Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: Tooth and Nail

SERIES: U.S. Marshals I.R.S. (Interspecies Response – book 1)

AUTHOR: Patricia Logan

PUBLISHER: Westburg Publishing Corp.

LENGTH: 329 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 23, 2024

BLURB:

The very last thing U.S. Marshal Eoghan Sapphire wants is a new partnership. Worse yet, the transfer from Lexington, Kentucky is a civilian. That means it’ll be Eoghan’s responsibility to break him into the I.S.R. and the unique way their particular U.S. Marshals Service unit operates. He decides being a jerk to him and keeping him at arm’s length just might be the way to handle things…until he meets him.

Aristotle Brown isn’t like anyone Eoghan’s ever know before. He’s polite, willing to learn, and most of all, devastatingly handsome. Eoghan’s actually happy they’re thrown into a dangerous situation with a WITSEC protectee the first day his brand-new partner is on the job. Dealing with this particular man will let Eoghan know what Ari Brown’s made of. Will he break under pressure?

Dealing with humans is standard everyday stuff in the U.S. Marshals Service but other non-human species like shifters, other paranormals, and aliens from distant star systems…well, that’s where things promise to get downright interesting. Their second day on the job is no different. And he’s not prepared for Ari’s cool-headed composure when he comes face to face with an example of everything the I.S.R. deals with every day.

To top it all off, the marshal sent to back the two men up when things get dicey in Griffith Park isn’t as reliable as Eoghan had hoped. The impulses of the guy nearly get them all killed but fortunately, Ari performs like a dream, helping extract everyone when things go from bad to worse. Eoghan is sure of a couple of things…acting as this man’s training officer isn’t going to be such a struggle after all, and keeping his hands off him is going to be the hardest part about this assignment.

REVIEW:

I love how Patrica Logan always knows just how hard to push my limits just a bit further than I expected I would like and then learn to love the new adventure she takes me on. Tooth and Nail was exactly the right push. I mean giant honeybee shifter named Derwin who is suffering from tryphophobia. And the bullying Bumblebees after him. And who could forget the bizarre Space Fairies. If this book doesn’t stretch your imagination I don’t know what will.

I already knew I would love Ari from his interaction with Max Prince in the FBI File’s book 5 A Clown Car full of Sovereigns but what a treat to get to know his new partner Eoghan Sapphire. And such a wonderful surprise was discovering his colorful and provocative assortment of undergarments that definitely got Ari’s motor revving! These two’s chemistry was explosive. You just knew there was no way Eoghan was ever going to be able to keep his hands off of the black Adonis.

This book had more twists and turns that just kept challenging me to open my mind more and more. Think Men in Black, with a splash of The Twilight Zone, and then  sprinkle a bit of space fairy dust residue to round out this creative picture. (That last part is just a giant ewww 🤢) I can’t wait to get to the next book and be in Ari’s brain a bit more. Great start to what presides to be a fun and exciting series.

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