Cat's Lair by Christine Feehan Series: Leopard People #7
Genres: Paranormal
Published by Jove Publication Date: 28 April 2015
Pages: 448
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Leopard’s Prey returns to the feral underworld of her astonishing Leopard novels in an arousing new romance of forbidden animal instincts…Cat Benoit has finally escaped the past—and the man who was the source of her nightmares. She’s off the grid, underground but watchful, and creating a new life for herself in Texas, far from the torrid dangers of her native New Orleans. She’s safe. He’ll never find her this time. Cat has to believe that. It’s the only thing keeping her sane.Yet she can’t escape the attention of Ridley Cromer, the instructor at the martial arts dojo where Cat takes lessons. She arouses the animal in Ridley—and something feral comes to life when their body heat rises. Cat is in no position to let her guard down with anyone, especially someone who could be endangered by her past. But Ridley has secrets of his own—secrets only Cat would understand. If she dares to trust him.
Sheri’s Thoughts
It’s been awhile since I read one of Ms. Feehan’s leopard books, and I was a it lost when it came to the shifter aspects, but I really enjoyed Cat Benoit’s character. She’s a strong heroine and I enjoyed that she was actively finding a way to escape and take care of self. I loved that she was strong and so adept at martial arts.
Enter Ridley Cromer, he pushes past all her boundaries and I loved that he seemed to instantly fall in love with Cat and her strength. That he in fact seemed to love her more because of her ability to stand up to him.
There is a major twist in this book because of Ridley’s secrets, and I’ll admit I was a bit surprised that Cat was willing to forgive him and accept his secrets so quickly. I won’t give it away, since it’s pretty pivotal to the book, but I will give Ms. Feehan major kudos, because it threw a level of drama and a big angst that really worked with the characters and their story.
I definitely recommend this story, be prepared to be a bit miffed at Ridley but since Cat is such a strong character, I definitely was able to forgive and move on as she did. I enjoyed this story and hope that Ms. Feehan returns to this world soon.
