Reviewed by True

TITLE: Kelpie’s Claiming

SERIES: Fairview Chronicles #10

AUTHOR: Alexa Piper

PUBLISHER: Changeling Press

LENGTH: 168 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 13, 2022

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Rob’s current goal in life? Do not eat people. That’s easier said than done when you’re a kelpie in the service industry. While Rob pursues his goals from behind the bar, a stranger walks in, and Rob catches the man’s scent. Yet, patrons are not for eating, and it should have ended there… except when Rob smells that delicious scent again, the beautiful stranger needs help.

Bertrand wants to fit in, but because he’s part Fae, part Elf, and grew up human, he’s not really at home in either human or supernatural society. Still, he likes being a reporter and following a story all the way to its conclusion. The story he’s pursuing when he walks into Rob’s bar one night is one of supernaturals going missing, and Bertrand seems to be the only one who cares.

Meeting Bertrand might just shift Rob’s life goals. Coming face-to-face with a kelpie stallion might be enough to help Bertrand see where he fits in perfectly. Except Bertrand doesn’t really know what to make of Rob, and also, Bertrand’s missing persons story is bigger than even he envisioned. It’s turning into a case of abduction and trafficking he needs to unravel before he can even think about Rob’s advances. The story will lead Bertrand to some dark places before the year is out.

REVIEW:

Thinking improperly things about an unconscious man, Rob can’t help it.
He found the man on the street, mugged, wounded, while earlier the man visit Rob’s bar The Ragdoll.
He had admired him from a distance and fantasized about him. Here in his place, his bed, unconscious he can’t help fantasizing about final decisions for the future.

Bertrand is Fae and partly Elf, he’s a reporter on a case but got mugged, now he’s flabbergasted by the Kelpie who talks romantically, and makes him feel strange things. Is he for real?

When Bertrand sees Rob in all his beautiful glory as a large black stallion with long manes, he takes the ride of his life.
Without a vote to object, he’s claimed by possessive Rob. He protests, of course, only, it doesn’t sound bad, being claimed by this hot Kelpie.

That particular case Bertrand is on is a lot darker and more violent than he could ever imagine.

While there are some dark moments, it’s overall a fun read, with boners at the most embarrassing moments, so much fun.
The possessiveness coming from Rob was delicious, Bertrand’s weak and helpless attempts to resist, which made Rob even more convinced, were a delight.
Overall a fantastic read, I enjoyed it all hugely. It’s captivatingly written, steamy, funny, angsty, with the most adorable magical creatures!

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