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The Keeping (Law of the Lycans #2)
by
Nicky Charles (Goodreads Author)
Ryne Taylor was a sexy bad-ass Alpha set on establishing a new pack. Melody Greene was a journalism student researching his work as a photographer or so she said. But could Mel really be trusted or had she stumbled upon his secret? And if she knew, could Ryne save himself and the pack he d left behind without enacting a deadly ancient law known as The Keeping? Sequel to Th...more
ebook, 347 pages
Published
July 1st 2010
by Smashwords
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This book was more like the twilight series out of the whole Laws of the lycans series that was written by Nicky Charles. It would have been probably my second favorite. the order they were written was definatly the order that i liked them. Just the first chapter it was quite long and very pointless but everything else was perfect.
Alright so this book is about:
After make amends with his brother, Ryne takes his pack or "friends" as i like to call back to canada to try to get rogue wolves to joi...more
Alright so this book is about:
After make amends with his brother, Ryne takes his pack or "friends" as i like to call back to canada to try to get rogue wolves to joi...more
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The Keeping is the second (or third) book in the Law of the Lycans series, depending on how you number them. The more I think about it, I am thinking that The Bonded, and The Betrayal are more of another series intertwined within the characters of this series, although they are numbered as books .5 and 2.5 because they deal with a different plotline, and so the books The Making, The Keeping and The Finding, numbered as 1,2 and 3 have a plotline more around the actual Law and seem more like one s...more
So I read Ms. Charles’ “The Mating” and I fell completely in love with her (OK, I mean her writing, I really don’t know her personally – though I’m sure she’s a lovely woman) and I got hooked. I love werewolf and wolf shifter stories and I have read A LOT of them. So I’m quite discerning, and I normally would never pick up a book with “mating” in its title (or “bred” for that matter). But I read the synopsis, grabbed it, and read it in one day. Bam! I have a new were author high on my charts. Bu...more
This was much better than the first as far as the writing goes. Story was good but dragged a bit. Characters were stronger and the plot was a little more interesting. Ryne's personality was not at all as it seemed upon his introduction. The author's attempts to make him heartless and all BA from the first book didn't fully carry over. He was definitely a jerk, and ran very hot and cold. While there was method to his madness, it still came across a little flat. But there were a few quirks the aut...more
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Rating: 5 out of 5 Controllers
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Reviewer: Jennifer
The keeping is the second installment to Nicky Charles exciting werewolf series. The Keeping tells the story of Melody Greene and new pack alpha Ryne Taylor.
The story starts when Melody, a journalism mayor, accepts a job for the mysterious Mr. Aldrich to track down and interview nature photographer Ryne Taylor. After a rocky beginning and several road bumps, Melody finally locates Ry...more
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Reviewer: Jennifer
The keeping is the second installment to Nicky Charles exciting werewolf series. The Keeping tells the story of Melody Greene and new pack alpha Ryne Taylor.
The story starts when Melody, a journalism mayor, accepts a job for the mysterious Mr. Aldrich to track down and interview nature photographer Ryne Taylor. After a rocky beginning and several road bumps, Melody finally locates Ry...more
The Keeping by Nicky Charles is the second book in her Law of the Lycans series. This book tells the story of Ryne Taylor after her leaves his home in Oregon to start his own werewolf pack in Canada with his new beta, Bryan and Daniel. All three men needed a new start away from their old lives and seem to have found a home in Stump River. Everything seems to be going alright for them until Melody Greene’s arrival. Ryne likes to take nature photographs and made the mistake of taking a photo of hi...more
So again, I can't believe these books are free. I feel like I should have paid for this. It was a bit slower moving than the first book in the series but the story was still good. I enjoyed the fact that Kane and Elise made several appearances as well. I also liked that those appearances were usually from Kane's POV, because most of the first book was more from Elise's perspective.
First, I will say that I wished that Ryne had more of an inner struggle with his feelings for Melody. There was defi...more
First, I will say that I wished that Ryne had more of an inner struggle with his feelings for Melody. There was defi...more
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Completely different compared to the book before, it held the exact same interest and intrigue and wonder that I fell in love with in the first book. I've learned that the brothers, Kane and Ryne are completely different alphas and yet each one has their own specific qualitites that made me fall in love with them. The goody two shoes Kane, and the bad-ass Ryne are lovable in their own sense, not to mention the sexy imagination one gets when their masculinity is described.
Physical features aside...more
Physical features aside...more
Another good book in this series by Nicky Charles.
At the end of the first book Ryne takes off to set up his new pack as Alpha with Bryan and Daniel, his destination Stump River, Canada and this is where the story begins. We also learn who has purchased the picture of Kane in his wolf form, Mr Greyson, and his purpose to obtaining it. He hires Melody (Mel) who is a student studying investigating journalism and her task is to interview Ryne and provide Mr Greyson a report.
Ryne is weary of Melody's...more
At the end of the first book Ryne takes off to set up his new pack as Alpha with Bryan and Daniel, his destination Stump River, Canada and this is where the story begins. We also learn who has purchased the picture of Kane in his wolf form, Mr Greyson, and his purpose to obtaining it. He hires Melody (Mel) who is a student studying investigating journalism and her task is to interview Ryne and provide Mr Greyson a report.
Ryne is weary of Melody's...more
"The Keeping" book #2 of the Law of the Lycans series was another good read by this very talented author.
This part of the story focuses on Ryne & Melody Greene. Melody was hired by a very wealthy man (Greyson) to interview Ryne Taylor about his photographes. Mr. Greyson is who purchased the photo of the werewolf Kane (Ryne's brother). Aldrich is a sleezy & you dislike him from the beginning. I disliked Mr. Greyson as well but as the story unfolds & you get to the last 20% you realiz...more
This part of the story focuses on Ryne & Melody Greene. Melody was hired by a very wealthy man (Greyson) to interview Ryne Taylor about his photographes. Mr. Greyson is who purchased the photo of the werewolf Kane (Ryne's brother). Aldrich is a sleezy & you dislike him from the beginning. I disliked Mr. Greyson as well but as the story unfolds & you get to the last 20% you realiz...more
This is a great follow-up to 'The Mating'. This story takes off where 'The Mating' stopped, you get to know Ryne on a deeper level and learn not only more about him, but about what it takes to start a new pack and keep everyone safe.
Melody the 'nosey' investigative reporter gets under Ryne's skin as she trys to get an interview with him for Mr. Greyson who you briefly meet in the book prior. My opinions of a few of the characters including Ryne changed as the book progressed and my feeling as t...more
Melody the 'nosey' investigative reporter gets under Ryne's skin as she trys to get an interview with him for Mr. Greyson who you briefly meet in the book prior. My opinions of a few of the characters including Ryne changed as the book progressed and my feeling as t...more
Oh? Have you not read anything by Nicky Charles yet? You should!
You can't see me, but I'm clapping. Well, applauding - like I just saw a great performance.
Nicky Charles does much more in this book than she did in The Mating. There were several things left open and even a cliff-hanger of sorts at the end. She has opened up the "mystery" portion of the book to include a greater story that will span at least another novel.
I cannot wait for "The Finding" - the next installment of this series - to...more
You can't see me, but I'm clapping. Well, applauding - like I just saw a great performance.
Nicky Charles does much more in this book than she did in The Mating. There were several things left open and even a cliff-hanger of sorts at the end. She has opened up the "mystery" portion of the book to include a greater story that will span at least another novel.
I cannot wait for "The Finding" - the next installment of this series - to...more
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For a free read, this was a treat! I wish I read "The Mating" sooner so my memory is fresh about the previous characters.
This novel has just the right amount of mystery, action, suspense, and of course hot sex in it, in equal measures. There wasn't a dragging moment, and I really liked Melody. I'm always a sucker for feisty heroines. Don't get me wrong, Ryne is hot too but I usually want to connect with the heroine, see myself in her shoes. I have a soft spot for journalists since that was my de...more
This novel has just the right amount of mystery, action, suspense, and of course hot sex in it, in equal measures. There wasn't a dragging moment, and I really liked Melody. I'm always a sucker for feisty heroines. Don't get me wrong, Ryne is hot too but I usually want to connect with the heroine, see myself in her shoes. I have a soft spot for journalists since that was my de...more
In The Keeping, Ryne has left Kane's territory, to become Alpha of his own newly created pack. Ryne's story builds on Kane's (The Mating) and each installment in this series seems to just get better and better.
Ryne is disturbed by his inability to resist Melody, the woman pursuing him ostensibly to interview him about his work as a photographer. Melody is unwittingly being used by lawyer Aldrich and magnate Greyson to find Ryne, and the interview is merely their excuse to gather information on...more
Ryne is disturbed by his inability to resist Melody, the woman pursuing him ostensibly to interview him about his work as a photographer. Melody is unwittingly being used by lawyer Aldrich and magnate Greyson to find Ryne, and the interview is merely their excuse to gather information on...more
I can not believe I was able to finish this book. I really couldn't get into this book, it just wasn't for me.
It starts out with Melody finding Ryne to do an interview about his photography. But when she does find Ryne she discovers it's not going to be easy to get this interview. He is a very private person, and he doesn't want her snooping around his house, or his life. Ryne just wants Melody gone, but something is attracting him to her, and he can't figure out what it is. Melody also can not...more
It starts out with Melody finding Ryne to do an interview about his photography. But when she does find Ryne she discovers it's not going to be easy to get this interview. He is a very private person, and he doesn't want her snooping around his house, or his life. Ryne just wants Melody gone, but something is attracting him to her, and he can't figure out what it is. Melody also can not...more
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Well walau tidak sesuai ekspetasi awal, tapi buku ini tetap menarik. Mungkin udah bosan duluan dengan intronya *lama bener deh Melody dan Ryne ini ketemuan.
The Keeping ni lanjutannya The Mating, ceritanya tentang kakak Kane, Ryne Taylor. Seperti reviewnya, he's so sexy bad-ass, black hair-Ice blue eyes-devilish sexy smile... you want to know who i imagined... Obviously, David Gandy or Gui Fedrizzi... >__<. Di buku kedua ini, Nicky Charles juga membuka karakter lain untuk buku ketiganya, C...more
The Keeping ni lanjutannya The Mating, ceritanya tentang kakak Kane, Ryne Taylor. Seperti reviewnya, he's so sexy bad-ass, black hair-Ice blue eyes-devilish sexy smile... you want to know who i imagined... Obviously, David Gandy or Gui Fedrizzi... >__<. Di buku kedua ini, Nicky Charles juga membuka karakter lain untuk buku ketiganya, C...more
This is the second book by Nicky Charles is the series Law of the Lycans.
*SPOILER ALERT*
The novel starts off with Ryne having moved away the Canada to start his own pack with Daniel and Bryan. They bought a house with lots of acres for running in a small town. They are renovating the house throughout the book.
The picture that Ryne had taken of Kane as a wolf was sold to a man who is trying to discover who Ryne is because he knows about werewolves. He hires Melody Greene, a new journalist, to go...more
*SPOILER ALERT*
The novel starts off with Ryne having moved away the Canada to start his own pack with Daniel and Bryan. They bought a house with lots of acres for running in a small town. They are renovating the house throughout the book.
The picture that Ryne had taken of Kane as a wolf was sold to a man who is trying to discover who Ryne is because he knows about werewolves. He hires Melody Greene, a new journalist, to go...more
This series continues to surprise me, Nicky Charles has done it again, she has written a very smart and captivating series that I can't seem to get enough of. I was so happy that this story included a look at Elise's and Kane's life and where they are in their relationship, although the story mostly consists of Ryne Taylor and Melody Green's journey.
I believe the Keeping is about destiny, Ryne and Melody were destined to be in each others life, even to the detriment of their friends or family....more
I believe the Keeping is about destiny, Ryne and Melody were destined to be in each others life, even to the detriment of their friends or family....more
This is the sequel to The Mating and while I must say that it did have more dramatic tension than the first book, there was also something missing. The two protagonists didn't seem to do much for me as a couple or as individuals either. Ryne, seemed in the first book to be irresistible and yet in this one flip flops around like a fish out of water. There is little manfully displayed in his behavior just macho over protectiveness and lust at least until the ending. This made things tedious.
Why wa...more
Why wa...more
Melody Greene or Mel as she likes to be called, has been offered a job to do an article on a nature photographer named Ryne Taylor. Mel thinks her assignment is gonna be easy but as she soon learns it's anything from easy. Mel hates having to report onher progres to Aldritch cuz he makes her skin crawl in disgust. Mr. Greyson expects timely reports and doesn't care how he gets them. Meanwhile, Melody arrives in Stump River searching for Ryne Taylor, she lucks out in finding him but learns he val...more
Good, no brain required, fiction. It's not going to tax your grey matter, or require too much thought. A bit erotic at times, but not filthy. Starts slowly, and finally picks up mid-book.
My only complaint is that it appears (so far, two books into the series) that all of Nicky Charles' heroines chew their lower lip when faced with a dilema, frustration or anything else that might take them outside of their comfort zone. It gets a bit irritating at times as I'm not a "lip chewer" myself and am n...more
My only complaint is that it appears (so far, two books into the series) that all of Nicky Charles' heroines chew their lower lip when faced with a dilema, frustration or anything else that might take them outside of their comfort zone. It gets a bit irritating at times as I'm not a "lip chewer" myself and am n...more
Another nice read!!!
This is the 2nd book, a sequel to "The Mating" by Nicky Charles...:)
I really cannot count how many books I've read about werewolves but I give this one 4 stars because its basically an easy read and the continuity of the scenes are nice.
I also like how the author connect each scenarios and how each story connects to one another.
Even at the first book, I was imagining that Ryne was hotter that Kane..lol
I liked Melody, (i honestly don't like her name though). but basically her...more
This is the 2nd book, a sequel to "The Mating" by Nicky Charles...:)
I really cannot count how many books I've read about werewolves but I give this one 4 stars because its basically an easy read and the continuity of the scenes are nice.
I also like how the author connect each scenarios and how each story connects to one another.
Even at the first book, I was imagining that Ryne was hotter that Kane..lol
I liked Melody, (i honestly don't like her name though). but basically her...more
The second book in the series beginning with The Mating, this one brings back werewolf Ryne in his new location, the humorously named Stump River, Canada. It introduces Melody (Mel), a young woman hired by a mysterious man through his attorney. Her job is to interview the photographer Ryne without revealing her purpose. An instant of serendipity challenging credibility allows Melody to locate Ryne in this miniscule wooded northern hamlet. Ryne had gone to Stump River to be an alpha beginning his...more
4.5 stars but rounded up 'cause up is better than down any day!
This is part two of a 3 book series. I must say that although I liked The Mating, book 1, I enjoyed The Keeping immensely- more than book 1. This book is best read after book 1 because it is a continuation of the story.
This story is about Ryne who was introduced in book 1. He's a werewolf who has left his brother's pack to form his own pack. Ryne is a gorgeous blue eyed, black haired, body to die for stud. He moves from Oregon to a...more
This is part two of a 3 book series. I must say that although I liked The Mating, book 1, I enjoyed The Keeping immensely- more than book 1. This book is best read after book 1 because it is a continuation of the story.
This story is about Ryne who was introduced in book 1. He's a werewolf who has left his brother's pack to form his own pack. Ryne is a gorgeous blue eyed, black haired, body to die for stud. He moves from Oregon to a...more
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Nicky Charles is an indie writer/publisher who creates stories in her spare time as a hobby and means of relaxation. Fellow indie author, Jan Gordon (Black Silk) serves as her sounding board and editor.
Nicky started writing fanfic for "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" in January of 2009 and wrote her first original, a romantic thriller entitled Forever In Time, in August of that year.
She has written three...more
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Nicky started writing fanfic for "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" in January of 2009 and wrote her first original, a romantic thriller entitled Forever In Time, in August of that year.
She has written three...more
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