BLOG TOUR STOP: A Mate’s Bite (Sassy Mates Series 2) by Milly Taiden: Review, Excerpt, and Giveaway

Blurb

Mission: Don’t fall in love

After an explosive night of passion during a scenting ceremony, Karla Alves is sure she was just a one night stand for the man she’d been crushing on for years. She teased him and pleased him, and Nate hasn’t been around since. Her fear of becoming clingy kept her from risking her heart and asking for more than a few hours of skin sin.

Mission: Crack her walls

She. Is. His. Nathan Wolfe marked Karla. His mate. Deeply involved in pack politics, Nate has had to stay away. When his sister warns that Karla needs him more than he thinks, he’ll discover a bundle of secrets only his wolf can sniff out. But getting the woman he cares about to let down her guard may prove to be his undoing.

Mission: Embrace the bite

With Karla’s wayward sister wreaking havoc and friends needing more of his time than ever, Nate will have to rearrange his priorities if he ever hopes to earn Karla’s trust. But will time with her be enough? Only true love and a wolf’s promise can hold together a relationship created with a bite, a scenting, and a hope for tomorrow.

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Review

***ARC was provided by author in exchange for an honest review***

A Mate’s Bite is Book 2 in the Sassy Mate’s Series. Each book can be read as a standalone even though characters from Book 1 interact with the main characters of Book 2, which makes sense because the series focuses on the Wolfe family along with their mates/potential mates and friends.

Book 2 focuses on Nate Wolfe and Karla Alves. Karla has always had a crush on Nate, but she’s never done anything about it because she doesn’t think Nate feels the same way, and because of her mother, she has preconceived notions about men and their unwillingness to stay with the person they “supposedly” love. One Wolf Scenting Ceremony later, though, and Karla and Nate’s attraction consumes them, and they finally give in to the feelings both have harbored for quite some time. But can Karla trust Nate’s feelings for her or will her trust issues destroy a relationship before it even starts?

Nate and Karla’s story is a steamy, fast paced read. The chemistry between the two main characters is electric right from the start. Nate knows what he wants, and he takes it without hesitation, and while Karla tries to keep her walls up and resist Nate’s charms because she’s afraid to be let down by him, most of the angst and drama in the book is not between them but outside forces, which makes the book that much better. The wolf pack and enforcers that were after Jordan in Book 1 return in Book 2 with vengeance. They want payback and are willing to go to extremes to get it…they play dirty and recruit those who have inside information, but the Wolfe’s family and friends remain steadfast in protecting each other.

The paranormal aspect of the series works for me because it’s subtle; readers understand that the Wolfe family members are shifters, but they are just as part of the human world as the shifter one. The ideas of family and love are at the heart of the story; the bonds that are formed are not based on bloodlines or genetic make-up, but they’re about finding the people who willingly put themselves out there for each other and fight

A Mate’s Bite is filled with action, danger, and passion. There’s never a lull in the story because the main storyline branches off into smaller ones that still are a part of the central one.  I do wish that Karla’s triplet brother was in the story more, and I definitely want to know more about Caleb and Ellie’s connection as well as all of the players involved in trying to take down the Wolfe pack and their mates. Hopefully, as the series continues, all of the questions will be answered and the five sassy friends will all have their mates. Overall, a very enjoyable read!

4 poison apples

Excerpt

“Nate?” She met his gaze and licked her lips. His eyes flashed, and she saw the wild side of him deep in his gaze, waiting to pounce. “Kiss me already.”

“Baby.” He nuzzled her lips with his, making her almost crazy with the need to deepen the contact. “I’m going to kiss every inch of you until there’s no doubt who you belong to.”

Her heartbeat thundered hard in her chest. The sound hard and booming. She could hardly hear him above the errant beats. Passion heated her blood to boiling.

“Promises,” she said breathlessly, glancing from his eyes down to those smirking lips of his, unwilling to be the one who gave in first.

Then he pounced. Lips met in a hot demand of need. He attacked her mouth like she was the only woman he’d ever want to kiss. Like he owned her. They fell back into the grass, bodies plastered together. Arousal curled into a thick ball in her stomach. She dug her nails down his back to grip his bare ass.

He groaned, rubbed his erection between her thighs, and sucked on her bottom lip. She smiled in between kisses, loving how good he felt pressing her down on the grass, his warm body blanketing hers. She wiggled her hips.

“Keep that up, and I won’t be responsible for my actions,” he murmured kissing her jaw and neck. Each brush felt like a slide of satin over her skin.

“Who said I want you to be responsible?” Goosebumps broke over her skin at his scorching look. She couldn’t stop herself from telling him how she felt. “I want you too. Now. So bad I think I may go crazy if you don’t do something soon. Stop hedging already.”

That was the first time she’d ever told a man how much she wanted him, and by the smile on his face, she was sure she’d done the right thing.

“I don’t have protection with me, sweetheart.”

For a split second she considered telling him to stop. And then she sent those thoughts straight to hell. Stop? No way! “I’m on birth control for medical reasons.” She puffed the words out because she knew what she said next would be very revealing. “I’ve only been with one other man. I trust you. Besides, I know you don’t carry human diseases.”

Nate’s eyes brightened to a liquid gold she could get lost in. His nostrils flared and he inhaled sharply. “Are you sure?”

“More than I’ve ever been.”

He kissed her again. Deep. Hard. Hungry. Each swipe of his tongue over hers drove her a little closer to the edge of reason. Every brush of his lips melted more of her willpower and any thoughts of stopping. Clothes came off in the time it took her to take a breath, and then his body was over hers again, lips branding her as his. That all-consuming kiss lasted but a short moment before he moved to her chest. Her gasp of pleasure as his mouth encased her nipple was loud. She didn’t care. She could only feel at that point. Feel his tongue flicking back and forth over her hard little tip while his hand molded the flesh of her other breast in his grasp.

When he sucked hard on her nipple, she swore lights exploded behind her lids. Her body shook. She couldn’t stop the rocking of her hips, searching for his cock to enter her. To fill her. Another full body shiver, and his dick slipped to the entrance of her sex. That didn’t last.

With every moan out of her lips, he moved further down her body, until he was lying between her thighs. She dug her nails into the spikes of grass at her sides and glanced down, past her quivering belly to meet his golden stare.

“You and me, babe.” His look turned possessive. She groaned. “There’s no going back after this.”

Author Bio

Hi! I’m Milly (AKA April Angel) I love to write sexy stories. They’re usually either paranormal or contemporary with a large dose of heat. My paranormal stories can be anything from wolf-shifters (my favorites) to witches, demons and anything in between. My contemporaries are usually anything from soldiers to corporate romances.

I was born the prettiest part of the Caribbean known as the Dominican Republic. Currently, I live in New York City with my hubby, the bossy kiddo and our little dog “Needy Speedy”. Don’t ask.

When I’m not working some really long hours at the day job, or hanging out in the awful life-sucking invention known as Facebook, messaging my bestie in the UK or shopping with my sis Julie, then I can be found watching scary movies. Buuut when I’m not doing that, I’m usually writing because the voices won’t shut up.

I am addicted to shoe shopping, chocolate (but who isn’t, right?) and Dunkin’ Donuts coffee.

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