Animal magnetism has a whole new meaning when the menagerie of shapeshifters in Shelly Laurenstons Pride series prowls sniffs howls and roars into hotblooded action THE MANE EVENT NYPD cop Desiree Dez MacDermot knows shes changed a lot since she palled around with her childhood buddy Mace But its fair to say that Mace has changed even more It isnt just those intensely gold eyes or the sixfour builtlikeaNavy Seal body Its something in the way he sniffs her neck and purrs making her entire body tingle THE BEAST IN HIM Some things are so worth waiting for Like the moment when Jessica Ward accidentally bumps into heartthrob Bobby Ray Smith and shows him just how far shes come since high school Now Jess is a success on her own terms And she can enjoy a romp with a big bad wolf and walk away Easy Or so she thinks THE MANE ATTRACTION Weddings have the strangest effect on people Exhibit 1 Sissy Mae waking up in Mitch Shaws bed the morning after her brother Bobby Rays nuptials Exhibit 2 the gunmen trying to kill Mitch Exhibit 3 Sissy Mae escorting a bleeding yet sexy lion shifter to her Tennessee Packs turf for safe keeping It doesnt help that Mitchs appraising gaze makes her feel like the most desirable creature on earth THE MANE SQUEEZE Growing up on the tough Philly streets Gwen ONeill knows how to fend for herself But what is she supposed to do with a nice suburban Jersey boy who has a tendency to turn into a massive Grizzly Despite his menacing growl and fourinch claws Gwen finds Lachlan Lock MacRyrie cute and really sweet He actually watches out for her and unlike the rest of her outofcontrol family manages not to morbidly embarrass her Too bad cats dont believe in forever Praise for the Novels of Shelly Laurenston Hot and humorous USATodaycom Shelly Laurenstons shifter books are full of oddball characters strong females with attitude and dialogue that can have you laughing out loud The Philadelphia Inquirer A little bit of everything humor passion and suspense with a touch of paranormal FreshFiction