For Marco, heir to the lions' throne, seizing control of the Cave of Whispers from the bear clan is more than just a quest—it's fulfilling the legacy of his breed. But the latest crusade has left Marco gravely wounded in enemy territory and in the hands of Alicia, healer for the bears. An irresistibly sensuous adversary, Alicia presents a serious problem. She carries the scent of a mate. Drawn to this dominant master of his den, Alicia knows her allegiance has been compromised. His brooding sexuality is testing her defenses, but falling in love with Marco means falling in league with a rival shifter. And turning her back on the bears in a time of war is a lethal move.
This was a pretty decent book. It was a quick read. That said, I felt there was a bit of filler stuff in there that I skimmed through. I did like both characters. However, and yes I get that they’re mates, but I thought it was a bit quick for the “L” word to be dropped. Still, I look forward to reading more from this author.
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Marco is close to dying, when Alicia finds him and tries to heal him. Enemies in battle, they find it hard to stop wanting to touch and be close to each other. He is a lion shifter and she is a bear shifer, so not the usual pairing. A good story, although there are a lot of things hinted at, but not fully and not resolved. Prefer my books a bit more complete, even in a series. Overall though, I enjoyed this book, and enjoyed the characters. Would highly recommend this book and author.

This book was alright. I finished it and really did like the concept. I have not read all the other's in this series but think this book is fine as a standalone. However, it would probably be better to read the first two books in the series.

The world building in this book didn't give me as much as I expected and parts of it just fell flat for me. I thought it was ok and not disappointed I read it but definitely not one I would reread. Considering whether to try the other stories.

Taming the Lion is the third book in the Shifter Wars series. I haven't read the previous books, and while I felt this works ok as a standalone, I did feel like I was missing some of what was going on from not having read the other books.

This book picks up after the bear clan was attacked by the lions. Bear healer Alicia goes out to check the surrounding lands to see if there were any injured bear shifters. Instead she finds Marco, heir to the lion throne, gravely injured. She feels she has no choice but to take him back to the cave to heal him, only she has to hide him from the other bears. Marco is left wondering why his family hasn't come for him, but, despite the pain he's in, he's enjoying the time he gets to spend with Alicia.

Despite not really knowing why the whole battle between the bears and lions took place, I enjoyed the story. I found the characters to be well-written and engaging. I did have an issue with the way Marco's twin, Mason was described. At one point he seems to be floundering and not really knowing how to step into the leadership role with Marco missing, and he even admits Marco is more of a leader and would know what to do to rally the lions. But later on when Alicia first meets Mason, it's mentioned that she noticed he "was surrounded by a strong aura of power", which made him come across differently than we had seen him up until that point.

It's mentioned that something is going to come up and that Marco, Mason, and Alicia are going to play a part in it, yet it wasn't resolved by the end of the book. I'm usually not a big fan of books leaving things unresolved, but in this case I feel it works well to set up the next the book.

Overall I enjoyed the story. I liked the characters and storyline, but I do wish I had read the other books so I had a little more background information on all the groups mentioned in the book.

**Received a copy via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review**

Another awesome paranormal romance by Ms. Adrienne. Good wonderful plot. Enjoyed!!!

When reading this book, it helps immensely to be aware of the fantasy genre involving shifters as there are certain rules and practices the reader is expected to know ahead of time. . In many works of this nature, the shifters are Bears. In this work, there's a Lion in the mix with much more that the usual element of magic and mythology. An intriguing premise has the Bears and Lions first battling as enemies, and then, in a bit of a cliffhanger, has them working together to battle a much hinted at greater foe. Something to look forward to in the next novel.

The Shifter Wars have come and gone. There were losses on both sides. Now it’s time for Alicia to do what she was meant to do. That of saving the wound. But, on her last outing, she came across her destiny.

Marco heir to the lions’ throne, was severally wounded and in the enemy territory. Expecting to die, until one bear shifter refused to let him do so.

Taming the Lion was everything I was expecting. The romance between Marco and Alicia developed throughout the story, so when they finally got together it felt believable. But, you know what happens when two different being from two different worlds trying to obtain happiness. There is always someone on the opposite side trying to destroy said happiness. Well in Marco and Alicia case their happiness may cause a bigger war than what just occurred.

Taming the Lion was fast paced with good chemistry between the two main characters. This is a great book for any paranormal fan.