Reviewed by Becca
TITLE: Mating the Enemy
SERIES: Paranormal Wars: Stone Haven #1
AUTHOR: Shea Balik
PUBLISHER: self-published
LENGTH: 133 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 23, 2019
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Siberian Tiger shifter, Aleksi Rykov, is amused to watch the enemy chasing one of their own, Psy Seth Tilton, until he realizes it’s his mate. Rescuing his mate isn’t difficult for the powerful Alpha but keeping his mate safe from the war raging between their races may be more difficult.
Seth is taking a chance running to the one man he knows can keep him safe, Aleksi. Seth knows the Psy’s secrets and the Psy will do anything to get him back but with Aleksi’s help, Seth can help turn the tide of the war and uncover the horrible truth. The question is, will Aleksi be willing to help the enemy?
Both sides are against their mating and doing their best to tear the two apart but Aleksi and Seth are determined to stay together against all odds. Can Aleksi and Seth manage to find happiness by Mating the Enemy?
PLEASE NOTE: This is a revised and re-edited version of the original publication. The main storyline has not changed and there are no significant rewrites.
REVIEW:
OOO OOO OOO am I loving this! Shifters, mystics and psy, oh my! This book was a good way to start off this series. Wars between the paranormals, mates who are considered the enemies, and betrayals of the worst kind. I’m liking where this is going.
We are three hundred years ahead, in this book, but in 2012, things started to change. Shifters were being born out of nowhere, along with mystics who could control the elements, and psys, were telekinetic and could control others. Among other things. They’ve learned to thrive, despite not being known by the humans, but they are warring against each other. They psys want the powers the others have along with their own and are greedy. To the point, of kidnapping shifters and mystics and using them for their experiments. And because one psy, dared to be different, he’s now being hunted to be killed. If Seth can just make it to Alek, he might just stay alive. But just because he found Alek and their mates, doesn’t mean it’s going to be accepted and that a bigger war isn’t about to start. Because it is. And if they make this out alive, what’s going to happen next?
I feel for Seth in this book. He can’t catch a break no matter what he does. His own family wants him dead, his own “species” wants him dead, and all he wants is to live in peace and make sure everyone else does too. He doesn’t agree with what’s going on in his world, which is why everyone wants him dead. And it’s not fair. He always thought they were supposed to working together to make the world a better place, not fighting over who is supposedly better. And now that he’s broken free from his world, he’s considered the enemy in everyone else’s world. And they want him dead too. He can’t win no matter what he does. His only happiness is that he found the shifter he’s dreamed of for years. And the man is his mate. But with all that is going on, trust is a thing hard to hand out. Even between them. And again, it’s like he can’t win. But Alek is determined to make sure his mate is happy, even with all they are going through. And maybe, just maybe, they can get it all figured out.
Definitely a great start to this series. I’m so excited about it. I love paranormal stuff and I love where this is heading. It’s going to be some tough journeys, some passionate mating, and some all out wars. But maybe in the end, they can get it right.
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