Shift of Heart

Shifter Lords, Book 1

By: S.E. Babin

Narrated by: Kai Kennicott, Wen Ross

In-hiding hedgewitch florist by day. Powerful demigoddess by blood. Shapeshifting immortal by accident.

After a terrible divorce left her blindsided, all Evie Quinn wants is a relaxing girls' trip to Scotland, not a fight for her life with a Chimera shifter—an ancient, secretive enemy with the power to shapeshift into anything with a pulse.

Surviving the attack is a plus, but her goddess mother drops a bomb on her: Living will change everything.

And… it does.

Now she's hiding out in a small town running a popular flower shop, doing her best to resist the urge to gnaw on raw meat every chance she gets, and badly pretending she's the same ol' lovable hedgewitch she always was.

Except, spoiler alert: She's not.

When a foraging trip reveals a dying shifter in the woods, Evie breaks all the rules to heal him and vanishes before he wakes up. Cue immediate panic when that dangerously attractive shifter walks into her shop a few weeks later, and she finds out he's the Alpha of every single shifter in the state.

Eep.

Fortunately, he's only looking for a florist, not Evie. Not yet. But divine magic brews in the skies, and the wild gods are on the prowl, searching for the source of a long forgotten ancient magic they sense stirring once again.

As Evie's secrets claw their way to the surface, she realizes she may have to team up with the one man who can save her life.

If he doesn't destroy it first.

For fans of dangerous supernatural tension, enemies-to-lovers romance, and reluctant heroines, Shift of Heart is the beginning of a dangerously addictive and magical new series.

©2026 S.E. Babin (P)2026 Podium Audio

Great story

Ended on a cliffhanger, and that was a little disappointing. But going in with no idea what it was about I was pleasantly surprised! Great story and even great narraters! Now on to book 2!!!

Not a fan of the MMC.... But 3.75 stars!

This was very entertaining! A bit chaotic but I enjoyed how Evie was a total boss business woman and could hold her own. It was refreshing that she didn't let Caelan walk all over her and how they didn't just hop straight into sex/lust. Evie needed more substance than just looks and power and that was such a nice change of pace in a book space of lust=love... That being said... Omg, Caelan absolutely s*ucks lol. 90% of this book he read like child throwing a tantrum because his mommy wouldn't give him his favorite toy back. Not a singular thing he did in this book was hot or swoon worthy especially since most of his "nice" moments were in atonement because of his tantrums!

*spoiler territory onward* It irritates me knowing the stalker, "no means keep trying until you wear her down", strong arming, man-child is end-game over Ben, the man that respected Evie's space, put himself bare before her so she could feel safe around him, treated her like an actual person than a thing that needed to be figured out AND was the only smart person that ever verbally acknowledged Caelan's obsession with Evie put her in danger (so I'm expecting some character assassination brewing for the next book to make Caelan be the more desired choice 🙄) and even though Caelan's the worst, Evie entertained all of his cr@p despite her loved ones constantly telling her not to. I felt like despite all Caelan's rapey vibes, a heart-felt "please leave me alone, you are putting me and my loved ones in danger" would have probably kept him away. But nooo, Evie did not set that boundary... So yeah, she really doesn't "want nice", she's into the toxic... Ugh, I dislike how many authors keep pushing that we women prefer toxic hard love. Caelan is not worth fighting for, I hope she doesn't chase him as the conclusion here seemed to be setting that up. I get a story needs to be told and it wouldn't be much of a book if characters made/had mature and smart decisions, conversations, and was perfect all the time, but still... I'm never a fan when common sense stops being common just for plot 😮‍💨 I'll continue the series because I overall really enjoyed this for subverting my expectations even if the details are handled a bit inconsistently but Caelan as our MMC? Ugh, not looking forward to more of him at all. I hope he grows more likeable if he is the true love interest.

Good listen

I enjoyed this audiobook. Look forward to the next one. The story is interesting and I like the secondary characters, too.

Why so mean?

Interesting story, but the MMC is kind of an arrogant prick. It’s easier to dismiss in his sweeter moments… if you don’t remember that his sweeter moments are only a reaction to the awful thing he just did/said. I guess from his pov he’s trying? And the ending??- What an asshole! At least own up to your shit

Just what I wanted

Fun story line, interesting developments. It's more cozy, seeing as the mains conflict didn't last that long. I loved it!