Title: Instinct
Author: Jessica Freely
Publisher: Loose Id
Publisher URL: http://www.loose-id.com/
ISBN: 978-1-59632-946-1
Genre: {M/M} Shape-shifter Paranormal
Author: Jessica Freely
Publisher: Loose Id
Publisher URL: http://www.loose-id.com/
ISBN: 978-1-59632-946-1
Genre: {M/M} Shape-shifter Paranormal
Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
Joam is a varnal shapeshifter. He grew up in a small, isolated community and only recently lost his virginity to Blake, a young hustler passing through town. The two quickly became inseparable and are on the run from a power-hungry man who wanted to use them as part of a ritualistic sacrifice. Despite the uncertainty of their existence, Joam can’t keep his hands, and other body parts, off his lover and lifemate, the man driving him out of his mind with desire.
They have more problems than just worrying about being recaptured by the evil Walsh and his henchmen. Joam’s varnal powers are becoming more erratic. He’s shifting without warning, endangering Blake’s life by draining his sexual energy every time they make love. When they’re almost taken by the police, they’re rescued by a group of people dedicated to helping varnals and the humans they love. But the people and circumstances at the farmhouse refuge aren’t as they appear, and if Joam and Blake can’t break away before it’s too late, one or both of them could end up dead…or worse.
Instinct is the second release in Jessica Freely’s ongoing Awakening series and it begins within hours of where Virgin left off. For being together such a short time, Joam and Blake are devoted to each other and Ms. Freely does a nice job describing their ever-growing intimacy and dependence.
Even if these two didn’t have death hanging over their heads, life still wouldn’t be smooth sailing. Blake’s survival as a hustler has left him with deep feelings of insecurity and Joam is young, inexperienced and has out-of-control shifting issues, giving both young men enough emotional baggage to sink any relationship. Yet, the author skillfully negotiates the lovers through their travails, making them stronger personally and as a couple.
The scenes in the farmhouse are the best as Ms. Freely guides our guys through the minefield of pain, insecurity, uncertainty, fear and most importantly, their love. I’m always thrilled when an author manages to surprise me, so I’ll say right now, I wasn’t expecting the ending, and who the villains were going to be. Not to mention there’s a few new characters introduced, and Blake’s newly discovered magical powers…all this should make the next release intriguing.
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
Joam is a varnal shapeshifter. He grew up in a small, isolated community and only recently lost his virginity to Blake, a young hustler passing through town. The two quickly became inseparable and are on the run from a power-hungry man who wanted to use them as part of a ritualistic sacrifice. Despite the uncertainty of their existence, Joam can’t keep his hands, and other body parts, off his lover and lifemate, the man driving him out of his mind with desire.
They have more problems than just worrying about being recaptured by the evil Walsh and his henchmen. Joam’s varnal powers are becoming more erratic. He’s shifting without warning, endangering Blake’s life by draining his sexual energy every time they make love. When they’re almost taken by the police, they’re rescued by a group of people dedicated to helping varnals and the humans they love. But the people and circumstances at the farmhouse refuge aren’t as they appear, and if Joam and Blake can’t break away before it’s too late, one or both of them could end up dead…or worse.
Instinct is the second release in Jessica Freely’s ongoing Awakening series and it begins within hours of where Virgin left off. For being together such a short time, Joam and Blake are devoted to each other and Ms. Freely does a nice job describing their ever-growing intimacy and dependence.
Even if these two didn’t have death hanging over their heads, life still wouldn’t be smooth sailing. Blake’s survival as a hustler has left him with deep feelings of insecurity and Joam is young, inexperienced and has out-of-control shifting issues, giving both young men enough emotional baggage to sink any relationship. Yet, the author skillfully negotiates the lovers through their travails, making them stronger personally and as a couple.
The scenes in the farmhouse are the best as Ms. Freely guides our guys through the minefield of pain, insecurity, uncertainty, fear and most importantly, their love. I’m always thrilled when an author manages to surprise me, so I’ll say right now, I wasn’t expecting the ending, and who the villains were going to be. Not to mention there’s a few new characters introduced, and Blake’s newly discovered magical powers…all this should make the next release intriguing.
Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Anal play/intercourse, exhibitionism, same-sex practices (f/f, m/m), ménage, sex while in shifted animal form, violence (rape of hero by villain), voyeurism.
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