Title: Frappé Fox
Series: Kinship Cove (Cuddles & Coffee)
Author: Ellis Leigh
Read copy: eBook (Kindle)
Published: February 1, 2019
Publisher: Kinship Press
ASIN: B07NBMFM2H
A town cannot live on baked goods alone, and a teacher won’t find their mate in a book. Welcome to the Kinship Cove Diner, where a good cup of coffee comes with every fated mating.
It sucks to be invisible. In the diner my family owns, I’m just the sister who gets stuff done. My entire skulk seems to forget about me on a weekly basis. So color me tickled when the fates drop my fated mate—a hunky, nerdy-hot wolf shifting professor—directly in my path. But not all matings go as planned, mine included.
He’s smart, he’s hot, and he’s decided to use our bond for research instead of actually getting to know me. And did I mention he used to buy my best friend’s worn undergarments? Thanks for that, fates.
Undies aside, my wolf shifter professor is about to learn his toughest lesson ever—never go up against a fox shifter in a battle of wit or will. We’re sneaky, smart, and not afraid to take an opponent to the mattresses to win a battle.
My rating:
Beside her large fox shifter family, Misty has three human sisters as well. Her best friends, the Chance sisters. She's beyond happy for all of them getting their mates in a matter of days and just maybe their luck is rubbing off, because Misty feels her mate is near. Unfortunately, said mate obviously has a thing for another woman's panties...and doesn't believe in mates at all.
The bitter-sweet tone continues with Misty, the fox shifter that helped the Chance sister getting their happily ever after getting a mate that's chained his wolf, doesn't believe in mates and would rather use their "pheromone induced reaction" for research purposes.
The moment she agrees and decides to keep her emotional needs locked up, heartbreak starts lurking on the horizon. Luckily, the beast is stronger (and rather smarter) than man, so it didn't happen...I wouldn't have minded if the story was a little longer, though, exploring on the possibilities and ramifications of mate-repudiation.
I was glad to see the Chance sisters and their mates treating Misty more like family than a mere friend. The bond was evident and tangible and I'm glad she had them in their corner the way they had her in theirs when they needed her.
Bitter-sweet, low on laughs and high on drama, this was a rather compelling little story.
4 stars, contemporary, contemporary romance, Ellis Leigh/Kristin Harte, paranormal, paranormal romance, shape-shifters, short story/novella
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