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Born To Be Wild (The Others) |  | Author: Christine Warren
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
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Pages: 336
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Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0312357192
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
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Publication Date: March 2, 2010
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Josie Barrett brings out the animal in men. Literally. As the local veterinarian in a town that’s approximately seventy percent Others—mostly shapeshifters—Josie deals with beastly situations all the time. It’s practically part of her job description. But when the werewolves of Stone Creek, Oregon, start turning downright feral, Josie smells a rat—among other, more dangerous critter. Teaming up with the ferociously sexy Eli Pace, a full-time sheriff and part-time were-lion, Josie tries to contain the shapeshifting problem before it spreads like a virus. But when more shifters get infected—and stuck in their animal forms—the fur really begins to fly. Josie and Eli have to find the cause, fast, before the whole town goes to the dogs. But first, they have to wrestle with a few animal urges of their own.
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 Born to be Wild June 27, 2010
Toni Hudson (Yazoo City, MS USA)
This was a good book and I enjoyed reading the only thing about it was that they are all out of order because she switched publishing company and instead of starting at the beginning they went from middle to beginning. It's very confusing cause I'm ready for the series to continue not start in the middle go forward then back up.
 Nice Story, but the Ending Felt Rushed June 5, 2010
D. Fuentecilla (Miami, Florida, USA)
I've read all the Others stories by Christine Warren, including the earlier stories which are now being retooled and re-released. There are some stories better than others, and I tend to like the shifter stories better than the vampires, witches or faeries in her particular world. (I do love vampire stories, but in her world the shifters are more interesting) I loved her last book Walk on the Wild Side and had high hopes for Born to be Wild. After reading it, I have mixed feelings about the book.
The story was good. I liked the suspense of it, even thought the reader knows what is happening you don't really expect the ending to happen the way it does. The chemistry between the characters was great, but I felt it was somewhat underdeveloped. It wasn't a lack of sex that was the problem either. I think that these two characters could have used more interaction outside the bedroom and situations that provided for more sexual tension. The characters were so good, they deserved more than what they got. But even that was not what dissapointed me about the book. The one thing that I feel brings the book down is the ending. The book builds its plot beautifully, but when the ending finally happens it feels rushed. Almost as if the author was pressed to finish the book by a certain time and wrote the ending a bit too quickly. At the very least there should have been an epilogue for the characters to wrap up the development of the relationship and give a bit of an update on what happened with the plot.
Maybe the problem was that I my expectations for this book were too high after liking the previous one so much. Or maybe I liked these characters too much to see their story end so quickly. Whatever the problem is, I have to say that while the story is good and worth reading, it is not the best of the Others series. Still, I recommend it to people who follow the series. People who are new to the series probably should not start with this one, but should definitely read it when they get around to it. This had the potential to be an outstanding read. As it is, the novel is still a solid read and many readers will enjoy it.
Born To Be Wild May 14, 2010
M. Nix
Josie Barrett is a vet in a small Northwest town where humans and others have lived together peacefully for several years. Josie has a deal with the local doctor: she will deal with the four-legged patients and he will deal with the two-legged ones. This works fine until a female wolf is brought to Josie, badly injured. During her inspection of the wolf, Josie discovers the wolf is actually a shifter who has life threatening injuries. Josie has no choice but to take care of the female immediately.
Eli Pace is the sheriff and also a lion shape shifter. Eli found the wolf and even though he knows she is a shifter, he takes her to Josie for two reasons - she is in her four-legged form; and he knows the doctor is out of town. What he can't figure out is why the wolf hasn't started healing like normal, and why she didn't shift back to human when injured. Something is wrong this picture in Eli's mind. He might be able to put more attention to it but the vet keeps distracting him every time he thinks about her.
Josie can't figure out what is wrong with the wolf, and then suddenly she has two wolves acting the same way and they are getting worse. Josie and Eli can't find any answers to their investigation on the illness affecting the wolves, but they are making strides in their personal discovery of each other. As the days go by, Eli and Josie learn just how bad this illness is and how it could destroy their town's peace. An old foe has come back to their area and nothing except the destruction of all shifters will please them. Will Eli and Josie be able to find a way to stop the illness and those spreading it before it gets totally out of control? And more importantly, will they find a way to bring a Mars mind and a Venus mind into a harmony that will give them years of loving?
A vet and a cop learn that love doesn't matter whether it arrives on two legs or four. Born to Be Wild joins Josie, the town vet with Eli, the town sheriff, just has they discover each other and a deadly threat to their town of Stone Creek, Oregon. Josie loves working with animals, but as a life time resident of Stone Creek she sees shifters as humans no matter what form they are in and therefore not her patient. Eli has no choice but to take an injured wolf to Josie and then convince her to treat it - even though he knows it's a shifter. The sparks that shoot up between Eli and Josie are instant, and combined with tongue in cheek humor that I loved from the minute they met. I laughed as the pages flipped by watching the interactions between Josie and Eli. They truly do make you understand the men-are-from-Mars-and-women-are-from-Venus point of view. I found their romance was a great relief to the backdrop of bigotry and small mindedness that was involved. I truly enjoy when Christine shows us Others besides the ones in New York. Born to Be Wild combines humor, the heat of a new passion, and an element of danger in a way that will delight you from the first page until the last. A great addition to your shape shifter library.
Jo
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Likeable but average April 26, 2010
Katie
A never published installment in The Others series takes place in a small, rural town in Oregon. On a Saturday night, Josie was just closing her vet clinic when the town sheriff, Eli, brought in a wounded wolf. As Josie starts to care for the hurt animal, she realizes the wolf is actually a Lycan, a wolf shifter. Unusual that the Lycan simply doesn't shift to heal her wounds, Josie keeps the unknown Lycan comfortable as the sheriff finds out who injured her and the identity of the woman.
What Josie and Eli didn't expect was their instantaneous attraction for each other. But, can they stay professional while trying to solve the mystery of the wounded Lycan? Who would hunt Lycans in a town that is known for its shifter population?
I enjoyed watching Josie and Eli's relationship. Josie is very independent and likes to be in charge, even taking charge of the seduction at times. Eli has a protective streak that gets him in trouble with Josie. But, they work well together, most of the time.
The mysterious and dramatic aspects of the story were pretty good. The story moved well and integrated the romantic portions with the more dramatic parts logically. Unfortunately, nothing about this story captured my interest. No, the book isn't bad. Actually, it is written okay, except for numerous editing errors. I honestly don't have any complaints, but the most memorable feature of this book is Josie's dog Bruce.
In general, Born to be Wild reads quickly and is likeable, but is simply an average read.
BookingIt Grade: B
Good Series - I liked this book April 22, 2010
Southern Gal (New Mexico)
Well while it was not as great as her others - I don't think some of the reviews were fair. It was not that bad. But everyone one has their own likes and dislikes. Could it have been better, sure. But it was good and I want to read the next one in series.
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