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Harmony's Way (The Breeds, Book 2)
written by Lora Leigh
Studio : Berkley
by Berkley
Publisher : Berkley
Released : 2006-12-05
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780425213056
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 33 reviews)
List Price : $6.99
Our Price : $3.26
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Product Description |
The author of Megan's Mark continues her PURRfectly paranormal series.
Lora Leigh's series about genetically-altered humans with feline DNA is turning into a roaring success. When the Breeds desire the passions of the flesh, they can't help but get frisky. |
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PARANORMAL ROMANCE |
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I ENJOY THIS SERIES OF LORA LEIGH ALTHOUGH SHE IS NOT REAL CONSISTENT ABOUT WHICH CHARACTERS SHE SELECTS TO WRITE ABOUT NEXT AND SHE INTRODUCES ALL OF THESE NEW PEOPLE. VERY HOT AND STEAMY LIKE THE OTHERS IN THIS SERIES. |
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Don't bother |
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Horrible book. I read the first book in the series. Thought it was ok, so I tried Harmony's Way. I had to throw it away. The intense sex and constant arousal was so out of control it got in the way of the story. Seriously, just rate it "porn" if that's all you are trying to sell. |
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Harmony rocks! |
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As far as female characters go in this genre, it's hard to find one this noble and courageous. With romances it's mostly left up to the guys. Or the heroine suceeds with the help of others. Well it is nice to be saved ocassionally I suppose, but I am all for saving ones self and that's not femanism speaking just good old fashion common sense. Despite the common sense involved it didn't make this book quite as believable as others in the series. Yet it still managed to be a good read, infact I like the hero more than some of her past hero's in the same series. He was different. With series books the author runs a real risk of becoming a formula writter. But Lance is not a typical hero, oh he has all those traits common to a male but he is alot less forceful and demanding than alot of Leigh's men. So he makes a nice break in the series. Harmony does too, not only is she self sufficent but she delivers her own brand of justice in ways that male hero's in this series have wanted to do for a while but stopped for fear of a public relations nightmare. Other books in the series gave you the feeling that the men were better fighters, not with Harmony. Put her in the ring and she could take them all out. I didn't quite buy that Harmony choose to be coerced into helping out. I think she'd have done it on her own and then disappeared afterward. Still this book is awesome, I like the "wind." The end is unique and a teary ride. The truely perfect ending which in my opinnion makes up for the tinnier things. Endings are the most important part of books, get it wrong and you ruin the whole piece. Do it right and the book is elevated beyond a good read. Leigh got it right in a big way, which is why she gets 5 stars in my book. |
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Harmony and Lance |
I am not going to go into too much detail, I see this has been done quite well.
Harmony (a genetic breed) has been seeking vengeance on criminals that prey on innocents for the past 10 years, since she escaped from the labs. When someone starts copying her kills she is placed on patrol with Lance (not a breed, but no less alpha) as sheriff. Unknown to either of them, Jonas (Harmony's brother) has intentionally put them together because he knows that Lance is Harmony's mate and he intends to use their relationship so Harmony will get pregnant and draw out the attention of the first Leo created. How will Harmony react when she learns about her brothers conspiracy? How will Lance react when he realizes that Harmony is responsible for numerous killings? Will Harmony be able to leave her vengeance behind for Lance? Read this book and see how it all comes together.
I have to start by saying this is the first Lora Leigh book I have rated that received less than 5 stars. I am not a huge fan of the female breed/human male genre...I feel the female alpha is not as enticing as a male breed. Nevertheless Lance was a total alpha and the book still sizzled with the lust between Lance and Harmony. I enjoy the fact that you do not have to read the books in order. Overall I would recommend this book and I will be checking out the next in the series. |
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Hits and misses |
In general, I thought Harmony's Way was an okay story. Not the best I've read, but certainly not the worst. I had not read the first book in this series prior to jumping in with Harmony's Way, so I was a little out of the loop with the background. Still, Leigh did a good job filling in the blanks and my lack of familiarity with the Breeds wasn't much of a stumbling block. My biggest issue with the story is just that the sex started to get in the way. I had no problem with the first couple scenes, which were very long and very explicit. But by the midway point of the novel, I found myself skimming these scenes, which quickly became repetitious and two-dimensional. Leigh dirties up the language during the sex scenes, which I guess is supposed to be erotic, but there was just so much abandoned use of the f-word, the c-words (both of them), the p-word, and the d-word, that they began to lose their impact after a while.
Also, I'm not sure if I buy the postulation of Harmony (code-name Death) as this big, mean killing machine. She just never seemed very menacing to me. The hero of the novel, Lance, also seemed to lack much substance. He spent most of his time barking out orders -- because evidently he's more alpha than Death and if he barks at her with just the right tone, she comes to heel -- telling her she deserved a spanking, and having sex with her. Harmony's brother, Jonas, at least had some depth to him. I found myself wanting to know a lot more about his story.
Anyway, the book wasn't bad. I certainly don't feel that I wasted my time or my money, and I even went out and bought two other books in this series, because I AM interested in the backstory of the Breeds. I just have a feeling I'm going to be skipping some of the porntastic sex scenes. |
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