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Bengal's Quest by Lora Leigh Series: Breeds #21
Published by Berkley on June 23, 2015
Genres: Erotic Romance, Paranormal Romance
Pages: 306
Format: Paperback
Source: Library
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New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh tells a story of two Breeds who are united by animal desires, only to find it’s vengeance that stirs the mating heat…
He was a shadow, ever shifting and insinuating, able to blend in everywhere and anywhere. The elusive ideal conceived and created by the Genetics Council, he went by just as many names as he had identities—the last one being Gideon.
Now calling himself Graeme, he hides in plain sight, terrifyingly close to his goal. A rogue Bengal Breed, he has loyalties to no one but himself. And he has a need for vengeance that surges hot and swift through his veins.
Graeme plans to exact an extreme and ruthless vendetta against those who wronged him—Breed and human alike. All will suffer his wrath: those who created him, those who pretended to love him, and those who betrayed him.
That includes the one at the center of it all: a seductive, enigmatic woman helpless against the man whose desire is just as desperate as his need to destroy.
And he’s on her scent…
Also in this series: Enthralled, Rule Breaker, , Elizabeth's Wolf, Wake A Sleeping Tiger, Cross Breed
Bengal’s Quest is book thirty in the Breeds series by Lora Leigh.
I will point out that this is not a standalone nor a good place to start. Their are key elements, storylines, and continuing things in play in a Bengal’s Quest. You might be able to get away with starting at Stygian’s Honor for this storyline. The opening prologue helped me recall some events, but it’s not enough for a newcomer to the series.
Cat has been in hiding and now that she is exposed, she is finally living her life. She was born human, but due to an illness she was genetically altered into a Breed to save her life. She suffered just like other Breeds and once she escaped she found herself in a position where she had to pose as Claire Martinez to hid from the Genetic Council and the Breed who swore to kill her.
Years ago, Gideon saved a little girl more then once that he called his own. During his last heroic rescue of her, he found himself hurt and she saved him with a blood transfusion, due to that he he swore to kill her. He hurt her emotionally to protect her from the Mating Heat that was starting to consuming him. Now that Cat is a women, he knows it’s time to claim her as his mate.
Confusing? Bengal’s Quest was a bit confusing and well this storyline has been a bit confusing from the start. The storyline spans at least three books maybe more. We get a vague description of transferring spirits and souls into other bodies. Which this concept has been odd and unusual from the moment it was introduced. I never fully understood what was going on with this spirit/soul storyline, until the end of Bengal’s Quest. Even at the end I was still feeling a little like I was missing something in this area. It’s not complete and I don’t know what’s going to happen or if we will get answers. This isn’t the first time the author has gone down one path and then changed her mind and never finished.
The romance between Cat and Gideon was mediocre. I never really connected to either, though I did like that Cat was strong-willed and that she put effort into reaching both Gideon the “monster” and Graeme the alpha. It just felt like the same romance was happening again.
Bengal’s Quest also offered too much and didn’t focus enough on long-standing characters. Ms. Leigh continues to expand her world, rather than focus on the characters she has. We are introduced to several potential future storylines that just got in the way and mad things more confusing. For example we have Cat’s friend, Khi (what is up their?), adding more new Breeds, and what possibly happened or will happen to Claire’s spirit. Finally, the story was riddled with repetitive dialogue and inner-monologue.
I will say it was nice to return to the Breed series after stepping away from it for a time, but I felt like it was the same, rinse wash repeat, and doesn’t have that spark that attracted me to the series to begin with. I’m sure I’ll continue on, but it’s not at the top of my list.
Rated: 3 Stars
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About Lora Leigh
Lora Leigh lives in the rolling hills of Kentucky, often found absorbing the ambience of this peaceful setting. She dreams in bright, vivid images of the characters intent on taking over her writing life, and fights a constant battle to put them on the hard drive of her computer before they can disappear as fast as they appeared. Lora’s family, and her writing life co-exist, if not in harmony, in relative peace with each other. Surrounded by a menagerie of pets, friends, and a teenage son who keeps her quick wit engaged, Lora’s life is filled with joys, aided by her fans whose hearts remind her daily why she writes.
She can often be found daydreaming and plotting and planning with the varied characters that fill her imagination when she isn’t planning her flower gardens, watching the horses romp outside her home, or spending time with the family and pets she fills her life with. Writing is her passion, her peace, and her lifeline. She hopes you enjoy the stories, and that you visit her website http://www.loraleigh.com often for updates and news on characters and upcoming books
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I recently decided to get back into this series. I think I’m 3 or 4 books behind. I have them checked out from library. I’m going to try and catch up before the upcoming release.
I see that Cassie STILL doesn’t have a book of her own. She’s the only reason I keep hanging on.
That was my plan too, but I was only one book behind before the release coming soon. I do so love the library, great place to get all those books you have on your TBR. This is the year of backlist, older books, and getting caught up on series’s. Hope you enjoy the Breeds! ^_^ Thank’s for stopping in and checking out my review.
I tried the first book in this series many years ago. I couldn’t get into it. I don’t remember why exactly, but it just wasn’t for me. I thought about trying again with a book later in the series, because I hear good things, but never tried it. Sorry this one wasn’t as good as you hoped.
I started this series many years ago too. It’s had it’s up’s and down’s. It was good to get back to the Breeds, but still didn’t read anything new. I like the human / breed hook ups more then breed / breed. I’d suggest trying “Elizabeth’s Wolf” book 3 in the series. That one can read as a standalone. I really loved Dash, Elizabeth and the little girl featured in Elizabeth’s Wolf. I’m think I might re-read a few of these at some point. I’m trying to work on backlist TBR pile books this year.
I expect some books in a long series to not hit that spark even with that I still enjoyed returning to the world and characters.
Sorry this lacked the spark you needed. I do love a good shifter series though.
It’s good that you’re still loyal. That’s the perils of long standing series, sometimes the font of inspiration dries up like BDB.
I agree. I use to love the BDB, but things started to change or weren’t what the first of the series was, so I still haven’t read The King and the others after or the Spin-off. Maybe I’ll come back to the series, but for now it’s no longer holds love it did when I started the series.