Determined Mate

Holland Brothers, Book 2

By: Toni Griffin

Narrated by: Dominic M. McCartney

Jason Matthew's is a broken man. He's lived through hell and barely come out the other side. All he can thing about is getting to his best friend, Brian, but after that he has no idea. Jason's scared out of his mind when he's met by not only Brian but two large men as well, and he does the only thing he can think to do. He tries to run. One of the men, though, turns out to be his mate. A mate he is in no condition to have or want, a mate that won't allow him to flee.

Alex Holland is forced to stand by and watch as Jason is taken to the safest place they know, too scared to be around him. He knows something bad has happened to Jason and he's going to need every ounce of his Alpha control to give his mate the time he needs to heal and start living again.

©2013 Toni Griffin (P)2016 Toni Griffin

A pretty good read

3-3.5 stars

I listened to the audio version of this book. Narration - it was pretty good, none of the voices were silly but sometimes the accent felt British, sometimes Australian.

This is the story of Jason and Alex. Jason, a shifter, has been hurt, physically and emotionally. He runs to his best friend, Brian, for safe harbor and finds himself face to face with an Alpha wolf. He's Brian's new pack leader. And Jason's mate.

Alex was a great protector, gentle and patient. Jason was likable and he works hard to reclaim his life. I know this is fiction but a bit of realism was lacking in the way Jason recovers super fast from his trauma. And, I don't think the story needed the bad guy coming after Jason. Jason's recovery could have played out slowly in the book, rather than being sacrificed (resolved quickly) to make room for another plot point.

Regarding the spicy parts, the sex was pretty straightforward. If you are looking for creativity in the bedroom, it's not in this book.

The book is heartbreaking and all kinds of vulnerable. If you like stories about overcoming tragedy and healing love, you will like this book.

Lightweight Series w/ good potential

The Holland Brothers books so far each have a strong premise and appealing characters that make you want to read the next character's book to find what happens. Unfortunately the actual stories are only So, So. The narration is appropriately Australian but doesn't bring up the overall effect. Determined Mate is a fairly unrealistic portrayal of recovery for someone who has gone through the trauma portrayed. But again the characters are likeable so I'm just as glad he reaches his HEA as easily as he does. Good book to get on sale.

I love this book.

Love the storyline, execellent narrator. Can't wait until the next installment of delightful stories.

amazing

This has been the best audiobook I have ever listened to except fot the others in this series.

A good installment

This is the 2nd book in the Australian based shifter series. This is the story of Jason and Alex, the alpha of the pack that we met in Book 1. Jason is also Brian's (Book 1) best friend. He goes through a horrific trauma and seeks out Brian for comfort. He meets Alex Holland and realized he is his mate. But Jason is not ready to accept a mate and thus the story begins. I didn't enjoy it as much as the first book, but it was still good. I love seeing Brian again and the brother's mom and dad are just priceless. Although this is a stand alone, I think you really have to read Book 1 to get the full enjoyment, as the relationship between the brothers is part of the enjoyment. The narrator does a great job and really brings these men to life with his great Aussie accent.