Review: Wicked Bite (Realm Enforcers #5)

Wicked Bite (Realm Enforcers #5)

by Rebecca Zanetti 

Blurb:

As she hunts for a drug lord killing her fellow witches, all Nessa Lansa’s instincts point to the Grizzly motorcycle club. That might be because their leader, Bear, is the strong, silent shifter type: warm brown eyes and more muscle and alpha male than any woman can ignore. Which makes Nessa’s plan to seduce and betray him all the more dangerous . . .

 Bear doesn’t trust the curvy, blue-eyed witch. But Nessa can heal the injuries that sap his strength. And since he can’t stop thinking of her lush body and teasing smile, her plan to mate him to reclaim her own power is highly tempting. Just one problem. Once a desire this wild is loose, no one will ever control it . .

Themes:  Paranormal, Witches, Shifters, Demons, and Vampires (yup it’s all in this one)

Rating:  4.5 stars

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Review:

 This series has taken us through some interesting political intrigues, battles and family squabbles, but I am sad to say I think it might be coming to a conclusion.  That being said Wicked Bite is one of my favorite stories for sure, with a sassy and deadly witch finding her mate with a sexy and strong bear -(plus more) shifter.  The story begins with an offer that Bear is willing to refuse for a few reasons, mainly that the offer comes from a sneaky and too-sexy-for-his-own-good witch that he knows has some ulterior motives for her offer. But once they are thrown into a battle for their lives and the future of their world Bear and Nessa begin to understand that all of their knowledge of one another has been stretched from the beginning. Bear has been a favorite of mine for a couple books now, I mean who can beat a sexy-as-hell biker, who also happens to be able to shift into a bear—and a little something else that I won’t mention for spoiler purposes—that also happens to love his half-sister enough to risk his life in order to keep her safe and happy? Certainly not this Romance Witch. That being said getting to know him on a deeper level made me love him even more as a hero, especially when someone threatens the woman he has come to love. Nessa however is keeping a LOT of secrets.  She has determined that only she can crack the case of the assholes that are threatening the lives of all witches with their dangerous drug and she just knows that Bear’s biker gang is behind it all.  Willing to sacrifice anything for her people, Nessa determines that the only way to get to the truth is to investigate Bear herself, but soon her plan backfires and she finds herself falling in love with the beast.  Nessa was a conundrum to me until the full story of her past and position in the witch government comes to light, but then we could understand all the little things that made her not so lovable through the story.  Together they have to find a way to stop a war, save a race, and prevent their world from being exposed to the mortals, all while falling in love and finding a path to the future they both now desperately want together.  The heat between these two is off the charts, even for a Zanetti novel, but that made it an even more believable passion in my mind.  I will be sad to see this series end, but hope that if this is the final book, we will be getting something new in this world of crazy witches, deadly demons, sexy shifters, and fascinating vampires. Zanetti once again shows why she is one of the Queens of Romance and will forever leave her footprint on the world with her amazing work.  Thanks for the adventure Rebecca!

*ebook provided by publisher (via netgalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review.  No compensation was provided.