The Mane Event

Pride Series #1

By: Shelly Laurenston

Narrated by: Charlotte Kane

Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

Shelly Laurenston turns up the heat with two sizzling novellas.

Christmas Pride: How come all the good-looking ones are insane? That's what runs through NYPD cop Desiree "Dez" MacDermot's mind the minute she hooks up again with her childhood buddy, Mace Llewellyn. It isn't just the way he stares at her with those too-sexy gold eyes, as if he could devour her on the spot. Or the six-four, built-like-a-Navy-SEAL bod-o-death. It isn't even that he sniffs her neck and purrs, making her entire body tingle. It's more about that disconcerting, shifting-from-man-to-lion thing that unhinges her...and makes her want more. Mace likes making Dez crazy. In fact, he likes her any way he can get her...in bed, on the desk, here, now, again. Together, they'd always been trouble, but Dez has no idea just how good trouble can feel.

Shaw's Tail: Brendon Shaw, hotel owner and lion shifter, has seen better days. He's been beaten, had a gun to the back of his head, and had to be rescued by a Pack of shape-shifting wolves. He didn't think he'd survive the night, much less find the woman of his dreams. And he never thought the woman of his dreams would have a Tennessee accent and wear cowboy boots. Once he sets his sights on her, the predator in him is ready to pounce and never let go. Ronnie Lee Reed is ready to change her life, and New York City is the place where any girl, even one who runs with a Pack, can redefine herself. First order of business: Find a mate, settle down, and stop using men for sex. Even big, gorgeous, lion-shifting, oh-my-what-big-um-paws-you-have men. Then again...

©2007 Shelly Laurenston (P)2013 Tantor

WOW

I loved this book, the characters are all interesting and Charlotte Lane is a brilliant narrator!!

Had a lot of fun laughing my way through

some characters are throttle worthy, others are eye-rolling annoying, and yet they all seem to clash just enough to get along.

Will Pull You In...

just hang in it's a story you want to hear the outcome... it's a happy ending.

Good book

So the story of Mase and Dez was pretty good, Dez was funny, but Mase’s character was kind of boring honestly. Dez made the story, but it still wasn’t my favorite. I really lived Ronnie and Shaw’s story. I love the way the author portrayed Shaw. He didn’t have that king complex like most of the lions on her books do. The story was so sweet and I loved the way their relationship developed. It was also super funny, I laughed so much. I gave this 4 stars only because of Ronnie and Shaw’s story. I would’ve give Mase and Dez’s book a 3.

2 great stories

First off the accents the narrator did were right on. From the Bronx to Tennessee, she sounded authentic.

I loved both of these stories. One thing they both had in common that really gets me in books is when the Hero is absolutely all for the heroine. They want them in a forever kind of way and nothing will stop them from getting their way.

Seriously amazing Shifter Story

Would you listen to The Mane Event again? Why?

I'm re-listening to the entire series now

Who was your favorite character and why?

Sissy May and Detective D

Any additional comments?

Sex in this series is better than most

Wow! So good

THis was sooo good. I loved the narration. This was my first Kane narration and I have to say, I just loved all the southern accents. This is two stories in one , I loved both stories. Mace and his cop then Shaw and his wolf. Smex was great. Story had humor and action. I loved the hyena attack from story one and two. If fact, the hyena attack ends story one and begins story two... Smart!

Worth the credit... or buy simply for the narration

Narration was awesome

More, more, more!

I nearly didn't get this book mainly because the offerings from her alter ego G A Aitken were horribly narrated, and got on my last nerve by the end of the first chapter! But this is seriously good - Dez is something else. A woman you don't mess with. Mace is Mace and all laid back Lion. And I just love Smitty and Sissy Mae, and I can't wait to meet the rest of the Smiths, and the Van Holtz, the African Wild Dogs, the hockey team and Bears plus the other odd animals and the few humans who get caught up in the mayhem. The characters are quirky and crazy just as I imagined they would be. Charlotte Kane narrates the story so well - you can tell who is who , and the accents are great. I love the way Dez keeps losing hers - lol. I'm only part way through and am getting ready for Charlotte to do the next ones in the series. If the rest turn out as well as this they will be awesome.

Fun Stuff!

Listened for Fun (Audible)
Overall Rating: 4.25
Story Rating: 4.00
Character Rating: 4.50

Audio Rating: 3.50 (Not part of the overall rating)

First Thoughts: The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston was a freaking hot and fun time!

Read It File It: Oh my! I blushed a lot while listening then reading The Mane Event. I should have known that I would have lived in fear that the headphones would fall out while listening. I had to switch to reading because it was just to steamy for my ears. I loved all the characters (in both stories) and felt like fist pumping when the couples got together! Just downright shifter fun!

Audio Thoughts:

Narrated by: Charlotte Kane /Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins


I don't do well with steamy stuff on audio so this was not for me. I thought Charlotte did a pretty good job with the women's voices though. The men were a little too "soft" for me but that might have been because of the smexy. I just prefer men to do the smexy scenes.

Final Thought: I now know why people love these stories :)

Shelly's Pride

Shelley Laurenston is a fantastic author. Her blending of romance with humor and emotion is always worth reading. Or in this case listening to. The choice of the reader was spot on. Great southern accents.