Savage Redemption

This was a pretty fast read for me; it’s not too long either. The story itself was good and flowed nicely. I liked the characters! Delilah was an amazing single mom and I appreciated her struggle to take care of her daughter and herself. Ben had an interesting story and was on a bit of a redemption path. Their scenes together were fun and real (as real as something can be when supernaturals are involved lol). The angst in their story seemed more natural and not angst for the sake of it. Note: this is part of a series, but you don’t have to read the others to understand or enjoy this story. I haven’t read the previous ones and I wasn’t confused. Though, I do think there are minor spoilers to the other books in the series, but I think some of the spoilers are pretty obvious considering the book type.

Delilah, single mom with daughter McKenzie shows up at Ben’s home looking for Ben’s brother Chase who is McKenzie’s dad. Finding out Chase is dead is not what Delilah wanted to hear. After returning home and finding out her home had been broken into Ben takes Delilah and McKenzie in. What Delilah doesn’t know is that Ben and McKenzie are lion shifters. This book has mystery and intrigue and a wonderful love story with Ben and Delilah and McKenzie. Great read.

Delilah and Ben’s story was so good. It is a hot suspenseful sifter romance that hooks you in, takes you along for an fun, intriguing, and sexy ride and keeps you captivated until the very end. Delilah is a human single mom trying to take care of her infant, Mackenzie. Ben is a mountain lion shifter who is trying to do penance for his past choices through daily good deeds. Delilah first meets Ben near a pawnshop where he helps her with a box. Later Delilah goes in search of MacKenzie’s dad, Chase, only to learn that he has died and was Ben’s brother. When Delilah and Mackenzie are in danger, they move in with Ben. The more Delilah and Ben spend time together, the more their attraction is revved up and the pace of the story starts picking up steam. On their way to their HEA, they’ll have to deal with a rogue shifter, come to terms with the ghost of Chase, and figure out how to have a relationship despite their individual issues. The story includes what you’d expect from this genre - fighting, fated mates, steamy encounters, sweet moments, dangerous situations, paranormal creatures, evil actors, loyal friends and family, tragic back stories, mystical coincidences, snark, plot twists, and laughs. This is book 6 in the series and while some of the back story relates to things that happened in other books, there’s enough explanation of the past to enjoy this story without having read any others in the series.

My only complaint is that it was not longer. This was a great read, and didn't take long. Solid character development. While I'm curious about the previous books, as some names I assume were from earlier books were mentioned, this was a great standalone. I also LOVE strong female leads. Well done!

I LOVED this villain! Okay, okay, a misnomer. While Ben was a bad guy in a previous book (not necessary to read that book in order to enjoy this one), he certainly changed since then! I liked how Liza wrote him; outwardly, he was the strong, silent type and didn't have much dialogue. But it was reading what went on inside of his head that made him so endearing. He was trying really really hard to be a good guy, and I just loved reading him. Delilah was also fun to read. I liked her upbeat personality, even as she was faced with truly dire circumstances. And I really liked how she was eventually okay with Ben trying to protect her. So many romances out there try to portray strength in women by them adamantly and sometimes aggressively refusing help from men, and I hate that. It's probably a famous quote somewhere, but the greatest showing of strength is knowing when to ask for help. In my opinion. But I digress. Liza also included an intense fight scene that had me on the edge of my seat! Be warned that it's a bit graphic, but it was SO well-written. Bottom line: If you like shifter books, Liza is DEFINITELY an author to have in your library!!! (I was given a copy of this book in consideration of my honest thoughts)