[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Fantasy Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, HEA]
Iphicles is accused of using the mate bond in order to release Zeus from his prison. Wanting Pegasus to have his freedom, Iphicles annuls the mating and then sets off to stop Aries's armies.
Pegasus is thrilled when Iphicles agrees to be his mate, knowing the man is petrified of animals. Until he discovers that the only reason Iphicles agreed is because Iphicles must mate with him in order to fulfill his part of the prophecy to release Zeus from his prison. Pegasus's anger overtakes him and he says things he regrets. However, before he can apologize he finds out that Iphicles has annulled the mating and has fled into the path of Aries's armies.
Setting out to find his mate and convince him to give them a chance at a lifetime of happiness, can Pegasus find Iphicles before the armies kill his mate? And can Pegasus save his mating before it is too late?
Cree Storm lives and works in Southern New Mexico. The only thing she loves more than reading about gorgeous men and love is writing about them. Spending time with her friends and family is very important to her. When she is not writing or spending time with the love of her life you can find her watching the Oregon Mountains with a nice hot cup of coffee and her laptop or on face book with her many friends.
The fourth labor of Hercules was to capture the Erymanthian Boar. Now, who would have thought that Iphicles would take this task literally. Iphicles is sent to the land below to help find Pegasus and save him from Aries's army. He knows that Pegasus is his mate, but will he be able to accept Pegasus horse?
Pegasus knows the minute he sees Iphicles that he is his mate. A miscommunication threatens their mating. The fact that an army is trying to kill Pegasus is not helping the matter. Having friends from unexpected places come in handy. Throw in a pig named Harley, and this story is full of action and adventure, not to mention a love made in heaven.
This is book four in the Twelve Labors series. Iphicles and Pegasus story, Iphicles isn’t a God, Demigod but is still brought into the quest of freeing Zeus. Pegasus is a horse/man shifter and is hanging out with his human friend Hunter. Just like the other three, Iphicles is in the Great Hall when Hera and Aries do the big speech. And shortly after Iphicles, Murray and Apollo are heading to Hunters ranch in New Mexico to try and get answers and find a mate for the next in line, Iphicles. The only problem is he is deathly afraid of animals and his mate is Pegasus. When they arrive Pegasus is immediately drawn to Iphicles and pulls him to the side and helps him over comes his fear of animals. Pegasus is so happy that he finally found someone to love him for him, until he realizes that Iphicles as a different agenda. So this is book four, and I don’t know if it’s because the story and characters are getting more and more out there or if I’m over the whole God’s/Mates thing. But just when I think, ok we really can’t bring any other crazy in… we do. We have more characters show up, Bacchus (who is Roman BTW, we are dealing with Greeks), Deimos and the Titan army and the Hoplites. Let’s not forget the magic bed, were we stopped and had a second mating sexual encounter in the middle of finding Deimos camp. And don’t forget Harley, the piglet. What I did enjoy was how Iphicles, even though he didn’t find himself worthy of any of this, he still did his duty to Zeus and went on his quest. And even after he found his mate, lost his mate he still wanted to make everything right. I did like the hopefulness that Pegasus has towards his mate, even after finding out his fears. I have to be honest, I’m not sure I’ve signed up for anymore, but I don’t think I will continue with this series. I find the authors writing good, but the story line, not to my taste. I was given this book for an honest review by Crystals Many review
Out of the books in this series so far, this one is my least favorite of the bunch. I think that part of why that is is because in book 3, Murray was very innocent and sweet, and in this book we have Iphicles who was the same way. I feel that by having 2 such innocent characters stories back-to-back wasn’t a real smart move because after the sweetness of book 3, I was looking for more dominance in book 4.
I will say that I do like how Ms. Storm is combining both Roman and Greek gods in the storyline, but at the same time it was very confusing as well. I don’t really understand what Bacchus was really doing during the storyline, and I am a bit confused over him as a character since he was introduced.
I feel like the storyline in this series is getting a bit predictable, but for some reason I don’t want to stop reading the series because I have to find out what’s going to happen next.
Reviewed by Crystal Marie for Crystal’s Many Reviewers *Copy provided for review*
Loved it... Iphicles is so dang sweet.. It's great to see him overcome his fears and become more confident. The interaction between the main characters is hot.. Love Bacchus and the piglet.