I have been putting off reading this book, and really I don't know why. I love anything Shifter related and this was no exception.
I was really hooked by the first line of the book " A girl walks into a bar... No. A human girl walks into a Shifter Bar..."
Kim is a lawyer that was given the case of a Shifter accused of killing a human girl he was dating. She goes into Shiftertown, which is what they call where all collared shifters live. She is determined that Brian, the shifter in question is innocent and is out to find as much information as she can to prove that. She meets with Liam, whom she has an instant attraction to. Liam and his brother Sean, take Kim to see Sandra; Brian's mother. Kim gets the feeling that Brian's mother is content to let Brian go down for this crime, whether or not he did commit it.
You can tell from the get go that Liam is in lust with Kim and while Kim feels it, she is afraid of what it really means for her, Shifters and humans do not mix without there being backlash on one or both ends. Human women who take up with shifters are labeled as Shifter-Whores. Kim is drawn into the shifter world and begins to fall in love with Liam and vice versa.
The story is an amazing one, and the reasoning behind the Shifters being collared is silly, but it works wonderfully in this book. The last few chapters had me mad as all get out, and then I was jumping for joy with the rest of the characters in the end. I can't wait to read the next book in the series and find out more about the Shifters.
The character development was well written and while I was anxious to know everything, most things were explained easily and clearly. I fell in love with Liam, Kim, Conner and Sean. Dylan wasn't my favorite character till late on in the book, but I grew to love him too. ( )

re-read May 2013 ( )

I really liked this book. It has a different werewolf concept that was well explained and made sense. I liked the way the author worked the facts in without an info dump. Liam had a wonderful sense of humor and was a kind man even though he was a very tough alpha. Kim was a strong character who thought things out and didn't spend the book being whiny and doing stupid things to show her independence which would lead her into danger as so many heroines do. Good strong secondary characters with lots of room for further books. The plot was strong and took unexpected turns which kept it interesting. Looking forward to the next one. ( )

In a world where shifters have been controlled with collars built by fae and live in shifter-towns, given few rights, a human woman is trying to defend a shifter accused of a crime against his human lover. But with complicated clans, multiple shifter breeds, complex laws both in the human and shifter worlds that dictate Kim’s every move, things quickly spin out of control.

Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.

This was I'm sorry to say my first Jennifer Ashley read, but it will not be my last. I really enjoyed the paranormal romance. Jennifer does a wonderful job of incorporating quite a bit of realism into a fantasy story. In this book, people know that shifters exist and they are treated accordingly. They are segregated and treated like second class citizens . She does a great job of showing the division between 'humans'. It made the story and the characters really come to life. The ending wrapped up a little neater than I'd like, but it in no way dampens the story. I cannot wait for the next book in the series to release. ( )