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    Rule Breaker: A Novel of the Breeds

    Written by Lora Leigh

    Narrated by Brianna Bronte

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    About this audiobook

    There's a fine line between animal instinct and human desire-and in her "highly erotic saga" (Fresh Fiction), #1 New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh crosses it.

    Now, in her new novel of the Breeds, the mating heat continues…

    Lion Breed and enforcer Rule Breaker has just a few rules he doesn't break. Not for anything. Not for anyone-like never have sex with a woman outside his own breed, especially a human woman. Especially someone too helpless, too fun loving and too full of life to ever be able to protect herself, let alone help him to protect her.

    If the damned animal inside him insists on a mate, then why pick her? A woman who is an easy target and who can be used as a weapon against him at any time.

    But what he suspects is mating heat may not be that at all. Just his animal instincts rioting, pacing, irritated whenever he's away from her.

    Okay, he can handle that.

    What ensues is a fiery affair that breaks all the rules of mating heat and will eventually endanger his mate with the very rules designed to protect the Breeds-for she's possibly been working against them…

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateFeb 4, 2014
    ISBN9780698149915
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    Rule Breaker: A Novel of the Breeds
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    Lora Leigh

    Lora Leigh lives in the rolling hills of Kentucky, and is the esteemed author of many novels of erotic fiction including Dangerous Pleasures, Guilty Pleasure, Forbidden and Deadly Sins. Far from shades of grey, her writing is best known for its fiery tales of secrets, suspense, dangerous control and erotic obsession.

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    • 5/5
      This book is everything I have come to expect from a Breeds novel. It was fast paced, tense, erotic, and action packed. I loved seeing how Rule's inner lion plotted against the man who would sabotage things. Seeing Gypsy learn and see the truth of things was very satisfying. The ending has me panting fir more. I want to learn how Amber fares, and I'd really like to see both Dane and Gideon's stories.
    • 4/5
      This was incredibly good, but the Breeds' whole plot and schemes are starting to get a little too overwhelming to sometimes grasp while reading the books. The chemistry between Rule and Gypsy was awesome, as was Gypsy's backbone and strength.

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    • 4/5
      Rule Breaker is one of the most trusted commanders under Jonas. Rule has been more insistent on the others against a mate. That is the last thing he needs or wants. Even though the breed side of himself desires a mate, the human part is so insistent on a mate that Rule is determined to never let Jonas manipulate him as he has done with many other. But he may not have much of a choice against this certain woman that calls out to him body and soul. Gypsy McQuade never felt love or acceptance from her parents. Her brother was her best friend and parental figure. At fifteen some rogues go after her brother for helping the breeds secretly, she is caught up in it, and ends up raped before they murder her beloved brother right in front of her. Then she is rescued just not in time to save the only person who has ever cared about her. It has taken nine years, but Gypsy has a decent life of sorts. The loss of her brother still cuts deeply, and even though on the outside she appears to be a "party girl" on the inside she is on a mission, to help where she can just as her brother did. Jonas suspects that she is a double agent, even knowing that she is Rule's mate. So he sends Rule in to discover her true purpose. Rule is starting to have some fierce feelings for Gypsy, but he isn't feeling the normal symptoms of a breed in close proximity to its mate, so he doesn't believe they have a future. But soon Gypsy and Rule will have to work together, because there is a traitor, one they least expect for betrayal and the one that has all the answers for Gypsy to come to terms with her brothers death and have a future with Rule.Rule Breaker is the 29th installment of this breeds series, and I have been following the series since Coyote Mate, which was the first book to draw me into this intense world of passion and suspense. Rule we have seen for quite some time, and I have loved him. He is so alpha at times, stubborn and out to have his own way no matter what. In this story we see a deeper side to Rule, and even from the beginning we see how a part of him has always sheltered Gypsy since she was attacked. It was very interesting seeing how he interacted with Gypsy. This book definitely felt a bit different from the others, it definitely has quite a bit of a mystery story mixed in with the sensual plot we have going here. For the first half of the story Rule and Gypsy flirt quite a bit, and we see a almost superficial beginning to their courtship. It isn't until about halfway that I felt their relationship started to feel more real to me. There is quite a bit of emotional drama in this story, and the aftereffects will shock the reader. I was stunned how many emotional reaction I got from this story which isn't normal for this author. But it was basically driven by emotion, and I felt like it had more depth than some of the other books in the series.There is quite a bit going on with Gypsy, and more than you realize when you start. At first we don't know what Gypsy's intentions are, but as you progress further into the story, we see how the plot plummets from superficial parties and flirtation, to a more riveting tale that will blow you away. An invigorating tale of deep emotion, strong characters, steady plot, and a story to sweep you away into a world of adventure and sensuality!! UNFORGETTABLE!!

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    • 4/5
      This was a typical Lora Leigh Breed book. There were pages upon pages of the description of the physical acts of arousal. Any emotional response to attraction was deeply buried underneath the physical.The main characters were Gypsy Rum McQuade and Rule Breaker. Gypsy is twenty-four and is the victim of a trauma she suffered when she was fifteen. She was abducted, abused, almost raped, and watched the brother who was like a father to her killed in front of her. She was rescued by the Breeds but was deeply damaged. She was certain that her brother's death was her fault - an opinion confirmed by her family who left her alone to grieve. She has been working secretly with the Unknowns to protect the Breeds.Rule Breaker is a lion breed and is determined never to give in to the mating heat. He watched his mother be tortured to death in the name of scientific research because she was mated to a Breed. Rule has decided to run if he should ever feel any twinge of the mating heat. However, his lion has other plans. His lion has been keeping the fact that Gypsy is his mate from him until Rule gets too close to her to run. Neither Rule nor Gypsy are going to surrender to the mating heat without a fight.During the last couple of books, the main plot has been to find someone who can help Jonas's daughter Amber survive the injection that an evil scientist gave her. Jonas is searching for a Breed who knows the formula for the injections and, hopefully, knows a cure. Jonas, being a master manipulator, has plots within plots going on. But Rule, Gypsy, and various others also have plots and secrets.Early on in the story, I decided to give up on trying to figure out who knew what and who was keeping what a secret. Many of the plot twists building through the last couple of books were resolved here. And, naturally, Rule and Gypsy come to terms with being mated. If you are looking for a book with intense sexual scenes, this is one for you. It might be better to be familiar with the overall story arc from previous books. But this one can be read alone as an intensely erotic paranormal romance.

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    • 3/5
      Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: A traumatized woman meets a man who was equally traumatized in his past and has refused to accept a mate. Will they both be able to let go of their pasts in order to have a future together?Opening Sentence: Gypsy stared at the file her Coyote abductors had possessed.The Review:When Gypsy Rum McQuade was 15, she saw her brother – who had been more like a father to her – killed before her very eyes. Believing herself responsible for his death, when she was old enough, Gypsy began working for a secret group that has sworn to protect the Breeds who need its help. She’s now 24, still working for The Unknown, and still carrying the guilt of her brother’s death on her shoulders.Rule Breaker has never wanted a mate and has sworn to himself that he will run if he ever does come in contact with her. He’s become obsessed with Gypsy and is very relieved that neither of them shows signs of the Mating Heat, so he feels the coast is clear to pursue her. As their relationship becomes more and more involved, they will each have to let go of their traumatic pasts if they have any hope of working as a couple. Will they be able to do so, or is their relationship destined for failure?I really struggled with coming up with a rating for this one. I think my true rating would probably be 2.5 stars because there is a lot I didn’t like. I was, however, interested in what was going on, and it made me curious about the rest of the series, so I rounded up to a 3.I have not read the previous books in the series. I was lucky enough to find a synopsis of the overall story to this point, but even with that, I was confused. There is a lot going on here, and it’s very hard to keep track of. It doesn’t help that there are some editing issues, which repeatedly had me rereading sentences to double check what just happened. Suffice to say, this book is not for those new to the series!It has to be said: the names in this book are just ridiculous. We have Rule Breaker, Gypsy Rum, her sister Kandy Sweet, and their parents Hansel and Greta. Anytime someone’s name was mentioned, it triggered eye rolling, and it just took me right out of the story.There were also a couple scenes that made me uncomfortable in regards to the Mating Heat. I’m probably looking too much into it, but I did not like the idea that the Mating Heat makes it so you’re so turned on, you can’t say no even if you wanted to. There’s a scene where Rule has done something that greatly upsets Gypsy (and with good reason), but the next time they see each other, they can’t keep their hands off each other even though Gypsy is still hurting from what happened previously. It’s obvious they’re meant to be together and everything’s technically consensual, but there was just something about it that made me uncomfortable in a few scenes. Maybe I need to read the rest of the series to understand it better.All of that aside though, I did like the characters and wanted them to find their happily ever after. The side characters present in the story made me want to know more about them by reading their stories. So, it would seem that Lora Leigh did well in igniting curiosity in me even though I wasn’t thrilled with many aspects of this particular book. I would say if you’ve made it this far in the series, you should probably read this one, but it could cause some eye rolling and confusion at certain times.Notable Scene:“Your parents will be here soon.” Jonas spoke from beside her once again. “My team has just loaded them into the heli-jet.”They would be here soon.They would be so angry with her.Oh God, what if they didn’t let her go home? What if they didn’t even want her anymore?“They’ll hate me. Momma and Daddy will never forgive me for this,” she told herself, unaware she was speaking aloud, that her words were breaking the heart of the new director of the Bureau of Breed Affairs. “They won’t even want me to come home now. How could they ever want to live with me after this?”Where would she go?She was only fifteen, and no one would want the girl who had helped Coyotes murder her brother. Because everyone loved Mark.He was everyone’s best friend.How could anyone ever love the awful person who had enabled those filthy animals to kill him?“How could they ever want me to be home?” she whispered again, laying her head against the wall beside her and staring into the darkness once again.Maybe if she was very, very still, if she tried hard enough, she could just disappear into that darkness and never have to exist ever again.“I promise you, Gypsy, your parents won’t blame you,” he lied to her again. “But if that ever happens, I swear to you I’ll make sure you’re taken care of. Do you hear me, sweetheart? You have only to contact me, I’ll never desert you.”She heard the words and he probably meant them. But he was so brave, and just like that Breed with those bright, bright blue eyes who had shot the Coyote, Grody, he was strong, and he knew how to protect everyone.Even stupid, weak little girls who didn’t know how to stay home instead of risking everyone they loved.She didn’t deserve his protection.She didn’t deserve anyone’s protection.FTC Advisory: Berkley/Penguin provided me with a copy of Rule Breaker. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
    • 3/5
      Rule Breaker
      3 Stars

      The good: We finally get some closure to baby Amber’s storyline, which has been dragging on for several books. There are some developments in Gideon’s story and the secret of Judd’s identity is also revealed although it is unclear whether this is important or not.

      The bad: Complicated sentence structure, which makes it difficult to follow the progression of events, excessive repetition of plot points and character traits, and a convoluted and confusing storyline, which means it’s virtually impossible to keep track of who’s who and what’s what.

      The ugly: The character names in this one are simply ridiculous. Lawe Justice and Rule Breaker were bad enough, but now we have Gypsy Rum, Kandy Sweet, Hansel and Greta …. seriously?

      All in all, its time for this series to come to an end. If I weren’t so interested in Cassie’s story, I would probably have called it quits already.