A Very Jaguar Christmas

September 5, 2016
A long-delayed romance blooms between two werejaguars trying to return a child home in time for Christmas in this sweet and breezy tale that’s light on tension and suspense. Everett Anderson and Demetria MacFarlane are working on integrating the branches of the werejaguar defense agency in Dallas, Tex., when they get a call about an abandoned child. He turns out to be another kind of shifter, one that the werejaguars had no idea even existed. Everett and Demetria act on the strong feelings they’ve long had for each other as they search for the child’s family. Their biggest obstacle is the child’s kindred’s matching skepticism about jaguar shifters, but even that is easily overcome as the various plot threads flow smoothly toward happy resolutions. The emphasis on superficial Christmas elements—lights, trees, presents, visits to Santa—make this a pleasant Yuletide read, but it lacks depth.

October 15, 2016

When a strange wolf-pup child is dropped off at a jaguar day-care center just before the holidays and the parents can't be found, JAG agent Everett Anderson finds himself helping Guardian Demetria MacFarlane tend to the boy as they try to find his missing family. Romance blossoms between the pair as they track down cross-country leads, but as neither shifter species had known the other existed, the situation takes on a dangerous, unpredictable edge, making the search a lot more complex and wide-ranging. VERDICT This sensuous, heartwarming romance, enhanced by an adorable wolf pup and wintertime fun, puts an intriguing paranormal spin on the season and forges a welcome link with Spear's wolf-shifter titles. Spear (Billionaire in Wolf's Clothing) lives in Texas.

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