Dark Instincts by Suzanne WrightMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Dark Instincts, the 4th book in Suzanne Wright’s The Phoenix Pack starts off with a bang!!! Some pack mates are attacked by a group of shifters, which we later learn are part of a Jackal Pack, whose plan to kidnap the Phoenix Pact Alpha Trey and Tanya Coleman’s young son, if foiled by the fighting instincts of Roni Axton. That was an unexpected and thrilling experience!!
This book is Roni Axton, sister and enforcer of Nick’s Mercury Pack – a loner, tough, kick-ass and a fighter, has been doing her best to avoid Marcus Fuller, enforcer of the Phoenix Pack, a smooth talking, charming and sexy lover of women, without much success. Since the first time she’s seen him….she can’t get him out of her head…
She knows that she’s not his type of women….she doesn’t do chit-chat and further, her family is always on her case about her being a tomboy and not the kind of woman a man is looking for.
But Marcus feels the strong chemistry between them…even if Roni denies it. And he’s not the kind of man to give up on someone he wants…
There’s also a darkness inside him that he hides behind his laid-back and easy-going façade. I found him very engaging although at first I was thinking…wait a minute….I was expecting something else in Marcus’s life…like he would end up with the shifter, Trick!!! Yes, I did have that thought…after what the two did with each other in the “infamous” ménage “a neuve” in Feral Sins!!!! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1... and throughout most of the book, there are remarks made about Marcus and Trick being friends with “benefits” and pulling something else or other with each other!!!! But ultimately, the two are just good friends and its Roni who Marcus wants…hey, I did have a moment there that I thought…okay, maybe Marcus, Roni and Trick would have a ménage a trois!!!!! But, sorry, not happening in this story!!!! An apology if this is a spoiler!!!!
I must admit that I wasn’t getting those “fuzzy” feelings for Roni at the beginning. She was so anti-social and giving off these “tough as nails” vibes….
But as I came to know her and discovered what she had experienced in her life as a teenager, I began to understand her need to disconnect with those around her….who wouldn’t if one was always been criticized by her own family. She grew on me – afraid…nah….kick-ass…yeah…..check the scene where she’s telling the sneakiest Seer from her pack off….
“Allowing Marcus to lead her back to the Toyota, she glanced over her shoulder at Kerrie. “You—if you come near us again, I’ll make you choke on your own ovaries. And I’ll enjoy it. What’s more, I’ll make you enjoy it. Just sayin’.”I fell totally in love with her character.
I enjoyed the way their relationship developed and how they dealt with the family dynamics….
Two broken people. Both having to work through their darkness and pain before finding their HEA.
The main plot is quite dark with the introduction of the evil and corrupt Jackal Pack and how they abduct shifters and humans to torture and use for the making of “snuff” movies. The Phoenix and Mercury Packs join forces to bringing down these immoral and depraved shifters, no matter what.
The dialogue is what we expect from this author. It’s a total funny and wicked and sparkly blast!!!
“Shaya’s chasing Nick with her shotgun—and I’m not even kidding. I believe the last words she said to him before we left were, ‘Run, Alpha-boy.”The one scene where Eli, Roni’s brother confronts her after she’s posted something about him on the Packs website was a total “rolling and laughing my ass off on the floor” moment…
“He turned his glare on Roni. “I’m now known on a global scale as a gay, submissive, kinky, mated male recovering from an STD!” Roni tilted her head. “If you’re looking for remorse, you can find it in the dictionary somewhere between rectum and runt.”And the unforgettable scene where the Pack “ladies” take on the job of interrogation…..and torture of a prisoner female Jackal shifter , who they want to extract information on the Jackal Pack….talk about awesomeness!!!!!
Another enjoyable scene was (view spoiler)The Pack males are beyond wicked how they go about getting (view spoiler)
I was really happy for Roni and Marcus…they did good things for and to each other….bringing out the best in each other…and it made for one of my favorite quotes in this story….
I liked this series a lot and hopefully we will get more in the future.
This is a series for all those lovers of steamy paranormal romance with endearing characters and fabulous storylines.
A definite reread.
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