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Tooth and Nail
By Patricia Logan
Narrated by Kevin Earlywine & Declan Winters
U.S. Marshals I.S.R. (Interspecies Response), Book 1
The very last thing U.S. Marshal Eoghan Sapphire wants is a new partnership. Worse yet, the transfer from Lexington, Kentucky is a civilian. That means it’ll be Eoghan’s responsibility to break him into the I.S.R. and the unique way their particular U.S. Marshals Service unit operates. He decides being a jerk to him and keeping him at arm’s length just might be the way to handle things…until he meets him.
Aristotle Brown isn’t like anyone Eoghan’s ever known before. He’s polite, willing to learn, and most of all, devastatingly handsome. Eoghan’s actually happy they’re thrown into a dangerous situation with a WITSEC protectee the first day his brand-new partner is on the job. Dealing with this particular man will let Eoghan know what Ari Brown’s made of. Will he break under pressure?
Dealing with humans is standard everyday stuff in the U.S. Marshals Service but other non-human species like shifters, other paranormals, and aliens from distant star systems…well, that’s where things promise to get downright interesting. Their second day on the job is no different. And he’s not prepared for Ari’s cool-headed composure when he comes face to face with an example of everything the I.S.R. deals with every day.
To top it all off, the marshal sent to back the two men up when things get dicey in Griffith Park isn’t as reliable as Eoghan had hoped. The impulses of the guy nearly get them all killed but fortunately, Ari performs like a dream, helping extract everyone when things go from bad to worse. Eoghan is sure of a couple of things…acting as this man’s training officer isn’t going to be such a struggle after all, and keeping his hands off him is going to be the hardest part about this assignment.
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Excerpt:
Eoghan got his boots and socks off but when he heard a zipper, he automatically looked up. What he saw made his mouth go dry. Ari had already pulled off the T-shirt he’d been wearing when he’d come in that morning. The wide chest, cut pecs, and rippling muscles of his lightly furred abs were on full display along with the tattoo he’d spotted earlier. It was a curved black Ranger banner with gold lettering overlaying a silver star, then covering two crossed automatic rifles. It’d been inked on his left bicep.
When his gaze slid lower, the sight made his breath catch. Ari had unbuttoned his cargos and unzipped them, revealing black boxer briefs beneath. The prominent bulge which curved underneath the soft fabric made Eoghan’s mouth water. He was a gorgeous man. Deliberately dragging his gaze away, not wanting to invade his privacy any longer than he had, he turned around, showing his partner his back. But Ari shattered the silence.
“It’s too late.”
“What?” he asked, not bothering to turn around.
“I saw you looking.”
A shiver went down Eoghan’s spine. Under any other circumstances, that may have been the hottest thing he’d ever heard. “What?”
“I saw you looking at my body, Eoghan.”
Eoghan’s eyes slid shut as he set his hands on his hips and concentrated on his breathing. He couldn’t help that his cock was hardening inside his pants.
FUCK!
He opened his eyes and slowly turned around. The man was standing there looking entirely too smug with his arms crossed over his wide chest, giving his beautiful pecs too much definition. It was all Eoghan could do not to drool.
“I was looking at the tattoo,” he said. It was the truth, just not the whole truth. When Ari dropped his arms and took a couple of steps forward, Eoghan swallowed hard. He was close enough now for Eoghan to smell the sandalwood and orange even over the stink of albat guano.
“Do you like it?” Ari said, looking down at his shoulder and running long fingers over the tat.
Up this close, Eoghan could see the definition of the letters, the expertly inked fine lines, the crispness of the color even on his dark skin. But it wasn’t the tattoo he really admired. It was the way it rippled over the bicep as Ari lifted his arm and gave it a flex, turning in profile like a goddamned bodybuilder to give him a better view. His cock was as hard as a brick and just being this close to his partner was making everything worse. He nodded quickly and stepped back, nearly knocking over the folding chair he’d been sitting in.
“It’s really nice.”
Ari watched him practically trip over the chair before righting it and then smiled brilliantly when he looked up. He made no other comment, just resumed undressing.
~ * ~ Mari‘s Review ~ * ~
Narration: 4.5 Stars
Story: 4 Stars
Overall: 4.25 Stars
Tooth and Nail is the first book in the U.S. Marshals I.S.R. (Interspecies Response) series and it follows Ari as he becomes Eoghan’s new partner. Ari has no clue what ISR stands for when he joins the Marshals, and he has to suspend disbelief quite a few times, especially at first. He proves he’s up to whatever Eoghan and his new chief throw his way, though, or most of it. LOL
What is definitely obvious is the attraction between Ari and Eoghan which is there from the start, even if it takes a while for them to act on it.
There’s a lot of world-building in this book, and the romance takes a backstep to all the action and information we’re getting, so keep that in mind. I’m really hoping that there’ll be more of a balance in the next installment now that Eoghan and Ari are together. Anyway, the book was entertaining and fun, and I had a great time listening to it.
Kevin Earlywine’s narration was really good, I hadn’t heard any books narrated by him, but he did a great job and has great comedic timing. And Declan Winters, even if he only narrated a chapter, was amazing in it. I’m looking forward to listening to the next book with him voicing Ari’s POV.
~ * ~ Jo‘s Review ~ * ~
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International bestselling author Patricia Logan, resides in Los Angeles, California. The author of several #1 bestselling romances in English, Italian, French, and Spanish lives in a small house with a large family. When she’s not writing her next thriller or paranormal romance, she’s watching her grandchildren grow up way too soon, and raising kids who make her proud every day. One of her favorite tasks is coaxing nose kisses from cats who insist on flopping on her keyboard while she types. Married to a wonderful man for 36 years, she counts herself lucky to be surrounded by people who love her and give her stories to tell every day.
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