return to the scene of the crime a couple of times trying to psychically figure out what happened. The bad guys chase them and there is a shoot out at the end. Most of the story seemed to be Megan stomping around being mad and not trying to do a good job in solving the mystery.

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Sexual language: strong/erotic. Number of sex scenes: six, most were several pages long. Setting: 2023 small town in southern New Mexico and Virginia. Copyright: 2006. Genre: erotic paranormal romance.

OTHER BOOKS:
For a listing of my reviews of other Lora Leigh books, see my 4 star review of “Tempting the Beast” posted on 6/30/08.(less)

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May 22, 2010

Emily rated it

Shelves: reviewed-books

Yowza. Let me start off by saying that Lora Leigh is one of those authors that you either love or hate, and it doesn't take long to decide which camp suits your taste.

The Breed series is a tricky one because there are two strains to it- one group of books that was published by Ellora's Cave and came out earlier, and this set of books, published by Berkley. I've read a lot of different reviews of the series and of individual books, and most people seem to agree that while it's not abs...moreYowza. Let me start off by saying that Lora Leigh is one of those authors that you either love or hate, and it doesn't take long to decide which camp suits your taste.

The Breed series is a tricky one because there are two strains to it- one group of books that was published by Ellora's Cave and came out earlier, and this set of books, published by Berkley. I've read a lot of different reviews of the series and of individual books, and most people seem to agree that while it's not absolutely imperative to read the Ellora's Cave books first, it does help and it makes the books seem more complete.

I have to concur with that position after finishing Megan's Mark. I felt like I was able to figure out what was going on easily enough but that more information or more back story would have helped me to understand everyone's positions a little better. Be that as it may, Megan's Mark was detailed enough to stand on its own merit.

If, of course, by detailed you mean sexually explicit. There is a ton of sex in this book. A. Ton. If that is something that bothers you, cross Lora Leigh off your list of authors to explore because apparently all her books are like this. Megan and Braden cannot keep their hands off each other for more than a few pages.

At the same time as all the bumping and grinding there are serious issues afoot in the Breed community. The Breeds haven't been free from the labs where they were created all that long, and there are people in the human community who wouldn't be upset to see the Breeds off the map permanently. Their situation is perilous at best and deadly at worst, so it's surprising that life for everyone involved with these folks is incredibly uncertain. Megan has to come to grips with all of this as she's pretty much flung head first into first a working relationship with Braden, and then a romantic one.

This is not a book for the faint of heart, although honestly, you can skip all the sex and the rest of the story is still pretty good. If you like PNR and you like grown ups doing grown up things, you'll probably enjoy this book. I did, so I'll be reading the next book in the series.

Overall Grade: B+

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Jan 30, 2010

Raven rated it

Living a life of almost total self-imposed isolation, Megan Fields has come to accept, if not enjoy, her time alone as a New Mexico Sheriffs Deputy assigned to Desert Patrol; days of peaceful serenity, without the constant uncontrollable bombardment of other people’s emotions, have allowed her to keep her sanity but the solitary nights alone are a situation she could definitely do without. Little does she know but her days of seclusion and nights of solitude are numbered. For in scoping out the...moreLiving a life of almost total self-imposed isolation, Megan Fields has come to accept, if not enjoy, her time alone as a New Mexico Sheriffs Deputy assigned to Desert Patrol; days of peaceful serenity, without the constant uncontrollable bombardment of other people’s emotions, have allowed her to keep her sanity but the solitary nights alone are a situation she could definitely do without. Little does she know but her days of seclusion and nights of solitude are numbered. For in scoping out the mysterious tire tracks leading into a deserted gully she has unknowingly stumbled upon a scene of horrific death that brings alight painful reminders of the past that she would like to forget and rips apart her peace, and if she is not careful maybe her mind, forever.

Dispatched by the Bureau of Breed Affairs to the remote New Mexico town, Braden Arness has been sent to investigate the brutal murder of two missing feline breeds and to find out why the Genetics Council would be interested in obtaining Megan Fields for their own. This sure on his feet feline breed is thrown for a loop when he meets Megan, for she is like no other woman he has ever encountered before. Brave beyond all measure, while possessing a talent that opens her to forces that would drive a normal person to the edge of insanity, Megan attracts him like no other ever has. Drawn to her daring and vulnerability he feels a compelling urge to mark and keep her for his own, little does he know but Megan will leave her own mark on his life that will change it forever.

Well ladies may I suggest that you strap yourself in, because you are about to be going from 0 to 60 mph in about 2.3 seconds when you start reading Lora Leigh’s Megan’s Mark. Packed with tons of action, that starts from the first chapter and goes until the very end, and three alarm love scenes, that are just as numerous as the action scenes, you will either be catching your breath or fanning yourself dry while you read this enticing tale. Ms. Leigh has packed this story with her normal brilliance of course, the plot is so tight it squeaks and the relationship between Megan and Braden is so electrified it about made my hair stand on end. On a side note, the underlying story of the breed species has been progressed nicely and new fascinating issues are brought forward that will make the upcoming stories rather intriguing. If you are a fan of the paranormal and you have not given Lora Leigh’s breed series a try then I strongly suggest you pick up Megan’s Mark it will not disappoint.
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Dec 08, 2011

Kerry of Musings of a bookworm rated it

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Shelves: erotica, shifter-werewolf, my-ebooks, read-again

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This is what the book is about.
Cursed with the extraordinary power to feel other peoples' emotions, Megan Fields has tucked herself away in a remote corner of New Mexico, working as a small-town sheriff's deputy. She finds solace in the silence and heat of the desert. But when Breeds begin dying on her watch, Megan realizes that the secrets from her past can't stay buried forever. Someone is out for blood - her blood.

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Sep 23, 2011

Eileen rated it

What a difference it has made reading #7 Breeds book after stopping when I finished book 4. I hate to admit this but after I read the first 4 I quit. I felt that I was reading the same thing over and over again and I even told Lora at our last book club meeting. The few ladies that were there that one Saturday were in shock that I quit reading the Breeds series. These books were sex with a little story. I wasn't going to commit my time to reading the same old same old over and over. Lora th...more

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Jul 17, 2011

Lauren rated it

Shelves: paranormal-romance

Megan's Mark
4 Stars

Synopsis:
Megan Fields, an empath who has a hard time shielding herself from the emotions of others, finds solace in the peace and quiet of the New Mexico desert until the day she finds the bodies of two breeds. As a sheriff’s deputy, Megan is partnered with Braden Arness, an arrogant feline assassin, in the search for the killers. Megan and Braden clash in every way but must learn to trust each other because someone is out for Megan’s blood.

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Nov 20, 2010

Joy rated it

Shelves: lora-leigh, ebooks, paranormal-romance

This was different from the previous Breed novels. Again, characters were unfamiliar and it's like a side story. Megan is an empath and she reminded me of Nalini Singh's "Psy-Changeling" series, and Braden is your usual alpha male - dominant, arrogant, possessive and protective.

The story pace was agonizingly slow, the mystery worked out well though. It started with Jonas Wyatt's thoughts and ended the same way, much like opening and closing a book. Sex scenes were few but th...more

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Jun 22, 2011

Lynsey rated it

Shelves: theme-bdsm-kink, theme-dirty-talk, tone-erotica, romance-paranormal

I feel slightly bad just giving this 2 stars, because I did enjoy elements of it. Unfortunately it just didn't hold my interest.

I liked both hero and heroine and would have liked a bit more development to their characters as I felt that I didn't really get to know either of them enough. Both characters were interesting but we just didn't seem to get deep enough. I DID like how they were two halves of a whole. Perhaps I needed more dialogue between the two rather than scenes invol...more

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Nov 11, 2009

Lisa Lap rated it

Shelves: 2009-books-read, erotica, paranormalromance

All right - supposedly this is the first book in the series according to the back cover. Reading the first pages I realize of course that it's not. So whatever. I could still put the pieces together and get into the story. I didn't like this story as much as Coyote's Mate. I can't quite place my finger on why - maybe because there wasn't enough plot development on Senator Mac Cooley and his obesssion with Megan. Maybe it was because Megan's background and her entire family wasn't thoroughly expl...more

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Sep 05, 2010

Kathy rated it

Shelves: detective-bounty-hunter, fantasy, fantasy-other-world, fantasy-romance, sensuous, romance-mystery

Megan Fields, of Apache descent, an empath, but without barriers to protect her from feeling the emotions of those around her... a warrior at heart, wanting to fight for justice for others, but incapacitated by the onslaught of feelings from others - their rage, their guilt, their sorrow. so she has returned home, to the desert & the isolation she can find there, working as a sheriff under her cousin... patroling the desert as much as possible.

Braden Arness... Breed with lion genes....moreMegan Fields, of Apache descent, an empath, but without barriers to protect her from feeling the emotions of those around her... a warrior at heart, wanting to fight for justice for others, but incapacitated by the onslaught of feelings from others - their rage, their guilt, their sorrow. so she has returned home, to the desert & the isolation she can find there, working as a sheriff under her cousin... patroling the desert as much as possible.

Braden Arness... Breed with lion genes... an assassin trained, and now that he is free from the labs, he uses his skills to take out the remaining Council honchos... sent to the desert to find out why Breed Coyotes are after Megan...

Two of Sanctuaries Coyotes have left, without saying anything... Aimee & Mark... and they turn up in a canyon, dead in their vehicle, where Megan is sure to find them... and other Coyotes are waiting for her...

When Megan finds the two, and has psychic hints as to their deaths, and is shot at, she ducks into a cavern... and is met by Braden... and after she is convinced he is there to help her, they follow a cave out to his car... she is aware that he has some sort of psychic barriers that she can enter to find protection from the feelings that go with the empathy... and as the two of them haul out of the canyon in the car, she is exhilirated to use the guns to counterattack the Coyotes... she kills one, and stops the other... When she discovers that Braden is also a Breed, and her cousin is moments away, she holds the gun on him... and he manages to take her gun, nip at her ear, and ride off...

His nip is the beginning of the attraction she feels for him, and it keeps growing... and he can smell her arousal in his presence... he is assigned to protect her, and to find out why she is a target... he is somewhat respectful of her boundaries, though tempst her withhis words and by 'getting in her space'... Two Coyotes come to her house to kill her, and she and her dog escape out the 2nd story window, and go around back into the house and kill them as they are coming down the stairs... And so now Braden is her new roommate...

Braden knows in his soul, that she is his soul... that she is his... that she was made for him, and that this gives him value... he wants to protect her... but more than that he wants her to be all she can be... he can amplify her empathetic powers, and well as help her to learn to shield herself and still pick up the information she needs... Jonas is in and out of their week, manipulating them, warning them of mating heat (but only after they share a kiss)..

It ends up that her father's friend, a senator, is working against Breeds politically, using them personally (he raped both Mark & Aimee), and is working to restore the Council with himself in a powerful position... At first Megan did not remember seeing Mark & Aimee, but with Braden's help, she remembers coming across them at the training academy with the Senator, and can delve into their emotions to know about the rape... this is why the Senator wants her dead - he had been monitoring Aimee & Mark, knowing someday they would try and contact Megan to enlist her help against the Senator...

In another fight with the Coyotes, and after they have consummated their passion, in the height of victory, Braden triumphantly goes to Megan and bites her (marks her) again on her shoulder... a new behavior / instinct of a Breed, but one that seems to serve to further distribute the mating hormone from their tongues...

This is one of the earlier books, and Mating Heat is something that the Breeds do not understand, and they fear will make them vulnerable should the general population find out... hmmmmm

So, when she remembers the Senator's role, they decide to go to Sanctuary... but are ambushed by the Senator's men.. a fight ensues, she feels a psychic connection with one on the Senator's team who helps them know the enemies location, etc. There is a faceoff with Braden & Megan and the Senator & a Coyote... and Megan shoots the Coyote, and wings the Senator, who is taken down by their backup... her father, and grandfather, among others... and her uncle had infiltrated the Senator's team and had been the one to feed her information...

Braden & Megan look forward to working and living together... and children? With equality...

and Jonas, who is his mate? his secretary? the Breed doctor? I wonder which book will tell his story...(less)

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Jul 18, 2009

Kaleigha rated it

I do believe this is the first of the Breeds series not published by Ellora's Cave, and you can see the difference. It is more polished, and more story driven than the previous entries, while still being smokin' hot. Even though all of the previous ones I found totally unable to put down, I felt less like I was reading porn in this one. And thank God for the change in cover design, because those other ones made me want to put a bag over my head if anyone saw them. But anyhoo...

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Nov 21, 2011

Quinn rated it

Shelves: erotic-romance, library-book

Megan's Mark is billed as the start of a new series, but the only thing that differentiates this one from the Breeds books that have come before, is that this one is set around seven years later than the first six. Otherwise, this is very clearly just a continuation. In fact, I really think you would benefit from reading the first couple of the original books to get a better understanding of the background to the Breeds (even though the basics are covered off in this one).

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Jan 18, 2009

Heather Watkins rated it

All I can say is read this book! It is a great Breed continuation and one of the best. I will continue reading the series until the end. I am hooked!

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Feb 17, 2011

Jecca rated it

This is the first book about the Breeds that I have read. I didn't realize it was not first in the series but I definitely didn't feel like I was missing any back story. This is about Megan an empath who meets Braden the feline-breed-soldier. Together they need to investigate the strange deaths of two other Breeds and figure out who is after Megan and why. The book sounded good...until I read it. The sex was porn-like and the story was weak. I don’t mind hot sex scenes but these were just n...more

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Jul 28, 2010

Camille-Dhark Nytmhare rated it

Shelves: breeds, paranormal, read-in-2010, books-i-reviewed

Lora Leigh is one of my favorite authors. Her books are easy reads and she has built this whole fantasy world of breeds that I love to visit and revisit. Megan's Mark I was hesitant to read because the reviews have been unremarkable. But so were the reviews for Bengals Heart and Tanners Scheme which I loved btw.

This was one of the stanger stories to me. The sex was hot, the chemistry between Braden and Megan was so-so. But I thought the storyline was a little fractured. I mean I st...more

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Dec 22, 2010

Kathryn rated it

Shelves: erotica, paranormal-romance

Not surprisingly, this was predictable and fun. This book in the Breeds series had a little bit healthier dose of action and gun play. I originally thought I would read Leigh's books in order but I've decided to not care and to read the books which appeal to me regardless of order. Reading books out of order or plain just skipping books in a series awakens my supposedly dormant OCD tendencies but I will manage.

I really, really liked both of the main characters and enjoyed the empath...more

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Feb 22, 2011

Cynfully Sweet rated it

Shelves: read-in-2011, not-vanilla, paranormal-romance, romantic-suspense

honestly- it gets two stars because anytime you hear the P-word and C-word used frequently to reference certain areas of the female anatomy, if only at a juvenile level, it's interesting. I am in no way prude, and I didn't find the vocabulary "distracting", I just felt it was the only part that was worth noticing in this book. It starts off intersting enough, but as soon as the first sex scene comes in, the entire plot seems to dissapate and the book becomes pages and pages of mattres...more

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Jun 20, 2010

Wookiesgirl rated it

This is my first full story from Lora Leigh. I've read two of her shorts and was intrigued.

I read this book in less than 24 hours. I LOVED IT.. Very very steamy sex scenes, my favorite. Megan and Braden are hot as hell together. He is so very dominant and the way he talked to her while they were "intimate" had my head spinning. Megan really comes out of her protective shell with him as she continues to battle his advances and at the same time is comforted by them. Fantastic B...more

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Jan 22, 2011

L'Orpailleuse rated it

Shelves: erotica, paranormal-romance, science-fiction

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Le premier roman de la série édité chez Berkley, pas Ellora's Cave. Le changement de format se fait sentir : le roman est plus touffu, on avance dans l'intrigue principale qui parcourt tous les livres. Faisant un point pour les nouvelles lectrices, Lora Leigh nous présente Jonas Wyatt plus en détail dans le prologue : il est devenu le Directeur des Affaires Breeds à Washington, suite au vote de la Loi sur les Breeds. Ce manipulateur fini a donc réussi à monter tout en haut de l'échelle en un tem...more

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