This is one of my favorite books - one that I have read and re-read whenever I needed a laugh and feel good time. It is erotic, exciting and funny all at the same time. Usually when I buy a book, I pay more attention to the negative reviews than any 5 star reviews, but in this case - I'm glad that I did not!

As for the negative reviews,
If you start with this book in the series, then, yes you will be confused. This is one series that needs to be read in order because each book builds on t...

This is one of my favorite books - one that I have read and re-read whenever I needed a laugh and feel good time. It is erotic, exciting and funny all at the same time. Usually when I buy a book, I pay more attention to the negative reviews than any 5 star reviews, but in this case - I'm glad that I did not!

As for the negative reviews,
If you start with this book in the series, then, yes you will be confused. This is one series that needs to be read in order because each book builds on the former.

Yes, the humor can be considered rude & crude and is also so realistic that you can imagine saying the same thing in the same situation.

The author blends the animal behavior in so well with the human side that it creates characters that the reader can easier believe in.

As for it being "insulting to the South", I've lived in the South all my life and while most parts are urban and not so "country", there are still to this day what one could call "redneck" communities that are as "unique" as Smithville or Smithtown. And YES - there are adults named Sissy and even some Bubbas (I don't like to admit it - but, yes I have known a few of them.)

If you are not into paranormal, shifter novels or don't believe that fun or humor should be included in an erotic novel - then no, you will not enjoy this book.

With that said, if you want to read a very well written book that will make you laugh, turn you on and not want to stop reading until the last page - this is definitely the book for you. (But, do start with the 1st in the series and then keep enjoying.)

Shelly Laurenston created magic with the entry to her Pride series, the book was superbly written with well developed characters and connections between them that sucked the reader in and left you wanting more.

Sissy has had to deal with her mother for a whole month, she's about to strangle the woman. And a guilty conscience wont deter her from doing it until Roxy takes her to the bar for a round of shots. And when she wakes up in Mitch's bed in the morning the last thing she expects is to...

Shelly Laurenston created magic with the entry to her Pride series, the book was superbly written with well developed characters and connections between them that sucked the reader in and left you wanting more.

Sissy has had to deal with her mother for a whole month, she's about to strangle the woman. And a guilty conscience wont deter her from doing it until Roxy takes her to the bar for a round of shots. And when she wakes up in Mitch's bed in the morning the last thing she expects is to be attracted to him. Then everything goes to hell when shots are fired and Mitch goes down. Sissy decides to take him to the only safe place, Smithtown were cats arnt allowed.

Mitch has worked with Sissy for months but he knew he couldn't let the attraction he felt for her show because he was leaving soon and would never be back. But when he wakes up in a strange room he finds himself having no choice but to rely on Sissy while he recovers, but once he does nothing will stop the arrogant cat from getting what he wants.

Sissy and Mitch have to rely on each other while in Smithtown if they want to stay alive between the mysterious wolves on the hill, Sissy's crazy brothers and a hit out on Mitch. But if they make it the love they were starting to build might just survive to become better then anyone could have imagined.

Lauenston created an entertaining tale that keeps you involved in the story from beginning to end with some redneck humor and a romance that leaves you heaven.

Mitch has to hide until he can testify. Sissy Mae has just the place to do it, thank Heaven her parents have gone on a vacation.

In this story we get a whole new cat. Mitch is a true Pride Lion. He has been taken care of all of his life and he is expecting the same from his best friend Sissy Mae. Lion males only get active if the females need protecting, Sissy Mae doesn't need protecting,, often.

Sissy Mae has travelling feet. She doesn't want to settle down and have pups. Men have thei...

Mitch has to hide until he can testify. Sissy Mae has just the place to do it, thank Heaven her parents have gone on a vacation.

In this story we get a whole new cat. Mitch is a true Pride Lion. He has been taken care of all of his life and he is expecting the same from his best friend Sissy Mae. Lion males only get active if the females need protecting, Sissy Mae doesn't need protecting,, often.

Sissy Mae has travelling feet. She doesn't want to settle down and have pups. Men have their uses and then she kicks them to the curb, no exceptions, except her best male friend needs her.

I found Sissy Mae to be unapologetic for how she lives her life, after all she is an alpha, she doesn't have to take anything from anyone, except her Mama. And her Mama doesn't need to know everything.

This story takes place mainly in Smith Town, hometown to most of the Wolf Pack. However, as Sissy Mae is no longer of her Daddy's pack she'll have to do some maneuvering to keep Mitch safe.

Personally, I loved that Mitch was so different from the other male lions. His whining reminded me of so many males, yet he is also a hard worker and has no problems getting his paws dirty to protect Sissy Mae when necessary.

I loved seeing the Smith family dynamics, not to mention more of the lion family dynamics. We get to some more bears.

In this book you will find a lot of rompy fun sex scenes. After all a she wolf alpha needs to have some fun.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK AND THIS SERIES.

Below find the other books in this series, according to a Book Extra from Shelfari

The Mane Event (The Pride Series) Book 1
The Beast In Him (The Pride Series) Book 2
The Mane Attraction (The Pride Series) Book 3
The Mane Squeeze (The Pride Series) Book 4
Beast Behaving Badly (The Pride Series) Book 5
Big Bad Beast (The Pride Series) Book 6
Bear Meets Girl (The Pride Series) Book 7 (this review)
Wolf with Benefits (The Pride Series) Book 8

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