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Book Review-Protected by Lauren Dane

by | Jan 11, 2017 | Book Reviews | 6 comments

Book Review-Protected by Lauren Dane

I received this book for free from Carina Press in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Book Review-Protected by Lauren DaneProtected by Lauren Dane
Series: Diablo Lake #2
Published by Carina Press on January 23rd 2017
Genres: Paranormal Romance, Magical Elements, Shape Shifting
Pages: 352
Format: eARC
Source: Carina Press
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four-stars

New York Times bestselling author Lauren Dane welcomes you back to Diablo Lake, Tennessee: a town founded by witches, governed by werewolves and full of secrets
Tensions are building in Diablo Lake as the two main rival Packs vie for control, and the town is divided along lines of Pack loyalty. Aimee Benton and Mac Pembry are on opposite sides and he seems to find excuses to spar with her daily. He's infuriating—not to mention charming, gorgeous and oh-so-lickable.
Mac can't resist pushing Aimee's buttons. She's always been incredibly sexy, and the wolf in him craves a female with fire in her belly. When a heated argument ends with a sizzling kiss and Mac gets a taste of her, he craves more—and she can't seem to get enough of him, either. The forbidden nature of their attraction stokes their desires until they're secretly hooking up whenever they can.
But then Mac's clan goes too far, and Aimee shuts him out. She's hurt and angry—but that's nothing compared to the rage Mac is feeling toward his own Pack. A fight is brewing that will plunge the whole town into chaos, and someone will have to cross Pack lines to keep the town's fragile peace from breaking apart for good.

Summary

Aimee and Mac are on opposite sides of a rivalry between the witches and the shape shifters. But there is trouble brewing in Diablo lake. Mac has spent years fighting in the army and learning as much as he can to eventually become the right leader for his pack. But then his family requests that he returns home and gets things back in order. Mac knows he will have to tread very carefully as he slowly takes over the pack. His father is lazy when it comes to being a leader and his brother is a troublemaker who with his pack of friends are causing all sorts of problems for the town and most especially the witch clan. Aimee, is strong and responsbile and she knows that certain members of the pack are causing problems and finds herself in a battle with herself. Her passion for Mac and her responsiblity to see that the leadership over the town becomes changed. But as Mac and Aimee work together to make the town more unified, Mac’s family is causing unnecessary problems and Mac will be forced to make a difficult choice and only his love for Aimee will give him the strength to do what is best for all…

Plot and Story Line

What a lovely story this turned out to be. Even though it starts out a bit slow at first, it quickly picks up pace and I very quickly had a hard time putting this one down. I did feel a bit confused at times with the romance itself. I felt like there was a background story with Mac and Aimee that wasn’t really revealed very much, so I would have liked a bit more information included in the story. However that is my only real complaint about this story. In Protected we have a story that deals with complex pack politics but the author handled this variation so well. I did like seeing two strong characters become so unified and connected with each other. Both Aimee and Mac have alpha like personalities. But what characters they turned out to be. Mac is a wonderful leader, and even though he is torn between family and duty he knows how to act when its the right thing to do. He handles the situation very delicately and I enjoyed seeing the way he goes about it. Now Aimee, I truly liked seeing so much. She is a natural born leader but very caring and empathetic.

But Aimee’s strength was deep, solid and steadfast. Not always something people understood as alpha behavior at first glance. She was a calming, soothing influence even as she knew how to enjoy the little things that made life better.

I love the way she treats others and makes an effort to help others even at a cost to herself. She is compassion but firm and we see what a great balance that brings out. I am eager to read book one now and see how this author builds this series, I definitely want more.

The Cover

Interesting cover, I really like the shade of blue used here with the moon’s brightness.

Overall View

Protected is a stimulating and sexually charged romance that gives the reader pause in appreciation and delight!!

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About Lauren Dane

Lauren Dane has been writing stories since she was able to use a pencil, and before that she used to tell them to people. Of course, she still talks nonstop, and through wonderful fate and good fortune, she’s now able to share what she writes with others. It’s a wonderful life!

The basics: Lauren is a mom, a partner, a best friend and a daughter. Living in the rainy but beautiful Pacific Northwest, she spends her late evenings writing like a fiend when she finally wrestles all of her kids to bed.

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6 Comments

  1. Ann Lorz

    I’ve never read her before. I should give her a try. Nice review.

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  2. LilyElement

    Glad you enjoyed 🙂 I should try her books again!

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  3. Blodeuedd

    I read one of her ages ago, she is such a good writer

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  4. Sophia Rose

    Tough situation. Mac is really stuck between a rock and hard place. I like that type of story.

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  5. Alyssa Susanna

    I’m giggling at the “oh-so-lickable” part of the synopsis. 😀 😀 😀 😀 This sounds kind of like a forbidden romance, which I love! I’ve not read anything by this author. The shifter vs. witches thing totally appeals to me. I’m glad you enjoyed this one, Renee! Fantastic review. =)

    Alyssa @ The Eater of Books!

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  6. Lily B

    i am not the biggest fan of coming into a story and feeling like i missed something, unless of course it was talked about in the first book and i missed it. Besides that, I am glad you found this great anyway 😀 it sounds like it wasn’t something that deterred you from the story.

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