A Handkerchief for Kade (Alaskan Pebble Gifters #5) by Amy Bellows

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All I want is a clever person to play cards with at night. No funny business. You sleep in your bed, and I’ll sleep in mine. Must be clean, quiet, sober, and willing to go to bed at a reasonable hour. A preference will be given to applicants who can play cribbage and gin rummy.

Sure, Kade wouldn’t normally consider a position as a companion for a polar bear shifter sentenced to a life in the oil fields of Alaska’s North Slope. But he’s broke. And the pay is good.

He doesn’t expect the “ornery card player” to be so handsome. Or sweet.

Before long, Kade wishes some “funny business” was an option. Especially when he goes into heat two weeks early...

A Handkerchief for Kade is an age gap romance with an omega who loves makeup, D/s, and MPreg of the penguin egg variety. It’s book five of the Alaskan Pebble Gifters series, and will only make sense if you’ve read the other books.

My Rating - 5 Stars!

A Handerchief for Kade is a fabulous shifter romance by Amy Bellows. The fifth book in the Alaskan Pebble Gifters series, it is easily read as a standalone. 

I absolutely love this shifter world surrounding the Pebble Gifters series. The author adds a tremendous amount of emotion and details into the world that all add immensely to the beauty of this tale/series. 

Like the previous books, Kade's story is tender, sweet, and absolutely mesmerizing. I love it all. 

Otis and Kade. Two shifters. Both lonely and broken. Two shifters who have no reason or purpose anymore. Until they meet one another. Kade and Otis are perfect for one another. They each give the other a reason to live, fully completing each other. It is an awesome story. 

There is a lot going on that adds to the emotion. There's past pains and regrets to deal with. There's a kink and sexual preferences to explore. There's some breath play, bondage, voyeurism, and exhibitionism.

But, damn it, once again my favorite scenes are the nesting ones. I cannot get enough of the author's nesting scenes. They are amazing, written with both heart and humor. These scenes alone are worth the read.

This tale starts on the Slope, and includes all the details of life on the Slope. There's also some Anchorage scenes, with some previous characters.

Handerchief for Kade is a fantastic blend of shifters, cultures, traditions, daddy kink, and romance. I can't recommend this book and series enough! And trust me, you just can't go wrong with an Amy Bellows book.

Unforgettable Faith (Vale Valley, Season 3 #11) by Michael Mandrake

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Father Joseph deadened himself to love, but Diego refuses to give up on romancing the ornery priest.

After Joseph spent part of his life running from captivity, he found solace in church. The only thing stopping him from true serenity is reassembling the broken pieces of his past. Fragments that cause him mental anguish and bring him to his knees.

Diego’s travels lead him to Vale Valley to pitch a product, but when he prepares to leave, his wanton desire forces him to stay put. Despite not knowing what or why, Diego surrenders to his instincts.

Wolves and tigers aren’t supposed to be buddies, so why is the attraction between them irresistible? Will they remain together regardless of issues that could tear them apart?

Unforgettable Faith is book thirteen of the popular multi-author series, Vale Valley, a small town open to everyone who needs love and a home. This is a story of chosen mates and forbidden love between two species not meant for each other.

WARNING: The book includes knotting, sex under the altar, more fun with rosary beads, sappy romance, casual drug use, flashbacks of violence, and near death.

A Summer Romance. 

Review 

My Rating - 5 Stars!

Unforgettable Faith, Michael Mandrake's contribution to Season 3 of Vale Valley, is one hell of a hot romance. 

Joseph is a priest who's fighting his attraction to Diego. They're two alphas, two different species, one a tiger, one a wolf. Both question how they are even attracted to one another.

Their story is one of secrets, confusion, heat and lust. Diego suffers from memory issues, which makes for some interesting moments. 

The writing is great, with a good storyline and a hot couple. The flow is seamless, and the development well done.

And, damn, the hot factor is high on this one. There's shifter sex, which we don't see often enough. And holy crap, more altar sex! Damn! Super hot and steamy!

I am still in awe of Unforgettable Faith. I love Joseph and Diego together, and I really love their chemistry. You need to read this one when you're in the mood for a steamy, omegaverse read.