Rave

Zeus's Pack #9

by Lynn Hagen

[Siren Menage Everlasting Erotic Alternative Paranormal Menage a Trois Romance, M/M/M, werewolves, HEA] Logan leads a pretty simple life. That is, until he delivers a load of lumber to Hunter's Hardware and nearly gets blown up. Logan doesn't understand who would try to kill him until he's attacked outside the hospital, and then his home. The man after him is relentless. Agent Monroe is sent to Pride Pack Valley to investigate. Under the guise of wanting to get reacquainted with Rave, he digs into multiple murders committed by a man who can control minds and make his victims kill themselves. Rave is sent to retrieve someone Dr. Maximus Samuel feels is in danger. Little does Rave know that he will be rescuing his mate, who doesn't want to be rescued, even after being nearly blown to bits when his truck explodes. As the body count begins to rise in Pride Pack Valley, Agent Monroe must find the man behind the murders. But his investigation leads him to Logan, his mate. Can Rave save Logan from Agent Monroe, and can the two of them stop Logan from going nuclear as he discovers abilities he never even knew he had? ** A Siren Erotic Romance

Genres: Paranormal, M M Romance, Menage, Shapeshifters, Romance, M M M, Gay

150 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 19, 2012

About the author

Lynn Hagen loves writing about the somewhat flawed, but lovable. She also loves a hero who can see past all the rough edges to find the shining diamond of a beautiful heart.

You can find her on any given day curled up with her laptop and a cup of hot java, letting the next set of characters tell their story.

Reviews

[Aղցela W. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was book 9 in the " Zeus's Pack " series. Agent Tony Monroe is an FBI agent who came to to arrest the guys that was after Memphis mate in the last book he is also Rave's mate. Logan is a delivery guy who is dropping off a load when he is almost killed when his truck blows up. While in the hospital Max runs some test and he finds something funny in his blood. Turn out Logan is a rare paranormal he is coming into his powers he can mind control and when he leaves the hospital Max ask Zeus's to send someone to get him when Rave and another get their Logan and his roommate Cal are being attacked and a man is dragging Logan away. Rave knows that Logan is his other mate and although he will do anything to protect him. Agent Monroe knows about shifters he is a repressed jaguar shifter who can't shift put can feel his cat he has recessed genes. This was a good read and I was hoping that the series wasn't going to get weird. Tony thinks that Logan has something to do with the murders and he and his partner Dorm want to arrest him until he finds out that he is his mate. Instead of helping Logan learn to control his powers Rave wants to sweep it under the rug. When Rave is attacked by Aba in the kitchen of the mansion Logan and the guy that is teaching him how to control his powers come to save him. This was a good read with no errors in grammar or spelling I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series.

[Ter · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 maybe 3 - This was my least fav in this series.
I didn't like Tony (Agent Monroe) at all. He was an prick.
Hopefully the next will back on track like the beginning ones, where the guys have more chemistry together.

[Kynthos-the-Archer (Kyn) · Rating 3 out of 5]

The stories from Lynn Hagen's series is always pretty engaging. I like the characters, they are a lively bunch. Funny banter and all that. The author has created such an interesting paranormal world that interlinks between her series. This one is no difference, it was linked to her Demon Warriors series. We will get cameos from Panahasi the demon warrior leader himself and also one of his warriors.

As most already know, Zeus's Pack series is all about menages. All of the pack members has 2 mates each. What is interesting is the varieties of the mates. It ranges from human, vampire, demon and some of them even comes in different breed of shifters. In this installment, a new breed of supernatural being was introduced and one of them is the new found mate of the Zeus's pack. Rave the wolf shifter in Zeus's command has to help his new mate reign in his budding supernatural power while trying to get to know his other mate Tony who has excess baggage of his own. It does seems like everyone in this series has excess baggage to deal with, it's the theme of this series really. Basically the formula in this series is... Menage + Supernatural Mates + Supernatural Crisis + Excess Baggage = Eventual HEA

Although the theme might have been tad bit predictive, I still find it an entertaining read. Plus, I really liked the complex supernatural world built by Ms. Hagen and how the characters from each installments and series intermingles. It's wonder how the author manages to keep track of them all. 

[Mimiinwonderland · Rating 4 out of 5]

Se me hizo muy difícil de leer al principio del libro, no lograba enganchar con la trama. Sin embargo, a medida que transcurría la historia, las cosas mejoraron. El personaje de Tony tampoco fue de mi agrado.

[Gomawoyo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Styre mente, what a joke. It was ment to be some special mind raping being introduced to us for the first time, like it's something amazing, albeit very rare the vampires can mind rape someone just as easily without consequences like fatigue or headaches, maybe not all of them but Christian could, as well as the ancient ones and probably the elders. And besides, if they're so rare, how did Max know what the blood markers meant? It's not like there should be an established blood work for that extra special species considering they're probably born like once every millennium and I'm pretty sure that a thousand years ago no one was archiving blood work for future reference, even in a supernatural world.

So many things wrong with this book. Aba is a soulless killing machine with mind control powers, he has Tony in his grasp and let's him go; there really was no reason whatsoever for him to do that if he's so evil and his big plus is that he can make it look like a suicide without leaving any forensic evidence behind. If I were evil and wanted to defend myself I would've gotten rid of the threat first chance I get, permanently (although this was later addressed it was never completely answered).

The author changed the story about how to kill hell hounds as well. In Nazaryth's book you needed to stab them them behind left ear to kill them and then to get rid of the body you set them on fire and they burn away in seconds, in this one you had to do both to kill them. And I don't get how at least Tony didn't acquire at least silver bullets or some other weapons for fighting preternatural creatures since he's somewhat knowledgeable about that world. SMH...

[CB · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, I delved into the Bracverse a 2nd time and now there are 121 books - yikes! I loved this Universe the first time I read it several years ago and now I love it more, I really do, but I've only been able to read these series (and I have expanded to all the books that are currently out in each):
Brac Pack
Christian's Coven
Zeus's Pack
Demon Warriors
The Exiled

These are the series that start the Universe. Reading them in order is a must. Each book has it's own love story but there is an underlying story that plays out throughout them all. As you get towards the end of these series, other series come into play and I noticed that, since I did not read them, I missed some of the characters being mentioned (good and bad) but I was still able to follow because the main ones stay the same.

One day I WILL buy these and read them all!!! (For the correct order, just look on the Internet for Lynn Hagen Reading Order):
Brac Village
Shadow Tribe
BPNG (Brac Pack Next Generation - Brac Pack kids)
The Remus Brothers
Wolves of Desire

[Breni Diaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vaya. Fue una historia interesante.

La escena en el hospital entre Rave y Tony fue hermosa. La pelea de Logan y Dino fue genial, Logan es algo así como Jane de X-Men. Eso es algo que me encantó.

En cuanto a Cal, creí que se trataría del Cal de Villa Brac pero tal parece que no es así, creo. Definitivamente no vi venir lo de Cal.

Aquí conocemos por primera vez a Einarr quién también tiene su historia en la saga de Los Demonios Guerreros. Y bueno, tardará en llegar pero Dorm también tiene su propia historia.

[Nessa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was absolutely awesome. Rave (wolf), Tony, and Logan are mates with so many problems ahead of them and a betrayal where Logan is involved. I love how the three of them learned that they were mates, or more so how Rave told both Logan and Tony. The diner that they were in had to be cleared out so their conversation wouldn't be heard, since there were also a few humans in the room. All three of them had pretty strong personalities but with communication they came to understand each other. There was plenty of excitement and new creatures. Sometimes though, when there was trouble at the home of Zeus, I would wonder where the other warriors were since there's so many of them but they never seemed to be around to help when a wolf howled. Otherwise, I loved this book which started with a bang (it really did) :D, and totally kept me absorbed into their world. Excellent. :)

[Gabrielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tiene mucha acción y un inicio muy bueno.

[Kaylee Shyanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I absolutely love the world Lynn Hagen has created with Brac Pack and all connecting series such as this one. I wish I could live there haha.

*****Possible SPOILERS******

Now this book was really good. Just like all the rest, and I'd been waiting for it since we got a glimpse of Tony and Rave in the past book. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Tony was actually part shifter. And I was sad to find out he couldn't shift *sad face*. I like how we get small peaks at the characters from the other series (i.e. Dog the winged beast, Panahasi and Einarr the demons). Each book just pulls me in and I can't wait to read the next one!

The only thing I wish would have happened in this book was Logan using his mind powers to coax out Tony's jaguar and allow him to shift. Or at least grow his canines for the claiming. I don't see why something like that couldn't happen. I kept waiting for it...it would give both Tony and Logan peace of mind. Tony's because he could claim his mates, and Logan's because he would be using his powers to help his mate, which I think would better allow him to accept the power within him.
But that's just my opinion.

[Phaney · Rating 3 out of 5]

2012 Review:

Definitely one of the better instalments in this never-ending saga.

I did not like Tony at all, and Rave and Logan were okay, but I did enjoy the premise.
Too often certain beings (such as vampires, usually) have mind control in an off-handed way that is not really looked into, as far as the ramifications are concerned. In this case the full scope of what it means to have total mind control is acknowledged and the story itself is actually not that bad, even if the romance kind of sucks.

So yeah. That was my brain fluff for the day.

[Kylia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm kind of divided about this book, I think. Personality-wise, I like both Rave and Tony (They're just amusing--Logan has his work cut out for him, for sure, just dealing with them).

But I felt that Styre Mente got a bad rap, sort of. I mean, I get it (Aba is a clear example of why), and Logan's attitude sort of annoyed me.

I also kept expecting Tony to shift for some reason, even though it said, clearly he *couldn't*. It felt like some sort of foreshadowing to some sort of shifting event...or something.

[AyoDollFace · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really liked Rave but I think he could have been delt a better hand in the mate department. Both of his mates were assholes and for someone who was under Jacksons thumb for so long and the horrible things they went through, I think they should be granted certain kinds of mates. Mates who are not assholes or total d-bags.. Just sayin

[Debby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rave finds a mate

Book nine in the Zeus's series is about Rave, Tony and Logan. The book started off slow but after the 3rd chapter it took off. As always I recommend you read the previous books before reading this one.

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rave

I loved this book. Tony,Rave and Logan went through some serious up and downs with each other while they was working out their relationship with each other. They worked it out as they were falling in love with each other. I can not wait for the next story in this series. Erin

[Purplegirl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like all Zeus Pack books and this one was no exception. This book brought wolf shifters, cat shifters, mind benders, hell hounds, winged beasts and demons. A break from reality.

[Tj · Rating 3 out of 5]

Similar to most of the books in the series. I enjoyed it as a light casual read.

[Marsha Spence · Rating 3 out of 5]

05/2015 Reread of Brac Pack, Zeus's Pack, Christian's Coven, Demon Warriors, Brac Pack Village. Current #'s are: BP 31, ZP 9, CC 6, DW 6, BPV 4

[Tracy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bracverse 45

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Originally read in 2012

[L.G. · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars

[Julie scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rave [Zeus's Pack 9]

This was great both times I have read it and I can't wait to read more from the author I hope it's soon I miss her books...

[Lizzy (Una Lectora Nocturna) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Segunda lectura: junio 2018

Primera lectura: julio 2017

[Teresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really liked this one, nice strong characters!
1st read October, 4 2012