• Primal Bonds

  • A Shifters Unbound Novel, Book 2
  • By: Jennifer Ashley
  • Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
  • Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,169 ratings)

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Primal Bonds

By: Jennifer Ashley
Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
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Publisher's summary

When a female Shifter comes to town seeking refuge, Feline Shifter Sean Morrissey claims the new arrival and finds a beautiful woman who looks him straight in the eye without fear, stirring the mating frenzy within him.

To relocate to a new Shiftertown, half-Fae, half-Shifter Andrea Gray must accept a new mate. But Andrea's intense attraction to Sean is something shen ever expected - a perilous complication for a woman with a troubled past.

©2011 Jennifer Ashley (P)2012 Tantor

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"Ashley's skill at blending plot intricacies with believable characters makes this a terrific mix of passion and power. Settle in and enjoy!" ( Romantic Times)

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Good story, bad narration

Ms. Ashley created a unique take on the paranormal genre. The "shifters" were created by faery. They freed themselves from the fae only to end up corralled into shabby towns and treated as second rate citizens by humans. I am enjoying this series even though it is not in my top 5.

Unfortunately, I think I would be enjoying it more if I was reading it. It's hard for me to say this, but the narration is truly awful. The reading is staccato. There is no rhythm. Sentences are stressed in the wrong place so that the listener has to stop and think about what the words mean instead of relying on the narrator to embue them with the correct feeling. She "loses" the "voices" so that the listener gets a bit of a shock thinking "...wait, wasn't the heroine talking? ...oh, she still is, only she sounds like the hero now..." All in all, its a difficult listen entirely due to the poor narration.

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AN ENCHANTING & ENJOYABLE SHAPE-SHIFTING ADVENTURE

Phew, I'm exhausted after this listen about very primal alpha male shifters (check out the cover picture girls) and good/evil fae all battle it out either against each other or stand together as pack fight pack and fae fight fae. Along with this is the touching, gentle yet sizzling romance as Sean (the Guardian with a big magic sword - come on minds out of the gutter - literally a real sword again check out the cover pic) battles his mating urge to change a mating 'bond of convenience' with Andrea into a true love bond because they both feel the strong pull to mate as the attraction grows and heats between them. There were sex scenes but they weren't too graphic in any way.

It's been a long time since I listened to book 1 Pride Mates so I couldn't remember the storyline at all but this didn't much detract from my enjoyment of this listen so I guess it could be a stand alone listen. however, why deprive yourselves - if you haven't already downloaded the 1st book then I would start there, follow with this one, and sit back and savour an entertaining paranormal tale which, despite being a wee bit slow in parts, is an enjoyable listen. The shape shifting community is made up of warm, interesting and friendly characters that are ready to open their doors and let you see their lives, loves and world.

Can't wait for books 3 Wild Cat and 4 Mate Claimed which were both published in 2012 so come on Audible where are they ?? and they will be followed by book 5 Tiger Magic later this year.

Worth a credit? A good paranormal romance series to get your claws into which was definitely worth a credit so it's a YES from me.

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Another Great Shifter Story!

I love coming across a great new series to listen especially in the PNR genre evolving shifters! After listening to the first two stories in the series, the verdict is in..... and it is a definitive YES! I enjoyed the first stories and will continue the rest of the series.

I like the stories have a good balance between action, suspense and romance. The plot is great, full of action and suspense and has multiple twist and it's balanced well with romance that builds and grows naturally. I also enjoy the multiple POV's.

In this shifter world there are many different species of shifters and at one time they were very strong until the humans discovered them. Since humans have learned of the shifter existence, they had the Fae create special collars that attaches to the skin of the shifter that will emit a shock to the shifter if they get aggressive or try to harm a human. Not only did the humans have the shifters collared, they also made them move to shifter communities and keep tabs on them. However, even under the watchful eyes of the humans, the shifters are working secretly to have these collars removed or rendered ineffective. Until they can discover a way around these collars they are forced to play by the humans rules.

In this second story, Primal Bonds, Andrea request to move to a new pack due to a shifter trying to force her to mate with him; however, after another pack agrees to take her, she meets Sean. At first glance, Sean is instantly attracted to Andrea and offers her a mating claim which she could deny but they decide to get to know each other. With each visit, their attraction to each other grows; however, during a drive by shooting at the shifter bar Andrea works at, Sean has to quickly jump and cover her to prevent her from being shoot. After this incident, he's determine to keep her by his side so he can protect her.

The first two stories was a great start to this series and I am glad I found a series that has been around a while and actually already has 13 audiobooks out. I will be able to listen to these stories back to back without the long wait in between the stories.

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Loved the story but...

I love this series and cannot wait for the rest. But the spoiler was the horrible attempt at an Irish accent, it sounded like a cross between weird Irish and Australian. The big Alpha shifters sounded high pitched and squeeky as if they were talking through a wedgie! Do the producers/directors Never listen to the end result?? Surely its better to leave out the accent all together? After listening to Ian Ruane narrate The Druid Stone using a beautiful Irish brogue this was pure torture. Its a shame how the narrators can ruin a perfectly great set of stories. I will get the rest of the series should audible do them as they are great. The narration was OK when the Morrisey's were not talking. I hope she drops the accents next time.

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The worst narration I have ever heard!!

This was probably one of the worst narration I have ever listened to. The narrator completely destroyed the book. The main male character is Irish. She made him sound souther/ Australian. If she wasn't doing that the other character were depicted as being a child. It was just bad.

It made me so frustrated because the narrator of the first book was so good and then we get this one. Ans she narrates the rest of the series.

With that being said I will NOT be getting the rest of the series. As for the book it was good and very well thought out. I just wish I could enjoy it more but, the narrator was just that bad. Due yourselves a favor and not get this book or any book that she narrates for.

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Great Story, Terrible Narration

I loved the story; and really wanted to listen to find out what happened next. However, the narrator is incapable of holding an accent. She can't make up her mind if she's narrating an Aussie, an Irishman, an Afrikaaner, a Cockney, or a Southerner. It was bad enough at one point, I had to turn it off. Please, if the accent is that hard to hold properly, just don't use an accent. I'll use my imagination.

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Fantastic!!!

This book was very enjoyable. The character development was phenomenal and I can’t wait to read more about this couple.

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sweet romance

gentle I've never been into cat shifters but this one leaves u on the edge yes

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Bring back Traci

I know most people complained about Traci Odam narrating the first book. I agree that she narrated kinda fast and could have been better by slowing down a bit. However, her Irish accents and southern accents (Glori) were a ZILLION times better than this narrator.

Chris Dukeharts' southern accents were even horrible. :( I actually like this series, but if I have to deal with these terrible accents again, I won't purchase another book in this series.

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Totally loving this Shifter Series!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, I would recommend to others who like this genre. I am so intrigued by the "segration" of the shifters from "normal" humans. The storyline introduces the Fae who helped the normal people corral theshifters and also look down on the shifters who were forced out 20 years ago to be treated like second class citizens. The concept of Shifter Towns is reminiscent to "separate but equal" but worse. The can't have up to smart phones or computers and the collar trials and tribulations makes me rewind scenes to listen again. I like that they have such good attitudes about how they live.

What other book might you compare Primal Bonds to and why?

I really enjoyed other books about "supernaturals" from Thea Harrison, Karen Marie Moning and Sarah McCarty. Laurel K Hamilton and Charlaine Harris also address "human"s versus supernaturals in a fantastic way. Romance abounds, protective males, accepting women, just loving it.

Which scene was your favorite?

When she meets her father.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When she finds out she can heal wounds with her man.

Any additional comments?

Can't wait for the next one.

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