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Taming The Bander (2013)

by Summer Devon(Favorite Author)

3.39 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1619213346 (ISBN13: 9781619213340)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Samhain Publishing

series

Solitary Shifters

review 1: This is the first in the series and actually mentions a character from the second book (the one I read first)but he was more of a bit character in this book. Jake is a grumpy man who is trying to keep his 'other' self hidden from the world but Vaughn isn't fooled for long. The loss of Vaughn's money and need to work put the two men in daily contact and the rest is a forgone conclusion to any reader who enjoys a decent romance with plenty of external problems. Overall this was a slightly predictable story but the author makes the characters so interesting that I didn't mind at all.
review 2: 4.5 stars**Review for Rarely Dusty Books**Taming the Bander hooked me from the first page and became one of those books that I just couldn’t put down until I finished it. ... moreOf course, then I was mad at myself because now the nice, pretty book was all finished.Taming the Bander features a shapeshifter with hints of others, but there is none of the usual ‘mates’, ‘mine’ or angsty stuff that most stories featuring shapeshifters usually contain. Jake isn’t your usual run-of-the-mill shifter either. He’s rare and maybe even the last of his kind. Which suits Jake just find. It’s hard to protect his dual nature and he’s been burned before. So he became the grouchy loner on a wild life preserve.Vaughn is the happy-go-lucky trust fund baby who is very aware of what he is, but enjoys his gypsy ways of going where he likes and doing whatever he wants. That is, until a visit to his cousin Maya lands him in Jake’s backyard and Maya’s asshole husband runs off with the money. Suddenly Vaughn has to work for his money. Not that he minds if that makes Jake readily available to him.Taming the Bander was a sweet and fun story to read. Not too serious. Not too dramatic either and free of all the usual (soul) mates drama. Jake and Vaughn actually have to work for it, though Vaughn is very sure that what he wants is Jake, secrets and ‘other’ included.The story has a nice pacing. Not too fast, not too slow. It develops just nicely with some good story arcs as Maya’s husband who runs off with the money and Maya’s antics in trying to get it back.There is a good cast of characters too. Jake and Vaughn are well-rounded characters who grow throughout the story into something more than they initially started out as. Vaughn realizes that having to work for his keep is not so bad and to fight for what he wants either. Jake has major trust issues, understandable, but grows into learning to trust others around him.The support cast was solid as well, though maybe not as drawn out as Jake and Vaughn, but it doesn’t take away from the story. What did bother me though, was the role of Jake’s ex. There are hints of what he’s done in the past and what he wants from Jake (yes, I’m being deliberately vague) but as a character he never really takes off. He’s just in a convenient time and place.My only somewhat problem with the story was the money angle and Jake’s role in it. Without giving the story away, it seemed a little far-fetched.All in all, Taming the Bander is a good, solid, enjoyable story to read and a nice change from the many stories out there. It’s definitely a title I can recommend. less

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