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Ocean Shifters #3
Shark Bait
[Siren Erotic Paranormal Romance, shape-shifters, with M/M] "Raider had spent years honing his front, but as Sophia calmly assessed his erection it occurred to him--no male holds the upper hand when his pants are around his knees." After seventeen mating refusals, sea dragoness Sophia Aleahar is getting more than a little desperate. But when she swims to a potential mate to convince him to reconsider, she's taken hostage by shark-shifter pirates. Mere-shark hybrid Raider ShaCrayz has spent ten years in the hold of his father's ship. The tiny dragoness prisoner inspires his most vicious and most gentle impulses. When she offers him freedom in exchange for helping her lure a mate, Raider decides he wants to be more than just a beast on a chain. Raider desires her like no male ever has, but Sophia needs to learn that no handsome dragon is worth more than the bad-boy shark who loves her. ** A Siren Erotic Romance
184 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 18, 2011
About the author
Daisy Harris
41 books347 followersRetired party girl and science fiction enthusiast, Daisy Harris spends most of her time writing sexy romance and plotting the fall of Western civilization. Her books can be found on Amazon, Nook, and wherever else fine erotic romance is sold.
Ms. Harris lives in Seattle, where she tortures her husband by making it rain. She enjoys watching bridges cause traffic, watching football games cause traffic, and blithely wearing wool socks with sandals.
She has never taken a single picture in which her bra strap is not showing.
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Ms. Harris lives in Seattle, where she tortures her husband by making it rain. She enjoys watching bridges cause traffic, watching football games cause traffic, and blithely wearing wool socks with sandals.
She has never taken a single picture in which her bra strap is not showing.
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March 18, 2011
Creatively Written!
In this fascinating world within the sea, every species rules within their own hierarchy schools/councils whether they are sharks, mere-folk/dolphins, or even sea dragons. Yes these creatures are shape-shifters and some can walk on land depending on which species they are. They even inter-mate with each other creating halfblooded creatures.
This is the third installment of the Ocean Shifters series and though I haven’t read the first two books in the series, this book took me a little to get into at the beginning trying to understand and get the feel of this new shape-shifter world but after about 30 or 40 pages I was totally hooked and drawn into the story not wanting to put the book down. I will definitely be reading the first two books now.
The story was amazing and I loved the idea behind the plot. The sea creature’s characters were totally awesome and their personalities fit their species. Raider (shark/mere-man), sexy tough guy and Sophia (Sea Dragon), an innocent female, encounters between each other were very comical but their erotic love scenes were totally HOT.
I loved the good/bad guy scientist in the story and loved good overcoming evil. The Scientist David and the Mere-man Nereus relationship were sweet with the short M/M erotic scenes and were left open in the end; and I hope to read more about them both in future books.
In this fascinating world within the sea, every species rules within their own hierarchy schools/councils whether they are sharks, mere-folk/dolphins, or even sea dragons. Yes these creatures are shape-shifters and some can walk on land depending on which species they are. They even inter-mate with each other creating halfblooded creatures.
This is the third installment of the Ocean Shifters series and though I haven’t read the first two books in the series, this book took me a little to get into at the beginning trying to understand and get the feel of this new shape-shifter world but after about 30 or 40 pages I was totally hooked and drawn into the story not wanting to put the book down. I will definitely be reading the first two books now.
The story was amazing and I loved the idea behind the plot. The sea creature’s characters were totally awesome and their personalities fit their species. Raider (shark/mere-man), sexy tough guy and Sophia (Sea Dragon), an innocent female, encounters between each other were very comical but their erotic love scenes were totally HOT.
I loved the good/bad guy scientist in the story and loved good overcoming evil. The Scientist David and the Mere-man Nereus relationship were sweet with the short M/M erotic scenes and were left open in the end; and I hope to read more about them both in future books.
February 7, 2011
I'm going to play favorites and say Shark Bait is the best out of the Ocean Shifters series. I loved the tortured hero, Raider, and the clueless, but spunky Sophia. Their relationship seems doomed from the start and Raider isn't exactly the cute and cuddly type, but Harris manages to make you truly believe they're perfect for each other.
The only thing that disappointed me about this book is that it wasn't twice as long! I could've read about Raider (who is my favorite hero from the Ocean Shifter series) for ever. *fans herself* I never liked sharks before this book, but I believe I've changed my mind!
The only thing that disappointed me about this book is that it wasn't twice as long! I could've read about Raider (who is my favorite hero from the Ocean Shifter series) for ever. *fans herself* I never liked sharks before this book, but I believe I've changed my mind!
March 23, 2012
Daisy Harris is at it again, and this time she has entered the world of the Shark Shifters. In Shark Bait we are introduced to the ruthless world of the pirate sharks.
Raider is a half mere, half shark shifter with a mission. He will take the beatings from his father and brothers for being different….but only until his time has come. He has big plans. He’s just buying his time until the moment for freedom and prosperity presents itself. And with the arrival of prisoner, Sophia, he thinks it most certainly has arrived.
Sophia isn’t like other dragoness’ . She is smaller, untrained, brutally honest and more then a little naive. With her first heat quickly approaching she needs to find a mate. She sets off alone in search of Kai, a proposed mate that has jilted her (remember him from the last book) only to be captured by Russian shark shifters. Thrown into a cell with scarred Raider keeping watch.
When her body responds to him in a way it never has before she is confused but also completely aroused. Raider isn’t just a shark shifter, he’s got deeply buried emotions that just need to be coaxed to the surface. While he teaches Sophia the wonders of her body…she needs to teach him how to let go.
The love story between Raider and Sophia isn’t an easy one. He is vicious, cruel and downright mean at times. Though his outbursts tended to be more about denying the attraction and his self worth. He puts on a mean face constantly but he really wants to keep Sophia as his own. But what would a regal dragoness want with a penniless, scarred shark? There are several scenes that border on rape but Daisy does them total justice. You will be enthralled by her misunderstood hero. There is something about a scarred, dangerous man that really greases my chains
We also get to revisit the research center with the new character of David. David has been hired by Dendric Research to help further the studies they are conducting on ocean shifters. Up until this point he had no idea such species existed and when he sees the mereman Nereus for the first time, he can’t deny the simmering attraction that is instantly felt. David is horrified of the extremes to which the center is going to further their research. He sets out to gain Nereus trust as well as find alternate ways to gain the samples they need from the shifters.
Daisy navigates the waters of gay romance quite well. I was a little apprehensive going into this because this is my first experience with male on male romance. I’ve read a few menage books, but never just males. I love how she wrote their feelings and actions so completely, and I really did feel the love between these two. Nereus totally reminds me of a male version of Daryl Hannah from Splash. He is beautiful, strong and even though he could leave whenever he felt like he stays in order to help the other species. His connections with David are immediate and it simmers just below the surface until they are alone for the first time. And when they are alone…the sparks not only fly, they explode.
Daisy Harris is really hitting her stride with Shark Bait. The third installment of her Ocean Shifters series will definitely have you panting and begging for more from these underwater creatures. I loved this book just like I loved the last two! Come with her and smell the salty ocean air, feel the sand in your toes, and take the ride of your life!
I give Shark Bait by Daisy Harris 4.25 stars!
Raider is a half mere, half shark shifter with a mission. He will take the beatings from his father and brothers for being different….but only until his time has come. He has big plans. He’s just buying his time until the moment for freedom and prosperity presents itself. And with the arrival of prisoner, Sophia, he thinks it most certainly has arrived.
Sophia isn’t like other dragoness’ . She is smaller, untrained, brutally honest and more then a little naive. With her first heat quickly approaching she needs to find a mate. She sets off alone in search of Kai, a proposed mate that has jilted her (remember him from the last book) only to be captured by Russian shark shifters. Thrown into a cell with scarred Raider keeping watch.
When her body responds to him in a way it never has before she is confused but also completely aroused. Raider isn’t just a shark shifter, he’s got deeply buried emotions that just need to be coaxed to the surface. While he teaches Sophia the wonders of her body…she needs to teach him how to let go.
The love story between Raider and Sophia isn’t an easy one. He is vicious, cruel and downright mean at times. Though his outbursts tended to be more about denying the attraction and his self worth. He puts on a mean face constantly but he really wants to keep Sophia as his own. But what would a regal dragoness want with a penniless, scarred shark? There are several scenes that border on rape but Daisy does them total justice. You will be enthralled by her misunderstood hero. There is something about a scarred, dangerous man that really greases my chains
We also get to revisit the research center with the new character of David. David has been hired by Dendric Research to help further the studies they are conducting on ocean shifters. Up until this point he had no idea such species existed and when he sees the mereman Nereus for the first time, he can’t deny the simmering attraction that is instantly felt. David is horrified of the extremes to which the center is going to further their research. He sets out to gain Nereus trust as well as find alternate ways to gain the samples they need from the shifters.
Daisy navigates the waters of gay romance quite well. I was a little apprehensive going into this because this is my first experience with male on male romance. I’ve read a few menage books, but never just males. I love how she wrote their feelings and actions so completely, and I really did feel the love between these two. Nereus totally reminds me of a male version of Daryl Hannah from Splash. He is beautiful, strong and even though he could leave whenever he felt like he stays in order to help the other species. His connections with David are immediate and it simmers just below the surface until they are alone for the first time. And when they are alone…the sparks not only fly, they explode.
Daisy Harris is really hitting her stride with Shark Bait. The third installment of her Ocean Shifters series will definitely have you panting and begging for more from these underwater creatures. I loved this book just like I loved the last two! Come with her and smell the salty ocean air, feel the sand in your toes, and take the ride of your life!
I give Shark Bait by Daisy Harris 4.25 stars!
December 2, 2012
Erotic romance between a pirate were-shark/merman hybrid and a kidnapped were-seadragon princess. There's a secondary m/m romance between a merman in captivity and a human research scientist.
Literature this is not, I spotted lots of mistakes, and there is some clumsey writing. However the story is solid, the characters believable and I absolutely adore Daisy Harris' universe peopled with mermaids, gay mermen, were-sharks and aristocratic were dragons.
What's particularly interesting about this book in the ocean shifters series (other than the awesomeness of featuring a were-shark hero!) is the mix of m/f and m/m romance - usually these are kept separate we have Harris' Urban Mermen series for m/m romance and the other two books in this series for m/f. In this volume we get both in one, which might put some readers off.
Shark Bait is a bit of an oddity, but a total guilty pleasure.
Literature this is not, I spotted lots of mistakes, and there is some clumsey writing. However the story is solid, the characters believable and I absolutely adore Daisy Harris' universe peopled with mermaids, gay mermen, were-sharks and aristocratic were dragons.
What's particularly interesting about this book in the ocean shifters series (other than the awesomeness of featuring a were-shark hero!) is the mix of m/f and m/m romance - usually these are kept separate we have Harris' Urban Mermen series for m/m romance and the other two books in this series for m/f. In this volume we get both in one, which might put some readers off.
Shark Bait is a bit of an oddity, but a total guilty pleasure.
March 1, 2011
I was promised a were-shark, a dragoness, a gay merman, lots of sex -- and ALL PROMISES WERE KEPT. Now I have to go buy the other books.
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