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Ridgeville #2
You're Lion
Newly turned lioness Maya Josephs is so not good at being the prima of the Ridgeville pride. She doesn’t give a damn about protocol or hierarchy, and the last thing she wants to do is play nice with the pretentious tigress shifter leader who’s come to pay her respects. Especially since the little bitch seems entirely too grabby with her mate, Alex, for Maya’s taste.
With new pregnancy hormones making her inner kitty extra bitchy, Maya’s not sure who she’s going to murder first: her gyno for discovering the pregnancy, her guards for following her every move (and annoying the living shit out of her), or the striped beyotch cooing over Alex. Screw it. She'll start with the tigress and work her way around to the other two.
Lucky for everyone involved, it’s a good thing Alex knows how to tame her inner she-cat…and make her purr.
With new pregnancy hormones making her inner kitty extra bitchy, Maya’s not sure who she’s going to murder first: her gyno for discovering the pregnancy, her guards for following her every move (and annoying the living shit out of her), or the striped beyotch cooing over Alex. Screw it. She'll start with the tigress and work her way around to the other two.
Lucky for everyone involved, it’s a good thing Alex knows how to tame her inner she-cat…and make her purr.
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First published July 3, 2012
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Celia Kyle
283 books2,882 followersCelia Kyle would like to rule the world and become a ninja. As a fall-back, she’s working on her writing career and giving readers stories that touch their hearts and *ahem* other places. Visit her online at http://celiakyle.com | http://facebook.com/celiakyle | http://twitter.com/celiakyle | http://pinterest.com/celiakyle
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September 4, 2014
☆
No spoilers and colorful language abound!
Weird. Stupid. Meh.
At least it was short as hell.
No spoilers and colorful language abound!
Weird. Stupid. Meh.
At least it was short as hell.
October 3, 2014
I love Maya and all her nutty sass!! I really wanted more of her story after the first book and was thrilled with this!! Yeah!! And there is more time with her bunny BFF Carly!!! Add on five new smexy lions to drool over! Sigh, I am not going to sleep this week because I will be reading this series instead!!!
The beginning gives plenty of solid story to bring things up to date with Maya and Alex. Then hold onto your panties for the end!! Holy hot and smexy!! Yummy continuation of the first book and great lead in to the rest of the series!
I love Ms Kyle's sense of humor and the snark she instills in her characters. It is always a joy and more than one chuckle escapes while reading.
The beginning gives plenty of solid story to bring things up to date with Maya and Alex. Then hold onto your panties for the end!! Holy hot and smexy!! Yummy continuation of the first book and great lead in to the rest of the series!
I love Ms Kyle's sense of humor and the snark she instills in her characters. It is always a joy and more than one chuckle escapes while reading.
October 6, 2018
Maya Joseph is adjusting to her life as a newly shifted mate to the Alpha of the Ridgeville pride. Finding out she is pregnant though has her going a bit nutty, first she has to tell her mate, then she needs to kill the tigress shifter from another pack if she doesn't get her hands off her man.
Fun quickie with Maya in full force after learning she is pregnant.
Fun quickie with Maya in full force after learning she is pregnant.
October 27, 2019
Reviewed for Romancing the Readers Blog: https://romancingthereaders.blogspot....
I spent a lot of time this year reading series from book one on. It's not something that I usually do but I have been for some strange reason. I think part of it is that I didn't have as many arcs to do this year so I had more time for the books sitting around.
I picked this one for the trifecta reading challenge because it has everything. A hot man, great title and a lion. What more could we ask for?
It's a very short novella, only about 44 pages, and continues a bit from the first book in the series. Not only does it fit the challenge but it's also a great read. I laughed so much with it. I love the characters and the story worked for the short page count.
You get to know both Maya and Alex more and then men the protect her.
The humor in the story was perfect for me because I love a good funny story. I can't help but laugh at the things Maya does. The woman is a bit crazy dangerous. She's the type that will turn on you after sharing a joke with you.
Scary!!!
You're Lion adds to the series and was so much fun to read that I couldn't wait to read me. You really need to try this series. Make sure to read it in order and enjoy it!
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I spent a lot of time this year reading series from book one on. It's not something that I usually do but I have been for some strange reason. I think part of it is that I didn't have as many arcs to do this year so I had more time for the books sitting around.
I picked this one for the trifecta reading challenge because it has everything. A hot man, great title and a lion. What more could we ask for?
It's a very short novella, only about 44 pages, and continues a bit from the first book in the series. Not only does it fit the challenge but it's also a great read. I laughed so much with it. I love the characters and the story worked for the short page count.
You get to know both Maya and Alex more and then men the protect her.
The humor in the story was perfect for me because I love a good funny story. I can't help but laugh at the things Maya does. The woman is a bit crazy dangerous. She's the type that will turn on you after sharing a joke with you.
Scary!!!
You're Lion adds to the series and was so much fun to read that I couldn't wait to read me. You really need to try this series. Make sure to read it in order and enjoy it!
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November 23, 2022
I love Maya. This was a cute short story that continued Maya and Alex. I love how Maya has come into her own she is having a bad day she can't understand why Alex has five men guarding her. Maya takes a trip to the Gyno and has her wanting to kill Alex and everyone in her way so she flees her body guards and heads to her best friends house Carly who is a rabbit shifter. Maya just learned that she is pregnant and she is in a bitchy mood and the tigress with her hands on Alex pushing up on him gets it. I really like this series and I can't wait to read the rest of it I just wish that this book was longer.
March 12, 2014
2.5 stars
I think the "snarkiness" was a little over done in You're Lion, and the plot was under done, compared to other books in the series.
That said, Ridgeville is an engaging steamy-shifter-romance series, and I will continue reading.
I think the "snarkiness" was a little over done in You're Lion, and the plot was under done, compared to other books in the series.
That said, Ridgeville is an engaging steamy-shifter-romance series, and I will continue reading.
February 2, 2016
A really short but funny shifter romance
This made for a steamy quick read. Maya, as always was hilarious. I've skipped around in the series, so it was fun to see Maya and Alex's reaction to her pregnancy. I'm glad it was offered as a kindleunlimited and I'll definitely continue this series.
This made for a steamy quick read. Maya, as always was hilarious. I've skipped around in the series, so it was fun to see Maya and Alex's reaction to her pregnancy. I'm glad it was offered as a kindleunlimited and I'll definitely continue this series.
July 23, 2024
1.25 stars
did-not-finish
November 27, 2014This review was originally posted on One Curvy Blogger
You're Lion is an example of how a sequel/novella can crash and burn if the author isn't careful. I so loved Maya and Alex in book one, and I couldn't wait to see how they would respond to Maya's newly discovered pregnancy. Unfortunately, this addition was pretty much a disaster, and I DNF'ed 40% in. Here are a few unfortunate reasons You're Lion did not impress this curvy gal:
The funny snark from book one took over this novella. It got to the point where I was rolling my eyes every time Maya said or thought something "witty." I'm as big a fan of snark as the next humor loving gal, but there comes a point where it can become too much and negatively affect the story.
There was so much rambling I could barely keep up. It's one thing to have a character with attention issues, it's another thing entirely when the author can't edit herself. It became a huge issue when I could barely keep up with not only the characters thought process, but the author's voice.
When she wasn't switching from one topic to the next, Kyle was taking up precious paragraphs to overly describe things like GYN visits and paper gowns. No woman needs that much description about a GYN visit. We've all had them and I certainly don't need or want chapters dedicated to describing them in detail. I have my horror stories - I don't need new ones.
I am so disappointed in You're Lion. I absolutely loved the first in the series. How could Kyle go so wrong? I'm struggling with the curiosity to pick up book two (if this mini Alex and Maya story was just a fluke) or to move on to better books. No matter how the next in this series turns out, I don't encourage anyone to pick this one up. It's short, but anything from sweet - spend your money elsewhere!
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You're Lion is an example of how a sequel/novella can crash and burn if the author isn't careful. I so loved Maya and Alex in book one, and I couldn't wait to see how they would respond to Maya's newly discovered pregnancy. Unfortunately, this addition was pretty much a disaster, and I DNF'ed 40% in. Here are a few unfortunate reasons You're Lion did not impress this curvy gal:
The funny snark from book one took over this novella. It got to the point where I was rolling my eyes every time Maya said or thought something "witty." I'm as big a fan of snark as the next humor loving gal, but there comes a point where it can become too much and negatively affect the story.
There was so much rambling I could barely keep up. It's one thing to have a character with attention issues, it's another thing entirely when the author can't edit herself. It became a huge issue when I could barely keep up with not only the characters thought process, but the author's voice.
When she wasn't switching from one topic to the next, Kyle was taking up precious paragraphs to overly describe things like GYN visits and paper gowns. No woman needs that much description about a GYN visit. We've all had them and I certainly don't need or want chapters dedicated to describing them in detail. I have my horror stories - I don't need new ones.
I am so disappointed in You're Lion. I absolutely loved the first in the series. How could Kyle go so wrong? I'm struggling with the curiosity to pick up book two (if this mini Alex and Maya story was just a fluke) or to move on to better books. No matter how the next in this series turns out, I don't encourage anyone to pick this one up. It's short, but anything from sweet - spend your money elsewhere!
❤ - I may have received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
❤❤ - Check out One Curvy Blogger for reviews, giveaways, interviews, and more!
❤❤❤ - Now accepting review requests, author interviews, and guest blogs.
June 18, 2013
Ehhhhhh.... I really liked seeing more of Maya and Alex, but this was almost cruel in its brevity. We don't get to see much as I think we should. The information we get in this story could've been condensed into an epilogue.
That's my main critique. The story was barely a teaser, and left me wanting so much more.
I like the information we got, but I want so much more!!
That's my main critique. The story was barely a teaser, and left me wanting so much more.
I like the information we got, but I want so much more!!
January 2, 2022
Meltdown moment
What a fantastic little short into the life and mind of this queen lioness! I love her quick whit and staunch support of her friends and how she’s not afraid to get her hands dirty. The author did a wonderful job of bringing on the snark, and the panic, in this brief glimpse into the lion pride and what their future holds. I can’t wait to read more!
What a fantastic little short into the life and mind of this queen lioness! I love her quick whit and staunch support of her friends and how she’s not afraid to get her hands dirty. The author did a wonderful job of bringing on the snark, and the panic, in this brief glimpse into the lion pride and what their future holds. I can’t wait to read more!
February 19, 2019
Love this continuation to the first book, I just adore Maya.
January 2, 2017
Alex and Maya are back in this shifter series and she is preggers. Love the storyline and where it is going. Can't wait for the next!
July 17, 2018
The female main character is 100% unlikeable and she's in ALL the rest of books as a supporting character. It seems to be a trend in Celia Kyle books that the female main character in the first book of a series is annoying AF and then gets more and more annoying in each subsequent book. I'm not sure why this is because other FMCs in other books are fine.
May 3, 2019
Lions oh my!
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By Celia Kyle
First off LION SHIFTER enough said.
Maya has found out some surprising information.
Alex can't find his mate, he has looked all over for her. Well everywhere BUT her best friends house.
This was a fast read. Great for a bath or a lunch break.
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By Celia Kyle
First off LION SHIFTER enough said.
Maya has found out some surprising information.
Alex can't find his mate, he has looked all over for her. Well everywhere BUT her best friends house.
This was a fast read. Great for a bath or a lunch break.
January 14, 2021
I feel a little cheated by how short this book is- not the length of the pages per say, but the contents of plot that actually happened in the book. Nothing happened...one conversation topic that started the scene and finished it a few pages later. There was more conversation happening with side characters than between the actual two characters.
March 18, 2020
Sooo good
The characters' personalities jump off of the page. Maya with her bigger than big personality and her strange sense of humor make the story hum. Of course there is all of that Heat.
The characters' personalities jump off of the page. Maya with her bigger than big personality and her strange sense of humor make the story hum. Of course there is all of that Heat.
October 6, 2020
Her lioness is biatchy.
Maya has taken to her role as prima like a champ. She and Alex will have a great life together, if he gets with her program. Kitty's got claws and is not afraid to use them.
Maya has taken to her role as prima like a champ. She and Alex will have a great life together, if he gets with her program. Kitty's got claws and is not afraid to use them.
July 31, 2023
Hot Lion Shifters
Hot lion shifters! I'm new to the author and I haven't read a shifter romance, but this caught me within the first two pages and read it in one sitting g. Grab this book and you won't be disappointed!
Hot lion shifters! I'm new to the author and I haven't read a shifter romance, but this caught me within the first two pages and read it in one sitting g. Grab this book and you won't be disappointed!
November 10, 2023
11.11.23
Felt like we’d skipped the fun part. One minute we are ready for a brawl and the next it’s over.
I’ve enjoyed it enough to finish the series (especially since I’m on a cruise ship the next 10 days) they can be my quick reads when I need a break
Felt like we’d skipped the fun part. One minute we are ready for a brawl and the next it’s over.
I’ve enjoyed it enough to finish the series (especially since I’m on a cruise ship the next 10 days) they can be my quick reads when I need a break
February 25, 2024
I love this series and I recommend it. Maya Josephs is a newly turned lioness. Maya's pregnancy has her inner kitty extra b*tchy and she doesn't give a damn about protocol or hierarchy especially when it comes to her mate Alex and another tigress is a little too grabby.
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February 28, 2024Short but fun as usual
I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This is part of a series, and while I think it can be read as a stand alone, it should probably be read in order. This is number 2. Love the characters. Maya is amusing 4 stars
I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This is part of a series, and while I think it can be read as a stand alone, it should probably be read in order. This is number 2. Love the characters. Maya is amusing 4 stars
October 6, 2017
it's no good. same feelings as book one and they're only getting worse.
but I'll keep trying.....
but I need a break already ☹☹
but I'll keep trying.....
but I need a break already ☹☹
May 20, 2018
Short, hot and a whole lot of sexy times.
March 24, 2020
[4/5]
January 27, 2021
Book 2
A nice short book with some serious ass kicking I definitely approve of the way she handled the tigress. #justsaying
A nice short book with some serious ass kicking I definitely approve of the way she handled the tigress. #justsaying
December 6, 2021
A little action as hormones rage for pregnant prima. Great read. Started and finished 6/12/21
February 3, 2022
Short mature read.
February 14, 2022
Not really a book
Loved the first book bit disappointed this is more a short follow on from last book and short beginning for next. Just over 50pages.
Loved the first book bit disappointed this is more a short follow on from last book and short beginning for next. Just over 50pages.
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