Cat Benoit has finally escaped the past—and the man who was the source of her nightmares. She’s off the grid, underground but watchful, and creating a new life for herself in Texas, far from the torrid dangers of her native New Orleans. She’s safe. He’ll never find her this time. Cat has to believe that. It’s the only thing keeping her sane.
Yet she can’t escape the attention of Ridley Cromer, the instructor at the martial arts dojo where Cat takes lessons. She arouses the animal in Ridley—and something feral comes to life when their body heat rises. Cat is in no position to let her guard down with anyone, especially someone who could be endangered by her past. But Ridley has secrets of his own—secrets only Cat would understand. If she dares to trust him.
Yet she can’t escape the attention of Ridley Cromer, the instructor at the martial arts dojo where Cat takes lessons. She arouses the animal in Ridley—and something feral comes to life when their body heat rises. Cat is in no position to let her guard down with anyone, especially someone who could be endangered by her past. But Ridley has secrets of his own—secrets only Cat would understand. If she dares to trust him.
Review Score: Three Stars out of Five
To give you a better idea of my score. Let me lists the good verses the bad.
The Good, Reason 1: Feehan can right a wonderful he-man wants woman story. I will confess I'm a HUGE lover of a dominating man. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. (Up to a point of course) Feehan has a glimmer of that ability in Cat's Lair with her characters. The male protagonist wants the female. Simple as that. Their circumstance, eh not so much.
The Bad, Reason 1: A few points in Cat's Lair, the man is too dominating. So much so, that the protagonist negates his statements with actions. He'll say one thing but do another. I had whiplash sometimes.
The Good, Reason 2: Feehan has a smooth flow with her writing. Even when the plot is lacking, her writing is done so well that a less than stellar novel is better than a large majority. She get's her emotions and actions across to the reader. It's not a forced read.
The Bad, Reason 2: As mentioned before, this novel seemed as forced and perhaps rushed. While beautifully written, it lacks a certain luster that her first books held.
The Good, Reason 3: Her Dark Carpathian/ Leopard worlds are awesome. She has a wonderful concepts with her series, taking old legends but melding them into something different and unique yet never cheesy. She pulls her settings of really well. As if they actually exist.
The Bad, Reason 3: This world seemed more focused on sex. Now, don't get me wrong. I like sex scenes..up to a point. Sometimes I find they are needless. In Cat's Lair, there was a lot of needless. Enough that I skimmed over them. Give me meat, not bones people.
Overall, this books was a decent read but only that simply because I KNOW Feehan can write better. For someone interested in the more steamy scenes, this would be a good book (Think Fifty Shades). For someone wanting more of a storyline, I would say maybe not so much.
