And from both of them as they grew into each other, into the love that is so alien to these shifters. Hugh with his realisation of what his Pride had done to Johnnie. Johnnie, with his total and utter shutdown before his attempt to end his life. His story telling voice is clear and even, and every amount of emotion came over in all the right places. Greg pulled both Hugh and Johnnie off perfectly, and they sounded just as I thought they would. I've found, if I know I might get to LISTEN as well as READ a book, I focus much more on the voices, that characters have in my head. This book is in the third person, and Johnnie and Hugh sound just like I thought they would. THAT series is told in the first person, and I was worried I'd get Cole coming through.

And he does a stunning job! I have listened to Mr Tremblay's work before, but its limited to a single series, Cole McGinnis, by Rhys Ford. Now, had I been feeling 100%, it wouldn't have taken me 3 hours to finish and I would have finished it in one sitting, but feeling under the weather meant I really had to sleep. There is no mating, no mate bond as such, it really is as simple as Hugh and Johnnie falling in love with each other. It has new way for thinking for Hugh and Johnnie, a new concept for their pride, for shifters in general. Hugh and Johnnie's journey is beautifully written, in a way only CC can. And Johnnie really decided that enough was enough. His life up to that point where he really had had enough, consisted of following the Premier around, being close to him, wherever he went, whatever he did. Johnnie's upbringing had been secluded but he learned as he went along, as and when he could. The Siphon didn't even have a name before Hugh gave him Johnnie. What follows is a journey of intense self discovery for Hugh, of discovering who this person really is who has been his shadow for ten years. When Hugh realises something is terribly worng with the Siphon, lions are sent to the Siphon's room and cut him down, just in time. Said Siphon is not happy and attempts to end his life. He needs a Siphon to, quite literally, siphon off his power so his head doesn't explode.

and it did not disappoint! Hugh is a Premier Lion in a large pride. The audio version is narrated by Greg Tremblay. Its different (anything different is good in my book!) 4. Lion shifters (I love different shifters!) 3. This book had several things going for it before I started. Independent Reviewer for Archaeolibrarian I Dig Good Books.

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