Shattered

Nightwind Pack, Book 2

By: Kele Moon, Laurann Dohner

Narrated by: Suzanne T. Fortin

Betrayed by the love of her life at 16, causing her to flee her home, Amber Daniels’ taste in men hasn’t improved over time. With a bitter divorce under her belt, she returns home to support her sisters and dying mother.

It takes one day before she finds herself in trouble with the local werewolves and being rescued by her childhood crush. One hot look and the pain returns...overshadowed only by the desire. But Amber’s older, wiser, and unwilling to be burned, yet again.

Desmon Nightwind was an angry youth the night his world exploded and he lost his mate. Now pack alpha, he’s no longer an untried teen, but still wholly unprepared for Amber’s return to Hollow Mountain. He lost her once. No amount of pack politics, family strife, or alpha obligations will make him let her go a second time.

He’ll do whatever it takes to claim and protect his human mate. Even battle neighboring wolves using anything at their disposal to start a war. They don’t fight fair...and neither will Desmon.

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A good read, marred by technical difficulties.

I've listened to quite a shocking number of Laurann Dohner's books. She really knows how to set the stage in a way that a variety of characters can take center stage in individual books. I enjoy the series books because, as a reader, you get a feel for the atmosphere, the setting, and the supporting characters that can't be had in stand-alone editions.

Shattered is no exception in the writing, character development, and setting. Regrettably, it is an exception when it comes to production values. In early chapters, the voices were clearly added later -- the volume, tone, and intonation were not in sync with the storyline. It was off-putting and, at times, made me lurch for the volume control. In too many (three that I can recall) later chapters, the audio cuts off the character's last few words.

While I can fill in the blanks and surmise the conversational intent, it rips me out of the story and back to my reality, which is the last thing I want in a fantasy romance novel. Hello? I'm here to escape, remember? The technical difficulties are such that I hesitate to collect any more of Ms. Dohner's books. I want to cocoon myself in the fantasy, not leap up to adjust the volume.

I can only hope that Ms. Dohner or Ms. Moon read these reviews since I have no way to contact either on their websites. I certainly hope that they find the production company that can provide them with a quality product.

Couldn't wait to devour this one!

Loved the story, and performance by the narrator. However, there's an issue of muting of a few words in the later chapters. It isn't a problem that occurs all throughout the book, only a handful of times towards the end. Hope someone can get it fixed soon!

Great Listen!

I loved this book! Great story, but I wish it would have been longer. I didn’t listen to the first book, so I’m going to now.

Worth the wait!

Such a good sequel to Claimed. Hopefully the next one won't take so long to write. I love this series. Kele Moon and Laurann Dohner make a great team.

near the end

near the end of the story during build up to the fight and what happens to the pack. The book starts skipping words. sometimes several words at a time. Which in turn took away from the story. Besides this one issues the story was very enjoyable to listen too.