Maybe. Okay, definitely. And in a bad, not a good, way. Her trouble-magnet little brother has gone and gotten involved with vampires...and the deal's gone bad. Now he owes them and their repayment plan involves dead bodies rather than monthly payments. Which means Eva has no choice but to approach the last person she ever wanted to for help.
Alex. Her older, hot, ex-cousin from her mother's short-lived third, or was it fourth, marriage. He's also a billionaire. Hot, ripped, wealthy... Oh, yeah, and an alpha werewolf.
There's just one problem. Alex Kingwood never does anything without a price...
The question is, can she pay it?
**Please be aware that this is a serial romance short that contains a BBW confident in her own curves and ends in a HFN. Shorter fiction is a fun and quick read, not a full length novel.**
Mina Carter is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of romance in many genres. She lives in the UK with her husband, daughter, a puppy who pays no attention to her whatsoever, and a bossy cat.
ANOTHER DELICIOUS SWEET TREAT !!! Oh my glory! What another deliciously sweet treat Mina has cooked up for us - AGAIN! Taken by the Billionaire Werewolf by Mina Carter is the first release in her Paranormal Badboy Billionaire Werewolf Romance Series and it totally rocks. This is a short quick read with a happy for now ending and definitely packs quite the punch! The story is exciting, thrilling, romantic, sensual and arousing. The dialogue is well written and flows beautifully. The characters are captivating, engaging and sexy as sin. Ou-La-La!!! Mina has brilliantly combined these elements into an enchanting paranormal romance. Up until three weeks ago, beautiful Eva Tennant had never had a problem with stress, and panic attacks were something that only happened to other people. She had always been an independent and self sufficient woman who made her own way in the world of business. Maybe not big business but she certainly rocked the world of cupcakes, parties and weddings. And now because of one stupid decision by her younger brother, Davie, she could lose her home, her business, her savings - everything she's ever worked to have but worst of all, Davie could lose his life. Apparently her little brother had taken money and made a deal with some vampires. He lost their money and couldn't repay them, and it was left up to her to do something about it - today! There was only one person she knew that may be able to help her, billionaire werewolf Alex Kingwood, son of her mother's former husband. She knew he probably hated her because of the way things had ended with their parents, but she had to at least try. What she didn't expect were the terms of the agreement Alex demanded of her. He wanted her and her body in his apartment and in his bed. Huh? What the heck? She had always been attracted to Alex but he had never shown the slightest interest in her. Why in the world would he ever want her overly curvy body? Wolf Alex Kingwood was now alpha of the Kingwood Pack and could pretty much do what he wanted, when he wanted and with whom it wanted but there was only one women that haunted his memories and his dreams, and she was human. His former innocent stepsister, Eva Tennant, had always drawn him and his wolf but he had never acted upon his desires yet he had always kept track of her albeit invisibly. And miraculously here she is, in all her glory and within his very grasp, beautiful as ever and ripe for the taking. She needs his help to rescue her little brother. He doesn't want her money but she definitely has something he does want - her and her luscious beautiful body. What? Maybe if he could have one night with her to slake his lust, he could get her out of his system and finally forget her and her gorgeous body. But Alex soon discovers that one night nor one lifetime will ever be enough with the intelligent, beautiful human. Maybe he could make her a wolf and keep her-forever. Huh? I don't know; I guess we'll have to wait and see! Billionaire badboy werewolf-check! Beautiful human baker-check! Vampires, faery dust, family drama, jealous personal assistant, werewolf politics and a Master of the City with a wicked sense of humor-check! Heated attraction, fiery passion, romance and steamy sex-you bet! I can hardly wait to see what happens next! Deliciously sweet, completely captivating and delightfully entertaining!
The most enjoyable of Mina Carter's werewolf shorties to date. We're back in Veyr's (the lycan overlord) city, but this time he merely makes a cameo appearance; this is the story of one of his pack alphas and the human female he's been pining for since he was a teenager.
Eva Tennant's brother is in trouble with the vampires and has been marked for death. In order to save him, he will have to repay the money he owes them. Unfortunately he is broke and the only man who could possibly come up with the money is Alex Kingwood, CEO and son of one of her ex-stepfathers.
As it happens, Alex has never forgotten the luscious woman his father forbade him to pursuing, but now Alex is in charge. His wolf has been stalking his prey for years, and now it's time to pounce. The terms for his help: Eva. In his bed. For as long as he wants...
Eva's introduction to werewolf society is actually quite amuzing. Eva has never seen Alex's growly side, but when Veyr decides to meddle, all bets are off.
There is a HFN, but this seems to be an ongoing series. I will definitely continue reading about this couple. Guess my smut addiction is no secret, hm?...
Mina has some special talent... she gives us an alpha, some sass, a wee bit of jealousy and even some snarkiness. All wrapped up in a sexy quick read.
Alex he came from money but he also knows how to make money. He is a great businessman and knows what to do with an good opportunity comes his way. Eva she knows what its like to live with money and more so what its like to not live with it. When you're one of three family members that actually have a job and money coming in. Well when her brother does something stupid, she will go to the only person that could help her. Eva is ready to give him everything if only he helps her.
"I dont want you house, your savings or your business"...
Just hot enough to have you fanning your face wishing you were Eva. (smile). If you have a series the best way to enjoy it.. is have old characters doing cameo's. Pretty awesome. I love Eva's bit of sass and Alex's strength. I hope to hear more of these two at some point. Loved it... recommend it and .... Enjoy
Another HOT Shorty by Mina Carter! This is another HOT short story by Mina Carter. Eva’s brother can’t stay out of trouble. She finds out that he has gotten involved with some vampires and it is not good. Getting involved with vampires is never good, especially if you are human. The vampires told Eva that she needs to pay them or they will kill her brother and send her the parts. She has no choice but to go to Alex the sexy alpha werewolf for help. She has always crushed on Alex while growing up when her mother was married to the ex-alpha. Alex is surprised when Eva comes to him for help, he offers her a deal. He will handle the vampires and the only thing he wants in return is her. If you are looking for a hot short story, then you need to read this book. I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series. A Review copy was provided to me in exchange for a fair and honest review. The free book held no determination on my personal review.
A hot, sexy werewolf short story. The heroine's mother used to be married to the hero's uncle. He was a bit older, but he was her crush as a teenager. He's a werewolf and she's human. He's a billionaire, she owns a successful business. Her brother has gotten into dangerous trouble with some vampires, and maybe he can help pay them off, so she asks for help. She thinks she'll get a large loan, enough to pay off her brother's debt to the vampires, but he has other ideas. What our heroine doesn't know is that the werewolf is interested in her. It was a good story, and I especially liked seeing the Master of the City for a few moments, but I wish that we got to the point where they tell each other their true feelings for each other before we hit the cliffhanger. Now I have to bite my fingernails until a continuation is released.
Wowza.. Alex is one sexy as sin alpha male! He can make me his any day! Another very fast and scorching read from Mina Carter. I love the appearance from other characters from previous books. This can be read completely as a stand-alone. I loved both Eva and Alex. She's a very headstrong and independent woman but needs Alex's help and agree's to becoming "his" in order for him to help save her brother. Which isn't really a hardship on her part. She did have feelings for him in the past and figured this would be a great outlet. Alex comes off ass an ass but we do learn that he's also harbored feelings for Eva for all of these years and is using this as an opportunity to get her out of his system. Or so he thinks. Both are stubborn and really explosive together. I can't wait for more!
I can not wait to see where this story goes. The story line captured my attention in the first paragraph and held it all the way through. I loved how she added the Master of the City back into this story. Mina always seems to know how to write characters that you want to see win out in the long run. I hope I don't have long to wait before the next short is out. If you don't like strong language or sexual content please do not read this and then say you were not warned. Well done Mina!!
If you like Mina Cater's growly men, you'll like this story. It's a typical lycan-human romance with character's to proud to have an actual conversation about their feelings (emotional IQ's of a mouse) but that's what makes this genre fun to read. All-in-all if you want a quick fun sexy read this story foots the bill, you'll like it if you're looking for something sexy with only a hint of story.
This series started out so good! I love when Mina writes the aloof alpha who acts like he doesn't care but really does. But I see our girl in this series being strong, yet fragile... I don't want him to hurt her and I know that it's going to happen somehow :-( great start and another great shorter read from Mina! Keep'em coming!
Another Hot Werewolf story from Mina Carter! She always delivers!
Short but wow is it packed with lots of sexy dialog and a sexy, alpha werewolf who is very noble...he checks all of my boxes! And a sassy, strong heroine that I really liked! With a HEA for now. I love this series!
Eva and Alex. A serial. I read the first 3 and they were OK but the 3rd was disappointing. Both Eva and Alex start out as strong characters. Alex and Eva knew each other from when they were younger. Her mother had an affair with his uncle. Eva was kept to the sidelines at the time, because they were human and Alex and his family are wolves high up in the hierarchy of wolves. Now Eva comes to Alex for help when her no-good younger brother gets in deep doo-doo with a gang of vampires. Alex plays it pretty cool like your usual alpha a-hole, but he actually cares more than even he knows, about Eva. There's politics and some decent world building that builds on the stuff from her last serial about the Master of the city. It's entertaining and all is cool for me til Eva's TSTL moment in the 3rd book. She makes up for it somewhat but I was disappointed. Maybe the intrigue would have been better if less page time had been spent in sex??? I must admit I skimmed most of the sex.... I did like that there wasn't a whole lot of 'moral high-hat' like some books where the h begs for mercy on behalf of the evil doers.
very short. 40pgs. Great book. Right to the point. The h is a funny bbw that owns a cupcake shop. The H is a sexy as hell alpha of a werewolf clan. The book is funny and full of sexual tension. There is only one sex scene at the end but it's hot and the tension leading up to it primes it up. 3/5. It's detailed but short.
Tho this is a very short book you still connect with the H/h and the story.
**spoilers** She goes to him for help, he helps her in exchange for her. She has always liked him so she goes along with it. They go to a ball, they have sex. She thinks he will be one with her after that once and goes to leave and he stops hers saying he hasn't had enough. And that's the end of part 1 of 3.
I absolutely loved Eva and Alex's passionate clash and man was it ever!
After years of not seeing each other Eva is forced to seek the help of her very rich ex stepbrother due to the not too smart dealings by her birth brother... She used to have a crush on him as a teenager, but when she gets a look at Alex Kingston now, she is completely blown away.
Alex Kingston has always had a thing for Eva though he never showed it, he even kept tabs on her throughout the years. Now when he sees her walk in to his office after all the years, he is taken aback by the grown woman she has become.
They can't deny the pent up scorching passion between them, but will one night be enough?
This was actually rather sweet! Not at all what I was expecting.
I totally could have read something double or triple the length and still really enjoyed it. I think I like this writing style and just the sweetness??? Haha very fun.
Eva needs a favor so she takes her chance to see if Alex will do her a solid not knowing that it might cost her more than she’s willing to give. But she gives what he asks and now she’s stuck in the wolf’s den and might not ever make it out again.
I actually really liked this, even though it was 3 short stories they were written very well for what they were and they didn’t feel crazy rushed or completely out of this world
Werewolves /AND/ billionaires??? It's like taco-twofer up in this bitch!
I wanted something short to read that wasn't mind-numbingly terrible, and this did the trick. Eva was nice. Alex was alright. I do want to know why smutty books really like the names Eva and Alex so much. This is the second romance novel in five months or something I read where that's their names. Oh well.
I'm kind of interested to see where this is going, but not too invested in it. In short, for me, it was just alright.
Have had these books for a while and whilst cleaning up my reader decided to see what they are about. I can't give more than 3 stars due to shortness but this is basically Eva going to an ex family member to help save her stupid younger brother. Eva asks Alex for help and his payment is her body. A bit of fun with Veyr from the Master of the City novellas which I liked.
June 15, 2016 – Finished Reading Prolific Works June 2016
Taken by the Billionaire Werewolf (Kingwood Pack, #1) by Mina Carter is a 42 page Erotic Paranormal Romance. It is Amazing what a good writer can do with just 42 pages! I enjoyed it so much that I checked to see how much #2 & #3 are. Only .99 each! It says 'Turned' is 43 pages and 'Mated' is 70 pages. So all three books is under 3$ total. If the other 2 books are as well written as this one it will be well worth every penny spent and every minute spent reading it. Yep, I am so getting the other 2 books as soon as I am done with this review. Ms. Mina Carter did not waste a single word. You love Eva immediately and her character gets better with each and every word. No whinny, stick thin, naive virgin here! Thank God!! Alex is hot and steamy, and you get to see his way of thinking right along side Eva's. Sumptuously hot, steamy and SAUCY sexy! I even added Ms. Mina Carter to my Goodreads shelf. That is how much I am awed with this short that 'Packs' (pun intended) a punch. I wish all short serials were written this well and priced accordingly. What can I say? I am VERY IMPRESSED!
I am admittedly not a huge fan of shorts. Most times the stories have holes the size of Texas and the authors expect the reader to take giant leaps of the imagination as if we were privy to the inside workings and motivations of the author's mind. Except for Mina Carter. Her stories may be short, but they are addictive and tell a story you can't and don't want to put down. It is refreshing to read of a bbw heroine who is not afraid or self conscious of the fact that she's got curves. As a formerly obese woman who is proudly curvy, I say "You go girl!" Not every curvy woman has image problems. Some of us happen to enjoy the curves what God gave us even if we're not a size 2.
Alex is a drool-worthy Alpha, strong and in charge, he knows what he wants but unlike most alphas we read about he actually considers sending her away instead of asserting his authority. The whole I'm the Alpha what I say goes gets so tiresome sometimes. Knowing Eva is his and they have a deal she has too much honor to back down from, he still considers not forcing her to follow through on her end. Can we say keeper?
I absolutely loved this short. Eva is confident and caring, Alex is hot and brooding. The only surprising turn in this short is that an Alpha such as Alex managed to stay away from Eva for so many years knowing how badly he wanted her. I can't wait for the next installment!
Eva has always known Alex was a werewolf. After all her mother was married to Alex's uncle before her mother messed that up. When Eva's troubled brother gets into business with a bunch of vampires, he gets in over his head and Eva has to bail him out. The problem is she doesn't have the money to do it. She is forced to go to the one person who can help her....Alex. They have not seen each other since her mother's divorce and both are shocked at seeing the other. Eva has grown into a woman with a successful cupcake business. Alex has grown into the rich alpha werewolf he was meant to be. When Eva asks for Alex's help, he agrees on one condition.....she submits to him for as long as he wants.
The book is a novella so a quick read. The reader is given a quick introduction into Eva and Alex's history. The story is a good read but does leave quite a few unanswered questions. When Alex leaves his apartment in a business suit and comes home in shredded clothes....what happened? Where did he go? What exactly is the deal with Eva's brother. I thought the story could have benefited from being a little longer with more back story on the brother's situation and more information on some of the other "happenings" in the book.
What When Where Who Wait Whaaaat So this is actually my first read by Mina Carter. It started good and the characters were definitely interesting. Veyr was kinda of awesome so I searched for his book and put it on my to read list on the spot. Things were just getting started when BAM this thing just ended. I understood the note about this being HFN and this is my first time coming across something like a HFN but I don't know .. it was way too short and just ended out of nowhere so I can't really say I enjoyed it because it ended right where things were getting interesting. I will check more books by this author but I'll definitely be avoiding the HFN ones .. I don't feel like I got anything out of this but to be fair I'm pretty sure I would have loved it if it was a full length book.
In Taken by the Billionaire Werewolf by Mina Carter, human Eva asks a favor of werewolf Alex Kingwood. Alex has secretly lusted after Eva for years so now that he is the head honcho of his pack, he is going to take the opportunity Eva presents and keep her with him. Alex is Eva's ex-cousin. I was slightly disappointed with this ;-). I was hoping Mina would have joined the step-brother bandwagon and made Alex her step-brother, lol but ex-cousin works too.
I want to say this is my favorite of the series but then I am sounding like a broken record because I say that about each new story in this series, lol. Each one just gets better and better...which is hard to say because I still think Master of the City is pretty awesome. Highly Recommend!