Hot and Badgered, by Shelly Laurenston is a captivating and highly entertaining paranormal action-suspense romance.

Berg Dunn, body guard and grizzly bear shifter, meets Charlie MacKilligan when she literally falls onto his hotel balcony. As a honey badger and wolf shifter, Charlie is trying to simply survive, while protecting her two sisters and herself from a deadly enemy. Charlie and her two half-sisters, yet full family love, are constantly arguing and dealing with drama. The adventurous shifter sisters seem to always attract trouble.

Berg and Charlie's first unusual interaction becomes typical of their unique relationship, which is enhanced by their random collection of friends and family members. And the younger sister’s reaction to a panda bear shifter is one of the best moments! This book focuses on the main couple, yet the other characters are integral to the story...a sometimes violent story that's still full of humor.

It's the first book in The Honey Badgers series, and I'm looking forward to reading more of the series, as soon as the next book is released. :)

Hot and Badgered is recommended and geared towards those who enjoy reading unique paranormal action-suspense romances.


Note: I received this book from NetGalley, which is a program designed for bloggers to write book reviews in exchange for books, yet the opinions expressed in this review are my own.

Hot and Badgered is the first book in Shelly Laurenston’s Honey Badger series and I am so glad to see her return to her roots with the Badger series. I cant wait to read more from Ms. Laurenston in this series if they are all as funny as book 1.
In book 1, we are introduced to he MacKilligan sisters, Charlie, Max and Stevie, the sisters are hybrid shifters who each have different mothers/breeds but share the same criminal honey shifter dad. This is Charlie’s book and we get to know all about Charlie while also getting to know about her family and the dysfunction that rules it. Charlie is the oldest of her sisters and the one who is super protective over her sisters. We meet Berg, the bear who happens to be Charlie’s mate and how he steps in and helps Charlie in her times of need. Their love story is zany and so cute!! There are TONS of secondary characters that make appearances in this book, including fan favorites from the other series by the author and I cannot wait for the next book to see who else shows up. I hope we get Max’s story next because she is insanely funny as well as insane (smile). This is such a fun read, full of action, laughs and shifter fun.

My Rating: 4.7 stars *****
“I received an advanced copy of this book from the author at no cost to me."

I Enjoyed this book a lot! I Love Shelly Laurenston’s pride series and was really excited to start on the Honey Badger series because her work is always fun and fast paced, with adventure and always has a great HEA.

The prologue and first chapter really catch your attention and keep you holding your breath. The next couple chapters A lot of characters and information are kinda thrown at you, but just power through it, i promise it gets easier to tell who is who as the story goes on!

The Honey Badgers are 3 sisters who are tough, hilarious and all around ride or die sisters who are super fun and relatable. The Hero, Berg, is a bear shifter who is a triplet and they are all very laid back and caring.

Charlie and berg are a cute couple, their story is very cute and easy and i would say it takes a bit of a backseat to all the fun action going on in the rest of the story. Personally i would have liked more of their story, it all just seemed too easy in all the crazy of what was going on, but also, Easy is sort of what Charlie needs in her life, so it works.

Also fun is you get some fun Cameos of other characters from the pride series, so that is a plus for anyone who wants to catch up with the gang.

I can’t wait to see what happens next for the other two sisters!

There is nothing better than reading a Shelly Laurenston shifter romance. Anytime anyone wants a good read with many laughs (some include snorting and full out laughing till tears), this is the book to grab! I can't imagine humor is easy to write but Shelly does it amazingly well. Charlie, Max and Stevie are three stepsisters who fight, yell but protect each other no matter what. Characters from Shelly's other shifter books were present and what a hoot! I loved Berg and his siblings. All were written so well with distinct personalities that worked perfectly with the story. I can't wait for the next book...so many characters could (and hopefully will) get their own stories!

So, so, so, good! The first badger book was different than the rest of the shifter books but still very enjoyable. This is definitely a Shelly book, with the comedy. Charlie and Berg are a great couple, she and her sisters are a little crazy but so much fun. I can't wait to read Max and/or Stevie's book, whoever is next. Its going to be fun.

Received ARC in exchange for voluntary honest review from NetGalley.

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Hot and Badgered is the 1st book in the Honey Badgers series. This is a spin off of the other shifter series, and if you've read those books you will get to see a lot of favorites in this book. I loved this book, and had a difficult time putting it down. I always know that when I pick up a book by Shelly Laurenston I am in for a fun ride, this book had me laughing hysterically, I was at an appt reading on my phone and people were looking at me like I was crazy. This was an awesome start to this series. There are a mess of secondary characters that I absolutely cannot wait for their stories!!
So I really enjoyed Charlie and Berg and both of their siblings. I really enjoyed the chemistry between them. I like this authors books because they are fun, they give you romance, you get that hot and steamy, but not overboard, you get updates on previous books characters, you get a storyline and at the end you can't wait for the next book. I can't wait to see which character gets the next book-- though I do sort of hope it's Stevie and that she ends up with Shen! Don't worry that's not a spoiler. Just something I'd like to see. Hopefully there will also be a bear spinoff because now that Charlie, Stevie and Max are living in a bear neighborhood and those characters have been introduced especially Berg's siblings Dag and Britta it would be a shame not to get bears! So much I could go on and on about with this book. Bottomline, I loved the book, can't wait for the next. Always know I will get a good laugh, and a good story from this author. Hope this helps! Happy Reading!!!

Shelly Laurenston once again delivers steamy, madcap action that had me laughing and cheering. I'm honestly not sure whether I loved the honey badgers or the bears more - it's hard not to love someone who both bakes and violently kicks ass even without her glasses on, or big, mostly polite bears who are perfectly willing to break and enter if there's baking up for grabs. This is definitely one of my favourites from this author, and going on my list of things to re-read when I need a good laugh

Another great Shelly Laurenston paranormal romance! Just the right amount of edgy, witty snark! Complete with hot males, powerful females, and a great reunion with old favorites from previous novels. Definitely a must-read for anyone looking for a fun, fast, fabulous romp!

Hot and Badgered is the first book in Shelly Laurenston’s Honey Badger series and if the rest of the series continues to be as hilarious as this book I will definitely need to stock up on Depends due to uncontrollable laughter while reading.

We are introduced to the MacKilligan sisters, Charlie, Max and Stevie, the sisters are hybrid shifters who each have different mothers/breeds but share the same honey shifter dad. The women may be different mixes of honey badger hybrids, one is full honey badger, and each has their own brand of crazy but they all love each other....most of the time. I absolutely love all three of them and their interactions with each other. Stevie and Max steal the scene many times with their fights and back and forth insults.

This book is about Charlie and Berg. Berg is a grizzly shifter, he first meets Charlie when she is being attacked, he helps her out and then she takes off, it was a brief moment but he cannot get her out of his mind. By happenstance Berg and Charlie meet again and Berg realizes Charlie and her sisters could use his help, which also gives him a chance to woo Charlie. What ensues once Berg offers his help is pure comedic genius and fun albeit a tad violent at times. The romance is light and it takes a while for Charlie and Beck to finally do the deed but it was done at the right pace for the storyline. There are a ton of secondary characters in this book, including some favorites from other series by Ms. Laurenston, and I absolutely cannot wait for the next book in the Honey Badgers series!

Hot and Badgered is a hilarious, chaotic, action packed, 100% fun, shifter romance complete with zany, vicious yet loveable characters!

When you and your sisters seem to find trouble lurking behind every corner you turn is that a curse or just life as you know? Well for the MacKilligan sisters, they think it's a bit of both. Charlie, Max, and Stevie always seem to attract trouble and that's how Charlie meets the most normal and oh so boring bear shifter, Berg Dunn. And after all she and her sisters have been through Charlie would welcome a little normal and boring into her life. So when Berg offers to help her and her sisters out of their current jam, Charlie jumps at the chance to share some normal time with him.
Charlie and her sisters and all the trouble they get into is enough to make this story a some times chaotic but always comical visit into the shifter world, but add in the very lovable Berg and his two siblings that make up
The Dunn Triplets , a very dysfunctional badger clan, and all the other overbearing shifter breeds, and what you get is one great romantic paranormal party full of fists and fur flying all over the place. This was another awesome read from Ms. Laurenston. I hope that each of the sisters are on deck for their own story because I can only imagine what this group is capable of getting into next, but I look forward to finding out.

This book is just one fun and fabulous read. It is silly and violent and fast paced, like pretty much all of Shelly Laurenston's books.

Charlie is a honey badger/wolf hybrid. She is one of three half sisters who share the same low down worthless honey badger father. She is tough and violent and funny as heck. I loved the relationship she had with her crazy sisters and I loved their 'us against the world attitude' (because it pretty much always had been).

Berg is a Grizzly shifter and an all around stand up guy. He is solid and reliable and just the kind of guy that Charlie needs in her corner - whether she likes it at first, or not.

I loved watching the adventure of Charlie and Berg's unfolding relationship and loved them together.

I also really loved the secondary characters and I am very hopeful that Charlies sisters, Max and Stevie, will have some rollicking HEAs of their own down the road.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys comedy romance or urban fantasy.

The first book in the Honey Badger Chronicles which takes place in the Pride Stories world will keep you in stitches with a fun filled and action packed romantic adventure.

As usual Shelly Laurenston provides such a fun read that I just can put the book down until I have wrung every last chuckle from every page. The zany and wonderful characters of her shifter worlds are always strong, compelling and full of snark while they tie readers in knots with laughter, they always make it easy for the readers relate to and become captivated by each and every one. So, needless to say Charlie and Berg stole the show in Hot and Badgered with their sizzling but prickly chemistry as they entertained readers with their quick witted dialogue and funtabulous but dangerous attitudes but don’t think that’s all these characters are about because they also some deep seated emotional issues that while they add to the fun also add depth to their personalities and captivate readers.

The fast paced and super charged plot keeps readers on the edge of their seat with lots of thills and intrigue and there is no predicting what will happen next. There are several action filled events that gets the adrenaline pumping but also provide some chuckles and since there is lots of hated family members and plenty of enemies, there is never a dull moment to be found in this electrifying story.

I have been waiting very impatiently for this story to be released as I love Shelly Laurenston’s books (p.s. I also love her alter ego – G.A. Aiken’s stories as well) and let me tell you that I was quite pleased with Hot and Badgered, she introduces new characters to her fascinating world and maintains her diabolical use of snark and fun to keep readers thoroughly entertained and I can’t wait to read the next one.

IM BACK!!! Full review...

Ohh the greatness that is Berg and Charlie! I shall bow down to Shelly Laurenstons crazy talent, that lady can write!.

Dear god I laughed so hard it hurt at almost every page. Anyone who has read a Shelly book knows they are in for crazy. Not just a little crazy... no absofuckinglutly not, this women whips the bag of wonders out throwing all kinds hella ludicrous shit at you. I advise to not read in public.. you'll probably look like a lunatic laughing like a hyena all by your lonesome self.

Charlie is a hoot!. A honey badger/wolf hybrid is hell of a cocktail in the shifter world. The oldest of the three sisters she's definitely the 'momager' of the trio. She also extremely underestimated. Nobody doubt hers ability to keep her family in line however being the outwardly 'calmest' of them all means people don't suspect the crazy she's hiding. They regret that rather swiftly. Super sweet and strong to the core she's all about making sure her sisters are safe. Not even considering her own danger she's totally selfless. I lurved her! She's definitely one of my favourite females from Shelly.

Berg is definitely the calm to Charlie's storm, the balm to her crazy. So freaking laid back I'm surprised he didn't fall over. However don't underestimate this gentle giant.. he for sure gets the hump (get it ;)!) when shit goes south. He took his time breaking down Charlie's walls, it was a pleasure to see him build that friendship, trust and letting her know his intentions whilst also building a relationship with her sisters in the process. He was all for her! Super sweet but also has that gruff alpha badass dominance that we all love and pine over.

This story is all over the place in the best ways. You have multiple POV's from new characters as well as old well established characters that cause all types of uproar. It breaks it up giving the story dimension whilst giving us a different perspective on the situation. It's also just a huge pleasure to hear from old faces. The group dynamic is like no other! Even when there's knife, fists, 20+ft hybrid shifter gun fights the chemistry is just undeniable. It's one very big ass dysfunctional family getting up to all kinds of CRAZY shenanigans. And while I love that there is so much going on... I can also appreciate the fact that it doesn't take the spotlight off the main characters and their slow burn romance. Charlie and Berg just fit perfectly. They balanced eachother and brought the best out in one another whilst accepting the worst. The chemistry between them is so on point and whilst this story isn't full of sex... its hot as hell! Something to be said for that build up..Shelly writes so good, she's a damn tease.

The story is ALOT! Definitely not something that should be rushed because while the humour can take over and distract in the best ways there is still a plot that's finely woven through all the crazy and you have to pay attention or your guaranteed to miss something important. Not only is there a big plot but this author seemlessly wove little sub plots through the story making it fresh and always interesting. Sneaky surprises, crazy showdowns of dominance and power. Dysfunctional family vibes and a dickhead father. Lots of laughter! More bumps than a rollercoaster and a HEA!. Take it slow and enjoy the ride because like me you'll be devastated when it's over.

Can't recommend it enough mun!!!!! Love isn't enough to describe my feels for this. I need to re-read asap just because it's that good.

I kindly received this ARC from the publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest opinion.

Loved this book! Wow, all of the books are great and Shelly Laurenston does a great job making this a stand alone book. However read this book then read from the beginning, meet the fascinating characters from previous books. This is a laugh out loud read that you should not miss!

I was lucky enough to get my hands on the first chapter thanks to Netgalley.
My interest is definitely piqued and I've got loads of questions. I can't wait to read more!

HOT AND BADGERED delivers an incredibly violent, hilarious, and passionate story which is what I tend to expect from a Shelly Laurenston book. There is a fine line of how much crazy plot and crazy characters I can handle in a story before I just need to stop reading because the plot has devolved into some slap-stick cluster of insanity and fails to resemble a coherent story. HOT AND BADGERED has plenty of craziness with its action-packed plot but it makes sense and molds a compelling, action packed, interesting story out of this insane world. And it also does something important. It makes you really care for these seriously flawed characters by making them super loyal with incredibly strong family bonds. They love ferociously and will do absolutely anything for those they love.

I love that we get to explore honey badgers more in this series, after we are introduced to them in the Pride series. Charlie is a fun character who has a lot on her plate dealing with her insanely intelligent and probably psychopathic sisters as well as a deadbeat father. Charlie has her own special quirks and what I love about all of the characters is that they each are so well realized and unique. The relationship between Berg and Charlie is excellent and their personalities really compliment each other. This book doesn't really focus much on the romance which was fine by me but with so much going on I kind of missed seeing them get to know each other better.

HOT AND BADGERED is hilarious, and a joy to read. One tiny issue I did have was that there were too many POVs. While I enjoyed seeing characters from the Pride series I wish there was more focus on Berg, Charlie, and her sisters. They were who the plot was centered around and expanding into other characters seemed like a distraction from the story.

Ms Laurenston, WHAT IS YOUR LIFE LIKE? I cannot put her books down for two reasons: You can't stop. The pace and the characters are so fast that if you lose the rhythm and flow, its not nearly as fabulously entertaining as just holding on to the edge of your seat and going full-tilt WITH the crazy. This is utter madness, and I could NOT be more delighted. And also because of the sheer awesomeness of the writing. You're hooked. Line and sinker. My life literally revolved around doing whatever I needed to as fast as I could so I could get back to this story. I loved it to bits, and am looking forward to more!!

4 Honey Badgers are bloody brilliant Stars!

The MacKilligan gals are a riot all three of them. The sneak peek enticed me and the prologue hooked me. Charlie, Max and Stevie are the best. The BEST.

Charlie MacKilligan is the oldest of the sisters she is the calm one, the worry wort, the one who gets shit sorted out and with their POS father there is a lot of shite for Charlie to get sorted. She is a honey badger/she wolf hybrid shifter who can’t actually shift but she is totally kickarse, well all of them are.

Chapter 1 commences with Charlie being woken up in her hotel room by a phone call that she is to get the hell out of there because once again people are trying to kill them. Yes, it isn’t the first time and it won’t be the last.

She jumps onto the balcony below with full human military on her arse into the room of Berg Dunn, grizzly and a triplet so he knows all about crazy arse families after helping a girl out with a Ruger he thinks that he will never see her again.

Berg Dunn is a fantastic Hero and he goes along with Charlie doing her thing with the MacKilligan’s basically trying to keep her sisters from killing everyone who is a threat. She has a wedding to keep on track and is living in Queens in the bear neighbourhood.

Ah so this is a Shelly Laurenston book so of course they will see one another again. This time in New York and things are about to get dicey, also scary but really interesting.

There were so many laugh out loud moments, moments where I chuckled and moments where it was a close call and nearly peed me pants.

There were a lot of characters that where from the Pride series so I was a bit lost at times. I also needed to see more couple action. I really like this author and will read more. I can’t wait for Max & Stevie to get their books but the books with how well they are written and with all the humour can for me personally only be taken in small doses.

4.5-5 stars

**This was an ARC provided by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

This was a great story. I lover both Charlie and Berg and enjoyed their story thoroughly. :D

Charlie is a cross between a Honey Badger shifter and a wolf shifter and she's tough and can sprout claws and fangs but she can't shift. Charlie's father (the Honey Badger) slept around, which left Charlie with 2 half-sisters, Max and Stevie, that eventually ended up living with Charlie and her mother. When Charlie's mother died and Charlie and her sisters went to live with her Grandfather in his wolf pack. He was busy being alpha and couldn't give the 3 girls much attention but they had a safe place to live even if the pack did little more than tolerate them.

Berg is a bear shifter that is a triplet with a brother and sister. All three of them live together in a house they own in a bear-only neighborhood and work doing security for a famous singer that's also a weasel shifter. Berg is a nice guy but doesn't date much as he travels a lot for his work.

Charlie, Max and Stevie's father is a really bad guy but not very smart so he does a lot of really bad things for money that he can't hold on to because he's stupid. Unfortunately, he happens to be lucky enough to escape the repercussions of most of his actions though and repercussions frequently backlash onto his 3 daughters. When this story begins, Charlie is in a hotel room in Italy when she gets a call to warn her to get out but she's not quick enough. She suffers an attack and tumbles down onto the balcony of the room Berg is in with his "protectee" and Berg can't stop himself from helping her out. Charlie has to run before they can be properly introduced and it's just luck that they meet again later.

So a good portion of this is Charlie and her sisters trying to figure out what their father did and how to get themselves out of it. Berg offers them a safe place to stay...right down the street from his place. Charlie is a bit standoffish to Berg at first but it's mostly because her life is a bit cursed (because of her father) and she doesn't want to drag a nice guy into it. Berg does manage to get past that with some encouragement/advise from her sisters. That's one thing I really loved about this story, the family closeness both between Charlie and her sisters and Berg and his other 2 triplets. I liked the Pride series but at times, the way the friends/family were mean to each other put my teeth on edge but with this story, the trios of siblings were solid...some teasing but always supportive. In the end, things are dealt with (although the father is still on the run) and Charlie and Berg are solidly on their way to a HEA together.

I enjoyed this story hugely. I thought Charlie was a great heroine. She's the oldest sister and is used to taking care of everyone so it was nice seeing her get something for herself. Berg was a really good hero and I thought he and Charlie fit together well. The story is really great and it was engaging enough that I had problems putting it down so I'd definitely recommend it. :D

Shelly Laurenston's Hot & Badgered was hysterically funny, with characters that you can cheer for. She shows you that whether your a human or a shifter you still have the same family drama as anyone else. She brings you into the unique life of Charlie MacKilligan who is a honey badger/wolf hybrid and her two loveable but crazy sisters. These sisters will doing any thing for each other even kill to protect the other 2. She also gives you a look at the rather ordinary life of Berg Dunn who is a triplet and is a grizzly bear shifter. When Berg first meets Charlie she's naked and running for her life and he decides that he needs to protect her, giving her a chance to escape. Berg wonders if he'll see the woman again. A few days later leaving for home he and the Jackal he's protecting see a story on the news and wonder if she was involved. Charlie gets away from her attackers and meets up with her sister Max and they head out to protect Stevie their genius sister. They rescue Stevie and head back to New York and a safe house which belongs to their cousin. Stevie and Max are in the middle of a fight and Charlie is taking a shower when their cousin and Berg and their friends show up at the cousin's home. Charlie has no idea who Berg is since she can't see anything with out her glasses so when they met the first time he was nothing but a giant blur. When she gets a good look at Berg she realizes how cute he is. Berg comes up with a place for the sisters to hide out from the people after them and he helps to protect them. The sisters know who is connected to their trouble and its their idiot father, just not who he's involved with. They also find out that he has stolen 100 million in British silver from his brother. As they untangle the whole situation Berg and Charlie get closer to each other. Berg takes the advice of Charlie's sister on how to get her to date him. He also calmly observes the craziness and is helpful to Charlie when it comes to her sisters. Charlie keeps trying to make Berg see what her life is really like and that she could leave at any time but he's so attracted to her that it doesn't matter. They finally go on a date and spend the night making love and looking forward to doing it again. When a meeting with their cousin and the people trying to kill them goes the worst way possible, the Group a shifter protection organization, watches and wants to hire the MacKilligan sisters but Charlie thinks they want to put them in prison so Charlie fights back. They have a meeting with The Group and the other shifter organizations to work together. Their Aunt who hires them to keep watch on her daughter who is supposed to marry a very rich human and to make sure the wedding goes ahead. They figure out that their cousin is cheating on her future husband but what she's really doing is going to rob the man. Meanwhile Charlie hires Berg and his siblings to be security at the wedding, and they find out who is after them. The sister's father turns back up trying to get on their good side but with the help of the bears and Dunn siblings he's sent on his way only to show up at the wedding of their cousin. As they are working at the wedding, Charlie deals with her father while Max deals with the people trying to kill them and Stevie takes on the Polar Bear who was robbed. Unfortunately, not all their enemies are captured and Stevie and Max decide that Charlie needs to stay where they're currently living to be with Berg. So the MacKilligan sister decide to settle into Berg's neighborhood. Charlie and Berg declare their love for each other. I'm looking for the next installment in the lives of the MacKilligan sister' lives. I found Hot & Badgered to be a wonderful read and want to visit them again. Will Stevie become involved with the Panda bodyguard of a friend. Is Max going to hook up with her best friend Dutch and how will her arrangement with the Group work out? What's next for Berg and Charlie? Can the sisters work with the several shifter protection agencies with out getting into too much trouble? I just can't wait to find out. I was hooked on this book from the moment I started reading the Chapter 1 excerpt that I reviewed earlier. Thank you Shelly Laurenston for the wonderful read.