Review: Stalking His Mate by Dianna Love

Stalking His Mate by Dianna Love
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was provided and audible code in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoy this series.  This is book 3, and follows Rory who is a member of a black ops shifter organization.  Shifters are out in the public, but this group has abilities and power above and beyond normal shifters.  Rory can shift into a jaguar who he calls Ferrel, and he hasn't really come to terms with the fact that he has this power and can shift.  The Gallize as the group is known, suffer from a curse if they don't mate by a certain age, and Rory has decided that even if he is lucky enough to find a mate, he won't.  This causes a major problem with his ability to heal, which becomes a real problem as he is always diving head first into dangerous missions.

Siofra was captured at age 6, and held as a slave for most of her life.  She only knows what she has been told by the Cadell's (enemies of the Gallize), and her adoptive brother who is another captive.  Siofra is not a shifter, but she has power of her own, and it chooses to show itself at odd times.  When she is attacked by one of her captors, her powers surge and she is able to escape with her "brother's" help.  While on the run, she encounters Rory, and they connect in an unexpected way.  From that point forward they are both connected to each other lives whether they like it or not.  Siofra needs help finding her brother, and Rory is committed to helping her.

This was a fast paced, entertaining installment to the series.  We get updates on the characters from the previous installments as well as meet characters from future books.  You can read them all as standalones.   I've read the series completely out of order and I'm following along just fine.   Dianna gives a recap on how the Gallize came to be and their mythology in this book so you aren't completely lost.    I really appreciate that in series, especially with standalones or books in long running series.  

This has a little bit of everything.  It has a nice paranormal aspect with the shifters and magic, it has romance, good character development, action, and great pacing.  The characters have to face internal struggles as well as external struggles.  Rory and Siofra had to deal with their trust in each other as well as their ability to rely on others.  They both had to come to terms with their own abilities while also dealing with a ton of stressful situations.  

I have both read and listened to these books and can't recommend them enough in either format.  I really love the premise of this series and can't wait to read the next one!

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