Hour
of the Lion (Wild Hunt Legacy #1)
Author:
Cherise Sinclair
Published
By: VanScoy Publishing Group
Publication
Date: October 16, 2012
Page
Count: 426 pages (paperback)
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Audience:
Adult (18+)
Genre: Paranormal Erotica (ménage)
I have been a big fan of Cherise Sinclair’s "Masters of the
Shadowlands" series, so when I saw a new series by her that I hadn’t ready yet,
I scooped it up immediately, purchasing all 3 available books at once. This new
series is far different from what I am use to reading of hers; instead of
Masters and Sirs in a world of BDSM, "The Wild Hunt Legacy" books are a whole new
world of shifters. I love paranormal books, and shifters are some of my
favorites. So the thought of Cherise Sinclair’s dominant, alpha males in a
shifter role truly intrigued me. As I began reading, I quickly learned that
this was a whole new take on the shifter theory, from how they are born/created
to their language, and even their culture.
There are two main changes from the traditional shifter
world to this new shifter experience that I absolutely loved. First of all, in
the world of "The Wild Hunt Legacy", there are more male shifters born than
female shifters. So it is not uncommon for male littermates to share their female
love interest. You can imagine how I pitied those poor females, having to suffer
the affection of not one, but two strong, dominant males. (Is the sarcasm
dripping from my chin?) I’m a self-proclaimed kinkster and unashamed of it, so
I willingly admit that I very much enjoyed the ménage theme throughout the
book(s) in this series. Secondly, in
this non-traditional shifter culture, littermates can be different species.
Because of the mating practices in effect due to the shortage of females, all
single males are obligated to mate with all single females during the full moon
in an effort to keep the shifters from dying-out. This once a month event is known as "the gathering". Species are not only able,
but even expected, to inter-mate with each other, so a female bear could very
well give birth to a litter containing both bears and the species of the sire,
should he not be a bear. Because of this, the shifter culture is one big family
in itself, and that was interesting and fun to experience… not to mention sexy
as hell during the gathering.
