Primal Bonds (Shifters Unbound Series #2)

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When a female Shifter comes to town seeking refuge, Feline Shifter Sean Morrissey claims the new arrival and finds a beautiful woman who looks him straight in the eye without fear, stirring the mating frenzy within him.

To relocate to a new Shiftertown, half-Fae, half-Shifter Andrea Gray must accept a new mate. But Andrea's intense attraction to Sean is something she never expected-a perilous complication for a woman with a troubled past.

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Overview

When a female Shifter comes to town seeking refuge, Feline Shifter Sean Morrissey claims the new arrival and finds a beautiful woman who looks him straight in the eye without fear, stirring the mating frenzy within him.

To relocate to a new Shiftertown, half-Fae, half-Shifter Andrea Gray must accept a new mate. But Andrea's intense attraction to Sean is something she never expected-a perilous complication for a woman with a troubled past.

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Publishers Weekly
Ashley, who writes urban fantasy as Allyson James, follows her 2010 paranormal romance, Pride Mates, with another sexually charged and imaginative tale. Humans force shape-shifters to live in shantytowns and wear fae-made magical collars that keep them from using their animal powers. Half-fae, half-lupine shifter Andrea Gray, fleeing a forced mate-claim in her hometown, heads to the Shiftertown in Austin, Tex., where she gets protection from a mate-claim in name only with feline shifter Sean Morrissey. In a twist on the pretend marriage trope, the contract gives decidedly nonsubmissive Andrea and alpha male Sean license to explore their burning passion in electrifying detail. Andrea's mysterious, surprising background and special abilities enhance the plot, as do the interesting supporting characters. Occasional clunky backstory dumps will help new readers grasp the many story line intricacies, and returning fans will love the quick pace and smart, skilled writing. (Mar.)
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"Ashley's skill at blending plot intricacies with believable characters makes this a terrific mix of passion and power. Settle in and enjoy!" —-Romantic Times
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780425240786
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 3/1/2011
  • Series: Shifters Unbound Series , #2
  • Format: Mass Market Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • Sales rank: 160,651
  • Product dimensions: 4.20 (w) x 6.70 (h) x 0.90 (d)

Meet the Author


New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Ashley writes historical, paranormal, and contemporary romance. She also writes mysteries under the pseudonym Ashley Gardner and paranormal romance and urban fantasy as Allyson James. Jennifer has received many awards, including the Golden Quill, the RITA Award, the Prism Award and the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award. Her books include the Shifters Unbound series and the Mackenzies series. Jennifer currently lives in the Southwest. An award-winning storyteller and a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Cris Dukehart has narrated books in a plethora of genres, from romance, science fiction, and young adult to children's literature and autobiography. Her voice, with an endearing mix of sweetness and pluck, can be heard around the world and across the Web in commercials, e-learning projects, and corporate narrations.
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Average Rating 4.5
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  • Posted February 12, 2011

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    Supersedes Book 1

    I was lucky enough to win an advance reading copy of Primal Bonds from Jennifer Ashley's facebook page.

    Once again Jennifer Ashley brings us to her Austin, TX Shiftertown in Primal Bonds, book 2 of her Shifters Unbound series. Here we find the Feline Shifter Sean Morrissey, Guardian of his clan and powerful member of his pride. Sean's job as the Guardian could be a really lonely one. When his neighbor's niece needed to relocate from her Shiftertown in Colorado, seeking shelter, he offers her his protection. When Sean met her he found a little Lupine Snifter that could look him in the eye. That was the last thing that he had expected. And he had just mate-claimed her.

    Half Fea and half wolf Shifter, Andrea Gray had long become acquainted to looking after herself but she needed a new protector in order to escape an unwanted mate-claim. She thought that a Guardian would fit the bill nicely. However, she wasn't expecting the intense attraction that she felt for her rescuer when she first looked into his blue eyes.

    Andrea struggles to keep her mating of convenience platonic. Sean plans to turn his mate-claim into the real thing. Will her mixed blood and troubled past, as well as her stubbornness keep him from truly claiming his mate?

    Jennifer Ashley truly outdoes herself in this novel. She made me feel hate, sadness, and elation as I read her words. As in the first book in the series, discrimination and prejudice is clearly addressed and challenges the reader to look at a fictional situation and perhaps see the similarities in our own culture. I for one appreciated the way that she addressed the volatile situations as or hero and heroine fought in all ways to be by each others sides. The story easily sweeps us along on Sean and Andrea journey to their HEA. And a HEA is what they get in this awesome and sexy book.

    4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted January 28, 2011

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    A musy read for utban fantasy lovets

    Humans keep shapeshifters in run down squabble. They also insist the beasts wear fae created collars to insure these monsters are unable to use their animal nature.

    Half-breed fae-lupine Andrea Gray flees from a potential mate who insists she belongs to him. She arrives at the Shiftertown section of Austin where she hopes to find protection. Feline shifter Sean Morrissey, who possesses the powerful shifter soul release sword, claims her as his mate though he does so in name only to keep Andrea safe. As the two alphas begin to investigate their desire for one another, they fall in love, but each fears to raise the issue of being true life mates as he expected no one due to his sword's skill and she has always detested the concept of belonging to any mate even as she knows he is not just any mate.

    The latest Shifters Unbound urban fantasy (see Pride Mates) is an enjoyable thriller as the Ashley mythos is further developed with a sense that shifters exist and what happens in Austen is genuine. The story line is fast-paced with the sexual taut relationship between the feline and the lupine cutting across the action packed tale. Readers will enjoy the Primal Bonds between two alphas who mate at the drop of a page to the delight of fans.

    Harriet Klausner

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 23, 2013

    Love and Laughter

    I am enjoying this series. Jennifer Ashley has a way of putting love, mystery and laughter into her books. Hot men and beautiful women making love and war.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 11, 2012

    Loved it!

    Highly recommend!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 30, 2012

    This series is great

    Great book. Little slow in spots but good

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  • Posted July 22, 2012

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    Great!

    Great! Loved it and looking forward to additions to the series.

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 4, 2012

    Love!!

    Loved this story, although I was afraid he was lying, he wasn't and thats another thing that made this an awesome story!!!

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  • Posted May 22, 2012

    Must Read

    I absolutely loved this book!!!! I cannot wait until more come out

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 16, 2012

    Loved it

    A very good read. She is on my favorite authors and I love her dragon series too written as Allyson James.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 26, 2012

    HK

    I didn't read book#1 but I enjoyed this one.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 18, 2012

    Highly Recommend

    Really good read. I agree that it's better than book one.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 10, 2012

    recommend

    great second book

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 8, 2012

    Better than the first book

    Great book. The story continues with Sean's story and it is very good. A lot if action and romance. A++

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 28, 2012

    Great Read

    Great Read

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 24, 2012

    Great series

    Reccomend reading the whole series! I couldn't put them down.

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 20, 2012

    Love it

    Love this 2nd book in the series. Another great one, Ms Ashley

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 17, 2012

    Very entertaining!

    Enjoyed this book immensely. Yeah for Sean because he got his girl! Glad I put everything on hold because this book was definitely a "page turner"! The series is a keeper for my library. Kudos to the author!

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  • Posted January 15, 2012

    Hot

    Good story line throughout the series. Hope that she writes more for the series!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 12, 2012

    recommend

    I enjoyed it very much can't wait to read more.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 5, 2012

    Awesome

    Great read

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