Shaman Charms the Shifter by Larissa Emerald Nocturne Falls Universe – 2 star

Leopard shifter Sasha Weisberg has been cursed by her friend to be stuck as a bird for all but 3 hours every day.  She’s moves to Nocturne Falls with the hope that someone there can undo her curse.  Shaman Kianso Kane is enticed to a weekend retreat in Nocturne Falls.  His Shaman ways leads him to Sasha and knows right away she’s his chosen.  They need to find a way to break the curse so they can be together.

The plot was interesting.  I would have loved to see this fleshed out into a full length story verses a short story where everything has to fall in to place very quickly.  The book was too fast paced.  I never really felt any connection with either Sasha or Kianso.  There also were too many things I have questions on.  Like why did Kianso stop being a Shaman? 

Overall I probably won’t pick up any more books by this author.

Vampire Bounty Hunter Unexpected Catch by Larissa Emerald Nocturne Falls Universe – 2.5 stars

Vampire bounty hunter Nathaniel Newburg is tracking a wanted vampire to Nocturne Falls.  He thinks he’s got his man but instead he finds feline-shifter Camille Nahuel.  Nathaniel enlists Camille’s help to catch his vampire.

The book was very fast paced which worked alright with this story.  This book needed a little bit more information to make it work.  One of my issues was about Camille not liking vampires.  It was not really explained why she didn’t like them.  There was also some backstory to Nate’s life I would have liked to know but that was just because I wanted to know.  It wasn’t vital to the story but it was touched on that Nate’s brother was paralyzed in a war and he felt guilty about it.  I want more information about that. 

Overall, I liked this better then Shaman Charms the Shifter but not by much.