If you love reading sex scenes, Seduced by the Tide by Sean Michael is for you. The first third of the book is literally several extremely hot sex scenes in a row. Then, once the mating thing has been revealed, about two-thirds of the rest of the story is our two guys explicitly having intense sex. It’s part of the mating process so the human mate can change in the necessary ways to live for eternity. They must have seed and meat. Lots of meat…

And that is what this book was basically about. A dragon shifter inexplicably finds his mate, they fuck their brains out, there’s some tension around Bryan learning Deke’s true nature, then they fuck some more, eat more meat, swim in the water, and live happily ever after.

Reviewed by Taz

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This is a book in a series. I felt a tad bit lost at the beginning. I was still a very hot story. The romance seemed a little forced and it was one where the "mate" instant attraction aspect came into play. I like more romance. Overall still a decent story.

Seduced by the Tide is the second book in the Dragon Soul series by author Sean Michael. I really loved the pacing on this book. Felt action packed, and the romance was well done.
I have not read this story before and was not lost reading this story. I want more from this series!! I super felt connected to all the characters and want more dragons.
Deke is the youngest Beteferoce dragon shifter. He is a fire dragon. All of them have strong elemental powers. He is destined to find a mate he has just given up on really finding him. His brother has one and he is not even sure that is real. He doubts himself and his dragon.
Bryan has never met anyone like Deke. The chemistry they have is off the charts. The friendship they have is everything Bryan has ever wanted. But can he handle Deke’s secret.
Over all a really well-done book, and I really want more of the characters in the future. This is a must read for anyone who loves a great paranormal love story.


Five Shooting Stars

Seduced by the tide is the first book I have read by Sean Michael and it really didn't work for me. I was in the mood for some fated mate, M/M shifter love, but there was no meat to this story. It was all sex. Now don't get me wrong I enjoy smut as much as the next woman but the key to good smut is length. We readers all know smut is low on plot and character development, but hot on smexy time, so 100 pages or less works best for me otherwise it gets repetitive and I get bored. That is what happened in this book. It was too long to be smut but it didn't have enough plot, character, and relationship development. It was just sex, sex, bj, handy, bj, sex, steak, cupcake, sex, bj, kinky sex, bacon, handy, sex, and more sex. That is the whole book right there! Had this book been only 50 or so pages I would have rated it higher, but I got bored with this book. The sex got tedious and I found myself skimming the sex which was 90% percent of the book. The other thing that didn't work for me was the things Deke would call Bryan. Baby boy, Pretty baby, Sexy baby boy, Sweet baby and 100 other forms of baby this or that. Normally the pet name baby doesn't bother me but the baby boy just bugged me. And if it wasn't baby it was honey. There were so many sugary pet names that it got kinda cheesy. This book just didn't work for me. Sometimes authors and readers just don't rub together well and that is the case with this book. The writing style was fine and all I just didn't click with this book.

I liked this book better than the first one. We actually get some background on Bryan, and it broke my heart especially when he thought he was still back <spoiler>in the asylum</spoiler>. I am hoping that we will run across his brother at some point, that would be awesome. I still would like more background of the dragons and to see their "home". Again this was a story of, mate, mine, tons of sex and eat massive amounts of steak. It's a good thing the brothers are loaded to keep up with their groceries. I can't wait to meet the other brothers and their mates. The one I'm really looking forward to is the brother who lost his mate. Also I want to know more about the Fae who is tattooing the mates. He said he has already tattooed two of them, why not the third? Okay I'm getting ahead of myself. Anyway I can't wait for the next one which is Luke's story.

Utterly ridiculous.

This book is legit bananas. Bananas!

I'll admit that I enjoyed the first book in the series (Branded by Flames), but this one was just too over-the-top for me.

I should say that this book is for Sean Michael superfans only. It is just SO Sean Michael.

We get the typical checklist:
Guy who thinks he is a top but he is really an uber-bottom
BDSM and kinkiness with a guy who keeps insisting he is strictly vanilla
Insta-love
"Baby" and other cloying nicknames

I mean, I could go on and on but Sean Michael has a style and really sticks to it. That works for some people, even me sometimes.

But this book...

The plot is non-existent. Nothing happens! The two MCs have non-stop sex. NON-STOP. There is some angst-ing back and forth about their relationship, but nothing too serious, and there is some bro-talk thrown in, but mostly it's just kinky-ish sex.

My biggest pet peeve about this book (and it's a weird one!!) is that they constantly talk about and/or eat steak. Random, right? But ALL the main couple do is have sex and eat steak on repeat. I actually did a search on my Kindle and "steak" is mentioned 75 (!!!) times! Holy F, I mean... STEAK. I just started laughing after the 40th or so time it was mentioned. It was crazy, totally crazy.

The book was oddly endearing and I found parts of it to be super hot, but I just couldn't give this book more stars. I think I'm stopping this series while I'm ahead.

*Copy provided in exchange for an honest review*

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I can't say which book touched me more, this or book one Branded by Flames, but I felt more at home with coast guard dragon Deke and as the author described him: Bearded and inked, the personal trainer turned mechanic, Bryan.

Maybe it was the way Bryan resisted throughout the book, failing to believe what was right in front of him. Or the way Deke lit up from inside with his want and need for Bryan. The heat was real, the chemistry undeniable. Even though the story touched on issues I wished were answered in this book, I see it as an arc to revisit in future books (fingers crossed).

This was a long read, full of angst, a touch of BDSM (this IS a Sean Michael book!) and a fantasy that not much have touched.

Seduced By the Tide is book two in the Dragon Soul Series and this story is about dragon shifter, Deke, the youngest Beteferoce brother. Deke noticed Bryan, next door neighbor to Jake and Shae-Book one Branded By Flames, when he came to visit his brother Jake after telling him about finding his mate. Deke returns on leave from the Coast Guard and gets to finally meet Bryan.

Bryan is highly smitten with Deke, and Deke makes his interest known. Both decide a week of fun while Deke is on leave is just what the doctor ordered! It becomes something totally different than expected, and neither wants to say goodbye. Deke is certain Bryan is his soul mate, but knowing he has to report, he's determined not to initiate the bonding.  He at least has to resign from the Coast Guard and starting something he can't finish, would just be cruel.  But Deke inadvertently started the process, making both of them sick to be away from one another.

Once Deke is home and attending to Bryan, he has to quickly break down his defenses of denying what he likes due to his strict foster family upbringing. I really enjoyed watching Bryan accept who he was and what he liked.  That opened up his mind to accept that Deke was a dragon shifter.  Having been in a mental hospital after his brother disappeared, he wars with himself as to what is real. Once he accepted one thing, the others fell like dominos!

I really liked this book and Deke and Bryan's dynamic! I liked it much better than book one and I'm not sure why. There is a lot of sex-due to the bonding process so that is no different.  There are some BDSM elements, but nothing hard core like in book one. Whatever it was, this book had it! There is heart and depth that tugged at your soul. You just want them both to be happy.

I hope we do get to witness Bryan finding his brother somewhere down the road! I also enjoyed seeing Jake and Shae so utterly happy with one another too!  The best part is when the shifters are in dragon mode! I felt like I was zipping through the air or water, and I loved it! Bring on the next Beteferoce brother book!!

reviewed by Deb

Seduced By the Tide is book two in the Dragon Soul Series and this story is about dragon shifter, Deke, the youngest Beteferoce brother. Deke noticed Bryan, next door neighbor to Jake and Shae-Book one Branded By Flames, when he came to visit his brother Jake after telling him about finding his mate. Deke returns on leave from the Coast Guard and gets to finally meet Bryan.

Bryan is highly smitten with Deke, and Deke makes his interest known. Both decide a week of fun while Deke is on leave is just what the doctor ordered! It becomes something totally different than expected, and neither wants to say goodbye. Deke is certain Bryan is his soul mate, but knowing he has to report, he's determined not to initiate the bonding.  He at least has to resign from the Coast Guard and starting something he can't finish, would just be cruel.  But Deke inadvertently started the process, making both of them sick to be away from one another. 

Once Deke is home and attending to Bryan, he has to quickly break down his defenses of denying what he likes due to his strict foster family upbringing. I really enjoyed watching Bryan accept who he was and what he liked.  That opened up his mind to accept that Deke was a dragon shifter.  Having been in a mental hospital after his brother disappeared, he wars with himself as to what is real. Once he accepted one thing, the others fell like dominos! 

I really liked this book and Deke and Bryan's dynamic! I liked it much better than book one and I'm not sure why. There is a lot of sex-due to the bonding process so that is no different.  There are some BDSM elements, but nothing hard core like in book one. Whatever it was, this book had it! There is heart and depth that tugged at your soul. You just want them both to be happy.

I hope we do get to witness Bryan finding his brother somewhere down the road! I also enjoyed seeing Jake and Shae so utterly happy with one another too!  The best part is when the shifters are in dragon mode! I felt like I was zipping through the air or water, and I loved it! Bring on the next Beteferoce brother book!!

4 Stars/4.5 Flames

This book was gifted to me for an honest review. The review and ratings are solely my opinions.

Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Angie – ☆☆☆☆☆
I will admit I am a HUGE Sean Michael fan, not sure there isn't a book that I haven't liked. However, I freaking LOVE this series and I am not really into the whole paranormal/shifter thing. I loved the first book and couldn't wait until the next one was out, and now that I am done with the second one I need the third one ASAP!!!! We met Bryan in the first book, he is Shae's best friend and neighbor. When Shae's boyfriend Jake's brother Deke comes for a visit, it is instant attraction. The chemistry is off the chart and you can feel the sizzle on the pages. Deke's elemental power is water and, of course, he works for the Coast Guard. Bryan doesn't have a lot of experience with men, especially good experience, but Deke takes care of that right away. There is so much sex and feelings that I devoured the book in one sitting. There is a little angst, but not much and it is due to the bond that Deke didn't know he started. I was hoping that we would find out something more about Bryan's missing brother from his childhood. I hope eventually that will be addressed in some way in future books, I would love for him to be alive and well with his merman. Oh, and I also hope that we get a book about the tattoo artist who is putting all these tattoos on the Beteferoce brothers’ mates. Great series, hits all my buttons!


Avid Reader – ☆☆☆☆
M/M Shifter Romance with hints of BDSM
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Bryan was seen in the previous book. He is Shae's good friend and neighbor. They have a great relationship, but we know that Shae belongs with Jake. What we don't know is whether or not Deke will find a mate in Bryan.

When Deke sees Bryan, there is instant chemistry. Both are attracted to each other and when they get together, there is definite chemistry. Sparks fly and hearts grow. Deke is a Coast Guard because his element is water. Of course, I wish that we would have seen more of him in his job, but Bryan calls.

Bryan is a mechanic who had a tough upbringing. He had to hide himself until he was able to get out. He also had to overcome being institutionalized along with the loss of his brother. Shae is probably his closest friend, but even with Shae's input, Bryan has a very difficult time understanding and believing what Deke is.

When the bond begins, both Deke and Bryan have to figure out a way to complete it. Deke has to convince Bryan and Bryan just has to accept it. I did feel that Bryan's issues were kind of annoying, but understood them.

I do hope that we get to see whether or not his family is out there, and I can't wait to see the other brothers. These books are magical in their ability to bring you with them while they fly and connect.

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Deke is the youngest of the dragon-shifter Beteferoce family and isn't quite convinced his eldest brother, Jake, is telling the truth about finding his "mate," Shae, but he's willing to check out this arrangement and see for himself. Plus, Deke noticed that Shae's neighbor and good friend, Bryan, is a fit specimen he'd like to get to know better. With Jake and Shae being obnoxiously in love, and thoroughly uncivilized in their sexy behavior, Deke is more-than-happy for Bryan's offer of a spare bedroom in his home.

And let the sexytimes begin...

Bryan doesn't usually fall into bed with a guy. He hasn't actually had a partner in years; not since he and Shae didn't work out. But, Deke is turning all his knobs in just the right way, much to Bryan's dismay. How can he be so consumed by a man so quickly? And, won't he be heart-broken when Deke returns to his Coast Guard duties hours away?

During Deke's week-long visit he learns for certain that he and Bryan are true mates, just like Jake and Shae, but he's due to report for duty so he vows not to begin the bonding process until he can work out an extended leave. This, by the way, is triggered by fluid-exchange so Deke is careful to stay covered up. Well, except for, oh man! Deke!!

Deke's so sure of his love, he tries to tell Bryan who he really is, and it all goes sideways. He had no idea how Bryan's previous history with the paranormal would skew this experience, but Deke holds faith that he'll be able to win Bryan's heart back, just as soon as he can get more time. The problem? The physical binding has already begun...

Bryan can't understand what's happening to him once Deke leaves. He's lethargic and ill, and fevered, and unable to manage even the most basic tasks like doing the mechanic work he loves or feeding himself. Good thing Shae and Jake are looking in on him. While Deke manages his details for the Coast Guard, he craves Bryan, and fears what will happen if he shows up on Bryan's doorstep. And, it's even worse when he arrives.

I liked this book better than the first, for a few reasons. There's a lot more tension, the sexytimes don't take over as much, and Bryan and Deke really have to build trust. I liked how Bryan was a man who'd had a dark past, and his growing love and trust for Bryan helped him to overcome old hurts. I think I was expecting to meet Bryan's long-lost brother at some point, and I will admit a touch of dismay when that didn't happen, but that's only because I'm a greedy reader--it had no impact on this story. For me, I'm hooked on the Beteferoce brothers finding eternal love, and I hope we get some insight on the Fae tattoo artist who seems to be linking them.

I liked this book more than the first one, though I have a hard time explaining what was missing in the first book. Like the first one, there is a lot of sex due to the way the dragons bond and the changes their mates undergo. However, there were less BDSM elements in this one. I am definitely looking forward to see which brother meets their mate next.

Post goes live 17 JUL

Rating: 4 stars out of 5

Meet the Beteferoce brothers. Five dragon shifters, each with a strong elemental power. And each with a fierce desire to find his soul mate.
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Deke has yet to meet a man who gives him a rush. Coast Guard rescue has kept the dragon shifter busy, but there's no harder work than finding a mate. Then comes Bryan. Bearded and inked, the personal trainer turned mechanic smells of grease, sweat and red meat. How irresistibly human can you get? And when it comes to hot, slamming sex, they're the perfect fit. Now all Deke has to do is to tell Bryan what he really is, and what he has planned for them.

Bryan has never met anyone like Deke, a consuming lover with a body so arousing it damn near hurts. And he knows how to use every inch of it. Yet he can't shake the feeling that Deke is hiding something. Just not this-the stud he's falling for is a centuries-old dragon who has marked him as a mate.
Bryan has to admit that something inside him is changing. For the first time ever, he's satisfied, body and soul. If Deke really is telling the truth, this could be his destiny-if he's ready to face it.

There is no question that Sean Michael writes hot, sexy men and combustible sex scenes.  That's in abundance here with dragon shifter Deke and his soul mate Bryan.  This is not a 1- story but 10 as their scenes together almost set the room on fire, ironic when one dragon's element is water.  But I'm getting a little ahead of myself.

Seduced by the Tide by Sean Michael is the second story in the Dragon Soul series and the first one I've read (something I'm going to remedy asap).  While I would have liked to have had the background and history of that first story, I don't feel it was necessary to have in order to understand everything that was going on here.  Michael delivers enough past information that I wasn't left floundering in the dark, instead I felt I had a pretty good foundation of this universe to sit back and enjoy the meeting and mating of Deke and Bryan. Plus they were surrounded by the first couple (and Bryan's neighbors),Jack and Shae. This was beneficial in so many ways.  Having Jack and Shae there provided additional information as to what was happening to this couple (they had  gone through it) and gave a wonderful update to those readers who had read the first story.

I loved the depth of world building here and the glimpses I got of the other brothers who's books  I know are coming.  There was the tattoo and Elf ink master I wanted to know more about, plus the dragon home world and of course the rest of the Beteferoce brothers.  Michael makes each man interesting and their mating sexy, hot and intimate.

I can't wait for the next story and get to find out how it all began with the first installment Branded by Flames (Dragon Soul, #1) by which I'm guessing that Jake the dragon shifter's element is fire.  I hope it's as good as this story.  As it is, if you love hot men, hot sex, love and dragons, you will love Seduced by the Tide (Dragon Soul #2) by Sean Michael.

Cover design is perfect for this story.  I love the dragon elements on the bottom half especially.

Seduced by the Tide by Sean Michael is the first of his stories that I have read in a while but I must admit, I was not a fan. The book is so heavy on the sex that there is almost no character development, backstory, or plot except for the very basics. I love a good, steamy romance book but this one needed more substance to balance ou the heat.

The premise of the story is good. Bryan is a man’s man kind of guy. Tattoo, beard, manly mechanic job, and lots of muscles. He has a bit of a history in the foster system, some past family trauma issues that come out later in the book, and seems to be a decent human being. He meets Deke through his neighbor (one of which is secretly a dragon) and things progress quickly.

Deke is an 800-year-old dragon who finds his brother’s neighbor fascinating. A brief hookup turns into a weeklong sex fest and it turns out that Bryan is actually his soul mate. When Deke tries to leave (he was only in the area for vacation), he realizes that the bond between them has already begun forming and he quits his job to head back to the love of his life. Once he returns to Bryan’s arms, they have to have lots and lots of sex to help Bryan recover from the stress of being without his mate and to help his body continue to change and adapt to his new soul mate status.

The story had real promise and I liked what I did know about the characters and basic plot but everything was just overpowered by the sex. I wanted to learn more about the dragons and their history. I wanted to find out more about the Fae tattoo artist who gave Bryan the tattoo that seemed to play such an important role in the story. There was so much more that could have been included in this book but wasn’t. It is a relatively long book but I am pretty sure that three-quarters of it is sex. And while it starts off a bit rough but rather vanilla, it moves into some serious BDSM and hardcore kink at the end.

If you are looking for a M/M dragon shifter romance that is high on heat and low on plot, this one will be perfect. However, I was starting to skim through all the sex looking for story towards the end and it definitely wasn’t enough to keep my attention for very long.

Fated mates. Dragon shifters. A hint of mermen and fae. The second book in the Dragon Soul series by Sean Michael is thrilling. I think the reason I wasn’t as happy with the first book is it took me a little time and more information to enter this paranormal world. That said, I loved Seduced by the Tide.
Bryan is human, a personal trainer, and not quite happy with his life, but he’s not sure what it is that he’s looking for. His next door neighbor Shae has found his mate Jake, but Bryan doesn’t know the half of that couple’s story. We saw them in the first book, Branded by Flame when Shae was a welder and (unknown to Shae) dragon shifter Jake was a firefighter.
Each of the five dragon shifter brothers has an elemental power. For Jake it’s fire and for Deke it’s water. Deke is convinced immediately that Bryan is his fated mate, but convincing Bryan of that sounds easier than it actually is. It takes some specific actions to form a human-dragon shifter bond, including biting and a lot of sex.
And I do mean a LOT of sex. The plot and character development is woven into a world of sex, kinky sex that leads the partners into the BDSM lifestyle. This is one of the spiciest erotic romances I’ve ever read.
Bryan carries a story that he hasn’t told anyone in many years about a brother who disappeared into the ocean. The reason he hasn’t shared it is, well, it’s Bryan’s story to tell and I’ll let you discover it rather than spoiling the story for you, the reader.
I’m so eager to read the rest of the series and find out what the backstories and powers of the other three brothers are. Apparently a fae knows who the fated mates are for two of them, but what about the third brother? Is he the one who had a mate and lost him?
This is an intricate, sexy, complex world that Sean Michael is still developing with each book in the series. Recommended for readers who love shifters, BDSM, paranormal worlds, and big, strong, sexy men. I loved it and believe you will, too.

This book had me hook, line and sinker when I read this was about a dragon shapeshifter....say what?!?! Deke and Bryan are my new favorite couple from a romance book...they were downright damn adorable. I laughed out loud in some parts of this and other parts I just couldn't take the grin off my face. Looking forward to reading more from Sean Michael!