If you are a Katie Reus fan, you already know what you are in store for here, folks. She never fails to give us an alpha possessive, protective, good guy hero, who doesn’t give up until he gets his girl. If she’s new to you, the accurate synopsis alone should help you decide if this short but very graphically steamy, animal shifter novella is a good match for you.

Everything flowed along as expected and good triumphed over evil, after a bloody, fight to the death showdown that is.

Sapphire, the heroine, does have some commitment issues to conquer before she’ll completely opens her heart to Eli. As a jaguar though, he’s patient and keeps his eyes on the prize, her.

Title: Jaguar’s Mate, Series: Crescent Moon (Book 8), Author: Katie Reus, Pages: 160, jaguar/wolf shifter romance, stand-alone but part of a series, very short novella, alpha protective good guy hero, alpha heroine, very steamy smexy scenes, shifter bloody violence, afraid to love heroine, second chance romance.

(I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I was not given any payment or compensation for this review, nor is there any affiliation or relationship between this reviewer and the author/publisher/NetGalley.)

A good, fast paced read. A great addition to a fun series. I always enjoy visiting this world and look forward to the next book.

Jaguar's Mate (Crescent Moon, #8) by Katie Reus/Savannah Stewart.. another great book (8) in the CRESCENT MOON series. Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for letting me preview it. Eli (Jaguar tracker who has two night stand with Sapphire) Sapphire ( Wolf.. ghosts on Eli because of past relationships..) She need to help her best friends daughter and he just happens to show up to help. Lots of action, laughter, learning to trust and steamy times lead to a very HEA.

Reasons I enjoyed this book:
Wonderful characters Entertaining Easy-to-read Action-packed Steamy Happily Ever After Romantic Page-turner Witty

Eli may be a Jaguar Shifter but he is friends with Sapphire's pack mate. When a friend needs help to remove her daughter from an abusive mating, Sapphire goes for help and runs smack into Eli..who she kinda had a ONS with and adding insult to injury, gave him a fake name! But Eli is not about to let his mate slip through his claws this time. She may not want to settle down, thinking she is never destined to find her true mate.

But on their little cross country rescue mission, Sapphire comes to see Eli as more than a quick fumble - but can she take a chance on love, his job takes him far and wide and she needs the comfort her pack provides?

Great story and just like real life, this series shows that matings can be just as ticky as human relationships!

They met and were instantly attracted to one another so Eli and Sapphire spent a few wonderful days together Then one morning Sapphire was gone, but Eli isn't giving up so easy When he finds her in a friends pack and she needs help to save her fried Luna and her daughter then Eli steps up Can he convince Sapphire that her reason for leaving him is crazy or will she really walk away. This is a great book the hero is all alpha but not so alpha that he sets your teeth on edge and Sapphire is a strong independent woman who doesn't need a man to be complete but sure enjoys one when she has him

This is another great edition to this series and I highly recommend

3.5 stars.

Short and sweet review for a short and steamy novella.

“ ...she was his. She just didn’t know it yet.”

Fast paced and entertaining, I can’t deny I’d have liked a bit more but with strong characters, plenty of romance and a splash of action, Jaguars’s Mate is the ideal read if you’re looking to fill an hour(ish).

This was a fun read. It was perfect to read by the fire during a snowstorm. Katie Reus never disappoints woth a fun fast and entertaining shifter read.

Awww.....

Super sweet, sexy and fun addition to the Crescent Moon series. Eli and Sapphire are great together.

I voluntarily read an advanced copy.

This is a quick read in the Crescent Moon series. Sapphire believes she is cursed and will never find her own mate. And after feeling too much for a man that she spent one night with, she runs out in order to protect herself and her feelings from being hurt. But Eli knows that he feels more for her than just one night and tracks her down. Only to find that she needs help to help her friend out of trouble. So he steps up, not only to help her, but to be able to spend time with her and change her mind.

I loved this one! Sapphire made me laugh at a lot of her antics but she is just sweetly adorable! Eli is intense and makes you want to know more about him but he also just draws you in. They compliment each other and just seem to work. This one definitely has the action I like and then my PNR thrown in there but the story itself is great! It's a quick read but definitely worth the time!

What a fun read! I love that this is a short love story. Its perfect for breaking up long reads. I also love the fated mate trope, so that was a winner for me as well. The secondary characters were great and I loved how the road trip allowed the two main characters to build a love for each other.

Jaguar's Mate is book 8 in the Crescent Moon series and the first book I have read in this series. Eli and Sapphire meet one day and are immediately attracted to each other. They spend two wonderful days together until Sapphire runs off in the early morning hours. Fast forward one month until Eli tracks her down to a friends pack. Sapphire's friend Luna needs help getting her daughter away from an abusive mate and lucky for her Eli is available to help. I really liked Eli and Sapphire, although her reasons for leaving were kind of silly. They face some dangers together but it all wraps up very nicely in the end.

**I received a copy of Jaguar's Mate from KR Press, LLC and Net Galley in exchange for a voluntary and honest review.**

Jaguar's Mate by Katie Reus is the eighth book in her Crescent Moon series. I've read the first two books in the series and now this addition as a stand alone without any issues. However I have to say that I loved this one (so far) the best and give it all 5 stars. This is Eli and Sapphire's story for a second chance at romance.

Sapphire receives a call from her best friend Luna asking for help to retrieve her daughter Leslie from an abusive husband. Once she clears the trip to Wyoming with her acting Alpha he requests that she take a mate with her. When she sees that Eli Scott is that extra person Sapphire hesitantly agrees as they expect trouble from Leslie's bodyguards. There is trouble after they meet with Luna and Leslie but nothing that Eli and Sapphire can't handle together. They know that the new pack in Washington state will accept both friends. When Sapphire and Eli rekindle their attraction will they be able to leave once they return to Alabama or is this possibly a happily ever after for them?

Eli Scott has been attracted to Sapphire for a long time so when Asher asks him to go with her to Wyoming he doesn't hesitate. When trouble with Leslie's bodyguard one their way to her new home he doesn't hesitate to call upon his Jaguar and help Sapphire take out the threat. Can he convince her that she's his mate and that Eli wants her forever?

I loved this story. Sapphire hooks up with the hottest man ever. Then runs out in the middle of the night.... When said hook-up turns up temptation soon follows. This is a very good read. I really enjoyed the snark, the passion and he payback enacted.

ARC received for review

Another good book in this series. I enjoyed it, but it was over too quick and not a lot of meat to the story. Eli wasn't letting Sapphire get away, not that she fought too hard once she told him why she ran. Nice to see peep from previous books.

Three and a half stars.

When Sapphire hears that a friend's daughter is being abused by her mate she is all ready to go in a rescue the two of them from a wolf pack which is clearly failing in its duty to protect its members.The only problem is a shortage of pack-mates to help in her rescue which is when her alpha suggests his friend, Eli the Jaguar hunter. Sapphire and Eli had a one-night stand and she can't get him out of her head, the trouble is she is cursed when it comes to relationships, nothing good can come of getting close to Eli. But can she stand travelling in cross proximity to the shifter who makes her heart pound and remain strong?

I think I recently said that novellas were the way to go with paranormal for me, short enough that the alpha bravado doesn't irritate and with a tight plot-line. In this case however, I just felt that the plot never really got going, it was all about the romance. Also Sapphire's 'curse' was a bit of a misnomer - bad luck dating would be more accurate.

Anyway, it was a short fun read but for me there was not enough smexy times, not enough plot and it all felt a bit halfhearted.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

I usually love all the stories by Katie but this one was too short and left me asking ....so what comes next, and what was the point?

There is nothing better than one of Katie Reus's shifter mate stories, especially when the hero has to chase the heroine. I LOVE when a hero does the chasing. Another plus is that the heroine only did mild pushing away. She wasn't unreasonable and you don't have to wait long for her to realize Eli was worth the risk.

Key points in this book are: Jealous, possessive and protective hero that never felt like he was over the top with it. Strong heroine who was a great fighter but wasn't too alpha in her personality. The instant mate instinct was believable. An interesting plot that showed how well they worked together. And no outside interference in the relationship.

For a novella, this felt like a full story. I was not left wanting and it it hit every point I wanted to see in a book.

Story of Sapphire a wolf shifter and Eli a jaguar shifter, he is sure she is his mate. How to tell her that, and it becomes true. A friend needs help she is in a bad pack, and Sapphire needs help.. Eli volunteers and time to spend together.. Cute story . Given ARC for my voluntary review and my honest opinion by Net Galley and K R Press.

Sapphire and Eli had a one night stand but she left in the middle of the night. Sapphire is a wolf shifter who believes she’s cursed and doesn’t plan to settle down. Eli is a jaguar shifter and knows Sapphire is his mate but just has to convince her to let him in. When Sapphire gets a call from her best friend about her daughter being abused by her mate and they are ready to leave, her and Eli go to get them. They get them out and settled into a new pack but the ex has tracked them and tries to kill them.
Short and little sexy. Action. A jaguar finds love with a wolf. Great story, the action was short but bloody. I love shifters that mate for life.

* Voluntarily read and reviewed this for NetGalley *

Short and sweet😍

Sapphire gets a call from her oldest friend Luna, saying that her daughter Leslie is in danger and she needs Sapphire’s help to get her away from her mate and their Pack! Sapphire goes to the wolf in charge of their Pack, while their leaders are away and stumbles on a connection she didn’t know of.

Eli has come to visit one of his oldest friends, on his search for the woman who got away! Discovering Sapphire asking for help to get her friends out, his help is volunteered which he agrees to, so he can get to know her better and find out after not seeing her why she left after their nights together and if she feels the same as him.....that they are mates❣️

A great story and I look forward to more in this series! Maybe one for Leslie?!? Thank you to Netgalley and Katie for my advanced copy for which I leave my honest review😍

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