When a Beta Roars by Eve Langlais
Series: A Lion's Pride #2
Published by Amazon Digital
Published on: July 9th 2015
Genres: Paranormal Romance
Pages: 192
Format: eBook
Source: Purchased
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How degrading. Stuck babysitting a woman because his alpha said so. As Pride Beta, he has better things to do with his time, like washing his impressive mane, hunting down thugs for fun, and chasing tail—sometimes his own if his lion is feeling playful.
But his babysitting job takes an unexpected turn when the woman he’s assigned guard duty over turns out to be his mate.
A female threatened by an outside wolf pack.
A woman he wants to call his own.
A mate who doesn’t fall for his charm.
Usually Beta’s leave the roaring to the Pride’s alpha, but in this case given his level of frustration, he might have to make an exception. And if anyone doesn’t like it, they can kiss his furry tail.
Rawr!
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Eve Langlais does it again with When a Beta Roars. This book starts pretty much where When an Alpha Purrs ends. The pride Beta has been give the job of babysitting the wolf alpha’s sister who is running from her old pack after leaving an abusive relationship. This is not the job he is looking for, but his alpha insists to help with the alliance between the pride and the pack. That is until he meets the woman he is babysitting. She is his fated mate.
Arabella is being seeked by her old back. Everyone wants to mate with her. Not because they like her, no. They want to mate with her because she inherited the wealth of her jerk of a dead husband and whoever she takes as a mate will also get the title of alpha of the pack. Arabella has been so badly abused by her previous husband, her wolf has abandoned her, she can’t shift.
One thing I loved about this series, the lioness are treated as equals and are valued members of the pride. The women of the pack, this is not the case. The lioness work really hard to help Arabella to get her confidence back. Hayder too wants to see a woman with strength, not cowed.
Even with the tough topics of abuse, there is still the humor that I’ve come to associate with Eve Langlais. Things like a wolf being allergic to a lion. The lionesses continue to be the biggest comic relief in the series. Lastly, Leo, the Omega and enforcer, is a great character. I can’t wait to get to his story. I once again highly recommend this story for people who enjoy shifter stories with a lot of laughter. This can be read as a stand alone, even though it is part of the series.
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I’m Melanie and I live in Ohio. I have two horses and a dog. I’m an animal lover, avid book reader and audiobook listener. I like to live vicariously through fictional characters. I enjoy reading and listening to mostly fictional books in the paranormal genre, including Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance and Horror. My favorite paranormal creatures are shifters, doesn’t matter the flavor.
“a wolf being allergic to a lion” lol. I love paranormal books with humor. Great review.
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Eve definitely brings the humor.
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I love Eve! I need this series! I am almost finished with another one of her series then I will have to move on to another..so maybe this one. 🙂
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I’m reading this one and the Cyborg series. I’m listening to the FUC series. So far, I’ve loved all of them.
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This was such a highly entertaining story…and loved the humor.
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I’ve really enjoyed the humor in all of Eve’s books. She is hilarious.
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*waves* happy Sunday!
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Happy Sunday to you too.
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That is neat how the harder subject matter is there, but doesn’t bring down the overall tone of lightness. This is the book I’m on with the series. The lionesses are a hoot!
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I thought she did a great job with that too. I love how she was able to take a subject like domestic abuse and still make you laugh without making light of the situation and abuse.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine (@Mollykatie112, @rachelcaine, @penguinusa)
So much sadness with the abuse that she’s gotten from her ex. I like the interesting mix of wolves and lions in this series!
Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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It is interesting when they mix animal species. I love how the lioness, and even Hayder, really work to build Arabella back into a strong woman.
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I’ve yet to read this series but it sounds pretty cool! Even though it’s paranormal, dealing with wolf issues and things, it was still able to tackle darker and controversial topics, entwining them with the story. That to me is a win!
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I love they way she was able to do that. She tackling the darker issue of abuse, but still keeping with her normal humor without making light of that abuse.
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I haven’t started this series, yet, Melanie, but I love Eve Langlais! She is so good at mixing the hotness with hilarious humor, her stories are irresistible 🙂
I’m glad you’re enjoying The Pride five books in!
Have a great day and happy reading.
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I love Eve too. I’m in the middle of four series right now. This one and Cyborgs and then I’m listening to FUC. I started Welcome to Hell and I’m trying to decide if I want to finish reading or start the audios, since that is now available. Too many choices. I haven’t read the aliens yet either.
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I was laughing so hard at the aliens, Melanie 🙂 And I agree, she’s so awesome just her books make choices very hard 🙂
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I know she has a ton of great series and she writes so fast.
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It’s a good thing Langlais is so good with the humor seeing as this book touches on some heavier topics, Melanie. Gosh, I don’t know whether to finish the FUC series or start something new from Langlais. Decisions, decisions…
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I’m listening to the FUC series. I just started book two today. I’m also reading the cyborg series. So many great series by her. I agree. Decisions, decisions…
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I love that summary – sounds sexy and fun!
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All of Eve’s books are a ton of fun. Her books a just full of humor.
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I have heard such great things about this author. I need to read one of these. I love it when they have a thread of humor in them!
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I love Eve’s books. They are all hilarious, some more than others. They are all paranormal romance, but some have a little more of the UF feel to them with long overall story arcs and action. Others are all about the smexy. They are all a lot of fun (at least all of them that I’ve read, I still have a lot to go). They are quick and light-hearted fun reads. I hope you get a chance to try them and enjoy.
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