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Guardian's Mate

por Jennifer Ashley

Séries: Shifters Unbound (11)

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The New York Times bestselling author of White Tiger returns as primal desire draws two lone shifters into each other's arms ... She wasn't ready to lead ... Chosen as the Guardian of her Montana Shiftertown, wolf Shifter Rae Lyall is facing opposition--for no woman has ever been selected for this powerful position. Still adjusting to the new authority thrust upon her, Rae travels to train with Zander Moncrieff, a Shifter healer, tasked with teaching her about her new role and its responsibilities. He wasn't ready to love ... A polar bear Shifter, Zander wears no Collar and follows no rules but his own. Rae finds him arrogant and demanding, yet compelling and intriguing. Zander has no wish to mate but the sassy Guardian is drawing him out of his shell, stirring feelings long suppressed. And when a new threat looms over Rae's home, she and Zander must race to the rescue, forced closer to danger ... and to each other.… (mais)
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Rae Lyall, a lupine shifter adopted into a feline clan, is chosen as the first female Guardian (responsible for releasing the souls of deceased shifters into the Summerland). This does not go over well with the senior leadership of her Shiftertown, and Rae's adoptive father takes her to Zander Moncrieff, a polar bear shifter and healer, for training. Soon Rae and Zander find themselves on a quest that will change their lives forever.

Series note: Due to appearances by numerous characters from previous books and some advancement of the ongoing plot, it is recommended that the series be read in order.

While slow to start, the action picks up about 1/3 of the way in, and the last couple of chapters are intense and exciting. There is also (finally!) some compelling progression in the overarching fae-shifter, and Ashley will hopefully keep the momentum going in the next installments.

In terms of the romance, the initial focus on the age gap is strange (Zander is at least 150 years older than Rae, but then shifters live a long time). Thankfully Ashley moves past this quickly, and Zander and Rae are cute together. Zander's healing abilities and protective instincts make him a very appealing hero, and Rae's grudging and then whole-hearted acceptance of her role as Guardian is admirable. They make a formidable team, and it is fun watching them overcome all obstacles together.

All in all, an entertaining read with likeable characters. The next book returns to Kendrick's group of collar-free shifters, but I am hopeful that the development of the fae storyline will continue. ( )
  Lauren2013 | May 5, 2023 |
This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.

Introduction
Guardian's Mate is the 9th installment in the "Shifters Unbound" series and in this story we have the story of the bear friend to the stories previous "Zander" I can't tell you how much I ended up enjoying this one here. Just reading this made me realize why I love this series so much here and why it did so much for me. I really love the way that this author implemented this story with Zander and Rae. I loved seeing the Guardian in the book being the heroine. We have yet to see a female guardian and I loved the way that Jennifer Ashley developed this story in such a wonderful way.

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Guardian's Mate is a story that bring two complete polar opposites from each other. The hero well is bold, honest and has connections to everyone, literally he probably knows everyone in the world that can help shifters Haha Then we have our heroine, who was adopted by her family as she was abandoned when she was just a cub. When the Goddess shines her light upon Rae and deems her a guardian, heads ROLL! How dare a woman be a guardian Haha Much of the shock comes from the fact that there has only been male guardians in the history of guardians, so it's more people need to come to terms with some change, people really don't like change at all. I really found the relationship with Zander and Rae to be fascinating. Their bantering is hilarious for sure, but they actually balance each other so well. We get some action to the serial plot of the series that I really got a kick out of too. It was fascinating seeing these two get mated and seeing them work through the issues that crop up with them.

The actual relationship that is focused between Rae and Zander, was interesting. At first we just see them working together on figuring out the guardian thing and spending some time in Alaska. We get to meet some new friends and man my heart just went out to Carl but loved how Zander and Rae were able to build a friendship with him. Then we get introduced to some feral shifters and yeah some pretty badass kick ass scenes here. There is a bit of mystery involving the guardian sword and trying to get it repaired without too many shifters finding out about it.

We do come across some of my favorite characters with Tiger, Ian, and Sean. And the humor of this book was so delicious, I had forgotten how funny this author can be in her witty banter but yeah you can bet that I will be continuing shortly with these books here.

Overall View
Guardian's Mate is a superb read that stole my heart in so many ways and I became so endeared to this story and most especially in seeing Zander finding his mate!

Rating Evaluation:
Plot: 5
World Building: 4
Cover: 5
Hero: 5
Heroine: 4
Steam: 4
Heart & Feels: 4
Ending: 4
Overall View: 4.25 ( )
  addictofromance | Mar 26, 2023 |
Zander is the 'crazy' shifter healer and Rae is sent to him after the Goddess choose her to be the first female guardain. He is to train her and protect her. They get themselves in trouble and find themselves running from bounty hunters, and then hunting feral shifters. Was ok read but all their flying around stretched the believability.
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  wyldheartreads | Jun 20, 2019 |

I just love returning to the Shifters Unbound series. It never gets dull and their is always something new to relish; a new element, a new couple, a new direction, etc.

Guardian’s Mate has so much to savor and a few surprises along the way! It’s action packed, full of adventure, and sexy shifters.

There was a lot of action and adventure packed into this novel. Our characters don’t get much downtime since they are dealing with Fae magic, being Goddess touched, dodging shifter bounty hunters, and new enemies. We are treated, along with our character, to one wild ride that gives us some riveting developments and captivating revelations.

Our couple made a great pair. I enjoyed these two together. Zander's a crazy "big ass bear”, yep, Rae calls him that and I loved it. ^_^ He's also got some hidden depth to him that only Rae sees and can bring out. Rae is young and now she's saddled with being a Guardian. WOW a Guardian! The first female Guardian picked. Lets just say the shifters aren’t to happy and some don’t believe the Goddess chose her. Well even shifters can be prejudice to. I enjoyed Rae. She has a little mystery about her and she’s stuck with a very tough job.

The romance was slow going; between Rae and Zander, but fun to watch them banter and tease and finally figure out they are perfect for each other. Theirs this smoldering tension between them that adds to the build up, so once they do hook up, yumminess befalls. I liked seeing the ragtag clan they sorta put together along with healing the loneliness each have deep inside. Their are also a lot of delightful secondary characters to appreciate.

If you enjoy shifters and haven’t yet tried Jennifer Ashley’s Shifters Unbound series you are in for a treat! Complete paranormal goodness ensues. We are treated to another fabulous read after another in this series.

Rated: 4 Stars

*Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy provided by Berkley Publishing Group via NetGalley with the sole purpose of an honest review. All thoughts, comments and ratings are my own.



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  angels_gp | Apr 26, 2018 |
Jennifer Ashley’s GUARDIAN'S MATE is an exciting adventure worthy of the Shifters Unbound Series. Wolf Shifter Rae Lyall is the first woman ever chosen to be a Guardian. She heads from her Montana Shiftertown to Alaska to train with Zander Moncrieff, a polar bear Shifter/healer. The two face numerous threats, needing to make sure they are not caught by Shifter Bureau. This contemporary PNR is suitable for adult audiences.

I really like both Rae and Zander. They get off to a rocky start. Rae is given the job of Guardian. A position she does not want and one other shifters are not supporting her in. Zander just wants to be left alone. The two are stuck with each other and make the best of the situation. They have great chemistry and entertaining conversations.

Rae is young is shifter years, just recently undergoing her Transition. Rae has no idea who her birth parents are. She was adopted by the feline leader of the Montana pack. Zander is a fun character. He is over one hundred and fifty years old. He is a collarless polar bear shifter that everyone thinks is insane. He is a goddess-touched gifted healer that cares greatly about the shifter race.

I love that characters from previous Shifter Unbound books make an appearance in this story, particularly, Dylan and Sean Morrissey.

I enjoyed the plot. It was fast paced and exciting. There were interesting twists and lots of obstacles to overcome. GUARDIAN'S MATE is a wonderful fit with the rest of the series. I’m looking forward to Jennifer Ashley’s next book in the series.

Complimentary copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. ( )
  dlynch | Sep 14, 2016 |
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The New York Times bestselling author of White Tiger returns as primal desire draws two lone shifters into each other's arms ... She wasn't ready to lead ... Chosen as the Guardian of her Montana Shiftertown, wolf Shifter Rae Lyall is facing opposition--for no woman has ever been selected for this powerful position. Still adjusting to the new authority thrust upon her, Rae travels to train with Zander Moncrieff, a Shifter healer, tasked with teaching her about her new role and its responsibilities. He wasn't ready to love ... A polar bear Shifter, Zander wears no Collar and follows no rules but his own. Rae finds him arrogant and demanding, yet compelling and intriguing. Zander has no wish to mate but the sassy Guardian is drawing him out of his shell, stirring feelings long suppressed. And when a new threat looms over Rae's home, she and Zander must race to the rescue, forced closer to danger ... and to each other.

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