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Broken Moon

(Order of Protection #2)

Catherine Vale (Goodreads Author)

4.40 · Rating details · 159 ratings · 81 reviews

*COMPLETE NOVEL. NO CLIFFHANGERS*

*A BBW Paranormal Shapeshifter Romance*

When Harley awakens to find himself locked in a cell, he wonders what his captors could possibly want with him. After all, he is hardly the kind of man to give up secrets, especially ones about the Order of Protection, the agency he has been loyal to for most of his shifter life.
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Oct 22, 2015 Ana rated it it was amazing

Catherine Vale does it again, she has written a story of such deep love, that nothing can stand in it's way.

Harley is a bad a** wolf shifter Lieutenant in the elite unit The Order of Protection, he is assigned with procuring information on who is responsible for recent kidnappings of shifters, but things go wrong and he finds himself in the hands of the enemy.

Jocelyn is the Hybrid daughter of Harley's Commander, who soon finds herself thrown into a cage with no idea why she has been kidnapped.

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Aug 23, 2018 Carolyn Brown rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Wonderful story

Never expected the ending, but love love love it.
Great HEA, that I wasn’t expecting at all
Looking forward to more from this author.

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Oct 11, 2015 Gwendolyn Thaggard rated it really liked it

I was given this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Harley works for the Order of Protection and is meeting with an informant that has information about recent incidents involving random shifters disappearing and being snatched off the street. But before Harley can check the info and get out of the bar he met the informant in, he is distracted by a woman seated at the bar. She is watching him and the informant, but more than that she has an alluring scent that is distracting Harley during the ...more

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Oct 10, 2015 Roxie's Reviews rated it it was amazing

Shelves: a-must-read

"Saving the Commanders Daughter"
I have enjoyed reading Catherine Vale books!. She is such an awesome writer you can not help but get hooked on her books!. This ones story line is suspenseful, intense and steamy hot!. The characters as usual are fantastic!.
Harley is a sexy wolf shifter who works for the Order of Protection. Harley goes to a bar to meet up with an informant to get information on who is kidnapping and killing shifters. while there he sees a woman he is drawn to. He follows her out ...more

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Oct 30, 2015 Beth Schafer rated it really liked it

Broken Moon – Catherine Vale I was given this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Harley is a sexy wolf shifter who works for the Order of Protection and is meeting with an informant, before he can get the information to the Order and his Commander, Harley gets ambushed, drugged and captured by an Organization called Justice that is experimenting on shifters. He wakes up in a cell with silver coated bars and is experimented and tortured everyday for months, trying to get him to break. Then to h ...more

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Oct 10, 2015 Tamika Featherstone rated it it was amazing

I received this book as an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Harley is on a mission to find out who has been kidnapping and killing shifters. He's ambushed, drugged, and tortured. Then things got really weird when his bosses daughter is kidnapped and tossed in a cell across from him. They help each other escape their imprisonment all the while falling for each other. He fights against the attraction due to his obligation to his boss. She initially feels rejected, but fights herself, her fath ...more

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Nov 02, 2015 Kristy rated it it was amazing

Now that was an intense read. Within the first page I was HOOKED! 'Broken Moon' is book 2 in Catherine's "Order of Protection" series, I do recommend you read book one before starting book 2, but you don't need to too understand whats occurring.

When a mission gone wrong, has Harley waking up in a prison, he soon discovers what living hell is, but when the women he quickly recognises is his Generals daughter is thrown into the cell opPosite him. He knows he needs to get them out as soon as possi ...more

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Nov 02, 2015 Shannon Robinson rated it it was amazing

Gifted a copy for review. This story had me confused when I first started reading for a good couple of chapters because I was expecting something different to happen. Then the good stuff happens and the story draws you in and make you want to know what’s going to happen next, Harley is super alpha bada$$ but with a heart of gold and who is willing to protect innocent people. When his boss’ daughter gets taken all rules can be broken for her safety. I liked the way the story went and would love t ...more

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Nov 14, 2015 Heather rated it liked it

Shelves: reviewed

This novella was a quick but fun read featuring Harley and Jocelyn who both have a bit of shifter in them. Both are captured and experimented on by an evil group out to exterminate shifters. While it was an enjoyable read, I think I would prefer it even more if it had been a novel rather than a novella. The storyline was good but I think had it been less rushed and more developed it would have been a much better read.

ARC received in exchange for an honest review.

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Jun 03, 2017 Jennifer Holzapfel rated it it was amazing

Harley is the member of a secret government agency called the Order of Protection, which oversees all protection from supernatural threats to shifters. Over the past 10 months 20 shifters disappeared. He went to a bar to get info from his informant. A woman appeared across from him sitting at the bar and her scent made him want to have sex right on the bar. She told him her name was Amelia, and the more he scented her, the more he lost his ability to think straight and get the information back t Harley is the member of a secret government agency called the Order of Protection, which oversees all protection from supernatural threats to shifters. Over the past 10 months 20 shifters disappeared. He went to a bar to get info from his informant. A woman appeared across from him sitting at the bar and her scent made him want to have sex right on the bar. She told him her name was Amelia, and the more he scented her, the more he lost his ability to think straight and get the information back to headquarters. When he leaves the bar with her, he picks up a scent of blood, right before he is knocked out cold. He was kidnapped by a group called Justice, and shot up with drugs laced with silver, which made him incapacitated and the bars on his cell were also silver.
Amelia was using all forms of torture on him to see how long he could last. She had killed all the other test subjects. One day during his captivity a human woman was locked up across from his cell. He quickly realized it was his boss, General Fitsimmons daughter Jocelyne. She was a half shifter, she couldn't change, but she was not affected by silver and had the ability to heal quicker than a human. A guard was going to rape Jocelyne and she fought him off and kicked the keys out of the locked cell. Harley bent the bars that he had been scraping the silver off of, and unlocked her cell and killed the guard. The two of them escaped, leaving a trail of bodies torn apart by him or shot by her. They were both shot, but took off into the woods and walked for hours. they came upon a cabin in the woods. They stayed and Jocelyne forced Harley to have sex with her. He knew it was wrong but he could not control the physical attraction. Harley managed to get in touch with Fitsimmons and they were brought to the nearest safe house. While they were making love, the safe house was invaded by Justice. they dressed fast and Harley opened the window and was carrying Jocelyne out and he was shot multiple times and hit with the poisoned darts. They kidnapped Jocelyne and he could do nothing to help her. Amelia told Jocelyne she was pregnant and they would take her baby and if she fought them, they would cut the baby out of her and implant it in another female.
Will Harley and Fitsimmons save Jocelyne or will Harley be killed for sleeping with his daughter and letting her get kidnapped? Is it possible she could be pregnant when she takes the pill? Is he really her mate? ...more

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Nov 16, 2016 Cindy Caron rated it it was amazing

A great shifter tale with a different twist that will have your motor running in no time at all. Harley is hot on the tail of a group that have been kidnapping and killing shifters, but after he receives important information that could lead to the answers they have been seeking, he gets waylaid by a woman, and not just any woman, but one who's scent renders him unable to think properly. Unfortunately, he finds himself in quite the predicament, and he's alone with only himself to try and get out ...more

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Feb 10, 2019 Kristen Lewendon rated it it was amazing

I seem to read too much of this author’s work this way, picking up the series part way through. This was a really fantastic blend of romantic suspense with the paranormal. Mix in some military special forces and this may just be the recipe to my Nirvana. Harley and Jocelyn are both strong, independent characters, but they’re able to work well together when the chips are down. The story itself may not be a cliff-hanger, but the overall story arc has me biting my nails waiting to learn if they’re ...more

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Apr 09, 2020 Jennifer rated it it was ok

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Sep 07, 2017 Kim rated it liked it

Shelves: smut-paranormal

It was ok. A little trite and formulaic, but a nice, quick read.

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Nov 27, 2019 Mischa rated it liked it

Shelves: 2019

Once again, not a bad read, but something just keeps me from being too invested in the characters and the story.

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Nov 02, 2015 Cherri-Anne rated it it was amazing

I want this to last. 5 FULL MOONS

"For as long as I can possibly have you, I want this to last." That is EXACTLY how I felt with this story too!! What a HOOOOOWL of a FANGTASTIC story!! And that ending! That ending was so beautiful and amazing and wonderful and magical and had me so delighted with happiness that I was clapping & sobbing & giggling, it was THAT PAWESOMELY PAWFECT!! I was surprised time & again throughout this adventure, but not as much as I was at the end!! I am completely blown a I want this to last. 5 FULL MOONS

"For as long as I can possibly have you, I want this to last." That is EXACTLY how I felt with this story too!! What a HOOOOOWL of a FANGTASTIC story!! And that ending! That ending was so beautiful and amazing and wonderful and magical and had me so delighted with happiness that I was clapping & sobbing & giggling, it was THAT PAWESOMELY PAWFECT!! I was surprised time & again throughout this adventure, but not as much as I was at the end!! I am completely blown away by how WOLFTASTIC this entire story!! I was instantly wolfed down deep into this FURTASTICALLY enriched tail! In fact I was so consumed by it I couldn’t put it down until I was finished! Well, okay, not even then since I went back and read it again! This is such a funny, hot, touching, story with bad guys, mysteries and danger at every turn, the characters are GRRRREAT, the plot is…well, I’m not going to tell you everything! But here’s a sample of just how hot is it - engaging in a merciless sexual onslaught of her nervous system – ‘nuff said! wink wink I wouldn't have thought that Harley could possibly be any more hotter & sexier then he already is, but then along comes Jocelyne and he is so tender & caring with/for/over her! Ain't nothing sexier than this big, tough, shifter soldier dude being all sweet, gentle and so openly loving! As for Jocelyne, well she is one helluva gal who has this FURRIFIC personality, who surprised me many times over and someone I would love to be friends with! Hell, even someone I wish I was more like right down to her hunky Wolf of a man!!! I sincerely hope that Catherine decides to play in this world some more because I so want to know more and I want to catch up with Jocelyne & Harley!!! If it ain't broke, don't fix it! And trust me, there is ABSO-FURRY-LUTELY nothing broke with this book nor any other one by Catherine! I recently 'discovered' these magically SHIFTASTIC creations of Catherine's and now that I know what I have been missing, well it is FURRY apparent just why she is New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Catherine Vale! I am bound & determined to make up for my MISSHIFT by reading & reviewing ALL of her books!!! *sigh* Such a hardship, I know! With Catherine's phenomenal talent it is easy to see why so many people love her & her books!! Catherine has a genuine gift and obvious love for her craft, her characters, the worlds they live in as well as for her fans and it is reflected in her stories by enriching them so furry, furry much!! In fact, with Catherine's enchanted writing I feel like I am there experiencing everything with and AS the characters!! I love when I get so lost within the pages of a SHIFTACULAR story that the lines get blurred between reality & smokin’ hot paranormal romance fiction, when I can’t tell where it leaves off and I begin, where I forget that it is a book I am living and not my real life, but even more special to me is when I am transcended to another world where I can escape my pain and health issues! When that happens, then I know that I have found a FURNOMENAL story that I need to tell the world about! Catherine has all but instantly shifted her way into my heart and now has a permanent home on my bookshelf titled 'My Favorites'!! Actually now that I have read a few of her books and they have all had a similar impact on me, I think she deserves to be promoted to Hero status and live on My Hero bookshelf in my heart fur ever & ever. After reading this book, or any other by her, I am PAWSITIVE that you will agree! ...more

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Oct 30, 2015 Kathleen R. rated it it was amazing

Overall Stars: 5 STARS

Shifters
Romance

How much torture can one shifter endure before he comes undone under the pressure?

Captured by Justice and tortured, Harley knew one truth...he had to save the girl.
Curvy, sexy and strong as hell, in the face of her captors, Jocelyne never flinched. But Harley did. He tore through bars laced with silver to get to her. He tore a man's throat out because he'd touched her.
With her lavender eyes sparking like sapphires and thick, gorgeous hair down to her waist, Overall Stars: 5 STARS

Shifters
Romance

How much torture can one shifter endure before he comes undone under the pressure?

Captured by Justice and tortured, Harley knew one truth...he had to save the girl.
Curvy, sexy and strong as hell, in the face of her captors, Jocelyne never flinched. But Harley did. He tore through bars laced with silver to get to her. He tore a man's throat out because he'd touched her.
With her lavender eyes sparking like sapphires and thick, gorgeous hair down to her waist, she tormented his wolf's need to claim her, making the weeks of torture--cutting, burning, stretching and electrocution - worth the nightmares to come.
Being a soldier for the Order had its risks.
Mating the General's daughter was the deadliest.
Falling in love could mean his death. (Amazon Blurb)

Let me get this pesky section out of the way before I start my review: this will be the third novel I review for Catherine Vale, and since the first I have been an instant fan; as a result, I absolutely love her stories. Now that that’s out of the way, here’s the review. Compared to the previous novels, Broken Moon is the darkest one to date, where torture is prominent and endured for weeks on a shifter, who is stronger than a human. However, after a time, Harley has a guest in the cell next to his: a human woman named Jocelyne and he knows her father. He vows to help her, and his wolf demands to mate and claim her. Her novels are always captivating, the chemistry between her characters tangible and scorching, but this added twist of darkness was unexpected and something I was not prepared to read, as a result, I loved the difference between this novel and the others I’ve read. There is a certain aspect that clicks inside a person when they read a darker novel that forces them to step back and read a novel as a whole rather than scene by scene as they would a romance novel, which is exactly what Catherine Vale managed to force me to do as I read Broken Moon. I can’t wait to keep reading this series as it is completely different than any other shifter/paranormal series novel I’ve read in the past few months, which is quite refreshing.
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**Received a copy in exchange for an honest review. Read and reviewed by Kathleen for Alpha Book Club**
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Oct 15, 2015 Sue Riley rated it really liked it

Recommends it for: Anyone who likes a good, action packed paranormal romance with steam and HEA

Recommended to Sue by: I love Catherine Vale's books

Shelves: reviewed, need-to-read-again, catherine-vale

Broken Moon Catherine Vale

Reviewed by SFF Dragon

I absolutely loved this book, but I did use a few tissues mopping away both sad and happy tears.

'Broken Moon' is the second book in the Order of Protection series of stand alone paranormal romances by Catherine Vale and I was given a copy by the author in exchange for an honest review. I love Catherine Vale's books and usually devour them in one go, but I had a bit of struggle with this one and had to have a break to go deal with some pesky tears. ...more

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Oct 23, 2015 Sherill rated it it was amazing

ENTHRALLING & RED-HOT ROMANCE!

BROKEN MOON-Order Of Protection- book 2-An enthralling scorching romantic story.

This story features; Harley; a strapping, traffic-stopping gorgeous, dedicated, powerful werewolf Lieutenant in the Order Of Protection unit; Jocelyne; a curvaceous, audacious, lavender-eyed beauty, and the Commander's daughter.

What you'll find in this story; a cast of remarkably impressive and engaging characters; fantastic story-line, powerful and picturesque scene descriptions, superb ...more

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Oct 10, 2015 Sharon Richmond rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

I was gifted this ARC book by the author for an honest review..Exciting and Yummy all wrapped up in one book.

Harley Coulter is one hunk of a man, or werewolf shifter to be exact. He is a soldier for the Order of Protection of the Shifter Squad and on a mission to get information on what is happening to the shifters who are disappearing in the area. Meeting an informant one will bring him one step closer to the truth, but not in the way he thinks..He ends up being drugged and kidnapped instead, a ...more

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Oct 11, 2015 Dora rated it it was amazing

Harley was a werewolf shifter and member of the Order of Protection. They were in charge of dealing with the supernatural affairs that were a threat to the nation. He had been working in a case about too many shifters disappearing unexplained. While he was in a bar, gathering Intel about the case, he felt a sudden attraction to a woman. He knew something was wrong but he can’t help himself and he went after her. He was tramped and kidnapped. He woke up in a cell chained. The woman in the bar was ...more

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Nov 01, 2015 Ingrid Stephanie Jordan rated it it was amazing

Title: Broken Moon
Order of Protection Book 2
A BBW Werewolf Paranormal Shifter

Author: Catherine Vale

Reviewer: Stephanie Jordan

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Ms. Vale new series Order of Protection is starting to take shape. Book 1 was excellent but Book is phenomenal. It might be a short read but the suspense was killing me.
Harley Coulter is a wolf shifter who is stronger and has more endurance than any other shifters, a Lieutenant with the elite unit. Many shifters are disappearing right off the s ...more

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Oct 12, 2015 Karen rated it really liked it

This is a standalone novella with an HEA that reads like a series opener. On the downside, there is a more graphic description of Coulter's torture than is necessary to convey the image it brings to mind. But once we get past that, the story moves well. I liked both of the main characters, but the General was more two dimensional in his supporting role. The ending was awesome, though, which made up for the hiccups along the way.
Lt. Harley Coulter is a wolf shifter and a career soldier, now serv ...more

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Nov 03, 2015 Country Goose rated it liked it

Shelves: paranormal_romance

Something to Read

Harley is meeting an informant for information regarding missing shifters at a bar. A woman carrying an irresistible scent flours him outside, and he gets kidnapped and stuffed in a cell. After getting experimented on - poked, prodded, sliced, burned - a woman gets brought in to an adjoining cell. Jocelyn is Harley's commander's daughter.

They have to escape, and he is provoked into doing just that, and they make their escape (having sex shortly after).

Being a novella, the reade ...more

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Jan 17, 2016 Tina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: reviewed-by-redz-world

Broken Moon by Catherine Vale kept my eyes glued to each page. I literally read this action story mixed with sizzling romance in one sitting, unable to put it down. One of Ms. Vale’s main characters named Jocelyne Fitsimmons is a self confident half shifter who can easily identify military men a mile away, intelligent enough to know not to interfere with their missions…until now.

Harley, a shape shifter werewolf, works for Order of Protection an agency who protects shape shifters and deals with a ...more

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Oct 13, 2015 Tanja rated it it was amazing

captured by Justice, Harley is tortured beyond belief. when they bring in a human in the cel opposite him there is an instant draw towards her. his wolf will do anything to keep her safe and that is just what he does. breaking through silver bars, killing justice guards, nothing stops him from getting her out, not wanting her to go through what he's been through. when he learns who she really is he knows he can't, shouldn't act on what his wolf and him the man want. both are telling him she's th ...more

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Oct 11, 2015 Emily Lindsey rated it it was amazing

Both captivating and exciting, this book will pull you in right from the start! This story is so emotionally exciting action packed that every turn of the page will compel you to read faster. I literally saw a movie in my head as I read it! Catherine Vale truly knows how to weave a wicked story. Her characters are fully realized, so real that you form an emotional attachment to what is going on with them. The plot was incredibly detailed, easy to follow and transitioned smoothly from point to po ...more

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Oct 10, 2015 Jenny Harris rated it really liked it

I received this book as an ARC for an honest review.

In this book we meet Harley and Jocelyne. Harley is a member of the Order of Protection for a number of years and as a shifter in the military he holds his position as one of the most important things in his life. So one night while getting information he is drawn to a woman though he is not sure why. This woman lures him out and has her men capture him. Harley is subjected to many experiments over a period of time but he refuses to break. How ...more

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Oct 10, 2015 Racy rated it it was amazing

I received this for an honest review. Was an awesome read.

Harley though all the alarms were going off in his head finds himself in a trap and waking up in a cell. He is tortured by this cruel group that hate shifters. He has to wonder how long this will go on before he gives up and dies.

Jocelyne Fitsimmons who is General Fitsimmons’ daughter finds herself in danger. One minute she is standing in front of her apartment and the next in a cell looking at this handsome shifter that is in a cell ac ...more

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Oct 10, 2015 Rochelle rated it really liked it

Shelves: paranormal

*I received a copy of this book in exchange for a honest review*

Broken Moon by Catherine Vale

When Harley awakens to find himself locked in a cage, the night before comes flooding back and he wonders what they want with him. Working for the Order of Protection agency, he doesn't give up secrets he keeps them. But he soon finds out what they want and his life becomes a nightmare.

When a new prisoner is thrown into the cell next to him, he recognises that not only is she human but also his General' ...more

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