Dawn's Awakening (Breed Book 14)

After Tanner's Scheme, I really expected something more from Dawn's book. I have read all the Breed books (Back to Callan from Ellora's Cave), and I was disappointed. There was still a good back story with Cassie the wolf-breed girl, who is now in her late teens. However, I found Dawn to be tiresome. The story is good and does have the Happily-Ever-After that Dawn deserves, but something was missing. Lora Leigh usually has something a bit more. The love scenes weren't as steamy as we are used to and the action was not as dynamic. For those fans of the Breed series, it is a must read. Just don't expect what you have gotten from Megan's Mark, Harmony's Way or Tanner's Scheme.

Drama,love,mystery all rolled in one. I kept reading the book from start to finish in spite of time. It was 4am when i finally finished, ha. Good book to read but need to read other books to understand this.. go to Lori Leigh's website and clink in breeds chronically order books. Good luck! I love all her books as well.

They were created in a bioengineering science lab with the DNA of the wolf and cats added to human DNA so that they could serve as a ferocious army of a fanatical society where security is everything. Their military slavery ended when the world learned of their existence and forced them to be freed. The heat of the Breed binds their mate to them for life. The breed's base is Sanctuary where they learn to adapt to living amongst humans and many obtain work as mercenaries and bodyguards to the purebreds who detest them.

Businessman Seth Lawrence, who supports Sanctuary, knows he is the lifemate of Dawn, but the torture including rape she endured makes her unable to mate with him. After seeing tapes of what she suffered, Seth stepped away from his beloved to give her space. His Board of Directors meets on his island to discuss future contributions to Sanctuary. Dawn and Seth begin to feel the heat again, but as they begin to make love, bullets fly through the window, wounding him and killing a board supporter. They give in to their passion and become mates as she realizes he always loved her, but stayed away out of concern for her. She becomes his lover and bodyguard, but neither realizes she is the focus of an unknown adversary, not him.

The latest Lora Leigh's homage to the X-Men (see MEGAN'S MARK and HARMONY'S WAY) stars a great lead pairing who the audience will like and root for. The bioengineered breeds seem genuine as the love story is beautifully told while the backdrop of hatred and prejudice make for an exhilarating saga similar to what occurred to the early X-Men (ask Magneto).

Harriet Klausner

I absolutely loved this book. Lora Leigh definitely drags emotions out of the reader. When Dawn finds out that Seth no longer experiences the mating heat that she's been going through for the longest time... that's when the fireworks begin. Dawn is a strong female and she's sharp but she's also vulnerable throughout the book. Her memories play havoc with her life and her need to be with Seth. I loved it. *Two thumbs up for Lora Leigh*

Others can describe the story much better than I, and they have.

But only I can tell you how this book made me feel. Lora Leigh has created two heros - Dawn and Seth - who will make you sob with pain, and with joy as they fight for their happy ending. Their story gives hope that there is a mate out there for each of us, who will be our other half.

The only thing left to know about this book is that you must have it.

The extremely crude language is jarring and distracts from the story. Nevertheless the breed series is one of my favorites and very well written. Lora did a beautiful job of giving each character their own personality rather than recycle the same stereotypes.