Burning Wild by Christine Feehan (2009, Paperback)

I have all of Christine Feehan's books -I absolutely love them - but this book I am not fond of. It is simply too depressing. I felt that the book tried too hard to be edgy, the sex was not romantic or fun or in any way a positive experience, and it was so far beyond realistic that I could not associate with the characters, even though I do with those in her other books. I understand and admire Ms. Feehans ability to take characters with abusive childhoods and show that they can become strong, confident adults but, somehow, that message was not shown to its best light in this book. So, if you are looking for paranormal romance/erotica, I highly recommend Ms. Feehan's other books such as those in her Carpathian (vampire), Game (genetically altered) and Drake (7 powerful sisters) series but do not recommend this one.

I absolutely loved this story, and I think it is Christine's best to date. I couldn't put the book down once I started it. Christine is a master at building intense, brooding and sexy male characters, as well as strong yet loving women characters. She is also the best at writing about the paranormal.

BACK OF BOOK SAYS:

BRED by capricious parents for his innate leopard shifting abilities billionaire jake bannaconni has spent his life in an emotional vacuum especially after a tragic twist of fate left him to raise his infant son alone. but when his path crosses that of an enigmatic young woman, jakes life takes a detour he never fathomed.

i had a really hard time with this book. it did not feel like a christine feehan book to me until after page 316.

plus it reminded me of another book (which i have yet to find) that had a female who was raised in a similiar way. and joined a military group.