“The Big Alpha in Town” is an anthology written by three awesome authors: Eve Langlais, Milly Taider and Kate Baxter. All three novellas are sexy and funny and in every one there is some fight: for love, for acceptance and for happily ever after.

First one, “Bearing His Name”, is a comedy by Eve Langlais, telling us story of Ark (a bear shifter) and Jade, who is a Very Concerned Sister and in order to help her pregnant sis Ruby, she does something certainly not conventional during her search for baby’s father. That’s leading to a string of mysterious and funny events that may (or may not?) guarantee a HEA for our heroes. Anyway you will absolutely enjoy it!

Second one, “Owned By the Lion” is a story from Milly Taiden in which Keir, an alpha lion, has to prove to his fated human mate Ally, that he is not a womanizer who sleeps around, but a man who will be faithful and a man who will make her purr. And let me assure you, that Milly Taiden yet again make a funny & smokin’ hot story that you won’t stop reading until the end!

The lat one is Kate Baxter’s “No Need Fur Love”. The main character werewolf Owen didn’t come to the bar looking for his mate, but he found her anyway. Unfortunately for him, Mia isn’t as thrilled by this fact as he. She truly has too much on her plate, to consider mating with someone! To find out if Owen change her mind, and even if he did, will they have their own HEA, you have to read these awesome anthology!

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What's better then finding a great, sexy, steamy shifter story? Getting three all in one book!

I received this ARC copy of The Big Alpha in Town from St. Martin's Griffin. This is my honest and voluntary review. The Big Alpha in Town is set for publication May 15, 2018.

My rating: 4 stars
Written by: Eve Langlais
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Publication Date: May 15, 2018
ISBN-10: 1250180481
ISBN-13: 978-1250180483
Genre: Shifter Romance | Paranormal Romance

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Cute stories. I like all these authors. They all wrote in their normal style. (Damn Eve Langlais for her previews of her next story!) Very hot.

Three good quick read in this anthology the only author I have read before is Eve Langlais but I will definitely check out other books from the Milly Taiden and Kate Baxter.  I enjoy anthologies because they give you a chance to find new authors and this one delivers on that.

I received a copy of this e-book and am voluntarily leaving an honest opinion.

This book contains three novella's about Alpha shifters and their mates to be. The stories were good and the author's are pretty well known in the paranormal book world.

What I liked about it was since they were novella's, I could pretty much read a whole story and didn't have to worry about where I left off. The stories involved a bear shifter, a lion shifter and a wolf shifter. In one story, the mate to be was a wood nymph, a new entity to me.

Kindly provided with an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Three very talented authors.....

Three fairly quick, enjoyable reads that keep you dreaming about UBER HOT Shifter's and the women who were lucky enough to snag them.

My favorite's were stories Owned by the lion (Very Steamy) and No need Fur Love (Witty/Smoldering read). I did like Bearing his name but honestly Jade to stop being so paranoid and get with the programme !!!

All in all great little compilation. Well done Eve, Milly and Kate. Many thanks for this opportunity x

In the anthology are three stories of shifters from authors Eve Langlais, Milly Taiden, and Kate Baxter.

Bearing His Name

The most humorous of the three tales, Ark is a great big bear shifter who tells Jade, “I am not crazy, just Greek.” His loud, raucous family reminds me of My Big Fat Greek Wedding with all the cousins, aunts, and parents who “help” the couple out. Jade is new to the shifter world with a complicating factor that her sister is pregnant very possibly by Ark or one of his many cousins.

Owned By the Lion

Keir thinks he has found his mate in a woman whom he has known for years. The problem is Ally has seen Keir’s reputation firsthand as a ladies’ lion who has women after him and ex-girlfriends coming out of the woodwork at every turn. He has much work to do to convince Ally she is the one for him.

No Need Fur Love

Owen is the second in his pack that has just moved to a small, rural Idaho town. He brushed up against Mia in the local bar when he was sitting there feeling lonely. Mia is a wood nymph who is determined to get pregnant as a political maneuver before her father forces a mate on her. After their encounter, Mia does not realize that once a wolf finds his mate, he never lets her go. Owen is determined to track her down even if it means war between their kinds.

All three stories are a light read and will be enjoyed by fans of these authors. One of my favorite things about anthology is discovering new to me writers and their created worlds.

Bearing his name by Eve Langlais - 4 stars.
Intriguing and hot read. Twist caught me off guard.
Jade was the feisty girl with a strong mind and I really liked Her character.
Ark, when I got to know him better he was a Good one shifter with Alpha attitude

Owned by the Lion by Milly Taiden- 3 stars
Nothing Special, just ok read with shifters, misunderstandings, and HEA. Had potential for a lot more

No need fur love by Kate Baxter - 4 stars
Set in the world of Thanks fur the last night anthology -Characters from it are only mentioned. Owen was a character that kept me intrigued. And Mia - she's a wood nymph! That took me by surprise!

Three sweet and sexy shifter tales from three terrific authors.
Bearing His Name by Eve Langlais – Bear shifter Ark meets his mate when she sends him a postcard informing him that his one night stand with her sister has resulted in a pregnancy. Ark is determined to prove that the baby isn’t his but that Jade is. This story is classic Langlais – funny, sexy and great.
Owned by the Lion by Milly Taiden – Lion shifter has a lot on his mind. His father is pushing for him to find a wife, settle down and come work with him. Ally has issues of her own. Her mom is ill, she’s moved to a new town and then there is this hot lion who has got her purring one minute and yowling the next. Fun, slightly angsty, totally sexy and terrific story.

No Need Fur Love by Kate Baxter – Wolf shifter Owen Courtney is feeling a little left out. His alpha has found his mate but they’ve moved to the Podunk town of Stanley, Idaho where the pickings are not great for the rest of the pack. He is happy for his alpha he just wants a bit of that happiness for himself. He is pouting in a bar when wood nymph Mia Oliver hits on him. She is looking for a good time with no strings. Owens wolf isn’t having any of that, he is claiming his mate. Mia is a smart and strong woman who is being held back by her father who wants her pregnant by any means necessary. This story took me by surprise in a good way. I totally enjoyed it.

Fun!

Bearing His Name - Ark is awesome! A fun story with action and twists.
Owned by the Lion - Short and sweet. Keir and Ally are perfect together.
No Need Fur Love - Sassy, amusing and emotional.

I voluntarily read an advanced copy.

The Big Alpha In Town is the short story sequel of Thanks Fur Last Night.
You`ll enjoy the three sexy and funny shifter short stories.

Bearing his Name by Eve Langlais

As Zeus hocked up with a cat woman at a Halloween party; he might have impregnated her.
Add throwing shoes, slammed doors and a angry `koukla` and you´ll get a fast paced mating story.

Owned By The Lion by Milly Taiden

A overgrown manwhore want`s to win a pissed-of Latina over.
His sneering and threatening former bombshells didn`t help much in this case.

No Need Fur Love by Kate Baxter

A well calculated one night stand turn`s out to be the challenge of her life.
A prey hunting wood nymph found herself torn between her independence
and growing attraction for an virile werewolf.


I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed all three stories but I have to say that No Need Fur Love was my favorite. I think it would have been great if the author could have expanded on this story. Bearing His Name was hilarious!! I was cracking up the whole story!! Owned By The Lion was just okay for me.

Review of No Need Fur Love

Loved it! This is my first Kate Baxter read and I’m pleasantly surprised. I thoroughly enjoyed this quick shifter novella.

Mia, a wood nymph, seems to secure her birthright by producing an heir. She doesn’t want strings attached, so imagine her surprise when she ends up mated to a werewolf following a one night stand!

It was sexy, fun, and action packed! I’m looking forward to reading more from this author.

Didn't love this one. All of the stories felt rushed to me. The slapstick humor of the first was very off putting to me. The second I felt like needed to have read the rest of the series because he start was confusing. The third was just a whirlwind rush.

I liked this trio of fun paranormal stories by these authors. They were quick and easy to read. These ladies have such great imaginations and somehow manage to make you feel like you can relate to the characters/stories even though you are human. The stories and characters grabbed me from the first one and I was engaged until the end. This is the way paranormal should be!

If you are in the mood for some shifter love than these three ladies usually deliver . This anthology has clearly shorter examples but still it’s a great way to sample their styles.
Bearing His Name
So what do you do when you meet your fated Mate only to be told you might be her sisters baby daddy? That’s the conundrum that Arc has to face when all he wants to do is lick honey off Jade. Expect fun, mayhem and of course someone with a rather hairy back !
Owned by the Lion
Hmm Keir meets his Mate only to realise that he’s known her family for years without actually meeting her before. Trouble is his womaniser ways are notorious and Ally isn’t one to put up or shut up ! My biggest niggle here is Keir is a lion shifter but never actually shifts .
No Need Fur Love
Yes I’ve read sexy Werewolf stories before but I don’t recall a Wood Nymph so kudos for giving readers something different with just enough angst and suspense to hold my interest.
This voluntary take is of a copy I requested from Netgalley and my thoughts and comments are honest and I believe fair

SHIFTER LOVE! Yep, I do enjoy feisty, butt-kicking shifters!

Bearing His Name - HA! Fated mates, an accidental pregnancy, and a bear with a one-track mind. LOVE IT. Honestly, Ark's family is INSANE in the best way and I dug them. Plus, he met his match in Jade. Even when there was a slight possibility he'd knocked up her sister, she was still drawn to him. Naturally, she fought it every step of the way. But when fate bites, you eventually just have to accept it, right?

Owned by the Lion - I had a REALLY hard time suspending disbelief that someone who knew Ally's mother as well as he did had NO CLUE she had another daughter. That kinda threw me. Plus, I was a little confused on some of the relationships between the characters. Maybe that's me, though. Because, you know, there was that whole "why didn't anybody tell me Arlene had another daughter?" thing.

No Need Fur Love - I'm always down with a werewolf finding love in unconventional places. Like with a nymph. A nymph who doesn't really understand the specifics of a werewolf's mate bond or how it will affect her in the long run. A nymph who has some sticky family dynamics she needs to deal with. What can I say? I like surly wolves and oversexed nymphs.

The Big Alpha in Town is a fabulous collection of incredibly entertaining and engaging stories by three literary goddesses. Each story wrapped itself inexorably around my heart and refused to let go. They threw me into a whirlwind of mystery, suspense, and good old-fashioned love. Nothing could tear me away from a story once I started reading it. My attention was completely captured by the incredible characters and outstanding plot, and my heart was lost from the very beginning. I cannot express my deep love and appreciation for each precious gift from these fantastic authors! You know when you have found the ultimate prize, and I have found that in these fantastic authors whose works of art both enthrall and delight. Their talent is tremendous, and they hold the gold standard in the romance industry.

I feel like I am drinking in sand until I am able to drink in the thirst-quenching goodness of Eve Langlais, Milly Taiden, and Kate Baxter. It feels like I am finally able to breathe when I fall into their meticulously crafted worlds and surround myself with outstanding characters that steal my heart and a beautifully complex plot that gives me whiplash while trying to keep up. Each scintillating tale will evoke very different and yet very deeply felt emotions nonetheless. It doesn’t matter what these extraordinary talented ladies write because I will love it no matter what. Can you say that about your favorite authors?

Whatever you do DO NOT miss out on this exciting and awe-inspiring collection of wonderful romantic suspense! Run, drive, or race to get your hands on this fantastic collection. It will blow your mind and flood your heart with a depth of emotion that will shock you!

Bearing His Name, I thought it was a very funny short story. With the small exception of the stalker

"Owned by the Lion" by Milly Taiden.
I did enjoy but it was just ok. I did like the characters. and was glad to revisit them from a previous book."
the 3rd story, "No Need Fur Love", not really a fan. It was ok, but not great.

The Big Alpha In Town consists of these:

•quick but fun stories √
•OTT Alpha shifters √
•possessive shifters √
•steamy scenes √
•meeting their mates √
•steamy banters √
•sexual tension √
•fast-paced √
•great secondary characters √
So, basically all stories have that.

The fun in reading this is the journey these shifters's go through to convince their heroines that they are their "mates".

Imagine yourself having that surprise in your life.

A lot unrealistic yes, (Welcome to PNR, people!) but the point is, this is enjoyable if you are into stories like these. Which I am.

My favorite among the three stories will be from the first book, Bearing His Name by Eve Langlais. Why? I just like Ark. He's charming and quirky and his actions are a bit ridiculous, but in a charming way. Again, IMO.

Followed by Kate Baxter's No Need Fur Love, then Milly Taiden's Owned by The Lion.

All of theses are enjoyable if you are into reading insta-lust. Because we are talking about shifters here. And if you're just looking for a quick read and just to pass time, then this book is for you.

Three short, fun-filled, insta-lust, written by the authors known to bring steam on their books.