Exposing His Secret

Mia West

Oct 2022 · Shift & Seek Book 2 · Mia West

About this eBook

Keeping secrets is a risky business… but not as dangerous as digging them up.

 

Otter shifter and geology nerd Shane Richmond can’t believe his luck: the boss is sending him to northern Wales, a haven of mountains and rivers any guy like him would kill to explore. And to find the sword of King Arthur!

 

Whoever that was.

 

See, Shane’s got some…gaps. Things everybody seems to know except him. Plus, lately? He’s started having weird dreams about places he’s never been, people he’s never met.

 

Languages he’s never spoken.

 

It’s enough to make a guy feel off-kilter. Especially when he meets his mission partner, the kind of ultra-capable otter daddy you just don’t show your weaknesses to.

 

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Hired gun Mike DeLuca’s had enough of the business. One last job, and he’ll have the cash to retire to a quiet cabin in the woods, where he can shift in peace.

 

Just one complication: his assigned partner’s making it hard to keep his eyes on his objective. The kid keeps surprising him, and Mike doesn’t like surprises. Plus, Shane’s cute. (Way too cute.) And to top it off, sometimes he talks in his sleep.

 

In French.

 

It’s enough to spin a guy’s crank. And it’s dredging up a protective instinct he buried a long time ago. Because as many secrets as Mike has, he’s got a bad feeling Shane’s hiding a doozy.

 

EXPOSING HIS SECRET is the 2nd novel of the SHIFT & SEEK m/m shifter series.

 

Tropes: amnesia, forced proximity, bodyguard, grumpy/sunshine, age gap, hurt/comfort

 

Content Notes: This story involves depictions/descriptions of brain injury & healing, amnesia, ableism, alcohol consumption, bondage kink, kidnapping, human remains, physical violence & injury, limb loss, in-hospital treatment, and grief.

Ratings and reviews

Trigger warning - if you are claustrophobic the cave scenes may bother you. They did bother me. Otherwise the characters are a little shallow which comes from hiding secrets so well the reader has nothing to like. And any HEA with so great an age gap automatically makes the much younger partner a widower for at least 15 years which hurts to think about. Not my favourite in this series.

I've been told there's Welsh blood in me. Enjoyed hearing about that area

A nice wrap up.

About the author

Mia West writes epic romance, two heroes at a time. Her story universe features warriors and blacksmiths, rescue swimmers and hockey players, treasure hunters and time travelers, and quite a few shifters.

Her favorite hero: a grumpy f*cker who’ll do anything for the man he loves.

Most days, you can find Mia at AO3, where her universe is growing in real time, including finished books and series, bonus stories, and works in progress.