Tigress for Two
by
Marissa Dobson
A life lived in fear…
Kallie lived her life hiding from everyone and everything
except selected members of her clan, fearing someone would discover who she was
and what she had fled. She would not be tortured again, no matter if the cost
was her life. When Taber enters her life, she isn’t sure if she should trust
him or run as fast and as far as she can. His presence changes everything, and
to let him in means she must remove the guards keeping her safe since her
escape.
A debt that is owed…
Taber owes the Alaskan Tigers more than he could ever repay.
They supported him and his Kodiak bear sleuth when they needed backing the
most. He has joined their fight against the rogue tigers in order to repay his
debt. Finding his mate among the Alaskan Tigers was unexpected. He always wanted
a female bear as his sow mate, and to raise a few cubs of his own. What he
didn’t need was a tigress with trust issues.
A love that could destroy them…
Finding his mate should be the best day of Thorben’s life,
but when he comes to Taber’s aid and discovers his destined tigress mate is
already his brother’s mate, brotherhood must overcome nature, because bears
mate for life.
My Review:
First I need to say, this cover is gorgeous !!
Second, what a great book from an amazing author!!
Wow, Tigress for Two was everything I'd hoped it would be after reading some of Marissa Dobson's other books. She packed a whollop, enticing the reader with angst, suspense, romance and suspense...oh did I say that twice? Well good cause I meant to, because she did a great job of keeping the reader in suspense throughout the whole story. I never new what was coming next but i was so intrigued I couldn't put the book down. And I seriously never imagined mixing shifter species but it was done well.
I immediately loved Taber. What an uber strong male. He was kind and courteous to the Alaskan Tigers, there to help them because they were friends but was then gruff when he met Kallie. However, his bear knew what it was doing and against his better judgment, he couldn't stay away from her. I loved how the mating bond took hold and didn't let him stray, keeping on her until she realized it as well. And Kallie, that poor damaged soul. She'd been through a lot and to say she was skiddish was an understatement. I think she could have been afraid of her own shadow but as the story unfolded, so did the bond between bear and tiger, the mating bond and Taber did his best to bring her from her shell, sheltering her as he needed and loving her as she'd let him.
Ms. Dobson also did a great job interjecting Thorben into their lives and I have to say I was a little worried at first. Kallie and Taber had created such a bond that i wondered how a second bear would blend into the mix after the fact but no fear...Marissa Dobson handled it with grace. I then became proud of both those Kodiak bears for settling what turmoil was between them to make a life for Kallie.
It didn't hurt that the mating(sex) scenes were smokin' too :)
This was book 3 of The Alaskan Tigers series and definitely a fantastic addition to the series. I really hope there is a book 4 because I can't wait to see what little cats or cubs those three have together...
Marissa Dobson and Tigress for Two definitely get my 5 stars !!
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Excerpt:
Taber Brown rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand for
the umpteenth time in the last twenty minutes. Hour after hour, they scanned
every shred of evidence Adam’s team brought back from San Francisco once they
seized Victor. They hoped to discover something that would lead them to Pierce,
but nothing so far. Everything they discovered reinforced their belief—Victor
only teamed with Pierce to further his own agenda.
Could Pierce be so daft he wouldn’t have seen Victor’s true
motivation? That was the question haunting not only Taber, but the Elders of
the Alaskan Tigers as well. If they could see through Victor, surely Pierce had
as well.
The papers cluttering the table detailed Victor’s plans to
bring Bratva—the brotherhood, a Russian shifter terrorist group—to the states.
Over the years, it appeared Victor had been gathering followers from different
shifter groups with like-minded beliefs.
Taber pushed papers aside, searching for his squeeze bottle
of honey buried somewhere under the clutter. With hours left, before the day’s
end, he needed his honey to see him through. Where did that damn bottle go?
“Bear.” Adam growled when Taber shoved more papers out of
the way. “You finished your honey an hour ago.”
“Shit.”
“We stocked some for you in the compound’s kitchen. Go get a
refill and then get some damn sleep. You’re grumpy when you’re tired.”
“I’m a bear, damn it.” He rose, stretching his long legs. To
him being a bear explained everything, but to the tigers well it might have
been another story, especially after Adam raised an eyebrow. At that moment,
Taber didn’t care.
He’d swing by the kitchen for another bottle of honey before
checking in with the men guarding Victor. He also hoped to find Ty or Raja
before hitting the sack, to see if any progress was made gaining information
from Victor.
The kitchen was on the far side of the main compound
building, away from the private quarters of the Alpha and Lieutenant, giving
them both seclusion and security. He slipped his hand into the front pocket of
his sweatshirt, his fingers wrapping around his cell phone. As he turned the
last corner, leading to the long hallway toward the kitchen, he collided with a
woman.
“Shit,” she said. Coffee covered the front of her shirt.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t expect anyone to be around here this
time of the night.” Being nearly seven foot, he stared down at her. The white
stripes sprinkled through her long, curly brown hair caught his attention. Did
she do those on purpose? According to his cousin, they were highlights, but
Taber couldn’t fathom why anyone would want such stripes painting their hair.
“You’re a damn shifter. You should have sensed me coming!”
She growled at him, blotting the coffee stain with a napkin, but it only served
to make matters worse.
“I said I was sorry, what more do you want woman?”
“Obviously nothing.” She snarled, shoving the napkins in her
nearly empty coffee cup. She released a
heavy sigh and moved to pass him.
He reached out, wrapping his hand around her small arm. She
winced as if expecting him to cause her pain. He hated seeing fear resonating
in her eyes. What happened to cause her such distress? “You’re right, I should
have sensed you, but I wasn’t paying attention. Let me get you another cup.”
A sudden shot of electricity vibrated through their contact.
He couldn’t tear his gaze from her.
This can’t be happening. My mate can’t be a tigress. I won’t
have it. Especially a tigress with haunting in her eyes.
“So you can spill it over me again? I think not.” She pulled
her arm free and pushed past him. He turned, his gaze following her as she sauntered
down the hallway away from him. The sway of her hips drew his attention to her
long, lush legs. The three-inch high heels she wore only served to add more
sashay to her swaying hips. He wanted to run after her, to explore the electric
jolt he received from her contact, but he instructed his feet to remain where
he stood. He didn’t want a tigress as his mate, and he doubted he could help
ease the pain within her eyes.
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cystic fibrosis eight years ago. When he’s asked to coordinate a carnival
fundraiser for the cause, he jumps at the chance to help others with the
disease…until it lands him side by side with the one woman he never thought he’d
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Kimberly Kincaid writes contemporary romance that
splits the difference between sexy and sweet. When she's not sitting
cross-legged in an ancient desk chair known as "The Pleather Bomber",
she can be found practicing obscene amounts of yoga, whipping up anything from
enchiladas to éclairs in her kitchen, or curled up with her nose in a book.
Kimberly is a 2011 RWA Golden Heart® finalist who lives (and writes!) by the
mantra that food is love. She has written two digital novellas, Love On The
Line and Drawing The Line, about hot cops and sexy chefs, with a third novella,
Outside The Lines, due this summer. She is also thrilled to have collaborated
on a Christmas anthology with Donna Kauffman and Kate Angell, titled The Sugar
Cookie Sweetheart Swap, to kick off her Pine Mountain foodie series with
Kensington this October. Kimberly’s first full-length novel, Turn Up the Heat,
will follow in February 2014. She resides in northern Virginia with her wildly
patient husband and their three daughters. 
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