Wilder Harding is a bloodhound, created by the Guild to hunt down and kill vampires on America’s frontier. His enhanced abilities come with a...
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Mar 17, 2011
Ridley
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I'd call this a very weak three-star book. There's an intriguing premise here, but none of the elements are fleshed out enough to be engrossing. All the components - romance, world building, action plot - are almost skimmed over, making them feel perfunctory.
The hero and heroine meet and spend a few days on horses together, which the author does not actually write out for us to see, then suddenly they're consumed by passion and hooking up. The world building names the components of More...
The hero and heroine meet and spend a few days on horses together, which the author does not actually write out for us to see, then suddenly they're consumed by passion and hooking up. The world building names the components of More...
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Jun 30, 2011
CaroB
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I picked this up because it was part of the Smart Bitches book club for May. I wasn't too sure what to expect, especially after reading that it was a steampunk/erotica/paranormal/western romance... I mean, really, WTF?
But that's the great thing about book clubs. They get you to read something you might not pick up on your own. For my part, I enjoyed nearly every page of this crazy-mix book. The authors write well together, mixing the genres brilliantly. It could so easily have felt lik More...
But that's the great thing about book clubs. They get you to read something you might not pick up on your own. For my part, I enjoyed nearly every page of this crazy-mix book. The authors write well together, mixing the genres brilliantly. It could so easily have felt lik More...
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Dec 27, 2011
Chelsea
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Every now and then it's nice to encounter something really different in the romance world. I've read loads of shape-shifter romance, so that's nothing new. But I confess that steampunk in fairly new to me, and I've never read one in a western/pioneer setting. So naturally I felt I might enjoy this if only for the sake of novelty.
Satira is the apprentice to a weapons inventor, and her teacher has been kidnapped. Wilder, a bloodhound, is assigned to find him, and Satira insists on accomp More...
Satira is the apprentice to a weapons inventor, and her teacher has been kidnapped. Wilder, a bloodhound, is assigned to find him, and Satira insists on accomp More...
Dec 24, 2011
Cecile
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For those of you that know me... and those that don't this is my little statement about short books.... I do not judge short stories on the rush of their relationships, because they are just that - short stories. So, yes the relationships always could have been drawn out more, yea it seems like they fall in love to fast and of course the story could have been made longer... but it is a short story. So with that said.... here is my review...
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Feb 15, 2012
Marlene
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Wilder's Mate by Moira Rogers turned out to be the perfect story for reading on a chilly winter's night. Not only is this first entry in Rogers' Bloodhound series a terrific blend of romance, steampunk, and steamy sex, but the hero is even described as having a higher than normal body temperature!
But the story of Wilder's Mate starts with the "mate" in question. Her name is Satira, and she's the apprentice to a Guild in More...
Wilder's Mate by Moira Rogers turned out to be the perfect story for reading on a chilly winter's night. Not only is this first entry in Rogers' Bloodhound series a terrific blend of romance, steampunk, and steamy sex, but the hero is even described as having a higher than normal body temperature!
But the story of Wilder's Mate starts with the "mate" in question. Her name is Satira, and she's the apprentice to a Guild in More...
Feb 05, 2012
Elisa
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The Skinny: Satira has experienced quite a bit of loss in her young life – but then, so have many Americans living in a post-Civil War era. When her mentor and last remaining member of her personal support system, Nate, is captured by a powerful vampire, she finds she’s got nothing to lose in trying to free the closest thing she has to a father figure.
Wilder is the new bloodhound sent to make a rescue attempt and Satira’s biggest challenge will be to convince the man that she’s essent More...
Wilder is the new bloodhound sent to make a rescue attempt and Satira’s biggest challenge will be to convince the man that she’s essent More...
Jul 15, 2011
Melissa
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This is a fun erotic western paranormal with a good dash of steampunk! The interaction between Satira and Wilder is fun from the start. They both get under each other's skin and I really enjoyed they way they kept challenging each other. Wilder is also unlike other bloodhounds and respects Satira's ability with weapons and invention. He also sees her as an assest to have on his mission rather than a liability. His only problem? She really gets under his skin unlike any other female. So he keeps
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May 14, 2011
Jessica
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I was disappointed in this; I'd really hoped to like it. More Western than steampunk, the whole thing was confusing and disjointed. It's like the authors were trying to make it smutty (look, the heroine was raised in a brothel! and the hero has some sexual kink!) without being too smutty (but she's not a prostitute herself, even though she is experienced! and the hero's sexual kink is ... I really have no idea. There are hints that it might be bondage or domination, but it's all allusion and not
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Apr 25, 2011
Judy & Marianne from
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Moira Rogers has created an alternate American Wild West, one with vampires, and ghouls and men created to combat the evil caused by them. It is not a gentle world, and the people she populates it with have to take risks to live.
Satira wishes to rescue her mentor, Nathaniel, from the evil vampire who has taken him for his skills at creating weapons. The Guild has sent Wilder Harding on the assignment, and Satira is determined to go along.
Wilder is a bloodhound, created b More...
Satira wishes to rescue her mentor, Nathaniel, from the evil vampire who has taken him for his skills at creating weapons. The Guild has sent Wilder Harding on the assignment, and Satira is determined to go along.
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Apr 17, 2011
Mikaela
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The Book: Wilder’s Mate by Moira Rogers
The Particulars: Steampunk, Samhain, e-book
Why was it in my TBR? I was in the mood for steampunk
The Review:
The blurb:
Wilder Harding is a bloodhound, created by the Guild to hunt down and kill vampires on America’s frontier. His enhanced abilities come with a high price: on the full moon, he becomes capable of savagery beyond telling, while the new moon brings a sexual hunger that borders on madness. More...
The Particulars: Steampunk, Samhain, e-book
Why was it in my TBR? I was in the mood for steampunk
The Review:
The blurb:
Wilder Harding is a bloodhound, created by the Guild to hunt down and kill vampires on America’s frontier. His enhanced abilities come with a high price: on the full moon, he becomes capable of savagery beyond telling, while the new moon brings a sexual hunger that borders on madness. More...
Mar 10, 2011
Jess the Romanceaholic
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Quickie Review. For full review, please visitThe Romanceaholic.
I admit, it isn’t often that I buy a story on release day. With very few exceptions, I typically wait a week or two until I have a chance to read some reviews from people who share my tastes in stories before I plunk down any of my hard earned money. However, I am a Moira Rogers fangirl, and when I found out she had a new story that combined vampires, werewolves (of a sort), western romance, and steampunk, I couldn’t get ov More...
I admit, it isn’t often that I buy a story on release day. With very few exceptions, I typically wait a week or two until I have a chance to read some reviews from people who share my tastes in stories before I plunk down any of my hard earned money. However, I am a Moira Rogers fangirl, and when I found out she had a new story that combined vampires, werewolves (of a sort), western romance, and steampunk, I couldn’t get ov More...
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Mar 08, 2011
QueenB
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Wilder's Mate is the fist in Moira Rogers' new Bloodhound series. At around a hundred pages it's a pretty fast and easy read. The story is a lovely mix of steampunk fun and paranormal romance, so fans of either should enjoy it.
Wilder is a great hero. He's alpha, but he's actually very tender and caring and very observant. He realizes early on what Satira needs on an emotional level in order to be satisfied on a physical level and he strives to give it to her. He's insightful, brave a More...
Wilder is a great hero. He's alpha, but he's actually very tender and caring and very observant. He realizes early on what Satira needs on an emotional level in order to be satisfied on a physical level and he strives to give it to her. He's insightful, brave a More...
Mar 04, 2011
Habrewer
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Wilder’s Mate by Moira Rogers
* I received this ARC free from the author in exchange for an honest review*
Wilder’s Mate is the first book in a new series by Moira Rogers, Bloodhounds. It’s set in the wild frontier with some Steam punk elements thrown in. Satira is alone except for her mentor Nathan and her friend Ophelia. When Nathan goes missing she is determined to find him, no matter the cost.
Wilder Harding is a Bloodhound and a member of the Guild. He was tra More...
* I received this ARC free from the author in exchange for an honest review*
Wilder’s Mate is the first book in a new series by Moira Rogers, Bloodhounds. It’s set in the wild frontier with some Steam punk elements thrown in. Satira is alone except for her mentor Nathan and her friend Ophelia. When Nathan goes missing she is determined to find him, no matter the cost.
Wilder Harding is a Bloodhound and a member of the Guild. He was tra More...
Nov 30, 2010
MamaKitty
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I was complaining on Twitter that I’d never read a steampunk before and begging for recs. So the lovely Bree half of Moira Rogers emailed me and told me that she’d “break [me] in easy” with her steampunk paranormal romance that’s due out in March (which is why the book cover is a “coming soon” image from Samhain). Of course, I said “Gimmegimmegimme!” Please, like I’m gonna turn down a free Moira Rogers book.
I’ve said it several times before, but I’m not a huge fan of historical (of any More...
I’ve said it several times before, but I’m not a huge fan of historical (of any More...
Feb 15, 2011
Crystal ♥ RBtWBC
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Wilder’s Mate is wild west meets vampires meets steampunk. Sound amazing? Well, that’s because it is!
Satira is not your typical girl in a world were women don’t have many options. She’s unmarried, wears trousers, swears like a man and is an apprentice for a Guild weapons inventor. When Nate, her mentor, goes missing the Guild sends in a Bloodhound to bring him and the secret project he was working on back. But Satira’s not going to trust just anyone to get him back and insists on accompanyi More...
Satira is not your typical girl in a world were women don’t have many options. She’s unmarried, wears trousers, swears like a man and is an apprentice for a Guild weapons inventor. When Nate, her mentor, goes missing the Guild sends in a Bloodhound to bring him and the secret project he was working on back. But Satira’s not going to trust just anyone to get him back and insists on accompanyi More...
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Mar 08, 2011
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Satira is the assistant to a weapons inventor who has been kidnapped. If teaming up with the rough bloodhound Wilder Harding is the only way to get back the man she considers her only family, then so be it. Satira will prove to the him that she is capable of handling the journey and Wilder's animal side.
Wilder isn't use to having someone along on his assignments. As a Guild bloodhound he is sent to find the weapons inventor Nathanial using his enhanced skills the Guild gave him. He isn More...
Wilder isn't use to having someone along on his assignments. As a Guild bloodhound he is sent to find the weapons inventor Nathanial using his enhanced skills the Guild gave him. He isn More...
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Feb 22, 2012
Liz
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Set in an intriguing Wild West/Steampunk setting where Bloodhounds, alchemically altered men who turn into lust driven beasts on the full moon, were created to hunt vampires, Wilder's Mate is a gritty, steamy adventure that ends too quickly and left me wanting way more.
Satira joins Wilder on a rescue mission for Guild inventor and mentor Nathaniel and ends up inexorably linked to this fierce and intense man. We find out that she is his mate and his need to protect and consume her do More...
Satira joins Wilder on a rescue mission for Guild inventor and mentor Nathaniel and ends up inexorably linked to this fierce and intense man. We find out that she is his mate and his need to protect and consume her do More...
Jul 03, 2011
Ally
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Wilder's Mate is a fun, playful, sexy read!
Wilder Harding is a bloodhound and he's been sent on a mission from the Guild to find Nathaniel who is a weapons inventor for the Guild. Only when Wilder goes to Nathaniel's place to meet Nathaniel's apprentice he is intrigued to find Satira, who refuses to let him look for Nathaniel without her help. Surprising Satira, Wilder lets her tag along going to the wastelands to track Nathaniel only to find he's been kidnapped by vampires and the longer More...
Wilder Harding is a bloodhound and he's been sent on a mission from the Guild to find Nathaniel who is a weapons inventor for the Guild. Only when Wilder goes to Nathaniel's place to meet Nathaniel's apprentice he is intrigued to find Satira, who refuses to let him look for Nathaniel without her help. Surprising Satira, Wilder lets her tag along going to the wastelands to track Nathaniel only to find he's been kidnapped by vampires and the longer More...
Mar 20, 2011
Ruth
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I really enjoyed this fascinating book from the very beginning. It is a really interesting mixture of a number of different genres, with none of them really dominating but just jumbled altogether to come up with something which seems fresh but comfortingly familiar at the same time.
There's Western elements (I could visualize the setting somewhere near Arches in Utah), there's paranormal (the hero is a "bloodhound", and there are vampires and ghouls running around), there's More...
There's Western elements (I could visualize the setting somewhere near Arches in Utah), there's paranormal (the hero is a "bloodhound", and there are vampires and ghouls running around), there's More...
Mar 03, 2011
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I've read quite a few books from Moira Rogers and I've never been disappointed. So when I started Wilder's Mate I was hoping it would be a good book. AH! What I ended up with, is a fantastic book I just couldn't stop thinking about for days. Wilder's Mate pretty much blew me away. As soon as I finished it I was stalking the author's website trying to find a clue about when the next book would be released.
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I've read quite a few books from Moira Rogers and I've never been disappointed. So when I started Wilder's Mate I was hoping it would be a good book. AH! What I ended up with, is a fantastic book I just couldn't stop thinking about for days. Wilder's Mate pretty much blew me away. As soon as I finished it I was stalking the author's website trying to find a clue about when the next book would be released.
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Dec 24, 2011
Joletta
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Satira and Wilder are smoking hot! Wilder is a Bloodhound, a super-fast, instinct driven man created to serve and protect for The Guild. The assignment is to rescue inventor Nathaniel from the evil vampires. A quick stop at Nathaniel's home brings a mouthy assistant inventor, Satira along for the ride, and what a wild ride it turns out to be. A few days on the trail and some unexpected detours lead these two off the beaten path and into some deliciously compromising positions while dealing w
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Jun 02, 2011
Jenn
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Loved this little book. Feel bad calling it little because it was so much more. It was huge and wonderful and passionate and fantastical and hot.
I read it in less than a day, that's why I call it little. But the word count is the only little thing about it. It fits the length perfectly, not too long or too short, and I love finding novellas that are the perfect story for a shorter length book.
Wilder is quiet and awesome and every word out of his mouth is calculated perf More...
I read it in less than a day, that's why I call it little. But the word count is the only little thing about it. It fits the length perfectly, not too long or too short, and I love finding novellas that are the perfect story for a shorter length book.
Wilder is quiet and awesome and every word out of his mouth is calculated perf More...
Jan 13, 2012
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Mar 25, 2011
ALPHAreader
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‘Wilder’s Mate’ is the first book in a new paranormal series by Moira Rogers.
The paranormal genre is so versatile; it constantly throws me for a loop. Urban fantasy put vampires and werewolves into modern, everyday settings. But many authors are putting an historic twist on the old paranormal tale – Gail Carriger writes about high-society vampires and werewolves in a twisted alternate Victorian-era. Likewise, Lydia Dare has written about werewolves in the 1800’s. Moira Rogers has tak More...
The paranormal genre is so versatile; it constantly throws me for a loop. Urban fantasy put vampires and werewolves into modern, everyday settings. But many authors are putting an historic twist on the old paranormal tale – Gail Carriger writes about high-society vampires and werewolves in a twisted alternate Victorian-era. Likewise, Lydia Dare has written about werewolves in the 1800’s. Moira Rogers has tak More...
Jun 06, 2011
WildAboutBones
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This is the first in Rogers' Bloodhounds series (which in compliance with FTC guidelines, I need to disclose that I received as a free gift from Moira Rogers).
Vampires, bloodhounds, ghouls, a kidnapped mentor, a sexy need and a reluctant romance set in the wild plains of the Deadlands where "vampires steal through the night", this book combines paranormal romance and a little steampunk. Sorta like the original Wild, Wild West TV show staring Robert Conrad & Gunsmoke meet th More...
Vampires, bloodhounds, ghouls, a kidnapped mentor, a sexy need and a reluctant romance set in the wild plains of the Deadlands where "vampires steal through the night", this book combines paranormal romance and a little steampunk. Sorta like the original Wild, Wild West TV show staring Robert Conrad & Gunsmoke meet th More...
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Mar 15, 2011
Tina
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Sensuality: 4 of 5
Kink: just d/s
Wow this book was outstanding! I would definitely say the best book by her that I have read so far. I haven't read alot of steam punk with the exception of The Iron Duke which is more romance I think but I loved that book and it is up there with it in far as world building and characters. Loved Satira's name and her character was so honest and in your face (which is kind of how I am) and poor Wilder is just kind of a loner and doesn't know what i More...
Kink: just d/s
Wow this book was outstanding! I would definitely say the best book by her that I have read so far. I haven't read alot of steam punk with the exception of The Iron Duke which is more romance I think but I loved that book and it is up there with it in far as world building and characters. Loved Satira's name and her character was so honest and in your face (which is kind of how I am) and poor Wilder is just kind of a loner and doesn't know what i More...
Jan 26, 2012
Ginny
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I always struggle what to say when I review smut... probably because some niggling little piece of my brain tells me I should be ashamed to admit that I read smut. Since, you know, somehow all of my friends must have missed that fact and this will be the one thing to tip them off.
*rolls eyes*
Sometimes I can be downright foolish.
This book had it all. Werewolves, vampires, steampunk, women inventors, alpha males, hookers with hearts of gold, good guys gone b More...
*rolls eyes*
Sometimes I can be downright foolish.
This book had it all. Werewolves, vampires, steampunk, women inventors, alpha males, hookers with hearts of gold, good guys gone b More...
Feb 17, 2011
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I am not normally a fan of historical western romances. Even though I have liked Moira Rogers's paranormal romances in the past, I was a little leery about this one. Turns out, though, that the paranormal and steampunkish elements in Wilder's Mate helped make this book just different enough to slide past my genre pet peeves.
Strong, silent type is practically a requirement in a western, and our hero, Wilder, fits that stereotype to a "T." But, he's also far more compassiona More...
Strong, silent type is practically a requirement in a western, and our hero, Wilder, fits that stereotype to a "T." But, he's also far more compassiona More...
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Feb 17, 2011
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So, here's the thing. When I open a Moira Rogers book, I totally expect to see flames every single time, because this author knows how to write books that are on FIRE. I found that WILDER'S MATE was no exception to the Rogers' powerhouse book collection. Rogers knows how to write good paranormal shapeshifter romance. The RED ROCK PASS series focuses on wolves, while the SOUTHERN ARCANA series has cat shifters, wolves and magic More...
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So, here's the thing. When I open a Moira Rogers book, I totally expect to see flames every single time, because this author knows how to write books that are on FIRE. I found that WILDER'S MATE was no exception to the Rogers' powerhouse book collection. Rogers knows how to write good paranormal shapeshifter romance. The RED ROCK PASS series focuses on wolves, while the SOUTHERN ARCANA series has cat shifters, wolves and magic More...
Feb 08, 2012
Crystal (Redheads Review It Better)
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Satira is going out of her mind with worry for her mentor, Nathaniel, who has been kidnapped by vampires. In walks Wilder. Assigned by the Guild to rescue the old weapons inventor, Satira demands to tag along. She is surprised when Wilder doesn't fight her on that issue.
When it takes much longer than anticipated for this rescue mission, Wilder is concerned that if they don't find Nathaniel by the full moon, which is right around the corner, he will end up taking Satira, and not in a More...
When it takes much longer than anticipated for this rescue mission, Wilder is concerned that if they don't find Nathaniel by the full moon, which is right around the corner, he will end up taking Satira, and not in a More...
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