Made the Grade: Wicked in Wilder Series, Book 1

Format: Kindle Edition | File Size: 791 KB | Release Date: June 2, 2015 | Publisher: Self-Published | Obtained: Amazon.com

"Roaring for Him" [Wicked in Wilder Series, Book 1] by Celia Kyle (aka Lauren Creed)

Author's Book Description : Can cats and dogs get along? Maybe. What about werelions and werewolves? If it’s Tilly and Mitchell, definitely. Or rather, maybe. If he’d just get his head out of his…

Half-werelion Tilly McBride owns Bless Your Tart, the South’s latest and greatest bakery. Or at least the best one in Georgia. Fine. It’s the best in Wilder, Georgia, mainly because it’s the only one. She manages to balance running the shop, keeping her middle sister in college, and making sure she doesn’t kill her youngest sister before she graduates high school.

She’s a proprietor, an older sister and… a mate? At least that’s what local werewolf alpha Mitchell Blake seems to think. He also assumes she’ll hop on the Bang Town Express the second they meet. Sure, he’s hot. Hotter than hot with his muscles and that smile and the way he growls… Should. Be. Illegal. But is he better than a chocolate cupcake with buttercream icing? That is the question. She’s afraid the answer might be yes.

Werewolf Mitchell Blake thinks the answer to every question should be yes. Yes, he wants Tilly. Yes, he craves Tilly. Yes, he’d like to bend Tilly over the pack’s claiming altar and mate her so everyone will know she’s his. She. Belongs. To. Him. He just has to convince her first. That shouldn’t be a problem. He’s the Wilder alpha. Every woman wants to be with him. Except one curvy, annoying, delicious package named Tilly McBride.

Mitchell will have her. Just as soon as he gets rid of the one trying to end their mating before it has a chance to start. Permanently.

My Book Review : 3 out of 5 stars. Tillis (Tilly) is a half-lion shifter who has been raising her younger sisters (a half-tiger shifter & a half-bear shifter) for as long as she can remember. But when she meets her werewolf mate about five years after moving to Wilder she finds her life drastically changing. The big question is, are the changes ones she is willing to accept or not?

I thoroughly enjoyed the first 75% of this novel. I found it witty, fun, flirty, and very entertaining with the characters’ sharp banter and getting to see Tilly & Mitchell come together in their relationship. Yet, after Tilly gets into a big confrontation with her mother and some of the local bear clan over her youngest sister, I found that the novel’s flow slowed down quite a bit which made it hard for me to hold my interest. Nevertheless, I completed this novel because its beginning enticed me and I was curious as to how everything would wrap up. I’m glad I finished it but it was hard to appreciate it as much as I’d have liked to.

I recommend this novel to those who are fans Ms. Kyle and/or like paranormal romances.

-- On a side note --
I didn't really enjoy reading the slight sexual exhibition at the end of the novel either. =0/

Purchase This Book and/or The Other Books From It's Series Here : Kobo (e-Book) : Roaring for Him (Book 1)


My Previous Review(s) for Celia Kyle : Deuces Wild | Whitney | No Ifs, Ands, or Bears About It | Rebecca | Lorelei | Dragon Her Feet

My Previous Mention(s) of Celia Kyle's Books/Characters : Best Book Couples -- Happy Valentine's Day 2014 | Best Book Couples -- Happy Valentine's Day 2015 | Second Sentence Saturday: Dragon Her Feet

Author's Novel Extras : Roaring for Him - Overview & Excerpt

Woo hoo! Roaring for Him (the pearl necklace story--*snort*) is still in edits, but here's a fun quote from the book. Man, I love this chick so hard. Her and the sisters are gonna kick some ass.
Posted by Author Celia Kyle on Thursday, May 21, 2015

ROARING FOR HIM ~ coming soon.
Posted by Author Celia Kyle on Friday, May 29, 2015

Author's Series Extras : Wicked in Wilder Series - Overview

Book Teaser(s) :

Phoebe poked out her lower lip, but Tilly hadn't fallen for that since the girl was three. It was also the same time she began contemplating smothering Phoebe in her sleep. Obviously she hadn't, but she was putting the option back on the table. ~ within Chapter 1

ROARING FOR HIM by Author Celia Kyle -- Read my review here:...
Posted by From Me to You - Video, Photography, & Book Reviews on Friday, June 5, 2015

ROARING FOR HIM by Author Celia Kyle -- Read my review here:...
Posted by From Me to You - Video, Photography, & Book Reviews on Friday, June 5, 2015

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