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Bayou Heat #3-4
Bayon / Jean-Baptiste
The fight continues in the Wildlands. Facing extinction, the Pantera have been given a miracle. A child. The first one in over fifty years. But even as they prepare to celebrate, the enemy strikes, putting at risk the fragile female who carries the hope of their people.
BAYON
Charming, drop-dead gorgeous Hunter Bayon is thirsting for revenge on the enemies who slipped into the Wildlands and attacked Ashe and her vulnerable child. Pledging to track down the cowards, Bayon goes on the hunt, pursuing the humans to a nearby town. But searching their shabby hideaway, he makes a discovery that shocks him to his very soul and might very well destroy the heart of the Pantera.
JEAN-BAPTISTE
Tattooed and pierced, sexy Nurturer Jean-Baptiste has been living in utter isolation. His cat is out of control, and the only thing that soothes the beast is a rare mineral he keeps inking into his skin. Until he meets her: Genevieve Burel. The beautiful and buttoned-up female puma is unlike anyone he’s ever met. She makes his cat purr, and he knows he must possess her, mate with her. But the secret she's keeping might threaten not only their unbridled passion for one another, but the very future of the Pantera race.
BAYON
Charming, drop-dead gorgeous Hunter Bayon is thirsting for revenge on the enemies who slipped into the Wildlands and attacked Ashe and her vulnerable child. Pledging to track down the cowards, Bayon goes on the hunt, pursuing the humans to a nearby town. But searching their shabby hideaway, he makes a discovery that shocks him to his very soul and might very well destroy the heart of the Pantera.
JEAN-BAPTISTE
Tattooed and pierced, sexy Nurturer Jean-Baptiste has been living in utter isolation. His cat is out of control, and the only thing that soothes the beast is a rare mineral he keeps inking into his skin. Until he meets her: Genevieve Burel. The beautiful and buttoned-up female puma is unlike anyone he’s ever met. She makes his cat purr, and he knows he must possess her, mate with her. But the secret she's keeping might threaten not only their unbridled passion for one another, but the very future of the Pantera race.
210 pages, ebook
First published April 11, 2013
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Alexandra Ivy
141 books5,178 followersI'm not exactly sure when I fell in love with books. Probably on my mother's knee listening to her read Dr. Seuss to me. I do remember that I was barely old enough to cross the street by myself when I discovered the delights of the local library. Could anything be more wonderful than spending summer days surrounded by stacks of Nancy Drew mysteries? Over the years I fell in love with Victoria Holt, Jane Austen, Agatha Christie, and J.R.R. Tolkien just to name a few. I read poetry, essays, biographies, and plays. In fact, I read anything I could get my hands on.
Years later (no, I'm not admitting how many) I'm still an avid reader, and my tastes are still as varied as they were in my youth, which I suppose helps to explain why I enjoy writing regency historicals under the name of Deborah Raleigh, as well as my contemporary paranormals as Alexandra Ivy. For now that is enough to keep me busy, but who knows what the future might hold!
I do have a few other loves in my life besides reading and writing, the most important being my unbelievably patient husband, David, and my two sons, Chance and Alexander. Without their constant support and belief in me, I never could have been able to follow my dreams. They are truly my heroes.
--From authors website--
Years later (no, I'm not admitting how many) I'm still an avid reader, and my tastes are still as varied as they were in my youth, which I suppose helps to explain why I enjoy writing regency historicals under the name of Deborah Raleigh, as well as my contemporary paranormals as Alexandra Ivy. For now that is enough to keep me busy, but who knows what the future might hold!
I do have a few other loves in my life besides reading and writing, the most important being my unbelievably patient husband, David, and my two sons, Chance and Alexander. Without their constant support and belief in me, I never could have been able to follow my dreams. They are truly my heroes.
--From authors website--
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December 9, 2015
2.75 Stars
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Personal Overview
Bayon(2.5 Stars)
OMG, this story and this couple really got on my nerves!!!
I was already unhappy with Bayon's manwhoring display, in the previous book, I really didn't need immediately in the beginning of this one, even only hinting to it is bad enough.
Well, boo hoo! He sure had no problem overcoming it by what we see, even if it was partially a facade, and the key word is PARTIALLY, he never denied having a lot of lovers, he only said they weren't as many as everyone thought.
And Keira...I get her perspective, because when you are confronted by his constant promiscuousness, I would fight the pull too.
But this bullshit thing of him not being able to deal with her being a alpha female and her role in the Hunters, it's only a self mechanism for her to justify one more reason to pushing him away.
And then he gets offended because he really doesn't understand why she pushed him away in the past,
How blind can someone be, to think that it's his quality as a lover that his the question, when it's the exactly the opposite, that the fact that he was so promiscuous and carefree about it that is the true problem.
That such was the right decision (cue sarcasm).
I really felt that both characters were quite immature in the way they analyzed the situations, and mainly in the choices they made, especially in the past.
So they spend all their types playing games, and it took them twenty five years apart and him think she was gone, for them them to definitely stop all the stupid games. It didn't take too long, did it??
And the consequences of all this childish games, are shown when he says something that is supposed to be sweet and loving like:
and all I could think was: if you knew she was the one, why sleep around??? Arrgggghhh...
Jean-Baptiste(3.25)
This one is not such a bad story, but for me it, since I was still so mad with the previous book couple, a ready didn't feel anything special about this couple.
It is really pissing me this constant denial of the mating pull by the characters, this is my personal choice but, in a shifters books I want that the characters, at least the shifters, can recognize the mating pull for what it is (and that after that, they don't deny it to keep sleeping around - not the case of Jean-Baptiste).
Basic Info
Standalone or Part of a Series:
MF, Ménage, etc.:
POV:
Triggers:
Cheating:
Descriptive Sex with OW/OM:
HEA:
Safety Gang Notes:
Personal Overview
Bayon(2.5 Stars)
OMG, this story and this couple really got on my nerves!!!
I was already unhappy with Bayon's manwhoring display, in the previous book, I really didn't need immediately in the beginning of this one, even only hinting to it is bad enough.
There was nothing as intoxicating as releasing his animal to hunt. His lips stretched over his massive teeth, as his cat reminded him there was one thing more intoxicating.
Hot, balls-deep sex that made a woman scream with pleasure.
No. Not just a woman.
The right woman.
Something denied to him for far too long.
Eventually they’d had to accept she was dead, and Bayon had secretly gone into a mourning that had matched Parish’s. Only his was worse, because while Parish had received the sympathy of the entire Pantera community, Bayon had been forced to keep his own grief shoved deep inside, pretending as if his life hadn’t come to a shattering end on that day.
Well, boo hoo! He sure had no problem overcoming it by what we see, even if it was partially a facade, and the key word is PARTIALLY, he never denied having a lot of lovers, he only said they weren't as many as everyone thought.
And Keira...I get her perspective, because when you are confronted by his constant promiscuousness, I would fight the pull too.
All male Pantera were horndogs, or rather horncats, once they hit puberty, and Bayon was no different.
When he wasn’t training or on duty his only thought was getting laid. Keira hadn’t had any interest in being another notch in his bed.
Not when she’d had far more mature lovers who could ease her needs.
The sort of lovers who understood her position as the leader of the Hunters, and never crossed her barriers.
But this bullshit thing of him not being able to deal with her being a alpha female and her role in the Hunters, it's only a self mechanism for her to justify one more reason to pushing him away.
And then he gets offended because he really doesn't understand why she pushed him away in the past,
“I never doubted your skills as a Hunter, Bayon,” she snarled, her anger overwhelming her fear. “Not ever.”
“Just my skills as a lover?”
She sucked in a sharp breath. “Bayon—”
“I need to find Talon.” With a fluid movement Bayon was on his feet and heading toward the nearby tunnel. He’d meant to distract her. Not open old wounds that for him had never healed. But for a brief, savage moment she’d been the old Keira and he’d been the old Bayon, and he’d wanted to claim her more than life itself. “I’ll bring back lunch.”
“Bayon...wait.”
How blind can someone be, to think that it's his quality as a lover that his the question, when it's the exactly the opposite, that the fact that he was so promiscuous and carefree about it that is the true problem.
Christ, he’d mourned her for so long. It’d been a constant hole in his heart that he’d hidden beneath his image of a horny puma on the prowl.
That such was the right decision (cue sarcasm).
I really felt that both characters were quite immature in the way they analyzed the situations, and mainly in the choices they made, especially in the past.
“Besides, I wanted you to believe that I had a harem in New Orleans.”
“Why?”
“You know why.”
She did. It was the same reason she’d pretended that Sean was her lover.
Stupid games designed to keep barriers between them.
“Do you know why I was afraid to let you near?”
“Because I wasn’t going to let you neuter me like you did your other lovers.”
(...)
“It was because I feared you would undermine my authority as the leader of the Hunters,” she bluntly
confessed. “I had a hard enough time being taken seriously as an alpha without you distracting me.”
So they spend all their types playing games, and it took them twenty five years apart and him think she was gone, for them them to definitely stop all the stupid games. It didn't take too long, did it??
She’d fought this moment for so long. Ever since she’d sensed this cat was destined to be more than just another lover.
She couldn’t fight any longer.
And the consequences of all this childish games, are shown when he says something that is supposed to be sweet and loving like:
“I adore all women, but I always knew my mate would have more spice than sugar.”
“Really?”
“Oh yeah.”
She sniffed at his smug male expression. “And how did you know that?”
“Because I’d met you.”
and all I could think was: if you knew she was the one, why sleep around??? Arrgggghhh...
Jean-Baptiste(3.25)
This one is not such a bad story, but for me it, since I was still so mad with the previous book couple, a ready didn't feel anything special about this couple.
It is really pissing me this constant denial of the mating pull by the characters, this is my personal choice but, in a shifters books I want that the characters, at least the shifters, can recognize the mating pull for what it is (and that after that, they don't deny it to keep sleeping around - not the case of Jean-Baptiste).
May 1, 2013
I was so looking forward to this book written by two authors who I love very much! Alexandra Ivy wrote the first story in this book, and Laura Wright wrote about my main hunk of a man Jean-Baptiste! ( warning: he is such a HOTTIE!! Tattooed and pierced! *fanning myself still!**) The only disappointing thing about this book is that the stories are just too short! I love this shifter world these authors have created, and the shifter men are sexy, loyal, and possesive..what more could a gal ask for!
First up, we have Bayon; he is a golden haired, muscular Hunter with a reputation of being a man whore..(he claims he isn't really though!) While he is on a job looking for some humans who have hurt his leaders woman and unborn child, he comes across a female in a cage. To his shock he discovers the female is his leader's sister, Keira; who has been missing for 25 years. Keira has been held captive in a cage for 25 years and she feels that she is broken. At first when Bayon saves her, she has no recollection of who he is; but that doesn't last long and quickly she remembers that these two have history of extreme attraction. After wasting so many years of not acting on their attraction, these two give in to their sexual tension extremely fast, and Bayon decides not to wait to claim her as his own.
Keira impressed me with how fast she went from being broken to wanting to find the evil people who held her and demand retribution. The reunion with her brother was so emotional, and I just loved how even though this was a short story Alexandra Ivy was able to get all of the emotions from Keira's captivity out into her tale. The mating between her and Bayon was also so emotionally explosive, and I was so happy that this couple got to be reunited after all of these years. Of course, there are some secrets revealed about who exactly is involved in harming Parish's ( Keira's brother and leader of the Hunter's)mate and unborn child, and this ends the story with the question of how many traitors are running around the Wildlands?
Next up, we have my favortie: Jean-Baptiste and Genevieve Burel. What I loved about this story is that Laura Wright pens a great love story between a bad boy, and a woman who comes across as very stuffy and uptight. Jean-Baptise has been called to go to New Orleans to bring back a Voodoun woman who may be able to help Parish's mate and unborn baby. Unfortunately, no one fully trusts that Jean-Baptise can not become wild and get the job done properly, so Parish demands that Jean take Genieve (the newest member of the Diplomatic Faction)with him and make sure that the job is done right. Both Jean-Baptiste and Genevieve are holding secrets from one another, and both are very intrigued and attracted to one another despite their huge differences. As the story progresses, so does the sexual tension and attraction. When this couple finally give into their desires, it has got to be one of the hottest sex scenes I have read in awhile! Sparks fly, and Jean-Baptiste is a wild as they come! Surprisingly, under all the buttoned up clothing Genevieve is also just a little bit wild, and explosively passionate. This couple is my favorite and when they let loose..whew...holy smoly...HOT STUFF!!
This book holds stories #3 + #4 of the Pantera series, and this series just keeps getting better and better. I am loving how the two authors have joined together to each write a short story and join them into the same book. I will continue to follow this world, as it is very interesting and a alot wild.. The sex is of course, of the charts and the mystery of who the traitors are keep me wanting to read the next installment right away. This is a must read series for all paranormal fans!
First up, we have Bayon; he is a golden haired, muscular Hunter with a reputation of being a man whore..(he claims he isn't really though!) While he is on a job looking for some humans who have hurt his leaders woman and unborn child, he comes across a female in a cage. To his shock he discovers the female is his leader's sister, Keira; who has been missing for 25 years. Keira has been held captive in a cage for 25 years and she feels that she is broken. At first when Bayon saves her, she has no recollection of who he is; but that doesn't last long and quickly she remembers that these two have history of extreme attraction. After wasting so many years of not acting on their attraction, these two give in to their sexual tension extremely fast, and Bayon decides not to wait to claim her as his own.
Keira impressed me with how fast she went from being broken to wanting to find the evil people who held her and demand retribution. The reunion with her brother was so emotional, and I just loved how even though this was a short story Alexandra Ivy was able to get all of the emotions from Keira's captivity out into her tale. The mating between her and Bayon was also so emotionally explosive, and I was so happy that this couple got to be reunited after all of these years. Of course, there are some secrets revealed about who exactly is involved in harming Parish's ( Keira's brother and leader of the Hunter's)mate and unborn child, and this ends the story with the question of how many traitors are running around the Wildlands?
Next up, we have my favortie: Jean-Baptiste and Genevieve Burel. What I loved about this story is that Laura Wright pens a great love story between a bad boy, and a woman who comes across as very stuffy and uptight. Jean-Baptise has been called to go to New Orleans to bring back a Voodoun woman who may be able to help Parish's mate and unborn baby. Unfortunately, no one fully trusts that Jean-Baptise can not become wild and get the job done properly, so Parish demands that Jean take Genieve (the newest member of the Diplomatic Faction)with him and make sure that the job is done right. Both Jean-Baptiste and Genevieve are holding secrets from one another, and both are very intrigued and attracted to one another despite their huge differences. As the story progresses, so does the sexual tension and attraction. When this couple finally give into their desires, it has got to be one of the hottest sex scenes I have read in awhile! Sparks fly, and Jean-Baptiste is a wild as they come! Surprisingly, under all the buttoned up clothing Genevieve is also just a little bit wild, and explosively passionate. This couple is my favorite and when they let loose..whew...holy smoly...HOT STUFF!!
This book holds stories #3 + #4 of the Pantera series, and this series just keeps getting better and better. I am loving how the two authors have joined together to each write a short story and join them into the same book. I will continue to follow this world, as it is very interesting and a alot wild.. The sex is of course, of the charts and the mystery of who the traitors are keep me wanting to read the next installment right away. This is a must read series for all paranormal fans!
April 12, 2013
Got to read an early copy and wow, Bayon and Jean-Baptiste are just as hot as Raphael and Parish...okay, maybe Jean-Baptiste stole my heart just a little more. He's so delicious! (The tattoos and piercings really do it for me, lol)
November 30, 2025
Bayon & Jean-Baptiste had quick, fast-paced, short novella-length stories continuing the Bayou Heat storyline. I really enjoyed this book and found the romantic encounters hot and steamy. I'm completely intrigued by the slow process of unveiling the plot by multiple authors, it works so cohesively...and each step of the way lots of smokin' hot romance and more of the core of the story is explored. Looking forward to book 5-6.
February 16, 2014
Really enjoying these novellas. Short and sweet plot is unfolding with each one.
September 12, 2013
Solid 3.5 Stars
Bayon-3 Stars
This book was an alright read. Nothing remarkably different than anything you've already read concerning Shifters, but still entertaining.
Jean-Baptiste, 3.5 Stars
This book is obviously a continuation/mirror to Bayon's book concerning the movement & development of the plot etc.. but the couple Jean & Genny were a lot more intense than the 1st novel's couple. They're coupling was more emotionally charged & believable. So I found that I enjoyed their story a great deal more than the other. On the Shifter front/plot, still nothing different than you've already read.
This isn't a series/saga that I follow but I would recommend this book.
Bayon-3 Stars
This book was an alright read. Nothing remarkably different than anything you've already read concerning Shifters, but still entertaining.
Jean-Baptiste, 3.5 Stars
This book is obviously a continuation/mirror to Bayon's book concerning the movement & development of the plot etc.. but the couple Jean & Genny were a lot more intense than the 1st novel's couple. They're coupling was more emotionally charged & believable. So I found that I enjoyed their story a great deal more than the other. On the Shifter front/plot, still nothing different than you've already read.
This isn't a series/saga that I follow but I would recommend this book.
October 2, 2015
This set of novellas was just not quite as good as the last. I really did not love Bayon's story. I did not understand their history. Why they played all the games. But then the reunion was just weird for me. I am not that fond of alpha heroines. This was a second chance but it really because they were not together before.
I enjoyed Jean-Baptiste more. But did not like the heroine very much. Don't like pushing away / even for less than a day. So far I believe the quality of Ms. Wright's books have been better.
I enjoyed Jean-Baptiste more. But did not like the heroine very much. Don't like pushing away / even for less than a day. So far I believe the quality of Ms. Wright's books have been better.
May 28, 2018
I remember enjoying Jean-Baptiste's and Genevieve's story much more than the other guy's
July 25, 2020
In the first story, Bayon is a hunter tracking down the villains who attacked Ashe at the end of the last story. He tracks them to a house where he finds an imprisoned woman...and he's stunned to learn it's Keira (Parish's sister) who has been in captivity for the past 25 years. Bayon was half in love with Keira before she disappeared and both were skirting around a relationship at the time. Now she's alive but weakened and not ready to face the rest of the Pantera. Bayon takes care of her and takes care of their need to be mated. This one was pretty good. Definitely very sexual and steamy as Keira and Bayon are sexing it up almost as soon as they're back on Pantera land. There's a bit of a history to overcome since both of them were playing mind games and making the other jealous before Keira disappeared (for 25 frickin years!). But they overcome their issues pretty quickly, get down to the business of mating, find the traitors and their mist and reunite with the clan (which was pretty underwhelming given the situation).
In the 2nd story, Jean-Baptiste is a nurturer who is having serious trouble controlling his cat (a result of the magic deterioration issues happening in the Wildlands). He's tasked with going to New Orleans to bring back his voudoun so she can heal Ashe. He doesn't really want to...especially since he's partnered with an uptight diplomat, Genevieve. She wants nothing more than to work with the elders (who sent her on this mission to stop the voudoun from entering the Wildlands) and for that she has to be celibate. Well, that lasts about a minute because as prim and proper as she is, Jean-Baptiste wants nothing more to unravel her and she can't resist him. Unfortunately it's htat distraction which causes her to fail in her mission and destroy her hopes...of working for the elders and for bringing her family and home back to health again. This was a bit more nuanced than the first one. Still got the sex, but there's more emotion and development happening here. I definitely liked it more even though I didn't really love the ending of this particular story. Genevieve just sort of accepts that she lost her chance at her dreams a little too easily.
In the 2nd story, Jean-Baptiste is a nurturer who is having serious trouble controlling his cat (a result of the magic deterioration issues happening in the Wildlands). He's tasked with going to New Orleans to bring back his voudoun so she can heal Ashe. He doesn't really want to...especially since he's partnered with an uptight diplomat, Genevieve. She wants nothing more than to work with the elders (who sent her on this mission to stop the voudoun from entering the Wildlands) and for that she has to be celibate. Well, that lasts about a minute because as prim and proper as she is, Jean-Baptiste wants nothing more to unravel her and she can't resist him. Unfortunately it's htat distraction which causes her to fail in her mission and destroy her hopes...of working for the elders and for bringing her family and home back to health again. This was a bit more nuanced than the first one. Still got the sex, but there's more emotion and development happening here. I definitely liked it more even though I didn't really love the ending of this particular story. Genevieve just sort of accepts that she lost her chance at her dreams a little too easily.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 19, 2020
Both novellas are too short, everything happening really fast, but especially the first one where I didn't believe in the heroine's very quick recovery after 25 years in a cage
August 14, 2015
BAYON By Alexandra Ivy
The beginning of the book tells the legend of the twins Opela and Shakpi. Opela wanted to have children so she created the Pantera. Shakpi was jealous so she wanted to destroy the Pantera. Shakpi tried to create her own children but it didn't work and they smell sour. Opela made the ultimate sacrifice with her magic and bound Shakpi in a prison. Unfortunately she is slowly getting stronger.
After Ashe being harmed by outsiders. The hunters are out to get them. Parish sends Bayon to find them. But he also finds Keira who was supposed to be dead. Keira has been held captive for 25 years. She is broken until she returns with Bayon to the wildlands. Bayon had always wanted Keira to be his mate. But she is stubborn until she realizes that he is everything she ever wanted.
They find they have traitors. I didn't like this one as much as the books before.
JEAN-BAPTISTE By Laura Wright
JB is sent on a mission to New Orleans to convince the voodoo priestess that she needs to come out to the Wildlands. Raphael knows that JB has lost control over his Puma and blackmails him. He also sends a suit along with him a prim and proper, starched collar, ice princess. BTW JB is tattooed and pierced (Wow)
Genny is sent along on a double mission to bring back Isi (Voodoo Priestess) but unofficially not to take her to the Wildlands. Weird huh? Well moving on JB and Genny hit it off and the scenes were wow.
They find out that the magic in themselves and the Wildlands is going. I personally think that the Elders are slighlty fishy.
The beginning of the book tells the legend of the twins Opela and Shakpi. Opela wanted to have children so she created the Pantera. Shakpi was jealous so she wanted to destroy the Pantera. Shakpi tried to create her own children but it didn't work and they smell sour. Opela made the ultimate sacrifice with her magic and bound Shakpi in a prison. Unfortunately she is slowly getting stronger.
After Ashe being harmed by outsiders. The hunters are out to get them. Parish sends Bayon to find them. But he also finds Keira who was supposed to be dead. Keira has been held captive for 25 years. She is broken until she returns with Bayon to the wildlands. Bayon had always wanted Keira to be his mate. But she is stubborn until she realizes that he is everything she ever wanted.
They find they have traitors. I didn't like this one as much as the books before.
JEAN-BAPTISTE By Laura Wright
JB is sent on a mission to New Orleans to convince the voodoo priestess that she needs to come out to the Wildlands. Raphael knows that JB has lost control over his Puma and blackmails him. He also sends a suit along with him a prim and proper, starched collar, ice princess. BTW JB is tattooed and pierced (Wow)
Genny is sent along on a double mission to bring back Isi (Voodoo Priestess) but unofficially not to take her to the Wildlands. Weird huh? Well moving on JB and Genny hit it off and the scenes were wow.
They find out that the magic in themselves and the Wildlands is going. I personally think that the Elders are slighlty fishy.
July 11, 2015
Zum Inhalt möchte ich nichts sagen, da es sich um den zweiten Band handelt. Dieser schliesst nahtlos an den ersten an und spinnt die Geschehnisse dort weiter, wo das erste Buch geendet hat - nur dass dieses Mal zwei andere Paare im Fokus stehen.
Mir haben beiden Geschichten sehr gut gefallen - auch wie die gesamte Geschichte weiter gegangen ist, hat mir gut gefallen. Man darf aber keine hochstehende Fantasy erwarten - denn das ist es nicht. Dennoch tut das dem Ganzen keinen Anspruch. Ich mag den Schreibstil der beiden Autorinnen und mich hat das Buch sehr gut unterhalten.
Es gibt ein paar Sexszenen, daher ist das Buch vielleicht nicht für sehr junge Leser geeignet - mich persönlich hat das nicht gestört, da mich Sex in Büchern nicht stört (solange es nicht zu übertrieben und unpassend ist).
Was an diesem Buch gemein ist: Es hat einen totalen Cliffhanger! Am liebsten würde ich sofort weiter lesen :( Jetzt heisst es warten auf Band 3.
Charaktere
Man trifft ein paar Charaktere aus dem ersten Band, was mir sehr gut gefallen hat. Auch Bayon und Jean-Baptiste haben mir sehr gut gefallen - sowie ihre Gefährtinnen. Richtig viel Tiefe haben die Charaktere leider nicht, aber in dieser Reihe stört es mich ausnahmsweise nicht, da sie mich sehr gut unterhalten.
Cover
Das Cover passt super zum Ersten und gefällt mir sehr sehr gut.
Fazit
Tolle Fortsetzung, die mich super unterhalten hat. Ich freue mich schon auf Band 3! Das Buch bekommt von mir 4 Sterne.
Mir haben beiden Geschichten sehr gut gefallen - auch wie die gesamte Geschichte weiter gegangen ist, hat mir gut gefallen. Man darf aber keine hochstehende Fantasy erwarten - denn das ist es nicht. Dennoch tut das dem Ganzen keinen Anspruch. Ich mag den Schreibstil der beiden Autorinnen und mich hat das Buch sehr gut unterhalten.
Es gibt ein paar Sexszenen, daher ist das Buch vielleicht nicht für sehr junge Leser geeignet - mich persönlich hat das nicht gestört, da mich Sex in Büchern nicht stört (solange es nicht zu übertrieben und unpassend ist).
Was an diesem Buch gemein ist: Es hat einen totalen Cliffhanger! Am liebsten würde ich sofort weiter lesen :( Jetzt heisst es warten auf Band 3.
Charaktere
Man trifft ein paar Charaktere aus dem ersten Band, was mir sehr gut gefallen hat. Auch Bayon und Jean-Baptiste haben mir sehr gut gefallen - sowie ihre Gefährtinnen. Richtig viel Tiefe haben die Charaktere leider nicht, aber in dieser Reihe stört es mich ausnahmsweise nicht, da sie mich sehr gut unterhalten.
Cover
Das Cover passt super zum Ersten und gefällt mir sehr sehr gut.
Fazit
Tolle Fortsetzung, die mich super unterhalten hat. Ich freue mich schon auf Band 3! Das Buch bekommt von mir 4 Sterne.
April 17, 2013
Where to start, I loved both stories and I can’t wait to see where this series leads. The plot is thickening and the story of the Wildlands is becoming more important and significant to the series which I love. I felt this book had more meat to the actual plot of the series.
However, there was one thing that was missing for me and I felt a little cheated by it; Keira, I wanted more of her reunion with Parish. Her character so directly effects the Parish we got to know in the first book she was what made him so very anti-social, living in the caves and hating humans. And now she’s back and we don’t get to experience any of the emotions that I felt would have benefitted the story. That’s not to say I didn’t enjoy Bayon’s story, but I can’t help wonder what would have happened if Laura had written it since Parish was her character. However I want to stress that while I was a little disappointed by that missing element I thought Bayon’s story was so good and hot and still he was sweet in a way.
Jean-Baptistes’ story was what I’ve come to expect from Laura she does a great job creating these super hot but jerky and controlling males… that I always fall in love with. Jean-Baptiste was a bit of a contradiction. Being a Nurturer I expected a softer male and was pleased to find he was not lol.
I truly am loving this world of Puma shifters these ladies have created!
However, there was one thing that was missing for me and I felt a little cheated by it; Keira, I wanted more of her reunion with Parish. Her character so directly effects the Parish we got to know in the first book she was what made him so very anti-social, living in the caves and hating humans. And now she’s back and we don’t get to experience any of the emotions that I felt would have benefitted the story. That’s not to say I didn’t enjoy Bayon’s story, but I can’t help wonder what would have happened if Laura had written it since Parish was her character. However I want to stress that while I was a little disappointed by that missing element I thought Bayon’s story was so good and hot and still he was sweet in a way.
Jean-Baptistes’ story was what I’ve come to expect from Laura she does a great job creating these super hot but jerky and controlling males… that I always fall in love with. Jean-Baptiste was a bit of a contradiction. Being a Nurturer I expected a softer male and was pleased to find he was not lol.
I truly am loving this world of Puma shifters these ladies have created!
December 31, 2014
First let me start by saying it can NOT be easy to write a dueling series like this one with two different authors. The authors have to have complete trust in each others writing, and I commend them both on writing an extremely fantastic series.
Okay now onto the book...Bayon started out the book, and started to bring things from the first book into perspective. With Ashe being attacked in the 2nd part of the first book, we start to see in Bayon's who is behind the attack. We also learn more about Parish's sister who is presumed dead...by the end of Bayon's book we learn who was to blame for the attack, and what other roles they played in injuring the Pantera race.
Jean-Baptiste....ohh what to say about him, other than he is by far my favorite right up next to Parish so far. In Jean-Baptisite's book we learn more about the magic's of the Wildlands and how severely they are weakening. We get to see a little about the Elders in this part as well...and I honestly don't know how well they can be trusted right now. The end of this part shows us that Ashe in fact has a very interesting relative, and it will be interesting to see how that plays out.
All in all this was a great read, I enjoyed reading this and can't wait to read the next installment.
Okay now onto the book...Bayon started out the book, and started to bring things from the first book into perspective. With Ashe being attacked in the 2nd part of the first book, we start to see in Bayon's who is behind the attack. We also learn more about Parish's sister who is presumed dead...by the end of Bayon's book we learn who was to blame for the attack, and what other roles they played in injuring the Pantera race.
Jean-Baptiste....ohh what to say about him, other than he is by far my favorite right up next to Parish so far. In Jean-Baptisite's book we learn more about the magic's of the Wildlands and how severely they are weakening. We get to see a little about the Elders in this part as well...and I honestly don't know how well they can be trusted right now. The end of this part shows us that Ashe in fact has a very interesting relative, and it will be interesting to see how that plays out.
All in all this was a great read, I enjoyed reading this and can't wait to read the next installment.
July 9, 2013
I liked this book better than the first one, though it still had its issues. First, are the cliff-hangers really necessary? I didn't used to have big issues with them in the past, but the one in this book was ridiculous. I actually heard a voice-over in my head saying, "tune in next week to see what happens next!" This book was longer than the first one, so each of the short stories had a few more pages to develop both the plot and the chemistry between the couples, but it still wasn't enough. There are still lots of questions, and a lot of action that takes place off-page because there simply isn't enough space to deal with it on-page. We are, however, starting to get more background information on the Pantera tribe and their nemesis, so it's getting more interesting. I just wish the information didn't have to trickle in so slowly. It felt like the chemistry between the couples was more developed in this book, though again (sorry for the broken record) I could have used more pages to build the tension between them. I'll read the next book because now I'm curious about the big bad as well as what the deal is with the elders. But this and the first book are the first things I've read by Alexandra Ivy that I haven't loved, which makes me a little sad.
January 13, 2014
Once again we have Alexandra Ivy and Laura Wright splitting duty each taking a character and highlighting them and their story within the greater plot of the series. Each story links together in the plot and the characters intermix from all the novellas in the series.
I read the first two stories in the series and though it was cool and unique. A different way to write a novel. As I got into reading this story 3 and 4 I began to find it kind of annoying. It became a bit choppy and I wanted more of a flow.
I did like Banyon and Kiera as characters...but admit to finding myself drifting while reading it. Jean-Baptiste and Genny kept my attention better and I like Jean-Baptiste's character better than all the males I have read in the series so far...but I like the hawt inked and pierced men:)
Over all I though the book was ok...but it didn't knock me down and grab my attention. A 3 star read for me. and I will take a break in the series and come back to it at a later date. I just couldn't immerse myself in the series.
t'irla
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I read the first two stories in the series and though it was cool and unique. A different way to write a novel. As I got into reading this story 3 and 4 I began to find it kind of annoying. It became a bit choppy and I wanted more of a flow.
I did like Banyon and Kiera as characters...but admit to finding myself drifting while reading it. Jean-Baptiste and Genny kept my attention better and I like Jean-Baptiste's character better than all the males I have read in the series so far...but I like the hawt inked and pierced men:)
Over all I though the book was ok...but it didn't knock me down and grab my attention. A 3 star read for me. and I will take a break in the series and come back to it at a later date. I just couldn't immerse myself in the series.
t'irla
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April 16, 2013
The world of the Pantera is simply brilliant! The authors have again given us the intrigue, adventure, and sexy shifters associated with the magicks of the Wildlands.
Bayon's story provides answers to many of the happenings from the end of the first book (Raphael/Parish). We learn more about who attacked Ashe and how they were able to get her; additionally, much more about Parish's sister whom he has mourned. And we meet Bayon's long-time love.
Jean-Baptiste, a Nurturer, the sexy bad boy with tats and a multitude of piercings receives an assignment (and travel partner) that takes us deeper into the human world of voodoo and its possible connection to Ashe and the baby. There's even a glimpse of the all-knowing Elders but do they truly hold the solutions to the Wildlands problems; and what part does Jean-Baptiste's travel partner play?
This series keeps you on the edge of your seat. My mouth waters for the next installment of Bayou Heat. For a paranormal shifter fix, this series is highly recommended.
Bayon's story provides answers to many of the happenings from the end of the first book (Raphael/Parish). We learn more about who attacked Ashe and how they were able to get her; additionally, much more about Parish's sister whom he has mourned. And we meet Bayon's long-time love.
Jean-Baptiste, a Nurturer, the sexy bad boy with tats and a multitude of piercings receives an assignment (and travel partner) that takes us deeper into the human world of voodoo and its possible connection to Ashe and the baby. There's even a glimpse of the all-knowing Elders but do they truly hold the solutions to the Wildlands problems; and what part does Jean-Baptiste's travel partner play?
This series keeps you on the edge of your seat. My mouth waters for the next installment of Bayou Heat. For a paranormal shifter fix, this series is highly recommended.
January 21, 2019
*Small Spoilers*
These books are so frustratingly good you finish them before you even realise! Loved the book!!! Bayon is a loveable character and I'm glad he finally gets his childhood love! Parish is so sweet being all 'big brother' towards Keira. Mmm I love Jean-Baptiste!!! All those tattoo's and piercings! Not to mention they were created in my fave gemstone! Woo!!! ^_^ the story between him and Genevieve was hot and addictive! I like the story of the Pantera and how mystic the magic of the land is. an original storyline and i really hope it keeps developing with more characters and the secrets of Opela and Shapki are revealed! I don't like the way the last 20% of the book isn't reading >.< it makes you believe you still have at least another chapter before its all over and you're left waiting for the next instalment! Either way I am now left hanging out for the next Bayou Heat novel!!!
These books are so frustratingly good you finish them before you even realise! Loved the book!!! Bayon is a loveable character and I'm glad he finally gets his childhood love! Parish is so sweet being all 'big brother' towards Keira. Mmm I love Jean-Baptiste!!! All those tattoo's and piercings! Not to mention they were created in my fave gemstone! Woo!!! ^_^ the story between him and Genevieve was hot and addictive! I like the story of the Pantera and how mystic the magic of the land is. an original storyline and i really hope it keeps developing with more characters and the secrets of Opela and Shapki are revealed! I don't like the way the last 20% of the book isn't reading >.< it makes you believe you still have at least another chapter before its all over and you're left waiting for the next instalment! Either way I am now left hanging out for the next Bayou Heat novel!!!
April 29, 2013
The continuation of Bayou Heat series. Another two, great chapters with Alpha males and smutty fluff.
The first, Bayon stumbles upon the one who disappeared and supposedly died 25 years ago, Parish´s sister Keira, once the leader, now just broken and lost. Bayon helps her return to her former strengths and to remember what she forgotten.
The second, Jean-Baptiste is sent to retrieve a Voodoun to help with Ashe´s baby, and to back him up, Genevieve comes along. She´s a calm and collected woman who stirs up feelings in Jean-Baptiste that he never knew he could feel, all the while she calms his inner cat.
A quick read with lots of smutty fluff and action and I just can´t wait for the next installment *grabby hands*
The first, Bayon stumbles upon the one who disappeared and supposedly died 25 years ago, Parish´s sister Keira, once the leader, now just broken and lost. Bayon helps her return to her former strengths and to remember what she forgotten.
The second, Jean-Baptiste is sent to retrieve a Voodoun to help with Ashe´s baby, and to back him up, Genevieve comes along. She´s a calm and collected woman who stirs up feelings in Jean-Baptiste that he never knew he could feel, all the while she calms his inner cat.
A quick read with lots of smutty fluff and action and I just can´t wait for the next installment *grabby hands*
August 25, 2013
Still, my main complaint is that they are too short. I want more depth to the characters, more time to get to know them, for them to have genuine feelings. I know they were written and meant to be novellas, but there's so much potential that I wish the people had a chance to be REAL. Things just happened too fast for my taste.
The reason this one has one less star than the others is because I felt this one was kind of repetitive compared to the first one. I wanted a bit more variety, just as all people are different and handle different situations in completely different manners.
The reason this one has one less star than the others is because I felt this one was kind of repetitive compared to the first one. I wanted a bit more variety, just as all people are different and handle different situations in completely different manners.
May 4, 2013
Jean-Baptiste is my favorite!*g*I love a male with tattoos and piercings!:)I really like Bayon too!He is very playful and charming.I'm looking forward the next book very much!I need more of this spicy and sexy world!*g*
April 25, 2013
The hits keep coming. I love it when a book makes me scream at the end cause it just stops. I can't wait for books 5 and 6.
April 14, 2013
Another winner in this incredibly sensual, paranormal romance. These short stories have me hooked! I can't seem to get enough of these alpha males. I can't wait for the next book.
April 18, 2013
This book is AWESOME!!!!!
May 17, 2013
Left me wanting more. The story line is s mystery I look forward to continueing. The story of Jean Baptist has become my favorite.
August 24, 2016
Loved this series and so happy I'm rereading it!
May 1, 2016
Bayon ***
Jean-Baptiste ***
The plot thickens...
Jean-Baptiste ***
The plot thickens...
February 7, 2019
I can see the development, but it is still very bad...
Bayon: 1
The events are quite interesting, the overall plot is not bad and the main characters have past so it is not so instant-love as before. The MAGICAL healing is complete bullshit... no one who spent her past 25 years in inprisonment wihtout sunlight, fresh air, without the opportunity to shift to her animal form heals up from a MAGICAL afternoon nap in the sunlight... no one...
The worldbuilding is a complete disaster... the more I learn the more I hate it... We do not have any information about their lifespan, we can only suspect that they are getting old after a while, and of course this means the two human females from the previous stories will die decades if not centuries earlier than their mates. Well except if the writer gives us a bullshit MAGICAL explanation why they will live longer... But right now, no one gives a cr@p about their little problem. No one even realizes there is a problem on this front...
Jean-Baptiste: 1,5Oh my good, when the woman yelled his full name during sex it was sooo awkward and embarassing I did not know if I should cry or laugh
The love story is still disgustingly instant-love, but at least the characters has personality, it is a shame the girl was so damn irritating... How the hell can a shapeshifter be so stiff?
The story would have been interesting but it was so illogical it hurt. They had a task, take the voodoo woman to the Bayou, but the woman repeated in her mind again and again that she has to prevent the voodoo woman to come to the Bayou... WTF? I thouth I did not pay attention or I do not know, but no... The elders ordered Gen to prevent the mission, but then why the heck they permitted the mission in the first place. Are they the leaders or the alpha? And how can a bunch of old, frigid hag can lead a shapeshifter community? How can anyone accept their leadership if they lie and when the situation worsens with every stupid decisions?
And what the hell is this pedigree and fancy families? Seriously? The parents can prevent a couple to be mated because of THEIR PEDIGREE?????? And they are wondering why their land is dying?
I swear with every new crumbs of information about the world I hate this series more and more. These are the most fucked up shapeshifters in written history...
Bayon: 1
The events are quite interesting, the overall plot is not bad and the main characters have past so it is not so instant-love as before. The MAGICAL healing is complete bullshit... no one who spent her past 25 years in inprisonment wihtout sunlight, fresh air, without the opportunity to shift to her animal form heals up from a MAGICAL afternoon nap in the sunlight... no one...
The worldbuilding is a complete disaster... the more I learn the more I hate it... We do not have any information about their lifespan, we can only suspect that they are getting old after a while, and of course this means the two human females from the previous stories will die decades if not centuries earlier than their mates. Well except if the writer gives us a bullshit MAGICAL explanation why they will live longer... But right now, no one gives a cr@p about their little problem. No one even realizes there is a problem on this front...
Jean-Baptiste: 1,5
The love story is still disgustingly instant-love, but at least the characters has personality, it is a shame the girl was so damn irritating... How the hell can a shapeshifter be so stiff?
The story would have been interesting but it was so illogical it hurt. They had a task, take the voodoo woman to the Bayou, but the woman repeated in her mind again and again that she has to prevent the voodoo woman to come to the Bayou... WTF? I thouth I did not pay attention or I do not know, but no... The elders ordered Gen to prevent the mission, but then why the heck they permitted the mission in the first place. Are they the leaders or the alpha? And how can a bunch of old, frigid hag can lead a shapeshifter community? How can anyone accept their leadership if they lie and when the situation worsens with every stupid decisions?
And what the hell is this pedigree and fancy families? Seriously? The parents can prevent a couple to be mated because of THEIR PEDIGREE?????? And they are wondering why their land is dying?
I swear with every new crumbs of information about the world I hate this series more and more. These are the most fucked up shapeshifters in written history...
August 28, 2018
Avg rating for both stories 3.5*
Book 1 Bayon by Alexandra Ivy. This short was so filled with new plot elements, needed backstories of the MCs, and mating "heat," that it didn't have significant time for Keira to heal from 25 years of trauma, IMHO, no matter how much caring and concern the author described Bayon held for his mate. Sadly, never felt that true longing, passionate connection btwn the two.
Just meh. Still need to read as the threat(ish) to the Pantera grows. 3*
Book 2 Jean-Baptiste by Laura Wright was the passionate connection I look for in shifter stories! An opposites attract trope were each have their own secrets, but are both loyal to pack, really worked for me. Plus, new magical revelations are finally making the plot fairly interesting. Cause that's why I read shifter stories...for the plot! 4*
Book 1 Bayon by Alexandra Ivy. This short was so filled with new plot elements, needed backstories of the MCs, and mating "heat," that it didn't have significant time for Keira to heal from 25 years of trauma, IMHO, no matter how much caring and concern the author described Bayon held for his mate. Sadly, never felt that true longing, passionate connection btwn the two.
Just meh. Still need to read as the threat(ish) to the Pantera grows. 3*
Book 2 Jean-Baptiste by Laura Wright was the passionate connection I look for in shifter stories! An opposites attract trope were each have their own secrets, but are both loyal to pack, really worked for me. Plus, new magical revelations are finally making the plot fairly interesting. Cause that's why I read shifter stories...for the plot! 4*
October 23, 2023
In dieser Buchreihe geht es um die ‚Pantera‘, ein in den Bayou lebendes Gestaltwandlervolk. Die Reihe ist so aufgebaut, dass es einen durchgehenden Handlungsstrang gibt, der aber in jeder Geschichte grundsätzlich nur Nebenschauplatz ist! Die Geschichten selbst sind immer um einen Pantera-Mann aufgebaut, der in ‚seiner‘ Geschichte die für ihn bestimmte Gefährtin findet.
Wie bereits in meiner ersten Rezension erwähnt, habe ich mir grundsätzlich von der Reihe erwartet, finde sie jetzt aber auch nicht schlecht! Was ich besonders interessant an dieser Reihe finde ist die Tatsache, dass die Geschichten abwechselnd von 2 Autorinnen geschrieben werden - Alexandra Ivy und Laura Wright. Mich persönlich sprechen eindeutig die handelnden Personen und Geschichten von Laura Wright mehr an!
Wie bereits in meiner ersten Rezension erwähnt, habe ich mir grundsätzlich von der Reihe erwartet, finde sie jetzt aber auch nicht schlecht! Was ich besonders interessant an dieser Reihe finde ist die Tatsache, dass die Geschichten abwechselnd von 2 Autorinnen geschrieben werden - Alexandra Ivy und Laura Wright. Mich persönlich sprechen eindeutig die handelnden Personen und Geschichten von Laura Wright mehr an!
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