Reviewed by Sarina
TITLE: Dangerous Territory
AUTHOR: Cari Z
PUBLISHER: Less Than Three Press
LENGTH: 20,000 words
BLURB:
With his father barely in the ground and his sister married to a scheming bastard, Carter is on the verge of losing the family ranch. His only chance at holding onto his inheritance is to get his cattle to market before his brother-in-law. That means braving Mason Canyon, which on top of being snake-infested and easily flooded, is also shifter territory. Most clans would just as soon shoot humans as look at them.
His only hope of making it is to trust the shifter who’s agreed to help him, and pray that Rani won’t double-cross him. If Carter doesn’t go he loses everything, and if he doesn’t make it there his family is as good as dead.
REVIEW:
Carter is at the end of his rope; his father is dead, his sister has married one of the worst men around and he’s going to lose control of his father’s ranch if he can’t come up with a miracle. When he’s given a glimmer of hope in the form of Rani, a shifter, Carter can’t help but take the chance that everything will turn out alright. Time and the elements are against them, however, and if Carter’s going to save his livelihood, he’s going to have to trust in someone other than himself.
This story was a lot different than I originally thought it would be but I also thought it worked really well. Carter is a rancher from the top of his head to the soles of his boots and all he wants is to keep the ranch his father worked so hard to build out of the hands of his new brother in law. Everything seems to be working against him until a deal is reached with a local shifter pack for protection for himself and his herd as they travel to the upcoming cattle fair. Rani is stiff and formal in the beginning but as the two travel together, he begins to loosen up showing more of his personality. These two main characters really couldn’t be more different yet I didn’t have any trouble picturing them together. I found Rani to be quite sweet once he opened up a little and it was nice seeing Carter let someone else be in charge for once. The story itself was actually pretty well paced and it felt complete even for such a short read. I really wish I’d been able to see what happened after the cattle sale, however; an epilogue would’ve tied the beginning with the end better and I really wanted to see what happened when they got home. I can’t tell you how much I wanted to find out what happened with Percy. This was a nice change of pace from the usual shifter story and I enjoyed it.
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