SEXY BEAST IV
Kate Douglas, Deanna Lee, Dawn Thompson
Aphrodisia
ISBN # 0758219881
March 2008
Anthology - Ultimate Romance

In Chanku Destiny, Adam Wolf has lived with haunting dreams of a woman he doesn't know, but feels a strong connection to her. Is it coincidence or destiny, that leads Adam to this empty road, waiting for someone to give him a ride? As a truck slows, Adam is not sure if the driver is stopping on purpose or not. The driver, Oliver, states the vehicle is not working, this is something, Adam can fix. Will Adam finally find, the woman who has haunted his dreams? Will Oliver have the answers, Adam is looking for? While waiting for Oliver's return, Xandi, Stefan, Anton, and Keisha are shopping. As they are putting the groceries in the car, they hear a woman's cry for help. The woman, named Eve, is mind talking, that could only mean one thing, she could be Chanku. After rescuing Eve, they bring her home to heal. There, Adam meets the rest of the pack. Can he fix Oliver, and claim Eve as his mate?

In Abundance, Kayla can't believe her own father would sell her to a stranger, in exchange for a few trade routes. What surprises everyone, is that her future husband, General Maceau, wants her with no enhancements, to her body or face. The pod she was in has crashed landed, and instead of being on the Fourth Colony, meeting her future husband, she finds herself surrounded by dense jungle. Meeting Jude Aroca is shocking, he is not what he seems. When he first appears to Kayla, it is in the form of a panther and he explains to Kayla, he is a shape shifter. As they spend time together, they realize a strong attraction to each other, that they can't fight. But is Kayla strong enough to rule at Jude's side?

In Passion Of The Cat, Captain Lyle Clarridge, Earl of Blackmoor, is awaken but not by the pain in his shoulder rather by the woman kneading his chest. She makes his senses come alive, he is not sure if he is being drugged or if it is just the strong herbs that are being used. He knows he must leave and complete his mission but traveling during the winter can be deadly. It is in his dreams, that he remembers being attacked by a snow leopard. Ihita is a healer, she not only healed his body, but she gave him sexual satisfaction, nothing like he has ever known before. On the morning he is to leave, he called for Ihita, but there was no sign of her. When he reached the position of his regiment, there was no one there. After being in the saddle all day, and with his fever returning. Lyle heads back to Ihita's dwelling. From the distance is an echo of a great cat screeching, it was the last sound Lyle heard, as he slips from the saddle.

SEXY BEAST IV is an amazing anthology of shape shifters in the form of wolves, panthers, and a snow leopard. the sexual exploits are hot. Kate Douglas, Deanna Lee, and Dawn Thompson make you feel as if, you are right in the story, who wouldn't want to be around these alpha males. These are stories you can't put down until the last page.

Reviewed by Gloria Gehres
Rated 4 1/2