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A review by shaegeeksout
Leopard's Rage by Christine Feehan
5.0
Copy provided via the publisher through NetGalley.
By far, this was one of the most unique Christine Feehan novels I have read.
Sevastyan is an Amurov leopard, with a taste for violence and darkness. His father raised him to be a killer, and life has formed him into a fierce protector of one of the few people in this world he cares about, Mitaya. As a release for the darkness, Sevastyan engages in the art of Shibari, a form of Japanese bondage play in sexual acts. It gives him a sense of control, and protects those his leopard would lash out and harm.
Flambe Carver, (poor, unfortunate name!) has taken over her father's landscaping business. This business is also used as a way for leopard refugees to get to the US legally, and get on their feet to have a better life. When she starts work for a man named Cain, she never expects to watch the brutal Sevastyan from afar, and want the kind of rope play that he displayed in Cain's club.
Their paths cross when he hires her landscaping company to expand his lands to connect to Mitaya's so that he can have his own space, while also being there for Mitaya and his mate, Ania. What Flambe doesn't expect is to be chased by a one night stand and run off the road. Seeking refuge with Mitaya, Flambe's leopard recognizes the safety Sevastyan and his leopard can offer, and they choose each other as mates.
From there, we deal with insecurities from both of our main characters, as they learn to navigate an emotional relationship while also enjoying the bondage play in the bedroom. With Flambe's natural submissive nature, Sevastyan knows he has a perfect bedroom playmate. What he doesn't know is how to get Flambe to let him in so they can discuss things.
I love the open conversation that we have for a lot of this novel, and I love the use of the Shibari as a safe place to become vulnerable emotionally. That really worked for me, and I found this novel to be one that stands on in the Feehan catalog. It's steamy, just like her other novels, while also looking more deeply at the vulnerability of sharing a life with another person, or leopard for this instance.
I hope you will give this novel a try, as it is my favorite that I have read in the leopard series so far.
By far, this was one of the most unique Christine Feehan novels I have read.
Sevastyan is an Amurov leopard, with a taste for violence and darkness. His father raised him to be a killer, and life has formed him into a fierce protector of one of the few people in this world he cares about, Mitaya. As a release for the darkness, Sevastyan engages in the art of Shibari, a form of Japanese bondage play in sexual acts. It gives him a sense of control, and protects those his leopard would lash out and harm.
Flambe Carver, (poor, unfortunate name!) has taken over her father's landscaping business. This business is also used as a way for leopard refugees to get to the US legally, and get on their feet to have a better life. When she starts work for a man named Cain, she never expects to watch the brutal Sevastyan from afar, and want the kind of rope play that he displayed in Cain's club.
Their paths cross when he hires her landscaping company to expand his lands to connect to Mitaya's so that he can have his own space, while also being there for Mitaya and his mate, Ania. What Flambe doesn't expect is to be chased by a one night stand and run off the road. Seeking refuge with Mitaya, Flambe's leopard recognizes the safety Sevastyan and his leopard can offer, and they choose each other as mates.
From there, we deal with insecurities from both of our main characters, as they learn to navigate an emotional relationship while also enjoying the bondage play in the bedroom. With Flambe's natural submissive nature, Sevastyan knows he has a perfect bedroom playmate. What he doesn't know is how to get Flambe to let him in so they can discuss things.
I love the open conversation that we have for a lot of this novel, and I love the use of the Shibari as a safe place to become vulnerable emotionally. That really worked for me, and I found this novel to be one that stands on in the Feehan catalog. It's steamy, just like her other novels, while also looking more deeply at the vulnerability of sharing a life with another person, or leopard for this instance.
I hope you will give this novel a try, as it is my favorite that I have read in the leopard series so far.