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When Quinn Blackwood thought it was time to go hunting for his mate, he couldn’t believe fate handed her to him on his very first blind date. His family thought it was an hilarious turn of events since the big bear shifter had been looking forward to sowing a few more wild oats before settling down with his one true mate. No one was laughing when Paige got the wrong idea and believed Quinn was just looking for a good time.Paige Matthews had finally given into the cajoling of her co-worker and agreed to a blind date with the woman’s brother. Paige admired the family of bear shifters and had nursed a secret crush on the oldest Blackwood brother, Quinn, since moving to town. Even though she’d known the odds were against it, she was terribly disappointed that she wasn’t his true mate. She did however, decide to take him up on his offer of a good time, cause this good-girl craved the bear’s sweet loving.
“You’re
very big.”
Oh,
baby, he thought, you don’t know the half of it. Her voice was soft and sultry,
something you would hear over the phone if you called a sex line. His cock
stood at attention. Again. If she kept looking at him like that, she’d soon
have a pretty good idea of his size. Her tongue came out to lick her lips and
he thought he just might shoot his load in his pants.
“I,
um, Deb, didn’t say how tall you were.”
His
eyes took on a heavy-lidded look. He needed to hide the effect her voice was
having on him. His pupils had no doubt dilated and the golden color of his bear
was shining through the natural brown color of his eyes. A bear clawing at the
surface, ready to spring into action, ready to mount this woman.
Cherish
her.
He
felt an unfamiliar stirring inside that had absolutely nothing to do with sex.
Did you fall in love with your mate the instant you met her?
“And
she didn’t say how small you were.” He grabbed his bear by the throat and yank
him back. He had a suspicion she wouldn’t appreciate being slung over his
shoulder and carried out of the restaurant for a night of hard, rough loving.
Instead,
he needed to get to know her, show her how civilized a bear shifter could be.
Then take her home for a night of hard, rough loving. The bear liked that idea.
A lot.
She
snorted before a smile lit up her whole face and both man and bear basked in
the warmth of her expression. Before, Quinn had considered her pretty, now he
could honestly say she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.
“I’m
far from small.”
“Everyone
is small compared to me.” He held out his hand to help her from the stool and
her delicate hand was lost in his. His mother had once measured his hands with
her dinner plates. His finger-span had easily covered the white china and
everyone had laughed. Bear shifters were supposed to be big.
“Maybe
that’s why Deb thought we would be good together.” Her voice held a hint of
emotion he couldn’t decipher.
“Deb
knows I appreciate a beautiful woman.” He raised her chin with a finger, making
sure she was looking at him before he continued. “Look, I’m a big man. You’re a
curvy woman. I think that makes for a perfect combination.”
“You
sure don’t pull your punches, do you?”
“Why,
because I called you a curvy woman?” If she said one thing about her size, he’d
take her over his knee.
“No,
because you claim you’re a big man.” Her gaze fell to the bulge in his pants,
the bulge she’d put there. Heat blasted him and his heart did a somersault at
the spirit behind another sweet smile.
“I
always tell the truth, baby,” he grinned. Now that he had her talking, she was
turning out to be a little sassy. He liked that. He realized he liked a lot of
things about her. He was hard pressed to pick his favorite. The full, pouty
pink lips he’d love to see wrapped about his cock or the dark green eyes he
wanted burning with passion as he pounded deep inside her. The sultry voice
he’d soon have screaming his name as he licked her slit, making her cream all
over his tongue.
Okay.
He wanted this woman. Any other time he’d be cursing the fact that his big
sister had found his mate on the first try and he’d never see the end of her
smugness. Now, he wondered what he needed to buy her as a thank-you gift. And
how to convince Paige to come home with him tonight so he could show her just
how big bear shifters could really get.
Just
then, her stomach growled, making him frown. Provide. Protect. The two
instinctual mandates all male shifters felt for their mates. He needed to feed
her. “Let’s get you fed and then we’ll discuss the particulars.”
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This novel doesn't have the most intricate of storylines but what it lacks in plot it makes up for in steamy hot erotic romance. I'm an avid fan of shifter novels in general, which some of you may already know, but Marie Mason caters to shifter fans similarly to Anya Bast and fantasy erotica. They story is sweet, short and hella sexy. I loved it!
Quinn is a typical male shifter, brawny, protective, totally gorgeous and absolutely oblivious. Paige was a wonderful leading lady slightly insecure about her body. Okay, I have to mention that this is classified as a BBW romance. I've come to understand BBW means curvaceous women but still have no idea what it EXACTLY means... >< I often find it slightly redundant because unless an author specifically states "flat stomach" I usually envision the ladies in books as pretty average woman. (The guys are another story ;] )
Anyway... the romance story is pretty typical and again the plot isn't something hugely riveting but I truly enjoyed the dynamic between Quinn and Paige. Plus I adore shifter reads so this was a bunch of fun to read. The romance was cute and the characters were a barrel of laughs. I'm pretty excited to see the who the twins end up with!
Definitely recommend if you love shifters, like me, and want a light, funny, sexy, short time filler!
Marie Mason loves romance. Writing, reading –it just depends on the time of day which she loves to do most. Having had a mydrid of unsatisfying jobs, and the gnawing, aching need to be a writer, Marie jumped head first into the world romance, without a safety net nor the ability to swim. She still works as a semi-unsatisfying and is just waiting for the day when her husband turns to her and says “Honey, when are you going to quit your job and write full time.”
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1 GRAND PRIZE:
$25 Amazon gift card, 1 ebook copy of Blind Date with a Bear, shifter snuggle items, and an advanced readers copy of book 2 in the Blackwood Brothers Series-Bear and Bear Alike
3 ebook copy of Blind Date with a Bear
