Man and the Beast: The Beast Within Trilogy, #1
By J. Ashburn
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Alec Ashcroft is afraid. Afraid of himself, the black outs, the hunger, and of what he might be capable of doing. See, Alec is a shifter, a wolf and he doesn't know how to control his extraordinary power. Refusing to put his boyfriend Matt or his family at risk, Alec runs away from everything. He must protect others from his dark side and hopefully find the answers he's been seeking all of his life.
The town of Redfern seemed the perfect escape, lots of forest land and animals to hunt, until Alec met Luca. Dark, seductive, sexy, Luca is like Alec and the scent of him drives Alec wild. He shows Alec how to control and use his power to his advantage and soon Luca exerts his allure over him. The two become entwined in a passionate and wild relationship with Luca even inviting him to join his pack high up in the mountains above town. Is this enigmatic new stranger to be trusted or is there something more sinister going on? All Alec wants to believe is that he's finally found someone to calm the Beast Within.
Man and the Beast is Book 1 of the Beast Within Trilogy.
J. Ashburn
J. Ashburn is your source for exciting, sensual gay paranormal fiction featuring unique stories, magical characters and wild settings. Werewolves, witches, polymorphs, psychic warriors, phantoms, creatures of the night and more dominate the worlds of J. Ashburn. Follow the paths of romance and the supernatural entwined with hearts and minds of men who love men.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Didn't really like how Alec just left the guy(Matt) he was in love with then moved on to Luca then moved on to the other guy. He fell in love with other people wayyy too quick
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5When Alec Ashcroft begins having vivid dreams and blackouts, he's afraid. Those dreams involve him attacking people--most notably his boyfriend. It's not even that they're just dreams. They manifest as desires. Unsure if he can control himself, Alec decides his only option is to run away. The pain of leaving people behind is less than having to live with the knowledge that he harmed them should it come to that.
Alec winds up in Redfern, a quiet little town that seems like the perfect place to disappear. He's lucky enough to find a job and a place to stay without much effort. And his boss's attempts to fix him up with the bartender at least reassure him that he may not have to hide being gay in his new home. But he's still wary of relationships until he can get whatever his urges are under control. When the mysterious Luca shows up, Alec thinks he may have an answer. Luca is like him. And he lives with a group of guys who are the same. The two quickly fall into an intense and passionate relationship. But there's a dark side to Luca that Alec isn't sure he can live with. And he's not sure he can fit the image Luca has of what they need to do with their "gift". But when Alec doesn't know where to turn, he's surprised once again by the little town of Redfern and everything it has to offer.
This is a little different take on the shifter story than I've read before. There are some interesting layers to the mythology here that I really liked. And the character relationships are interesting. And Max--you have to just love Max. I didn't really like the way Alec's boyfriend at the beginning of the story was just sort of dropped, but I understand that's part of how Alec gets to where he needs to be. It just would have been nice to see some closure there. Maybe it will come in one of the later books?
Definitely give this a recommend for a quick and fun read. It's not deep or heavy--it's almost more of an action book. There is some violence, so take note of that before you read.