In Like a Lion (The Chimera
Chronicles #1)
ISBN: 978-1-61935-167-7
Book Length: 328 pages
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing
DESCRIPTION
Research
scientist Dr. Anjali Mehta lost her beloved family in an earthquake. Only her
work cuts through the paralyzing grief, but when she finds her new research
subject, reputed mass murderer Jake Finn, maddeningly uncooperative and
inexplicably sexy she's tempted to run away. How can she burn to touch a man
behind bars—a killer?
What she doesn't know is that Jake is a chimera, a shapeshifter who can change
into a lion or a dragon with all the strengths of both even in human form, who
believes his ability to shape shift is nothing but a terrifying hallucination
and his overpowering attraction to his new doctor proof positive he’s finally
gone over the edge.
And the employer she trusts has an agenda all his own. If she can't believe the
impossible, neither she nor Jake may make it out alive.
Goodreads
link to book:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17164917-in-like-a-lion
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bio:
I
live in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, and worship Jeni's Ice Cream, JK Rowling,
Jayne
Ann Krentz, the TV show Supernatural, and the movies, Hunt For Red
October and The Princess Bride, though not necessarily in
that order.
I
am a fanatical reader of Romance, particularly Sci-Fi Romance, Fantasy
Romance,
and Paranormal Romance. I always write the book I want to read, so I
tend
to jump sub-genre a bit.
My
husband and I are the parents of two kids (a
girl
and a boy) and slaves to two dogs ( a basenji and a vizsla)
I
was born in Rochester, NY, attended SUNY Oswego, and got my Master's in
Information
and Library Science at the University of Buffalo. I was a School
Librarian
in Webster, NY, for five years before starting my writing career. (I still
miss
my students.)
I
have a new series starting with IN LIKE A LION. The Chimera Chronicles follows
seven
shape shifting brothers, separated in childhood, as they discover they are
not
alone and find love.
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Website:
sww.KarinShah.com
Facebook:
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Twitter:
@KarinShah
4.5 Stars
Dr. Anjali Mehta just wants to do her work and continue to life her simple lonely life. Researching a man she knows is a killer should kept her from feeling anything for the man, but the more time she spends with Jake Finn the more she realizes he's more than a schizophrenic murder. She sees him doing things no regular man can, and he might not be the mindless killer he's been portrayed, and the boss she thinks so highly of isn't who she thought either.
Jake is insane, he doesn't like being in a cage, but it's better than running free where he might hurt people. When a new doctor comes in he can't seem to help himself telling her things he never told anyone, there's something special about her he can't ignore. She helps him discover not only who, but what he really is and Jake begins to realize just how much he's been lied to his entire life.
Anjali is compassionate to her core, and once she realizes the mistreatment being done to Jake she does what she thinks is right, no matter how crazy it might be.
Jake is insecure about himself because of what he's been told his whole life. Finding out that he's a chimra and not crazy helps him to come out of his shell and be who he really wants to be.
They each have pasts that might not be happy, but it's what brought them to where they are today. Apart thy are each lonely, together they find their place in the world.
I enjoyed this story and the concept behind it. Chimra is something that hasn't been done much and in this case it was done amazingly well, detailing everything you'd want to know about the paranormal aspect. The story flowed and kept you glued to the pages anxious to see what would happen next. Great start to a series.
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