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Desert Homesteaders, Book 3
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Michael Dean
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Susi Hawke
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Carjacked and taken hostage? Just another Friday night for this alpha.
Sweet, bumbling Shane is an alpha who’s been looking for love in all the wrong places. Bad dates and catfishing incidents are the norm in his world. But Shane pushes on, because he knows his fated mate is waiting to be found. And if he doesn’t eventually find his perfect match? Well.... Shane might be willing to settle.
Xavier’s on the run from a rough past. Luckily, he’s a jackrabbit shifter who’s good at getting lost. Not so lucky? He’s also pregnant, and needs a safe place to burrow. He sees his chance in a small Arizona town - by carjacking his own fated mate, and taking him hostage. "Kinda". Is it really kidnapping, if the hostage offers to be taken?
Return to the hills above Cottonwood, Arizona, where every shifter has a bit of special magic, and the pack of homesteaders, preppers, and loners are a lot nosier about each other’s lives than they’d care to admit. Because no matter their differences, pack means family.
This 28k novella is the third in this short-read series, and definitely contains "mpreg". Be prepared for side-splitting laughs, an omega who can talk to animals, and a group of people who know that family always comes first. Also, all the feels you’d expect from a Susi Hawke original.
Possible triggers include the mention of rape in a main character's past, and a resulting pregnancy.
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Want Drew back….Dean’s weakest performance
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I received a copy of this book from Gay Romance Reviews, and this is my honest review.
POV: 1st Person Dual POV
Standalone or series: Book 3 in the Desert Homesteaders series
Would I recommend it: 5 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ highly recommend!! 🤩
Would I read it again: Most definitely!
Shane and Xavier 💙✨
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🎧📚🎧 And for the fabulous narration, Michael Dean is a talented narrator and a versatile voice artist. He had a complete understanding of the characters he portrayed, gave each a voice that fit the character’s persona, sounding believable in each role he played and just as I pictured the characters to sound. He nailed it with the character voices and that scene in the barn was perfection. He set the perfect tone for the story, handled the witty dialogue and with ease and landed the humor effortlessly. You could hear how much heart he put into his performance as he captures all the characters’ emotions and projects them into his performance. Michael Dean is an entertaining storyteller and a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for this fabulous listen.
More Desert Homesteaders Greatness! Excellent🎧📚🎧
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Home on the homestead
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Great
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Enjoyable read
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Humorous and cute
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After Shane hears about what happened to Xavier he opens his home and his heart to the little shifter rabbit. This was a really sweet story and after listening to it and hearing the friends Shane has I have to go back a head the first two books. I really enjoyed the narrator and giggled out loud and had a smile that I’m sure confused people who were shopping around me as I listened to the book. 5 stars all around!
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Shane and Xavier
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Cute❤️
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Love the series
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