Review: Bunny and the Bear by Eve Langlais

Title: Bunny and the Bear (Furry United Coalition #1)
Author: Eve Langlais
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Heat Index: 4 out of 5
Release Date: Aug. 11, 2011
Word/Page Count: 41,000 words
Format: Purchased

What’s a poor bear to do when all he wants is some sweet, bunny pie?

Bears and bunnies aren’t supposed to mix, or that’s what Chase keeps telling himself when his bouncy new neighbor won’t stay out of his business—and his mind. However, the more he gets to know his overly perky neighbor, the more he craves her—naked in his grasp—a desire worse than his addiction to honey and pie.

Miranda’s on a mission for the Furry United Coalition, and it involves secretly guarding one grumpy ol’ bear. Staying focused on the job isn’t easy when all she can think about is turning his frown upside down, a task made harder when she gets a glimpse of his passion. When she hears about his theory on woodland creatures and predators not mixing, she thinks all is lost, but she didn’t count on a bear’s curious nature—and possessive need.

When an evil force abducts Chase, Miranda unleashes her bunny in order to save him, but the revelation of her shifter side puts her in danger. Is one ornery bear enough to save her from a mad scientist? And if he does, can a bear forget her woodland creature status long enough to love her and make her his mate?

Warning: Pies were harmed in the making of this story and naughty references made about honey that might offend some readers

Dear Ms. Langlais,

YOU ROCK! Please, please write more in this universe.

Sincerely,
New Fangirl.

Fun. Fun. Fun.

Oh. There are sooo many things that could have gone wrong with this story. Overly perky heroine. Stick in the mud hero. Evil mad scientists (is there any other kind?). Were Crocs (and giraffes?!). Kidnapping. Evil experiments. But a (spoiler!!!) bunny was just so freakn' awesome! All of the characters were ridiculously fun to read and the villain...OMG! hilarious!! I cannot wait to read more.

Kudos again to Ms. Langlais for bringing it all together and making it work. If I had a quibble, it was to some mild pacing issues and word choice. Personally, I find 'pubes' to be crass and way too close to pubescent to be anything but jarring. Those are really minor quibbles because the overall story was so laugh out loud entertaining that reading it was a huge treat.

"I prefer my honey from the source, but thanks." 

BEST LINE EVER!! You just have to trust me on that one. So go read it!



BTW: At around 41K word count according to ARe, the $2.99 price was right on the money and totally worth it.