After reading Wild Cat, the third book in the Shifters Unbound series, last week I had to go back and re-read Pride Mates. It was just as good the second time around and once I started I couldn't put it down. Here's my original review:

I love everything paranormal; always considered myself a vampire girl until I started reading the Anita Blake books and totally fell for her gorgeous kitties. That being said, I was really excited when I found this book. This is the first book I've read by Jennifer Ashley and I liked it so much that I plan to pick up her other books.

Pride Mates was a great beginning in a series I'm really looking forward to diving into. 20 years ago, a Shifter made their existence known to the world without thinking of the consequences to his people. The Shifters were forced to wear collars to keep their nature in check and to restrict violent behavior. Jennifer Ashley has created a very interesting world and it makes you wonder. Would this happen if people were to find out that there are Shifters living among us?

Kim is a smart, sassy, tiny (which I LOVED since I'm a whopping 5" nothing)DA who takes on a murder case and ends up getting sucked into the Shifter world. The world wants to make an example of her client. Kim feels that he is innocent and will do anything to prove that. The government has painted a picture of these creatures showing that they are deadly and not to be trusted. The Shifters are contained in certain areas and aren't allowed high paying jobs or access to things like digital cable, high speed internet, newer vehicles; things we take for granted. Kim had never met a Shifter even though the human race had known about them for 20 years.

That is until she walked into Liam's bar. Ah, Liam. Boy is he gorgeous, charming and smart. Due to segregation, she is as foreign to him as he is to her. He knows very little about human nature but finds himself drawn to a human for the first time in his 100 years of life. He finds that not only does he find her incredibly sexually attractive, he is also fascinated with her spirit and determination. Immediately there was chemistry between the two of them.

I loved, loved, loved this book and read it in one sitting. I'm paying the price for it today since I has up til after 1:00 AM last night but it was worth it. It ranks right up there with Rachel Vincent's Shifters series and that's saying something cause it's one of my favorites. I highly recommend this book to anyone into paranormal romance, Shifters, and/or urban fantasy. You won't be disappointed.

I just have one question, where can I get one of those collars? It's bad ass and I want one!