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Wolf's Bane (Moon Marked Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Aimee Easterling (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Secrets are my specialty.

I’m Mai Fairchild --- fox shifter, sister’s keeper, and bane of the local werewolf pack. In a world where different is dangerous, my sister and I must pretend to be human at all costs. Too bad I just lost the job that lets me live under the radar while putting food on my sister's plate.

Enter an enticing werewolf who offers enough cash to upgrade our diets from ramen noodles to salami if I join him on a magical hunt. But can I afford to accept the opportunity when the risk of working closely with every fox shifter's sworn enemy is so great?

Don't miss the first book in a bestselling romantic fantasy series full of magic, danger, and shifter lore!
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07DJZGGZV
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wetknee Books (June 10, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 10, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 528 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
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Aimee Easterling wasn't raised by wolves, but she did spend the first ten years of her life running wild in their habitat. Since then, she's backpacked across three continents, spent over a decade homesteading half a mile from the nearest road, and now unearths excitement amid fictional werewolf packs.

Her USA Today bestselling books straddle the line between urban fantasy and paranormal romance...because everyone deserves a pack, a mate, and an adventure. Download your free starter library when you sign up for her email list: www.aimeeeasterling.com/?page_id=12

Or dive into a new series. Recommended reading order:

Wolf Rampant series (Shiftless is FREE)

Alpha Underground series

Wolf Legacy series

Moon Blind series

Samhain Shifters series

Moon Marked series (Wolf's Bane is FREE)

Kira Fairwood series

Time Bites series

Moon-Crossed Wolves series

Dragon Mage series

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5.0 out of 5 stars Marked for enjoyment
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2019
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Aimee Easterling is a writer who produces books that are consistently great in my opinion. Her Wolf's Bane (Moon Marked Book 1) is a perfect example of why. Not only is the urban fantasy part perfectly crafted, and the story full of adventure and thrills, but the characters come across as genuine. Even stripped of all the fun stuff the story of Mia, elder sister dealing with her own pain as well as the guardianship over her younger sister Kira (appropriately pre-teen in how she deals with her own loss and issues) is recognizably real. That shows true craftsmanship in storytelling. When added to the exciting plot, the strong world-building and great cast of supporting characters the result, a truly enjoyable book, is virtually inevitable - and most definitely achieved. But for the fact that I’m literally dictating this review to my husband from my hospital bed I could go on and on with praises. The book definitely deserves it. Since I can’t do that I will simply note that the book is most definitely one to read, and it is easy to highly recommend. I’m definitely looking forward to the next book in this series.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very Enjoyable Read
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2022
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I enjoy supernatural fiction, but I haven't read any werewolf fiction before, so this was new for me. I really felt like the author worked very deftly with changing the rules for werewolves so that they can shift at will, rather than at the full moon, and that they are not bloodthirsty savages when they are in wolf form, but more like regular wolves with a human-wolf consciousness. It sets up an interesting dynamic when the wolves are not out to hunt and kill humans as prey or turn them into werewolves, but are simply a different culture, albeit a supernatural one.

I was also really intrigued by the kitsune. I had never heard of them before, so I did look them up and do some reading about how they fit into Japanese folklore. There is a rich history there and I am definitely keen to read more about kitsune. To be honest, I'm actually more interested in the kitsune than the werewolves.

I found Mai to be a really appealing character. She comes across as sympathetic right from the start, clearly in a tough spot trying to provide for her little sister after her parents have passed away. Yet she is tough and capable as well. I think there was a mistake in describing her eyes as slanted because she is half-Japanese. This is just factually inaccurate. It seems like a small thing, but it stood out to me more because of the lack of Japanese culture depicted in the novel.

The setting is unclear throughout, but at first, I thought maybe it was set in Japan. It's clearly not, but it's not clear what city or country the book is set in. As a result, the city lacks character and doesn't feel quite like a real city. It doesn't even have a name. It's hard to get a strong sense of place from it. Is this Mai's home? Were she and Kira born here? Because it's hard to get a sense that she has much of a connection to the place.

Kira is a frustrating character. In some ways I really liked her. She's funny and buoyant. She has attitude. On the other hand, {SPOILER} to sell some of her mother's few remaining possessions on eBay to pay bills made very little sense to me. If Kira would have just behaved herself in school this would not have been necessary. And what child would sell the last remaining possessions of their dead mother, without telling their sister, to pay a few bills? People tend to cling very tightly to important belongings of a deceased loved one, so it felt unconvincing that Kira would do this, more that it was necessary to move the plot in a certain direction.

The romance between Mai and Gunner shows promise. I liked how healthy their connection felt, compared to some other supernatural books with a romance arc where the main romance felt really unhealthy. They feel well-matched. He's kind and supportive, but not overbearing. I'd like to know more about him. I found it odd that there isn't much physical description of him, other than that he's really big compared to Mai. I'm not sure if that's so the reader can fill in the blanks with whatever race and physical characteristics they want or for some other reason, but I think it's kind of important for an author to make that choice sometimes. I mean, it matters whether Gunther is a white guy or a black guy. It's going to change how he's perceived by the police, for instance.

I did find the cliffhanger ending a bit frustrating. The book was free, so I don't feel cheated financially, but it feels wrong from a structural point of view. I think the book could have reached a point of resolution and then still left us with a cliffhanger ending. I keep thinking of Lord of the Rings, and how it's one book divided into three parts. Each of the first two parts leaves us with a cliffhanger, yet there is also a sense of resolution. But this felt more like half a book, just incomplete with nothing resolved. I get that it's a gimmick to try to get people to buy the next book, but I think there could be some resolution and a cliffhanger to give readers more of a sense of satisfaction.

I'm looking forward to seeing where the series goes and where Mai's journey takes her. Hopefully, she learns more about her Japanese-kitsune heritage because that is what I find most intriguing about her.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Completely engaging and enjoyable!
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2019
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A feisty, likeable heroine, well developed characters, believable world, and a shredding Awesome storyline... Wolf's Bane is completely engaging and enjoyable! Urban fantasy at its best, Mai - our heroine - is a kitsune fox shifter from Japanese lore, a race hunted near to extinction by the dominant and more numerous werewolves. Mai works hard to support her young sister, Kira, who is also her court-awarded foster child following the death of both parents. Mai is doing her best to shield Kira from harm while providing for the best in education with money earned as a cage fighter. Fearful of exposing her kitsune heritage and risking summary execution for both herself and Kira, she is drawn unwilling into the circle of a powerful werewolf. Betrayed by one she trusted, her sister kidnapped, she must choose between the life of her sister and certain exposure to her blood enemies. What a read! No cliffhanger, but it opened the way for an exciting follow-up book - I couldn't stand it and I had to get the next book in the series as soon as I finished reading Wolf's Bane. Recommended for all fans of urban fantasy, full of action, this book is appropriate reading for all ages.
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Jeannie Zelos
5.0 out of 5 stars an intruiging read and a good start to the trilogy.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2019
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Wolf's Bane (Moon Marked Book 1) Aimee Easterling

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Genre:Sci-fi and Fantasy, Romance.

I love fantasy/romance reads, but so may of these seem to be all grunting, monosyllabic alphas, reverse harems or ones where the romance is all the book, no side/sub plots, no overall story line. Still, it means when I do find a read I enjoy then its like a sweet victory!

I added this one last week, it was free at the time, so nothing to lose and I'd enjoyed the sample. I've just bought books two and three, as it was an intriguing read, and I'll be looking at what else Aimee has written.
Mai is great, she's a Kitsune, Japanese fox shifter. I've come across these occasionally – I think the last one was in a Hailey Edwards read as a secondary character, and the Kitsune premise fascinates me. They're not just shape shifters, but have a kind of fox nature in the way they think and behave, and usually they have some form of magic. Aimee has added a touch here where that magic is connected closely to Mai, and allows her to create real items, her sword for example, within a split second, but it needs to stay physically connected to her or she weakens. I'm still getting my head around the star ball that Kitsunes in this book have, that allows the magic.
Mai is guardian to her younger sister, and struggling. She doesn't know any other Kitsunes, they live in a city controlled by werewolves, and she needs to tread carefully, as they see Kitsunes as something to be killed.
Its an interesting story, full of some very real characters, sub plots that add up to the whole, the star ball connection to magic, and of course poor Mai doesn't have anyone she can ask for help to learn more about what they are. She's never met another Kitsune. Her dead mother offers some cryptic comments at times in Mai's head, but they're beyond my understanding, and mostly Mai doesn't see the logic til too late either. I do like that connection though, and trying to puzzle out what the heck she means by her strange phrases.

There's a developing romance but its still early days, and apart from a couple of stolen kisses hasn't gone further. So many fantasy romance reads make the romance all the story, held up by the tiniest of plots, and for me I want all the mystery, the magic, the struggles, with the romance being there but as part of the story, not all of it.

Stars: Five, a fun read, and a good start to the trilogy.

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Sylvette95
5.0 out of 5 stars Unputdownable !
Reviewed in France on October 5, 2018
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I must confess that I love Aimee Easterling's books. The deviance to foxes and werewolves was a pleasant surprise. Mai, this young elder sister struggling to rear and protect a pig-headed teen, while doing her best to hide a life-threatening secret and literally fighting to put bread on their table, is a really lovable character. Gunner camps an intriguing werewolf. And even if we still do not have answers to a lot of questions raised by the intrigue, that is why Aimee is writing a follow-up which, for my part, I am eagerly awaiting !
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jennine.
5.0 out of 5 stars I bought the book and got audio too.
Reviewed in Australia on September 7, 2019
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I Listened to Wolfs Bane on Authors Direct as I found it easier than just reading the eBook due to my busy lifestyle.
It was 6 hours of easy entertainment as Mai showed me her hard battle to just survive and protect her sister. I liked hearing her mothers proverbs as they popped into her head and the fight scenes were very well described. Overall a good start to this series that has left me with some questions which will surely be answered in the next book. The narrator was seamless and didn't put a foot wrong.
Recommended in all media sources.
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Soulimpression
4.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
Reviewed in Canada on April 21, 2019
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I really enjoyed this book! Mai is a kitsune- a fox shifter. Her parents are both dead, so it’s up to her to provide for and protect her little sister Kira. Mai is just scraping by with her teaching job and earning money on the side by cage fighting. But then she loses her job and the social worker thinks she no longer can provide a secure home for Kira and is threatening to take her into foster care. And to top it all off a bunch of werewolves have come into town searching for a serial killer and want her to help in their investigation. Did I mention that wolf shifters hate fox shifters? So Mai’s life has suddenly gotten very complicated...

I was hooked shortly into the story. The plot was well developed and I had to know what would happen next! The magic of the kitsune intrigued me. While they can shift into a fox, they also have a star ball which is a part of their soul, and can be used to create tangible objects including a sword and clothing. I’m very curious to learn more about how it works! I also really liked all the characters in this story. Mai is a strong and feisty heroine and she’ll do anything to protect Kira. Kira is 12 and she’s a handful. She’s much more interested in magic tricks and gamboling as a fox than in doing her schoolwork. But she’s very lovable and you can see why Mai will do anything for her. Mai’s love interest is Gunner, an alpha werewolf who doesn’t realize she’s a fox shifter. He’s strong and is hell bent on protecting Mai no matter what. I’m very interested to see how their relationship will develop in the next book.

I’ll definitely have to read the next book in this series. I can’t wait to find out what happens!
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E. Bate
4.0 out of 5 stars Alright but...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2020
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When I first started this book I didn't really want to finish it as I wasn't drawn in from the first chapter (like I usually am). I wouldn't class myself as a hard - to - please reader but it took alot of effort to enjoy this novel.
SPOILER
Mai is a fox shifter and so is her sister. A foxes number one rule is 'if you come in contact with a wolf, run in the opposite direction.' Wolves are supposed to be sworn enemies but perhaps every fox doesn't follow the no.1 rule ( Mai included ).
When Mai and Gunners relationship as enimes turns in the opposite direction, will Gunner be a kind Wolf and help hunt / save Mai's kindapped sister or will he behave like a wolf usually does, and refuse to help.

Nearer the end of the book I began to get drawn in - the aurthor had really upped her/his game. When the book began to draw closer to an end I was (sort of) sitting on the edge of my seat.
I know I've presented this book as an alrighy novel, but don't get put of by my negative review. This book might be for you.
Perfect for fans of fantasy - wolves and foxes - and also for people who don't mind waiting for the book to get exciting.
READ. The book is for free so you won't be wasting money if you find this book a dissapointment
Suitable for teens + ( 12/13+)
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