Megan's Mark (The Breeds, Book 1)
Berkley - Berkley
Release date: 2006-05-02
Mass Market Paperback
Author: Lora Leigh
Romance, Murder, Fiction, Fiction - Romance, Romance: Modern, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Paranormal, Romance - Contemporary, Romance - Suspense, Romance - General, Romance & Sagas
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Megan's Mark (The Breeds, Book 1)
Date undefinedIf you dont mind some graphic sexual content then this is a fun book to read. I purchased the first 4 books all at once so it did surprise me a little, but its easy to skip the bad parts. Defenitly not for teens.
Megan's Mark (The Breeds, Book 1)
Date undefinedMaybe I've just read too many crappy erotic romances lately, but Megan's Mark was a relief. Lora Leigh does an admirable job with her sex scenes, and I appreciated Megan's attitude. Braden is definitely alpha, and I especially liked how they came to terms with their similar personalities. And heck, I like sensual biting!
But when it comes time to explain important plot points, Leigh's narrative gets confusing. I found myself re-reading at some of the worst moments... I still don't understand how the plot resolved, actually. That said, I wasn't looking for an especially deep plot. It made for a good summer read.
Megan's Mark (The Breeds, Book 1)
Date undefinedThis is Book 1 of The Breed series which is an offshoot of the Feline Breeds series. The Genetics Council used genetic experimentation to create humans with animal DNA, called Breeds. The Breeds were tortured, experimented upon and kept in captivity, but eventually escaped. The Council and other groups are trying to capture and/or kill them.
I liked the alpha male hero Braden who was a Breed with lion DNA. The heroine is Megan, a human with empathic abilities. She trained to be a police officer, but was too affected by the emotions of other police officers, victims and criminals to do her job. She would feel too much pain, fear, hatred, etc, which caused her to make mistakes on the job. Someone wants to kill her and Braden is sent to find out who. He is there to help her, but she won't help him help her. At first she doesn't even tell him she is an empath which is part of the mystery. Later, he wants her to practice blocking emotions with his help, but she refuses for awhile. She is hostile and angry toward him and others. I had trouble finding something to admire about her or feeling sympathy for her. The plot didn't interest me, described below. If a reader is looking for lengthy Breed sex scenes, I suggest the other Breed books. The ones in this book were similar, nothing new.
CAUTION SPOILERS:
A bad guy hires other bad guys to kill two breeds and Megan. Megan escaped the ambush. She and Braden return to the scene of the crime a couple of times trying to psychically figure out what happened. The bad guys chase them and there is a shoot out at the end. Most of the story seemed to be Megan stomping around being mad and not trying to do a good job in solving the mystery.
Sexual language: strong/erotic. Number of sex scenes: six, most were several pages long. Setting: 2023 small town in southern New Mexico and Virginia. Copyright: 2006. Genre: erotic paranormal romance.
For a listing of my reviews of other Lora Leigh books, see my 4 star review of "Tempting the Beast" posted on 6/30/08.
