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Burning Wild (Leopard People #3)

by Christine Feehan (Goodreads Author)

4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 · rating details · 4,831 ratings · 214 reviews

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dark Carpathian novels now returns to the exotic, sensual and dangerous world of her bestseller Wild Rain.

This time, what goes on between male and female is wilder than animal instinct-and twice as hot.

Born into a world of twisted monsters, Jake Bannaconni is shaped and molded into a cold, revenge driven man. Honed in the fi...more

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Published April 28th 2009 by Jove (first published January 1st 2009)

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Jul 19, 2010 Mojca rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: all those unfamiliar with Christine Feehan's work or who've been burned by her Carpathians

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Oh. My. God....This is the first thing that came to mind after I finished this book. Well, this and hot damn.

I started reading this one with a hefty dose of skepticism. The Leopard Series is the least favorite of mine, but I quickly had to rethink my position.

I must admit I didn't particularly like the hero, Jake Bannaconni, at the beginning, no matter the rather detailed explanation for his actions and behavior the author offered us in snippets cut from the boy's childhood. His parents were mon...more

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Jun 13, 2012 Kay Rogal rated it 5 of 5 stars

Christine Feehan's paranormal romance 'Burning Wild' definitely burns hot when Jake rescues Emma from a car accident and cannot deny the instant hold she has on him. Jake has unlimited power and will do anything to keep Emma in his life, yet, fighting hard to believe he is incapable of being loved or to love. Jake and Emma fight the attraction they have for one another, until Jake is pushed to his limit in his need to take her as his mate. Emma's secret is finally revealed, unable to hide her le...more

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Nov 24, 2012 Sammy rated it 5 of 5 stars

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C.Feehan really brought her A game on this story and boy did she turn up the heat! This was a great love story with elements of betrayal and manipulation. I felt like I inhaled this book and couldn't put it down.

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Highly recommend this read. There are only a few love scenes but they are very intense as Jake attempts to control Emma with very demanding sex. He sometimes uses it as punishment..(way cool way to get punished right?) There are a few characters from book 2 present, but this book could...more

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Aug 05, 2012 Giulia~Bubbles rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: i-m-in-love-with-this-series, favourites, paranormal-romance, want-to-own

It took me literally all day to read this book. But it was worth the read. The Leopard series is my favourite, and although Feehan took a different approach to this novel than the other three I read, it all came together. I came to this book wanting to love Jake (don't ask why, I'm not sure) but it seemed like every time I started to love him the bastard did some jack ass thing. Like refuse to acknowledge to himself, over and over, that he loved Emma. He seemed to, and then it was back to him th...more It took me literally all day to read this book. But it was worth the read. The Leopard series is my favourite, and although Feehan took a different approach to this novel than the other three I read, it all came together. I came to this book wanting to love Jake (don't ask why, I'm not sure) but it seemed like every time I started to love him the bastard did some jack ass thing. Like refuse to acknowledge to himself, over and over, that he loved Emma. He seemed to, and then it was back to him thinking he simply needed to protect her and the children, and oh yeah mark her for his own. And I became annoyed with him because I thought, yes, he's finally past it! He admitted it to himself at long last; only to find out that I was mistaken. Being a trusting person, I suppose I underestimated his inability to trust. I think that's why this book needed to be so damn long. Because by the end of it, I realized what Feehan had done was brilliant. She let Jake's character grow and change so gradually that it's not until the end that you finally really notice the change. But fundamentally, though he's learned to love, allowed himself to be that vulnerable with Emma, we as readers finally understand what Emma always did: he's a good man but a difficult one. He needs careful handling. And a large part of him will always be jaded. And damn if I'm not glad he has Emma to love him. How did I get so attached to this character?

Emma. I did like her. She was always in command of everything, never minding what Jake told her to do. I loved that she went her own way, did what she wanted. I love how much she loved the kids. I love how she stubbornly stays with Jake even though he's difficult and so hell bent on being in control. Because she knows that's not who he really is deep down. I have to appreciate her insightful understanding of him, as well as her courage and strength. That scene at the end where she lures Rory away from her children was not only really exciting but so consistent with her character. Was I surprised she then chased down Clayton down to save Kyle? Hell no! Talk about bravery, and what a capacity to love!

In the end, this was a real romance: their characters have a passionate need for each other. Sure, it's wild and out of control, and maybe questionable? But being a romantic at heart, I recognize that passion is all caught up and tangled in love, some might say it's the same as love, and in this book all that passion worked. Everything in this book is consistent, and when looked at rationally, makes sense for these people. Therefore, I personally think its give 5 star worthy.

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May 19, 2009 MelissaB rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Christine Feehan fans, fans of dominant heroes, fans of shapeshifter romance

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Jake Bannaconni is a leopard shapeshifter who lives to acquire enough money and power to take down his evil parents and their friends. He was badly abused as a child but survived by dreaming of the day he destroys their lives. At the age of 33, he has acquired a lot of money and power but feels like he is still missing something. He is going to be a father soon after being tricked by his enemy's daughter. She is in a car accident that claims her life but the medics are able to save his son. The...more Jake Bannaconni is a leopard shapeshifter who lives to acquire enough money and power to take down his evil parents and their friends. He was badly abused as a child but survived by dreaming of the day he destroys their lives. At the age of 33, he has acquired a lot of money and power but feels like he is still missing something. He is going to be a father soon after being tricked by his enemy's daughter. She is in a car accident that claims her life but the medics are able to save his son. The two-car accident also claims the life of another man - Emma Reynold's husband. When Jake sees Emma, he feels a connection to someone for the first time in his life. Emma is all alone in this world after losing her husband. She is newly pregnant but the doctor wants her on bed rest to save the child after she is injured in the car accident. Jake is obsessed with Emma from the first time he sees her and does everything he can to get her in his life. He offers her a place to stay so she can rest and teach him how to care for his son. She has no where to go so she accepts his offer as long as he allows her to work once she is better.

Once they are on his Texas ranch, Jake does everything he can to insinuate himself into Emma's heart. She is the most honest person he has ever met, which is amazing to him because he always expects betrayal and deceit. He is very careful not to let her see his attraction to her so that she can feel safe but all along he plans to seduce her eventually because he wants her to love him. Over the course of two years, Emma has a baby girl, becomes a mother to Jake's son and takes over as the housekeeper of the house. She makes a home for Jake and tries to open up his heart. Jake does not believe in love and has cut himself off from all emotion after his horrible childhood. Emma tries to show him how to love his son and her daughter, who he claims as his own.

After two years of grieving her husband and being a mother, Emma begins to wake up sexually toward Jake. She has fallen in love with him because he treated her well and protected her for two years. He sees himself as a very hard man because he is ruthless in business and with his enemies but she sees him as man who always looks out for those who need help. He gives jobs to people who have handicaps or are down on their luck and always tries to help and protect them. Jake has always been very attracted to Emma but did not try to seduce her while she was still grieving. Once he finds out she is attracted to him as well, all bets are off and the intense sexual tension explodes into passion.

This is one very exciting and hot book. Jake is a VERY dominant man who always wants to have his own way. Emma is the perfect match for him because she will stand up to him on the important stuff but she is also willing to let the small things go. She is a very sweet and loving person who is willing to fight against Jake's inner demons because she believes he is a better person inside. Jake is very dominant in bed as well, he is rough and aggressive but Emma teaches him to slow down and be gentle sometimes. Jake was frustrating at times because he tried to back away every time he started feeling too much for Emma. He was so afraid to open up his heart and be vulnerable that he tried to put emotional distance between them whenever she got too close to him. Jake was over bearing at times but he was also kind and protective. Emma knew going into the relationship how Jake was (controlling, over protective, domineering), so she walked into the relationship with her eyes open knowing she would have to teach Jake that it was okay to love. She knew that he loved his son and daughter, even if he couldn't admit it to himself. She was very strong emotionally and was able to go toe to toe with Jake whenever he tried to take over too much of her life. There was also a bit of a surprise twist toward the end that helps put Emma on more equal footing with Jake, which I like because I felt it helped balance out the power in the relationship.

If you enjoy a dominant hero and a very engaging story, check out this book. The writing was very good, the story sucks you in from page one and takes you on a great ride. There were relatively few "Feehanisms" (though she does manage to sneak in molten lava and black velvet voice) and I did not feel like the love scenes were the same thing over and over (which has been a complaint with this author). The hero is rough at points (especially during the sex scenes) but he had a hard life and tries very hard to change into a better person for Emma. She teaches him to love her and the children, while he gives her the family and home she always wanted.(less)

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Dec 08, 2011 Ansu rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was a good book. The reason why I did not give it a 5 star rating was that Jake and Emma took too long to become a couple. Also the end was "unfinished" for me. I would have liked to know that Drake was okay and that they did get married, put their lives together, had a HEA( I really am not asking much here***). Why does the bad guys always have to win more battles than the good guys, it would have been nice if the good guys had more of a victory, there was not much of a victory after the a...more

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Jul 24, 2009 Sobia rated it 4 of 5 stars

I tried reading CF's Carpathian books but got so annoyed that I couldn't finish any of them. Ditto to the Drake sisters series. I managed to get through her first Ghostwalker book (though it did take more ore then 2 weeks), but couldn't finish the book after that.

I'm not sure if my expectations were too high or what, but until I read Burning Wild I didn't really get the Feehan Fervor. Now that I've read this one, I totally get it. What surprises me are the number of bad reviews I've read for th...more

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Jun 09, 2009 Darcy rated it 4 of 5 stars

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This was classic Feehan. I liked the book. When you started out reading you instantly feel sorry for Jake and the way he was brought up. Some people should just be spaded and neutered at puberty. He was handed a raw deal, and dealt with it the only way he knew how. Somehow he managed to learn right from wrong and not become like the people who raised him. I loved watching him interact with Emma and slowly start to learn how people really are. The initial scenes with Kyle as a baby were funny, be...more

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May 24, 2009 Christine Morehouse rated it 5 of 5 stars

Jake Bannaconni was made for a specific reason. When his parents discovered he was nothing more than a “rat” and not their perfect mutated shifter they abused him like no tomorrow. For years Jake planned his revenge with a single mindedness that won him the reputation of being cold, calculating and cunning.

Along the way Jake has made some brutal "enemies" when he finds himself a single father. Having barricaded his heart from feeling anything Jake hasn't a clue how to raise a young son, let alon...more Jake Bannaconni was made for a specific reason. When his parents discovered he was nothing more than a “rat” and not their perfect mutated shifter they abused him like no tomorrow. For years Jake planned his revenge with a single mindedness that won him the reputation of being cold, calculating and cunning.

Along the way Jake has made some brutal "enemies" when he finds himself a single father. Having barricaded his heart from feeling anything Jake hasn't a clue how to raise a young son, let alone love him. The one sure thing he knows is that he can't let the baby fall in "enemy" hands. Jake lives with the pain of the abuse and is desperate--no matter the cost to keep his son safe. But to do that he must convince the irresistible Emma Reynolds to take the position of nanny. Jake Bannoconni is used to people falling at his feet to do his bidding, so getting Emma to comply should be a no brainer. And with a little persuasion he'll be able to trap Emma into seeing things his way.

In a blink of an eye Emma Reynolds world changed. She went from happy newlywed to loosing everything. Widowed and three months pregnant she feels lost when Jake offers her a place in his life raising his child and running his home. For Emma it's a break from the pain and a chance to move forward. For Jake it's a way of keeping her close until he can finally make her his own.

But enemies are around every corner and no matter how Jake tries to control their lives the enemy isn't far behind. Can Jake and Emma finally come to terms with the beast living inside of them long enough to see the other for who they truly are? In the end uniting as one to squash their collected predators is paramount if they are to save the family they both so desperately hungered for.

Burning Wild is the third installment of the Leopard series. And I can tell you that Ms. Feehan didn't disappoint. When I picked up the book I honestly didn't know what to expect, since I haven't read the first two(but have them in my never ending Mt Everest of books) I found the characters exciting, invigorating and completely erotic. From the word go it was high octane at full throttle. Even though the story line of child abuse is a sensitive one, Ms. Feehan showed courage and compassion while developing her plot. The characters where extremely tangible that I felt I was in the thick with Emma and Jake.
The only problem I have is, which one to read next,"The Awakening" or "Wild Rain". An ending note, "Burning Wild" is a must in your nightly reading pile.
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May 25, 2009 Shannon (Giraffe Days) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Recommended to Shannon (Giraffe Days) by: Julie (jjmachshev) Anderson

Shelves: paranormal, shape-shifters, romance, 2009

Jake Bannaconni was born because his wealthy, influential parents, descended of a corrupted bloodline of leopard people, wanted a leopard shifter for a son. When he's born runty, his parents instantly assume he's worthless and despise him, raising him without an ounce of love and affection, abusing him physically and emotionally. Yet all the time he keeps quiet, learns and watches and waits for the day when he can take them down. He lives only for revenge, keeping his leopard half secret from th...more Jake Bannaconni was born because his wealthy, influential parents, descended of a corrupted bloodline of leopard people, wanted a leopard shifter for a son. When he's born runty, his parents instantly assume he's worthless and despise him, raising him without an ounce of love and affection, abusing him physically and emotionally. Yet all the time he keeps quiet, learns and watches and waits for the day when he can take them down. He lives only for revenge, keeping his leopard half secret from them.

At eighteen he inherits several companies from a relative and becomes a ruthless business, cold at heart, distanced from everyone, putting his plans into action. The daughter of one of the other powerful families with leopard blood, Shaina, tricks him into getting her pregnant - the baby will be the newest pawn in his family's desire to control him.

Chasing down Shaina, he's too late to stop her before she's involved in a devastating car accident. Rescuing a woman trapped in the other car and keeping her from running back for her husband Andy when the car catches on fire, he's too late to do anything for Shaina but paramedics save the baby.

The woman he rescued is the only other survivor, and she too is pregnant. There's something incredibly familiar about her, about her aquamarine eyes, and Jake's determined to have what she and her husband had - a home. He wants her to become attached to him but he doesn't intend to reciprocate.

The woman, Emma, has nothing left. No husband, no home, no money. And now this stranger, Jake, enters her life and there's something familiar about him. He needs her to take care of his baby, Kyle, and so she moves into his Texas ranch house - ostensibly to be his housekeeper.

She brings life and laughter into his house, making it a home, a place he looks forward to returning to. Her little girl, Andraya, and Kyle keep her occupied, and while she's slowly falling for Jake she has no plans to act on it. Jake has all the bad temper, moodiness and possessiveness of a leopard, the animal that lives just under his skin, and he has no intention of letting Emma leave him. But his family is manoeuvring against him and Emma is at the centre of their plans - and he'll do anything to protect her.

I'll be perfectly honest. I've read almost all of Feehan's Carpathian books and no matter how much I whinge about the poor writing that infuriates me sometimes, I keep coming back for more. This is the first non-Carpathian book of hers that I've read, and I have to be honest with my rating and give it the full five stars. For a Feehan book, it has all the trademark intensity that we expect from her and some true wildness. She excels at creating these incredibly intense, erotic and domineering men and making it entirely plausible.

She succeeds better here than with the Carpathian books: Emma's a strong-minded, independent woman whose sweet nature and wits makes her more than a match for the aggressive Alpha Jake. And he is sexy. It's not politically correct these days to like men like Jake, but tuck yourself into a Christine Feehan book and you can indulge to your heart's content.

The prose was so much better here too. Either Feehan has improved or her editor has. Ouch. No I have faith in Feehan, much more than I did before, because of this new book. There is some repetition of the characters' feelings but it's less noticeable and more relevant, and the sex scenes had few of those annoying, trademark adjectives I'm used to from Feehan. It read a lot more fresh, is what I'm trying to say. Perhaps switching worlds helped?

Speaking of, there was something slightly old-fashioned and definitely traditional about this one, but it worked. It's an isolated world but with the length of the book (at over 400 pages, it's unusually long for a paranormal romance), you get ample time to get to know the characters, understand them intimately, and immerse yourself in their lives. It was a perfect length, and carried with it a tension, a sense of expected excitement and anticipation - because the scenes between Jake and Emma were full of so much sexual tension and anticipation, it was incredibly hard to put down.

If you enjoy Feehan's books, you'll love this one. If you've never read any of her books before and you're curious, start here.(less)

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May 12, 2013 Rachel rated it 4 of 5 stars

I needed a quick read to take me from the bad book slump I found myself in this past week. Eventhough this book is a longer paperback...around 450 pages, I started it at midnight, thinking it would put me to sleep. NOPE! Not a chance. This book was started out a bit disturbing with scenes of child abuse and murder, but knowing that the child was the main character you knew he would survive...but just barely.

There was so much action, and intrigue and you really rooted for the main character, Jake...more

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Jul 27, 2011 Kerra added it

This is my favourite Christine Feehan book!

I loved the story line of this book. The leopard people were really interesting. Jake's back story was really heart-breaking, but it helped the plot a lot. It was really depressing, but realistic.

The hero and heroine meet after a tragic accident kills our heroine's husband. It was really sad how Jake could not understand the love that Emma had for her husband. The emotional growth during the book make it more then just some silly romance.

And the actio...more

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May 20, 2009 Nely rated it 4 of 5 stars

As you all should know by now, I have been a Christine Feehan fan for at least 10 years, if not longer. I’ve read everything the woman has written and I plan to keep doing the same.

With that said, Burning Wild, was how can I say... HOT. This book is part of her Leopard Series or more like an introduction really - since the first two stories in the series were short stories in books that she shares with other authors. Jake Bannaconni is a cold, revenge driven man who likes to take action to make...more

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Feb 24, 2013 t'irla ~The BookSlayer~ rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: PNR Shifter lovers

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Holy Alpha Male Batman!!!! Jake is my new book boyfriend! *swoon*

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his time, what goes on between male and female is wilder than animal instinct-and twice as hot.

Born into a world of twisted monsters, Jake Bannaconni is shaped and molded into a cold, revenge driven man. Honed in the fires of hell, he controls his world and rules with an iron hand. He has everything and anything money can buy. He’s ruthless, merciless and considered a man to leave alone. His hidden legacy, that of a sha...more Holy Alpha Male Batman!!!! Jake is my new book boyfriend! *swoon*

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his time, what goes on between male and female is wilder than animal instinct-and twice as hot.

Born into a world of twisted monsters, Jake Bannaconni is shaped and molded into a cold, revenge driven man. Honed in the fires of hell, he controls his world and rules with an iron hand. He has everything and anything money can buy. He’s ruthless, merciless and considered a man to leave alone. His hidden legacy, that of a shapeshifter, makes him doubly dangerous in the corporate world.

Emma Reynolds is a woman who knows how to love and love well. When their two worlds collide, Jake’s plans for a complete take over, may just come tumbling down.

My Thoughts:

Finally, I kept waiting for this series to knock my socks off. The start was slow, I almost didn't read anymore after the first book but some GR friends told me to push on and book 2 was better. Now this book 3 is where this whole series should have been. A good strong storyline with more depth than some of the others. Characters who you really could relate to and suffer with, a troubled hero with a solid background which clearly let the reader know why he was just a harda$$. I think out of the two series I have read of Miss Feehan's this is the best book out of them all that I have read. Leopard People to date has a been pretty disjointed but this story started to bring some of the elements from book one and two into it in the character Drake. The story was smooth with no rough edges, the action, the angst, the relationship all grew and didn't get over blown. Emma was a great heroine who started out hurt and quiet but with a spine of steel and just grew and grew throughout the novel. If you are getting the impression I enjoyed the story you would be right.

I listened to this book on audio and the narrator *a guy* was terrific it was wonderful to actually have a male narrator when the male protagonist was the "voice" of the story for the most part. I was recently asked what the definition of a book with depth and I have to say I would hold this book up as an example. Good work Christine Feehan!

I have given this audiobook 5 stars and am sure I will listen to it again. You do not need to read the whole series to enjoy this book. It will stand alone on it's own. In the mood for a great shifter story...you need to buy this one!

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Apr 15, 2010 Kathy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-romance, fantasy

Jake Bannaconni...dual- man & leopard aka the other... are the separate or the same... that is his dilemna - he struggles to keep them separate, but learns to intertwine the two under the tutelage of Emma Reynolds... abused growing up by sadistic parents (the enemies) who were disappointed because they did not think he was what they wanted - a shapeshifter that they could grow to thier benefit... he becomes a good man in spite of them... but one who grabs for control...

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Jul 30, 2009 Brownbetty rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: genre-stupid

This book is just baffling. It's well enough written to be quite readable, but I can only conclude I am very much not its target demographic. I kept on coming to scenes whose purpose was perfectly obvious, and which affected me in a way totally orthogonal to that purpose.

For example: this book's very first scene begins from the point of view of our hero as a fetus. (My reaction: O.o) Then he is expelled from his warm home, and hears his mother greet his appearance with horror, asking if they can...more

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Oct 19, 2012 Flocharda rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Desde el principio del libro la autora nos brinda la infancia de Jake. Un chico que desde el mismo instante en que nace es maltratado por sus padres. Son unos monstruos que maltratan a su hijo de las peores maneras. Pese a todo Jake nunca llora, mantiene su fortaleza, y a medida que crece se vuelve una persona fría, calculado, vengativa. Piensa que no tiene salvación y que es un monstruo igual que sus padres ya que comparte su sangre. Un monstruo habitando en su interior.
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May 02, 2009 Krystin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Let me preface my review by saying that the first paranormal romance I ever read was Dark Desire by Christine Feehan. Before that book I was not too interested in vampires as sexual creatures. It goes almost without saying that my feelings quickly changed. Although there have been some repetitiousness in Feehan's recent work she is still an auto buy for me. Burning Wild did not change that.

Characters: The main characters were well fleshed out and their motives were believable. Emma was sweet but...more Let me preface my review by saying that the first paranormal romance I ever read was Dark Desire by Christine Feehan. Before that book I was not too interested in vampires as sexual creatures. It goes almost without saying that my feelings quickly changed. Although there have been some repetitiousness in Feehan's recent work she is still an auto buy for me. Burning Wild did not change that.

Characters: The main characters were well fleshed out and their motives were believable. Emma was sweet but not so much that you felt a toothache coming. Jake was just as ruthless as a thousand Feehan heroes before (though is it me or are Feehan's men getting more and more ruthless) so no surprises in the main character department. There were some secondary characters that I wished had been given more space, although Burning Wild is a hefty tome already at 443 pages. The villians or "the enemies" as Jake calls them are completely cartoonish. There is no simmering menace, no carefully hidden agandas. The villians offer no surprises or twists.

Plot: The lack of a good villian made the plot stagnate in areas. While watching Jake battle his demons and Emma battle her feelings for Jake was pleasant, there did need to be given the boost of good suspense.

Pros: Oooh did I forget to mention the sex? Feehan's sex scenes are getting hotter all the time. Since Dark Possession, Feehan has been turning up the meter in the bedroom, or on the desk (read Burning Wild for the allusion hehe). The description of Emma's first change was also a plus, Feehan almost made me feel the wild taking over.

Cons: This is another is it me. But is it me or are romance authors starting to curse alot. By alot I mean far more than normal people actually curse. Jake cursed almost every sentence. I almost wanted Emma to wash his mouth out it got so bad. I'm all for a few dirty words in a hot moment, but Feehan took it to a very unsexy point. Also Jake's initial reaction to a traumatic situation concerning Emma had this book in arm slung back wall banger position, but I trudged through and I'm glad I did.

Is this love worth the sale? Certainly if you're a fan of Feehan and like a ruthless, dominating hero. If not, give this love a pass.
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Jan 31, 2012 Marjorie Cocjin rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I liked this book. It made me realize how far gone I am with regards to love scenes and "dark pasts" in romance novels. I read through the reviews and anticipated that this book would be all about S&M and abuse, etcetera (so they say) but the guy is actually NICE. Nicer than any Judith McNaught character that I've been introduced to, that's for sure. What I really craved was the satisfying crack of a whiplash from the female protagonist after the male protagonist fucks up. The resolution of...more

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Jan 26, 2013 Pamela rated it 4 of 5 stars

I read this one before, but just did not remember to the end of the first chapter. it was a very good book both times. The male in this case, an abused child,with special abilities, grows to be quite ruthless. that leads the way for his life mate to come in to view. There are always fire works, and hot steamy romance, and a bossy male. The female is usually stubborn, and rebels against their old fashioned values and rules. This one also went into the destruction of the parents that had made the...more

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Dec 13, 2010 Lisa B rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: no one

Shelves: romance

Hmmm... I'll start by saying that if this is your first attempt at Feehan, beware that it's VERY D/s oriented. If you don't know what D/s is, don't start with this book. Along those lines, I would also caution women who have had abusive pasts in reading this book. It glorifies extremely controlling men and in reality, if you ever meet a man like this... run like h*ll!!

The early part of the book focuses on Jake's extremely abusive past and the rest is about his inability to connect, love and rela...more

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Aug 14, 2009 Merrin rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: shame-i-has-none, duds, read-in-09

I decided to read some Feehan because I hear about her a lot working at the bookstore. But MY GOD PEOPLE. MY GOD. I have read quite a few romance novels in my day and I cannot remember the last time I was quite this horrified. The sex scenes were graphic enough that I felt like clutching my pearls, but what transpired during them was less horrifying than that they basically amounted to rape, since her mouth kept saying "no" but her body kept saying "yes". (So hey, that makes everything okay, rig...more

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May 23, 2009 Sia McKye rated it 5 of 5 stars

I read all of Christine Feehan's book and I love her worlds and her characters. Burning Wild was one of the best of hers I read in sometime. So good that I read it in 24 hours. What I loved about the characters were they were flawed. Jake was very flawed and thought he was incapable of love yet longed for it. He went through some horrible things as a child and yet came out stronger, creating a 'family' to fill a need he didn't even realize he had. Emma was wonderfully loving and gentle but by no...more

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Aug 10, 2010 Amy Grossman rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Aug 09, 2009 Sharon rated it 4 of 5 stars

I don't ordinarily read paranormal romance. However, this one showed up in a bag of freebie books at the office and I figured I would give it a shot.

Surprisingly, Feehan's "leopard people" are pretty sympathetic and interesting characters. In this story, Jake (who is abused by his parents as a child ... may be triggering scenes for some) vows to get revenge upon them using his financial acumen. He's fairly successful, of course, but keeps everyone at arm's length so that they don't have a chance...more

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Apr 29, 2011 Ann Lorz rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranomal, shape-shifter

I always love a good read by Christine Feehan, and Burning Wild was that. The one thing I don't really care for in her books is that she has a habit of repeating herself throughout the book. The beginning of this book is hard to get through, not because it was badly written, but because of the subject matter. Once you get past it the book moves quickly. Jake Bunnaconni had a horrible childhood and really didn't start to live until her met Emma Reynolds. Together they are a perfect match. Emma he...more

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Jan 31, 2011 Robin rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book took me on an emotional roller coaster.At first my heart bled for Jake,just reading about the abuse he endured from his parents made me want to cry.His entire childhood was taken from him by the ones who was supposed to protect him.I wept tears of joy for him when he was able to leave his parents house, thanks to his great-grandfather.As he got older and more demanding I found myself mad at him alot.Especially when he took over Emma's life and wanted her to do everything he said.He was...more

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Sep 27, 2012 Tonya Warner rated it 5 of 5 stars

Jake Bannaconni has spent a lifetime trying to survive. Unwanted, unloved, tortured almost beyond endurance, he endured all his so called parents could dish out. Vowing to make them pay, he devotes himself to living, thriving, and beating them where it hurts them most.

Finding himself drawn to Emma Reynolds, he sets out to take her over. He vows to make her his, even though he does not feel he is worthy. Emma is drawn to the aggressive nature Jake displays, even though she learns he has a side h...more

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Sep 16, 2009 PT rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, paranormal, romance, scarred-hero-heroine, shape-shifters, serial

I may have to lay off Feehan for a while. Lately, I have been in a non-angsty kind of mood, so this didn't really work for me. The hero was...TOO intense, which is saying a lot because I generally find brooding men with scars (literally and figuratively) quite sexy. But Jake, not so much. And the sex scenes were painful to read. Painful, I tell you. I felt abused, degraded, and humiliated just for reading them.
And don't even get me started on Jake's parents. Those two made Joan Crawford look li...more

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Jan 02, 2012 Tilly Slaton rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviews-completed

Bad guys. Sexual heat. Mating rights. Extreme child abuse. Manipluation. Revenge.

A Leopard shapeshifting novel by Christine Feehan. This novel takes place outside of the rainforest.

Although the story is adventurous and demanding, it takes off on a slow incline that becomes well worth the read.

Jake Bannaconni was severely abused as a child, both psychologically and physically. Just reading about his childhood sent shivers up my spine and rage boiling through my veins. The abuse, regardless of it...more

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan has over 40 novels published, including four series. Each of her four series has hit #1 on the NY Times. Her debut novel Dark Prince received 3 of the 9 Paranormal Excellence Awards in Romantic Literature for 1999. Since then she has been published by Leisure Books, Pocket Books, and currently is writing for Berkley/Jove. She also has earned 7...more

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